SOC 15-1232 · Traverse City, MI metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Traverse City, MI

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Traverse City, Michigan is $58,860 a year ($28.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,520: half of the 240 people in this job in the Traverse City, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$58,860average per year

$28.30 / hourMedian $56,520Take-home ≈ $47,219

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 15Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Traverse City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,640 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Traverse City earn between $47,480 and $64,450.

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,860$4,905$28.30
Median$56,520$4,710$27.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,480$3,957$22.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,450$5,371$30.99

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Traverse City

On the average salary of $58,860, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $47,219 a year, or $3,935 a month and $1,816 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).

Advertisement

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

Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $58,860 buys what about $63,038 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $58,860 is worth in another city

Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Michigan cities

Traverse City ranks 9th 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

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Computer User Support Specialists in Traverse City, MI.

Computer User Support Specialists salary in Traverse City: questions

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

$28.30 an hour on average, and $27.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,219 a year ($3,935 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,860.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Traverse City than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% 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 Traverse City, MI (45900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.