15 Series · SOC 15-1232
Computer User Support Specialists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $61,860
- Median / year
- +2.5%
- 2024→2025
- $100,540
- Top 10% earn
- -3.7%
- Growth '24–'34
- 717,190
- Estimated US jobs
Computer User Support Specialists earn a median of $61,860 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $61,860, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,980 (10th percentile) to $100,540 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 717,190 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($80,950).
The pay verdict
Computer User Support Specialists earn a median of $61,860, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 51% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Computer and Mathematical, it ranks #21 of 21 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 3.7% by 2034.
- $61,860
- Median annual wage
- Top 49%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #21 of 21
- in Computer and Mathematical
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $80,950. Typical entry-level education: Some college, no degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Computer User Support Specialists moved from $52,270 in May 2019 to $61,860 in May 2025 (+18.3%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Computer User Support Specialists sits -6.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Computer User Support Specialists (SOC 15-1232) has a national median of $61,860 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $40,980 to $100,540, and the published mean is $67,330. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 717,190 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 526 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $60,340 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $61,860 in May 2025, a rise of $1,520 (+2.5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 40,800 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Some college, no degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Computer and Mathematical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $80,950, which is +31% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA at $106,040. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$61,860
per year
Median Hourly
$29.74/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$67,330
average
Employment
717,190
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Computer User Support Specialists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$61,860 Top 49% higher than 51% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$61,860 · 51st percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 15-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Computer User Support Specialists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Software Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15.8%, Median annual wage $135980
- Computer User Suppor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $61860
- Computer Systems Ana…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $105850
- Computer Occupations…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.2%, Median annual wage $116580
- Network and Computer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -4.2%, Median annual wage $99130
- Data Scientists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 33.5%, Median annual wage $120230
- Information Security…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 28.5%, Median annual wage $129180
- Software Quality Ass…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10%, Median annual wage $104300
- Computer Network Arc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.9%, Median annual wage $134050
- Computer Network Sup…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.8%, Median annual wage $76220
- Web and Digital Inte…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $104000
- Operations Research …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.5%, Median annual wage $88940
- Computer Programmers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6%, Median annual wage $100390
- Web Developers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.5%, Median annual wage $92650
- Database Administrat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $104620
- Database Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $139500
- Computer and Informa…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 19.7%, Median annual wage $140300
- Statisticians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $105650
- Actuaries: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 21.8%, Median annual wage $130000
- Mathematical Science…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $81490
- Mathematicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $126710
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-3.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
40,800
per year (projected)
Employment Change
-27,000
729,500 (2024) → 702,500 (2034)
Typical Education
Some college, no degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Computer and Mathematical Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.2/100
Danger Index
1/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Computer User Support Specialists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Oversee the daily performance of computer systems.
- ▸ Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, or appropriate software.
- ▸ Read technical manuals, confer with users, or conduct computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems or to provide technical assistance and support.
- ▸ Answer user inquiries regarding computer software or hardware operation to resolve problems.
- ▸ Install and perform minor repairs to hardware, software, or peripheral equipment, following design or installation specifications.
- ▸ Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications.
- ▸ Enter commands and observe system functioning to verify correct operations and detect errors.
- ▸ Maintain records of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial actions taken, or installation activities.
- ▸ Refer major hardware or software problems or defective products to vendors or technicians for service.
