Desktop Engineer Salary in Indiana

How much does a Desktop Engineer make in Indiana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Desktop Engineer in Indiana is $71,310 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87,658
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,194 to $79,868
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,714

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Desktop Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,868	$6,656	$1,536	$38
Average	$71,310	$5,943	$1,371	$34
25th Percentile	$64,194	$5,349	$1,234	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Desktop Engineer Salaries

A Desktop 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 Do Desktop 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 Desktop Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,253.
California: $81,941.
Massachusetts: $80,849.

District of Columbia $82,253 California $81,941 Massachusetts $80,849 Washington $80,552 New Jersey $80,522 Alaska $80,418 Connecticut $79,393 New York $78,977

Hawaii $77,647 Rhode Island $77,023 Maryland $76,600 Minnesota $76,020 Colorado $75,797 Illinois $75,723 Oregon $75,441 Delaware $75,233

New Hampshire $75,102 Virginia $74,809 Pennsylvania $73,955 Nevada $73,524 North Dakota $73,383 Michigan $73,160 Wisconsin $73,078 Vermont $72,915

Texas $72,462 Maine $72,432 Arizona $72,387 Ohio $72,335 Georgia $71,652 Indiana $71,310 Wyoming $71,243 Utah $71,139

Iowa $71,095 Kansas $70,738 Louisiana $70,634 North Carolina $70,597 Missouri $70,582 Florida $70,293 Montana $70,137 Nebraska $69,988

Kentucky $69,906 South Carolina $69,609 Tennessee $69,423 Idaho $69,349 New Mexico $68,807 Oklahoma $68,688 Alabama $68,250 South Dakota $67,514

Arkansas $67,113 West Virginia $66,898 Mississippi $66,251

Top Paying Cities for Desktop Engineers

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:

Galveston: $69,333
Gas City: $69,182
Grass Creek: $69,253

Galveston, IN $69,333 Gas City, IN $69,182 Grass Creek, IN $69,253 Greentown, IN $69,339 Hemlock, IN $69,470 Jonesboro, IN $69,166 Kewanna, IN $69,333 La Fontaine, IN $69,235

Lagro, IN $69,217 Lake Cicott, IN $69,056 Laketon, IN $69,355 Leiters Ford, IN $69,761 Liberty Mills, IN $69,395 Logansport, IN $69,180 Lucerne, IN $69,172 Macy, IN $69,232

Marion, IN $69,275 Liberty, IN $70,386 Losantville, IN $69,582 Beech Grove, IN $72,276 Matthews, IN $69,143 Mexico, IN $69,372 Miami, IN $69,400 Monterey, IN $69,755

New Waverly, IN $69,272 North Manchester, IN $69,365 Oakford, IN $69,521 Onward, IN $69,370 Ora, IN $69,904 Peru, IN $69,278 Grissom Arb, IN $69,403 Roann, IN $69,332

Rochester, IN $69,484 Rockfield, IN $69,306 Royal Center, IN $69,177 Russiaville, IN $69,611 Servia, IN $69,338 Silver Lake, IN $69,416 Somerset, IN $69,460 Star City, IN $69,368

Swayzee, IN $69,270 Sweetser, IN $69,477 Twelve Mile, IN $69,148 Upland, IN $69,166 Urbana, IN $69,268 Van Buren, IN $69,189 Wabash, IN $69,352 Walton, IN $69,213

West Middleton, IN $69,652 Winamac, IN $69,622 Young America, IN $69,513 Aurora, IN $71,477 West College Corner, IN $70,733 Batesville, IN $70,704 Bath, IN $71,025 Bennington, IN $70,511

Brookville, IN $70,995 Cedar Grove, IN $71,336 Cross Plains, IN $70,687 Dillsboro, IN $70,996 East Enterprise, IN $70,668 Florence, IN $70,668 Friendship, IN $70,831 Guilford, IN $71,495

Holton, IN $69,849 Laurel, IN $69,983 Lawrenceburg, IN $71,750 Metamora, IN $70,671 Milan, IN $70,932 Moores Hill, IN $71,191 Morris, IN $70,806 Napoleon, IN $70,261

New Trenton, IN $71,454 Oldenburg, IN $70,512 Osgood, IN $70,044 Patriot, IN $71,079 Pierceville, IN $70,749 Rising Sun, IN $71,222 Sunman, IN $71,106 Versailles, IN $70,578

