Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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LAN/WAN Support Specialists
LAN/WAN Support Specialists analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Computer Network Support Specialists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $40,620 to $50,730 per year or $20 to $24 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Computer Network Support Specialists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $53 | $110,450 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $41 | $85,930 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $31 | $65,450 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $24 | $50,730 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $20 | $40,620 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | $43 | $89,760 |
| WA | $43 | $89,080 |
| MA | $43 | $88,940 |
| VI | $38 | $79,800 |
| CT | $38 | $79,670 |
| NY | $38 | $79,080 |
| CO | $38 | $78,220 |
| DC | $37 | $77,600 |
| TX | $37 | $76,950 |
| MD | $37 | $76,040 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Computer Network Support Specialist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NJ might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid LAN/WAN Support Specialists are in the states of NJ, WA, MA, VI and CT.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $87550 | $42.09 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $85800 | $41.25 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $83490 | $40.14 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $83450 | $40.12 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $82940 | $39.88 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $82340 | $39.59 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $81600 | $39.23 |
| Other Information Services | $81540 | $39.20 |
| Software Publishers | $81340 | $39.10 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $78720 | $37.85 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $78350 | $37.67 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $78090 | $37.54 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $77820 | $37.41 |
| Telecommunications | $77510 | $37.27 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $77480 | $37.25 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $77300 | $37.16 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $77300 | $37.17 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $77000 | $37.02 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | $76350 | $36.71 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $75980 | $36.53 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | $75140 | $36.12 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $74980 | $36.05 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $74690 | $35.91 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $74620 | $35.87 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $74410 | $35.77 |
| Legal Services | $74300 | $35.72 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | $74190 | $35.67 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $74160 | $35.66 |
| Rail Transportation | $74140 | $35.65 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $74070 | $35.61 |
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