State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Massachusetts
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Massachusetts, $136,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 1.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.5%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
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%
Massachusetts
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $136,550
- p25
- $107,540
- p75
- $176,450
- p10
- $85,790
- p90
- $226,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.