State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Maryland earn a median of $118,290. In Illinois, $100,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.4%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $100,080
- p25
- $79,520
- p75
- $128,790
- p10
- $65,650
- p90
- $157,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
Maryland
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $118,290
- p25
- $90,900
- p75
- $156,360
- p10
- $71,990
- p90
- $177,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -18%
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.