Pay by state · 54 states
Computer User Support Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Computer User Support Specialists earn the most in District of Columbia at $80,950 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $36,250 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $61,860. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $80,950District of Columbia
- National median
- $61,860BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,250Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Computer User Support Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of computer user support specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $80,950 | $66,410 | $100,730 | 3,140 | $73,657 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $79,570 | $62,790 | $101,780 | 74,490 | $71,866 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $75,220 | $60,160 | $92,760 | 21,860 | $70,291 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $75,070 | $60,540 | $91,020 | 17,570 | $70,983 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $72,560 | $56,510 | $91,150 | 39,100 | $67,234 |
| 6 | COColorado | $71,900 | $58,690 | $90,040 | 16,740 | $69,771 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $70,210 | $56,720 | $85,590 | 9,300 | $67,764 |
| 8 | WYWyoming | $65,100 | $50,940 | $71,760 | 790 | $70,233 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $65,040 | $51,460 | $80,870 | 20,910 | $64,330 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $64,750 | $51,270 | $82,560 | 12,200 | $61,691 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $64,470 | $52,000 | $82,090 | 18,200 | $59,253 |
| 12 | MNMinnesota | $63,630 | $54,450 | $78,710 | 15,320 | $64,520 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $63,110 | $52,420 | $75,550 | 950 | $61,656 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $63,030 | $54,900 | $80,620 | 1,630 | $64,344 |
| 15 | OROregon | $62,840 | $53,500 | $79,070 | 8,850 | $60,797 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $62,510 | $51,490 | $75,690 | 1,780 | $61,117 |
| 17 | DEDelaware | $62,160 | $50,480 | $77,170 | 1,890 | $62,280 |
| 18 | AZArizona | $61,410 | $48,910 | $76,610 | 18,780 | $60,997 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $61,310 | $49,780 | $77,380 | 1,400 | $68,919 |
| 20 | UTUtah | $61,110 | $47,390 | $77,880 | 11,120 | $61,812 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $60,890 | $52,650 | $73,900 | 2,810 | $62,741 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $60,830 | $49,030 | $64,980 | 6,380 | $67,512 |
| 23 | NHNew Hampshire | $60,660 | $48,160 | $75,930 | 3,910 | $58,235 |
| 24 | GAGeorgia | $60,440 | $48,170 | $78,330 | 25,980 | $62,767 |
| 25 | NCNorth Carolina | $60,120 | $47,520 | $77,130 | 23,100 | $63,736 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $59,860 | $47,190 | $76,660 | 26,060 | $59,885 |
| 27 | MOMissouri | $59,770 | $47,380 | $73,330 | 13,510 | $65,814 |
| 28 | OHOhio | $59,720 | $47,890 | $73,440 | 22,370 | $64,371 |
| 29 | TXTexas | $59,490 | $47,270 | $72,820 | 72,030 | $61,294 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $59,170 | $47,840 | $77,460 | 3,650 | $61,962 |
| 31 | IAIowa | $58,810 | $47,820 | $73,700 | 6,140 | $67,011 |
| 32 | WIWisconsin | $58,810 | $49,000 | $69,690 | 12,400 | $62,501 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $58,740 | $46,990 | $74,850 | 51,220 | $56,801 |
| 34 | PAPennsylvania | $58,670 | $47,190 | $73,230 | 30,560 | $60,130 |
| 35 | MTMontana | $58,460 | $49,050 | $65,070 | 1,640 | $61,768 |
| 36 | NVNevada | $57,870 | $47,290 | $72,080 | 6,560 | $57,882 |
| 37 | KYKentucky | $57,850 | $44,980 | $71,790 | 9,460 | $64,164 |
| 38 | HIHawaii | $56,760 | $48,570 | $72,800 | 2,440 | $51,623 |
| 39 | INIndiana | $56,510 | $46,330 | $66,200 | 13,540 | $60,549 |
| 40 | MIMichigan | $56,240 | $46,220 | $70,000 | 22,090 | $58,451 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $56,150 | $47,470 | $64,890 | 6,780 | $62,342 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $55,990 | $47,010 | $66,700 | 11,920 | $60,945 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $55,350 | $46,650 | $68,900 | 2,250 | $61,846 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $53,280 | $45,610 | $61,920 | 3,290 | $57,780 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $52,440 | $45,050 | $65,350 | 4,780 | $59,451 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $52,230 | $43,830 | $64,740 | 3,830 | $60,067 |
| 47 | SCSouth Carolina | $52,080 | $44,160 | $66,320 | 9,880 | $55,553 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $52,040 | $44,400 | $65,320 | 9,600 | $59,242 |
| 49 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $50,430 | $45,910 | $62,910 | 90 | N/A |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $49,630 | $42,260 | $61,300 | 7,360 | $55,875 |
| 51 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,260 | $40,750 | $59,080 | 1,240 | $54,478 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $46,360 | $39,510 | $60,060 | 4,390 | $53,326 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $37,460 | $29,490 | $46,640 | 220 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $36,250 | $28,950 | $47,220 | 5,760 | 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 Computer User Support Specialists, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $80,950, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $73,657.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Computer User Support Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Computer User Support Specialists the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Computer User Support Specialists at $80,950 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($79,570) and Washington ($75,220).
Which state pays Computer User Support Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Computer User Support Specialists at $36,250 a year, $44,700 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Computer User Support Specialists 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 $73,657 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $80,950. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.