SOC 15-1232 · Johnstown, PA metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Johnstown, PA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is $51,870 a year ($24.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,020: half of the 190 people in this job in the Johnstown, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$51,870average per year

$24.94 / hourMedian $48,020Take-home ≈ $42,265

  • $30K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#16 of 16Pennsylvania metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Johnstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,820 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Johnstown earn between $38,630 and $59,890.

  • $30K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,870$4,322$24.94
Median$48,020$4,002$23.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,630$3,219$18.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,890$4,991$28.79

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Johnstown

On the average salary of $51,870, a single filer in Johnstown takes home about $42,265 a year, or $3,522 a month and $1,626 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 (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Johnstown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $51,870 buys what about $60,364 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Johnstown ($44,110). A typical home costs $107,146, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Johnstown ranks 16th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($66,780).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Pennsylvania

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 Johnstown: questions

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

$24.94 an hour on average, and $23.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,265 a year ($3,522 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,870. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 24% 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 Johnstown, PA (27780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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