May 2025 OEWS estimate
Computer User Support Specialist Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $61,860. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$61,860
Mean annual salary
$67,330
Employment estimate
717,190
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $40,980 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $49,000 |
| P50 — median | $61,860 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $79,040 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $100,540 |
Median hourly wage
$29.74/hr
Mean hourly wage
$32.37/hr
Employment estimate
717,190
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $19.70/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $23.56/hr |
| P50 — median | $29.74/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $38.00/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $48.34/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $52,370
- Middle covered median
- $60,605
- Highest covered median
- $106,040
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sacramento, CA | $106,040 |
| #2 | San Jose, CA | $93,590 |
| #3 | San Francisco, CA | $89,440 |
| #4 | Seattle, WA | $78,330 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | $77,860 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | $77,850 |
| #7 | New York, NY | $75,690 |
| #8 | Denver, CO | $75,480 |
| #9 | Los Angeles, CA | $75,070 |
| #10 | Riverside, CA | $72,140 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 36,580 |
| #2 | Dallas, TX | 22,600 |
| #3 | Los Angeles, CA | 20,660 |
| #4 | Chicago, IL | 19,680 |
| #5 | Washington, DC | 18,510 |
| #6 | Atlanta, GA | 15,980 |
| #7 | Seattle, WA | 15,030 |
| #8 | Phoenix, AZ | 14,310 |
| #9 | Sacramento, CA | 13,820 |
| #10 | Boston, MA | 13,580 |