What are the main factors that influence a 1st Line Support Engineer's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for 1st Line Support Engineer?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for 1st Line Support Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A 1st Line Support Engineer's salary?

A 1st Line Support Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,382 for beginners, reaching about $37,698 at mid-level, and approach $37,989 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a 1st Line Support Engineer?

1st Line Support Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 1st Line Support Engineer roles are District of Columbia $43,678, California $43,512, Massachusetts $42,932. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 1st Line Support Engineer roles make?

Salaries for 1st Line Support Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Power Line Maintenance Supervisor: $141,050; Transmission Line Engineer: $120,111; Transmission Line Design Engineer: $88,692; Dean of On-Line Learning: $80,600; 1st Assistant Engineer: $74,981.

1st Line Support Engineer Salary in Idaho

How much does a 1st Line Support Engineer make in Idaho? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 1st Line Support Engineer in Idaho is $36,826 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a 1st Line Support Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $44,825
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,619 to $41,013
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,700

10% $30,700

50% (Median) $36,826

90% $44,825

1st Line Support Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,013	$3,418	$789	$20
Average	$36,826	$3,069	$708	$18
25th Percentile	$33,619	$2,802	$647	$16

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Key Factors That Influence 1st Line Support Engineer Salaries

A 1st Line Support Engineer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects 1st Line Support Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 1st Line Support Engineer'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): $35,382
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,070
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $37,698
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $37,872
Expert (over 8 years): $37,989

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level 1st Line Support Engineer	less than 1 year	$35,382
Early Career Level 1st Line Support Engineer	1-2 years	$36,070
Mid-Level Level 1st Line Support Engineer	2-4 years	$37,698
Senior-Level Level 1st Line Support Engineer	5-8 years	$37,872
Expert Level 1st Line Support Engineer	over 8 years	$37,989

How Do 1st Line Support Engineer 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 1st Line Support Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,678.
California: $43,512.
Massachusetts: $42,932.

District of Columbia $43,678 California $43,512 Massachusetts $42,932 Washington $42,775 New Jersey $42,759 Alaska $42,704 Connecticut $42,159 New York $41,938

Hawaii $41,232 Rhode Island $40,901 Maryland $40,676 Minnesota $40,368 Colorado $40,250 Illinois $40,210 Oregon $40,060 Delaware $39,950

New Hampshire $39,881 Virginia $39,725 Pennsylvania $39,271 Nevada $39,043 North Dakota $38,968 Michigan $38,849 Wisconsin $38,806 Vermont $38,719

Texas $38,479 Maine $38,463 Arizona $38,439 Ohio $38,411 Georgia $38,049 Indiana $37,867 Wyoming $37,832 Utah $37,776

Iowa $37,753 Kansas $37,563 Louisiana $37,508 North Carolina $37,488 Missouri $37,480 Florida $37,327 Montana $37,244 Nebraska $37,165

Kentucky $37,122 South Carolina $36,964 Tennessee $36,865 Idaho $36,826 New Mexico $36,538 Oklahoma $36,475 Alabama $36,242 South Dakota $35,851

Arkansas $35,638 West Virginia $35,524 Mississippi $35,181

Top Paying Cities for 1st Line Support Engineer

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:

