Job Numbers and Growth About 264,000 IT systems managers can be found working in the US. A low unemployment level has been the case recently. Employees without jobs were about 3%. Area Job Conditions Finding IT systems managers is easiest in Durham (North Carolina), San Jose (California), and Nashua (New Hampshire), and by comparison more challenging in Naples (Florida), Port St. Lucie (Florida), and McAllen (Texas). The pay is best in San Jose (California), Taunton (Massachusetts), and San Francisco (California) and worst in Morristown (Tennessee), Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), and Cleveland (Tennessee). Training and Education You'll generally want a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience for this career path. Of current IT systems managers, 73% graduated from college with degrees. Some 23% of workers attened college but did not go on to get a bachelor's degree. A high school education was sufficient for 5% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment IT systems managers working part-time accounted for 2% of those employed in 2008. Self-employed workers represent an estimated 1% of the total.
IT Systems Managers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings) In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation. Alabama | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Auburn | $101,000 | 70 | -22% | | Birmingham | $102,000 | 730 | -39% | | Decatur | $88,000 | 40 | -63% | | Huntsville | $102,000 | 560 | +21% | | Mobile | $98,000 | 190 | -53% | | Montgomery | $105,000 | 250 | -34% | | Tuscaloosa | $73,000 | 70 | -63% |
Alaska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Anchorage | $91,000 | 280 | -21% | | Fairbanks | $84,000 | 50 | -20% |
Arizona | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Flagstaff | $97,000 | 50 | -55% | | Phoenix | $104,000 | 3,210 | -25% | | Tucson | $94,000 | 420 | -50% | | Yuma | $88,000 | 30 | -76% |
Arkansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Fayetteville | $108,000 | 310 | -29% | | Fort Smith | $102,000 | 60 | -76% | | Little Rock | $97,000 | 510 | -34% |
California | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bakersfield | $129,000 | 230 | -62% | | Chico | $97,000 | 40 | -72% | | Fresno | $91,000 | 240 | -68% | | Modesto | $92,000 | 110 | -70% | | Napa | $115,000 | 40 | -70% | | Oakland | $136,000 | 3,130 | +32% | | Oxnard | $129,000 | 870 | +29% | | Redding | $80,000 | 40 | -71% | | Riverside | $106,000 | 930 | -68% | | Sacramento | $105,000 | 1,790 | -13% | | Salinas | $143,000 | 200 | -41% | | San Diego | $115,000 | 3,020 | -2% | | San Francisco | $148,000 | 5,100 | +121% | | San Jose | $162,000 | 7,370 | +247% | | San Luis Obispo | $87,000 | 80 | -62% | | Santa Ana | $130,000 | 4,080 | +16% | | Santa Barbara | $111,000 | 340 | -8% | | Santa Cruz | $121,000 | 150 | -19% | | Santa Rosa | $113,000 | 210 | -48% | | Stockton | $98,000 | 180 | -62% | | Vallejo | $108,000 | 120 | -55% | | Visalia | $96,000 | 70 | -76% |
Colorado | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boulder | $132,000 | 600 | +70% | | Colorado Springs | $117,000 | 410 | -27% | | Denver | $126,000 | 2,870 | -1% | | Fort Collins | $125,000 | 130 | -50% | | Grand Junction | $103,000 | 30 | -74% | | Greeley | $100,000 | 50 | -68% |
Connecticut | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bridgeport | $129,000 | 2,050 | +106% | | Danbury | $108,000 | 130 | -12% | | Hartford | $114,000 | 2,630 | +98% | | New Haven | $104,000 | 790 | +25% | | Norwich | $100,000 | 370 | +38% | | Waterbury | $118,000 | 60 | -57% |
Delaware | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Dover | $94,000 | 90 | -19% | | Wilmington | $132,000 | 1,180 | +58% |
District of Columbia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Washington | $134,000 | 11,680 | +118% |
