State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: California vs Rhode Island
Computer User Support Specialists in California earn a median of $79,570. In Rhode Island, $62,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
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%
Rhode Island
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $62,510
- p25
- $51,490
- p75
- $75,690
- p10
- $47,340
- p90
- $94,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.