Technology · 70 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Computer Occupations (Other) (2025)

The median Computer Occupations (Other) salary is $184,430 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Denver, CO offers the best purchasing power at $142,305 adjusted.

The 70 cities below are ranked by median wage for Computer Occupations (Other), drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Computer Occupations (Other) relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$107,765

National Median

$184,430

Highest City

$64,630

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$184,430	$98,340, $290,240	195.8	$94,193	16,680
2	San Francisco, CA	$161,700	$63,340, $255,390	179.6	$90,033	16,930
3	Denver, CO	$160,520	$80,230, $166,670	112.8	$142,305	7,850
4	Washington, DC	$156,640	$93,040, $203,390	152.8	$102,513	0
5	Bridgeport, CT	$140,750	$75,300, $187,460	137.5	$102,364	800
6	Seattle, WA	$136,120	$60,210, $205,060	149.4	$91,111	10,710
7	Baltimore, MD	$135,600	$60,000, $179,050	114.2	$118,739	9,010
8	Columbus, OH	$129,940	$60,150, $162,930	93.1	$139,570	2,410
9	Austin, TX	$129,470	$57,040, $199,380	103	$125,699	10,100
10	Albuquerque, NM	$127,820	$65,860, $201,250	94	$135,979	870
11	San Diego, CA	$127,600	$60,250, $186,440	160.2	$79,650	7,340
12	Dallas, TX	$127,360	$60,600, $177,180	104.1	$122,344	19,540
13	New York, NY	$126,910	$56,330, $212,380	187.2	$67,794	16,230
14	Philadelphia, PA	$121,990	$61,600, $171,850	118.4	$103,032	7,360
15	Boston, MA	$121,230	$61,840, $195,190	152.1	$79,704	4,800
16	Hartford, CT	$117,600	$58,960, $218,280	112.6	$104,440	1,020
17	Anchorage, AK	$113,190	$69,700, $149,340	127	$89,126	410
18	Richmond, VA	$111,070	$57,610, $164,760	102.1	$108,786	1,280
19	Sacramento, CA	$110,980	$55,220, $174,240	124.7	$88,998	2,700
20	Charlotte, NC	$110,790	$43,330, $170,580	96.7	$114,571	3,290
21	Phoenix, AZ	$110,590	$58,110, $174,230	100.7	$109,821	3,380
22	San Antonio, TX	$110,440	$58,410, $157,980	91.5	$120,699	5,100
23	Bakersfield, CA	$110,180	$58,100, $159,700	100.6	$109,523	1,080
24	Colorado Springs, CO	$110,090	$42,900, $162,090	104.5	$105,349	1,680
25	Raleigh, NC	$110,030	$40,920, $193,540	99.8	$110,251	3,620
26	Los Angeles, CA	$109,700	$49,720, $203,490	166	$66,084	20,060
27	Des Moines, IA	$109,490	$50,840, $163,770	93.3	$117,353	1,770
28	Atlanta, GA	$108,730	$63,370, $188,470	99.2	$109,607	13,750
29	St. Louis, MO	$108,450	$58,100, $166,660	90	$120,500	7,330
30	Detroit, MI	$107,560	$52,680, $164,210	95.1	$113,102	3,830
31	Tampa, FL	$106,330	$51,310, $165,460	99.6	$106,757	2,450
32	Orlando, FL	$106,330	$57,900, $173,260	103.1	$103,133	2,010
33	Miami, FL	$106,080	$51,540, $177,420	123.1	$86,174	2,890
34	Kansas City, MO	$105,470	$59,630, $162,510	95.4	$110,556	3,900
35	Houston, TX	$105,440	$49,500, $173,590	96.5	$109,264	11,460
36	Buffalo, NY	$104,700	$58,940, $161,600	92.5	$113,189	730
37	Oklahoma City, OK	$104,060	$67,850, $163,380	86.5	$120,301	2,120
38	Portland, OR	$103,990	$61,290, $163,320	130.1	$79,931	2,360
39	Pittsburgh, PA	$103,420	$57,900, $164,630	92.3	$112,048	2,760
40	Jacksonville, FL	$102,990	$58,090, $161,160	95.1	$108,297	1,140
41	Las Vegas, NV	$102,140	$52,010, $175,860	109	$93,706	1,840
42	Indianapolis, IN	$101,780	$29,830, $139,450	90.1	$112,963	1,990
43	Omaha, NE	$101,730	$55,060, $141,000	91.8	$110,817	1,520
44	Chicago, IL	$101,660	$57,690, $170,090	107.3	$94,744	7,800
45	Providence, RI	$101,610	$50,700, $150,390	119.4	$85,101	910
46	Boise, ID	$101,330	$61,080, $166,930	102.1	$99,246	620
47	Tulsa, OK	$99,450	$54,510, $162,510	86.8	$114,574	600
48	Reno, NV	$98,280	$53,410, $182,130	106.5	$92,282	470
49	Madison, WI	$97,950	$64,480, $133,450	103.8	$94,364	1,460
50	Salt Lake City, UT	$97,470	$50,440, $170,040	101.4	$96,124	3,320
51	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$96,890	$48,340, $168,750	122.4	$79,158	2,530
52	Wichita, KS	$96,890	$30,920, $129,770	84	$115,345	220
53	Rochester, NY	$96,750	$54,630, $170,870	92.9	$104,144	440
54	Greenville, SC	$96,130	$33,760, $162,650	90.1	$106,693	550
55	Greensboro, NC	$96,070	$42,640, $156,380	91.3	$105,225	450
56	Albany, NY	$95,920	$56,350, $160,100	100.7	$95,253	620
57	New Orleans, LA	$94,520	$48,190, $136,990	95.9	$98,561	1,760
58	Birmingham, AL	$94,330	$58,560, $146,350	90.4	$104,347	400
59	Spokane, WA	$92,490	$62,050, $149,790	97.4	$94,959	560
60	Minneapolis, MN	$91,730	$66,210, $166,380	106.2	$86,375	3,500
61	Little Rock, AR	$88,610	$47,720, $132,620	88.2	$100,465	450
62	Fresno, CA	$85,130	$47,740, $146,020	105.5	$80,692	640
63	Cincinnati, OH	$84,700	$46,660, $151,320	91.2	$92,873	840
64	Milwaukee, WI	$83,120	$51,240, $162,680	97.4	$85,339	1,260
65	Memphis, TN	$81,690	$46,790, $129,430	84	$97,250	1,990
66	Nashville, TN	$81,310	$48,400, $130,240	100.3	$81,067	3,990
67	Lexington, KY	$79,610	$48,250, $145,830	91.3	$87,196	210
68	Louisville, KY	$76,900	$39,510, $147,500	90.2	$85,255	590
69	Knoxville, TN	$66,960	$45,410, $116,520	90.3	$74,153	1,370
70	Tucson, AZ	$64,630	$48,850, $156,210	95.4	$67,746	950

