SOC 15-1231 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Bloomington, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Support Specialists in Bloomington, IL is $68,840. The 10th percentile is $55,250 and the 90th percentile is $107,460. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$68,840

10th percentile
$55,250
25th percentile
$68,530
Median
$68,840
75th percentile
$85,340
90th percentile
$107,460
Mean
$77,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Network Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $55,250 and the 90th percentile is $107,460. The difference is $52,210, which is 75.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $68,530 to the 75th at $85,340, covers $16,810.

The mean annual wage is $77,940, which sits above the median of $68,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IL median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $76,220 for Computer Network Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,597, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Illinois median of $68,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Support Specialists at $73,597 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Support Specialists. Bloomington, IL ranks 14th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Champaign-Urbana, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $66,260 and employment of 300. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,475, against $73,597 here.
  • Decatur, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $48,510 and employment of 40. That median is 29.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,862, against $73,597 here.
  • Springfield, IL is 64 miles away, with a median of $64,670 and employment of 120. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,729, against $73,597 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Support Specialists accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IL (210 of 88,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.54 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Bloomington, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Support Specialists in Bloomington, IL is $68,840. The 10th percentile is $55,250 and the 90th percentile is $107,460. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Network Support Specialists?

The local median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $76,220.

What is Computer Network Support Specialists pay in Bloomington, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $68,840 is $73,597. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bloomington, IL compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Support Specialists?

Champaign-Urbana, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $66,260. Bloomington, IL ranks 14th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.