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

How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Support Specialists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $94,230. The 10th percentile is $59,310 and the 90th percentile is $114,320. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$94,230

10th percentile
$59,310
25th percentile
$73,700
Median
$94,230
75th percentile
$111,460
90th percentile
$114,320
Mean
$91,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Network Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $59,310 and the 90th percentile is $114,320. The difference is $55,010, which is 58.4% 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 $73,700 to the 75th at $111,460, covers $37,760.

The mean annual wage is $91,970, which sits below the median of $94,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 23.6% higher than the national median of $76,220 for Computer Network Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,440, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $81,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Support Specialists at $94,440 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. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 3rd 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).).

  • New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $88,780 and employment of 100. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,909, against $94,440 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $104,690 and employment of 130. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,966, against $94,440 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $77,260 and employment of 440. That median is 18% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,195, against $94,440 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Support Specialists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (50 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.33 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT · Computer Network Support Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Network Support Specialists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $94,230. The 10th percentile is $59,310 and the 90th percentile is $114,320. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 23.6% higher than the national median of $76,220.

What is Computer Network Support Specialists pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $94,230 is $94,440. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Waterbury-Shelton, CT compare with nearby metros for Computer Network Support Specialists?

New Haven, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $88,780. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 3rd of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.