What are the main factors that influence an Application Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Application Specialist's salary?

An Application Specialist's salary grows with experience: an Applications Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $55,637, an Applications Support Technician II (1-3 years)earns $68,243, an Application Specialist (3-5 years)earns $90,120, an Applications Programming Supervisor (5+ years)earns $134,759, an Applications Programming Manager (5+ years)earns $152,481,

What are the highest paying states for an Application Specialist?

Application Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Application Specialist roles are District of Columbia $100,631, California $100,249, Massachusetts $98,913. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Application Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Application Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Application Development Specialist: $144,886; Application Developer Specialist: $143,386; Technical Application Specialist: $124,063; Field Application Specialist: $124,063; Business Application Specialist: $124,063.

How do different companies affect an Application Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Application Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Application Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does an Application Specialist make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Application Specialist in the United States is $90,888 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, an Application Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,521
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,079 to $99,070
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,059

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Application Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,070	$8,256	$1,905	$48
Average	$90,888	$7,574	$1,748	$44
25th Percentile	$82,079	$6,840	$1,578	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Application Specialist Salaries

An Application Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,637
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,243
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,120
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,759
Expert (over 8 years): $152,481

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$55,637
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$68,243
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$90,120
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$134,759
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$152,481

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How Do Application Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,631.
California: $100,249.
Massachusetts: $98,913.

District of Columbia $100,631 California $100,249 Massachusetts $98,913 Washington $98,549 New Jersey $98,513 Alaska $98,386 Connecticut $97,131 New York $96,623

Hawaii $94,996 Rhode Island $94,232 Maryland $93,714 Minnesota $93,005 Colorado $92,733 Illinois $92,642 Oregon $92,296 Delaware $92,042

New Hampshire $91,882 Virginia $91,524 Pennsylvania $90,479 Nevada $89,951 North Dakota $89,779 Michigan $89,506 Wisconsin $89,406 Vermont $89,206

Texas $88,652 Maine $88,615 Arizona $88,561 Ohio $88,497 Georgia $87,661 Indiana $87,243 Wyoming $87,161 Utah $87,034

Iowa $86,979 Kansas $86,543 Louisiana $86,416 North Carolina $86,370 Missouri $86,352 Florida $85,998 Montana $85,807 Nebraska $85,625

Kentucky $85,525 South Carolina $85,162 Tennessee $84,934 Idaho $84,843 New Mexico $84,180 Oklahoma $84,035 Alabama $83,498 South Dakota $82,599

Arkansas $82,108 West Virginia $81,844 Mississippi $81,053

Top Paying Cities for Application Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $114,636
San Francisco: $113,509
Oakland: $110,992

