Average Salary for Computer Network Support Specialists
SOC 15-1152 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Computer Network Support Specialists in the United States is $62,770 ($30.18/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,270 at the 10th percentile to $105,770 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 181,360 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 1.5% since 2014.
Median Annual
$62,770
Mean Annual
$68,050
10th Pct
$38,270
75th Pct
$82,290
Employment
181,360
Salary Distribution
$38k
10th
$48k
25th
$63k
Median
$82k
75th
$106k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Danbury, CT | $86,240 |
| Savannah, GA | $86,200 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $85,970 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $83,150 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $82,470 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $81,910 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $81,810 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $81,570 |
| Visalia, CA | $81,550 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | $80,070 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $79,740 |
| Monroe, MI | $78,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $77,840 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $77,430 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,220 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $84,130 |
| New Jersey | $81,150 |
| Connecticut | $79,430 |
| Massachusetts | $78,090 |
| New York | $74,540 |
| Washington | $74,380 |
| California | $71,550 |
| Colorado | $69,980 |
| Texas | $69,190 |
| Maryland | $69,170 |
| Georgia | $68,530 |
| Wisconsin | $66,500 |
| Virginia | $66,070 |
| North Dakota | $62,630 |
| New Hampshire | $62,590 |
| Maine | $62,300 |
| Illinois | $61,970 |
| Wyoming | $61,530 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,270 |
| North Carolina | $60,820 |
| Hawaii | $60,510 |
| Oklahoma | $59,970 |
| Indiana | $59,850 |
| Minnesota | $59,610 |
| Utah | $58,210 |
| Oregon | $57,950 |
| Nevada | $57,900 |
| New Mexico | $57,500 |
| Ohio | $57,400 |
| Michigan | $57,150 |
| Alaska | $56,490 |
| Delaware | $56,400 |
| Alabama | $56,160 |
| Kentucky | $55,820 |
| Tennessee | $55,540 |
| Florida | $55,270 |
| Iowa | $54,040 |
| Arizona | $53,540 |
| Rhode Island | $53,320 |
| Louisiana | $52,700 |
| West Virginia | $52,380 |
| Nebraska | $52,320 |
| Missouri | $50,980 |
| South Carolina | $50,140 |
| Mississippi | $48,560 |
| Vermont | $47,820 |
| Montana | $47,570 |
| Kansas | $46,980 |
| South Dakota | $46,380 |
| Idaho | $44,360 |
| Arkansas | $41,950 |
| Guam | $36,070 |
| Puerto Rico | $33,020 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Computer Network Support Specialists broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $87,390 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $83,800 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $81,400 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $81,400 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $80,920 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $80,920 |
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | $78,980 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $78,440 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $78,420 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $78,420 |
| Postal Service (federal government) | $77,870 |
| Federal government, including the US Postal Service | $77,870 |
| Postal Service (federal government) | $77,870 |
| Utilities | $77,700 |
| Utilities | $77,700 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $77,280 |
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation | $76,360 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $76,230 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $74,770 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | $74,590 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $74,330 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $72,190 |
| Other Information Services | $72,060 |
| Other Information Services | $72,060 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $72,010 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $71,910 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $71,400 |
| Telecommunications | $70,980 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores | $70,790 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores | $70,790 |
| Rail Transportation | $70,340 |
| Rail Transportation | $70,340 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $69,980 |
| Software Publishers | $69,830 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $69,540 |
| Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | $69,300 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | $69,160 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $69,150 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $69,110 |
| Information | $69,080 |
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) | $68,950 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $68,780 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $68,780 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | $68,460 |
| Engineering Services | $68,350 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $68,210 |
| Specialized Design Services | $67,980 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | $67,650 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $67,440 |
| Machine Shops | $67,400 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $67,320 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $67,260 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $67,200 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $67,060 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $66,820 |
| Legal Services | $66,700 |
| Television Broadcasting | $66,680 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $66,600 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $66,590 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $66,590 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | $66,520 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $66,300 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $66,020 |
| Special Food Services | $65,840 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $65,810 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $65,810 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $65,700 |
| Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | $65,700 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $65,690 |
| Metal Ore Mining | $65,630 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $65,310 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $65,310 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $65,300 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $65,180 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $64,870 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $64,370 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $64,360 |
| Testing Laboratories | $64,040 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $63,960 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $63,870 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $63,820 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $63,600 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $63,550 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $63,530 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $63,530 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $63,510 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $63,480 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $63,440 |
| Finance and Insurance | $63,400 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $63,300 |
| Construction of Buildings | $63,210 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $63,060 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting | $63,040 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $62,940 |
| Foundries | $62,910 |
| Newspaper Publishers | $62,870 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $62,860 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $62,750 |
| Offices of Dentists | $62,710 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $62,650 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $62,630 |
| Other Support Services | $62,580 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $62,560 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $62,520 |
| Residential Building Construction | $62,500 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $62,450 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $62,400 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $62,240 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $62,220 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $62,040 |
| Manufacturing | $62,040 |
| Real Estate | $61,960 |
| Wholesale Trade | $61,960 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $61,930 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $61,870 |
