Hiring a computer and information systems manager in Fontana, CA

Employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area pay computer and information systems managers a median of $176,320, with the middle half of the market between $138,290 and $213,210. Fontana residents working in management occupations report a median of $71,811, which is 59% below what the metro pays for this role.

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What does a computer and information systems manager earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$138,290
Median	$176,320
75th percentile	$213,210

Half of computer and information systems managers in this area earn between $138,290 and $213,210. A band set below $138,290 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Fontana residents earn

$71,811

Median earnings of Fontana residents working in management occupations, 7,968 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 59% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Fontana rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
Provide users with technical support for computer problems.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 11-3021.

Tools and technologies in demand

Amazon Web Services AWS software, Microsoft Azure software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Operating system software, SAP software, Structured query language SQL, Apache Cassandra.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Fontana?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 20.4% of Fontana adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a thin local pool for a degree-requiring role, so expect to recruit across the metro rather than inside the city. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Fontana commute runs 33.2 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 12.3% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In San Bernardino County, management of companies and enterprises employs 6,235 and turns over 8.3% a quarter, with 591 hires against 799 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $5,041 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about computer and information systems managers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $35,264 to $52,896 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

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