SOC 15-1232 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $59,570 a year ($28.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,920: half of the 390 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$59,570average per year

$28.64 / hourMedian $57,920Take-home ≈ $47,759

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,690 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Kalamazoo earn between $47,160 and $67,600.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,570$4,964$28.64
Median$57,920$4,827$27.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,160$3,930$22.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,600$5,633$32.50

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $59,570, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $47,759 a year, or $3,980 a month and $1,837 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $59,570 buys what about $62,811 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 6th 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 Kalamazoo: questions

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

$28.64 an hour on average, and $27.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,759 a year ($3,980 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,570.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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