SOC 15-1232 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Florence, Alabama is $52,880 a year ($25.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,120: half of the 110 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

$52,880average per year

$25.43 / hourMedian $49,120Take-home ≈ $42,473

  • $36K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $70K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

110people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#8 of 12Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,190 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Florence earn between $43,560 and $59,860.

  • $36K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $70K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,880$4,407$25.42
Median$49,120$4,093$23.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,560$3,630$20.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,860$4,988$28.78

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

Computer User Support Specialists pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Computer user support specialists in Florence earn about the same as the Alabama average ($53,100) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($67,330). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $61,860.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$52,880$49,120$35,550$70,190110
Alabama$53,100$49,630$35,320$75,7907,360
United States$67,330$61,860$40,980$100,540717,190

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $52,880, a single filer in Florence takes home about $42,473 a year, or $3,539 a month and $1,634 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $52,880 buys what about $62,346 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 8th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($63,480).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for computer user support specialists

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,110).

Computer User Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in Florence: questions

How much do computer user support specialists make an hour in Florence?

$25.43 an hour on average, and $23.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer user support specialists salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer user support specialists take-home pay in Florence?

About $42,473 a year ($3,539 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,880. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

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 15-1232; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.43, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.43).

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