What are the main factors that influence an IT Helpdesk'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 IT Helpdesk?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for IT Helpdesk roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An IT Helpdesk's salary?

An IT Helpdesk's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,454 for beginners, reaching about $63,675 at mid-level, and approach $78,858 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an IT Helpdesk?

IT Helpdesk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for IT Helpdesk roles are District of Columbia $65,210, California $64,963, Massachusetts $64,097. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of IT Helpdesk roles make?

Salaries for IT Helpdesk level roles vary by specialization: Helpdesk Manager: $119,922; It Helpdesk Administrator: $113,805; Helpdesk Supervisor: $81,358; It Helpdesk Manager: $76,084; It Helpdesk Support: $67,208.

IT Helpdesk Salary in Vermont

How much does an IT Helpdesk make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an IT Helpdesk in Vermont is $57,807 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,454 to $65,257
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,579

10% $47,579

50% (Median) $57,807

90% $72,040

IT Helpdesk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,257	$5,438	$1,255	$31
Average	$57,807	$4,817	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$52,454	$4,371	$1,009	$25

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Key Factors That Influence IT Helpdesk Salaries

An IT Helpdesk'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 IT Helpdesk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an IT Helpdesk'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): $48,454
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,255
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,675
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,195
Expert (over 8 years): $78,858

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Help Desk Support Specialist I	less than 1 year	$48,454
IT Helpdesk	1-2 years	$56,255
Help Desk Support Specialist III	2-4 years	$63,675
Help Desk Support Specialist IV	5-8 years	$70,195
Help Desk Supervisor	over 8 years	$78,858

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

District of Columbia: $65,210.
California: $64,963.
Massachusetts: $64,097.

District of Columbia $65,210 California $64,963 Massachusetts $64,097 Washington $63,862 New Jersey $63,838 Alaska $63,756 Connecticut $62,943 New York $62,613

Hawaii $61,559 Rhode Island $61,064 Maryland $60,728 Minnesota $60,269 Colorado $60,092 Illinois $60,033 Oregon $59,809 Delaware $59,645

New Hampshire $59,541 Virginia $59,309 Pennsylvania $58,632 Nevada $58,290 North Dakota $58,178 Michigan $58,001 Wisconsin $57,937 Vermont $57,807

Texas $57,448 Maine $57,424 Arizona $57,389 Ohio $57,348 Georgia $56,806 Indiana $56,535 Wyoming $56,482 Utah $56,399

Iowa $56,364 Kansas $56,081 Louisiana $55,999 North Carolina $55,969 Missouri $55,958 Florida $55,728 Montana $55,604 Nebraska $55,486

Kentucky $55,422 South Carolina $55,186 Tennessee $55,039 Idaho $54,980 New Mexico $54,550 Oklahoma $54,456 Alabama $54,108 South Dakota $53,525

Arkansas $53,207 West Virginia $53,036 Mississippi $52,524

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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:

Adamant: $59,170
Barre: $59,259
Cabot: $59,129

Adamant, VT $59,170

Barre, VT $59,259

Cabot, VT $59,129

Calais, VT $59,181

East Barre, VT $59,169

East Calais, VT $59,170

East Montpelier, VT $59,210

Eden, VT $59,132

Eden Mills, VT $59,078

Graniteville, VT $59,256

Hyde Park, VT $59,219

Johnson, VT $59,294

Lake Elmore, VT $59,153

Marshfield, VT $59,139

Moretown, VT $59,298

Morrisville, VT $59,291

Moscow, VT $59,321

Northfield, VT $59,225

Northfield Falls, VT $59,502

North Hyde Park, VT $59,215

North Montpelier, VT $59,155

Plainfield, VT $59,147

Roxbury, VT $59,047

South Barre, VT $59,328

Waterbury, VT $59,315

Stowe, VT $59,323

Waitsfield, VT $59,290

Warren, VT $59,179

Washington, VT $59,064

Waterbury Center, VT $59,313

Websterville, VT $59,246

Williamstown, VT $59,178

Wolcott, VT $59,145

Woodbury, VT $59,087

Worcester, VT $59,146

Rutland, VT $59,144

Belmont, VT $58,961

Benson, VT $58,961

Bomoseen, VT $59,054

Brandon, VT $59,097

Bridport, VT $59,104

Castleton, VT $59,065

Center Rutland, VT $59,106

Chittenden, VT $58,970

Cuttingsville, VT $58,949

Danby, VT $59,050

East Middlebury, VT $59,136

East Poultney, VT $59,056

East Wallingford, VT $58,992

Fair Haven, VT $59,013

Florence, VT $58,993

Forest Dale, VT $59,100

Gaysville, VT $58,725

Granville, VT $59,002

Hancock, VT $58,993

Hydeville, VT $59,061

Killington, VT $58,986

Middlebury, VT $59,228

Middletown Springs, VT $59,024

Mount Holly, VT $58,970

North Clarendon, VT $59,056

Orwell, VT $59,050

Pawlet, VT $59,071

Pittsfield, VT $59,020

Pittsford, VT $59,077

Poultney, VT $59,066

Proctor, VT $59,131

Ripton, VT $59,063

Rochester, VT $59,032

Rupert, VT $59,026

Salisbury, VT $59,120

Shoreham, VT $59,070

Stockbridge, VT $58,966

Wallingford, VT $58,997

Wells, VT $59,073

West Pawlet, VT $59,093

West Rupert, VT $59,079

West Rutland, VT $59,043

Whiting, VT $59,073

Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,136

Albany, VT $59,102

Barnet, VT $59,073

Barton, VT $59,096

Beebe Plain, VT $59,113

Concord, VT $59,017

Coventry, VT $59,182

Craftsbury, VT $59,119

Craftsbury Common, VT $59,122

Danville, VT $59,086

Derby, VT $59,113

Derby Line, VT $59,069

East Burke, VT $59,067

East Charleston, VT $59,073

East Hardwick, VT $59,105

East Haven, VT $58,938

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,135

Glover, VT $59,078

Granby, VT $58,866

Greensboro, VT $59,058

Greensboro Bend, VT $59,096

Hardwick, VT $59,161

Irasburg, VT $59,081

Island Pond, VT $58,984

Lowell, VT $59,061

Lower Waterford, VT $59,129

Lyndon, VT $59,118

Lyndon Center, VT $59,185

Lyndonville, VT $59,120

Morgan, VT $59,014

Newport, VT $59,149

Newport Center, VT $59,073

North Concord, VT $58,919

North Troy, VT $59,082

Orleans, VT $59,059

Passumpsic, VT $59,140

Peacham, VT $59,021

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $59,142

Sheffield, VT $59,037

Sutton, VT $59,032

Troy, VT $59,087

West Burke, VT $59,072

West Charleston, VT $59,044

West Danville, VT $59,090

Westfield, VT $59,043

West Glover, VT $59,083

Averill, VT $58,739

Beecher Falls, VT $59,120

Canaan, VT $58,973

Gilman, VT $59,233

Guildhall, VT $58,895

Lunenburg, VT $59,024

Norton, VT $58,857

North Bennington, VT $59,514

North Pownal, VT $59,635

Pownal, VT $59,668

White River Junction, VT $59,129

Ascutney, VT $59,156

Barnard, VT $58,994

Bethel, VT $59,031

Bradford, VT $59,093

Bridgewater, VT $59,055

Bridgewater Corners, VT $58,938

Brookfield, VT $59,089

Brownsville, VT $59,056

Chelsea, VT $59,054

Corinth, VT $59,039

East Corinth, VT $59,063

East Randolph, VT $59,074

East Ryegate, VT $59,023

East Thetford, VT $59,096

Fairlee, VT $59,033

Groton, VT $59,049

Hartford, VT $59,282

Hartland, VT $59,075

Hartland Four Corners, VT $59,073

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,225

Newbury, VT $59,041

North Hartland, VT $59,117

North Pomfret, VT $59,016

North Thetford, VT $59,095

Norwich, VT $59,083

Plymouth, VT $58,895

Post Mills, VT $59,082

Quechee, VT $59,143

Randolph, VT $59,133

