Computer Systems Analysts in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,134
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$23,416
23.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,061
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$98,550
Kept after tax
$75,134
Worth in national money
$77,061
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for computer systems analysts is on the low side in Pennsylvania. The middle earner gets $98,550. That is 34 of 50 states, and about 6.9% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Pennsylvania. It ranks 64 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $98,550, tax leaves $75,134, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $77,061 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $99,630, since top earners drag the number up.
- For computer systems analysts, Pennsylvania sits in the lower band at $98,550, ranking 34 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 6.9%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Pennsylvania, computer systems analysts ranks 64 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for computer systems analysts — median $98,550 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $75,134 retained, $77,061 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $99,630 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,670 |
| This salary | $98,550 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $75,134 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,160 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,371 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $94,249 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,657 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $98,550 as a midpoint for Pennsylvania, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $63,910 and the ninetieth is $133,670 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $75,134 take-home in Pennsylvania comes from $98,550. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 64 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,061 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 64.
- The Pennsylvania median of $98,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $63,910 to $133,670. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $75,134, from $98,550, assumes a single Pennsylvania filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 64 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,061, worked from $98,550, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 64 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $63,910 at the bottom tenth to $133,670 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $77,061 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $75,134 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($63,910 to $133,670) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $77,061 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $75,134 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.