State comparison · 2025
Information Security Analysts salary: California vs Wisconsin
Information Security Analysts in California earn a median of $138,570. In Wisconsin, $101,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.5%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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%
Wisconsin
Information Security Analysts
- Median
- $101,550
- p25
- $80,880
- p75
- $129,450
- p10
- $62,110
- p90
- $162,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -24%
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.