State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Colorado
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Colorado, $135,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 2.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.5%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
-4.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Colorado
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $135,220
- p25
- $108,150
- p75
- $169,310
- p10
- $87,560
- p90
- $208,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.