What are the main factors that influence a Desktop Support Tech'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 Desktop Support Tech?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Desktop Support Tech roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Desktop Support Tech's salary?

A Desktop Support Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,240 for beginners, reaching about $50,460 at mid-level, and approach $51,195 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Desktop Support Tech?

Desktop Support Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Desktop Support Tech roles are District of Columbia $57,043, California $56,827, Massachusetts $56,069. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Desktop Support Tech roles make?

Salaries for Desktop Support Tech level roles vary by specialization: Desktop Support Manager: $118,220; Desktop Support II: $86,984; Desktop Support Engineer: $72,153; Desktop Support Tech III: $71,570; Desktop Support Analyst: $67,791.

Desktop Support Tech Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Desktop Support Tech make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Desktop Support Tech in Wisconsin is $50,680 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Desktop Support Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,799
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,277 to $55,977
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,267

10% $42,267

50% (Median) $50,680

90% $60,799

Desktop Support Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,977	$4,665	$1,076	$27
Average	$50,680	$4,223	$975	$24
25th Percentile	$46,277	$3,856	$890	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Desktop Support Tech Salaries

A Desktop Support Tech'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 Desktop Support Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Desktop Support Tech'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): $49,240
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,577
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,460
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,048
Expert (over 8 years): $51,195

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Desktop Support Tech	less than 1 year	$49,240
Early Career Level Desktop Support Tech	1-2 years	$49,577
Mid-Level Level Desktop Support Tech	2-4 years	$50,460
Senior-Level Level Desktop Support Tech	5-8 years	$51,048
Expert Level Desktop Support Tech	over 8 years	$51,195

How Do Desktop Support Tech 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 Desktop Support Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,043.
California: $56,827.
Massachusetts: $56,069.

District of Columbia $57,043 California $56,827 Massachusetts $56,069 Washington $55,863 New Jersey $55,843 Alaska $55,771 Connecticut $55,060 New York $54,771

Hawaii $53,849 Rhode Island $53,416 Maryland $53,122 Minnesota $52,721 Colorado $52,566 Illinois $52,514 Oregon $52,319 Delaware $52,174

New Hampshire $52,084 Virginia $51,881 Pennsylvania $51,288 Nevada $50,989 North Dakota $50,892 Michigan $50,737 Wisconsin $50,680 Vermont $50,567

Texas $50,253 Maine $50,232 Arizona $50,201 Ohio $50,165 Georgia $49,691 Indiana $49,454 Wyoming $49,408 Utah $49,336

Iowa $49,305 Kansas $49,057 Louisiana $48,985 North Carolina $48,960 Missouri $48,949 Florida $48,748 Montana $48,640 Nebraska $48,537

Kentucky $48,480 South Carolina $48,274 Tennessee $48,146 Idaho $48,094 New Mexico $47,718 Oklahoma $47,635 Alabama $47,332 South Dakota $46,821

Arkansas $46,543 West Virginia $46,394 Mississippi $45,946

Top Paying Cities for Desktop Support Tech

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: $49,298
Greenville: $49,766
Hancock: $48,861

