Technology · 70 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Computer and Information Systems Manager (2025)

The median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary is $291,660 in San Jose, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Memphis, TN offers the best purchasing power at $192,607 adjusted.

The 70 cities below are ranked by median wage for Computer and Information Systems Manager, 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 and Information Systems Manager 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.

$171,219

National Median

$291,660

Highest City

$129,700

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Jose, CA	$291,660	$164,400, $377,060	195.8	$148,958	19,070
2	San Francisco, CA	$232,890	$155,660, $335,770	179.6	$129,671	23,830
3	New York, NY	$215,300	$139,610, $322,410	187.2	$115,011	62,430
4	Boston, MA	$214,960	$136,800, $310,450	152.1	$141,328	20,530
5	Seattle, WA	$214,680	$132,270, $333,990	149.4	$143,695	13,170
6	San Diego, CA	$206,740	$127,840, $304,530	160.2	$129,051	7,250
7	Los Angeles, CA	$204,370	$125,600, $297,260	166	$123,114	23,180
8	Denver, CO	$203,340	$133,450, $293,820	112.8	$180,266	7,730
9	Bridgeport, CT	$201,440	$121,820, $325,050	137.5	$146,502	2,900
10	Washington, DC	$195,190	$133,100, $295,960	152.8	$127,742	20,800
11	Colorado Springs, CO	$192,400	$119,420, $285,520	104.5	$184,115	1,050
12	Portland, OR	$183,720	$120,350, $274,530	130.1	$141,214	5,680
13	Richmond, VA	$180,640	$127,310, $301,510	102.1	$176,925	1,900
14	Minneapolis, MN	$178,080	$122,210, $286,300	106.2	$167,684	8,780
15	Atlanta, GA	$177,970	$127,040, $287,740	99.2	$179,405	14,430
16	Austin, TX	$176,990	$115,580, $291,790	103	$171,835	11,050
17	Charlotte, NC	$176,840	$119,750, $305,560	96.7	$182,875	8,120
18	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$176,320	$108,340, $277,230	122.4	$144,052	2,270
19	Raleigh, NC	$173,960	$106,810, $283,510	99.8	$174,309	6,010
20	Dallas, TX	$173,810	$118,500, $279,270	104.1	$166,964	30,690
21	Chicago, IL	$173,760	$112,980, $280,060	107.3	$161,938	24,950
22	Philadelphia, PA	$173,470	$109,990, $280,230	118.4	$146,512	15,090
23	Spokane, WA	$172,900	$115,720, $281,810	97.4	$177,515	560
24	Buffalo, NY	$172,650	$110,500, $260,780	92.5	$186,649	1,590
25	Houston, TX	$172,160	$106,600, $275,130	96.5	$178,404	13,090
26	Hartford, CT	$171,350	$103,350, $241,810	112.6	$152,176	4,200
27	Providence, RI	$171,220	$104,700, $264,980	119.4	$143,400	1,600
28	Orlando, FL	$171,210	$101,830, $249,890	103.1	$166,062	5,190
29	Detroit, MI	$170,040	$103,890, $234,520	95.1	$178,801	7,980
30	Rochester, NY	$170,000	$115,720, $266,600	92.9	$182,992	1,790
31	Phoenix, AZ	$169,720	$105,760, $240,140	100.7	$168,540	11,510
32	Miami, FL	$169,600	$96,620, $277,400	123.1	$137,774	9,190
33	Cincinnati, OH	$169,530	$104,560, $281,130	91.2	$185,888	3,920
34	Jacksonville, FL	$169,010	$103,170, $248,590	95.1	$177,718	3,000
35	Madison, WI	$168,900	$98,520, $275,690	103.8	$162,717	2,540
36	Baltimore, MD	$168,520	$105,750, $231,430	114.2	$147,566	7,010
37	Tampa, FL	$168,470	$105,660, $254,220	99.6	$169,147	6,520
38	Kansas City, MO	$168,050	$105,680, $234,030	95.4	$176,153	4,710
39	Reno, NV	$167,900	$97,960, $251,930	106.5	$157,653	730
40	Columbus, OH	$167,630	$105,720, $270,450	93.1	$180,054	4,330
41	St. Louis, MO	$167,130	$103,330, $217,130	90	$185,700	6,160
42	Las Vegas, NV	$166,090	$98,810, $317,460	109	$152,376	2,470
43	Nashville, TN	$165,970	$104,020, $267,840	100.3	$165,474	5,640
44	Sacramento, CA	$165,270	$126,650, $277,490	124.7	$132,534	4,070
45	Des Moines, IA	$164,840	$111,990, $215,440	93.3	$176,677	2,050
46	Bakersfield, CA	$164,470	$101,820, $271,190	100.6	$163,489	430
47	San Antonio, TX	$163,490	$99,830, $228,410	91.5	$178,678	4,090
48	Greensboro, NC	$163,180	$97,950, $300,760	91.3	$178,729	1,020
49	Boise, ID	$161,990	$92,680, $220,700	102.1	$158,658	1,140
50	Memphis, TN	$161,790	$98,320, $221,880	84	$192,607	1,710
51	Milwaukee, WI	$161,220	$102,710, $230,000	97.4	$165,524	2,520
52	Greenville, SC	$161,180	$97,620, $228,700	90.1	$178,890	870
53	Salt Lake City, UT	$160,810	$107,580, $233,990	101.4	$158,590	5,620
54	Pittsburgh, PA	$159,090	$100,500, $224,130	92.3	$172,362	5,290
55	Albany, NY	$158,250	$118,780, $251,710	100.7	$157,150	2,180
56	Wichita, KS	$156,130	$94,730, $241,830	84	$185,869	550
57	Indianapolis, IN	$155,230	$100,530, $214,110	90.1	$172,286	3,880
58	Tucson, AZ	$151,520	$94,660, $209,220	95.4	$158,826	1,500
59	Louisville, KY	$150,710	$93,750, $220,850	90.2	$167,084	1,280
60	Tulsa, OK	$150,680	$86,320, $216,490	86.8	$173,594	1,060
61	Fresno, CA	$148,650	$105,410, $228,200	105.5	$140,900	650
62	Omaha, NE	$145,500	$98,810, $215,960	91.8	$158,497	2,970
63	Lexington, KY	$144,160	$88,460, $223,610	91.3	$157,897	470
64	Knoxville, TN	$143,650	$95,610, $219,970	90.3	$159,081	1,380
65	Birmingham, AL	$140,230	$83,880, $217,290	90.4	$155,122	2,230
66	Albuquerque, NM	$139,530	$98,180, $260,140	94	$148,436	840
67	Anchorage, AK	$137,990	$92,960, $201,870	127	$108,654	550
68	Oklahoma City, OK	$137,940	$85,840, $212,520	86.5	$159,468	1,930
69	New Orleans, LA	$131,570	$69,000, $210,570	95.9	$137,195	800
70	Little Rock, AR	$129,700	$79,860, $218,510	88.2	$147,052	1,290

