IT support specialist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level IT support specialist earnings begin at:

$34.82 per hour

$72,420 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level IT support specialist earnings begin at:

$27.61 per hour

$57,420 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level IT support specialist earnings begin at:

$21.56 per hour

$44,850 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level IT support specialist earnings begin at:

$16.75 per hour

$34,840 per year

10th percentile

Starting level IT support specialist earnings begin at:

$13.31 per hour

$27,690 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

IT support specialist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $66,390
New Jersey $65,201
Massachusetts $60,240
Connecticut $58,230
Colorado $56,700
Washington $56,650
Alaska $56,274
New York $56,010
Delaware $55,860
California $55,000
Virginia $55,000
Minnesota $53,770
Rhode Island $53,480
Maryland $52,700
North Carolina $52,510
Oregon $50,790
Michigan $50,640
New Hampshire $50,330
Texas $50,000
Georgia $49,830
Maine $49,780
Wisconsin $48,990
North Dakota $48,830
Vermont $48,740
Nevada $48,470
Wyoming $48,380
Ohio $47,140
Nebraska $47,050
Idaho $46,042
Utah $45,890
Tennessee $45,730
Louisiana $45,710
Kansas $45,360
Kentucky $45,025
Florida $45,000
South Carolina $44,870
Missouri $44,850
Virgin Islands, U.S. $44,490
Montana $44,180
Mississippi $44,070
Oklahoma $44,050
Hawaii $43,952
West Virginia $43,130
Pennsylvania $42,672
Alabama $42,129
Iowa $41,082
Indiana $40,116
Illinois $40,029
New Mexico $39,970
Arkansas $38,546
South Dakota $37,330
Arizona $36,831
Guam $32,650
Puerto Rico $28,410

How do IT support specialist salaries compare to similar careers?

IT support specialists earn about the same as related careers in Missouri. On average, they make less than technical writers but more than desktop publishers.

Career Median Salary
Technical writer salary $56K
Drafter salary $50K
Graphic designer salary $48K
Remote sensing technician salary $47K
Audio engineer salary $42K
Computer repair technician salary $45K
IT support specialist salary $45K
Broadcast engineer salary $33K
Audio visual technician salary $41K
Desktop publisher salary $38K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)