H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Computer User Support Specialists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2
Occupation B
Computer User Support Specialists
SOC 15-1232Rank #63

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsComputer User Support Specialists
Median wage$70,000$74,110
P25 wage$60,500$60,000
P75 wage$88,046$91,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$31,000
Total filings806,26713,934
Wage samples802,69313,878
Rank#2#63

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Systems Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$61k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$96k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$106k
FY2026$112k
Computer User Support Specialists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$46k
FY2011$59k
FY2012$59k
FY2013$64k
FY2014$64k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$69k
FY2017$72k
FY2018$78k
FY2019$84k
FY2020$93k
FY2021$93k
FY2022$97k
FY2023$105k
FY2024$86k
FY2025$79k
FY2026$71k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA107,195$76,000
  • 2TX97,255$68,827
  • 3NJ81,789$66,000
  • 4IL49,492$69,000
  • 5NY43,467$71,510

Top 5 hiring states — Computer User Support Specialists

  • 1CA1,462$76,800
  • 2TX1,390$76,586
  • 3NJ1,338$74,381
  • 4IL792$74,173
  • 5GA752$72,218

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Computer User Support Specialists

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