Green Lake, WI $49,298

Greenville, WI $49,766

Hancock, WI $48,861

Hortonville, WI $49,662

Iola, WI $49,078

King, WI $49,454

Larsen, WI $49,571

Leopolis, WI $49,017

Manawa, WI $49,260

Marion, WI $49,108

Menasha, WI $49,807

Neenah, WI $49,716

Neshkoro, WI $49,120

New London, WI $49,457

Ogdensburg, WI $49,150

Omro, WI $49,392

Pickett, WI $49,433

Pine River, WI $49,242

Plainfield, WI $48,952

Poy Sippi, WI $49,276

Princeton, WI $49,180

Readfield, WI $49,521

Redgranite, WI $49,289

Ripon, WI $49,384

Rosendale, WI $49,409

Saxeville, WI $49,188

Scandinavia, WI $49,117

Tilleda, WI $48,943

Van Dyne, WI $49,471

Waukau, WI $49,385

Waupaca, WI $49,252

Wautoma, WI $49,137

Weyauwega, WI $49,337

Wild Rose, WI $49,152

Winnebago, WI $49,584

Winneconne, WI $49,469

Wilson, WI $50,279

Boyd, WI $48,978

Cadott, WI $49,013

Chetek, WI $48,880

Chippewa Falls, WI $49,118

Colfax, WI $49,058

Conrath, WI $48,781

Cornell, WI $48,908

Dallas, WI $49,161

Downing, WI $50,044

Downsville, WI $49,681

Durand, WI $49,633

Eau Galle, WI $49,523

Eleva, WI $49,171

Elk Mound, WI $49,062

Elmwood, WI $49,999

Fairchild, WI $49,111

Fall Creek, WI $49,140

Gilmanton, WI $49,395

Holcombe, WI $48,824

Humbird, WI $49,056

Independence, WI $49,252

Jim Falls, WI $48,949

Knapp, WI $50,018

Maiden Rock, WI $50,079

Menomonie, WI $49,633

Merrillan, WI $48,988

Mondovi, WI $49,270

Nelson, WI $49,858

New Auburn, WI $48,861

Osseo, WI $49,286

Pepin, WI $50,251

Pigeon Falls, WI $49,395

Plum City, WI $50,011

Prairie Farm, WI $49,585

Ridgeland, WI $49,319

Rock Falls, WI $49,083

Sand Creek, WI $48,887

Sheldon, WI $48,760

Spring Valley, WI $50,313

Stanley, WI $48,990

Stockholm, WI $50,369

Strum, WI $49,253

Thorp, WI $48,967

Wheeler, WI $49,426

Whitehall, WI $49,189

Spooner, WI $48,745

Almena, WI $49,427

Ashland, WI $48,696

Balsam Lake, WI $50,234

Barron, WI $49,117

Barronett, WI $48,766

Bayfield, WI $48,697

Benoit, WI $48,626

Birchwood, WI $48,679

Brill, WI $48,883

Bruce, WI $48,734

Brule, WI $49,152

Cable, WI $48,527

Cameron, WI $48,895

Centuria, WI $50,509

Comstock, WI $49,562

Cornucopia, WI $48,762

Couderay, WI $48,552

Cumberland, WI $49,198

Danbury, WI $49,036

Drummond, WI $48,671

Edgewater, WI $48,650

Exeland, WI $48,588

Foxboro, WI $49,326

Frederic, WI $49,470

Gordon, WI $48,917

Grand View, WI $48,572

Grantsburg, WI $49,771

Haugen, WI $48,935

Hawthorne, WI $49,313

Hayward, WI $48,588

Herbster, WI $48,829

Hertel, WI $48,759

High Bridge, WI $48,624

Iron River, WI $48,973

Ladysmith, WI $48,739

Lake Nebagamon, WI $49,204

La Pointe, WI $48,614

Luck, WI $50,044

Maple, WI $49,320

Marengo, WI $48,604

Mason, WI $48,610

Mikana, WI $48,877

Milltown, WI $50,252

Minong, WI $48,895

Odanah, WI $48,807

Ojibwa, WI $48,504

Glidden, WI $48,522

Harshaw, WI $48,747

Hawkins, WI $48,654

Hazelhurst, WI $48,755

Heafford Junction, WI $48,796

Hurley, WI $48,657

Iron Belt, WI $48,566

