State comparison · 2025
Computer Systems Analysts salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Computer Systems Analysts in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,240. In North Carolina, $106,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
+20%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Computer Systems Analysts
- Median
- $128,240
- p25
- $100,830
- p75
- $159,230
- p10
- $80,000
- p90
- $171,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
North Carolina
Computer Systems Analysts
- Median
- $106,850
- p25
- $86,080
- p75
- $132,910
- p10
- $73,190
- p90
- $166,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.