SOC 15-1232 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer User Support Specialists make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $75,480. The 10th percentile is $49,870 and the 90th percentile is $122,270. Employment is 9,960.

Median annual wage

$75,480

10th percentile
$49,870
25th percentile
$60,650
Median
$75,480
75th percentile
$94,510
90th percentile
$122,270
Mean
$80,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Computer User Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $49,870 and the 90th percentile is $122,270. The difference is $72,400, which is 95.9% 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 $60,650 to the 75th at $94,510, covers $33,860.

The mean annual wage is $80,060, which sits above the median of $75,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 22% higher than the national median of $61,860 for Computer User Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,354, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the Colorado median of $71,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer User Support Specialists at $71,354 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer User Support Specialists. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $59,930 and employment of 2,350. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,509, against $71,354 here.
  • Boulder, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $74,380 and employment of 1,710. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,702, against $71,354 here.
  • Greeley, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $65,140 and employment of 440. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,026, against $71,354 here.

Employment share

Computer User Support Specialists accounts for 0.62% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (9,960 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.46% of employment (717,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer User Support Specialists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $75,480. The 10th percentile is $49,870 and the 90th percentile is $122,270. Employment is 9,960.

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

The local median is 22% higher than the national median of $61,860.

What is Computer User Support Specialists pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,480 is $71,354. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Computer User Support Specialists?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $59,930. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.