SOC 15-1232 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Kennewick, WA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Kennewick, Washington is $78,330 a year ($37.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $68,330: half of the 500 people in this job in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$78,330average per year

$37.66 / hourMedian $68,330Take-home ≈ $63,935

  • $48K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

500people in this job
+14%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 11Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Kennewick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,950 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Kennewick earn between $56,100 and $84,210.

  • $48K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $132K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,330$6,528$37.66
Median$68,330$5,694$32.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,100$4,675$26.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,210$7,018$40.49

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Kennewick

On the average salary of $78,330, a single filer in Kennewick takes home about $63,935 a year, or $5,328 a month and $2,459 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Kennewick area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $78,330 buys what about $78,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Kennewick ($57,290). A typical home costs $441,524, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Washington cities

Kennewick ranks 2nd of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($84,850).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Washington

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 Kennewick: questions

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

$37.66 an hour on average, and $32.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $63,935 a year ($5,328 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,330. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 14% more 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA (28420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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