Desktop Engineer Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Desktop Engineer make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Desktop Engineer in Minnesota is $76,020 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,448
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,433 to $85,143
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,526

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Desktop Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,143	$7,095	$1,637	$41
Average	$76,020	$6,335	$1,462	$37
25th Percentile	$68,433	$5,703	$1,316	$33

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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:

Conger: $72,783
Courtland: $72,701
Darfur: $72,327

Conger, MN $72,783 Courtland, MN $72,701 Darfur, MN $72,327 Delavan, MN $72,338 Eagle Lake, MN $73,387 Easton, MN $72,366 Ellendale, MN $73,387 Elmore, MN $71,992

Elysian, MN $73,752 Emmons, MN $72,210 Essig, MN $72,422 Fairmont, MN $72,185 Freeborn, MN $72,886 Frost, MN $72,108 Garden City, MN $72,333 Geneva, MN $73,571

Glenville, MN $72,525 Good Thunder, MN $72,463 Granada, MN $72,115 Hanska, MN $72,116 Hartland, MN $72,948 Hayward, MN $72,944 Henderson, MN $74,206 Hollandale, MN $73,253

Hope, MN $73,611 Huntley, MN $72,283 Janesville, MN $73,242 Kasota, MN $73,517 Kiester, MN $72,223 Kilkenny, MN $74,106 Lafayette, MN $72,845 Lake Crystal, MN $72,448

La Salle, MN $72,252 Le Center, MN $74,257 Le Sueur, MN $74,097 Lewisville, MN $72,177 Madelia, MN $72,233 Madison Lake, MN $73,590 Mapleton, MN $72,499 Minnesota Lake, MN $72,537

Montgomery, MN $74,523 New Prague, MN $75,447 New Richland, MN $73,124 New Ulm, MN $72,412 Nicollet, MN $73,096 Northrop, MN $72,628 Pemberton, MN $72,868 Saint Clair, MN $73,335

Saint James, MN $72,179 Saint Peter, MN $73,683 Sanborn, MN $71,892 Searles, MN $72,298 Sleepy Eye, MN $72,061 Springfield, MN $71,993 Truman, MN $72,200 Twin Lakes, MN $72,406

Vernon Center, MN $72,284 Waldorf, MN $72,702 Waseca, MN $73,370 Waterville, MN $73,879 Wells, MN $72,543 Winnebago, MN $72,327 Windom, MN $72,078 Adrian, MN $70,203

Alpha, MN $71,867 Arco, MN $71,769 Avoca, MN $71,727 Balaton, MN $71,589 Beaver Creek, MN $68,403 Bigelow, MN $70,871 Bingham Lake, MN $71,970 Brewster, MN $71,761

Butterfield, MN $72,052 Ceylon, MN $71,924 Chandler, MN $70,595 Currie, MN $71,860 Dovray, MN $72,141 Dunnell, MN $71,815 Starbuck, MN $71,822 Morris, MN $71,867

Crane Lake, MN $71,125 Cromwell, MN $71,395 Grand Rapids, MN $71,416 Ely, MN $71,229 Embarrass, MN $71,128 Esko, MN $71,376 Eveleth, MN $71,236 Finlayson, MN $71,590

Floodwood, MN $71,194 Forbes, MN $71,003 Gilbert, MN $71,217 Goodland, MN $71,107 Hibbing, MN $71,057 Hill City, MN $71,334 Holyoke, MN $71,389 Hoyt Lakes, MN $71,229

Iron, MN $71,021 Jacobson, MN $71,151 Keewatin, MN $71,376 Kerrick, MN $71,513 Kettle River, MN $71,509 Kinney, MN $71,132 Mcgregor, MN $71,403 Makinen, MN $71,142

Marble, MN $71,333 Meadowlands, MN $71,159 Melrude, MN $71,132 Moose Lake, MN $71,665 Afton, MN $76,187 Almelund, MN $74,290 Bayport, MN $76,062 Bethel, MN $75,414

Braham, MN $73,243 Brook Park, MN $72,096 Cambridge, MN $74,085 Cannon Falls, MN $74,418 Castle Rock, MN $75,620 Cedar, MN $75,759 Center City, MN $74,773 Chisago City, MN $75,423