Kennan, WI $48,662

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $48,742

Lake Tomahawk, WI $48,769

Land O Lakes, WI $48,703

Laona, WI $48,730

Long Lake, WI $48,597

Mc Naughton, WI $48,775

Manitowish Waters, WI $48,700

Mellen, WI $48,542

Mercer, WI $48,614

Minocqua, WI $48,793

Montreal, WI $48,669

Park Falls, WI $48,650

Phelps, WI $48,703

Phillips, WI $48,672

Prentice, WI $48,710

Presque Isle, WI $48,680

Saint Germain, WI $48,802

Saxon, WI $48,584

Sayner, WI $48,736

Star Lake, WI $48,609

Three Lakes, WI $48,745

Tony, WI $48,732

Tripoli, WI $48,627

Upson, WI $48,421

Wabeno, WI $48,734

Woodruff, WI $48,813

La Crosse, WI $48,470

Alma, WI $49,705

Alma Center, WI $49,050

Arcadia, WI $49,229

Arkdale, WI $48,864

Bangor, WI $48,576

Black River Falls, WI $48,891

Blair, WI $49,039

Camp Douglas, WI $48,936

Cashton, WI $48,629

Cataract, WI $48,707

Chaseburg, WI $48,550

Cochrane, WI $49,619

Coon Valley, WI $48,530

De Soto, WI $48,634

Dodge, WI $49,091

Eastman, WI $48,772

Ettrick, WI $48,727

Ferryville, WI $48,713

Fountain City, WI $49,405

Galesville, WI $48,876

Gays Mills, WI $48,866

Genoa, WI $48,586

Hillsboro, WI $49,040

Hixton, WI $49,049

Holmen, WI $48,583

Hustler, WI $49,115

Kendall, WI $48,980

La Farge, WI $48,904

Lynxville, WI $48,776

Mather, WI $48,877

Melrose, WI $48,718

Millston, WI $48,773

Mindoro, WI $48,617

Mount Sterling, WI $48,946

Necedah, WI $48,883

Norwalk, WI $48,686

Oakdale, WI $48,938

Onalaska, WI $48,507

Ontario, WI $48,900

Readstown, WI $48,849

Rockland, WI $48,567

Seneca, WI $48,994

Soldiers Grove, WI $48,902

Sparta, WI $48,668

Steuben, WI $48,860

Stoddard, WI $48,510

Taylor, WI $48,943

Tomah, WI $48,963

Trempealeau, WI $48,869

Palmyra, WI $49,974

Tunnel City, WI $48,939

Viola, WI $48,935

Viroqua, WI $48,630

Warrens, WI $48,863

Westby, WI $48,605

West Salem, WI $48,532

Wilton, WI $48,936

Eau Claire, WI $49,252

Altoona, WI $49,319

Arkansaw, WI $49,836

Augusta, WI $49,129

Bay City, WI $50,289

Bloomer, WI $48,960

Boyceville, WI $49,732

Glen Flora, WI $48,652

Wales, WI $50,658

Bagley, WI $48,780

Beetown, WI $48,829

Benton, WI $49,022

Bloomington, WI $48,838

Boscobel, WI $48,943

Cassville, WI $48,780

Cuba City, WI $48,935

Dickeyville, WI $48,976

Fennimore, WI $49,002

Glen Haven, WI $48,753

Hazel Green, WI $48,855

Kieler, WI $48,990

Lancaster, WI $48,890

Mount Hope, WI $48,830

Patch Grove, WI $49,006

Platteville, WI $49,098

Potosi, WI $48,793

Prairie Du Chien, WI $48,899

Sinsinawa, WI $48,836

Stitzer, WI $48,986

Wauzeka, WI $48,854

Woodman, WI $48,801

Portage, WI $49,876

Adams, WI $49,089

Arlington, WI $50,380

Baraboo, WI $49,880

Beaver Dam, WI $49,835

Brandon, WI $49,304

Briggsville, WI $49,565

Burnett, WI $49,498

Cambria, WI $49,806

Cazenovia, WI $49,129

Columbus, WI $50,227

Dalton, WI $49,522

Dellwood, WI $48,923

Doylestown, WI $50,149

Elroy, WI $48,994

Endeavor, WI $49,503

