SOC 15-1232 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Dallas, Texas is $63,030 a year ($30.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,710: half of the 22,600 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$63,030average per year

$30.30 / hourMedian $60,710Take-home ≈ $52,825

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

22,600people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 26Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,460 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Dallas earn between $48,830 and $74,590.

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,030$5,252$30.30
Median$60,710$5,059$29.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,830$4,069$23.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,590$6,216$35.86

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $63,030, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $52,825 a year, or $4,402 a month and $2,032 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 Dallas a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $63,030 buys what about $61,141 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 4th 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 Dallas: questions

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

$30.30 an hour on average, and $29.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,825 a year ($4,402 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,030. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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