Circle Pines, MN $76,752 Cottage Grove, MN $76,381 Dalbo, MN $73,231 Wirt, MN $71,209 Thief River Falls, MN $71,633 Alvarado, MN $71,413 Angle Inlet, MN $71,382 Argyle, MN $71,500

Badger, MN $71,547 Brooks, MN $71,565 Crookston, MN $71,446 Donaldson, MN $71,532 East Grand Forks, MN $71,325 Euclid, MN $71,374 Fisher, MN $71,329 Gatzke, MN $71,424

Goodridge, MN $71,475 Greenbush, MN $71,550 Grygla, MN $71,392 Hallock, MN $71,725 Halma, MN $71,529 Humboldt, MN $71,684 Karlstad, MN $71,577 Kennedy, MN $71,566

Lake Bronson, MN $71,515 Lancaster, MN $71,520 Mentor, MN $71,543 Middle River, MN $71,508 Newfolden, MN $71,526 Noyes, MN $71,747 Oak Island, MN $71,379 Oklee, MN $71,581

Oslo, MN $71,434 Plummer, MN $71,550 Red Lake Falls, MN $71,513 Roseau, MN $71,593 Saint Hilaire, MN $71,557 Saint Vincent, MN $71,690 Salol, MN $71,530 Stephen, MN $71,500

Strandquist, MN $71,479 Strathcona, MN $71,470 Viking, MN $71,443 Wannaska, MN $71,506 Warren, MN $71,416 Warroad, MN $71,615 Edgerton, MN $70,211 Georgetown, MN $71,564

Glyndon, MN $71,556 Morton, MN $71,947 Murdock, MN $71,800 New London, MN $72,430 Norcross, MN $71,599 Odessa, MN $71,546 Olivia, MN $71,936 Ortonville, MN $71,695

Pennock, MN $72,084 Porter, MN $71,680 Prinsburg, MN $71,965 Raymond, MN $71,864 Redwood Falls, MN $71,939 Renville, MN $71,859 Sacred Heart, MN $71,817 Seaforth, MN $72,027

Spicer, MN $72,496 Sunburg, MN $72,027 Taunton, MN $71,794 Vesta, MN $71,787 Wabasso, MN $71,866 Wanda, MN $72,128 Watson, MN $71,832 Wheaton, MN $71,683

Wood Lake, MN $71,804 Saint Cloud, MN $73,289 Albany, MN $72,865 Alexandria, MN $71,957 Ashby, MN $71,779 Avon, MN $73,080 Barrett, MN $71,732 Belgrade, MN $72,359

Bock, MN $73,230 Bowlus, MN $72,778 Brandon, MN $71,796 Brooten, MN $72,127 Buckman, MN $72,901 Burtrum, MN $72,486 Carlos, MN $71,807 Cold Spring, MN $73,154

Collegeville, MN $73,165 Cyrus, MN $71,786 Dalton, MN $71,748 Elrosa, MN $72,720 Waltham, MN $73,786 Evansville, MN $71,758 Farwell, MN $71,792 Flensburg, MN $72,521

Foley, MN $73,095 Foreston, MN $73,109 Freeport, MN $72,726 Garfield, MN $71,809 Gilman, MN $73,074 Glenwood, MN $71,956 Greenwald, MN $72,691 Grey Eagle, MN $72,451

Hillman, MN $72,408 Hoffman, MN $71,793 Holdingford, MN $72,875 Holmes City, MN $71,786 Isle, MN $71,629 Kensington, MN $71,769 Lastrup, MN $72,419 Little Falls, MN $72,477

Long Prairie, MN $72,194 Lowry, MN $71,807 Mc Grath, MN $71,420 Melrose, MN $72,584 Milaca, MN $73,003 Miltona, MN $71,805 Nelson, MN $71,824 New Munich, MN $72,689

Oak Park, MN $73,161 Ogilvie, MN $72,731 Onamia, MN $72,184 Osakis, MN $72,040 Parkers Prairie, MN $71,729 Paynesville, MN $72,927 Pease, MN $73,240 Pierz, MN $72,460

Rice, MN $73,046 Richmond, MN $73,036 Rockville, MN $73,210 Roscoe, MN $72,983 Royalton, MN $72,922 Saint Joseph, MN $73,249 Saint Stephen, MN $73,110 Saint Martin, MN $72,952

