SOC 15-1232 · Fairbanks-College, AK metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Fairbanks, AK

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Fairbanks, Alaska is $68,130 a year ($32.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,970: half of the 100 people in this job in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$68,130average per year

$32.75 / hourMedian $62,970Take-home ≈ $56,759

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Alaska metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Fairbanks

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,510 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Fairbanks earn between $58,260 and $81,980.

  • $46K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,130$5,678$32.75
Median$62,970$5,248$30.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,260$4,855$28.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,980$6,832$39.41

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Fairbanks

On the average salary of $68,130, a single filer in Fairbanks takes home about $56,759 a year, or $4,730 a month and $2,183 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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

Prices in the Fairbanks area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $68,130 buys what about $66,012 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fairbanks ($61,810). A typical home costs $312,179, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Alaska cities

Fairbanks ranks 1st of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Alaska

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 Fairbanks: questions

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

$32.75 an hour on average, and $30.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $56,759 a year ($4,730 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,130. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

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 Fairbanks-College, AK (21820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.58, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.58).

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