Occupation · SOC 15-1231
Computer Network Support Specialists Salary
Computer Network Support Specialists earn a median of $76,220 a year in the United States, which is $36.64 an hour. The mean is $81,870, and 146,190 people are employed in the occupation.
The full pay range
A single average hides most of what a reader wants to know. BLS publishes the whole distribution, so here it is: each row is the annual salary at that point in the pay range for computer network support specialists.
Annual salary by percentile May 2025
| Percentile | Annual salary | Typically |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,120 | entry level, or a lower-paying region |
| 25th percentile | $58,240 | early career |
| Median (50th) | $76,220 | half earn more, half earn less |
| 75th percentile | $98,750 | experienced |
| 90th percentile | $127,780 | top of the field |
Common questions
How much do computer network support specialists make?
The median salary for computer network support specialists in the United States is $76,220 a year, which is $36.64 an hour. The mean is $81,870. Median and mean differ because a small number of very high earners pull the mean upward, so the median is the better answer to what the job typically pays.
What is the highest salary for a computer network support specialist?
The highest-paid 10 percent of computer network support specialists earn $127,780 or more. That is the highest figure the survey publishes for this occupation; there is no reported maximum, and individual earnings above it are not broken out.
How many people work as computer network support specialists in the US?
146,190, as of the May 2025 release. That covers wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments and excludes the self-employed, who are not surveyed.
How much do computer network support specialists make a month?
About $6,352 a month before tax, which is the published annual median of $76,220 divided by twelve. BLS publishes annual and hourly wages rather than monthly, so treat this as arithmetic on the annual figure, not a separate measurement.
Do computer network support specialists make $100,000 a year?
Some do. The best-paid 10 percent earn $127,780 or more, while the typical figure is $76,220. Six figures in this occupation is the top of the field, not the middle.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure above is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 15-1231. Nothing here is interpolated or averaged by this site. The survey covers wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments and excludes the self-employed. See how to read these figures for what that means in practice.