What are the main factors that influence a Computer Help Desk Technician'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 Computer Help Desk Technician?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Computer Help Desk Technician roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Computer Help Desk Technician's salary?

A Computer Help Desk Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,377 for beginners, reaching about $64,888 at mid-level, and approach $80,360 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Computer Help Desk Technician?

Computer Help Desk Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Computer Help Desk Technician roles are District of Columbia $66,303, California $66,052, Massachusetts $65,172. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Computer Help Desk Technician roles make?

Salaries for Computer Help Desk Technician level roles vary by specialization: Help Desk Technician IV: $73,600; Help Desk Support Specialist IV: $73,548; Help Desk Senior Technician: $66,805; Help Desk Technician III: $66,800; Help Desk Support Specialist III: $66,717.

Computer Help Desk Technician Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Computer Help Desk Technician make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Help Desk Technician in Wisconsin is $58,908 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Computer Help Desk Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,412
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,452 to $66,500
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,486

10% $48,486

50% (Median) $58,908

90% $73,412

Computer Help Desk Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,500	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$58,908	$4,909	$1,133	$28
25th Percentile	$53,452	$4,454	$1,028	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Help Desk Technician Salaries

A Computer Help Desk Technician'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 Computer Help Desk Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer Help Desk Technician'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): $49,377
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,326
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,888
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,532
Expert (over 8 years): $80,360

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Help Desk Support Specialist I	less than 1 year	$49,377
Computer Help Desk Technician	1-2 years	$57,326
Help Desk Support Specialist III	2-4 years	$64,888
Help Desk Support Specialist IV	5-8 years	$71,532
Help Desk Supervisor	over 8 years	$80,360

How Do Computer Help Desk Technician 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 Computer Help Desk Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,303.
California: $66,052.
Massachusetts: $65,172.

District of Columbia $66,303 California $66,052 Massachusetts $65,172 Washington $64,932 New Jersey $64,908 Alaska $64,824 Connecticut $63,998 New York $63,662

Hawaii $62,591 Rhode Island $62,088 Maryland $61,746 Minnesota $61,279 Colorado $61,099 Illinois $61,040 Oregon $60,812 Delaware $60,644

New Hampshire $60,539 Virginia $60,303 Pennsylvania $59,614 Nevada $59,267 North Dakota $59,153 Michigan $58,974 Wisconsin $58,908 Vermont $58,776

Texas $58,411 Maine $58,387 Arizona $58,351 Ohio $58,309 Georgia $57,758 Indiana $57,482 Wyoming $57,429 Utah $57,345

Iowa $57,309 Kansas $57,021 Louisiana $56,938 North Carolina $56,908 Missouri $56,896 Florida $56,662 Montana $56,536 Nebraska $56,417

Kentucky $56,351 South Carolina $56,111 Tennessee $55,961 Idaho $55,902 New Mexico $55,464 Oklahoma $55,369 Alabama $55,015 South Dakota $54,422

Arkansas $54,099 West Virginia $53,925 Mississippi $53,404

Top Paying Cities for Computer Help Desk Technician

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:

Green Lake: $57,300
Greenville: $57,845
Hancock: $56,793

Green Lake, WI $57,300

Greenville, WI $57,845

Hancock, WI $56,793

Hortonville, WI $57,724

Iola, WI $57,045

King, WI $57,482

Larsen, WI $57,618

Leopolis, WI $56,975

Manawa, WI $57,257

Marion, WI $57,081

Menasha, WI $57,893

Neenah, WI $57,787

Neshkoro, WI $57,094

New London, WI $57,485

Ogdensburg, WI $57,129

Omro, WI $57,411

Pickett, WI $57,458

Pine River, WI $57,236

Plainfield, WI $56,899

Poy Sippi, WI $57,275

Princeton, WI $57,163

Readfield, WI $57,560

Redgranite, WI $57,291

Ripon, WI $57,401

Rosendale, WI $57,430

Saxeville, WI $57,173

Scandinavia, WI $57,091

Tilleda, WI $56,888

Van Dyne, WI $57,502

Waukau, WI $57,402

Waupaca, WI $57,248

Wautoma, WI $57,114

Weyauwega, WI $57,346

Wild Rose, WI $57,132

Winnebago, WI $57,633

Winneconne, WI $57,499

Wilson, WI $58,442

Boyd, WI $56,929

Cadott, WI $56,969

Chetek, WI $56,815

Chippewa Falls, WI $57,091

Colfax, WI $57,023

Conrath, WI $56,700

Cornell, WI $56,847

Dallas, WI $57,142

Downing, WI $58,168

Downsville, WI $57,746

Durand, WI $57,690

Eau Galle, WI $57,563

Eleva, WI $57,153

Elk Mound, WI $57,027

Elmwood, WI $58,116

Fairchild, WI $57,084

Fall Creek, WI $57,117

Gilmanton, WI $57,414

Holcombe, WI $56,749

Humbird, WI $57,020

Independence, WI $57,248

Jim Falls, WI $56,895

Knapp, WI $58,138

Maiden Rock, WI $58,208

Menomonie, WI $57,691

Merrillan, WI $56,941

Mondovi, WI $57,269

Nelson, WI $57,952

New Auburn, WI $56,793

Osseo, WI $57,287

Pepin, WI $58,408

Pigeon Falls, WI $57,414

Plum City, WI $58,130

Prairie Farm, WI $57,635

Ridgeland, WI $57,326

Rock Falls, WI $57,051

Sand Creek, WI $56,824

Sheldon, WI $56,676

Spring Valley, WI $58,481

Stanley, WI $56,944

Stockholm, WI $58,545

Strum, WI $57,249

Thorp, WI $56,917

Wheeler, WI $57,450

Whitehall, WI $57,174

Spooner, WI $56,658

Almena, WI $57,451

Ashland, WI $56,602

Balsam Lake, WI $58,389

Barron, WI $57,091

Barronett, WI $56,682

Bayfield, WI $56,603

Benoit, WI $56,520

Birchwood, WI $56,581

Brill, WI $56,818

Bruce, WI $56,646

Brule, WI $57,131

Cable, WI $56,405

Cameron, WI $56,832

Centuria, WI $58,709

Comstock, WI $57,608

Cornucopia, WI $56,678

Couderay, WI $56,433

Cumberland, WI $57,184

Danbury, WI $56,997

Drummond, WI $56,572

Edgewater, WI $56,548

Exeland, WI $56,475

Foxboro, WI $57,334

Frederic, WI $57,501

Gordon, WI $56,858

Grand View, WI $56,457

Grantsburg, WI $57,851

Haugen, WI $56,879

Hawthorne, WI $57,318

Hayward, WI $56,475

Herbster, WI $56,756

Hertel, WI $56,674

High Bridge, WI $56,517

Iron River, WI $56,923

Ladysmith, WI $56,651

Lake Nebagamon, WI $57,191

La Pointe, WI $56,506

Luck, WI $58,168

Maple, WI $57,326

Marengo, WI $56,494

Mason, WI $56,502

Mikana, WI $56,812

Milltown, WI $58,410

Minong, WI $56,833

Odanah, WI $56,730

Ojibwa, WI $56,378

Glidden, WI $56,399

Harshaw, WI $56,660

Hawkins, WI $56,552

Hazelhurst, WI $56,669

Heafford Junction, WI $56,717

