Becoming a Computer Systems Consultant via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Post University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering computer information systems courses to train individuals to become top-notch computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, database technicians, data managers, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 512,720 people employed as computer systems analysts alone in America, and their average annual salary is $80,430. Colleges and universities like Post University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Computer Systems Consultant Salary Information

Category: Computer systems analysts

Total # Employed in the US 512,720
Average Hourly Wage: $38.67/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$22.66 $28.88 $37.06 $46.73 $57.29
Average Yearly Salary $80,430
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$47,130 $60,070 $77,080 $97,200 $119,170
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.6% 6.4% 17.0% 10.5% 44.3% 18.7% 2.5%
Computer systems analysts — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Virginia $43.33/hr $90,140
North Dakota $42.92/hr $89,270
Missouri $42.74/hr $88,900
Mississippi $42.19/hr $87,750
Delaware $42.12/hr $87,600
Arkansas $40.72/hr $84,690
Florida $40.6/hr $84,450
Colorado $40.48/hr $84,210
Oklahoma $40.41/hr $84,060
District of Columbia $39.93/hr $83,050
Connecticut $39.86/hr $82,910
Idaho $39.05/hr $81,220
Wyoming $38.79/hr $80,680
Montana $38.55/hr $80,180
North Carolina $38.4/hr $79,870
Oregon $38.08/hr $79,200
Utah $37.88/hr $78,780
Kansas $37.7/hr $78,410
South Carolina $37.42/hr $77,830
Puerto Rico $36.98/hr $76,920
Tennessee $36.76/hr $76,460
Nebraska $36.49/hr $75,900
Alaska $36.34/hr $75,580
Ohio $36.07/hr $75,020
New York $35.26/hr $73,350
New Hampshire $34.64/hr $72,060
Alabama $34.41/hr $71,560
Maine $34.39/hr $71,530
Hawaii $33.99/hr $70,700
Kentucky $33.67/hr $70,030
Maryland $33.65/hr $69,980
Michigan $33.6/hr $69,900
Louisiana $33.5/hr $69,670
New Mexico $33.35/hr $69,380
Guam $32.83/hr $68,290
South Dakota $32.24/hr $67,050
Indiana $31.96/hr $66,470
Wisconsin $31.7/hr $65,940
Iowa $31.55/hr $65,620
West Virginia $30.61/hr $63,660
Washington $30.03/hr $62,460
Pennsylvania $29.97/hr $62,340
California $29.66/hr $61,700
New Jersey $28.95/hr $60,230
Nevada $27.72/hr $57,660
Massachusetts $26.74/hr $55,610


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