SOC 15-1232 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer User Support Specialists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $77,850. The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th percentile is $107,110. Employment is 13,580.
Median annual wage
$77,850
- 10th percentile
- $49,990
- 25th percentile
- $61,620
- Median
- $77,850
- 75th percentile
- $94,380
- 90th percentile
- $107,110
- Mean
- $78,870
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer User Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th percentile is $107,110. The difference is $57,120, which is 73.4% 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 $61,620 to the 75th at $94,380, covers $32,760.
The mean annual wage is $78,870, which sits above the median of $77,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 25.8% higher than the national median of $61,860 for Computer User Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,906, which is 16.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $75,070.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer User Support Specialists at $71,906 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer User Support Specialists. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 21 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).).
- Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $61,880 and employment of 980. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,567, against $71,906 here.
- Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $62,280 and employment of 1,150. That median is 20% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,747, against $71,906 here.
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $62,410 and employment of 2,290. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,323, against $71,906 here.
Employment share
Computer User Support Specialists accounts for 0.50% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (13,580 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.46% of employment (717,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Computer User 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 User Support Specialists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $77,850. The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th percentile is $107,110. Employment is 13,580.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer User Support Specialists?
The local median is 25.8% higher than the national median of $61,860.
What is Computer User Support Specialists pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,850 is $71,906. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Computer User Support Specialists?
Manchester-Nashua, NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $61,880. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.