Systems analyst earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$79.84 per hour

$166,070 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$63.69 per hour

$132,480 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$46.55 per hour

$96,810 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$35.64 per hour

$74,120 per year

10th percentile

Starting level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$28.72 per hour

$59,730 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Systems analyst salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $99,590
Virginia $98,290
Rhode Island $97,180
New York $96,810
Maryland $94,130
Washington $93,850
Delaware $93,640
Colorado $93,600
Connecticut $93,410
Massachusetts $91,510
North Carolina $90,230
Minnesota $90,030
Texas $89,860
Illinois $89,370
New Hampshire $88,670
Oregon $88,630
Georgia $87,500
Ohio $84,100
Missouri $81,660
Alabama $81,160
Michigan $80,250
Hawaii $80,100
Nevada $79,910
Florida $79,200
New Mexico $78,980
Oklahoma $78,140
Utah $78,040
Wisconsin $77,930
Tennessee $77,330
Nebraska $77,240
Vermont $76,380
South Carolina $76,370
Wyoming $74,750
Maine $74,610
Iowa $74,131
Pennsylvania $73,311
South Dakota $73,260
North Dakota $72,830
West Virginia $72,680
Montana $71,650
Idaho $70,659
Kansas $69,687
Indiana $69,338
Alaska $69,080
Arkansas $68,929
Louisiana $68,540
Kentucky $68,450
Arizona $66,646
Mississippi $62,000
Guam $50,090
Virgin Islands, U.S. $49,940
Puerto Rico $44,090
New Jersey $107,540
District of Columbia $104,990

How do systems analyst salaries compare to similar careers?

Systems analysts earn about the same as related careers in New York. On average, they make less than software engineers but more than operations research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Software engineer salary $114K
Information security analyst salary $114K
Computer hardware engineer salary $114K
Network architect salary $111K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $97K
Systems analyst salary $97K
Systems administrator salary $95K
Electrical engineer salary $99K
Operations research analyst salary $92K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)