SOC 15-1231 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

Computer Network Support Specialists Salary in Houston, TX

The average salary for computer network support specialists in Houston, Texas is $76,560 a year ($36.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,140: half of the 1,990 people in this job in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,870).

$76,560average per year

$36.81 / hourMedian $74,140Take-home ≈ $62,690

  • $50K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,990people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#5 of 19Texas metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Network Support Specialists pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,990 or more. The middle half of computer network support specialists in Houston earn between $55,060 and $92,030.

  • $50K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,560$6,380$36.81
Median$74,140$6,178$35.64
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,060$4,588$26.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,030$7,669$44.25

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Network Support Specialists pay in Houston vs. Texas and the U.S.

Computer network support specialists in Houston earn about the same as the Texas average ($74,760) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($81,870). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $76,220.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Houston$76,560$74,140$49,600$104,9901,990
Texas$74,760$66,780$45,440$110,5709,930
United States$81,870$76,220$47,120$127,780146,190

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Network Support Specialists salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $76,560, a single filer in Houston takes home about $62,690 a year, or $5,224 a month and $2,411 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Houston a good place for computer network support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $76,560 buys what about $77,624 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 5th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($81,730).

All Computer Network Support Specialists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for computer network support specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,940).

Computer Network Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer Network Support Specialists salary in Houston: questions

How much do computer network support specialists make an hour in Houston?

$36.81 an hour on average, and $35.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer network support specialists salary in Houston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer network support specialists take-home pay in Houston?

About $62,690 a year ($5,224 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,560. Texas has no state income tax.

Do computer network support specialists earn more in Houston than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,870).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1231; area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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