Pay varies with the worker’s skills and level of education. Pay also varies with the employer’s location and size.
Full-time computer network support specialists generally receive benefits. Common benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave.
                Computer network support specialists (SOC 15-1231)
  
  
            
    | Location | Pay Period |  | ||
| 25% | Median | 75% | ||
| Illinois | Hourly | $27.47 | $32.00 | $40.77 | 
| Yearly | $57,132 | $66,561 | $84,793 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $27.01 | $31.68 | $39.61 | 
| Yearly | $56,182 | $65,900 | $82,384 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $21.48 | $27.72 | $35.10 | 
| Yearly | $44,675 | $57,663 | $73,000 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | Hourly | $28.41 | $33.27 | $41.63 | 
| Yearly | $59,090 | $69,200 | $86,600 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $29.76 | $35.65 | $43.73 | 
| Yearly | $61,904 | $74,158 | $90,944 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.69 | $27.17 | $34.63 | 
| Yearly | $47,206 | $56,519 | $72,022 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $25.30 | $30.61 | $39.51 | 
| Yearly | $52,626 | $63,677 | $82,173 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $29.32 | $33.53 | $42.59 | 
| Yearly | $60,975 | $69,732 | $88,581 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $25.37 | $31.43 | $37.32 | 
| Yearly | $52,765 | $65,384 | $77,619 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $24.95 | $28.33 | $35.53 | 
| Yearly | $51,900 | $58,928 | $73,901 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.50 | $29.26 | $33.78 | 
| Yearly | $48,888 | $60,870 | $70,273 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $28.75 | $31.87 | $40.80 | 
| Yearly | $59,800 | $66,306 | $84,873 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.11 | $30.97 | $41.16 | 
| Yearly | $52,232 | $64,419 | $85,610 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.65 | $29.87 | $37.69 | 
| Yearly | $47,111 | $62,134 | $78,390 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $26.56 | $32.77 | $40.81 | 
| Yearly | $55,251 | $68,157 | $84,874 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.80 | $28.89 | $31.78 | 
| Yearly | $47,433 | $60,109 | $66,105 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $27.80 | $37.05 | $40.99 | 
| Yearly | $57,811 | $77,059 | $85,263 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $25.31 | $30.40 | $38.47 | 
| Yearly | $52,651 | $63,241 | $80,008 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $22.59 | $23.99 | $31.36 | 
| Yearly | $46,986 | $49,908 | $65,228 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $25.03 | $30.76 | $37.77 | 
| Yearly | $52,058 | $63,997 | $78,550 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $25.55 | $26.51 | $36.91 | 
| Yearly | $53,134 | $55,134 | $76,776 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $27.05 | $31.46 | $42.08 | 
| Yearly | $56,252 | $65,441 | $87,540 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.27 | $35.26 | $46.01 | 
| Yearly | $56,720 | $73,340 | $95,710 | |