Pay by state · 54 states
Digital Forensics Analyst Salary by State (2026)
Digital Forensics Analysts earn the most in District of Columbia at $156,590 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $60,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $116,580. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $156,590District of Columbia
- National median
- $116,580BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $60,470Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Digital Forensics Analyst salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of digital forensics analysts OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $156,590 | $123,360 | $180,480 | 17,200 | $142,483 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $144,680 | $114,920 | $165,730 | 19,060 | $137,844 |
| 3 | COColorado | $139,580 | $100,150 | $160,520 | 11,800 | $135,446 |
| 4 | VAVirginia | $139,030 | $108,160 | $165,320 | 17,000 | $137,512 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $137,470 | $103,620 | $170,170 | 860 | $137,734 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $134,440 | $87,350 | $179,730 | 80,150 | $121,423 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $128,940 | $84,540 | $168,030 | 14,360 | $120,490 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $127,720 | $88,980 | $150,440 | 3,100 | $123,270 |
| 9 | NMNew Mexico | $127,090 | $92,560 | $167,970 | 1,650 | $137,824 |
| 10 | HIHawaii | $120,100 | $99,630 | $135,680 | 2,080 | $109,230 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $116,990 | $83,790 | $162,510 | 11,460 | $108,403 |
| 12 | SCSouth Carolina | $112,260 | $80,120 | $136,990 | 4,300 | $119,745 |
| 13 | TXTexas | $111,530 | $78,100 | $152,110 | 57,020 | $114,912 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $111,530 | $72,640 | $168,580 | 1,320 | $113,855 |
| 15 | OHOhio | $109,780 | $76,360 | $134,560 | 6,150 | $118,331 |
| 16 | MAMassachusetts | $109,590 | $76,230 | $153,900 | 6,170 | $103,624 |
| 17 | NJNew Jersey | $108,310 | $72,370 | $167,020 | 12,010 | $99,545 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $107,990 | $84,400 | $139,180 | 900 | $111,273 |
| 19 | IAIowa | $107,340 | $77,020 | $134,850 | 3,850 | $122,308 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $107,230 | $79,490 | $134,960 | 14,580 | $109,898 |
| 21 | WVWest Virginia | $107,140 | $66,850 | $149,730 | 3,380 | $119,714 |
| 22 | ALAlabama | $106,330 | $81,960 | $130,440 | 2,630 | $119,710 |
| 23 | AKAlaska | $105,960 | $71,300 | $125,740 | 710 | $103,518 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $105,680 | $74,640 | $133,250 | 7,440 | $109,835 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $105,370 | $72,240 | $141,060 | 13,710 | $101,891 |
| 26 | SDSouth Dakota | $105,370 | $86,940 | $126,650 | 240 | $118,947 |
| 27 | AZArizona | $105,240 | $74,650 | $136,990 | 5,510 | $104,532 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $104,850 | $71,970 | $140,920 | 15,090 | $111,157 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $104,610 | $79,630 | $138,180 | 20,630 | $108,637 |
| 30 | KSKansas | $103,380 | $79,500 | $129,770 | 1,340 | $114,780 |
| 31 | OKOklahoma | $102,520 | $81,970 | $125,240 | 3,320 | $116,708 |
| 32 | RIRhode Island | $102,210 | $75,360 | $129,130 | 830 | $99,932 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $101,040 | $70,270 | $132,860 | 14,340 | $111,257 |
| 34 | NVNevada | $100,220 | $73,250 | $136,490 | 2,610 | $100,241 |
| 35 | ILIllinois | $99,360 | $65,040 | $133,070 | 11,160 | $99,402 |
| 36 | IDIdaho | $98,700 | $79,020 | $129,630 | 1,040 | $103,357 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $97,470 | $64,110 | $127,140 | 6,680 | $98,590 |
| 38 | OROregon | $97,350 | $80,260 | $130,270 | 2,450 | $94,184 |
| 39 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $96,180 | $83,400 | $128,670 | 40 | N/A |
| 40 | WYWyoming | $94,520 | $77,000 | $122,930 | 170 | $101,973 |
| 41 | INIndiana | $93,540 | $53,190 | $118,340 | 3,340 | $100,226 |
| 42 | NENebraska | $92,480 | $64,630 | $115,920 | 2,280 | $102,638 |
| 43 | MNMinnesota | $91,750 | $78,620 | $131,580 | 4,180 | $93,033 |
| 44 | NHNew Hampshire | $91,720 | $68,080 | $132,970 | 970 | $88,053 |
| 45 | KYKentucky | $89,420 | $60,170 | $115,210 | 1,850 | $99,180 |
| 46 | WIWisconsin | $88,130 | $68,300 | $109,480 | 4,680 | $93,661 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $86,940 | $53,870 | $111,360 | 1,120 | $100,003 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $86,940 | $61,580 | $112,920 | 1,450 | $99,985 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $81,970 | $63,300 | $103,380 | 540 | $86,608 |
| 50 | NDNorth Dakota | $78,330 | $55,740 | $101,450 | 730 | $88,052 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $77,000 | $52,770 | $108,110 | 5,020 | $87,295 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $76,770 | $37,830 | $105,810 | 280 | N/A |
| 53 | TNTennessee | $76,470 | $58,030 | $100,890 | 10,930 | $83,237 |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $60,470 | $28,300 | $95,950 | 880 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Digital Forensics Analysts, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $156,590, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $142,483.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Digital Forensics Analyst pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Digital Forensics Analysts the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Digital Forensics Analysts at $156,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($144,680) and Colorado ($139,580).
Which state pays Digital Forensics Analysts the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Digital Forensics Analysts at $60,470 a year, $96,120 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Digital Forensics Analysts earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $142,483 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $156,590. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.