- ▸ Prepare evaluations of software or hardware, and recommend improvements or upgrades.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Computer User Support Specialists pay history, 2019–2025
Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $52,270 |
| 2020 | $52,690 |
| 2021 | $49,770 |
| 2022 | $57,890 |
| 2023 | $59,240 |
| 2024 | $60,340 |
| 2025 | $61,860 |
2019 median
$52,270
2025 median
$61,860
2019–2025 change
+$9,590 (+18.3%)
Avg/year
+2.8%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | $52,270 | First banked release | 647,330 |
| May 2020 | $52,690 | +0.8% | 634,820 |
| May 2021 | $49,770 | -5.5% | 654,310 |
| May 2022 | $57,890 | +16.3% | 696,830 |
| May 2023 | $59,240 | +2.3% | 689,700 |
| May 2024 | $60,340 | +1.9% | 697,210 |
| May 2025 | $61,860 | +2.5% | 717,190 |
Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $52,270 in May 2019 to $61,860 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 647,330 in May 2019 to 717,190 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $80,950 | +31% above national |
| 2 | California | $79,570 | +29% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $75,220 | +22% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $75,070 | +21% above national |
| 5 | New York | $72,560 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $71,900 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $70,210 | +13% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $65,100 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Virginia | $65,040 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $64,750 | +5% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $64,470 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $63,630 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Alaska | $63,110 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Vermont | $63,030 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Oregon | $62,840 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $62,510 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Delaware | $62,160 | same as national |
| 18 | Arizona | $61,410 | 1% below national |
| 19 | North Dakota | $61,310 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Utah | $61,110 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Maine | $60,890 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Nebraska | $60,830 | 2% below national |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $60,660 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Georgia | $60,440 | 2% below national |
| 25 | North Carolina | $60,120 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Illinois | $59,860 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Missouri | $59,770 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Ohio | $59,720 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Texas | $59,490 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Idaho | $59,170 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $58,810 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $58,810 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $58,740 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $58,670 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Montana | $58,460 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Nevada | $57,870 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $57,850 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Hawaii | $56,760 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Indiana | $56,510 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $56,240 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $56,150 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $55,990 | 9% below national |
| 43 | West Virginia | $55,350 | 11% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $53,280 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $52,440 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $52,230 | 16% below national |
| 47 | South Carolina | $52,080 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $52,040 | 16% below national |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $50,430 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $49,630 | 20% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $48,260 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $46,360 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $37,460 | 39% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $36,250 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $106,040 | +71% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $93,590 | +51% above national |
| 3 | Carson City, NV | $93,560 | +51% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $89,440 | +45% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $81,280 | +31% above national |
| 6 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $80,520 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Napa, CA | $79,050 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Yuba City, CA | $78,420 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,330 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $78,070 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,860 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $77,850 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $76,900 | +24% above national |
| 14 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $75,720 | +22% above national |
| 15 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,690 | +22% above national |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $75,480 | +22% above national |
| 17 | El Centro, CA | $75,460 | +22% above national |
| 18 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $75,070 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Boulder, CO | $74,380 | +20% above national |
| 20 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $74,020 | +20% above national |
| 21 | Salinas, CA | $73,540 | +19% above national |
| 22 | New Haven, CT | $73,210 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,140 | +17% above national |
| 24 | Redding, CA | $71,940 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,920 | +16% above national |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $71,770 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $71,750 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $71,620 | +16% above national |