Randolph Center, VT $59,103

Reading, VT $58,944

Sharon, VT $59,030

South Pomfret, VT $58,973

South Royalton, VT $59,047

South Ryegate, VT $59,059

South Strafford, VT $59,044

South Woodstock, VT $58,959

Strafford, VT $58,993

Taftsville, VT $59,148

Thetford, VT $59,096

Thetford Center, VT $59,034

Topsham, VT $59,017

Tunbridge, VT $59,028

Vershire, VT $59,000

Wells River, VT $59,063

West Fairlee, VT $59,171

West Hartford, VT $59,017

West Newbury, VT $59,040

West Topsham, VT $59,064

Wilder, VT $59,285

Windsor, VT $59,099

Woodstock, VT $59,027

Bellows Falls, VT $59,242

Cambridgeport, VT $59,175

Cavendish, VT $58,978

Chester, VT $59,037

Chester Depot, VT $59,016

Grafton, VT $58,992

Londonderry, VT $59,098

Ludlow, VT $59,009

North Springfield, VT $59,215

Perkinsville, VT $59,054

Peru, VT $59,036

Proctorsville, VT $58,988

Saxtons River, VT $59,230

South Londonderry, VT $59,135

Springfield, VT $59,186

Westminster, VT $59,242

Westminster Station, VT $59,246

Weston, VT $58,976

Shaftsbury, VT $59,444

Brattleboro, VT $59,363

Bondville, VT $59,117

East Dover, VT $59,238

Jacksonville, VT $59,387

Jamaica, VT $59,119

Marlboro, VT $59,657

Newfane, VT $59,199

Putney, VT $59,186

Readsboro, VT $59,664

South Newfane, VT $59,219

Stamford, VT $59,621

Townshend, VT $59,145

Vernon, VT $59,544

Wardsboro, VT $59,188

West Dover, VT $59,285

West Dummerston, VT $59,213

West Halifax, VT $59,305

West Townshend, VT $59,066

West Wardsboro, VT $59,067

Whitingham, VT $59,365

Williamsville, VT $59,213

Wilmington, VT $59,329

Burlington, VT $59,491

South Burlington, VT $59,488

Winooski, VT $59,491

Colchester, VT $59,491

Alburgh, VT $59,195

Bakersfield, VT $59,282

Belvidere Center, VT $59,067

Bristol, VT $59,295

Cambridge, VT $59,365

Charlotte, VT $59,411

East Berkshire, VT $59,225

East Fairfield, VT $59,314

Enosburg Falls, VT $59,150

Essex, VT $59,446

Essex Junction, VT $59,450

Fairfax, VT $59,370

Fairfield, VT $59,312

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,345

Franklin, VT $59,153

Grand Isle, VT $59,375

Highgate Center, VT $59,203

Highgate Springs, VT $59,233

Hinesburg, VT $59,410

Huntington, VT $59,365

Isle La Motte, VT $59,268

Jeffersonville, VT $59,325

Jericho, VT $59,397

Jonesville, VT $59,409

Milton, VT $59,425

Monkton, VT $59,362

Montgomery, VT $59,150

Montgomery Center, VT $59,078

New Haven, VT $59,288

North Ferrisburgh, VT $59,371

North Hero, VT $59,312

Richford, VT $59,140

Richmond, VT $59,403

Saint Albans, VT $59,339

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,331

Shelburne, VT $59,465

Sheldon, VT $59,268

Sheldon Springs, VT $59,414

South Hero, VT $59,429

Starksboro, VT $59,329

Swanton, VT $59,258

Underhill, VT $59,383

Underhill Center, VT $59,385

Vergennes, VT $59,269

Waterville, VT $59,289

Westford, VT $59,413

Williston, VT $59,457

Montpelier, VT $59,250

Bennington, VT $59,558

Arlington, VT $59,348

Dorset, VT $59,117

East Arlington, VT $59,095

East Dorset, VT $59,119

Manchester, VT $59,278

Manchester Center, VT $59,239

IT Helpdesk Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For IT Helpdesk 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, IT Helpdesk positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view IT Helpdesk as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an IT Helpdesk

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$63,588	$31.0	10%
Biotechnology	$63,588	$31.0	10%
Business Services	$63,588	$31.0	10%
Chemicals	$63,588	$31.0	10%
Construction	$63,588	$31.0	10%

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

Understanding how an IT Helpdesk'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.

$52,454

Average $57,807/year

$65,257

$4,371

Average $4,817/month

$5,438

$1,009

Average $1,112/week

$1,255

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,257	$5,438	$1,255	$31
Average	$57,807	$4,817	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$52,454	$4,371	$1,009	$25

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