State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: Illinois vs Washington
Computer User Support Specialists in Washington earn a median of $75,220. In Illinois, $59,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 20.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.4%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $59,860
- p25
- $47,190
- p75
- $76,660
- p10
- $40,440
- p90
- $96,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Washington
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $75,220
- p25
- $60,160
- p75
- $92,760
- p10
- $48,710
- p90
- $128,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.