Hurley, WI $56,555

Iron Belt, WI $56,450

Kennan, WI $56,561

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $56,654

Lake Tomahawk, WI $56,686

Land O Lakes, WI $56,610

Laona, WI $56,641

Long Lake, WI $56,486

Mc Naughton, WI $56,693

Manitowish Waters, WI $56,606

Mellen, WI $56,422

Mercer, WI $56,506

Minocqua, WI $56,714

Montreal, WI $56,570

Park Falls, WI $56,548

Phelps, WI $56,609

Phillips, WI $56,573

Prentice, WI $56,617

Presque Isle, WI $56,582

Saint Germain, WI $56,725

Saxon, WI $56,472

Sayner, WI $56,648

Star Lake, WI $56,500

Three Lakes, WI $56,658

Tony, WI $56,643

Tripoli, WI $56,521

Upson, WI $56,282

Wabeno, WI $56,646

Woodruff, WI $56,738

La Crosse, WI $56,339

Alma, WI $57,774

Alma Center, WI $57,012

Arcadia, WI $57,221

Arkdale, WI $56,797

Bangor, WI $56,462

Black River Falls, WI $56,827

Blair, WI $57,000

Camp Douglas, WI $56,880

Cashton, WI $56,523

Cataract, WI $56,614

Chaseburg, WI $56,431

Cochrane, WI $57,674

Coon Valley, WI $56,409

De Soto, WI $56,529

Dodge, WI $57,060

Eastman, WI $56,690

Ettrick, WI $56,637

Ferryville, WI $56,621

Fountain City, WI $57,425

Galesville, WI $56,810

Gays Mills, WI $56,799

Genoa, WI $56,473

Hillsboro, WI $57,001

Hixton, WI $57,012

Holmen, WI $56,470

Hustler, WI $57,088

Kendall, WI $56,931

La Farge, WI $56,843

Lynxville, WI $56,694

Mather, WI $56,812

Melrose, WI $56,627

Millston, WI $56,690

Mindoro, WI $56,510

Mount Sterling, WI $56,892

Necedah, WI $56,818

Norwalk, WI $56,590

Oakdale, WI $56,883

Onalaska, WI $56,382

Ontario, WI $56,838

Readstown, WI $56,779

Rockland, WI $56,451

Seneca, WI $56,948

Soldiers Grove, WI $56,841

Sparta, WI $56,569

Steuben, WI $56,792

Stoddard, WI $56,385

Taylor, WI $56,888

Tomah, WI $56,912

Trempealeau, WI $56,803

Palmyra, WI $58,087

Tunnel City, WI $56,884

Viola, WI $56,879

Viroqua, WI $56,524

Warrens, WI $56,795

Westby, WI $56,496

West Salem, WI $56,411

Wilton, WI $56,880

Eau Claire, WI $57,248

Altoona, WI $57,326

Arkansaw, WI $57,927

Augusta, WI $57,105

Bay City, WI $58,453

Bloomer, WI $56,908

Boyceville, WI $57,806

Glen Flora, WI $56,551

Wales, WI $58,881

Bagley, WI $56,699

Beetown, WI $56,756

Benton, WI $56,980

Bloomington, WI $56,766

Boscobel, WI $56,888

Cassville, WI $56,699

Cuba City, WI $56,879

Dickeyville, WI $56,927

Fennimore, WI $56,957

Glen Haven, WI $56,667

Hazel Green, WI $56,787

Kieler, WI $56,943

Lancaster, WI $56,827

Mount Hope, WI $56,757

Patch Grove, WI $56,962

Platteville, WI $57,069

Potosi, WI $56,714

Prairie Du Chien, WI $56,838

Sinsinawa, WI $56,764

Stitzer, WI $56,939

Wauzeka, WI $56,785

Woodman, WI $56,723

Portage, WI $57,972

Adams, WI $57,058

Arlington, WI $58,559

Baraboo, WI $57,977

Beaver Dam, WI $57,925

Brandon, WI $57,308

Briggsville, WI $57,612

Burnett, WI $57,534

Cambria, WI $57,891

Cazenovia, WI $57,105

Columbus, WI $58,381

Dalton, WI $57,562

Dellwood, WI $56,866

Doylestown, WI $58,290

Elroy, WI $56,947

Endeavor, WI $57,539

