SOC 15-1232 · Harrisonburg, VA metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Harrisonburg, Virginia is $59,730 a year ($28.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,310: half of the 190 people in this job in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

$59,730average per year

$28.72 / hourMedian $59,310Take-home ≈ $47,553

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

190people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#7 of 9Virginia metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Harrisonburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,640 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Harrisonburg earn between $46,940 and $65,790.

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,730$4,978$28.72
Median$59,310$4,942$28.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,940$3,912$22.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,790$5,482$31.63

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

Computer User Support Specialists pay in Harrisonburg vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Computer user support specialists in Harrisonburg earn 15% less than the Virginia average ($70,650) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($67,330). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $61,860.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Harrisonburg$59,730$59,310$38,780$85,640190
Virginia$70,650$65,040$44,990$101,56020,910
United States$67,330$61,860$40,980$100,540717,190

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Harrisonburg

On the average salary of $59,730, a single filer in Harrisonburg takes home about $47,553 a year, or $3,963 a month and $1,829 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Harrisonburg a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Harrisonburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.9), so the average $59,730 buys what about $62,945 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Harrisonburg ($46,110). A typical home costs $352,185, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Virginia cities

Harrisonburg ranks 7th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($67,250).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in 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 Harrisonburg: questions

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

$28.72 an hour on average, and $28.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,553 a year ($3,963 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,730.

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

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

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 Harrisonburg, VA (25500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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