What are the main factors that influence a Helpdesk Lead'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 Helpdesk Lead?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Helpdesk Lead roles, with salaries approximately 27% above the market median.

How does experience change A Helpdesk Lead's salary?

A Helpdesk Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,131 for beginners, reaching about $59,734 at mid-level, and approach $62,920 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Helpdesk Lead?

Helpdesk Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Helpdesk Lead roles are District of Columbia $69,628, California $69,364, Massachusetts $68,439. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Helpdesk Lead roles make?

Salaries for Helpdesk Lead level roles vary by specialization: Helpdesk Manager: $119,922; Helpdesk Supervisor: $81,358; Helpdesk Team Lead: $81,350; Helpdesk Coordinator: $65,927; Helpdesk Specialist: $60,211.

Helpdesk Lead Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Helpdesk Lead make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Helpdesk Lead in Wisconsin is $61,862 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Helpdesk Lead's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,565
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,438 to $66,941
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,501

10% $51,501

50% (Median) $61,862

90% $71,565

Helpdesk Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,941	$5,578	$1,287	$32
Average	$61,862	$5,155	$1,190	$30
25th Percentile	$56,438	$4,703	$1,085	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Helpdesk Lead Salaries

A Helpdesk Lead'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 Helpdesk Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Helpdesk Lead'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): $58,131
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,576
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,734
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,297
Expert (over 8 years): $62,920

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Helpdesk Lead	less than 1 year	$58,131
Early Career Level Helpdesk Lead	1-2 years	$58,576
Mid-Level Level Helpdesk Lead	2-4 years	$59,734
Senior-Level Level Helpdesk Lead	5-8 years	$61,297
Expert Level Helpdesk Lead	over 8 years	$62,920

How Do Helpdesk Lead 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 Helpdesk Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,628.
California: $69,364.
Massachusetts: $68,439.

District of Columbia $69,628 California $69,364 Massachusetts $68,439 Washington $68,188 New Jersey $68,163 Alaska $68,075 Connecticut $67,207 New York $66,855

Hawaii $65,729 Rhode Island $65,201 Maryland $64,842 Minnesota $64,352 Colorado $64,163 Illinois $64,100 Oregon $63,861 Delaware $63,685

New Hampshire $63,575 Virginia $63,327 Pennsylvania $62,604 Nevada $62,239 North Dakota $62,119 Michigan $61,931 Wisconsin $61,862 Vermont $61,723

Texas $61,340 Maine $61,314 Arizona $61,277 Ohio $61,233 Georgia $60,654 Indiana $60,365 Wyoming $60,308 Utah $60,220

Iowa $60,182 Kansas $59,881 Louisiana $59,793 North Carolina $59,761 Missouri $59,749 Florida $59,503 Montana $59,371 Nebraska $59,245

Kentucky $59,176 South Carolina $58,925 Tennessee $58,768 Idaho $58,705 New Mexico $58,246 Oklahoma $58,145 Alabama $57,774 South Dakota $57,151

Arkansas $56,812 West Virginia $56,629 Mississippi $56,082

Top Paying Cities for Helpdesk Lead

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: $60,174
Greenville: $60,746
Hancock: $59,641