Vevay, IN $70,070 West Harrison, IN $71,576 Austin, IN $70,096 Bethlehem, IN $70,123 Borden, IN $70,826 Bradford, IN $70,806 Campbellsburg, IN $69,665 Central, IN $70,478

Charlestown, IN $70,810 Corydon, IN $70,687 Crandall, IN $70,827 Depauw, IN $70,566 Eckerty, IN $69,495 Elizabeth, IN $70,873 English, IN $70,141 Floyds Knobs, IN $71,032

Fredericksburg, IN $70,379 Georgetown, IN $70,965 Grantsburg, IN $70,160 Greenville, IN $70,885 Hardinsburg, IN $70,143 Henryville, IN $70,623 Clarksville, IN $71,042 Jeffersonville, IN $71,039

Laconia, IN $70,625 Lanesville, IN $71,013 Leavenworth, IN $70,140 Lexington, IN $70,168 Marysville, IN $70,590 Mauckport, IN $70,446 Memphis, IN $70,878 Milltown, IN $70,426

Mount Saint Francis, IN $70,997 Nabb, IN $70,352 New Albany, IN $71,041 New Middletown, IN $70,818 New Salisbury, IN $70,762 New Washington, IN $70,319 Otisco, IN $70,659 Palmyra, IN $70,639

Pekin, IN $70,608 Marengo, IN $70,131 Ramsey, IN $70,660 Pleasant Lake, IN $69,531 Granger, IN $69,993 Grovertown, IN $70,114 Hamlet, IN $70,350 Knox, IN $70,306

Lakeville, IN $69,509 Lapaz, IN $69,698 Leesburg, IN $70,047 Mentone, IN $69,507 Middlebury, IN $71,061 Milford, IN $70,376 Millersburg, IN $70,671 Mishawaka, IN $69,926

Nappanee, IN $70,492 New Carlisle, IN $69,519 New Paris, IN $70,821 North Liberty, IN $69,458 North Webster, IN $69,815 Notre Dame, IN $69,148 Osceola, IN $71,126 Pierceton, IN $69,570

Plymouth, IN $69,903 Shipshewana, IN $70,689 Syracuse, IN $70,321 Tippecanoe, IN $69,724 Topeka, IN $70,334 Tyner, IN $69,836 Wakarusa, IN $70,584 Walkerton, IN $69,805

Warsaw, IN $69,646 Winona Lake, IN $69,614 Wyatt, IN $69,831 South Bend, IN $69,141 Albion, IN $69,543 Andrews, IN $69,229 Angola, IN $69,660 Arcola, IN $69,308

Ashley, IN $69,389 Auburn, IN $69,295 Avilla, IN $69,357 Berne, IN $69,087 Bippus, IN $69,299 Salem, IN $70,136 Scottsburg, IN $70,177 Sellersburg, IN $71,032

Sulphur, IN $70,127 Taswell, IN $69,556 Underwood, IN $70,549 Columbus, IN $69,224 Brownstown, IN $69,349 Butlerville, IN $69,627 Canaan, IN $70,198 Clarksburg, IN $69,983

Clifford, IN $70,033 Commiskey, IN $69,659 Cortland, IN $69,258 Crothersville, IN $69,762 Deputy, IN $70,090 Dupont, IN $69,703 Elizabethtown, IN $69,755 Flat Rock, IN $70,353

Freetown, IN $68,730 Grammer, IN $69,858 Greensburg, IN $69,820 Hanover, IN $70,163 Hartsville, IN $69,684 Hayden, IN $69,661 Hope, IN $70,106 Jonesville, IN $69,581

Kurtz, IN $68,582 Madison, IN $69,777 Medora, IN $69,218 Millhousen, IN $70,006 New Point, IN $70,244 Norman, IN $68,600 North Vernon, IN $69,569 Paris Crossing, IN $69,910

Saint Paul, IN $70,278 Scipio, IN $69,738 Seymour, IN $69,432 Taylorsville, IN $69,982 Vallonia, IN $69,542 Vernon, IN $69,787 Westport, IN $69,615 Muncie, IN $69,184

Albany, IN $69,287 Bentonville, IN $69,822 Boston, IN $70,340 Brownsville, IN $69,718 Bryant, IN $69,147 Cambridge City, IN $69,611 Centerville, IN $69,748 Connersville, IN $69,767

