Updated October 16, 2026

PERM occupation, SOC 15-1211.00, #2 of 1,410 by filings

Computer Systems Analysts

70,922 H-1B LCAs

Biggest sponsor: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED · 5% of its filings
Busiest state: CA · 17% of its filings
Major group: Computer and mathematical · SOC 15

Weighing an offer for this job?

Where it falls among certified offers, and the four wage levels DOL sets for it by area.

Compare my offer DOL's wage levels for this job

Median wage

$128,975

all PERM $103,272

Filings

15,316

#2 of 1,410

Approval

98.4%

field 96.8%

Median days

472

5 faster than the field

What it pays

Where its median offer sits among every occupation, then the whole ladder of certified offers by year and by state.

Position in the field 535 occupations with 30+ decided

Median offered wage

$128,975above 83%

$18k $500k

Approval rate

98.4%ahead of 74%

49% 100%

Median days to decision

472 daysahead of 59%

323d 536d

Each bar counts occupations at that value. More

Each bar counts occupations at that value. PERM runs two labour markets through one process, which is why the wage axis is two humps rather than a bell. The line marks this one.

DOL PERM disclosure files

The wage ladder, year by year Computer Systems Analysts, certified offers

5th to 95th
25th to 75th
Median
10th and 90th

FY2024

$130,000 median · 3,672 certified cases
FY2025

$126,402 median · 6,324 certified cases
FY2026

$131,331 median · 4,588 certified cases

$100k$150k

10th: $91,562; +1.1% since FY2024
Median: $131,331; +1.0% since FY2024
90th: $170,000; +5.6% since FY2024
95th: $186,764; +6.7% since FY2024

Each row is that fiscal year's certified filings, counted on their own. A percentile is over the year, so a year with far fewer cases behind it is a thinner measurement than one with more.

Offered wage percentiles by fiscal year, with the number of certified cases behind each row.
Fiscal year	Cases	5th	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	95th
FY2024	3,672	$77,500	$90,522	$107,619	$130,000	$138,590	$160,923	$175,000
FY2025	6,324	$78,056	$88,566	$106,662	$126,402	$143,458	$166,379	$178,920
FY2026	4,588	$82,098	$91,562	$109,500	$131,331	$147,500	$170,000	$186,764

A median answers whether pay moved. More

A median answers whether pay moved. The whole ladder answers which part of it moved, and those are not the same question: a distribution can hold its middle while its top stretches away.

DOL PERM disclosure files, certified cases only

The same job, state by state 13 states filing enough of this occupation to publish a ladder

5th to 95th
25th to 75th
Median
10th and 90th

CA

$146,266 median · 2,455 certified cases
TX

$126,402 median · 2,155 certified cases
NJ

$125,133 median · 1,687 certified cases
NY

$138,590 median · 1,485 certified cases
IL

$116,104 median · 696 certified cases
GA

$119,621 median · 586 certified cases
NC

$123,300 median · 563 certified cases
VA

$121,763 median · 542 certified cases
WA

$137,750 median · 536 certified cases
MA

$132,434 median · 534 certified cases
FL

$115,610 median · 420 certified cases
PA

$122,262 median · 388 certified cases
MI

$122,782 median · 344 certified cases

$50k$100k$150k$200k

Offered wage percentiles by state, with the number of certified cases behind each row.
State	Cases	5th	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	95th
CA	2,455	$94,557	$104,711	$127,660	$146,266	$167,372	$192,941	$200,000
TX	2,155	$70,886	$86,861	$107,080	$126,402	$140,421	$156,750	$172,215
NJ	1,687	$89,391	$95,514	$102,364	$125,133	$147,285	$152,859	$161,160
NY	1,485	$95,600	$112,704	$138,590	$138,590	$139,000	$160,000	$181,018
IL	696	$73,778	$83,616	$105,596	$116,104	$126,800	$151,146	$170,250
GA	586	$84,781	$85,000	$102,500	$119,621	$130,000	$153,600	$165,425
NC	563	$82,934	$97,466	$117,350	$123,300	$138,174	$159,596	$169,900
VA	542	$77,000	$78,374	$100,069	$121,763	$143,458	$150,000	$161,322
WA	536	$101,358	$108,243	$125,278	$137,750	$160,000	$175,705	$194,105
MA	534	$89,690	$93,656	$109,075	$132,434	$140,350	$155,971	$170,132
FL	420	$60,769	$64,973	$91,390	$115,610	$132,430	$145,310	$158,050
PA	388	$76,960	$87,402	$99,875	$122,262	$125,611	$140,880	$157,775
MI	344	$76,918	$88,562	$100,210	$122,782	$125,778	$140,000	$148,708

One SOC code, one federal process, and a wage range that moves with the state. More

One SOC code, one federal process, and a wage range that moves with the state. A state is included only when it files enough certified cases of this occupation to support seven percentiles; the rest are left out rather than drawn thin.

