H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Cost Estimators

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
Cost Estimators
SOC 13-1051Rank #62

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsCost Estimators
Median wage$70,000$75,000
P25 wage$60,500$60,000
P75 wage$88,046$99,623
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$39,623
Total filings806,26714,309
Wage samples802,69314,208
Rank#2#62

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
Cost Estimators
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$62k
FY2011$60k
FY2012$61k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$62k
FY2015$63k
FY2016$69k
FY2017$66k
FY2018$70k
FY2019$73k
FY2020$77k
FY2021$82k
FY2022$90k
FY2023$93k
FY2024$93k
FY2025$93k
FY2026$97k

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 — Cost Estimators

  • 1NY2,451$74,360
  • 2CA2,383$87,360
  • 3TX1,778$79,792
  • 4NJ877$71,800
  • 5FL606$66,062

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

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