State comparison · 2025
Computer Occupations, All Other salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Computer Occupations, All Other in Maryland earn a median of $144,680. In North Carolina, $104,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 38%.
Nominal pay gap
+38%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $144,680
- p25
- $114,920
- p75
- $165,730
- p10
- $69,910
- p90
- $185,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -31%
North Carolina
Computer Occupations, All Other
- Median
- $104,850
- p25
- $71,970
- p75
- $140,920
- p10
- $39,190
- p90
- $175,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.