State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Massachusetts earn a median of $110,980. In North Carolina, $95,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.5%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $110,980
- p25
- $91,950
- p75
- $136,810
- p10
- $76,750
- p90
- $168,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.