State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs South Carolina
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In South Carolina, $105,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
+31%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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%
South Carolina
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $105,800
- p25
- $80,460
- p75
- $135,260
- p10
- $66,410
- p90
- $166,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
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.