Pay, demand and where to work, from BLS data with the year on every table.
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Computer user support specialists (SOC 15-1232) employed 717,190 people in May 2025. The median pay is $61,860 a year ($29.74 an hour); the lowest-paid 10% earn under $40,980 and the highest-paid 10% more than $100,540. BLS projects its employment to change by -3.5% between 2025 and 2035 (about 39,700 openings a year including replacements). The typical way in: Some college, no degree.
Highest median pay: District of Columbia ($80,950), California ($79,570), Washington ($75,220). Most jobs: California (74,490), Texas (72,030), Florida (51,220).
| Measure ⇅ | Annual ⇅ | Hourly equivalent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile (entry level) | $40,980 | $19.70 |
| 25th percentile | $49,000 | $23.56 |
| Median | $61,860 | $29.74 |
| Mean | $67,330 | $32.37 |
| 75th percentile | $79,040 | $38.00 |
| 90th percentile (experienced) | $100,540 | $48.34 |
Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.
Hourly equivalents divide by 2,080 hours. Pay above $239,200 is shown as "≥ $239,200" (BLS top code).
| Measure ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Jobs 2025 | 750,600 |
| Jobs 2035 (projected) | 724,400 |
| Change in jobs | -26,200 |
| Percent change | -3.5% |
| Openings a year (growth + replacements) | 39,700 |
| Self-employed share | 2.5% |
| Typical entry education | Some college, no degree |
| Work experience in a related occupation | None |
| Typical on-the-job training | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Licences and certifications are set by states and employers; the education shown is the usual entry requirement, not a legal one.
| State ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Median vs US ⇅ | Yearly rent as % of median pay ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7,360 | 0.75 | $49,630 | $35,320 | $75,790 | -20% | 26% |
| Alaska | 950 | 0.63 | $63,110 | $45,010 | $85,330 | +2% | 27% |
| Arizona | 18,780 | 1.26 | $61,410 | $43,750 | $94,640 | -1% | 33% |
| Arkansas | 4,390 | 0.73 | $46,360 | $34,950 | $74,680 | -25% | 25% |
| California | 74,490 | 0.89 | $79,570 | $52,270 | $122,750 | +29% | 32% |
| Colorado | 16,740 | 1.26 | $71,900 | $48,590 | $116,850 | +16% | 30% |
| Connecticut | 9,300 | 1.19 | $70,210 | $46,180 | $101,540 | +13% | 26% |
| Delaware | 1,890 | 0.85 | $62,160 | $40,940 | $96,330 | +0% | 30% |
| District of Columbia | 3,140 | 0.97 | $80,950 | $59,980 | $120,840 | +31% | 29% |
| Florida | 51,220 | 1.12 | $58,740 | $38,750 | $97,560 | -5% | 37% |
| Georgia | 25,980 | 1.15 | $60,440 | $37,750 | $98,750 | -2% | 30% |
| Hawaii | 2,440 | 0.84 | $56,760 | $38,610 | $86,990 | -8% | 41% |
| Idaho | 3,650 | 0.92 | $59,170 | $41,380 | $88,020 | -4% | 28% |
| Illinois | 26,060 | 0.93 | $59,860 | $40,440 | $96,040 | -3% | 27% |
