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Senior Application Support Specialist salary

Average senior application support specialist salary

$100,040

$48.1 hourly rate

Entry-level senior application support specialist salary
$72,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a senior application support specialist make?

The average senior application support specialist salary in the United States is $100,040. Senior application support specialist salaries typically range between $72,000 and $137,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for senior application support specialists is $48.1 per hour.

Senior application support specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Senior application support specialists earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Where can a Senior Application Support Specialist earn more?

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Bothell, WA$62,541
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Senior Application Support Specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a senior application support specialist typically falls between $70,986 and $100,040.
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Average senior application support specialist salary by state

The highest-paying states for senior application support specialists are New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware. The lowest average senior application support specialist salary states are South Dakota, Idaho, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for senior application support specialists

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New Jersey$118,129$56.79
2Massachusetts$115,009$55.29
3Nevada$92,192$44.32
4California$100,634$48.38
5Arizona$102,632$49.34
6North Carolina$101,818$48.95
7Delaware$116,715$56.11
8Connecticut$118,104$56.78
9Michigan$89,138$42.85
10New Hampshire$105,872$50.90
11Rhode Island$97,012$46.64
12Louisiana$92,955$44.69
13District of Columbia$95,656$45.99
14Vermont$94,644$45.50
15Maine$94,690$45.52
16New York$108,376$52.10
17Maryland$96,739$46.51
18Texas$93,793$45.09
19Oregon$86,132$41.41
20Georgia$95,382$45.86
21Arkansas$78,425$37.70
22Alabama$82,883$39.85
23Virginia$84,822$40.78
24Pennsylvania$86,100$41.39
25South Carolina$79,143$38.05
26Mississippi$74,019$35.59
27New Mexico$72,660$34.93
28Florida$85,553$41.13
29Kansas$69,620$33.47
30Tennessee$83,724$40.25
31Missouri$70,756$34.02
32West Virginia$82,203$39.52
33Ohio$77,891$37.45
34Washington$63,141$30.36
35Oklahoma$63,328$30.45
36Kentucky$74,512$35.82
37South Dakota$57,366$27.58
38Illinois$74,151$35.65
39Utah$61,298$29.47
40Minnesota$69,138$33.24
41Hawaii$59,308$28.51
42Indiana$69,186$33.26
43North Dakota$57,772$27.77
44Wisconsin$64,644$31.08
45Iowa$60,253$28.97
46Montana$53,184$25.57
47Idaho$56,477$27.15
48Nebraska$50,824$24.43
49Colorado$59,119$28.42
50Wyoming$49,192$23.65
51Alaska$31,320$15.06
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Highest paying cities for senior application support specialists

The highest-paying cities for senior application support specialists are Jersey City, NJ, Marlborough, MA, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Jersey City, NJ$118,366$56.91
2Marlborough, MA$115,163$55.37
3New York, NY$108,695$52.26
4San Francisco, CA$108,627$52.22
5Phoenix, AZ$102,527$49.29
6Charlotte, NC$100,246$48.20
7Baltimore, MD$96,978$46.62
8Pasadena, TX$95,495$45.91
9Alpharetta, GA$95,342$45.84
10Troy, MI$90,579$43.55
11Orlando, FL$86,478$41.58
12Arlington, VA$85,505$41.11
13Pittsburgh, PA$83,117$39.96
14Westerville, OH$77,729$37.37
15Chicago, IL$74,830$35.98
16Saint Louis, MO$74,203$35.67
17Minneapolis, MN$69,121$33.23
18Bothell, WA$62,541$30.07

Senior Application Support Specialist salary details

A senior application support specialist's salary ranges from $72,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $137,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Senior Application Support Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a senior application support specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$137,000$11,417$66
75th Percentile$118,000$9,833$57
Average$100,040$8,337$48
25th Percentile$84,000$7,000$40
10th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35

Highest paying senior application support specialist jobs

The highest paying types of senior application support specialists are technical support senior engineer, senior support specialist, and senior information technology specialist.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Support Lead$86,816$7,235$41.7498,872
Application Consultant$95,522$7,960$45.9299,368
Application Support Analyst$92,078$7,673$44.27173,440

Top companies hiring senior application support specialists now:

  1. Citi Jobs (5)
  2. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jobs (3)
  3. FIS Jobs (4)
  4. SS&C Technologies Jobs (3)
  5. Dell Jobs (4)

Which companies pay senior application support specialists the most?

Senior application support specialist salaries at Royal Bank of Canada and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average senior application support specialist salary at companies like Tesla and Thomson Reuters are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Royal Bank of Canada$114,042$54.83
2Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group$109,037$52.42
3Tesla$108,893$52.35
4Thomson Reuters$107,854$51.85
5Barclays$104,553$50.27
6First Republic Bank$103,841$49.92
7JPMorgan Chase & Co.$103,640$49.83
8Sunovion Pharmaceuticals$102,781$49.41
9FIS$102,681$49.37
10SS&C Technologies$102,255$49.16
11Knowledge Management$97,892$47.06
12Amdocs$96,643$46.46
13Levi, Ray & Shoup$95,377$45.85
14Verizon Communications$95,046$45.70
15Walden University$95,010$45.68
16Idexcel$92,539$44.49
17Laureate Education, Inc.$92,404$44.42
18Atrium Health Floyd$92,125$44.29
19Northrop Grumman$90,737$43.62
20ACV Auctions$87,183$41.91

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Senior Application Support Specialist salary by industry

The average senior application support specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average senior application support specialist salary in the automotive industry is $98,760, the highest of any industry.
  • The average senior application support specialist salary in the finance industry is $98,397.
  • Senior application support specialists in the finance industry earn an average salary of $80,536, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for senior application support specialists

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Automotive$98,760$47.48
2Technology$98,397$47.31
3Professional$97,753$47.00
4Manufacturing$94,433$45.40
5Education$92,368$44.41
6Telecommunication$84,896$40.82
7Finance$80,536$38.72

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Senior Application Support Specialist salary trends

The average senior application support specialist salary has risen by $15,287 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average senior application support specialist earned $84,753 annually, but today, they earn $100,040 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for senior application support specialists over the last decade.

Compare senior application support specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average senior application support specialist salary over time

Compare senior application support specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Senior Application Support Specialist salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$100,000$48.10+3.3%
    2024$96,700$46.51+2.3%
    2023$94,600$45.46+1.5%
    2022$93,100$44.77+1.6%
    2021$91,600$44.04+1.6%

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