Florida | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cape Coral | $121,000 | 150 | -68% | | Deltona | $109,000 | 90 | -74% | | Fort Lauderdale | $124,000 | 850 | -50% | | Fort Walton Beach | $94,000 | 60 | -62% | | Gainesville | $114,000 | 60 | -76% | | Jacksonville | $123,000 | 710 | -49% | | Lakeland | $114,000 | 80 | -81% | | Miami | $122,000 | 830 | -64% | | Naples | $121,000 | 40 | -85% | | Ocala | $90,000 | 40 | -80% | | Orlando | $115,000 | 890 | -63% | | Palm Bay | $108,000 | 240 | -45% | | Pensacola | $124,000 | 70 | -79% | | Port St Lucie | $107,000 | 40 | -85% | | Sarasota | $105,000 | 160 | -73% | | Tallahassee | $95,000 | 180 | -50% | | Tampa | $117,000 | 1,550 | -45% | | West Palm Beach | $124,000 | 660 | -46% |
Georgia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $82,000 | 40 | -68% | | Atlanta | $115,000 | 8,330 | +52% | | Augusta | $98,000 | 180 | -61% | | Columbus | $110,000 | 570 | +143% | | Dalton | $103,000 | 180 | +12% | | Gainesville | $87,000 | 50 | -66% | | Macon | $85,000 | 90 | -58% | | Rome | $94,000 | 50 | -29% | | Savannah | $85,000 | 150 | -54% | | Warner Robins | $97,000 | 180 | +81% |
Hawaii | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Honolulu | $101,000 | 590 | -41% |
Idaho | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Boise | $96,000 | 610 | +1% | | Coeur Dalene | $52,000 | 110 | -1% | | Idaho Falls | $81,000 | 70 | -26% |
Illinois | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $129,000 | 210 | +44% | | Champaign | $98,000 | 150 | -25% | | Chicago | $120,000 | 9,710 | +10% | | Decatur | $103,000 | 110 | +18% | | Peoria | $101,000 | 370 | -1% | | Rockford | $89,000 | 140 | -58% | | Springfield | $93,000 | 150 | -32% |
Indiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bloomington | $85,000 | 50 | -65% | | Columbus | $91,000 | 100 | +20% | | Elkhart | $87,000 | 70 | -75% | | Evansville | $99,000 | 270 | -30% | | Fort Wayne | $97,000 | 390 | -18% | | Gary | $93,000 | 150 | -76% | | Indianapolis | $101,000 | 2,160 | +5% | | Kokomo | $100,000 | 50 | -27% | | Lafayette | $86,000 | 170 | +8% | | Muncie | $66,000 | 70 | -22% | | South Bend | $100,000 | 150 | -49% | | Terre Haute | $86,000 | 60 | -58% |
Iowa | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ames | $88,000 | 50 | -32% | | Cedar Rapids | $109,000 | 530 | +81% | | Davenport | $94,000 | 410 | +1% | | Des Moines | $102,000 | 850 | +15% | | Dubuque | $75,000 | 30 | -71% | | Iowa City | $118,000 | 190 | +28% | | Waterloo | $82,000 | 50 | -72% |
Kansas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lawrence | $75,000 | 50 | -44% | | Topeka | $85,000 | 220 | -7% | | Wichita | $89,000 | 370 | -46% |
Kentucky | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bowling Green | $75,000 | 60 | -48% | | Elizabethtown | $82,000 | 60 | -30% | | Lexington | $97,000 | 430 | -21% | | Louisville | $102,000 | 1,110 | -22% | | Owensboro | $87,000 | 30 | -69% |
Louisiana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baton Rouge | $84,000 | 340 | -59% | | Lafayette | $72,000 | 90 | -72% | | Lake Charles | $66,000 | 50 | -73% | | Monroe | $75,000 | 40 | -76% | | New Orleans | $81,000 | 590 | -49% | | Shreveport | $74,000 | 70 | -82% |
Maine | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bangor | $81,000 | 120 | -8% | | Lewiston | $87,000 | 50 | -49% | | Portland | $107,000 | 350 | -22% |
Maryland | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Baltimore | $118,000 | 2,680 | -11% | | Bethesda | $133,000 | 2,570 | +96% | | Hagerstown | $105,000 | 90 | -57% | | Salisbury | $93,000 | 50 | -53% |
Massachusetts | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Barnstable Town | $104,000 | 60 | -72% | | Boston | $130,000 | 8,720 | +119% | | Brockton | $97,000 | 70 | -63% | | Framingham | $134,000 | 890 | +149% | | Haverhill | $117,000 | 150 | -7% | | Lawrence | $108,000 | 80 | -31% | | Leominster | $95,000 | 50 | -50% | | Lowell | $140,000 | 630 | +141% | | New Bedford | $96,000 | 40 | -70% | | Pittsfield | $137,000 | 50 | -21% | | Springfield | $94,000 | 420 | -38% | | Taunton | $144,000 | 50 | -46% | | Worcester | $121,000 | 600 | +8% |
