State comparison · 2025
Network and Computer Systems Administrators salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Network and Computer Systems Administrators in New Jersey earn a median of $116,420. In South Dakota, $75,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 55.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.2%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Median
- $116,420
- p25
- $90,440
- p75
- $137,990
- p10
- $73,990
- p90
- $166,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.