Daleville, IN $68,922 Dublin, IN $69,839 Dunkirk, IN $69,207 Dunreith, IN $69,832 Eaton, IN $69,160 Economy, IN $69,498 Farmland, IN $69,351 Fountain City, IN $69,773

Gaston, IN $69,089 Greensboro, IN $69,641 Greens Fork, IN $69,532 Hagerstown, IN $69,605 Hartford City, IN $69,187 Kennard, IN $69,475 Lewisville, IN $69,799 Roachdale, IN $70,362

Bluffton, IN $69,155 Butler, IN $69,390 Churubusco, IN $69,314 Columbia City, IN $69,329 Corunna, IN $69,403 Craigville, IN $69,200 Cromwell, IN $69,864 Decatur, IN $69,198

Fremont, IN $69,640 Garrett, IN $69,302 Geneva, IN $69,152 Grabill, IN $69,276 Hamilton, IN $69,463 Harlan, IN $69,254 Hoagland, IN $69,272 Howe, IN $70,047

Hudson, IN $69,604 Huntertown, IN $69,293 Huntington, IN $69,253 Kendallville, IN $69,496 Keystone, IN $69,059 Kimmell, IN $69,689 Lagrange, IN $69,983 Laotto, IN $69,316

Larwill, IN $69,522 Leo, IN $69,285 Liberty Center, IN $69,131 Ligonier, IN $70,086 Linn Grove, IN $69,033 Markle, IN $69,206 Mongo, IN $69,894 Monroe, IN $69,122

Monroeville, IN $69,235 New Haven, IN $69,293 Orland, IN $69,619 Ossian, IN $69,253 Petroleum, IN $69,060 Boggstown, IN $71,511 Brooklyn, IN $71,412 Brownsburg, IN $72,039

Camby, IN $72,111 Carthage, IN $70,273 Charlottesville, IN $70,012 Clayton, IN $71,333 Cloverdale, IN $69,570 Coatesville, IN $70,732 Danville, IN $71,440 Avon, IN $72,072

Edinburgh, IN $70,334 Eminence, IN $70,226 Fairland, IN $71,624 Falmouth, IN $69,579 Fillmore, IN $70,318 Finly, IN $70,947 Fountaintown, IN $71,549 Franklin, IN $71,210

Glenwood, IN $69,721 Greencastle, IN $69,440 Greenfield, IN $70,957 Greenwood, IN $72,226 Gwynneville, IN $70,685 Homer, IN $70,433 Jamestown, IN $70,995 Knightstown, IN $69,918

Lizton, IN $71,353 Manilla, IN $70,501 Martinsville, IN $70,433 Maxwell, IN $70,474 Mays, IN $69,963 Milroy, IN $70,183 Monrovia, IN $70,891 Mooresville, IN $71,645

Morgantown, IN $69,535 Morristown, IN $70,897 Needham, IN $71,604 New Palestine, IN $71,937 Nineveh, IN $69,507 North Salem, IN $71,026 Paragon, IN $69,846 Pittsboro, IN $71,741

Plainfield, IN $72,015 Putnamville, IN $69,391 Reelsville, IN $68,877 Rushville, IN $70,206 Talbot, IN $69,432 Templeton, IN $69,157 Veedersburg, IN $69,267 Wallace, IN $69,605

Waveland, IN $69,365 Waynetown, IN $69,510 West Lebanon, IN $69,618 Westpoint, IN $69,488 Williamsport, IN $69,515 Wingate, IN $69,458 Wolcott, IN $69,386 Yeoman, IN $69,433

Holland, IN $69,319 Huntingburg, IN $69,353 Ireland, IN $69,206 Jasper, IN $69,241 Lamar, IN $69,460 Leopold, IN $69,580 Lincoln City, IN $69,476 Loogootee, IN $68,871

Mariah Hill, IN $69,440 Monroe City, IN $66,925 Montgomery, IN $67,978 Oaktown, IN $66,971 Odon, IN $68,702 Otwell, IN $68,181 Petersburg, IN $67,668 Plainville, IN $67,797

Ragsdale, IN $66,860 Rome, IN $69,423 Saint Anthony, IN $69,320 Saint Croix, IN $69,563 Saint Meinrad, IN $69,401 Sandborn, IN $67,634 Santa Claus, IN $69,609 Schnellville, IN $69,328

