The average pay for an Application Support Specialist is $20.70 per hour.
The average pay for an Application Support Specialist is $56,272 per year.
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Job Description for Application Support Specialist
An application support specialist works in a company's information technology (IT) department to help end users with the operation and functionality of software applications purchased from their company. The specialist may work with individual end users or corporate accounts in professional applications.
Read More...- Provide expertise and technical knowledge about an application or suite of applications.
- Answer queries and resolve issues with software applications, and escalate or close tickets as necessary.
- Train users on specific applications and document creation.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair computer systems, including remote installations.
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Popular Skills for Application Support Specialist
Application Support Specialists seem to require a rather large skill set. Most notably, facility with System Administration, Project Management, and Microsoft SQL Server are correlated to pay that is significantly above average, leading to increases of 24 percent, 17 percent, and 13 percent, respectively. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Active Directory. It is often found that people who know Information Technology Support are also skilled in Systems Troubleshooting.
Pay by Experience Level for Application Support Specialist
Pay by Experience for an Application Support Specialist has a positive trend. An entry-level Application Support Specialist with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $48,000 based on 429 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. An Application Support Specialist with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $58,000 based on 201 salaries. An experienced Application Support Specialist which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $65,000 based on 147 salaries. An Application Support Specialist with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $73,000 based on 49 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
San Francisco is home to an above-average pay rate for Application Support Specialists, 47 percent higher than the national average. Application Support Specialists can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like New York (+31 percent), Richmond (+28 percent), Denver (+26 percent), and Atlanta (+24 percent). In Baton Rouge, salaries are 13 percent below the national average and represent the lowest-paying market. Employers pay around 13 percent less in Orlando and 11 percent less in Seattle, below-median salaries for those in this field.
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Job Satisfaction
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