State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Virginia
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Virginia, $134,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 2.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.7%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-6.2%
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%
Virginia
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $134,900
- p25
- $103,980
- p75
- $169,970
- p10
- $81,410
- p90
- $205,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.