State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Massachusetts earn a median of $110,980. In South Dakota, $75,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 48%.
Nominal pay gap
+48%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.9%
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%
South Dakota
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $75,010
- p25
- $63,310
- p75
- $87,400
- p10
- $56,640
- p90
- $107,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.