Sartell, MN $73,208 Sauk Centre, MN $72,324 Sauk Rapids, MN $73,171 Nashua, MN $71,688 Naytahwaush, MN $71,749 New York Mills, MN $71,718 Nielsville, MN $71,546 Ogema, MN $71,589

Osage, MN $71,645 Ottertail, MN $71,781 Pelican Rapids, MN $71,707 Perham, MN $71,781 Perley, MN $71,598 Ponsford, MN $71,584 Richville, MN $71,718 Richwood, MN $71,622

Rochert, MN $71,650 Rothsay, MN $71,621 Sabin, MN $71,573 Shelly, MN $71,624 Tintah, MN $71,639 Twin Valley, MN $71,581 Ulen, MN $71,572 Underwood, MN $71,763

Vergas, MN $71,706 Vining, MN $71,701 Waubun, MN $71,593 Wendell, MN $71,668 White Earth, MN $71,819 Winger, MN $71,594 Wolf Lake, MN $71,648 Wolverton, MN $71,671

Bemidji, MN $71,737 Bagley, MN $71,647 Baudette, MN $71,471 Bena, MN $71,370 Big Falls, MN $71,153 Bigfork, MN $71,223 Birchdale, MN $71,237 Blackduck, MN $71,480

Bowstring, MN $71,306 Cass Lake, MN $71,588 Clearbrook, MN $71,619 Deer River, MN $71,361 Talmoon, MN $71,329 Effie, MN $71,163 Federal Dam, MN $71,490 Gonvick, MN $71,587

Gully, MN $71,534 Hines, MN $71,517 International Falls, MN $71,478 Kelliher, MN $71,434 Lengby, MN $71,614 Leonard, MN $71,566 Littlefork, MN $71,286 Loman, MN $71,272

Longville, MN $71,541 Marcell, MN $71,245 Margie, MN $71,209 Max, MN $71,313 Mizpah, MN $71,326 Northome, MN $71,317 Outing, MN $71,440 Pennington, MN $71,457

Ponemah, MN $71,590 Puposky, MN $71,538 Ranier, MN $71,766 Kabetogama, MN $71,214 Redby, MN $71,672 Redlake, MN $71,577 Remer, MN $71,386 Roosevelt, MN $71,466

Shevlin, MN $71,583 Solway, MN $71,602 South International Falls, MN $71,489 Spring Lake, MN $71,330 Squaw Lake, MN $71,319 Swift, MN $71,472 Tenstrike, MN $71,555 Trail, MN $71,507

Swanville, MN $72,446 Moorhead, MN $71,525 Upsala, MN $72,679 Villard, MN $71,994 Wahkon, MN $72,028 Waite Park, MN $73,287 West Union, MN $72,252 Brainerd, MN $71,897

Baxter, MN $71,984 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $71,648 Aitkin, MN $71,576 Akeley, MN $71,615 Aldrich, MN $71,689 Backus, MN $71,607 Benedict, MN $71,578 Bertha, MN $71,739

Browerville, MN $71,930 Clarissa, MN $71,838 Crosby, MN $71,648 Crosslake, MN $71,697 Cushing, MN $71,961 Deerwood, MN $71,705 Eagle Bend, MN $71,737 Emily, MN $71,505

Fifty Lakes, MN $71,508 Fort Ripley, MN $72,087 Garrison, MN $71,963 Hackensack, MN $71,597 Hewitt, MN $71,706 Ironton, MN $71,726 Jenkins, MN $71,699 Lake George, MN $71,641

Lake Hubert, MN $71,758 Laporte, MN $71,596 Menahga, MN $71,674 Merrifield, MN $71,703 Motley, MN $71,665 Nevis, MN $71,648 Nisswa, MN $71,765 Palisade, MN $71,342

Park Rapids, MN $71,693 Pequot Lakes, MN $71,711 Pillager, MN $71,744 Pine River, MN $71,615 Randall, MN $72,210 Sebeka, MN $71,635 Nimrod, MN $71,628 Staples, MN $71,718

Verndale, MN $71,670 Wadena, MN $71,778 Walker, MN $71,642 Detroit Lakes, MN $71,788 Ada, MN $71,574 Audubon, MN $71,693 Barnesville, MN $71,609 Battle Lake, MN $71,774