Shoals, IN $68,977 Spurgeon, IN $69,285 Stendal, IN $69,114 Tell City, IN $69,558 Troy, IN $69,450 Velpen, IN $69,098 Vincennes, IN $66,348 Westphalia, IN $67,438

Wheatland, IN $66,911 Winslow, IN $68,464 Boonville, IN $69,940 Chandler, IN $70,176 Chrisney, IN $69,640 Cynthiana, IN $69,889 Elberfeld, IN $70,022 Folsomville, IN $69,585

Grandview, IN $69,542 Griffin, IN $69,478 Russellville, IN $69,502 Shelbyville, IN $70,969 Stilesville, IN $70,712 Trafalgar, IN $70,109 Waldron, IN $70,495 West Newton, IN $72,229

Whiteland, IN $71,830 Wilkinson, IN $69,578 Indianapolis, IN $72,283 Lynn, IN $69,585 Hatfield, IN $69,968 Inglefield, IN $70,290 Lynnville, IN $69,697 Mount Vernon, IN $70,045

Newburgh, IN $70,246 New Harmony, IN $69,862 Poseyville, IN $69,888 Richland, IN $69,947 Rockport, IN $69,777 Tennyson, IN $69,579 Wadesville, IN $70,140 Haubstadt, IN $69,979

Hazleton, IN $67,205 Buckskin, IN $69,710 Fort Branch, IN $69,614 Francisco, IN $68,578 Mackey, IN $69,441 Oakland City, IN $69,049 Owensville, IN $69,329 Patoka, IN $67,912

Princeton, IN $68,703 Somerville, IN $69,242 Evansville, IN $70,367 Oxford, IN $68,946 Perrysville, IN $69,442 Pine Village, IN $69,023 Remington, IN $69,531 Rensselaer, IN $70,436

Reynolds, IN $69,229 Romney, IN $69,668 State Line, IN $69,983 Stockwell, IN $70,193 Terre Haute, IN $67,663 Bellmore, IN $69,006 Blanford, IN $68,070 Bloomingdale, IN $69,079

Bowling Green, IN $68,709 Brazil, IN $68,126 Bridgeton, IN $68,230 Carbon, IN $68,376 Carlisle, IN $67,504 Centerpoint, IN $68,335 Clay City, IN $68,264 Clinton, IN $68,056

Coalmont, IN $68,155 Cory, IN $67,926 Dana, IN $68,811 Dugger, IN $68,037 Fairbanks, IN $67,900 Farmersburg, IN $67,840 Fontanet, IN $67,851 Graysville, IN $67,883

Harmony, IN $68,352 Hillsdale, IN $68,687 Hymera, IN $68,079 Judson, IN $68,934 Knightsville, IN $68,254 Lewis, IN $68,050 Marshall, IN $69,195 Mecca, IN $68,284

Merom, IN $67,910 Montezuma, IN $68,543 New Goshen, IN $67,721 Sullivan, IN $67,883 Paxton, IN $67,807 Pimento, IN $67,882 Poland, IN $68,987 Prairie Creek, IN $67,812

Prairieton, IN $67,675 Riley, IN $67,704 Rockville, IN $68,607 Rosedale, IN $67,947 Saint Bernice, IN $68,301 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $67,666 Seelyville, IN $67,721 Shelburn, IN $67,875

Shepardsville, IN $67,765 Staunton, IN $67,882 Universal, IN $67,847 West Terre Haute, IN $67,668 Lafayette, IN $69,938 Beverly Shores, IN $72,609 Boone Grove, IN $72,745 Cedar Lake, IN $73,209

Chesterton, IN $73,108 Crown Point, IN $73,286 Demotte, IN $72,080 Dyer, IN $73,503 East Chicago, IN $73,852 Griffith, IN $73,728 Hammond, IN $73,803 Munster, IN $73,685

Highland, IN $73,734 Hanna, IN $70,823 Hebron, IN $72,729 Hobart, IN $73,675 Kingsbury, IN $70,571 Kingsford Heights, IN $70,556 Kouts, IN $72,036 La Crosse, IN $71,291

