Computer Network Support Specialists · SOC 15-1231

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer Network Support Specialistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer network support specialists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (5 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 290 metro areas

Computer Network Support Specialists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,130	1,080	1.0
2	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$104,690	130	0.3
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$104,610	2,320	1.1
4	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$102,980	4,910	3.6
5	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$102,980	50	0.5
6	Anchorage, AK	$102,330	180	1.0
7	Asheville, NC	$101,650	Not published	Not published
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$101,600	2,370	1.0
9	Lexington Park, MD	$100,750	120	1.7
10	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$98,210	240	0.9
11	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$94,230	50	0.3
12	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$92,770	250	1.9
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$92,400	5,100	1.6
14	Madison, WI	$90,400	460	1.1
15	Greeley, CO	$89,390	50	0.4
16	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$89,050	140	0.6
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$88,950	1,700	0.6
18	New Haven, CT	$88,780	100	0.4
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$88,670	100	0.5
20	Tulsa, OK	$88,540	580	1.3
21	Springfield, MA	$87,570	70	0.4
22	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$86,930	6,330	0.7
23	Fayetteville, NC	$86,370	220	1.7
24	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$85,790	2,010	1.8
25	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$85,780	170	1.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Computer Network Support Specialists overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.