| Indiana | 13,540 | 0.92 | $56,510 | $39,220 | $83,900 | -9% | 23% |
| Iowa | 6,140 | 0.85 | $58,810 | $37,740 | $85,680 | -5% | 20% |
| Kansas | 6,780 | 1.02 | $56,150 | $38,460 | $76,590 | -9% | 23% |
| Kentucky | 9,460 | 1.03 | $57,850 | $37,000 | $89,970 | -6% | 21% |
| Louisiana | 4,780 | 0.54 | $52,440 | $36,510 | $90,610 | -15% | 24% |
| Maine | 2,810 | 0.95 | $60,890 | $47,360 | $80,240 | -2% | 24% |
| Maryland | 12,200 | 0.96 | $64,750 | $38,760 | $106,150 | +5% | 32% |
| Massachusetts | 17,570 | 1.05 | $75,070 | $48,740 | $104,950 | +21% | 30% |
| Michigan | 22,090 | 1.09 | $56,240 | $38,150 | $84,940 | -9% | 25% |
| Minnesota | 15,320 | 1.13 | $63,630 | $47,840 | $95,220 | +3% | 24% |
| Mississippi | 3,830 | 0.71 | $52,230 | $35,220 | $82,490 | -16% | 23% |
| Missouri | 13,510 | 1.00 | $59,770 | $39,920 | $93,090 | -3% | 21% |
| Montana | 1,640 | 0.69 | $58,460 | $41,530 | $79,000 | -5% | 24% |
| Nebraska | 6,380 | 1.35 | $60,830 | $40,910 | $78,150 | -2% | 22% |
| Nevada | 6,560 | 0.92 | $57,870 | $40,150 | $91,150 | -6% | 35% |
| New Hampshire | 3,910 | 1.24 | $60,660 | $41,600 | $94,790 | -2% | 31% |
| New Jersey | 18,200 | 0.92 | $64,470 | $41,830 | $105,380 | +4% | 34% |
| New Mexico | 3,290 | 0.82 | $53,280 | $37,900 | $77,420 | -14% | 25% |
| New York | 39,100 | 0.88 | $72,560 | $46,620 | $109,340 | +17% | 27% |
| North Carolina | 23,100 | 1.01 | $60,120 | $38,270 | $97,210 | -3% | 27% |
| North Dakota | 1,400 | 0.71 | $61,310 | $45,310 | $92,430 | -1% | 19% |
| Ohio | 22,370 | 0.87 | $59,720 | $38,730 | $89,700 | -3% | 22% |
| Oklahoma | 9,600 | 1.22 | $52,040 | $35,410 | $83,530 | -16% | 24% |
| Oregon | 8,850 | 0.98 | $62,840 | $47,930 | $94,310 | +2% | 30% |
| Pennsylvania | 30,560 | 1.09 | $58,670 | $38,280 | $84,790 | -5% | 26% |
| Rhode Island | 1,780 | 0.77 | $62,510 | $47,340 | $94,040 | +1% | 27% |
| South Carolina | 9,880 | 0.93 | $52,080 | $35,490 | $85,760 | -16% | 29% |
| South Dakota | 1,240 | 0.59 | $48,260 | $37,720 | $64,550 | -22% | 25% |
| Tennessee | 11,920 | 0.79 | $55,990 | $38,500 | $80,780 | -9% | 28% |
| Texas | 72,030 | 1.11 | $59,490 | $38,690 | $90,140 | -4% | 30% |
| Utah | 11,120 | 1.39 | $61,110 | $43,010 | $95,420 | -1% | 31% |
| Vermont | 1,630 | 1.16 | $63,030 | $49,020 | $95,680 | +2% | 25% |
| Virginia | 20,910 | 1.10 | $65,040 | $44,990 | $101,560 | +5% | 30% |
| Washington | 21,860 | 1.33 | $75,220 | $48,710 | $128,470 | +22% | 29% |
| West Virginia | 2,250 | 0.69 | $55,350 | $38,180 | $87,430 | -11% | 19% |
| Wisconsin | 12,400 | 0.91 | $58,810 | $43,260 | $82,100 | -5% | 23% |
| Wyoming | 790 | 0.61 | $65,100 | $39,640 | $89,440 | +5% | 18% |
Location quotient above 1 means the occupation is more concentrated in the state than in the nation. "n/a" means BLS suppressed the figure. Rent uses the state median gross rent (ACS).
The 60 highest-paying metropolitan areas among those with at least 300 jobs in this occupation.
