Best Cities for Computer User Support Specialistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where computer user support specialistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.26	$93,590	$77,862	40%
2	CaliforniaState	1.16	$79,570	$71,879	34%
3	District of ColumbiaState	1.14	$80,950	$70,822	31%
4	WashingtonState	1.13	$75,220	$70,103	30%
5	WyomingState	1.13	$65,100	$70,000	18%
6	MassachusettsState	1.12	$75,070	$69,189	36%
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.12	$77,860	$69,025	31%
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$77,850	$68,590	39%
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$78,330	$68,530	34%
10	ColoradoState	1.10	$71,900	$68,216	31%
11	MissouriState	1.09	$59,770	$67,460	21%
12	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$62,540	$66,888	25%
13	IowaState	1.07	$58,810	$65,930	19%
14	NebraskaState	1.07	$60,830	$66,481	21%
15	North DakotaState	1.07	$61,310	$66,210	19%
16	OhioState	1.07	$59,720	$66,062	21%
17	KentuckyState	1.06	$57,850	$65,367	20%
18	West VirginiaState	1.06	$55,350	$65,736	18%
19	ConnecticutState	1.05	$70,210	$65,251	27%
20	GeorgiaState	1.05	$60,440	$64,711	28%
21	MinnesotaState	1.05	$63,630	$64,929	24%
22	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$59,040	$64,737	25%
23	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.05	$60,210	$64,881	26%
24	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.05	$64,890	$65,216	27%
25	New YorkState	1.04	$72,560	$64,498	31%
26	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$62,110	$64,163	31%
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.04	$75,070	$64,438	36%
28	North CarolinaState	1.03	$60,120	$63,686	26%
29	WisconsinState	1.03	$58,810	$63,716	22%
30	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.03	$59,010	$63,795	24%
31	VirginiaState	1.02	$65,040	$62,841	29%
32	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.02	$60,220	$62,860	30%
33	IndianaState	1.01	$56,510	$62,442	22%
34	KansasState	1.01	$56,150	$62,389	22%
35	Rhode IslandState	1.01	$62,510	$62,199	29%
36	TexasState	1.01	$59,490	$62,228	28%
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$60,710	$62,459	31%
38	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.01	$57,400	$62,391	27%
39	MississippiState	1.00	$52,230	$61,592	21%
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.00	$61,050	$61,980	34%
41	DelawareState	0.99	$62,160	$61,545	26%
42	IdahoState	0.99	$59,170	$61,316	24%
43	IllinoisState	0.99	$59,860	$61,458	26%
44	MaineState	0.99	$60,890	$61,012	26%
45	OregonState	0.99	$62,840	$61,010	30%
46	TennesseeState	0.99	$55,990	$61,191	27%
47	UtahState	0.99	$61,110	$60,988	29%
48	VermontState	0.99	$63,030	$61,493	27%
49	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.99	$58,960	$61,289	32%
50	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$65,880	$61,113	33%
51	AlaskaState	0.98	$63,110	$60,508	26%
52	ArizonaState	0.98	$61,410	$60,862	29%
53	MichiganState	0.98	$56,240	$60,932	24%
54	MontanaState	0.98	$58,460	$60,643	23%
55	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$58,670	$60,485	27%
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$62,210	$60,106	31%
57	MarylandState	0.96	$64,750	$59,295	31%
58	New JerseyState	0.96	$64,470	$59,256	33%
59	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$62,950	$59,499	32%
60	OklahomaState	0.95	$52,040	$58,802	22%
61	FloridaState	0.94	$58,740	$57,872	35%
62	LouisianaState	0.94	$52,440	$58,202	24%
63	New MexicoState	0.94	$53,280	$57,913	24%
64	NevadaState	0.93	$57,870	$57,754	30%
65	New HampshireState	0.93	$60,660	$57,226	31%
66	AlabamaState	0.92	$49,630	$56,980	23%
67	South CarolinaState	0.92	$52,080	$56,609	29%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.90	$60,500	$55,760	40%
69	ArkansasState	0.87	$46,360	$53,720	23%
70	South DakotaState	0.86	$48,260	$53,150	24%
71	HawaiiState	0.83	$56,760	$51,600	50%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).