Pocatello: $34,068
Fort Hall: $34,192
Aberdeen: $34,771

Pocatello, ID $34,068

Fort Hall, ID $34,192

Aberdeen, ID $34,771

American Falls, ID $35,369

Arbon, ID $34,772

Arco, ID $35,709

Arimo, ID $34,690

Atomic City, ID $35,731

Bancroft, ID $34,900

Basalt, ID $35,662

Bern, ID $35,820

Blackfoot, ID $35,280

Bloomington, ID $35,901

Challis, ID $35,699

Clayton, ID $35,685

Clifton, ID $35,903

Cobalt, ID $35,632

Conda, ID $35,842

Dayton, ID $36,082

Dingle, ID $35,805

Downey, ID $35,568

Ellis, ID $35,725

Firth, ID $35,561

Franklin, ID $36,237

Geneva, ID $35,879

Georgetown, ID $35,895

Grace, ID $35,652

Holbrook, ID $35,748

Howe, ID $35,653

Inkom, ID $34,289

Lava Hot Springs, ID $34,804

Mccammon, ID $34,425

Mackay, ID $35,691

Malad City, ID $35,925

May, ID $35,697

Montpelier, ID $35,854

Moore, ID $35,739

Moreland, ID $35,029

Paris, ID $35,875

Pingree, ID $35,391

Preston, ID $35,918

Rockland, ID $35,492

Saint Charles, ID $35,847

Shelley, ID $35,739

Soda Springs, ID $35,944

Kamiah, ID $35,808

Garden City, ID $36,952

Athol, ID $37,642

Avery, ID $35,730

Bayview, ID $36,725

Blanchard, ID $38,522

Bonners Ferry, ID $35,889

Bovill, ID $35,783

Calder, ID $35,796

Careywood, ID $37,217

Cataldo, ID $37,274

Clark Fork, ID $36,005

Clarkia, ID $35,741

Cocolalla, ID $37,295

Coeur D Alene, ID $38,305

Coolin, ID $36,192

Oldtown, ID $37,849

Deary, ID $35,781

Desmet, ID $37,581

Dover, ID $36,830

Eastport, ID $35,850

Elk River, ID $35,800

Fernwood, ID $36,091

Genesee, ID $36,032

Harrison, ID $38,523

Harvard, ID $36,693

Hayden, ID $38,196

Hope, ID $35,809

Kellogg, ID $36,250

Kingston, ID $36,516

Kootenai, ID $36,451

Laclede, ID $37,249

Medimont, ID $37,445

Moscow, ID $36,238

Moyie Springs, ID $35,822

Mullan, ID $35,856

Naples, ID $35,803

Nordman, ID $35,995

Osburn, ID $36,006

Pinehurst, ID $36,484

Plummer, ID $38,469

Ponderay, ID $36,433

Porthill, ID $35,988

Post Falls, ID $39,435

Potlatch, ID $37,100

Priest River, ID $37,026

Princeton, ID $36,539

Rathdrum, ID $38,943

Sagle, ID $36,804

Saint Maries, ID $37,174

Sandpoint, ID $35,901

Colburn, ID $36,108

Santa, ID $36,458

Silverton, ID $35,903

Smelterville, ID $36,537

Spirit Lake, ID $38,540

Tensed, ID $37,516

Troy, ID $35,899

Viola, ID $36,702

Wallace, ID $35,820

Murray, ID $35,789

Worley, ID $39,096

Springfield, ID $34,559

Kendrick, ID $35,765

Kooskia, ID $35,875

Lapwai, ID $35,955

Lenore, ID $35,787

Lucile, ID $35,794

Nezperce, ID $35,765

Orofino, ID $35,813

Peck, ID $35,784

Pierce, ID $35,790

Pollock, ID $35,895

Reubens, ID $35,765

Riggins, ID $35,813

Stites, ID $35,789

Weippe, ID $35,785

White Bird, ID $35,772

Winchester, ID $35,796

Atlanta, ID $36,017

Banks, ID $36,443

Bruneau, ID $35,696

Caldwell, ID $36,641

Cambridge, ID $35,905

Cascade, ID $35,736

Council, ID $35,871

Donnelly, ID $35,837

Eagle, ID $36,814

Emmett, ID $36,567

Fruitland, ID $36,346

Garden Valley, ID $36,355

Glenns Ferry, ID $35,880

Grand View, ID $36,065

Greenleaf, ID $36,477

Hammett, ID $35,854

Homedale, ID $36,379

Horseshoe Bend, ID $36,690

Huston, ID $36,510

Idaho City, ID $36,530

Indian Valley, ID $35,828

King Hill, ID $35,747

Kuna, ID $36,813

Lake Fork, ID $35,838

Letha, ID $36,492

Lowman, ID $35,770