Fairwater, WI $49,401

Fall River, WI $50,085

Fox Lake, WI $49,589

Friendship, WI $48,941

Friesland, WI $49,742

Grand Marsh, WI $49,111

Hillpoint, WI $49,416

Kingston, WI $49,569

Lake Delton, WI $49,696

La Valle, WI $49,197

Lime Ridge, WI $49,381

Loganville, WI $49,530

Lyndon Station, WI $49,263

Markesan, WI $49,329

Marquette, WI $49,500

Mauston, WI $49,077

Montello, WI $49,328

New Lisbon, WI $48,942

North Freedom, WI $49,904

Oxford, WI $49,337

Packwaukee, WI $49,533

Pardeeville, WI $49,905

Poynette, WI $50,222

Randolph, WI $49,804

Reedsburg, WI $49,515

Rio, WI $50,168

Rock Springs, WI $49,581

Union Center, WI $49,215

Waupun, WI $49,407

Westfield, WI $49,100

Wisconsin Dells, WI $49,492

Wonewoc, WI $49,029

Wyocena, WI $50,018

Amery, WI $50,522

Baldwin, WI $50,826

Beldenville, WI $50,732

Clayton, WI $49,861

Clear Lake, WI $50,262

Cushing, WI $50,352

Deer Park, WI $50,624

Dresser, WI $50,965

East Ellsworth, WI $50,603

Ellsworth, WI $50,686

Glenwood City, WI $50,374

Hager City, WI $50,816

Hammond, WI $51,424

Hudson, WI $52,238

New Richmond, WI $51,548

Osceola, WI $51,681

Prescott, WI $51,824

River Falls, WI $51,759

Roberts, WI $51,744

Saint Croix Falls, WI $50,663

Somerset, WI $52,034

Star Prairie, WI $51,412

Pell Lake, WI $49,838

Pleasant Prairie, WI $49,885

Powers Lake, WI $49,923

Rochester, WI $50,124

Salem, WI $49,963

Silver Lake, WI $49,976

Somers, WI $49,824

South Milwaukee, WI $51,298

Springfield, WI $49,860

Sturtevant, WI $49,833

Sullivan, WI $50,091

Trevor, WI $49,987

Twin Lakes, WI $49,965

Union Grove, WI $49,942

Walworth, WI $49,755

Radisson, WI $48,565

Waterford, WI $50,389

Waukesha, WI $51,154

Whitewater, WI $49,689

Williams Bay, WI $49,707

Wilmot, WI $49,984

Woodworth, WI $49,923

Zenda, WI $49,705

Milwaukee, WI $51,577

Saint Francis, WI $51,554

Racine, WI $49,799

Afton, WI $49,655

Albany, WI $49,993

Arena, WI $50,010

Argyle, WI $49,714

Avalon, WI $49,662

Avoca, WI $49,376

Barneveld, WI $50,014

Belleville, WI $50,323

Belmont, WI $49,235

Beloit, WI $49,609

Black Earth, WI $50,325

Blanchardville, WI $49,845

Blue Mounds, WI $50,176

Blue River, WI $48,925

Brodhead, WI $49,652

Brooklyn, WI $50,347

Browntown, WI $49,324

Cambridge, WI $50,323

Gile, WI $48,819

Clinton, WI $49,691

Wausau, WI $48,981

Marshfield, WI $49,002

Abbotsford, WI $48,954

Amherst, WI $49,084

Amherst Junction, WI $49,029

Aniwa, WI $48,789

Antigo, WI $48,837

Arpin, WI $48,905

Athens, WI $48,842

Auburndale, WI $48,881

Babcock, WI $48,805

Birnamwood, WI $48,818

Blenker, WI $48,875

Bowler, WI $48,913

Brokaw, WI $48,916

Bryant, WI $48,732

Chili, WI $48,943

Colby, WI $48,928

Curtiss, WI $48,905

Custer, WI $48,960

Deerbrook, WI $48,729

Dorchester, WI $48,909

Edgar, WI $48,880

Eland, WI $48,874

Elcho, WI $48,752

Elderon, WI $48,903

Elton, WI $48,795

Galloway, WI $48,950

Gilman, WI $48,798

Jump River, WI $48,756

Gleason, WI $48,739

