State comparison · 2025
Computer User Support Specialists salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Computer User Support Specialists in Washington earn a median of $75,220. In South Dakota, $48,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 35.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.8%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $48,260
- p25
- $40,750
- p75
- $59,080
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $64,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
Washington
Computer User Support Specialists
- Median
- $75,220
- p25
- $60,160
- p75
- $92,760
- p10
- $48,710
- p90
- $128,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.