State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: California vs Idaho
Computer User Support Specialists in California earn a median of $79,570. In Idaho, $59,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $79,570
- p25
- $62,790
- p75
- $101,780
- p10
- $52,270
- p90
- $122,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
Idaho
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $59,170
- p25
- $47,840
- p75
- $77,460
- p10
- $41,380
- p90
- $88,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.