Granton, WI $48,940

Greenwood, WI $48,966

Hannibal, WI $48,790

Hatley, WI $48,855

Hewitt, WI $49,090

Irma, WI $48,761

Junction City, WI $48,855

Loyal, WI $48,961

Lublin, WI $48,840

Marathon, WI $48,871

Mattoon, WI $48,969

Medford, WI $48,856

Merrill, WI $48,840

Milladore, WI $48,873

Mosinee, WI $48,905

Neillsville, WI $49,008

Nekoosa, WI $48,922

Nelsonville, WI $49,136

Ogema, WI $48,724

Owen, WI $48,916

Pearson, WI $48,712

Pelican Lake, WI $48,715

Phlox, WI $48,933

Woodville, WI $50,545

Houlton, WI $52,367

Abrams, WI $48,983

Amberg, WI $48,686

Armstrong Creek, WI $48,699

Athelstane, WI $48,718

Black Creek, WI $49,513

Bonduel, WI $49,119

Brillion, WI $49,469

Cecil, WI $49,043

Coleman, WI $48,940

Combined Locks, WI $49,842

Crivitz, WI $48,852

De Pere, WI $49,088

Dunbar, WI $48,666

Fence, WI $48,615

Florence, WI $48,687

Forest Junction, WI $49,610

Gillett, WI $49,007

Goodman, WI $48,697

Greenleaf, WI $49,276

Green Valley, WI $49,021

Gresham, WI $48,990

Hilbert, WI $49,592

Kaukauna, WI $49,781

Freedom, WI $49,719

Keshena, WI $49,042

Kimberly, WI $49,845

Krakow, WI $49,021

Lakewood, WI $48,777

Lena, WI $48,974

Little Chute, WI $49,843

Little Suamico, WI $48,970

Marinette, WI $49,002

Mountain, WI $48,806

Neopit, WI $48,922

Niagara, WI $48,740

Nichols, WI $49,294

Oconto, WI $48,969

Oconto Falls, WI $48,996

Oneida, WI $49,026

Pembine, WI $48,709

Peshtigo, WI $48,961

Porterfield, WI $48,833

Potter, WI $49,495

Pound, WI $48,887

Pulaski, WI $49,039

Pickerel, WI $48,758

Pittsville, WI $48,869

Plover, WI $49,034

Port Edwards, WI $49,060

Rib Lake, WI $48,791

Ringle, WI $48,840

Rosholt, WI $48,940

Rothschild, WI $49,027

Rudolph, WI $48,889

Schofield, WI $48,986

Spencer, WI $48,952

Stetsonville, WI $48,878

Stevens Point, WI $49,012

Stratford, WI $48,911

Summit Lake, WI $48,767

Tigerton, WI $48,989

Tomahawk, WI $48,797

Unity, WI $48,913

Vesper, WI $48,896

Westboro, WI $48,728

White Lake, WI $48,752

Willard, WI $48,955

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $48,983

Withee, WI $48,886

Wittenberg, WI $48,930

Rhinelander, WI $48,825

Argonne, WI $48,668

Boulder Junction, WI $48,698

Brantwood, WI $48,653

Butternut, WI $48,574

Catawba, WI $48,668

Clam Lake, WI $48,405

Conover, WI $48,724

Crandon, WI $48,799

Eagle River, WI $48,796

Fifield, WI $48,638

Poplar, WI $49,391

Port Wing, WI $48,985

Seymour, WI $49,235

Oak Creek, WI $50,951

Adell, WI $49,956

Allenton, WI $50,138

Ashippun, WI $50,300

Belgium, WI $50,446

Brookfield, WI $51,463

Brownsville, WI $49,458

Butler, WI $51,493

Campbellsport, WI $49,702

Cascade, WI $49,661

Cedarburg, WI $51,024

Cedar Grove, WI $50,214

Chilton, WI $49,497

Cleveland, WI $49,299

Clyman, WI $49,905

Colgate, WI $50,943

Delafield, WI $50,638

Eden, WI $49,442

Elkhart Lake, WI $49,439

Fredonia, WI $50,433

Germantown, WI $51,155

Glenbeulah, WI $49,414

Grafton, WI $51,034