| Utility System Construction | $61,820 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $61,810 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $61,790 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $61,710 |
| Spectator Sports | $61,680 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $61,590 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $61,580 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $61,550 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $61,550 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $61,550 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $61,550 |
| Insurance Carriers | $61,520 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $61,470 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | $61,470 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $61,460 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $61,390 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $61,360 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $61,350 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $61,290 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $61,090 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $60,980 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $60,790 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $60,600 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $60,410 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $60,260 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $60,160 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) | $60,090 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $60,010 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $59,980 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $59,970 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $59,900 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $59,900 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $59,870 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $59,810 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $59,790 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $59,680 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $59,640 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $59,540 |
| Construction | $59,130 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $59,110 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $59,010 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $59,000 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $58,960 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $58,910 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $58,880 |
| Air Transportation | $58,880 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $58,870 |
| Security Systems Services | $58,860 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $58,720 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $58,670 |
| Employment Services | $58,640 |
| Hospitals | $58,590 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $58,580 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $58,580 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $58,560 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $58,460 |
| Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | $58,420 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $58,410 |
| Educational Services | $58,390 |
| Facilities Support Services | $58,330 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $58,320 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $58,310 |
| Child Day Care Services | $58,270 |
| Religious Organizations | $58,250 |
| Educational Services | $58,180 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Stores | $58,110 |
| Office Administrative Services | $58,070 |
| Food Manufacturing | $58,040 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $58,000 |
| Temporary Help Services | $57,810 |
| Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores | $57,740 |
| Furniture Stores | $57,690 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $57,690 |
| Direct Selling Establishments | $57,610 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $57,470 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $57,470 |
| Truck Transportation | $57,460 |
| Nonstore Retailers | $57,340 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $57,330 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $57,330 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $57,320 |
| Retail Trade | $57,310 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $57,160 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $57,140 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $57,130 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $57,100 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $57,000 |
| Home Health Care Services | $56,970 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $56,930 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores | $56,880 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $56,780 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $56,750 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $56,670 |
| Sporting Goods Stores | $56,540 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $56,510 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $56,430 |
| Offices of Physicians | $56,310 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $56,280 |
| Food and Beverage Stores | $56,240 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) | $56,220 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $56,170 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $55,770 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $55,770 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $55,680 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $55,680 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $55,640 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $55,620 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $55,570 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $55,570 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) | $55,480 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $55,240 |
| Educational Support Services | $55,220 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $55,120 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores | $55,100 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $55,080 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $54,830 |
| Automobile Dealers | $54,150 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $54,030 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $53,200 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $53,170 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $53,010 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $52,940 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $52,910 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $52,810 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $52,770 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $52,760 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $52,650 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $52,530 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $52,510 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $51,960 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $51,780 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $51,730 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $51,720 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $51,670 |
| Junior Colleges | $51,420 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $51,340 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $50,940 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $50,880 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $50,590 |
| Business Support Services | $50,250 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $50,240 |
| Gambling Industries | $50,180 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $49,790 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $49,530 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | $49,490 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $49,280 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) | $49,170 |
| Other Personal Services | $48,110 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $47,660 |
| Accommodation | $47,610 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $47,200 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $46,980 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $46,810 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $45,960 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $44,870 |
| Casino Hotels | $44,780 |
| Social Assistance | $42,680 |
| Individual and Family Services | $38,840 |
| Textile Product Mills | $37,440 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $36,280 |
| Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance | $31,830 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $62,770 |
| 2017 | $62,340 |
| 2016 | $62,670 |
| 2015 | $62,250 |
| 2014 | $61,830 |