State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Maryland earn a median of $118,290. In North Carolina, $95,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Carolina
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $95,230
- p25
- $72,090
- p75
- $124,100
- p10
- $50,680
- p90
- $149,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.