SOC 15-1232 · Beckley, WV metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Beckley, WV

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Beckley, West Virginia is $62,150 a year ($29.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,570: half of the 110 people in this job in the Beckley, WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$62,150average per year

$29.88 / hourMedian $57,570Take-home ≈ $50,160

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-9%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,620 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Beckley earn between $49,300 and $77,480.

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,150$5,179$29.88
Median$57,570$4,798$27.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,300$4,108$23.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,480$6,457$37.25

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Beckley

On the average salary of $62,150, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $50,160 a year, or $4,180 a month and $1,929 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 Beckley a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $62,150 buys what about $70,330 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 1st of 7 West Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in West Virginia

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 Beckley: questions

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

$29.88 an hour on average, and $27.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,160 a year ($4,180 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,150.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Beckley, WV (13220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 0.53, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.53).

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