Michigan | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Ann Arbor | $104,000 | 450 | +23% | | Battle Creek | $88,000 | 50 | -49% | | Bay City | $90,000 | 30 | -55% | | Detroit | $121,000 | 1,430 | -12% | | Flint | $102,000 | 120 | -60% | | Grand Rapids | $85,000 | 860 | 0% | | Holland | $85,000 | 150 | -31% | | Jackson | $101,000 | 70 | -33% | | Kalamazoo | $98,000 | 240 | -19% | | Lansing | $98,000 | 450 | +5% | | Muskegon | $94,000 | 40 | -67% | | Niles | $96,000 | 140 | +10% | | Saginaw | $95,000 | 60 | -62% | | Warren | $110,000 | 2,530 | -5% |
Minnesota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Duluth | $89,000 | 90 | -67% | | Minneapolis | $119,000 | 8,160 | +97% | | Rochester | $130,000 | 410 | +109% | | St Cloud | $97,000 | 120 | -45% |
Mississippi | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Gulfport | $70,000 | 90 | -61% | | Jackson | $78,000 | 340 | -40% |
Missouri | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Columbia | $89,000 | 100 | -42% | | Jefferson City | $75,000 | 130 | -8% | | Joplin | $83,000 | 40 | -76% | | Kansas City | $105,000 | 3,140 | +32% | | Springfield | $83,000 | 210 | -52% | | St Louis | $107,000 | 3,210 | +3% |
Montana | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Billings | $73,000 | 60 | -65% | | Missoula | $102,000 | 40 | -62% |
Nebraska | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Lincoln | $98,000 | 350 | -3% | | Omaha | $105,000 | 940 | -11% |
Nevada | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Carson City | $82,000 | 80 | +57% | | Las Vegas | $96,000 | 840 | -61% | | Reno | $105,000 | 320 | -31% |
New Hampshire | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Manchester | $115,000 | 300 | +34% | | Nashua | $128,000 | 800 | +165% | | Rochester | $123,000 | 130 | +13% |
New Jersey | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Atlantic City | $122,000 | 210 | -35% | | Camden | $122,000 | 1,240 | +2% | | Edison | $139,000 | 4,050 | +70% | | Newark | $136,000 | 3,010 | +29% | | Trenton | $116,000 | 940 | +96% |
New Mexico | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albuquerque | $98,000 | 360 | -59% | | Santa Fe | $106,000 | 140 | +8% |
New York | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Albany | $102,000 | 1,260 | +26% | | Binghamton | $113,000 | 170 | -25% | | Buffalo | $111,000 | 770 | -38% | | Glens Falls | $91,000 | 60 | -43% | | Ithaca | $108,000 | 80 | -4% | | Nassau | $129,000 | 1,760 | -39% | | New York | $146,000 | 18,540 | +56% | | Poughkeepsie | $135,000 | 600 | +12% | | Rochester | $116,000 | 1,150 | +0% | | Syracuse | $97,000 | 360 | -49% | | Utica | $100,000 | 170 | -38% |
North Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Asheville | $78,000 | 100 | -75% | | Burlington | $101,000 | 140 | +17% | | Charlotte | $122,000 | 3,500 | +71% | | Durham | $126,000 | 2,170 | +253% | | Fayetteville | $83,000 | 70 | -73% | | Greensboro | $102,000 | 680 | -20% | | Greenville | $91,000 | 40 | -73% | | Hickory | $93,000 | 150 | -58% | | Raleigh | $113,000 | 2,090 | +79% | | Rocky Mount | $89,000 | 60 | -49% | | Wilmington | $94,000 | 110 | -65% | | Winston Salem | $105,000 | 430 | -10% |
North Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bismarck | $76,000 | 100 | -12% | | Fargo | $89,000 | 270 | +8% |
Ohio | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Akron | $104,000 | 490 | -36% | | Canton | $66,000 | 120 | -69% | | Cincinnati | $110,000 | 2,150 | -10% | | Cleveland | $113,000 | 1,850 | -25% | | Columbus | $114,000 | 2,910 | +35% | | Dayton | $114,000 | 890 | +0% | | Mansfield | $89,000 | 30 | -71% | | Sandusky | $81,000 | 40 | -41% | | Springfield | $101,000 | 60 | -36% | | Toledo | $110,000 | 300 | -58% | | Youngstown | $94,000 | 120 | -77% |
Oklahoma | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Oklahoma City | $84,000 | 990 | -24% | | Tulsa | $95,000 | 670 | -33% |
Oregon | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bend | $103,000 | 40 | -72% | | Corvallis | $96,000 | 60 | +2% | | Eugene | $89,000 | 230 | -30% | | Medford | $79,000 | 110 | -38% | | Portland | $122,000 | 2,860 | +19% | | Salem | $95,000 | 110 | -67% |
