System Support Specialist Salary in Houston, Texas

The average salary for a System Support Specialist in Houston, Texas is $57,251.

25%

$44k

MEDIAN

$57k

75%

$61k

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$44k - $61k

Bonus

$0 - $3k

Total Pay

$48k - $60k

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Job Description for System Support Specialist

System support specialists are responsible for all aspects of help desk support and technical assistance. They must address a wide variety of user issues, including software problems, hardware failures, and network issues. They are responsible for creating and maintaining user accounts and information. When a user submits a ticket or otherwise contacts the help desk, system support specialists track the ticket/issue and work to identify the problem using standard practices and their own experi…Read more

System Support Specialist Tasks

Design, develop, and test interfaces and upgrades to existing systems.
Monitor the system, set up automated alerts, and performance notifications to proactively address problems.
Train end users in access, security, use, and customization of programs and software.
Troubleshoot, upgrade, monitor, and diagnose application and system problems to enable ongoing business.
Respond to problems in workflow or unmet business needs with strategies and potential solutions.

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$57,251

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Pay Difference by Location

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San Francisco, California

▲26%

New York, New York

▲3%

Minneapolis, Minnesota

▼2%

Los Angeles, California

▼4%

Chicago, Illinois

▼17%

Austin, Texas

▼19%

Seattle, Washington

▼30%

Employees with System Support Specialist in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 26.5% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (3.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Seattle, Washington (30.2% less), Austin, Texas (18.8% less) and Chicago, Illinois (17.0% less).