State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Computer User Support Specialists in District of Columbia earn a median of $80,950. In West Virginia, $55,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.3%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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
West Virginia
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $55,350
- p25
- $46,650
- p75
- $68,900
- p10
- $38,180
- p90
- $87,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.