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Computer Occupations (Other) paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Denver, CO	$142,305	$160,520	112.8
2	Columbus, OH	$139,570	$129,940	93.1
3	Albuquerque, NM	$135,979	$127,820	94
4	Austin, TX	$125,699	$129,470	103
5	Dallas, TX	$122,344	$127,360	104.1
6	San Antonio, TX	$120,699	$110,440	91.5
7	St. Louis, MO	$120,500	$108,450	90
8	Oklahoma City, OK	$120,301	$104,060	86.5
9	Baltimore, MD	$118,739	$135,600	114.2
10	Des Moines, IA	$117,353	$109,490	93.3
11	Wichita, KS	$115,345	$96,890	84
12	Tulsa, OK	$114,574	$99,450	86.8
13	Charlotte, NC	$114,571	$110,790	96.7
14	Buffalo, NY	$113,189	$104,700	92.5
15	Detroit, MI	$113,102	$107,560	95.1
16	Indianapolis, IN	$112,963	$101,780	90.1
17	Pittsburgh, PA	$112,048	$103,420	92.3
18	Omaha, NE	$110,817	$101,730	91.8
19	Kansas City, MO	$110,556	$105,470	95.4
20	Raleigh, NC	$110,251	$110,030	99.8
21	Phoenix, AZ	$109,821	$110,590	100.7
22	Atlanta, GA	$109,607	$108,730	99.2
23	Bakersfield, CA	$109,523	$110,180	100.6
24	Houston, TX	$109,264	$105,440	96.5
25	Richmond, VA	$108,786	$111,070	102.1
26	Jacksonville, FL	$108,297	$102,990	95.1
27	Tampa, FL	$106,757	$106,330	99.6
28	Greenville, SC	$106,693	$96,130	90.1
29	Colorado Springs, CO	$105,349	$110,090	104.5
30	Greensboro, NC	$105,225	$96,070	91.3
31	Hartford, CT	$104,440	$117,600	112.6
32	Birmingham, AL	$104,347	$94,330	90.4
33	Rochester, NY	$104,144	$96,750	92.9
34	Orlando, FL	$103,133	$106,330	103.1
35	Philadelphia, PA	$103,032	$121,990	118.4
36	Washington, DC	$102,513	$156,640	152.8
37	Bridgeport, CT	$102,364	$140,750	137.5
38	Little Rock, AR	$100,465	$88,610	88.2
39	Boise, ID	$99,246	$101,330	102.1
40	New Orleans, LA	$98,561	$94,520	95.9
41	Memphis, TN	$97,250	$81,690	84
42	Salt Lake City, UT	$96,124	$97,470	101.4
43	Albany, NY	$95,253	$95,920	100.7
44	Spokane, WA	$94,959	$92,490	97.4
45	Chicago, IL	$94,744	$101,660	107.3
46	Madison, WI	$94,364	$97,950	103.8
47	San Jose, CA	$94,193	$184,430	195.8
48	Las Vegas, NV	$93,706	$102,140	109
49	Cincinnati, OH	$92,873	$84,700	91.2
50	Reno, NV	$92,282	$98,280	106.5
51	Seattle, WA	$91,111	$136,120	149.4
52	San Francisco, CA	$90,033	$161,700	179.6
53	Anchorage, AK	$89,126	$113,190	127
54	Sacramento, CA	$88,998	$110,980	124.7
55	Lexington, KY	$87,196	$79,610	91.3
56	Minneapolis, MN	$86,375	$91,730	106.2
57	Miami, FL	$86,174	$106,080	123.1
58	Milwaukee, WI	$85,339	$83,120	97.4
59	Louisville, KY	$85,255	$76,900	90.2
60	Providence, RI	$85,101	$101,610	119.4
61	Nashville, TN	$81,067	$81,310	100.3
62	Fresno, CA	$80,692	$85,130	105.5
63	Portland, OR	$79,931	$103,990	130.1
64	Boston, MA	$79,704	$121,230	152.1
65	San Diego, CA	$79,650	$127,600	160.2
66	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$79,158	$96,890	122.4
67	Knoxville, TN	$74,153	$66,960	90.3
68	New York, NY	$67,794	$126,910	187.2
69	Tucson, AZ	$67,746	$64,630	95.4
70	Los Angeles, CA	$66,084	$109,700	166

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Computer Occupations (Other) salary at $184,430. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Denver, CO offers the most purchasing power at $142,305 adjusted.

The national median Computer Occupations (Other) salary is $107,765 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $64,630 to $184,430 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.