Lake Village, IN $72,048 La Porte, IN $70,672 Leroy, IN $73,050 Lowell, IN $72,778 Michigan City, IN $71,721 Mill Creek, IN $69,755 North Judson, IN $70,123 Portage, IN $73,620

Rolling Prairie, IN $69,977 Roselawn, IN $71,951 Saint John, IN $73,419 San Pierre, IN $71,130 Middletown, IN $69,024 Milton, IN $69,456 Modoc, IN $69,391 Montpelier, IN $69,172

Mooreland, IN $69,547 Mount Summit, IN $69,309 New Castle, IN $69,553 New Lisbon, IN $69,718 Oakville, IN $69,183 Parker City, IN $69,367 Pennville, IN $69,186 Pershing, IN $69,825

Portland, IN $69,225 Redkey, IN $69,234 Richmond, IN $70,155 Ridgeville, IN $69,198 Salamonia, IN $69,344 Saratoga, IN $69,586 Selma, IN $69,320 Shirley, IN $69,414

Spiceland, IN $69,775 Springport, IN $69,226 Straughn, IN $69,741 Sulphur Springs, IN $69,214 Union City, IN $69,469 Webster, IN $69,827 Williamsburg, IN $69,582 Winchester, IN $69,374

Yorktown, IN $68,947 Bloomington, IN $68,428 Avoca, IN $68,825 Bedford, IN $68,926 Schererville, IN $73,593 Bloomfield, IN $68,673 West Lafayette, IN $69,536 Idaville, IN $69,073

Kentland, IN $69,830 Kingman, IN $69,260 Ladoga, IN $70,397 Linden, IN $69,856 Medaryville, IN $70,241 Mellott, IN $69,581 Monon, IN $69,625 Monticello, IN $69,283

Montmorenci, IN $69,512 Morocco, IN $70,629 Mount Ayr, IN $70,776 New Market, IN $69,932 Newport, IN $69,086 New Richmond, IN $69,576 New Ross, IN $70,544 Newtown, IN $69,592

Otterbein, IN $69,170 Clear Creek, IN $68,460 Coal City, IN $68,599 Ellettsville, IN $68,949 Fort Ritner, IN $69,380 Freedom, IN $68,792 French Lick, IN $69,355 Gosport, IN $69,386

Harrodsburg, IN $68,600 Helmsburg, IN $68,634 Heltonville, IN $68,591 Huron, IN $68,911 Jasonville, IN $68,291 Koleen, IN $68,697 Linton, IN $68,621 Lyons, IN $68,565

Midland, IN $68,308 Mitchell, IN $69,383 Nashville, IN $68,495 Newberry, IN $68,628 Oolitic, IN $68,880 Orleans, IN $69,472 Owensburg, IN $68,812 Paoli, IN $69,760

Patricksburg, IN $68,784 Quincy, IN $69,743 Scotland, IN $68,594 Smithville, IN $68,495 Solsberry, IN $68,750 Spencer, IN $69,064 Springville, IN $68,758 Stanford, IN $68,576

Stinesville, IN $69,110 Switz City, IN $68,661 Tunnelton, IN $69,330 Unionville, IN $68,691 West Baden Springs, IN $69,256 Williams, IN $69,005 Worthington, IN $68,649 Washington, IN $67,369

Bicknell, IN $66,950 Birdseye, IN $69,373 Branchville, IN $69,773 Bristow, IN $69,406 Bruceville, IN $66,659 Cannelburg, IN $68,745 Cannelton, IN $69,415 Celestine, IN $69,299

Crane, IN $68,811 Dale, IN $69,384 Decker, IN $67,280 Derby, IN $69,550 Dubois, IN $69,205 Edwardsport, IN $67,308 Elnora, IN $67,981 Evanston, IN $69,439

Ferdinand, IN $69,365 Freelandville, IN $67,171 Fulda, IN $69,452 Alamo, IN $69,726 Ambia, IN $69,498 Attica, IN $69,277 Battle Ground, IN $69,471 Boswell, IN $69,322

Brook, IN $70,212 Brookston, IN $69,140 Buck Creek, IN $69,777 Buffalo, IN $69,704 Burnettsville, IN $69,001 Cayuga, IN $69,394 Chalmers, IN $68,999 Clarks Hill, IN $69,994

Covington, IN $69,478 Crawfordsville, IN $69,875 Darlington, IN $70,499 Dayton, IN $70,035 Earl Park, IN $69,288 Fair Oaks, IN $71,761 Fowler, IN $69,041 Francesville, IN $69,852

