Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of support specialist salary by state for the United States:
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New York has the highest support specialist salary of $53,126
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Maine has the lowest support specialist salary of $31,481
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The national average salary for support specialists is $40,782
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The national hourly pay for support specialists is $19.61
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do support specialists get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for support specialist by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for support specialists after this adjustment? That would be New York.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for support specialist salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Support Specialists By State
| Rank | State | Average Support Specialist Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | New York | $53,126 | $31,000 | $88,000 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $52,824 | $31,000 | $88,000 |
| 3 | California | $51,825 | $32,000 | $81,000 |
| 4 | Delaware | $51,496 | $31,000 | $85,000 |
| 5 | Maryland | $49,263 | $30,000 | $80,000 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $48,429 | $30,000 | $75,000 |
| 7 | Virginia | $47,827 | $29,000 | $77,000 |
| 8 | Illinois | $45,460 | $30,000 | $67,000 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $45,184 | $27,000 | $75,000 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $44,995 | $27,000 | $72,000 |
| 11 | Texas | $44,762 | $27,000 | $71,000 |
| 12 | Georgia | $44,594 | $27,000 | $71,000 |
| 13 | Nevada | $43,771 | $28,000 | $68,000 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $43,217 | $28,000 | $65,000 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $43,069 | $26,000 | $71,000 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $42,090 | $25,000 | $69,000 |
| 17 | Alabama | $41,979 | $26,000 | $67,000 |
| 18 | Arizona | $41,759 | $26,000 | $65,000 |
| 19 | Florida | $41,310 | $25,000 | $67,000 |
| 20 | Ohio | $40,306 | $26,000 | $62,000 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $40,157 | $27,000 | $57,000 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $39,654 | $24,000 | $63,000 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $39,615 | $25,000 | $62,000 |
| 24 | Mississippi | $39,484 | $24,000 | $62,000 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $39,021 | $26,000 | $57,000 |
| 26 | Michigan | $38,957 | $25,000 | $59,000 |
| 27 | Washington | $38,793 | $27,000 | $54,000 |
| 28 | Colorado | $38,667 | $26,000 | $55,000 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $38,069 | $23,000 | $60,000 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $37,936 | $28,000 | $50,000 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $37,935 | $24,000 | $59,000 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $37,805 | $23,000 | $61,000 |
| 33 | Indiana | $37,485 | $24,000 | $56,000 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $37,216 | $26,000 | $51,000 |
| 35 | Oregon | $36,988 | $25,000 | $53,000 |
| 36 | Utah | $36,370 | $25,000 | $52,000 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $36,229 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| 38 | Kansas | $36,006 | $24,000 | $53,000 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $35,978 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $35,697 | $23,000 | $54,000 |
| 41 | Iowa | $35,231 | $24,000 | $50,000 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $34,522 | $22,000 | $53,000 |
| 43 | Vermont | $34,463 | $22,000 | $52,000 |
| 44 | Idaho | $34,318 | $24,000 | $48,000 |
| 45 | Missouri | $34,138 | $22,000 | $50,000 |
| 46 | Montana | $32,807 | $24,000 | $43,000 |
| 47 | Alaska | $32,804 | $28,000 | $38,000 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $32,728 | $24,000 | $43,000 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | $32,664 | $20,000 | $51,000 |
| 50 | Maine | $31,481 | $21,000 | $46,000 |
Methodology: Support Specialist Salary By State
To better understand support specialist pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for support specialists by state.
We took the average annual salary data for support specialists from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for support specialists.
Support Specialist Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for support specialists?
The highest-paid state for support specialists is New York with an average salary of $53,126 per year.
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What city pays support specialists the most?
New York, NY pays support specialists the most with an average salary of $53,773 per year.
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What is the worst state for support specialists?
The worst state for support specialists is Maine with an average salary of $31,481 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