Bejou, MN $71,507 Beltrami, MN $71,564 Bluffton, MN $71,708 Borup, MN $71,567 Breckenridge, MN $71,850 Callaway, MN $71,616 Campbell, MN $71,683 Climax, MN $71,444

Clitherall, MN $71,728 Comstock, MN $71,599 Deer Creek, MN $71,708 Dent, MN $71,723 Dilworth, MN $71,520 Elbow Lake, MN $71,751 Elizabeth, MN $71,707 Erhard, MN $71,688

Erskine, MN $71,628 Felton, MN $71,553 Fergus Falls, MN $71,826 Fertile, MN $71,595 Flom, MN $71,561 Fosston, MN $71,650 Foxhome, MN $71,630 Frazee, MN $71,711

Gary, MN $71,510 Halstad, MN $71,618 Wabasha, MN $73,615 Hawley, MN $71,565 Hendrum, MN $71,600 Henning, MN $71,737 Hitterdal, MN $71,570 Kent, MN $71,645

Lake Park, MN $71,584 Mcintosh, MN $71,625 Mahnomen, MN $71,623 Wilton, MN $71,583 Waskish, MN $71,289 Williams, MN $71,477 Mountain Iron, MN $71,084 Cotton, MN $71,235

Wayzata, MN $76,871 Navarre, MN $76,879 Young America, MN $75,114 Winsted, MN $74,345 Winthrop, MN $73,061 Zimmerman, MN $74,023 Minneapolis, MN $77,603 Nashwauk, MN $71,093

Orr, MN $71,118 Nett Lake, MN $71,578 Pengilly, MN $71,128 Virginia, MN $71,213 Saginaw, MN $71,345 Sawyer, MN $71,353 Side Lake, MN $71,098 Soudan, MN $71,310

Sturgeon Lake, MN $71,629 Swan River, MN $71,110 Swatara, MN $71,290 Taconite, MN $71,368 Tamarack, MN $71,277 Tower, MN $71,201 Twig, MN $71,366 Warba, MN $71,177

Willow River, MN $71,691 Winton, MN $71,642 Wrenshall, MN $71,373 Wright, MN $71,327 Duluth, MN $71,377 Rochester, MN $74,475 Adams, MN $72,995 Altura, MN $73,160

Austin, MN $73,422 Blooming Prairie, MN $73,850 Brownsdale, MN $73,689 Brownsville, MN $70,218 Dundas, MN $74,762 Elko New Market, MN $75,771 Faribault, MN $74,081 Farmington, MN $75,974

Forest Lake, MN $76,120 Frontenac, MN $73,714 Goodhue, MN $74,127 Grandy, MN $73,879 Grasston, MN $72,665 Hampton, MN $75,528 Harris, MN $74,012 Hastings, MN $75,730

Henriette, MN $72,685 Hinckley, MN $71,744 Hugo, MN $76,405 Isanti, MN $74,867 Lake City, MN $73,940 Lake Elmo, MN $76,507 Lakeland, MN $76,022 Lakeville, MN $76,149

Lindstrom, MN $75,075 Lonsdale, MN $75,004 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $75,827 Medford, MN $73,840 Mora, MN $72,292 Morristown, MN $73,824 Nerstrand, MN $73,912 Newport, MN $76,778

North Branch, MN $74,776 Northfield, MN $75,069 Owatonna, MN $73,817 Pine City, MN $72,718 Randolph, MN $75,308 Red Wing, MN $73,974 Rock Creek, MN $73,220 Rosemount, MN $76,415

Rush City, MN $73,480 Saint Francis, MN $75,286 Saint Paul Park, MN $76,603 Sandstone, MN $71,722 Scandia, MN $75,583 Shafer, MN $74,822 South Saint Paul, MN $76,949 Inver Grove Heights, MN $76,766

Waverly, MN $74,433 Byron, MN $74,480 Caledonia, MN $70,532 Canton, MN $71,946 Chatfield, MN $73,673 Claremont, MN $74,028 Dakota, MN $70,382 Dexter, MN $73,818

Dodge Center, MN $74,138 Dover, MN $73,837 Eitzen, MN $70,532 Elgin, MN $74,288 Elkton, MN $73,550 Eyota, MN $74,231 Fountain, MN $73,142 Grand Meadow, MN $73,783

