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Average Computer User Support Specialists Salary in New York

Computer User Support Specialists in New York earn a median annual salary of $72,560, which is +17.3% compared to the national median. There are 39,100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New York (state).

$72,560
New York median annual wage
$35/hour median
+17.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $61,860
39,100
Local employment
4.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.88
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,620
25th
$56,510
Median
$72,560
75th
$91,150
90th
$109,340

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New York, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,234
Goods: 107.3%
Services: 134.4%
Rents: 122.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $80,950 Compare 3,140
California $79,570 Compare 74,490
Washington $75,220 Compare 21,860
Massachusetts $75,070 Compare 17,570
Colorado $71,900 Compare 16,740
Connecticut $70,210 Compare 9,300

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New York

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $492,040 2.09
Anesthesiologists $445,660 3.00
Radiologists $441,580 1.20
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $414,290 1.65
Surgeons, All Other $410,410 2.90
Pediatric Surgeons $378,110 1.18
Dermatologists $374,010 2.92
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $360,050 1.73

New York has salary data for 786 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Computer User Support Specialists in New York

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Computer User Support Specialists are projected to change by -3.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 40,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.