How much do Computer User Support Specialists make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

Percentile spread

For Computer User Support Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $39,610 and the 90th percentile is $80,160. The difference is $40,550, which is 79.4% 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 $44,990 to the 75th at $64,610, covers $19,620.

The mean annual wage is $57,500, which sits above the median of $51,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $61,860 for Computer User Support Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,583, which is 15% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13% lower than the Florida median of $58,740.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer User Support Specialists at $52,583 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer User Support Specialists. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 15th of 18 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $54,430 and employment of 7,470. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,669, against $52,583 here.
• Sebring, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $43,740 and employment of 110. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,302, against $52,583 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $61,050 and employment of 7,410. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,511, against $52,583 here.

Employment share

Computer User Support Specialists accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (840 of 265,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.46% of employment (717,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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.