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Highest Paying Cities for Computer and Information Systems Manager (2024)

The median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary is $221,810 in San Francisco, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Charlotte, NC offers the best purchasing power at $177,973 adjusted.

$179,525

National Median

$221,810

Highest City

$158,360

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th–90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	San Francisco, CA	$221,810	$150,370 – $296,514	179.6	$123,502	26,640
2	Seattle, WA	$212,450	$142,390 – $351,922	149.4	$142,202	13,900
3	New York, NY	$212,400	$136,030 – $265,852	187.2	$113,462	56,180
4	Boston, MA	$207,150	$134,310 – $248,228	152.1	$136,193	22,280
5	San Diego, CA	$193,370	$123,300 – $277,987	160.2	$120,705	7,620
6	Washington, DC	$191,880	$133,380 – $267,619	152.8	$125,576	20,770
7	Los Angeles, CA	$191,410	$119,550 – $273,313	166	$115,307	24,260
8	Denver, CO	$183,050	$131,390 – $267,414	112.8	$162,278	8,510
9	Portland, OR	$178,210	$123,550 – $251,304	130.1	$136,979	0
10	Minneapolis, MN	$173,630	$116,980 – $270,161	106.2	$163,493	8,680
11	Austin, TX	$173,300	$115,500 – $272,614	103	$168,252	10,650
12	Charlotte, NC	$172,100	$111,070 – $274,358	96.7	$177,973	7,580
13	Atlanta, GA	$171,360	$115,060 – $265,269	99.2	$172,742	13,500
14	Philadelphia, PA	$170,330	$109,300 – $265,458	118.4	$143,860	12,820
15	Dallas, TX	$169,860	$109,030 – $261,929	104.1	$163,170	29,820
16	Raleigh, NC	$169,400	$102,610 – $267,840	99.8	$169,739	5,860
17	Chicago, IL	$168,230	$104,760 – $260,322	107.3	$156,785	21,760
18	Houston, TX	$167,630	$103,600 – $265,725	96.5	$173,710	13,320
19	Tampa, FL	$166,470	$102,390 – $236,130	99.6	$167,139	5,860
20	Detroit, MI	$166,010	$103,180 – $223,360	95.1	$174,564	7,990
21	Miami, FL	$165,910	$101,180 – $262,740	123.1	$134,777	8,840
22	Phoenix, AZ	$163,970	$102,650 – $231,930	100.7	$162,830	11,700
23	Salt Lake City, UT	$160,300	$103,420 – $268,147	101.4	$158,087	4,920
24	Nashville, TN	$158,360	$100,510 – $215,538	100.3	$157,886	5,650

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	Charlotte, NC	$177,973	$172,100	96.7
2	Detroit, MI	$174,564	$166,010	95.1
3	Houston, TX	$173,710	$167,630	96.5
4	Atlanta, GA	$172,742	$171,360	99.2
5	Raleigh, NC	$169,739	$169,400	99.8
6	Austin, TX	$168,252	$173,300	103
7	Tampa, FL	$167,139	$166,470	99.6
8	Minneapolis, MN	$163,493	$173,630	106.2
9	Dallas, TX	$163,170	$169,860	104.1
10	Phoenix, AZ	$162,830	$163,970	100.7
11	Denver, CO	$162,278	$183,050	112.8
12	Salt Lake City, UT	$158,087	$160,300	101.4
13	Nashville, TN	$157,886	$158,360	100.3
14	Chicago, IL	$156,785	$168,230	107.3
15	Philadelphia, PA	$143,860	$170,330	118.4
16	Seattle, WA	$142,202	$212,450	149.4
17	Portland, OR	$136,979	$178,210	130.1
18	Boston, MA	$136,193	$207,150	152.1
19	Miami, FL	$134,777	$165,910	123.1
20	Washington, DC	$125,576	$191,880	152.8
21	San Francisco, CA	$123,502	$221,810	179.6
22	San Diego, CA	$120,705	$193,370	160.2
23	Los Angeles, CA	$115,307	$191,410	166
24	New York, NY	$113,462	$212,400	187.2

Frequently Asked Questions

San Francisco, CA pays the highest median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary at $221,810. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Charlotte, NC offers the most purchasing power at $177,973 adjusted.

The national median Computer and Information Systems Manager salary is $179,525 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $158,360 to $221,810 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.