SOC 15-1232 · Jacksonville, NC metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Jacksonville, NC

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Jacksonville, North Carolina is $53,860 a year ($25.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,770: half of the 150 people in this job in the Jacksonville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$53,860average per year

$25.89 / hourMedian $49,770Take-home ≈ $43,816

  • $31K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-21%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 15North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,090 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Jacksonville earn between $42,050 and $60,910.

  • $31K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,860$4,488$25.89
Median$49,770$4,148$23.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,050$3,504$20.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,910$5,076$29.28

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $53,860, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $43,816 a year, or $3,651 a month and $1,685 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 Jacksonville a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.1), so the average $53,860 buys what about $58,489 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($40,230). A typical home costs $293,312, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other North Carolina cities

Jacksonville ranks 13th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($79,840).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in North Carolina

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 Jacksonville: questions

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

$25.89 an hour on average, and $23.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,816 a year ($3,651 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,860.

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

The average here is 21% 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 Jacksonville, NC (27340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.8%.
  • 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 0.61, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.61).

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