SOC 15-1232 · Lincoln, NE metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Lincoln, NE

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Lincoln, Nebraska is $58,460 a year ($28.10 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,010: half of the 1,160 people in this job in the Lincoln, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$58,460average per year

$28.10 / hourMedian $56,010Take-home ≈ $47,372

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,160people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Nebraska metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,500 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Lincoln earn between $47,390 and $64,290.

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,460$4,872$28.11
Median$56,010$4,668$26.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,390$3,949$22.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,290$5,358$30.91

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $58,460, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $47,372 a year, or $3,948 a month and $1,822 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $58,460 buys what about $63,834 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($62,200).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Nebraska

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 Lincoln: questions

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

$28.10 an hour on average, and $26.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,372 a year ($3,948 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,460.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Lincoln, NE (30700). 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 1.37, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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