Fairwater, WI $57,420

Fall River, WI $58,216

Fox Lake, WI $57,639

Friendship, WI $56,886

Friesland, WI $57,817

Grand Marsh, WI $57,083

Hillpoint, WI $57,438

Kingston, WI $57,616

Lake Delton, WI $57,764

La Valle, WI $57,184

Lime Ridge, WI $57,397

Loganville, WI $57,570

Lyndon Station, WI $57,260

Markesan, WI $57,338

Marquette, WI $57,536

Mauston, WI $57,044

Montello, WI $57,336

New Lisbon, WI $56,887

North Freedom, WI $58,005

Oxford, WI $57,346

Packwaukee, WI $57,574

Pardeeville, WI $58,007

Poynette, WI $58,375

Randolph, WI $57,890

Reedsburg, WI $57,554

Rio, WI $58,312

Rock Springs, WI $57,630

Union Center, WI $57,205

Waupun, WI $57,428

Westfield, WI $57,070

Wisconsin Dells, WI $57,527

Wonewoc, WI $56,988

Wyocena, WI $58,138

Amery, WI $58,724

Baldwin, WI $59,077

Beldenville, WI $58,968

Clayton, WI $57,956

Clear Lake, WI $58,422

Cushing, WI $58,526

Deer Park, WI $58,842

Dresser, WI $59,238

East Ellsworth, WI $58,818

Ellsworth, WI $58,914

Glenwood City, WI $58,552

Hager City, WI $59,065

Hammond, WI $59,772

Hudson, WI $60,719

New Richmond, WI $59,917

Osceola, WI $60,071

Prescott, WI $60,237

River Falls, WI $60,161

Roberts, WI $60,144

Saint Croix Falls, WI $58,887

Somerset, WI $60,481

Star Prairie, WI $59,758

Pell Lake, WI $57,929

Pleasant Prairie, WI $57,983

Powers Lake, WI $58,028

Rochester, WI $58,262

Salem, WI $58,074

Silver Lake, WI $58,088

Somers, WI $57,912

South Milwaukee, WI $59,626

Springfield, WI $57,954

Sturtevant, WI $57,923

Sullivan, WI $58,223

Trevor, WI $58,102

Twin Lakes, WI $58,077

Union Grove, WI $58,049

Walworth, WI $57,832

Radisson, WI $56,449

Waterford, WI $58,569

Waukesha, WI $59,458

Whitewater, WI $57,756

Williams Bay, WI $57,776

Wilmot, WI $58,099

Woodworth, WI $58,028

Zenda, WI $57,773

Milwaukee, WI $59,950

Saint Francis, WI $59,923

Racine, WI $57,884

Afton, WI $57,715

Albany, WI $58,109

Arena, WI $58,129

Argyle, WI $57,784

Avalon, WI $57,724

Avoca, WI $57,392

Barneveld, WI $58,133

Belleville, WI $58,492

Belmont, WI $57,228

Beloit, WI $57,662

Black Earth, WI $58,495

Blanchardville, WI $57,936

Blue Mounds, WI $58,322

Blue River, WI $56,867

Brodhead, WI $57,712

Brooklyn, WI $58,520

Browntown, WI $57,331

Cambridge, WI $58,492

Gile, WI $56,745

Clinton, WI $57,757

Wausau, WI $56,933

Marshfield, WI $56,957

Abbotsford, WI $56,901

Amherst, WI $57,052

Amherst Junction, WI $56,988

Aniwa, WI $56,709

Antigo, WI $56,766

Arpin, WI $56,845

Athens, WI $56,770

Auburndale, WI $56,817

Babcock, WI $56,728

Birnamwood, WI $56,743

Blenker, WI $56,809

Bowler, WI $56,854

Brokaw, WI $56,857

Bryant, WI $56,643

Chili, WI $56,888

Colby, WI $56,870

Curtiss, WI $56,845

Custer, WI $56,908

Deerbrook, WI $56,639

Dorchester, WI $56,848

Edgar, WI $56,815

Eland, WI $56,808

Elcho, WI $56,667

Elderon, WI $56,842

Elton, WI $56,716

Galloway, WI $56,896

Gilman, WI $56,720

Jump River, WI $56,670

Gleason, WI $56,651

Granton, WI $56,885

