State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: California vs Louisiana
Computer User Support Specialists in California earn a median of $79,570. In Louisiana, $52,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
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%
Louisiana
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $52,440
- p25
- $45,050
- p75
- $65,350
- p10
- $36,510
- p90
- $90,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.