How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Iowa City, IA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $55,820 and the 90th percentile is $91,200. The difference is $35,380, which is 53.1% 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 $66,680 to the 75th at $84,510, covers $17,830.

The mean annual wage is $73,410, which sits above the median of $66,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $76,220 for Computer Network Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,867, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Iowa median of $64,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Support Specialists at $72,867 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Support Specialists. Iowa City, IA ranks 8th of 16 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).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $60,450 and employment of 290. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,950, against $72,867 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $68,400 and employment of 190. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,786, against $72,867 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $69,060 and employment of 70. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,081, against $72,867 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Support Specialists accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (150 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.