Harmony, MN $72,188 Hayfield, MN $74,023 Hokah, MN $70,041 Homer, MN $70,882 Houston, MN $70,674 Kasson, MN $74,310 Kellogg, MN $73,481 Kenyon, MN $74,167

La Crescent, MN $70,026 Lanesboro, MN $72,204 Lansing, MN $73,560 Le Roy, MN $72,740 Lewiston, MN $72,291 Lyle, MN $72,709 Mabel, MN $71,744 Mantorville, MN $74,301

Mazeppa, MN $74,198 Millville, MN $74,127 Minnesota City, MN $72,331 Oronoco, MN $74,480 Ostrander, MN $73,422 Peterson, MN $72,075 Pine Island, MN $74,303 Plainview, MN $73,866

Preston, MN $72,540 Racine, MN $74,035 Reads Landing, MN $73,603 Rollingstone, MN $72,642 Rose Creek, MN $73,046 Rushford, MN $71,577 Saint Charles, MN $73,478 Sargeant, MN $73,907

Spring Grove, MN $71,117 Spring Valley, MN $73,647 Stewartville, MN $74,230 Taopi, MN $72,844 Utica, MN $72,820 Ellsworth, MN $69,525 Fulda, MN $71,617 Garvin, MN $71,838

Hardwick, MN $69,307 Hendricks, MN $71,581 Heron Lake, MN $71,951 Hills, MN $68,309 Holland, MN $70,694 Ihlen, MN $69,369 Iona, MN $70,966 Ivanhoe, MN $71,729

Jackson, MN $71,940 Jasper, MN $69,037 Jeffers, MN $71,946 Kanaranzi, MN $69,342 Kenneth, MN $69,778 Lake Benton, MN $71,208 Lakefield, MN $71,838 Lake Wilson, MN $70,985

Lamberton, MN $71,882 Leota, MN $70,412 Lismore, MN $70,348 Luverne, MN $69,015 Lynd, MN $71,876 Magnolia, MN $69,463 Mountain Lake, MN $72,071 Odin, MN $72,055

Okabena, MN $71,927 Ormsby, MN $72,090 Pipestone, MN $70,299 Reading, MN $71,024 Revere, MN $71,847 Round Lake, MN $71,705 Rushmore, MN $70,582 Russell, MN $71,833

Ruthton, MN $71,079 Sherburn, MN $72,035 Slayton, MN $71,406 Steen, MN $68,804 Storden, MN $71,923 Tracy, MN $71,911 Trimont, MN $72,130 Trosky, MN $69,537

Tyler, MN $71,490 Walnut Grove, MN $71,862 Welcome, MN $72,132 Westbrook, MN $71,926 Wilmont, MN $70,782 Woodstock, MN $70,622 Worthington, MN $71,417 Beaver Bay, MN $71,338

Brimson, MN $71,105 Finland, MN $71,232 Grand Marais, MN $71,379 Grand Portage, MN $71,321 Hovland, MN $71,301 Isabella, MN $71,079 Knife River, MN $71,361 Lutsen, MN $71,342

Schroeder, MN $71,298 Silver Bay, MN $71,342 Tofte, MN $71,268 Two Harbors, MN $71,368 Adolph, MN $71,377 Alborn, MN $71,279 Angora, MN $71,044 Askov, MN $71,772

Aurora, MN $71,253 Babbitt, MN $71,243 Barnum, MN $71,380 Biwabik, MN $71,330 Bovey, MN $71,215 Britt, MN $71,093 Brookston, MN $71,319 Bruno, MN $71,610

Buhl, MN $71,139 Calumet, MN $71,374 Canyon, MN $71,295 Carlton, MN $71,365 Chisholm, MN $71,131 Cloquet, MN $71,356 Cohasset, MN $71,417 Coleraine, MN $71,558

Cook, MN $71,114 Albertville, MN $75,331 Annandale, MN $73,407 Anoka, MN $75,922 Andover, MN $76,402 Hopkins, MN $77,312 Burnsville, MN $76,652 Arlington, MN $73,919

Becker, MN $73,529 Big Lake, MN $73,933 Bird Island, MN $71,912 Osseo, MN $76,774 Brownton, MN $73,315 Buffalo, MN $74,638 Buffalo Lake, MN $72,467 Carver, MN $75,878