| 29 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $71,490 | +16% above national |
| 30 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $70,110 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Merced, CA | $69,610 | +13% above national |
| 32 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $69,070 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $68,330 | +10% above national |
| 34 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $68,250 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $67,500 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $66,540 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Pueblo, CO | $66,430 | +7% above national |
| 38 | Modesto, CA | $66,390 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Yakima, WA | $66,250 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Bend, OR | $66,240 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $65,880 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Rochester, MN | $65,200 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Greeley, CO | $65,140 | +5% above national |
| 44 | Dover, DE | $65,080 | +5% above national |
| 45 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $65,070 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Kingston, NY | $64,950 | +5% above national |
| 47 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,890 | +5% above national |
| 48 | Anchorage, AK | $64,720 | +5% above national |
| 49 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $64,470 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Bismarck, ND | $64,390 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $64,250 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $64,040 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $63,960 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Springfield, MA | $63,960 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $63,930 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Grand Junction, CO | $63,860 | +3% above national |
| 57 | Ames, IA | $63,830 | +3% above national |
| 58 | State College, PA | $63,790 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Albany, OR | $63,720 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Visalia, CA | $63,590 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Charlottesville, VA | $63,530 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $63,460 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Fresno, CA | $63,370 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Helena, MT | $63,250 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Walla Walla, WA | $63,010 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $62,980 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $62,970 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,950 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Logan, UT-ID | $62,920 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Fond du Lac, WI | $62,870 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Syracuse, NY | $62,810 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Barnstable Town, MA | $62,770 | +1% above national |
| 73 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $62,710 | +1% above national |
| 74 | Columbus, OH | $62,540 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $62,540 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Owensboro, KY | $62,490 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Midland, MI | $62,460 | +1% above national |
| 78 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,460 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $62,410 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,410 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Bellingham, WA | $62,400 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,310 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Chico, CA | $62,300 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $62,280 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Worcester, MA | $62,280 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $62,210 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Bozeman, MT | $62,160 | same as national |
| 88 | Ithaca, NY | $62,160 | same as national |
| 89 | Midland, TX | $62,140 | same as national |
| 90 | Odessa, TX | $62,120 | same as national |
| 91 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $62,110 | same as national |
| 92 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $61,990 | same as national |
| 93 | Savannah, GA | $61,970 | same as national |
| 94 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $61,940 | same as national |
| 95 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $61,930 | same as national |
| 96 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,880 | same as national |
| 97 | Cheyenne, WY | $61,780 | same as national |
| 98 | Iowa City, IA | $61,750 | same as national |
| 99 | Salem, OR | $61,510 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Corvallis, OR | $61,480 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Greenville, NC | $61,480 | 1% below national |
| 102 | St. Cloud, MN | $61,470 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Lexington Park, MD | $61,320 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,260 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Wilmington, NC | $61,240 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $61,190 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Mankato, MN | $61,150 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Minot, ND | $61,110 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $61,090 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $61,050 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $60,990 | 1% below national |
| 112 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $60,940 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Omaha, NE-IA | $60,870 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $60,810 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Richmond, VA | $60,790 | 2% below national |