San Jose, CA $114,636

San Francisco, CA $113,509

Oakland, CA $110,992

New York, NY $105,330

Queens Village, NY $104,648

Paramus, NJ $103,921

Passaic, NJ $103,830

Bergenfield, NJ $103,739

Stamford, CT $103,603

Huntington, NY $103,512

Newark, NJ $102,921

Bridgeport, CT $102,739

New Brunswick, NJ $102,439

Vallejo, CA $102,248

Middlesex, NJ $102,194

Somerset, NJ $102,112

Petaluma, CA $101,903

Santa Cruz, CA $101,549

Boston, MA $101,367

Monterey, CA $100,912

Fairbanks, AK $100,849

Los Angeles, CA $100,676

Washington, DC $100,631

Seattle, WA $100,467

Santa Rosa, CA $100,449

Juneau, AK $100,185

Orange, CA $99,885

Anchorage, AK $99,722

Anaheim, CA $99,658

Santa Ana, CA $99,522

Nassau, NY $99,467

Long Beach, CA $99,431

Danbury, CT $99,404

Santa Maria, CA $99,095

Everett, WA $99,076

Bremerton, WA $98,631

Trenton, NJ $98,458

Sacramento, CA $98,422

San Diego, CA $98,377

Brockton, MA $98,340

Tacoma, WA $98,304

Santa Barbara, CA $98,177

Lowell, MA $97,813

New Suffolk, NY $97,777

Nashua, NH $97,668

Lompoc, CA $97,522

Ventura, CA $97,431

Stockton, CA $97,404

New Haven, CT $97,222

Atlantic City, NJ $96,986

Hartford, CT $96,786

Modesto, CA $96,741

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,541

New Britain, CT $96,495

Kennewick, WA $96,368

Olympia, WA $96,368

New London, CT $96,350

Norwich, CT $96,323

Lawrence, MA $96,277

Bakersfield, CA $96,023

New Bedford, MA $95,895

Riverside, CA $95,895

Richland, WA $95,805

Portsmouth, NH $95,732

Vineland, NJ $95,714

San Bernardino, CA $95,641

Boulder, CO $95,386

Worcester, MA $95,314

Portland, OR $95,232

Saint Paul, MN $95,123

Minneapolis, MN $95,123

Philadelphia, PA $94,996

Honolulu, HI $94,514

Springfield, MA $94,196

Providence, RI $94,187

Chicago, IL $93,923

Bellingham, WA $93,814

Baltimore, MD $93,714

Chico, CA $93,487

Wilmington, DE $93,332

Pittsfield, MA $93,242

Manchester, NH $93,069

Spokane, WA $92,669

Denver, CO $92,660

Albany, NY $92,233

Troy, NY $92,196

Schenectady, NY $92,005

Burlington, VT $91,805

Portland, ME $91,487

Salem, OR $91,415

Yakima, WA $91,396

Ann Arbor, MI $91,369

Rochester, MN $91,115

Reno, NV $91,069

Fresno, CA $91,069

Milwaukee, WI $90,987

Detroit, MI $90,897

Allentown, PA $90,869

Carson City, NV $90,860

Houston, TX $90,724

Colorado Springs, CO $90,715

Syracuse, NY $90,669

Eugene, OR $90,497

Gary, IN $90,388

Bismarck, ND $90,388

Galveston, TX $90,388

Springfield, OR $90,315

Medford, OR $90,097

Fort Collins, CO $90,060

Austin, TX $89,988

Mesa, AZ $89,797

Phoenix, AZ $89,779

Dallas, TX $89,751

Reading, PA $89,697

Saint Cloud, MN $89,661

Concord, NH $89,579

Madison, WI $89,542

Utica, NY $89,297

Raleigh, NC $89,224

Las Vegas, NV $89,215

Rochester, NY $89,152

Des Moines, IA $89,142

Atlanta, GA $88,997

Battle Creek, MI $88,970

Salt Lake City, UT $88,943

Lancaster, PA $88,806

Champaign, IL $88,788

Harrisburg, PA $88,679

Durham, NC $88,597

Kansas City, MO $88,588

Kansas City, KS $88,570

Fort Worth, TX $88,561

Boca Raton, FL $88,524

Cleveland, OH $88,515

Columbus, OH $88,497

Pittsburgh, PA $88,488

Richmond, VA $88,452

Indianapolis, IN $88,434

Cincinnati, OH $88,315

Petersburg, VA $88,179

Lansing, MI $87,979

Billings, MT $87,979

Huntsville, AL $87,979

Lebanon, PA $87,970

Pueblo, CO $87,961

Dayton, OH $87,961

Appleton, WI $87,934

Buffalo, NY $87,897

Racine, WI $87,852

Charlotte, NC $87,843

Saint Louis, MO $87,816

Springfield, IL $87,779

York, PA $87,761

Elkhart, IN $87,761

Gastonia, NC $87,752

Benton Harbor, MI $87,752

Beaumont, TX $87,697

Lorain, OH $87,679

Toledo, OH $87,643

Binghamton, NY $87,597

Rock Hill, SC $87,588

Rockford, IL $87,543

Elyria, OH $87,497

Fargo, ND $87,497

Flagstaff, AZ $87,434

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,379

Miami, FL $87,325

Duluth, MN $87,179

Bangor, ME $87,061

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,961

Louisville, KY $86,916

Grand Rapids, MI $86,898

Hialeah, FL $86,888

Casper, WY $86,761

Scranton, PA $86,652

New Orleans, LA $86,625

Virginia Beach, VA $86,616

Akron, OH $86,570

Peoria, IL $86,452

Sarasota, FL $86,434

Green Bay, WI $86,370

Baton Rouge, LA $86,325

Charleston, SC $86,307

Nashville, TN $86,280

Jamestown, NY $86,261

Davenport, IA $86,261

Tucson, AZ $86,216

Cheyenne, WY $86,189

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,161

Tampa, FL $86,143

Omaha, NE $86,125

Evansville, IN $86,089

Port Arthur, TX $86,089

Bradenton, FL $86,052

Santa Fe, NM $85,889

Orlando, FL $85,798

Clearwater, FL $85,698

La Crosse, WI $85,507

Canton, OH $85,507

Grand Forks, ND $85,480

Tulsa, OK $85,452

Albuquerque, NM $85,452