Mccall, ID $35,784

Marsing, ID $36,322

Melba, ID $36,508

Meridian, ID $36,884

Mesa, ID $35,870

Middleton, ID $36,678

Midvale, ID $35,995

Mountain Home, ID $36,303

Mountain Home A F B, ID $36,292

Murphy, ID $35,918

Nampa, ID $36,664

New Meadows, ID $35,846

New Plymouth, ID $36,368

Notus, ID $36,482

Ola, ID $36,144

Parma, ID $36,353

Payette, ID $36,285

Placerville, ID $36,571

Star, ID $36,779

Sweet, ID $36,537

Warren, ID $35,785

Weiser, ID $36,041

Wilder, ID $36,413

Yellow Pine, ID $35,639

Boise, ID $36,952

Stanley, ID $35,656

Swanlake, ID $35,802

Thatcher, ID $35,725

Wayan, ID $36,105

Weston, ID $36,140

Fish Haven, ID $36,047

Twin Falls, ID $35,157

Rogerson, ID $35,759

Albion, ID $35,748

Almo, ID $35,760

Bellevue, ID $35,774

Bliss, ID $35,755

Buhl, ID $35,885

Burley, ID $35,825

Carey, ID $35,718

Castleford, ID $35,914

Corral, ID $35,684

Declo, ID $35,762

Dietrich, ID $35,757

Eden, ID $35,662

Fairfield, ID $35,698

Filer, ID $35,197

Gooding, ID $35,811

Hagerman, ID $35,797

Hailey, ID $35,787

Hansen, ID $35,308

Hazelton, ID $35,779

Heyburn, ID $35,848

Hill City, ID $35,737

Jerome, ID $35,809

Ketchum, ID $35,766

Kimberly, ID $35,163

Malta, ID $35,738

Minidoka, ID $35,811

Murtaugh, ID $35,643

Oakley, ID $35,764

Paul, ID $35,774

Picabo, ID $35,729

Richfield, ID $35,765

Rupert, ID $35,811

Shoshone, ID $35,778

Sun Valley, ID $35,855

Wendell, ID $35,848

Idaho Falls, ID $35,780

Ashton, ID $35,836

Chester, ID $35,953

Driggs, ID $36,198

Dubois, ID $35,729

Felt, ID $36,113

Hamer, ID $35,804

Iona, ID $35,775

Irwin, ID $37,484

Island Park, ID $35,794

Lewisville, ID $35,773

Macks Inn, ID $35,935

Menan, ID $35,768

Monteview, ID $35,725

Newdale, ID $36,018

Parker, ID $36,056

Rexburg, ID $35,762

Rigby, ID $35,775

Ririe, ID $35,991

Roberts, ID $35,763

Saint Anthony, ID $35,912

Spencer, ID $35,732

Sugar City, ID $35,757

Swan Valley, ID $36,229

Terreton, ID $35,755

Teton, ID $36,028

Tetonia, ID $36,052

Ucon, ID $35,780

Victor, ID $37,303

Carmen, ID $35,837

Gibbonsville, ID $35,827

Leadore, ID $35,703

Lemhi, ID $35,735

North Fork, ID $35,798

Salmon, ID $35,820

Tendoy, ID $35,773

Shoup, ID $35,632

Lewiston, ID $36,113

Ahsahka, ID $35,798

Cottonwood, ID $35,793

Craigmont, ID $35,752

Culdesac, ID $35,828

Elk City, ID $35,704

Ferdinand, ID $35,773

Grangeville, ID $35,800

Fenn, ID $35,799

Greencreek, ID $35,772

Juliaetta, ID $35,857

1st Line Support Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 1st Line Support Engineer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, 1st Line Support Engineer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view 1st Line Support Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a 1st Line Support Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$44,191	$21.0	20%

1st Line Support Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 1st Line Support Engineer'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.

$33,619

Average $36,826/year

$41,013

$2,802

Average $3,069/month

$3,418

$647

Average $708/week

$789

$16

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,013	$3,418	$789	$20
Average	$36,826	$3,069	$708	$18
25th Percentile	$33,619	$2,802	$647	$16

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