Systems analyst earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$40.60 per hour

$84,440 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$29.19 per hour

$60,720 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$21.20 per hour

$44,090 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$14.57 per hour

$30,310 per year

10th percentile

Starting level systems analyst earnings begin at:

$9.27 per hour

$19,280 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 8% less than similar careers in Puerto Rico. On average, they make less than software quality assurance engineers but more than computer programmers.

Career Median Salary
Software quality assurance engineer salary $63K
Nanosystems engineer salary $49K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $49K
Electrical engineer salary $51K
Software engineer salary $47K
Systems analyst salary $44K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $44K
Database administrator salary $45K
Systems administrator salary $42K
Computer programmer salary $42K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)