Greenbush, WI $49,413

Hartford, WI $50,494

Hartland, WI $50,792

Hingham, WI $49,877

Horicon, WI $49,761

Hubertus, WI $50,875

Hustisford, WI $49,960

Iron Ridge, WI $50,034

Ixonia, WI $50,190

Jackson, WI $50,879

Johnson Creek, WI $50,035

Juneau, WI $49,760

Kewaskum, WI $50,159

Kiel, WI $49,352

Kohler, WI $49,565

Lannon, WI $51,226

Lebanon, WI $50,009

Lomira, WI $49,690

Malone, WI $49,455

Mayville, WI $49,706

Menomonee Falls, WI $51,303

Merton, WI $50,875

Mount Calvary, WI $49,497

Nashotah, WI $50,626

Neosho, WI $50,208

Newburg, WI $50,638

New Holstein, WI $49,427

Newton, WI $49,252

North Lake, WI $51,052

Oakfield, WI $49,366

Oconomowoc, WI $50,427

Okauchee, WI $50,571

Oostburg, WI $49,967

Pewaukee, WI $51,012

Plymouth, WI $49,506

Port Washington, WI $50,725

Random Lake, WI $50,193

Richfield, WI $50,902

Rubicon, WI $50,295

Saint Cloud, WI $49,492

Saukville, WI $50,787

Sheboygan, WI $49,707

Sheboygan Falls, WI $49,540

Slinger, WI $50,653

Stockbridge, WI $49,608

Sussex, WI $51,051

West Bend, WI $50,389

Theresa, WI $49,987

Thiensville, WI $51,401

Waldo, WI $49,832

Watertown, WI $49,972

Mequon, WI $51,269

Woodland, WI $50,079

Bassett, WI $49,966

Benet Lake, WI $49,919

Big Bend, WI $50,745

Bristol, WI $49,925

Burlington, WI $50,019

Caledonia, WI $50,206

Camp Lake, WI $49,981

Cudahy, WI $51,514

Darien, WI $49,745

Delavan, WI $49,724

Dousman, WI $50,291

Eagle, WI $50,199

Cobb, WI $49,404

Cottage Grove, WI $50,611

Cross Plains, WI $50,485

Dane, WI $50,481

Darlington, WI $49,376

Deerfield, WI $50,472

De Forest, WI $50,538

Dodgeville, WI $49,625

Edgerton, WI $50,213

Edmund, WI $49,512

Evansville, WI $50,075

Footville, WI $49,762

Fort Atkinson, WI $49,997

Gotham, WI $49,624

Gratiot, WI $49,155

Hanover, WI $49,751

Highland, WI $49,337

Hollandale, WI $49,924

Janesville, WI $49,791

Shawano, WI $49,071

Sherwood, WI $49,738

Shiocton, WI $49,388

Sobieski, WI $48,979

Suamico, WI $48,965

Suring, WI $48,904

Townsend, WI $48,799

Wausaukee, WI $48,770

Wrightstown, WI $49,591

Zachow, WI $49,058

Algoma, WI $48,968

Baileys Harbor, WI $48,834

Brussels, WI $48,963

Casco, WI $48,973

Collins, WI $49,357

Denmark, WI $49,031

Egg Harbor, WI $48,872

Ellison Bay, WI $48,789

Ephraim, WI $48,872

Fish Creek, WI $48,840

Forestville, WI $48,964

Francis Creek, WI $49,088

Kellnersville, WI $49,120

Kewaunee, WI $48,996

Luxemburg, WI $48,974

Manitowoc, WI $49,180

Maplewood, WI $48,955

Maribel, WI $49,089

Mishicot, WI $49,048

New Franken, WI $48,967

Reedsville, WI $49,220

Saint Nazianz, WI $49,317

Sister Bay, WI $48,843

Sturgeon Bay, WI $48,972

Tisch Mills, WI $49,026

Two Rivers, WI $49,044

Valders, WI $49,294

Washington Island, WI $48,761

Whitelaw, WI $49,122

Green Bay, WI $48,960

East Troy, WI $50,199

Elkhorn, WI $49,853

Elm Grove, WI $51,493

Fontana, WI $49,735

Franksville, WI $50,173

Genesee Depot, WI $50,559

Genoa City, WI $49,877

