SOC 15-1232 · Bellingham, WA metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Bellingham, WA

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Bellingham, Washington is $68,080 a year ($32.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,400: half of the 360 people in this job in the Bellingham, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

$68,080average per year

$32.73 / hourMedian $62,400Take-home ≈ $56,724

  • $48K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $95K90th

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

360people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#7 of 11Washington metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,260 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Bellingham earn between $49,380 and $79,040.

  • $48K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $95K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,080$5,673$32.73
Median$62,400$5,200$30.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,380$4,115$23.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,040$6,587$38.00

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

Computer User Support Specialists pay in Bellingham vs. Washington and the U.S.

Computer user support specialists in Bellingham earn 15% less than the Washington average ($80,340) and about the same as the U.S. average ($67,330). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $61,860.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bellingham$68,080$62,400$47,650$95,260360
Washington$80,340$75,220$48,710$128,47021,860
United States$67,330$61,860$40,980$100,540717,190

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

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Bellingham

On the average salary of $68,080, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $56,724 a year, or $4,727 a month and $2,182 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Bellingham a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $68,080 buys what about $65,883 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 7th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($84,850).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for computer user support specialists

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,110).

Computer User Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in Bellingham: questions

How much do computer user support specialists make an hour in Bellingham?

$32.73 an hour on average, and $30.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer user support specialists salary in Bellingham?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer user support specialists take-home pay in Bellingham?

About $56,724 a year ($4,727 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,080. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Bellingham than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($67,330).

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 15-1232; area Bellingham, WA (13380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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