Green Lake, WI $60,174

Greenville, WI $60,746

Hancock, WI $59,641

Hortonville, WI $60,618

Iola, WI $59,906

King, WI $60,364

Larsen, WI $60,507

Leopolis, WI $59,832

Manawa, WI $60,128

Marion, WI $59,943

Menasha, WI $60,796

Neenah, WI $60,685

Neshkoro, WI $59,957

New London, WI $60,368

Ogdensburg, WI $59,993

Omro, WI $60,289

Pickett, WI $60,339

Pine River, WI $60,106

Plainfield, WI $59,752

Poy Sippi, WI $60,147

Princeton, WI $60,030

Readfield, WI $60,446

Redgranite, WI $60,164

Ripon, WI $60,279

Rosendale, WI $60,310

Saxeville, WI $60,040

Scandinavia, WI $59,954

Tilleda, WI $59,741

Van Dyne, WI $60,385

Waukau, WI $60,280

Waupaca, WI $60,118

Wautoma, WI $59,978

Weyauwega, WI $60,221

Wild Rose, WI $59,996

Winnebago, WI $60,523

Winneconne, WI $60,382

Wilson, WI $61,372

Boyd, WI $59,783

Cadott, WI $59,826

Chetek, WI $59,664

Chippewa Falls, WI $59,954

Colfax, WI $59,882

Conrath, WI $59,544

Cornell, WI $59,698

Dallas, WI $60,007

Downing, WI $61,085

Downsville, WI $60,642

Durand, WI $60,583

Eau Galle, WI $60,449

Eleva, WI $60,019

Elk Mound, WI $59,886

Elmwood, WI $61,030

Fairchild, WI $59,946

Fall Creek, WI $59,981

Gilmanton, WI $60,293

Holcombe, WI $59,595

Humbird, WI $59,879

Independence, WI $60,118

Jim Falls, WI $59,748

Knapp, WI $61,053

Maiden Rock, WI $61,127

Menomonie, WI $60,584

Merrillan, WI $59,796

Mondovi, WI $60,140

Nelson, WI $60,858

New Auburn, WI $59,640

Osseo, WI $60,159

Pepin, WI $61,337

Pigeon Falls, WI $60,293

Plum City, WI $61,045

Prairie Farm, WI $60,525

Ridgeland, WI $60,200

Rock Falls, WI $59,912

Sand Creek, WI $59,673

Sheldon, WI $59,518

Spring Valley, WI $61,414

Stanley, WI $59,799

Stockholm, WI $61,481

Strum, WI $60,120

Thorp, WI $59,771

Wheeler, WI $60,331

Whitehall, WI $60,041

Spooner, WI $59,500

Almena, WI $60,332

Ashland, WI $59,440

Balsam Lake, WI $61,316

Barron, WI $59,954

Barronett, WI $59,525

Bayfield, WI $59,441

Benoit, WI $59,354

Birchwood, WI $59,418

Brill, WI $59,667

Bruce, WI $59,486

Brule, WI $59,996

Cable, WI $59,233

Cameron, WI $59,682

Centuria, WI $61,653

Comstock, WI $60,496

Cornucopia, WI $59,520

Couderay, WI $59,263

Cumberland, WI $60,052

Danbury, WI $59,855

Drummond, WI $59,409

Edgewater, WI $59,384

Exeland, WI $59,307

Foxboro, WI $60,209

Frederic, WI $60,384

Gordon, WI $59,709

Grand View, WI $59,288

Grantsburg, WI $60,752

Haugen, WI $59,732

Hawthorne, WI $60,193

Hayward, WI $59,307

Herbster, WI $59,602

Hertel, WI $59,516

High Bridge, WI $59,351

Iron River, WI $59,777

Ladysmith, WI $59,491

Lake Nebagamon, WI $60,059

La Pointe, WI $59,340

Luck, WI $61,084

Maple, WI $60,201

Marengo, WI $59,327

Mason, WI $59,335

Mikana, WI $59,661

Milltown, WI $61,339

Minong, WI $59,683

Odanah, WI $59,575

Ojibwa, WI $59,205

Glidden, WI $59,227

Harshaw, WI $59,501

Hawkins, WI $59,388

Hazelhurst, WI $59,511

Heafford Junction, WI $59,561

Hurley, WI $59,391

Iron Belt, WI $59,281

Kennan, WI $59,398

