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Computer Systems Analysts

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1211 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1211
Share of U.S. applications
9.48%
Applications on record
1,149,312
FY2025
20,794
Median offered wage
$105,000
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$105,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Computer Systems Analysts

64k128kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
64k128kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20083,642
FY200911,425
FY201045,786
FY201155,575
FY201275,222
FY201389,530
FY201499,673
FY2015127,939
FY2016126,848
FY2017119,256
FY201884,381
FY201980,476
FY202057,879
FY202138,284
FY202240,633
FY202335,473
FY202422,664
FY202520,794
FY2026*13,832
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*208,8924,938
FY20250114,1396,654
FY20243017,6325,029
FY20232029,7235,748
FY20220034,3006,333
FY20211031,2627,021
FY20200051,6286,251
FY20192072,9877,487
FY20180074,4579,924
FY201700110,5668,690
FY201600115,68011,168
FY201500117,22610,713
FY20140193,2296,443
FY20130184,8954,634
FY20120068,0837,139
FY20110047,9287,647
FY20100039,4666,320
FY2009008,9012,524
FY20080003,642

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Computer Systems Analysts: applications by worksite state

1+554+3,939+9,915+35k+
1+554+3,939+9,915+35k+
Data table
StateApplications
CA178,123
TX137,959
NJ99,501
NY67,319
IL65,754
PA57,660
GA51,469
NC43,579
VA39,636
WA38,834
FL38,186
MA35,174
OH32,460
MI28,682
CT23,896
AZ21,441
MN20,734
MD18,396
WI15,886
MO13,614
TN13,023
CO12,153
IN9,915
AR9,270
OR8,503
DE8,052
DC5,958
KY5,617
IA5,555
RI5,244
UT5,071
SC4,726
NH3,954
KS3,939
NE3,278
OK2,474
LA2,366
NV2,086
AL1,967
ID1,123
ME1,085
NM938
MS839
VT686
PR554
HI497
WV477
ND465
SD420
MT200
AK181
GU112
WY84
MP39
VI14
AS1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ144,039
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX76,580
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA64,878
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN55,741
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA53,557
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD50,939
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA49,846
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV40,312
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,193
  10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA37,357

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $105,000; middle half $90,667 to $126,500 · median prevailing wage $100,714 (marker) · 39,706 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3,972
  2. Level II19,595
  3. Level III9,660
  4. Level IV6,391
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Programmer Analyst112,193
  2. Systems Analyst93,769
  3. Computer Systems Analyst58,394
  4. Senior Systems Analyst JC6042,788
  5. Technology Lead - US37,160
  6. Manager JC5035,727
  7. Business Analyst31,378
  8. Technology Analyst - US28,036

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Appleton, WI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Calhoun, GA
  • Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • College Station-Bryan, TX
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, GA-AL
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Concord, NH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Erie, PA
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Frankfort, KY
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jackson, MI
  • Jackson, MS
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Lancaster, PA
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Lynchburg, VA
  • Madison, WI
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Monroe, LA
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Niles, MI
  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-South Portland, ME
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Pottsville, PA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
  • Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Reno, NV
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, MN
  • Rochester, NY
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
  • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Sioux Falls, SD-MN
  • Springfield, IL
  • Springfield, MA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Toledo, OH
  • Topeka, KS
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Urban Honolulu, HI
  • Utica-Rome, NY
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Warsaw, IN
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT
  • Wichita, KS
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • Worcester, MA