State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Computer User Support Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,950. In Kentucky, $57,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.9%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $80,950
- p25
- $66,410
- p75
- $100,730
- p10
- $59,980
- p90
- $120,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Kentucky
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $57,850
- p25
- $44,980
- p75
- $71,790
- p10
- $37,000
- p90
- $89,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.