Greenwood, WI $56,915

Hannibal, WI $56,711

Hatley, WI $56,786

Hewitt, WI $57,059

Irma, WI $56,677

Junction City, WI $56,787

Loyal, WI $56,909

Lublin, WI $56,768

Marathon, WI $56,805

Mattoon, WI $56,918

Medford, WI $56,787

Merrill, WI $56,768

Milladore, WI $56,807

Mosinee, WI $56,844

Neillsville, WI $56,964

Nekoosa, WI $56,864

Nelsonville, WI $57,112

Ogema, WI $56,634

Owen, WI $56,857

Pearson, WI $56,620

Pelican Lake, WI $56,624

Phlox, WI $56,876

Woodville, WI $58,751

Houlton, WI $60,868

Abrams, WI $56,935

Amberg, WI $56,590

Armstrong Creek, WI $56,605

Athelstane, WI $56,627

Black Creek, WI $57,551

Bonduel, WI $57,093

Brillion, WI $57,500

Cecil, WI $57,005

Coleman, WI $56,885

Combined Locks, WI $57,933

Crivitz, WI $56,783

De Pere, WI $57,057

Dunbar, WI $56,567

Fence, WI $56,508

Florence, WI $56,591

Forest Junction, WI $57,664

Gillett, WI $56,963

Goodman, WI $56,602

Greenleaf, WI $57,275

Green Valley, WI $56,979

Gresham, WI $56,943

Hilbert, WI $57,642

Kaukauna, WI $57,862

Freedom, WI $57,790

Keshena, WI $57,004

Kimberly, WI $57,937

Krakow, WI $56,979

Lakewood, WI $56,696

Lena, WI $56,924

Little Chute, WI $57,935

Little Suamico, WI $56,920

Marinette, WI $56,957

Mountain, WI $56,729

Neopit, WI $56,864

Niagara, WI $56,652

Nichols, WI $57,297

Oconto, WI $56,919

Oconto Falls, WI $56,950

Oneida, WI $56,985

Pembine, WI $56,616

Peshtigo, WI $56,909

Porterfield, WI $56,760

Potter, WI $57,530

Pound, WI $56,824

Pulaski, WI $57,000

Pickerel, WI $56,673

Pittsville, WI $56,803

Plover, WI $56,994

Port Edwards, WI $57,024

Rib Lake, WI $56,712

Ringle, WI $56,768

Rosholt, WI $56,885

Rothschild, WI $56,985

Rudolph, WI $56,826

Schofield, WI $56,939

Spencer, WI $56,899

Stetsonville, WI $56,813

Stevens Point, WI $56,969

Stratford, WI $56,851

Summit Lake, WI $56,684

Tigerton, WI $56,942

Tomahawk, WI $56,719

Unity, WI $56,854

Vesper, WI $56,834

Westboro, WI $56,638

White Lake, WI $56,667

Willard, WI $56,902

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $56,935

Withee, WI $56,823

Wittenberg, WI $56,873

Rhinelander, WI $56,751

Argonne, WI $56,569

Boulder Junction, WI $56,604

Brantwood, WI $56,551

Butternut, WI $56,459

Catawba, WI $56,569

Clam Lake, WI $56,263

Conover, WI $56,633

Crandon, WI $56,721

Eagle River, WI $56,718

Fifield, WI $56,533

Poplar, WI $57,409

Port Wing, WI $56,938

Seymour, WI $57,228

Oak Creek, WI $59,223

Adell, WI $58,066

Allenton, WI $58,278

Ashippun, WI $58,465

Belgium, WI $58,635

Brookfield, WI $59,817

Brownsville, WI $57,487

Butler, WI $59,852

Campbellsport, WI $57,771

Cascade, WI $57,723

Cedarburg, WI $59,308

Cedar Grove, WI $58,366

Chilton, WI $57,533

Cleveland, WI $57,302

Clyman, WI $58,007

Colgate, WI $59,213

Delafield, WI $58,858

Eden, WI $57,469

Elkhart Lake, WI $57,464

Fredonia, WI $58,620

Germantown, WI $59,459

Glenbeulah, WI $57,436

Grafton, WI $59,318

Greenbush, WI $57,435

Hartford, WI $58,691

Hartland, WI $59,037