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $59,495

Lake Tomahawk, WI $59,528

Land O Lakes, WI $59,449

Laona, WI $59,481

Long Lake, WI $59,318

Mc Naughton, WI $59,535

Manitowish Waters, WI $59,444

Mellen, WI $59,251

Mercer, WI $59,339

Minocqua, WI $59,557

Montreal, WI $59,407

Park Falls, WI $59,384

Phelps, WI $59,448

Phillips, WI $59,410

Prentice, WI $59,456

Presque Isle, WI $59,420

Saint Germain, WI $59,569

Saxon, WI $59,303

Sayner, WI $59,488

Star Lake, WI $59,334

Three Lakes, WI $59,500

Tony, WI $59,483

Tripoli, WI $59,356

Upson, WI $59,104

Wabeno, WI $59,486

Woodruff, WI $59,583

La Crosse, WI $59,164

Alma, WI $60,671

Alma Center, WI $59,871

Arcadia, WI $60,090

Arkdale, WI $59,645

Bangor, WI $59,293

Black River Falls, WI $59,677

Blair, WI $59,858

Camp Douglas, WI $59,732

Cashton, WI $59,357

Cataract, WI $59,452

Chaseburg, WI $59,261

Cochrane, WI $60,566

Coon Valley, WI $59,237

De Soto, WI $59,364

Dodge, WI $59,921

Eastman, WI $59,532

Ettrick, WI $59,478

Ferryville, WI $59,461

Fountain City, WI $60,304

Galesville, WI $59,659

Gays Mills, WI $59,647

Genoa, WI $59,305

Hillsboro, WI $59,859

Hixton, WI $59,871

Holmen, WI $59,301

Hustler, WI $59,950

Kendall, WI $59,786

La Farge, WI $59,694

Lynxville, WI $59,537

Mather, WI $59,661

Melrose, WI $59,466

Millston, WI $59,533

Mindoro, WI $59,344

Mount Sterling, WI $59,745

Necedah, WI $59,667

Norwalk, WI $59,428

Oakdale, WI $59,735

Onalaska, WI $59,209

Ontario, WI $59,688

Readstown, WI $59,626

Rockland, WI $59,282

Seneca, WI $59,803

Soldiers Grove, WI $59,691

Sparta, WI $59,405

Steuben, WI $59,640

Stoddard, WI $59,212

Taylor, WI $59,740

Tomah, WI $59,766

Trempealeau, WI $59,651

Palmyra, WI $60,999

Tunnel City, WI $59,737

Viola, WI $59,732

Viroqua, WI $59,359

Warrens, WI $59,643

Westby, WI $59,328

West Salem, WI $59,240

Wilton, WI $59,732

Eau Claire, WI $60,118

Altoona, WI $60,200

Arkansaw, WI $60,831

Augusta, WI $59,968

Bay City, WI $61,384

Bloomer, WI $59,762

Boyceville, WI $60,704

Glen Flora, WI $59,386

Wales, WI $61,834

Bagley, WI $59,542

Beetown, WI $59,602

Benton, WI $59,837

Bloomington, WI $59,613

Boscobel, WI $59,741

Cassville, WI $59,542

Cuba City, WI $59,731

Dickeyville, WI $59,781

Fennimore, WI $59,813

Glen Haven, WI $59,509

Hazel Green, WI $59,634

Kieler, WI $59,798

Lancaster, WI $59,676

Mount Hope, WI $59,603

Patch Grove, WI $59,818

Platteville, WI $59,930

Potosi, WI $59,558

Prairie Du Chien, WI $59,688

Sinsinawa, WI $59,610

Stitzer, WI $59,794

Wauzeka, WI $59,633

Woodman, WI $59,567

Portage, WI $60,879

Adams, WI $59,919

Arlington, WI $61,495

Baraboo, WI $60,884

Beaver Dam, WI $60,830

Brandon, WI $60,182

Briggsville, WI $60,501

Burnett, WI $60,419

Cambria, WI $60,794

Cazenovia, WI $59,968

Columbus, WI $61,309

Dalton, WI $60,448

Dellwood, WI $59,717

Doylestown, WI $61,213

Elroy, WI $59,803

Endeavor, WI $60,425

Fairwater, WI $60,299