Newport News, VA $85,443

High Point, NC $85,416

Ogden, UT $85,380

Corpus Christi, TX $85,307

Laramie, WY $85,252

Norfolk, VA $85,252

Rock Island, IL $85,198

Saginaw, MI $85,180

Jacksonville, FL $85,171

Salisbury, NC $85,153

Memphis, TN $85,134

Moline, IL $85,089

Fort Myers, FL $85,062

Waterloo, IA $84,943

Spartanburg, SC $84,853

Lincoln, NE $84,807

Fort Wayne, IN $84,789

Birmingham, AL $84,689

Cedar Falls, IA $84,671

Provo, UT $84,662

Springfield, OH $84,653

San Antonio, TX $84,634

Greensboro, NC $84,598

South Bend, IN $84,589

Winston Salem, NC $84,580

Boise, ID $84,553

Savannah, GA $84,489

Muskegon, MI $84,325

Lima, OH $84,216

Lake Charles, LA $84,180

Anderson, IN $84,162

Lexington, KY $84,135

Augusta, GA $84,107

Greenville, SC $84,107

Wichita, KS $84,026

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,026

Columbia, SC $83,944

Bloomington, IN $83,716

Roanoke, VA $83,662

Asheville, NC $83,544

Knoxville, TN $83,389

Shreveport, LA $83,380

Wilmington, NC $83,262

Frankfort, KY $83,089

Oklahoma City, OK $83,026

Chillicothe, OH $82,989

Longview, TX $82,980

Topeka, KS $82,953

Mobile, AL $82,817

Terre Haute, IN $82,780

Erie, PA $82,771

Altoona, PA $82,726

Melbourne, FL $82,699

Amarillo, TX $82,662

Killeen, TX $82,635

Fayetteville, AR $82,562

Sioux Falls, SD $82,499

Chattanooga, TN $82,444

Idaho Falls, ID $82,435

Gainesville, FL $82,244

Portsmouth, OH $82,199

Little Rock, AR $82,180

Lynchburg, VA $82,180

Youngstown, OH $82,144

Lafayette, LA $82,144

Temple, TX $82,108

Daytona Beach, FL $82,090

Clarksville, TN $82,081

Pensacola, FL $82,071

Hopkinsville, KY $81,799

Charleston, WV $81,790

Florence, SC $81,744

Sioux City, IA $81,690

Macon, GA $81,426

Tallahassee, FL $81,417

Fayetteville, NC $81,399

Wichita Falls, TX $81,381

Waco, TX $81,381

Pine Bluff, AR $81,344

Vincennes, IN $81,172

Lubbock, TX $81,135

Great Falls, MT $81,081

Alamogordo, NM $81,072

Abilene, TX $80,999

Rapid City, SD $80,881

Monroe, LA $80,881

Albany, GA $80,826

Huntington, WV $80,817

Jackson, MS $80,808

Greenville, MS $80,799

Parkersburg, WV $80,708

Montgomery, AL $80,690

Johnstown, PA $80,672

Springfield, MO $80,599

Biloxi, MS $80,554

Sumter, SC $80,363

Columbus, GA $80,354

Twin Falls, ID $80,299

Pascagoula, MS $80,181

Kingsport, TN $79,945

Gulfport, MS $79,917

Alexandria, LA $79,617

Fort Smith, AR $79,390

El Paso, TX $79,145

Helena, MT $79,027

Las Cruces, NM $78,736

Harlingen, TX $78,481

Pocatello, ID $78,400

Florence, AL $78,372

Brownsville, TX $78,354

Dothan, AL $78,209

Mcallen, TX $78,163

Columbus, MS $77,491

Altus, OK $77,073

Lawton, OK $76,900

Pierre, SD $76,573

What Skills Can Increase an Application Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 6.7% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Linux (Mentioned in 1.63% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.32% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	6.7%
Linux	1.63%
Microsoft Office	1.32%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Application Specialist's salary.

SQL: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Application Support: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SQL	$99,067	9%
Presentation	$98,159	8%
Application Support	$97,250	7%
Planning	$96,341	6%
Innovation	$96,341	6%
Computer Science	$94,523	4%

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How Education impacts an Application Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Application Specialists enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Application Specialist with a Associate's Degree is between $89,614 and $99,593).

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Typical Education for Application Specialist

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 11.8%

Associates 10.8%

Bachelors 47.3%

Masters 28.0%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	11.8%
Associates	10.8%
Bachelors	47.3%
Masters	28.0%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Application Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$82,079

Average $90,888/year

$99,070

$6,840

Average $7,574/month

$8,256

$1,578

Average $1,748/week

$1,905

$39

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,070	$8,256	$1,905	$48
Average	$90,888	$7,574	$1,748	$44
25th Percentile	$82,079	$6,840	$1,578	$39

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Salary Trends for Application Specialist

Salaries for an Application Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,358 in 2023 to around $69,286 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Application Specialist salary trends, .

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