Pennsylvania | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Allentown | $110,000 | 450 | -41% | | Altoona | $86,000 | 30 | -75% | | Erie | $84,000 | 170 | -37% | | Harrisburg | $101,000 | 610 | -15% | | Johnstown | $99,000 | 40 | -65% | | Lancaster | $99,000 | 290 | -45% | | Philadelphia | $134,000 | 4,510 | +3% | | Pittsburgh | $104,000 | 1,780 | -32% | | Reading | $102,000 | 120 | -67% | | Scranton | $95,000 | 210 | -64% | | State College | $136,000 | 50 | -56% | | Williamsport | $84,000 | 30 | -70% | | York | $95,000 | 130 | -67% |
Rhode Island | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Providence | $122,000 | 1,190 | -8% |
South Carolina | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $99,000 | 460 | -30% | | Columbia | $90,000 | 920 | +15% | | Florence | $90,000 | 70 | -60% | | Greenville | $102,000 | 520 | -24% | | Myrtle Beach | $85,000 | 70 | -73% | | Spartanburg | $91,000 | 170 | -36% |
South Dakota | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Sioux Falls | $97,000 | 130 | -57% |
Tennessee | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Chattanooga | $86,000 | 370 | -29% | | Clarksville | $95,000 | 100 | -36% | | Cleveland | $50,000 | 100 | +46% | | Jackson | $75,000 | 50 | -57% | | Johnson City | $93,000 | 60 | -61% | | Kingsport | $72,000 | 100 | -59% | | Knoxville | $83,000 | 720 | -5% | | Memphis | $87,000 | 900 | -37% | | Morristown | $53,000 | 30 | -68% | | Nashville | $95,000 | 2,110 | +20% |
Texas | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Abilene | $98,000 | 40 | -68% | | Amarillo | $117,000 | 110 | -48% | | Austin | $125,000 | 2,260 | +29% | | Beaumont | $100,000 | 100 | -71% | | Brownsville | $84,000 | 50 | -81% | | College Station | $86,000 | 60 | -63% | | Corpus Christi | $102,000 | 100 | -74% | | Dallas | $125,000 | 6,360 | +31% | | El Paso | $98,000 | 200 | -66% | | Fort Worth | $110,000 | 1,420 | -29% | | Houston | $122,000 | 4,660 | -22% | | Killeen | $106,000 | 110 | -57% | | Longview | $109,000 | 60 | -70% | | Lubbock | $76,000 | 90 | -66% | | Mcallen | $96,000 | 60 | -88% | | Midland | $100,000 | 50 | -63% | | Odessa | $96,000 | 50 | -56% | | San Antonio | $110,000 | 1,100 | -43% | | Tyler | $80,000 | 30 | -84% | | Waco | $99,000 | 100 | -51% |
Utah | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Logan | $80,000 | 30 | -67% | | Ogden | $98,000 | 390 | -12% | | Provo | $105,000 | 430 | +18% | | Salt Lake City | $94,000 | 1,170 | -19% | | St George | $78,000 | 30 | -69% |
Vermont | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Burlington | $115,000 | 200 | -15% |
Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Blacksburg | $97,000 | 90 | -28% | | Charlottesville | $102,000 | 140 | -29% | | Harrisonburg | $124,000 | 50 | -54% | | Lynchburg | $103,000 | 100 | -53% | | Richmond | $124,000 | 1,520 | +11% | | Roanoke | $105,000 | 100 | -71% | | Virginia Beach | $106,000 | 940 | -46% |
Washington | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Bellingham | $84,000 | 70 | -58% | | Bremerton | $106,000 | 100 | -42% | | Kennewick | $119,000 | 130 | -31% | | Olympia | $102,000 | 80 | -60% | | Seattle | $136,000 | 5,720 | +72% | | Spokane | $96,000 | 210 | -55% | | Tacoma | $105,000 | 240 | -60% |
West Virginia | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Charleston | $75,000 | 170 | -46% | | Huntington | $83,000 | 60 | -75% | | Morgantown | $96,000 | 50 | -46% | | Wheeling | $94,000 | 80 | -38% |
Wisconsin | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Appleton | $86,000 | 190 | -23% | | Eau Claire | $84,000 | 100 | -37% | | Green Bay | $100,000 | 240 | -35% | | Janesville | $86,000 | 50 | -62% | | La Crosse | $82,000 | 90 | -36% | | Madison | $101,000 | 1,050 | +39% | | Milwaukee | $104,000 | 2,160 | +10% | | Oshkosh | $100,000 | 190 | +8% | | Racine | $102,000 | 100 | -38% | | Wausau | $91,000 | 100 | -28% |
Wyoming | City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
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| Cheyenne | $74,000 | 60 | -29% |
Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this IT systems manager schools and jobs info.
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