Fall River, WI $61,135

Fox Lake, WI $60,530

Friendship, WI $59,738

Friesland, WI $60,716

Grand Marsh, WI $59,945

Hillpoint, WI $60,318

Kingston, WI $60,505

Lake Delton, WI $60,660

La Valle, WI $60,051

Lime Ridge, WI $60,276

Loganville, WI $60,457

Lyndon Station, WI $60,132

Markesan, WI $60,213

Marquette, WI $60,421

Mauston, WI $59,905

Montello, WI $60,211

New Lisbon, WI $59,739

North Freedom, WI $60,914

Oxford, WI $60,221

Packwaukee, WI $60,461

Pardeeville, WI $60,916

Poynette, WI $61,302

Randolph, WI $60,792

Reedsburg, WI $60,440

Rio, WI $61,236

Rock Springs, WI $60,520

Union Center, WI $60,073

Waupun, WI $60,308

Westfield, WI $59,932

Wisconsin Dells, WI $60,411

Wonewoc, WI $59,846

Wyocena, WI $61,053

Amery, WI $61,668

Baldwin, WI $62,039

Beldenville, WI $61,924

Clayton, WI $60,862

Clear Lake, WI $61,352

Cushing, WI $61,460

Deer Park, WI $61,792

Dresser, WI $62,209

East Ellsworth, WI $61,767

Ellsworth, WI $61,868

Glenwood City, WI $61,488

Hager City, WI $62,027

Hammond, WI $62,770

Hudson, WI $63,763

New Richmond, WI $62,921

Osceola, WI $63,083

Prescott, WI $63,257

River Falls, WI $63,178

Roberts, WI $63,160

Saint Croix Falls, WI $61,840

Somerset, WI $63,514

Star Prairie, WI $62,755

Pell Lake, WI $60,834

Pleasant Prairie, WI $60,891

Powers Lake, WI $60,938

Rochester, WI $61,183

Salem, WI $60,986

Silver Lake, WI $61,001

Somers, WI $60,816

South Milwaukee, WI $62,616

Springfield, WI $60,860

Sturtevant, WI $60,828

Sullivan, WI $61,142

Trevor, WI $61,015

Twin Lakes, WI $60,989

Union Grove, WI $60,960

Walworth, WI $60,732

Radisson, WI $59,280

Waterford, WI $61,506

Waukesha, WI $62,439

Whitewater, WI $60,652

Williams Bay, WI $60,674

Wilmot, WI $61,012

Woodworth, WI $60,938

Zenda, WI $60,670

Milwaukee, WI $62,956

Saint Francis, WI $62,928

Racine, WI $60,786

Afton, WI $60,609

Albany, WI $61,023

Arena, WI $61,043

Argyle, WI $60,682

Avalon, WI $60,618

Avoca, WI $60,270

Barneveld, WI $61,048

Belleville, WI $61,425

Belmont, WI $60,098

Beloit, WI $60,554

Black Earth, WI $61,428

Blanchardville, WI $60,842

Blue Mounds, WI $61,247

Blue River, WI $59,719

Brodhead, WI $60,606

Brooklyn, WI $61,455

Browntown, WI $60,206

Cambridge, WI $61,425

Gile, WI $59,590

Clinton, WI $60,653

Wausau, WI $59,788

Marshfield, WI $59,813

Abbotsford, WI $59,754

Amherst, WI $59,913

Amherst Junction, WI $59,846

Aniwa, WI $59,553

Antigo, WI $59,612

Arpin, WI $59,695

Athens, WI $59,617

Auburndale, WI $59,666

Babcock, WI $59,572

Birnamwood, WI $59,589

Blenker, WI $59,657

Bowler, WI $59,705

Brokaw, WI $59,708

Bryant, WI $59,483

Chili, WI $59,741

Colby, WI $59,722

Curtiss, WI $59,695

Custer, WI $59,762

Deerbrook, WI $59,479

Dorchester, WI $59,699

Edgar, WI $59,664

Eland, WI $59,657

Elcho, WI $59,508

Elderon, WI $59,693

Elton, WI $59,560

Galloway, WI $59,749

Gilman, WI $59,564

Jump River, WI $59,512

Gleason, WI $59,492

Granton, WI $59,738

Greenwood, WI $59,769