DOL PERM disclosure files, certified cases only

Who files it

The sponsors and firms with the most PERM filings under this code, the places the work sits, and who the workers were.

Sponsors filing it

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 740 filings · 100.0% approved
LTIMindtree Limited 317 filings · 100.0% approved
Salesforce, Inc. 290 filings · 99.7% approved
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 239 filings · 100.0% approved
HCL America Inc. 238 filings · 100.0% approved
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 215 filings · 99.5% approved

How this is counted

The employers with the most applications under this code. 2,039 of 15,316 filings, 13% of the total.

Firms filing it

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP 3,397 filings · 99.8% approved
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP 1,149 filings · 99.7% approved
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 509 filings · 99.8% approved
EY Law LLP 505 filings · 99.8% approved
Chugh, LLP 479 filings · 100.0% approved
Erickson Immigration Group 442 filings · 99.5% approved

How this is counted

The law firms named on the most applications under this code. 6,481 of 15,316 filings, 42% of the total.

Where the jobs are

California 2,586
Texas 2,271
New Jersey 1,796
New York 1,519
Illinois 740
Georgia 611

How this is counted

The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 9,523 of 15,316 filings.

Where the work is

New York, NY 1,279
San Francisco, CA 483
Santa Clara, CA 449
Austin, TX 444
Dallas, TX 380
Irving, TX 319

How this is counted

The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 3,354 of 15,316 filings.

Newspapers it advertised in

The Star-Ledger

1,207 cases
The Dallas Morning News

969 cases
San Francisco Chronicle

766 cases
The New York Times

735 cases
The Mercury News

576 cases
The Washington Post

476 cases

How this is counted

The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.

Additional steps it used

Job search websites

10,869 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers

8,381 cases
The employer's website

6,800 cases
Employee referral programs

3,828 cases
Radio or TV ads

2,373 cases
Trade or professional organizations

1,781 cases

How this is counted

The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.

How long before filing it began

Under 30 days

0.0%
30 to 59 days

0.1%
60 to 89 days

18%
90 to 119 days

22%
120 to 149 days

21%
150 to 180 days

38%
Over 180 days

0.3%

How this is counted

Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.

Where every PERM employer recruits

Who filled these jobs, FY2016 to FY2023

From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.

Country of citizenship

India 384
China 18
Canada 13
Brazil 5
Pakistan 5
Sri Lanka 4

Worker's education

Master's 234
Bachelor's 217
None 8
Other 7
Doctorate 2

Visa held when filed

H-1B 398
F-1 22
L-1 21
TN 8
NOT IN USA 6
H-4 5

Schools

ANNA UNIVERSITY 15
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY 14
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS 12
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 10
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI 10
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE 10

Fields of study

COMPUTER SCIENCE 84
COMPUTER ENGINEERING 33
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 22
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 21
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 19
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 19

The job itself

What O*NET says the work is, what the market pays it by BLS's survey, its outlook, and DOL's wage levels year by year.

What the job pays outside PERM BLS May 2025, DOL wage year 2026-27

United States
519,530 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
New York
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Dallas, Irving
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
San Francisco
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Austin

$100k$150k$200k

middle half of pay (BLS)
median
10th to 90th percentile
DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
median PERM offer

Market pay and DOL wage levels, by area
Area	BLS median	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
United States	$105,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$128,340	$83,616	$106,267	$128,939	$151,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$122,520	$81,453	$101,587	$121,701	$141,835
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$134,460	$95,930	$120,536	$145,163	$169,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$157,140	$102,960	$129,938	$156,894	$183,872
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$104,590	$76,710	$95,347	$113,963	$132,600

How these figures fit together

BLS surveys employers on what they pay everyone in a job; DOL builds its four levels from the same survey a year later (the July 2026 wage year uses BLS's May 2025 estimates). DOL publishes levels by area, not nationally, so the United States line has none. Levels are hourly in DOL's tables; here they're shown a year at 2,080 hours, as DOL computes them. The metros are the ones holding the most of this job's PERM filings, placed by Census's county files.

