What are the main factors that influence a Network Support Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Network Support Specialist's salary?

A Network Support Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Network Control Technician I (0-2 years)earns $67,865, a Network Support Specialist (2-4 years)earns $81,158, a Network Control Technician III (4-7 years)earns $102,736, a Network Control Technician IV (7+ years)earns $120,366, a Network Control Center Supervisor (7+ years)earns $117,784,

What are the highest paying states for a Network Support Specialist?

Network Support Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Network Support Specialist roles are District of Columbia $90,184, California $89,842, Massachusetts $88,644. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Network Support Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Network Support Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Network Engineering - Specialist: $133,790; Computer Network Support Specialists: $124,253; Network Specialist: $114,002; Network Support: $105,218; IT Network Support Specialist: $81,951.

How do different companies affect a Network Support Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Network Support Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Network Support Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Network Support Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Network Support Specialist in the United States is $81,452 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Network Support Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,103
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,523 to $85,457
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,393

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Network Support Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,457	$7,121	$1,643	$41
Average	$81,452	$6,788	$1,566	$39
25th Percentile	$72,523	$6,044	$1,395	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Network Support Specialist Salaries

A Network Support Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Network Support Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Support Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,865
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,158
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $102,736
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,366
Expert (over 8 years): $117,784

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Network C... Level Network Support Specialist	$67,865
Network S... Level Network Support Specialist	$81,158
Network C... Level Network Support Specialist	$102,736
Network C... Level Network Support Specialist	$120,366
Network C... Level Network Support Specialist	$117,784

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How Do Network Support Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Network Support Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,184.
California: $89,842.
Massachusetts: $88,644.

District of Columbia $90,184 California $89,842 Massachusetts $88,644 Washington $88,319 New Jersey $88,286 Alaska $88,172 Connecticut $87,048 New York $86,592

Hawaii $85,134 Rhode Island $84,450 Maryland $83,985 Minnesota $83,350 Colorado $83,106 Illinois $83,024 Oregon $82,715 Delaware $82,487

New Hampshire $82,343 Virginia $82,022 Pennsylvania $81,086 Nevada $80,613 North Dakota $80,458 Michigan $80,214 Wisconsin $80,124 Vermont $79,945

Texas $79,448 Maine $79,416 Arizona $79,367 Ohio $79,310 Georgia $78,561 Indiana $78,186 Wyoming $78,113 Utah $77,999

Iowa $77,950 Kansas $77,559 Louisiana $77,445 North Carolina $77,404 Missouri $77,388 Florida $77,070 Montana $76,899 Nebraska $76,736

Kentucky $76,646 South Carolina $76,321 Tennessee $76,117 Idaho $76,036 New Mexico $75,441 Oklahoma $75,311 Alabama $74,830 South Dakota $74,024

Arkansas $73,584 West Virginia $73,348 Mississippi $72,639

Top Paying Cities for Network Support Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $102,736
San Francisco: $101,726
Oakland: $99,469

