SOC 15-1232 · Boise City, ID metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Boise, Idaho is $62,550 a year ($30.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,340: half of the 1,960 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$62,550average per year

$30.07 / hourMedian $58,340Take-home ≈ $50,232

  • $41K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,960people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 6Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,230 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Boise earn between $48,770 and $75,240.

  • $41K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,550$5,212$30.07
Median$58,340$4,862$28.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,770$4,064$23.45
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,240$6,270$36.17

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $62,550, a single filer in Boise takes home about $50,232 a year, or $4,186 a month and $1,932 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $62,550 buys what about $63,573 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 2nd of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Idaho Falls pays the most ($64,220).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Idaho

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 Boise: questions

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

$30.07 an hour on average, and $28.05 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,232 a year ($4,186 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,550. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

The average here is 9% 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 Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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