| 116 | Flagstaff, AZ | $60,770 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $60,730 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $60,710 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $60,660 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Rochester, NY | $60,620 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,500 | 2% below national |
| 122 | Salisbury, MD | $60,350 | 2% below national |
| 123 | Hinesville, GA | $60,320 | 2% below national |
| 124 | Ogden, UT | $60,260 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,230 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $60,220 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,210 | 3% below national |
| 128 | St. George, UT | $60,180 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Vineland, NJ | $60,150 | 3% below national |
| 130 | Pittsfield, MA | $60,100 | 3% below national |
| 131 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,090 | 3% below national |
| 132 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,080 | 3% below national |
| 133 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $60,060 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Winchester, VA-WV | $60,000 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Colorado Springs, CO | $59,930 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Cleveland, OH | $59,890 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $59,890 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Eau Claire, WI | $59,810 | 3% below national |
| 139 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,800 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Wichita Falls, TX | $59,750 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,730 | 3% below national |
| 142 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,710 | 3% below national |
| 143 | Decatur, AL | $59,680 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,650 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,630 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Madison, WI | $59,590 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Burlington, NC | $59,550 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $59,520 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,460 | 4% below national |
| 150 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,450 | 4% below national |
| 151 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,420 | 4% below national |
| 152 | Green Bay, WI | $59,390 | 4% below national |
| 153 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,390 | 4% below national |
| 154 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,380 | 4% below national |
| 155 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $59,350 | 4% below national |
| 156 | Jacksonville, FL | $59,340 | 4% below national |
| 157 | Harrisonburg, VA | $59,310 | 4% below national |
| 158 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $59,250 | 4% below national |
| 159 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $59,210 | 4% below national |
| 160 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $59,210 | 4% below national |
| 161 | Dubuque, IA | $59,190 | 4% below national |
| 162 | Elizabethtown, KY | $59,140 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,060 | 5% below national |
| 164 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $59,040 | 5% below national |
| 165 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,010 | 5% below national |
| 166 | Winston-Salem, NC | $59,000 | 5% below national |
| 167 | Sheboygan, WI | $58,990 | 5% below national |
| 168 | Monroe, MI | $58,980 | 5% below national |
| 169 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $58,960 | 5% below national |
| 170 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $58,960 | 5% below national |
| 171 | Santa Fe, NM | $58,920 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Punta Gorda, FL | $58,910 | 5% below national |
| 173 | York-Hanover, PA | $58,880 | 5% below national |
| 174 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,870 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Toledo, OH | $58,830 | 5% below national |
| 176 | Peoria, IL | $58,680 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $58,670 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $58,650 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Lebanon, PA | $58,650 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Asheville, NC | $58,640 | 5% below national |
| 181 | Dalton, GA | $58,630 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Lancaster, PA | $58,610 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Springfield, IL | $58,610 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Warner Robins, GA | $58,580 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Glens Falls, NY | $58,550 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $58,550 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Gainesville, GA | $58,500 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Saginaw, MI | $58,480 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Missoula, MT | $58,460 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Reading, PA | $58,460 | 5% below national |
| 191 | Battle Creek, MI | $58,410 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Columbus, IN | $58,380 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $58,350 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Boise City, ID | $58,340 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $58,340 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,330 | 6% below national |
| 197 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $58,130 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,980 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $57,920 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Grants Pass, OR | $57,910 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Fayetteville, NC | $57,740 | 7% below national |
| 202 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $57,720 | 7% below national |
| 203 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $57,720 | 7% below national |
