How much do Computer Network Support Specialists make in Yakima, WA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Network Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $67,300 and the 90th percentile is $111,590. The difference is $44,290, which is 52.7% 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 $79,040 to the 75th at $96,740, covers $17,700.

The mean annual wage is $87,780, which sits above the median of $84,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Yakima, WA median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $76,220 for Computer Network Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,000, which is 15.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.4% lower than the Washington median of $101,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Network Support Specialists at $88,000 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Network Support Specialists. Yakima, WA ranks 4th of 9 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).).

• Kennewick-Richland, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $78,990 and employment of 40. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,928, against $88,000 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 88 miles away, with a median of $104,610 and employment of 2,320. That median is 24.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,130, against $88,000 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 102 miles away, with a median of $69,010 and employment of 1,400. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,461, against $88,000 here.

Employment share

Computer Network Support Specialists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Yakima, WA (40 of 97,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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.