SOC 15-1232 · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Atlanta, GA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Atlanta, Georgia is $69,560 a year ($33.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,110: half of the 15,980 people in this job in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 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).

$69,560average per year

$33.44 / hourMedian $62,110Take-home ≈ $55,043

  • $40K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

15,980people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 14Georgia metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,820 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Atlanta earn between $49,640 and $80,260.

  • $40K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,560$5,797$33.44
Median$62,110$5,176$29.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,640$4,137$23.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,260$6,688$38.59

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $69,560, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $55,043 a year, or $4,587 a month and $2,117 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $69,560 buys what about $69,520 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 2nd of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Savannah pays the most ($69,680).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Georgia

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 Atlanta: questions

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

$33.44 an hour on average, and $29.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,043 a year ($4,587 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,560.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Atlanta 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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