State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: California vs Maine
Computer User Support Specialists in California earn a median of $79,570. In Maine, $60,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
Maine
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $60,890
- p25
- $52,650
- p75
- $73,900
- p10
- $47,360
- p90
- $80,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.