State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Maryland vs South Carolina
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Maryland earn a median of $118,290. In South Carolina, $92,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.9%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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%
South Carolina
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $92,520
- p25
- $75,330
- p75
- $119,410
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $151,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.