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Computer User Support Specialists salary in Atlanta, GA

Computer User Support Specialists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area earn a median of $62,110 a year, an average of $69,560. About 15,980 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Computer User Support Specialists pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$62,110
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$69,560
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$39,700
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$101,820
Top of the range
People employed
15,980
In Atlanta metro area
Rent share of median wage
31.2%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Atlanta

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,617
per month, in Atlanta, GA
Income needed for median rent
$64,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median computer user support specialists wage
$62,110
4.0% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
31.2%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$81,938
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Atlanta area. Read the Atlanta, GA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Computer User Support Specialists pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Mesa, AZ
same
Median $62,310
Mean $67,370
Employed 14,310
Median $60,210
Mean $62,510
Employed 6,420
Omaha, NE
-2.0%
Median $60,870
Mean $62,200
Employed 3,030
Median $59,930
Mean $68,380
Employed 2,350
Median $106,040
Mean $103,110
Employed 13,820
Raleigh, NC
+0.6%
Median $62,460
Mean $67,510
Employed 5,320
Median $75,070
Mean $77,820
Employed 20,660
Median $59,650
Mean $62,310
Employed 2,430

See computer user support specialists pay in every covered city.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in Atlanta, GA: FAQ

How much do computer user support specialists make in Atlanta, GA?

The median salary for computer user support specialists in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area is $62,110 a year (about $30 an hour for full-time work). The average is $69,560, pulled up by the top earners.

Is $62,110 a good salary for computer user support specialists in Atlanta, GA?

It is below the $64,700 needed to keep the median rent of $1,617 a month at 30% of gross income: the median rent would take 31.2% of this wage.

What do the highest-paid computer user support specialists earn in Atlanta, GA?

The top 10% earn more than $101,820 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earn less than $39,700.

How many computer user support specialists work in Atlanta, GA?

About 15,980 people work in this occupation in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.