State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: Arkansas vs California
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Arkansas, $103,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.3%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-4.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $103,490
- p25
- $72,680
- p75
- $134,050
- p10
- $59,410
- p90
- $140,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +6%
California
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $138,570
- p25
- $101,840
- p75
- $177,890
- p10
- $66,070
- p90
- $221,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.