| 204 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $57,680 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Tucson, AZ | $57,660 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Tyler, TX | $57,660 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $57,620 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $57,590 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $57,580 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Kankakee, IL | $57,580 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Beckley, WV | $57,570 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Paducah, KY-IL | $57,570 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Kenosha, WI | $57,440 | 7% below national |
| 214 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $57,400 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $57,340 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $57,140 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Akron, OH | $57,100 | 8% below national |
| 218 | Appleton, WI | $57,060 | 8% below national |
| 219 | Pocatello, ID | $57,040 | 8% below national |
| 220 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,990 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Jefferson City, MO | $56,940 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $56,900 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Topeka, KS | $56,870 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Spartanburg, SC | $56,840 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $56,800 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Lawrence, KS | $56,760 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $56,730 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Bangor, ME | $56,720 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Columbia, MO | $56,670 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $56,630 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $56,620 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Traverse City, MI | $56,520 | 9% below national |
| 233 | Billings, MT | $56,430 | 9% below national |
| 234 | Waco, TX | $56,420 | 9% below national |
| 235 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $56,290 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $56,290 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Lincoln, NE | $56,010 | 9% below national |
| 238 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $55,980 | 10% below national |
| 239 | Bloomington, IN | $55,940 | 10% below national |
| 240 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $55,940 | 10% below national |
| 241 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $55,910 | 10% below national |
| 242 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $55,850 | 10% below national |
| 243 | Roanoke, VA | $55,750 | 10% below national |
| 244 | Longview, TX | $55,740 | 10% below national |
| 245 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $55,440 | 10% below national |
| 246 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $55,430 | 10% below national |
| 247 | Birmingham, AL | $55,350 | 11% below national |
| 248 | Reno, NV | $55,330 | 11% below national |
| 249 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $55,320 | 11% below national |
| 250 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $55,280 | 11% below national |
| 251 | Oklahoma City, OK | $55,230 | 11% below national |
| 252 | Elmira, NY | $55,060 | 11% below national |
| 253 | Bay City, MI | $55,020 | 11% below national |
| 254 | Ann Arbor, MI | $55,010 | 11% below national |
| 255 | Rockford, IL | $54,800 | 11% below national |
| 256 | Farmington, NM | $54,590 | 12% below national |
| 257 | Rome, GA | $54,540 | 12% below national |
| 258 | Lynchburg, VA | $54,530 | 12% below national |
| 259 | Sandusky, OH | $54,510 | 12% below national |
| 260 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $54,490 | 12% below national |
| 261 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $54,470 | 12% below national |
| 262 | Bloomington, IL | $54,460 | 12% below national |
| 263 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $54,450 | 12% below national |
| 264 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $54,430 | 12% below national |
| 265 | Evansville, IN | $54,330 | 12% below national |
| 266 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $54,190 | 12% below national |
| 267 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $54,170 | 12% below national |
| 268 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $54,080 | 13% below national |
| 269 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $54,010 | 13% below national |
| 270 | Chambersburg, PA | $53,920 | 13% below national |
| 271 | Baton Rouge, LA | $53,900 | 13% below national |
| 272 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $53,780 | 13% below national |
| 273 | Corpus Christi, TX | $53,770 | 13% below national |
| 274 | Morgantown, WV | $53,720 | 13% below national |
| 275 | Binghamton, NY | $53,540 | 13% below national |
| 276 | Knoxville, TN | $53,350 | 14% below national |
| 277 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $53,230 | 14% below national |
| 278 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $53,170 | 14% below national |
| 279 | Valdosta, GA | $53,160 | 14% below national |
| 280 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $52,990 | 14% below national |
| 281 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $52,920 | 14% below national |
| 282 | Great Falls, MT | $52,790 | 15% below national |
| 283 | Jackson, MS | $52,600 | 15% below national |
| 284 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $52,590 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,520 | 15% below national |
| 286 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $52,520 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Wichita, KS | $52,480 | 15% below national |
| 288 | El Paso, TX | $52,370 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Goldsboro, NC | $52,370 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Utica-Rome, NY | $52,350 | 15% below national |
| 291 | Medford, OR | $52,190 | 16% below national |
| 292 | Abilene, TX | $52,150 | 16% below national |
| 293 | Altoona, PA | $52,100 | 16% below national |
| 294 | Erie, PA | $52,000 | 16% below national |
| 295 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $52,000 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $51,990 | 16% below national |
