SOC 15-1232 · Abilene, TX metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Abilene, Texas is $53,800 a year ($25.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,150: half of the 290 people in this job in the Abilene, TX 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).

$53,800average per year

$25.86 / hourMedian $52,150Take-home ≈ $45,408

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

290people in this job
-21%vs U.S. metro average
#17 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,420 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Abilene earn between $41,910 and $59,910.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,800$4,483$25.87
Median$52,150$4,346$25.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,910$3,492$20.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,910$4,992$28.80

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Abilene

On the average salary of $53,800, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $45,408 a year, or $3,784 a month and $1,746 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $53,800 buys what about $59,537 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Texas cities

Abilene ranks 17th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($66,060).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Texas

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 Abilene: questions

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

$25.86 an hour on average, and $25.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,408 a year ($3,784 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,800. Texas has no state income tax.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Abilene 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 Abilene, TX (10180). 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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