SOC 15-1231 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro

Computer Network Support Specialists Salary in Santa Rosa, CA

The average salary for computer network support specialists in Santa Rosa, California is $81,730 a year ($39.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,450: half of the 190 people in this job in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,609).

$81,730average per year

$39.30 / hourMedian $78,450Take-home ≈ $62,818

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 22California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Network Support Specialists pay range in Santa Rosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,620 or more. The middle half of computer network support specialists in Santa Rosa earn between $50,190 and $109,230.

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $122K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$81,730$6,811$39.29
Median$78,450$6,538$37.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,190$4,182$24.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$109,230$9,102$52.51

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Network Support Specialists salary after taxes in Santa Rosa

On the average salary of $81,730, a single filer in Santa Rosa takes home about $62,818 a year, or $5,235 a month and $2,416 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Santa Rosa a good place for computer network support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Rosa area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 107.8), so the average $81,730 buys what about $75,828 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Rosa ($56,850). A typical home costs $796,761, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in other California cities

Santa Rosa ranks 11th of 22 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($135,940).

All Computer Network Support Specialists salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for computer network support specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,940).

Computer Network Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in Santa Rosa: questions

How much do computer network support specialists make an hour in Santa Rosa?

$39.30 an hour on average, and $37.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer network support specialists salary in Santa Rosa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer network support specialists take-home pay in Santa Rosa?

About $62,818 a year ($5,235 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,730. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do computer network support specialists earn more in Santa Rosa than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($83,609).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1231; area Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (42220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 18.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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