| 297 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $51,880 | 16% below national |
| 298 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,840 | 16% below national |
| 299 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $51,810 | 16% below national |
| 300 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $51,750 | 16% below national |
| 301 | Columbus, GA-AL | $51,730 | 16% below national |
| 302 | Albuquerque, NM | $51,710 | 16% below national |
| 303 | Bowling Green, KY | $51,710 | 16% below national |
| 304 | Monroe, LA | $51,710 | 16% below national |
| 305 | Gettysburg, PA | $51,700 | 16% below national |
| 306 | Yuma, AZ | $51,620 | 17% below national |
| 307 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,570 | 17% below national |
| 308 | Lake Charles, LA | $51,480 | 17% below national |
| 309 | Flint, MI | $51,300 | 17% below national |
| 310 | Manhattan, KS | $51,230 | 17% below national |
| 311 | Muncie, IN | $51,200 | 17% below national |
| 312 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $51,140 | 17% below national |
| 313 | Wausau, WI | $51,130 | 17% below national |
| 314 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $51,080 | 17% below national |
| 315 | Tulsa, OK | $50,940 | 18% below national |
| 316 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $50,890 | 18% below national |
| 317 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $50,840 | 18% below national |
| 318 | Jackson, MI | $50,800 | 18% below national |
| 319 | Williamsport, PA | $50,770 | 18% below national |
| 320 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $50,710 | 18% below national |
| 321 | Charleston, WV | $50,700 | 18% below national |
| 322 | Mobile, AL | $50,680 | 18% below national |
| 323 | Springfield, OH | $50,680 | 18% below national |
| 324 | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,630 | 18% below national |
| 325 | Ocala, FL | $50,530 | 18% below national |
| 326 | Hot Springs, AR | $50,510 | 18% below national |
| 327 | Decatur, IL | $50,470 | 18% below national |
| 328 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $50,460 | 18% below national |
| 329 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $50,430 | 18% below national |
| 330 | Springfield, MO | $50,240 | 19% below national |
| 331 | Jonesboro, AR | $50,220 | 19% below national |
| 332 | Lafayette, LA | $50,200 | 19% below national |
| 333 | Terre Haute, IN | $50,160 | 19% below national |
| 334 | Columbia, SC | $50,080 | 19% below national |
| 335 | Rapid City, SD | $50,080 | 19% below national |
| 336 | Florence, SC | $50,000 | 19% below national |
| 337 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,990 | 19% below national |
| 338 | Lima, OH | $49,980 | 19% below national |
| 339 | Montgomery, AL | $49,940 | 19% below national |
| 340 | Las Cruces, NM | $49,930 | 19% below national |
| 341 | Lubbock, TX | $49,840 | 19% below national |
| 342 | Rocky Mount, NC | $49,830 | 19% below national |
| 343 | Jacksonville, NC | $49,770 | 20% below national |
| 344 | Huntsville, AL | $49,740 | 20% below national |
| 345 | Grand Island, NE | $49,680 | 20% below national |
| 346 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $49,630 | 20% below national |
| 347 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,590 | 20% below national |
| 348 | Alexandria, LA | $49,520 | 20% below national |
| 349 | Hattiesburg, MS | $49,510 | 20% below national |
| 350 | Niles, MI | $49,450 | 20% below national |
| 351 | Victoria, TX | $49,450 | 20% below national |
| 352 | Amarillo, TX | $49,440 | 20% below national |
| 353 | Laredo, TX | $49,280 | 20% below national |
| 354 | Tallahassee, FL | $49,170 | 21% below national |
| 355 | Albany, GA | $49,130 | 21% below national |
| 356 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $49,120 | 21% below national |
| 357 | Hammond, LA | $49,120 | 21% below national |
| 358 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,120 | 21% below national |
| 359 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $48,790 | 21% below national |
| 360 | Cleveland, TN | $48,670 | 21% below national |
| 361 | Jackson, TN | $48,530 | 22% below national |
| 362 | Mansfield, OH | $48,520 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $48,520 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $48,490 | 22% below national |
| 365 | San Angelo, TX | $48,360 | 22% below national |
| 366 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $48,260 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $48,170 | 22% below national |
| 368 | Johnstown, PA | $48,020 | 22% below national |
| 369 | Morristown, TN | $47,770 | 23% below national |
| 370 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $47,730 | 23% below national |
| 371 | Joplin, MO-KS | $47,670 | 23% below national |
| 372 | Eagle Pass, TX | $47,650 | 23% below national |
| 373 | Kokomo, IN | $47,600 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $47,560 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,400 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Gadsden, AL | $47,360 | 23% below national |
| 377 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $47,260 | 24% below national |
| 378 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $47,210 | 24% below national |
| 379 | Gainesville, FL | $47,130 | 24% below national |
| 380 | Sumter, SC | $47,080 | 24% below national |
| 381 | Dothan, AL | $47,000 | 24% below national |
| 382 | Enid, OK | $46,910 | 24% below national |
| 383 | Lawton, OK | $46,670 | 25% below national |
| 384 | Johnson City, TN | $46,510 | 25% below national |
| 385 | Sebring, FL | $43,740 | 29% below national |
| 386 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,720 | 41% below national |
| 387 | Aguadilla, PR | $34,830 | 44% below national |
| 388 | Mayaguez, PR | $34,640 | 44% below national |
| 389 | Arecibo, PR | $30,490 | 51% below national |
| 390 | Ponce, PR | $30,090 | 51% below national |
| 391 | Guayama, PR | $29,490 | 52% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 15 (Computer and Mathematical Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
Computer Network Support Specialists
SOC 15-1231
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
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