Hingham, WI $57,974

Horicon, WI $57,839

Hubertus, WI $59,134

Hustisford, WI $58,071

Iron Ridge, WI $58,157

Ixonia, WI $58,338

Jackson, WI $59,139

Johnson Creek, WI $58,158

Juneau, WI $57,838

Kewaskum, WI $58,302

Kiel, WI $57,364

Kohler, WI $57,611

Lannon, WI $59,542

Lebanon, WI $58,127

Lomira, WI $57,756

Malone, WI $57,484

Mayville, WI $57,775

Menomonee Falls, WI $59,631

Merton, WI $59,134

Mount Calvary, WI $57,532

Nashotah, WI $58,845

Neosho, WI $58,359

Newburg, WI $58,858

New Holstein, WI $57,451

Newton, WI $57,248

North Lake, WI $59,339

Oakfield, WI $57,380

Oconomowoc, WI $58,614

Okauchee, WI $58,781

Oostburg, WI $58,079

Pewaukee, WI $59,293

Plymouth, WI $57,542

Port Washington, WI $58,959

Random Lake, WI $58,342

Richfield, WI $59,166

Rubicon, WI $58,460

Saint Cloud, WI $57,527

Saukville, WI $59,032

Sheboygan, WI $57,776

Sheboygan Falls, WI $57,582

Slinger, WI $58,875

Stockbridge, WI $57,662

Sussex, WI $59,338

West Bend, WI $58,569

Theresa, WI $58,102

Thiensville, WI $59,745

Waldo, WI $57,921

Watertown, WI $58,085

Mequon, WI $59,592

Woodland, WI $58,209

Bassett, WI $58,077

Benet Lake, WI $58,023

Big Bend, WI $58,983

Bristol, WI $58,030

Burlington, WI $58,139

Caledonia, WI $58,356

Camp Lake, WI $58,094

Cudahy, WI $59,877

Darien, WI $57,820

Delavan, WI $57,796

Dousman, WI $58,455

Eagle, WI $58,348

Cobb, WI $57,424

Cottage Grove, WI $58,827

Cross Plains, WI $58,680

Dane, WI $58,677

Darlington, WI $57,391

Deerfield, WI $58,666

De Forest, WI $58,742

Dodgeville, WI $57,681

Edgerton, WI $58,364

Edmund, WI $57,550

Evansville, WI $58,204

Footville, WI $57,840

Fort Atkinson, WI $58,114

Gotham, WI $57,679

Gratiot, WI $57,135

Hanover, WI $57,828

Highland, WI $57,347

Hollandale, WI $58,029

Janesville, WI $57,874

Shawano, WI $57,037

Sherwood, WI $57,812

Shiocton, WI $57,405

Sobieski, WI $56,930

Suamico, WI $56,914

Suring, WI $56,843

Townsend, WI $56,721

Wausaukee, WI $56,688

Wrightstown, WI $57,641

Zachow, WI $57,023

Algoma, WI $56,918

Baileys Harbor, WI $56,761

Brussels, WI $56,912

Casco, WI $56,923

Collins, WI $57,369

Denmark, WI $56,991

Egg Harbor, WI $56,806

Ellison Bay, WI $56,709

Ephraim, WI $56,806

Fish Creek, WI $56,768

Forestville, WI $56,913

Francis Creek, WI $57,057

Kellnersville, WI $57,094

Kewaunee, WI $56,950

Luxemburg, WI $56,924

Manitowoc, WI $57,164

Maplewood, WI $56,903

Maribel, WI $57,058

Mishicot, WI $57,011

New Franken, WI $56,916

Reedsville, WI $57,211

Saint Nazianz, WI $57,323

Sister Bay, WI $56,772

Sturgeon Bay, WI $56,923

Tisch Mills, WI $56,985

Two Rivers, WI $57,006

Valders, WI $57,296

Washington Island, WI $56,676

Whitelaw, WI $57,097

Green Bay, WI $56,908

East Troy, WI $58,348

Elkhorn, WI $57,946

Elm Grove, WI $59,852

Fontana, WI $57,809

Franksville, WI $58,318

Genesee Depot, WI $58,767

Genoa City, WI $57,974

Greendale, WI $59,809

Hales Corners, WI $59,707

Franklin, WI $59,362

Helenville, WI $58,020