Greendale, WI $51,456

Hales Corners, WI $51,368

Franklin, WI $51,071

Helenville, WI $49,917

Honey Creek, WI $50,041

Kansasville, WI $50,024

Kenosha, WI $49,812

New Berlin, WI $51,207

Lake Geneva, WI $49,708

Lyons, WI $49,976

Mukwonago, WI $50,505

Muskego, WI $50,825

New Munster, WI $49,981

North Prairie, WI $50,478

Fremont, WI $49,429

Rice Lake, WI $48,838

Sarona, WI $48,718

Shell Lake, WI $48,760

Siren, WI $49,253

Solon Springs, WI $48,977

South Range, WI $49,439

Springbrook, WI $48,625

Stone Lake, WI $48,643

Superior, WI $49,491

Trego, WI $48,677

Turtle Lake, WI $49,779

Wascott, WI $48,927

Washburn, WI $48,740

Webster, WI $48,799

Weyerhaeuser, WI $48,719

Winter, WI $48,487

Oshkosh, WI $49,559

Almond, WI $49,023

Appleton, WI $49,846

Bancroft, WI $48,870

Bear Creek, WI $49,308

Berlin, WI $49,342

Big Falls, WI $49,194

Butte Des Morts, WI $49,533

Caroline, WI $49,062

Clintonville, WI $49,188

Coloma, WI $48,894

Dale, WI $49,623

Eldorado, WI $49,441

Embarrass, WI $49,172

Eureka, WI $49,356

Fond Du Lac, WI $49,682

Jefferson, WI $49,955

Juda, WI $49,590

Lake Mills, WI $50,194

Linden, WI $49,460

Livingston, WI $49,206

Lodi, WI $50,320

Lone Rock, WI $49,474

Lowell, WI $50,000

Mc Farland, WI $50,667

Marshall, WI $50,418

Mazomanie, WI $50,300

Merrimac, WI $50,101

Middleton, WI $50,631

Milton, WI $49,812

Mineral Point, WI $49,482

Monroe, WI $49,560

Montfort, WI $49,227

Monticello, WI $49,936

Morrisonville, WI $50,486

Mount Horeb, WI $50,249

Muscoda, WI $49,144

New Glarus, WI $50,140

Oregon, WI $50,583

Orfordville, WI $49,705

Plain, WI $49,625

Prairie Du Sac, WI $50,128

Reeseville, WI $50,101

Rewey, WI $49,262

Richland Center, WI $49,095

Ridgeway, WI $49,981

Sauk City, WI $50,142

Sextonville, WI $49,546

Sharon, WI $49,733

Shullsburg, WI $49,061

South Wayne, WI $49,259

Spring Green, WI $49,816

Stoughton, WI $50,487

Sun Prairie, WI $50,538

Verona, WI $50,524

Waterloo, WI $50,262

Waunakee, WI $50,651

Windsor, WI $50,619

Woodford, WI $49,552

Madison, WI $50,758

Desktop Support Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Desktop Support Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Desktop Support Tech positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Desktop Support Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Desktop Support Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$76,020	$37.0	50%
Financial Services	$70,952	$34.0	40%
Biotechnology	$65,884	$32.0	30%

Desktop Support Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Desktop Support Tech'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.

$46,277

Average $50,680/year

$55,977

$3,856

Average $4,223/month

$4,665

$890

Average $975/week

$1,076

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,977	$4,665	$1,076	$27
Average	$50,680	$4,223	$975	$24
25th Percentile	$46,277	$3,856	$890	$22

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