IT Support Specialist salary
What a it support specialist actually earns, from 454 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see it support specialist pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An it support specialist earns a blended US median near 80,178 dollars, with the typical middle running from 57,097 dollars to 117,594 dollars. The official OEWS median is 60,340 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 15 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 8% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is systems administrator, at 67 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open it support specialist roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Help Desk IT Support SpecialistUmpisa Inc · Pasig, Pasig, National Capital Region, PhilippinesRemoteJul 22
- Junior Help Desk AnalystWork Force Nexus · Australia,RemoteJul 22
- Manager, IT SupportAnthropic · New York City, NY$230kJul 22
- Technical Support Engineer 3Twilio · Remote - IrelandRemoteJul 22
- AI Support Engineer, Biosciences - San FranciscoOpenAI · San Francisco$180k–$260kRemoteJul 22
- Help Desk TechnicianReplit · Foster City, CA$93k–$120kRemoteJul 22
By country
- United States$57,097 – $117,594 · median $80,178
- United Kingdom$41,675 – $57,135 · median $48,919
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- District of Columbiamedian $76,880
- Californiamedian $76,870
- Massachusettsmedian $75,670
- Washingtonmedian $68,640
- Coloradomedian $66,270
- New Jerseymedian $65,810
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Quick answers
How much does an it support specialist make?
The blended US median is about 80,178 dollars, with a typical range from 57,097 dollars to 117,594 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 60,340 dollars.
Is it support specialist a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 8% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an it support specialist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is systems administrator, at 67 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1232. Live corpus 454 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.