State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Kentucky
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Kentucky, $103,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 33.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.7%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+9%
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%
Kentucky
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $103,630
- p25
- $77,790
- p75
- $135,280
- p10
- $64,650
- p90
- $157,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.