The block is the middle half of what employers report paying everyone in this job, citizen or not; the ticks under it are DOL's four prevailing wage levels for that metro, the floors a PERM or H-1B offer is held to. More

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; DOL OFLC wage tables

DOL's levels for this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, year by year

Each July DOL resets the four levels from BLS's newest survey. A determination keeps the figures of the year it was issued in.

DOL wage levels by wage year, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Wage year	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
2026-27	$83,616	$106,267	$128,939	$151,590
2025-26	$80,600	$103,917	$127,234	$150,550
2024-25	$81,099	$105,019	$128,939	$152,859
2023-24	$82,555	$104,125	$125,715	$147,285
2022-23	$73,965	$95,514	$117,042	$138,590

Every area and both wage tables in the wage-level tool.

What the job is

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.

Preparation: Considerable Preparation Needed; O*NET Job Zone 4
DOL's education basis: Bachelor's degree; Wage year 2026-27, on DOL's Appendix A list
Jobs, 2025 to 2035: +7.9%; About 32,900 openings a year (BLS)
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree; BLS

Bright Outlook O*NET OnLine lists this job for rapid growth.

The work, most important first

Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems.
Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared.
Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.

Titles people use for it

Business Systems Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst, Programmer Analyst, Systems Analyst, Applications Analyst, Computer Analyst, Computer Systems Consultant, Information Systems Analyst (ISA).

O*NET also describes Health Informatics Specialists under this SOC code.

This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database and O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. PERM Tracker has modified some of this information (the shares are rounded and only the top tasks are shown); what changed. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Against other jobs

Where this sits in the ranking

Ranked 2 of 1,410 by volume: 1 filed at least as many filings, and 1,408 filed no more.

Just above: Software Developers 76,524 filings
Just below: Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 9,306 filings

Other computer and mathematical roles

Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. More

Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. Wages inside a group still swing hard, because the group holds every seniority level and every metro.

The same job on H-1B

70,922 certified H-1B labor condition applications for this occupation since FY2020, offering a median of $104,150 a year; the middle half ran $90,667 to $123,000. By state and year in the salary explorer.

Notes on these numbers

Reading the wage

A floor, not a salary survey: every level and metro mixed. DOL's four wage levels for this job, by area.

What the median is

The median wage employers committed to in federal filings for this occupation. It mixes every experience level and every metro, and it's a floor: the employer must offer at least the prevailing wage DOL determines for the occupation, level and county. Across all PERM filings the middle half of offered wages runs $45,178 to $141,357, so a figure inside that band is unremarkable whichever occupation it belongs to. The levels page reads DOL's OFLC wage search live.

What these numbers don't say

4 notes

The code is the identity: This one is SOC 15-1211.00. Two SOC codes can carry the same job title, so a title that looks duplicated on the ranking is two different occupations. Match on the code when you're checking a specific filing.
A median isn’t an offer: It's the middle of all 15,316 wages committed to for this occupation across the country, entry level and principal alike. The same role's medians swing hard by worksite, which the state map shows directly.
Approval isn’t about the occupation: The denial rate moves with what happened in the filing rather than with the job title, so nothing here is a property of Computer Systems Analysts. The measured factors are on the denial risk page, published as separate rates.
Nothing here is pending: All 15,316 counted here carry a decision date, because every case in DOL's disclosure files does, so a case still waiting is in none of them. The largest filer of this occupation is TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED. Where the queue stands today is on the processing times page.

The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built

Weighing an offer?

Compare it against this median, then check the state map, where the same occupation's medians swing hard by worksite.

Setting one?

All 1,410 occupations sort together on the wages page, and denial rates show how outcome moves with the offered wage.

Filings newer than DOL's last published file can't be attributed to this occupation until DOL publishes them. The live list on the case search page carries them by employer.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load

O*NET occupation data: O*NET Database, USDOL/ETA (onetcenter.org) · data through Aug 16, 2026 · twice a year

BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring

BLS employment projections: BLS Employment Projections (bls.gov) · data through Dec 31, 2025 · yearly, each autumn

DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july

What each source includes

Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.

Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.

O*NET occupation data: What O*NET says each occupation is and takes: its description, tasks, Job Zone and the education workers report. A description of the job everywhere, not of any one employer's opening.

BLS market pay: What employers report paying everyone in each job, nationally, by state and by metro, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). Citizens and immigrants alike; not PERM offers.

BLS employment projections: BLS's ten-year projection of each job's employment and yearly openings, and the entry education it calls typical. A projection, not a count.

DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. The floors an offer is held to, not what anyone was paid.

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