San Jose, CA $102,736

San Francisco, CA $101,726

Oakland, CA $99,469

New York, NY $94,395

Queens Village, NY $93,784

Paramus, NJ $93,132

Passaic, NJ $93,051

Bergenfield, NJ $92,969

Stamford, CT $92,847

Huntington, NY $92,766

Newark, NJ $92,236

Bridgeport, CT $92,073

New Brunswick, NJ $91,805

Vallejo, CA $91,634

Middlesex, NJ $91,585

Somerset, NJ $91,511

Petaluma, CA $91,324

Santa Cruz, CA $91,006

Boston, MA $90,844

Monterey, CA $90,436

Fairbanks, AK $90,379

Los Angeles, CA $90,224

Washington, DC $90,184

Seattle, WA $90,037

Santa Rosa, CA $90,021

Juneau, AK $89,785

Orange, CA $89,516

Anchorage, AK $89,369

Anaheim, CA $89,312

Santa Ana, CA $89,190

Nassau, NY $89,141

Long Beach, CA $89,109

Danbury, CT $89,084

Santa Maria, CA $88,807

Everett, WA $88,791

Bremerton, WA $88,392

Trenton, NJ $88,237

Sacramento, CA $88,204

San Diego, CA $88,164

Brockton, MA $88,131

Tacoma, WA $88,099

Santa Barbara, CA $87,985

Lowell, MA $87,659

New Suffolk, NY $87,626

Nashua, NH $87,528

Lompoc, CA $87,398

Ventura, CA $87,317

Stockton, CA $87,292

New Haven, CT $87,129

Atlantic City, NJ $86,918

Hartford, CT $86,738

Modesto, CA $86,698

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,518

New Britain, CT $86,478

Olympia, WA $86,364

Kennewick, WA $86,364

New London, CT $86,347

Norwich, CT $86,323

Lawrence, MA $86,282

Bakersfield, CA $86,054

Riverside, CA $85,940

New Bedford, MA $85,940

Richland, WA $85,859

Portsmouth, NH $85,793

Vineland, NJ $85,777

San Bernardino, CA $85,712

Boulder, CO $85,484

Worcester, MA $85,419

Portland, OR $85,346

Saint Paul, MN $85,248

Minneapolis, MN $85,248

Philadelphia, PA $85,134

Honolulu, HI $84,702

Springfield, MA $84,417

Providence, RI $84,409

Chicago, IL $84,173

Bellingham, WA $84,075

Baltimore, MD $83,985

Chico, CA $83,782

Wilmington, DE $83,643

Pittsfield, MA $83,562

Manchester, NH $83,407

Spokane, WA $83,049

Denver, CO $83,040

Albany, NY $82,658

Troy, NY $82,625

Schenectady, NY $82,454

Burlington, VT $82,275

Portland, ME $81,990

Salem, OR $81,925

Yakima, WA $81,908

Ann Arbor, MI $81,884

Rochester, MN $81,656

Fresno, CA $81,615

Reno, NV $81,615

Milwaukee, WI $81,542

Detroit, MI $81,460

Allentown, PA $81,436

Carson City, NV $81,428

Houston, TX $81,305

Colorado Springs, CO $81,297

Syracuse, NY $81,257

Eugene, OR $81,102

Bismarck, ND $81,004

Gary, IN $81,004

Galveston, TX $81,004

Springfield, OR $80,939

Medford, OR $80,743

Fort Collins, CO $80,711

Austin, TX $80,646

Mesa, AZ $80,475

Phoenix, AZ $80,458

Dallas, TX $80,434

Reading, PA $80,385

Saint Cloud, MN $80,352

Concord, NH $80,279

Madison, WI $80,247

Utica, NY $80,027

Raleigh, NC $79,962

Las Vegas, NV $79,953

Rochester, NY $79,896

Des Moines, IA $79,888

Atlanta, GA $79,758

Battle Creek, MI $79,733

Salt Lake City, UT $79,709

Lancaster, PA $79,587

Champaign, IL $79,571

Harrisburg, PA $79,473

Durham, NC $79,400

Kansas City, MO $79,391

Kansas City, KS $79,375

Fort Worth, TX $79,367

Boca Raton, FL $79,334

Cleveland, OH $79,326

Columbus, OH $79,310

Pittsburgh, PA $79,302

Richmond, VA $79,269

Indianapolis, IN $79,253

Cincinnati, OH $79,147

Petersburg, VA $79,025

Billings, MT $78,846

Lansing, MI $78,846

Huntsville, AL $78,846

Lebanon, PA $78,837

Dayton, OH $78,829

Pueblo, CO $78,829

Appleton, WI $78,805

Buffalo, NY $78,772

Racine, WI $78,732

Charlotte, NC $78,723

Saint Louis, MO $78,699

Springfield, IL $78,666

Elkhart, IN $78,650

York, PA $78,650

Gastonia, NC $78,642

Benton Harbor, MI $78,642

Beaumont, TX $78,593

Lorain, OH $78,577

Toledo, OH $78,544

Binghamton, NY $78,504

Rock Hill, SC $78,495

Rockford, IL $78,455

Fargo, ND $78,414

Elyria, OH $78,414

Flagstaff, AZ $78,357

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,308

Miami, FL $78,259

Duluth, MN $78,129

Bangor, ME $78,023

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,933

Louisville, KY $77,893

Grand Rapids, MI $77,876

Hialeah, FL $77,868

Casper, WY $77,754

Scranton, PA $77,656

New Orleans, LA $77,632

Virginia Beach, VA $77,624

Akron, OH $77,583

Peoria, IL $77,477

Sarasota, FL $77,461

Green Bay, WI $77,404

Baton Rouge, LA $77,363

Charleston, SC $77,347

Nashville, TN $77,322

Jamestown, NY $77,306

Davenport, IA $77,306

Tucson, AZ $77,265

Cheyenne, WY $77,241

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,217

Tampa, FL $77,200

Omaha, NE $77,184

Port Arthur, TX $77,151

Evansville, IN $77,151

Bradenton, FL $77,119

Santa Fe, NM $76,972

Orlando, FL $76,891

Clearwater, FL $76,801

Canton, OH $76,630

La Crosse, WI $76,630

Grand Forks, ND $76,606

Albuquerque, NM $76,581

Tulsa, OK $76,581

Newport News, VA $76,573

High Point, NC $76,549

Ogden, UT $76,516

Corpus Christi, TX $76,451

Laramie, WY $76,402

Norfolk, VA $76,402