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Computer and Information Systems Manager paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Memphis, TN	$192,607	$161,790	84
2	Buffalo, NY	$186,649	$172,650	92.5
3	Cincinnati, OH	$185,888	$169,530	91.2
4	Wichita, KS	$185,869	$156,130	84
5	St. Louis, MO	$185,700	$167,130	90
6	Colorado Springs, CO	$184,115	$192,400	104.5
7	Rochester, NY	$182,992	$170,000	92.9
8	Charlotte, NC	$182,875	$176,840	96.7
9	Denver, CO	$180,266	$203,340	112.8
10	Columbus, OH	$180,054	$167,630	93.1
11	Atlanta, GA	$179,405	$177,970	99.2
12	Greenville, SC	$178,890	$161,180	90.1
13	Detroit, MI	$178,801	$170,040	95.1
14	Greensboro, NC	$178,729	$163,180	91.3
15	San Antonio, TX	$178,678	$163,490	91.5
16	Houston, TX	$178,404	$172,160	96.5
17	Jacksonville, FL	$177,718	$169,010	95.1
18	Spokane, WA	$177,515	$172,900	97.4
19	Richmond, VA	$176,925	$180,640	102.1
20	Des Moines, IA	$176,677	$164,840	93.3
21	Kansas City, MO	$176,153	$168,050	95.4
22	Raleigh, NC	$174,309	$173,960	99.8
23	Tulsa, OK	$173,594	$150,680	86.8
24	Pittsburgh, PA	$172,362	$159,090	92.3
25	Indianapolis, IN	$172,286	$155,230	90.1
26	Austin, TX	$171,835	$176,990	103
27	Tampa, FL	$169,147	$168,470	99.6
28	Phoenix, AZ	$168,540	$169,720	100.7
29	Minneapolis, MN	$167,684	$178,080	106.2
30	Louisville, KY	$167,084	$150,710	90.2
31	Dallas, TX	$166,964	$173,810	104.1
32	Orlando, FL	$166,062	$171,210	103.1
33	Milwaukee, WI	$165,524	$161,220	97.4
34	Nashville, TN	$165,474	$165,970	100.3
35	Bakersfield, CA	$163,489	$164,470	100.6
36	Madison, WI	$162,717	$168,900	103.8
37	Chicago, IL	$161,938	$173,760	107.3
38	Oklahoma City, OK	$159,468	$137,940	86.5
39	Knoxville, TN	$159,081	$143,650	90.3
40	Tucson, AZ	$158,826	$151,520	95.4
41	Boise, ID	$158,658	$161,990	102.1
42	Salt Lake City, UT	$158,590	$160,810	101.4
43	Omaha, NE	$158,497	$145,500	91.8
44	Lexington, KY	$157,897	$144,160	91.3
45	Reno, NV	$157,653	$167,900	106.5
46	Albany, NY	$157,150	$158,250	100.7
47	Birmingham, AL	$155,122	$140,230	90.4
48	Las Vegas, NV	$152,376	$166,090	109
49	Hartford, CT	$152,176	$171,350	112.6
50	San Jose, CA	$148,958	$291,660	195.8
51	Albuquerque, NM	$148,436	$139,530	94
52	Baltimore, MD	$147,566	$168,520	114.2
53	Little Rock, AR	$147,052	$129,700	88.2
54	Philadelphia, PA	$146,512	$173,470	118.4
55	Bridgeport, CT	$146,502	$201,440	137.5
56	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$144,052	$176,320	122.4
57	Seattle, WA	$143,695	$214,680	149.4
58	Providence, RI	$143,400	$171,220	119.4
59	Boston, MA	$141,328	$214,960	152.1
60	Portland, OR	$141,214	$183,720	130.1
61	Fresno, CA	$140,900	$148,650	105.5
62	Miami, FL	$137,774	$169,600	123.1
63	New Orleans, LA	$137,195	$131,570	95.9
64	Sacramento, CA	$132,534	$165,270	124.7
65	San Francisco, CA	$129,671	$232,890	179.6
66	San Diego, CA	$129,051	$206,740	160.2
67	Washington, DC	$127,742	$195,190	152.8
68	Los Angeles, CA	$123,114	$204,370	166
69	New York, NY	$115,011	$215,300	187.2
70	Anchorage, AK	$108,654	$137,990	127

Frequently Asked Questions

San Jose, CA pays the highest median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary at $291,660. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Memphis, TN offers the most purchasing power at $192,607 adjusted.

The national median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary is $171,219 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $129,700 to $291,660 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.