Goodland, IN $69,663 Hillsboro, IN $69,381 Schneider, IN $72,402 Shelby, IN $72,281 Sumava Resorts, IN $72,277 Tefft, IN $71,321 Thayer, IN $72,179 Union Mills, IN $70,808

Valparaiso, IN $72,604 Wanatah, IN $71,683 Westville, IN $72,215 Wheatfield, IN $71,677 Wheeler, IN $73,451 Whiting, IN $74,494 Gary, IN $73,881 Lake Station, IN $73,890

Merrillville, IN $73,634 Argos, IN $69,742 Atwood, IN $69,807 Bourbon, IN $69,882 Bremen, IN $69,903 Bristol, IN $71,437 Burket, IN $69,712 Claypool, IN $69,484

Culver, IN $69,979 Donaldson, IN $69,992 Elkhart, IN $71,734 Etna Green, IN $69,914 Goshen, IN $71,298 Little York, IN $70,098 Gentryville, IN $69,546 Alexandria, IN $68,913

Anderson, IN $68,792 Arcadia, IN $69,680 Atlanta, IN $69,560 Carmel, IN $71,945 Cicero, IN $69,953 Colfax, IN $70,408 Elwood, IN $69,094 Fishers, IN $70,769

Forest, IN $69,893 Fortville, IN $70,092 Frankfort, IN $70,219 Frankton, IN $68,888 Goldsmith, IN $69,825 Hobbs, IN $69,321 Ingalls, IN $69,566 Kempton, IN $69,995

Kirklin, IN $70,568 Lapel, IN $68,948 Lebanon, IN $71,270 Mc Cordsville, IN $71,312 Markleville, IN $69,078 Michigantown, IN $70,050 Mulberry, IN $69,926 Noblesville, IN $69,512

Orestes, IN $68,949 Pendleton, IN $69,057 Rossville, IN $69,819 Sedalia, IN $69,778 Sharpsville, IN $69,622 Sheridan, IN $70,781 Summitville, IN $69,073 Thorntown, IN $70,774

Tipton, IN $69,664 Westfield, IN $71,421 Whitestown, IN $71,564 Windfall, IN $69,368 Zionsville, IN $71,825 Advance, IN $70,943 Amo, IN $71,024 Arlington, IN $70,606

Bainbridge, IN $70,166 Bargersville, IN $71,516 Pleasant Mills, IN $69,181 Poneto, IN $69,070 Preble, IN $69,210 Roanoke, IN $69,284 Rome City, IN $69,703 Saint Joe, IN $69,278

South Milford, IN $69,665 South Whitley, IN $69,362 Spencerville, IN $69,271 Stroh, IN $69,643 Uniondale, IN $69,230 Warren, IN $69,211 Waterloo, IN $69,333 Wawaka, IN $69,749

Wolcottville, IN $69,735 Wolflake, IN $69,589 Woodburn, IN $69,235 Yoder, IN $69,294 Zanesville, IN $69,279 Fort Wayne, IN $69,304 Kokomo, IN $69,489 Akron, IN $69,349

Amboy, IN $69,241 Athens, IN $69,331 Bringhurst, IN $69,548 Bunker Hill, IN $69,330 Burlington, IN $69,654 Burrows, IN $69,252 Camden, IN $69,311 Converse, IN $69,278

Cutler, IN $69,619 Deedsville, IN $69,207 Delong, IN $69,784 Delphi, IN $69,418 Denver, IN $69,265 Fairmount, IN $69,160 Flora, IN $69,484 Fowlerton, IN $69,151

Fulton, IN $69,537

Desktop Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Desktop Engineer 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 Biotechnology and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Desktop Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Desktop Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Desktop Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$89,138	$43.0	25%
Internet	$85,572	$41.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$82,007	$39.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$78,441	$38.0	10%
Insurance	$78,441	$38.0	10%

Desktop Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Desktop 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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$64,194

Average $71,310/year

$79,868

$5,349

Average $5,943/month

$6,656

$1,234

Average $1,371/week

$1,536

$31

Average $34/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,868	$6,656	$1,536	$38
Average	$71,310	$5,943	$1,371	$34
25th Percentile	$64,194	$5,349	$1,234	$31

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