Rock Island, IL $76,353

Saginaw, MI $76,337

Jacksonville, FL $76,329

Salisbury, NC $76,312

Memphis, TN $76,296

Moline, IL $76,255

Fort Myers, FL $76,231

Waterloo, IA $76,125

Spartanburg, SC $76,044

Lincoln, NE $76,003

Fort Wayne, IN $75,987

Birmingham, AL $75,897

Cedar Falls, IA $75,881

Provo, UT $75,873

Springfield, OH $75,864

San Antonio, TX $75,848

Greensboro, NC $75,816

South Bend, IN $75,807

Winston Salem, NC $75,799

Boise, ID $75,775

Savannah, GA $75,718

Muskegon, MI $75,571

Lima, OH $75,474

Lake Charles, LA $75,441

Anderson, IN $75,425

Lexington, KY $75,400

Augusta, GA $75,376

Greenville, SC $75,376

Wichita, KS $75,302

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,302

Columbia, SC $75,229

Bloomington, IN $75,026

Roanoke, VA $74,977

Asheville, NC $74,871

Knoxville, TN $74,732

Shreveport, LA $74,724

Wilmington, NC $74,618

Frankfort, KY $74,464

Oklahoma City, OK $74,406

Chillicothe, OH $74,374

Longview, TX $74,366

Topeka, KS $74,341

Mobile, AL $74,219

Terre Haute, IN $74,187

Erie, PA $74,178

Altoona, PA $74,138

Melbourne, FL $74,113

Amarillo, TX $74,081

Killeen, TX $74,056

Fayetteville, AR $73,991

Sioux Falls, SD $73,934

Chattanooga, TN $73,885

Idaho Falls, ID $73,877

Gainesville, FL $73,706

Portsmouth, OH $73,665

Little Rock, AR $73,649

Lynchburg, VA $73,649

Lafayette, LA $73,616

Youngstown, OH $73,616

Temple, TX $73,584

Daytona Beach, FL $73,568

Clarksville, TN $73,559

Pensacola, FL $73,551

Hopkinsville, KY $73,307

Charleston, WV $73,299

Florence, SC $73,258

Sioux City, IA $73,209

Macon, GA $72,973

Tallahassee, FL $72,965

Fayetteville, NC $72,949

Waco, TX $72,932

Wichita Falls, TX $72,932

Pine Bluff, AR $72,900

Vincennes, IN $72,745

Lubbock, TX $72,712

Great Falls, MT $72,663

Alamogordo, NM $72,655

Abilene, TX $72,590

Rapid City, SD $72,484

Monroe, LA $72,484

Albany, GA $72,435

Huntington, WV $72,427

Jackson, MS $72,419

Greenville, MS $72,411

Parkersburg, WV $72,329

Montgomery, AL $72,313

Johnstown, PA $72,297

Springfield, MO $72,232

Biloxi, MS $72,191

Sumter, SC $72,020

Columbus, GA $72,012

Twin Falls, ID $71,963

Pascagoula, MS $71,857

Kingsport, TN $71,645

Gulfport, MS $71,621

Alexandria, LA $71,352

Fort Smith, AR $71,148

El Paso, TX $70,928

Helena, MT $70,823

Las Cruces, NM $70,562

Harlingen, TX $70,334

Pocatello, ID $70,261

Florence, AL $70,236

Brownsville, TX $70,220

Dothan, AL $70,090

Mcallen, TX $70,049

Columbus, MS $69,446

Altus, OK $69,071

Lawton, OK $68,917

Pierre, SD $68,623

What Skills Can Increase a Network Support Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 11.37% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
TCP/IP (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): TCP/IP is a data link protocol used on the internet to let computers and other devices send and receive data across networks.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	11.37%
TCP/IP	3.23%
Computer Science	1.47%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Network Support Specialist's salary.

Network Infrastructure: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
OSPF: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Network Infrastructure	$84,710	4%
Accountability	$84,710	4%
OSPF	$83,896	3%
Cisco	$83,896	3%
Initiative	$83,896	3%
Network Monitoring	$83,081	2%

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How Education impacts a Network Support Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Network Support Specialists enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Network Support Specialist with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $79,392 and $85,657).

Network Support Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Network Support Specialist

No Diploma 3.6%

High School 28.6%

Associates 25.0%

Bachelors 39.3%

Masters 3.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.6%
High School	28.6%
Associates	25.0%
Bachelors	39.3%
Masters	3.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Network Support Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Support Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$72,523

Average $81,452/year

$85,457

$6,044

Average $6,788/month

$7,121

$1,395

Average $1,566/week

$1,643

$35

Average $39/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,457	$7,121	$1,643	$41
Average	$81,452	$6,788	$1,566	$39
25th Percentile	$72,523	$6,044	$1,395	$35

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Salary Trends for Network Support Specialist

Salaries for a Network Support Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $85,824 in 2023 to around $86,157 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Network Support Specialist salary trends, .

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