Honey Creek, WI $58,165

Kansasville, WI $58,145

Kenosha, WI $57,898

New Berlin, WI $59,520

Lake Geneva, WI $57,778

Lyons, WI $58,088

Mukwonago, WI $58,704

Muskego, WI $59,076

New Munster, WI $58,095

North Prairie, WI $58,672

Fremont, WI $57,453

Rice Lake, WI $56,766

Sarona, WI $56,627

Shell Lake, WI $56,676

Siren, WI $57,249

Solon Springs, WI $56,927

South Range, WI $57,464

Springbrook, WI $56,518

Stone Lake, WI $56,539

Superior, WI $57,526

Trego, WI $56,579

Turtle Lake, WI $57,860

Wascott, WI $56,870

Washburn, WI $56,652

Webster, WI $56,721

Weyerhaeuser, WI $56,629

Winter, WI $56,358

Oshkosh, WI $57,604

Almond, WI $56,981

Appleton, WI $57,938

Bancroft, WI $56,803

Bear Creek, WI $57,313

Berlin, WI $57,353

Big Falls, WI $57,181

Butte Des Morts, WI $57,574

Caroline, WI $57,026

Clintonville, WI $57,173

Coloma, WI $56,832

Dale, WI $57,679

Eldorado, WI $57,467

Embarrass, WI $57,154

Eureka, WI $57,368

Fond Du Lac, WI $57,747

Jefferson, WI $58,065

Juda, WI $57,641

Lake Mills, WI $58,343

Linden, WI $57,490

Livingston, WI $57,194

Lodi, WI $58,489

Lone Rock, WI $57,506

Lowell, WI $58,117

Mc Farland, WI $58,893

Marshall, WI $58,603

Mazomanie, WI $58,465

Merrimac, WI $58,235

Middleton, WI $58,850

Milton, WI $57,899

Mineral Point, WI $57,515

Monroe, WI $57,605

Montfort, WI $57,219

Monticello, WI $58,042

Morrisonville, WI $58,682

Mount Horeb, WI $58,406

Muscoda, WI $57,122

New Glarus, WI $58,280

Oregon, WI $58,795

Orfordville, WI $57,773

Plain, WI $57,681

Prairie Du Sac, WI $58,265

Reeseville, WI $58,235

Rewey, WI $57,259

Richland Center, WI $57,064

Ridgeway, WI $58,095

Sauk City, WI $58,282

Sextonville, WI $57,589

Sharon, WI $57,806

Shullsburg, WI $57,025

South Wayne, WI $57,256

Spring Green, WI $57,903

Stoughton, WI $58,683

Sun Prairie, WI $58,742

Verona, WI $58,726

Waterloo, WI $58,422

Waunakee, WI $58,874

Windsor, WI $58,836

Woodford, WI $57,596

Madison, WI $58,998

Computer Help Desk Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Computer Help Desk Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Computer Help Desk Technician positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Computer Help Desk Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Computer Help Desk Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$64,798	$31.0	10%
Biotechnology	$64,798	$31.0	10%
Business Services	$64,798	$31.0	10%
Chemicals	$64,798	$31.0	10%
Construction	$64,798	$31.0	10%

Computer Help Desk Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Help Desk Technician'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.

$53,452

Average $58,908/year

$66,500

$4,454

Average $4,909/month

$5,542

$1,028

Average $1,133/week

$1,279

$26

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,500	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$58,908	$4,909	$1,133	$28
25th Percentile	$53,452	$4,454	$1,028	$26

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