State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Maine
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Maine, $101,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
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%
Maine
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $101,730
- p25
- $77,120
- p75
- $132,400
- p10
- $63,210
- p90
- $181,020
- 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.