SOC 15-1232 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Detroit, MI

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Detroit, Michigan is $62,350 a year ($29.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,040: half of the 9,240 people in this job in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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).

$62,350average per year

$29.98 / hourMedian $59,040Take-home ≈ $48,518

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

9,240people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 15Michigan metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Detroit

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,410 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Detroit earn between $47,310 and $75,540.

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $93K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,350$5,196$29.98
Median$59,040$4,920$28.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,310$3,942$22.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,540$6,295$36.32

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Detroit

On the average salary of $62,350, a single filer in Detroit takes home about $48,518 a year, or $4,043 a month and $1,866 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).

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

Prices in the Detroit area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $62,350 buys what about $62,165 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Detroit ($52,080). A typical home costs $269,080, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Michigan cities

Detroit ranks 2nd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($67,760).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Michigan

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 Detroit: questions

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

$29.98 an hour on average, and $28.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,518 a year ($4,043 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,350. Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Detroit 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (19820). 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 (2025 rules). Includes Detroit's local income tax (2.4%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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