SOC 15-1232 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Augusta, GA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Augusta, Georgia is $60,710 a year ($29.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,580: half of the 990 people in this job in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$60,710average per year

$29.19 / hourMedian $57,580Take-home ≈ $48,680

  • $37K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

990people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 14Georgia metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Augusta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,910 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Augusta earn between $48,390 and $76,590.

  • $37K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,710$5,059$29.19
Median$57,580$4,798$27.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,390$4,032$23.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,590$6,382$36.82

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Augusta

On the average salary of $60,710, a single filer in Augusta takes home about $48,680 a year, or $4,057 a month and $1,872 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SC$49,251$4,104
Working in GA$48,680$4,057

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

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

Prices in the Augusta area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $60,710 buys what about $66,059 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Augusta ($45,990). A typical home costs $253,524, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Georgia cities

Augusta ranks 7th 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 Augusta: questions

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

$29.19 an hour on average, and $27.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,680 a year ($4,057 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,710.

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

The average here is 11% less than 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (12260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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