Hannibal, WI $59,554

Hatley, WI $59,633

Hewitt, WI $59,920

Irma, WI $59,519

Junction City, WI $59,634

Loyal, WI $59,763

Lublin, WI $59,615

Marathon, WI $59,654

Mattoon, WI $59,772

Medford, WI $59,635

Merrill, WI $59,615

Milladore, WI $59,655

Mosinee, WI $59,694

Neillsville, WI $59,820

Nekoosa, WI $59,715

Nelsonville, WI $59,976

Ogema, WI $59,474

Owen, WI $59,708

Pearson, WI $59,459

Pelican Lake, WI $59,463

Phlox, WI $59,728

Woodville, WI $61,697

Houlton, WI $63,920

Abrams, WI $59,789

Amberg, WI $59,428

Armstrong Creek, WI $59,443

Athelstane, WI $59,466

Black Creek, WI $60,437

Bonduel, WI $59,955

Brillion, WI $60,383

Cecil, WI $59,863

Coleman, WI $59,738

Combined Locks, WI $60,838

Crivitz, WI $59,630

De Pere, WI $59,918

Dunbar, WI $59,403

Fence, WI $59,341

Florence, WI $59,428

Forest Junction, WI $60,555

Gillett, WI $59,820

Goodman, WI $59,440

Greenleaf, WI $60,147

Green Valley, WI $59,836

Gresham, WI $59,798

Hilbert, WI $60,533

Kaukauna, WI $60,764

Freedom, WI $60,688

Keshena, WI $59,862

Kimberly, WI $60,842

Krakow, WI $59,837

Lakewood, WI $59,539

Lena, WI $59,779

Little Chute, WI $60,840

Little Suamico, WI $59,774

Marinette, WI $59,813

Mountain, WI $59,573

Neopit, WI $59,716

Niagara, WI $59,493

Nichols, WI $60,170

Oconto, WI $59,773

Oconto Falls, WI $59,806

Oneida, WI $59,842

Pembine, WI $59,455

Peshtigo, WI $59,762

Porterfield, WI $59,606

Potter, WI $60,415

Pound, WI $59,673

Pulaski, WI $59,859

Pickerel, WI $59,515

Pittsville, WI $59,651

Plover, WI $59,852

Port Edwards, WI $59,883

Rib Lake, WI $59,555

Ringle, WI $59,615

Rosholt, WI $59,737

Rothschild, WI $59,843

Rudolph, WI $59,675

Schofield, WI $59,794

Spencer, WI $59,752

Stetsonville, WI $59,662

Stevens Point, WI $59,825

Stratford, WI $59,701

Summit Lake, WI $59,526

Tigerton, WI $59,797

Tomahawk, WI $59,563

Unity, WI $59,705

Vesper, WI $59,684

Westboro, WI $59,478

White Lake, WI $59,508

Willard, WI $59,755

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $59,790

Withee, WI $59,672

Wittenberg, WI $59,725

Rhinelander, WI $59,596

Argonne, WI $59,405

Boulder Junction, WI $59,442

Brantwood, WI $59,387

Butternut, WI $59,290

Catawba, WI $59,406

Clam Lake, WI $59,084

Conover, WI $59,473

Crandon, WI $59,566

Eagle River, WI $59,562

Fifield, WI $59,368

Poplar, WI $60,288

Port Wing, WI $59,793

Seymour, WI $60,098

Oak Creek, WI $62,192

Adell, WI $60,977

Allenton, WI $61,200

Ashippun, WI $61,397

Belgium, WI $61,575

Brookfield, WI $62,817

Brownsville, WI $60,369

Butler, WI $62,853

Campbellsport, WI $60,667

Cascade, WI $60,617

Cedarburg, WI $62,282

Cedar Grove, WI $61,292

Chilton, WI $60,418

Cleveland, WI $60,176

Clyman, WI $60,916

Colgate, WI $62,182

Delafield, WI $61,809

Eden, WI $60,350

Elkhart Lake, WI $60,346

Fredonia, WI $61,560

Germantown, WI $62,441

Glenbeulah, WI $60,316

Grafton, WI $62,293

Greenbush, WI $60,315

Hartford, WI $61,634

Hartland, WI $61,997