| Metropolitan area ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Median pay ⇅ | Entry (10th pct.) ⇅ | Top (90th pct.) ⇅ | Location quotient ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 13,820 | $106,040 | $66,510 | $134,630 | 2.77 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,790 | $93,590 | $59,310 | $135,690 | 1.11 |
| Carson City, NV | 560 | $93,560 | $57,710 | $131,210 | 3.81 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10,770 | $89,440 | $58,910 | $130,440 | 0.98 |
| Vallejo, CA | 330 | $81,280 | $52,770 | $122,750 | 0.50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 960 | $80,520 | $57,280 | $102,770 | 1.04 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 15,030 | $78,330 | $50,010 | $131,570 | 1.56 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 2,460 | $78,070 | $49,640 | $107,200 | 1.32 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 18,510 | $77,860 | $50,390 | $120,190 | 1.28 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 13,580 | $77,850 | $49,990 | $107,110 | 1.09 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 520 | $76,900 | $58,380 | $101,960 | 0.55 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 36,580 | $75,690 | $47,600 | $117,080 | 0.84 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 9,960 | $75,480 | $49,870 | $122,270 | 1.34 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 20,660 | $75,070 | $49,560 | $110,150 | 0.71 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,710 | $74,380 | $48,200 | $124,660 | 1.93 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 5,260 | $74,020 | $49,660 | $102,870 | 0.74 |
| Salinas, CA | 340 | $73,540 | $50,290 | $101,040 | 0.40 |
| New Haven, CT | 1,150 | $73,210 | $47,460 | $103,190 | 0.89 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3,540 | $72,140 | $47,400 | $102,250 | 0.45 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1,180 | $71,920 | $45,680 | $102,690 | 1.07 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2,090 | $71,750 | $46,390 | $133,000 | 1.32 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 860 | $71,620 | $48,920 | $98,230 | 0.58 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 770 | $71,490 | $45,350 | $105,720 | 0.99 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 870 | $70,110 | $45,630 | $104,120 | 0.70 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 550 | $69,070 | $49,300 | $100,620 | 0.41 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 500 | $68,330 | $47,720 | $131,950 | 0.84 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 750 | $67,500 | $45,140 | $105,530 | 1.25 |
| Modesto, CA | 360 | $66,390 | $49,800 | $96,890 | 0.40 |
| Bend, OR | 410 | $66,240 | $50,650 | $86,410 | 0.81 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 5,630 | $65,880 | $50,220 | $96,030 | 1.01 |
| Rochester, MN | 420 | $65,200 | $47,130 | $94,210 | 0.75 |
| Greeley, CO | 440 | $65,140 | $43,670 | $124,130 | 0.81 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 950 | $65,070 | $53,490 | $96,330 | 1.71 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 11,190 | $64,890 | $48,800 | $97,350 | 1.24 |
| Anchorage, AK | 550 | $64,720 | $46,980 | $82,040 | 0.67 |
| Bismarck, ND | 300 | $64,390 | $45,070 | $100,940 | 0.91 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 740 | $64,250 | $44,990 | $98,270 | 1.00 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 390 | $63,960 | $45,080 | $93,120 | 0.89 |
| Springfield, MA | 610 | $63,960 | $43,040 | $96,600 | 0.66 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 3,450 | $63,930 | $41,720 | $98,700 | 1.25 |
| Ames, IA | 350 | $63,830 | $47,060 | $100,560 | 1.35 |
| State College, PA | 420 | $63,790 | $39,600 | $77,050 | 1.31 |
| Visalia, CA | 330 | $63,590 | $42,470 | $95,060 | 0.42 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 410 | $63,530 | $45,610 | $96,000 | 0.77 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 990 | $63,460 | $45,540 | $92,450 | 0.84 |
| Fresno, CA | 1,190 | $63,370 | $47,520 | $99,440 | 0.54 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 780 | $62,980 | $47,560 | $95,020 | 0.50 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 5,080 | $62,950 | $37,680 | $97,030 | 0.81 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 340 | $62,920 | $41,870 | $102,190 | 1.10 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1,060 | $62,810 | $44,720 | $97,380 | 0.76 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 520 | $62,710 | $42,170 | $100,050 | 0.89 |
| Columbus, OH | 4,960 | $62,540 | $41,000 | $103,110 | 0.97 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1,390 | $62,540 | $50,330 | $81,670 | 1.04 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 5,320 | $62,460 | $39,370 | $99,640 | 1.55 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2,290 | $62,410 | $46,850 | $93,600 | 0.70 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 6,110 | $62,410 | $44,660 | $95,250 | 1.60 |
| Bellingham, WA | 360 | $62,400 | $47,650 | $95,260 | 0.85 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 14,310 | $62,310 | $45,050 | $97,370 | 1.31 |
| Worcester, MA | 1,150 | $62,280 | $42,830 | $96,620 | 0.71 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12,850 | $62,210 | $42,560 | $96,450 | 0.96 |
The median is $61,860 a year ($29.74 an hour); the lowest-paid tenth earn under $40,980 and the highest-paid tenth over $100,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
717,190 in May 2025, and BLS projects -3.5% growth to 2035.
The typical entry education is: Some college, no degree (BLS).
District of Columbia, with a median of $80,950 (among states with published figures).