Hingham, WI $60,881

Horicon, WI $60,739

Hubertus, WI $62,099

Hustisford, WI $60,982

Iron Ridge, WI $61,073

Ixonia, WI $61,263

Jackson, WI $62,104

Johnson Creek, WI $61,074

Juneau, WI $60,738

Kewaskum, WI $61,226

Kiel, WI $60,240

Kohler, WI $60,500

Lannon, WI $62,528

Lebanon, WI $61,042

Lomira, WI $60,652

Malone, WI $60,366

Mayville, WI $60,672

Menomonee Falls, WI $62,621

Merton, WI $62,099

Mount Calvary, WI $60,417

Nashotah, WI $61,796

Neosho, WI $61,285

Newburg, WI $61,809

New Holstein, WI $60,332

Newton, WI $60,118

North Lake, WI $62,315

Oakfield, WI $60,257

Oconomowoc, WI $61,553

Okauchee, WI $61,728

Oostburg, WI $60,991

Pewaukee, WI $62,266

Plymouth, WI $60,428

Port Washington, WI $61,916

Random Lake, WI $61,267

Richfield, WI $62,133

Rubicon, WI $61,391

Saint Cloud, WI $60,411

Saukville, WI $61,992

Sheboygan, WI $60,674

Sheboygan Falls, WI $60,469

Slinger, WI $61,828

Stockbridge, WI $60,553

Sussex, WI $62,314

West Bend, WI $61,506

Theresa, WI $61,015

Thiensville, WI $62,741

Waldo, WI $60,826

Watertown, WI $60,997

Mequon, WI $62,580

Woodland, WI $61,128

Bassett, WI $60,989

Benet Lake, WI $60,932

Big Bend, WI $61,940

Bristol, WI $60,940

Burlington, WI $61,054

Caledonia, WI $61,282

Camp Lake, WI $61,008

Cudahy, WI $62,879

Darien, WI $60,720

Delavan, WI $60,694

Dousman, WI $61,386

Eagle, WI $61,274

Cobb, WI $60,303

Cottage Grove, WI $61,777

Cross Plains, WI $61,623

Dane, WI $61,619

Darlington, WI $60,269

Deerfield, WI $61,607

De Forest, WI $61,688

Dodgeville, WI $60,574

Edgerton, WI $61,291

Edmund, WI $60,435

Evansville, WI $61,123

Footville, WI $60,740

Fort Atkinson, WI $61,028

Gotham, WI $60,572

Gratiot, WI $59,999

Hanover, WI $60,728

Highland, WI $60,222

Hollandale, WI $60,938

Janesville, WI $60,775

Shawano, WI $59,897

Sherwood, WI $60,711

Shiocton, WI $60,284

Sobieski, WI $59,784

Suamico, WI $59,768

Suring, WI $59,693

Townsend, WI $59,566

Wausaukee, WI $59,530

Wrightstown, WI $60,531

Zachow, WI $59,882

Algoma, WI $59,772

Baileys Harbor, WI $59,608

Brussels, WI $59,766

Casco, WI $59,777

Collins, WI $60,246

Denmark, WI $59,849

Egg Harbor, WI $59,655

Ellison Bay, WI $59,553

Ephraim, WI $59,654

Fish Creek, WI $59,615

Forestville, WI $59,767

Francis Creek, WI $59,918

Kellnersville, WI $59,957

Kewaunee, WI $59,806

Luxemburg, WI $59,779

Manitowoc, WI $60,030

Maplewood, WI $59,756

Maribel, WI $59,920

Mishicot, WI $59,869

New Franken, WI $59,770

Reedsville, WI $60,079

Saint Nazianz, WI $60,198

Sister Bay, WI $59,619

Sturgeon Bay, WI $59,777

Tisch Mills, WI $59,842

Two Rivers, WI $59,864

Valders, WI $60,169

Washington Island, WI $59,518

Whitelaw, WI $59,960

Green Bay, WI $59,761

East Troy, WI $61,274

Elkhorn, WI $60,852

Elm Grove, WI $62,853

Fontana, WI $60,708

Franksville, WI $61,242

Genesee Depot, WI $61,714

Genoa City, WI $60,881

Greendale, WI $62,808

Hales Corners, WI $62,700

Franklin, WI $62,339

Helenville, WI $60,930

Honey Creek, WI $61,082

Kansasville, WI $61,060

Kenosha, WI $60,801

New Berlin, WI $62,504

Lake Geneva, WI $60,675

Lyons, WI $61,001

Mukwonago, WI $61,648

Muskego, WI $62,038

New Munster, WI $61,008

North Prairie, WI $61,614

Fremont, WI $60,334

Rice Lake, WI $59,613

Sarona, WI $59,467

Shell Lake, WI $59,518

Siren, WI $60,120

Solon Springs, WI $59,782

South Range, WI $60,346

Springbrook, WI $59,352

Stone Lake, WI $59,374

Superior, WI $60,410

Trego, WI $59,416

Turtle Lake, WI $60,762

Wascott, WI $59,722

Washburn, WI $59,493

Webster, WI $59,565

Weyerhaeuser, WI $59,468

Winter, WI $59,184

Oshkosh, WI $60,493

Almond, WI $59,838

Appleton, WI $60,843

Bancroft, WI $59,652

Bear Creek, WI $60,187

Berlin, WI $60,228

Big Falls, WI $60,048

Butte Des Morts, WI $60,461

Caroline, WI $59,886

Clintonville, WI $60,040

Coloma, WI $59,681

Dale, WI $60,571

Eldorado, WI $60,349

Embarrass, WI $60,020

Eureka, WI $60,245

Fond Du Lac, WI $60,643

Jefferson, WI $60,977

Juda, WI $60,531

Lake Mills, WI $61,269

Linden, WI $60,372

Livingston, WI $60,062

Lodi, WI $61,422

Lone Rock, WI $60,389

Lowell, WI $61,031

Mc Farland, WI $61,846

Marshall, WI $61,541

Mazomanie, WI $61,397

Merrimac, WI $61,155

Middleton, WI $61,801

Milton, WI $60,802

Mineral Point, WI $60,399

Monroe, WI $60,494

Montfort, WI $60,088

Monticello, WI $60,953

Morrisonville, WI $61,624

Mount Horeb, WI $61,335

Muscoda, WI $59,986

New Glarus, WI $61,202

Oregon, WI $61,743

Orfordville, WI $60,670

Plain, WI $60,573

Prairie Du Sac, WI $61,187

Reeseville, WI $61,155

Rewey, WI $60,130

Richland Center, WI $59,926

Ridgeway, WI $61,008

Sauk City, WI $61,204

Sextonville, WI $60,477

Sharon, WI $60,705

Shullsburg, WI $59,884

South Wayne, WI $60,127

Spring Green, WI $60,806

Stoughton, WI $61,626

Sun Prairie, WI $61,688

Verona, WI $61,671

Waterloo, WI $61,352

Waunakee, WI $61,826

Windsor, WI $61,787

Woodford, WI $60,484

Madison, WI $61,956

Helpdesk Lead Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Helpdesk Lead roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 27% above the average. In contrast, Helpdesk Lead positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Helpdesk Lead as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Helpdesk Lead

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$78,564	$38.0	27%
Biotechnology	$75,471	$36.0	22%
Software & Networking	$73,615	$35.0	19%
Financial Services	$72,378	$35.0	17%
Internet	$71,141	$34.0	15%

Helpdesk Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Helpdesk Lead'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.

$56,438

Average $61,862/year

$66,941

$4,703

Average $5,155/month

$5,578

$1,085

Average $1,190/week

$1,287

$27

Average $30/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,941	$5,578	$1,287	$32
Average	$61,862	$5,155	$1,190	$30
25th Percentile	$56,438	$4,703	$1,085	$27

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