Champlin, MN $76,733 Chanhassen, MN $76,677 Chaska, MN $76,254 Clear Lake, MN $73,215 Clearwater, MN $73,201 Cokato, MN $73,554 Cologne, MN $75,597 Crystal Bay, MN $76,680

Darwin, MN $73,238 Dassel, MN $73,505 Dayton, MN $76,373 Delano, MN $75,524 Eden Valley, MN $73,042 Elk River, MN $75,132 Excelsior, MN $76,549 Fairfax, MN $72,032

Franklin, MN $71,914 Gaylord, MN $73,587 Gibbon, MN $72,459 Glencoe, MN $73,923 Green Isle, MN $74,308 Hamburg, MN $74,832 Hamel, MN $76,591 Hanover, MN $75,869

Hector, MN $72,095 Eden Prairie, MN $77,084 Minnetonka, MN $77,047 Maple Plain, MN $76,358 Howard Lake, MN $73,943 Hutchinson, MN $73,251 Jordan, MN $75,895 Kimball, MN $73,145

Lester Prairie, MN $74,452 Litchfield, MN $72,968 Long Lake, MN $76,689 Loretto, MN $76,051 Maple Lake, MN $73,662 Mayer, MN $75,139 Dennison, MN $74,070 Stacy, MN $75,430

Stanchfield, MN $73,558 Stillwater, MN $76,216 Taylors Falls, MN $74,241 Vermillion, MN $75,847 Warsaw, MN $74,003 Webster, MN $75,462 Welch, MN $74,543 Willernie, MN $76,677

Wyoming, MN $75,762 Saint Paul, MN $77,218 Mendota, MN $77,294 Minnetonka Beach, MN $76,704 Monticello, MN $73,902 Montrose, MN $74,909 Mound, MN $76,306 New Auburn, MN $73,909

New Germany, MN $74,871 Norwood Young America, MN $75,088 Plato, MN $74,589 Princeton, MN $73,540 Prior Lake, MN $76,329 Rockford, MN $75,863 Rogers, MN $76,173 Saint Bonifacius, MN $76,054

Saint Michael, MN $75,447 Santiago, MN $73,445 Savage, MN $76,745 Shakopee, MN $76,434 Silver Creek, MN $73,522 Silver Lake, MN $73,806 South Haven, MN $73,216 Norwood, MN $75,042

Spring Park, MN $76,502 Stewart, MN $72,806 Victoria, MN $76,258 Waconia, MN $75,765 Watertown, MN $75,470 Watkins, MN $73,106 Wanamingo, MN $74,181 West Concord, MN $74,137

Winona, MN $71,226 Stockton, MN $72,175 Wykoff, MN $73,453 Zumbro Falls, MN $74,210 Zumbrota, MN $74,173 Mankato, MN $73,192 Albert Lea, MN $73,014 Alden, MN $72,468

Amboy, MN $72,299 Belle Plaine, MN $75,291 Blue Earth, MN $72,181 Bricelyn, MN $72,225 Clarks Grove, MN $73,133 Cleveland, MN $73,867 Comfrey, MN $71,977 Willmar, MN $72,356

Alberta, MN $71,720 Appleton, MN $71,803 Atwater, MN $72,545 Barry, MN $71,757 Beardsley, MN $71,452 Bellingham, MN $71,572 Belview, MN $71,788 Benson, MN $71,867

Blomkest, MN $71,900 Boyd, MN $71,770 Browns Valley, MN $71,483 Canby, MN $71,642 Chokio, MN $71,723 Clara City, MN $71,888 Clarkfield, MN $71,823 Clements, MN $71,889

Clinton, MN $71,576 Clontarf, MN $71,754 Correll, MN $71,630 Cosmos, MN $72,523 Cottonwood, MN $71,848 Danube, MN $71,863 Danvers, MN $71,727 Dawson, MN $71,818

Donnelly, MN $71,718 Dumont, MN $71,623 Echo, MN $71,771 Ghent, MN $71,884 Graceville, MN $71,586 Granite Falls, MN $71,885 Grove City, MN $72,708 Hancock, MN $71,806

Hanley Falls, MN $71,803 Herman, MN $71,693 Holloway, MN $71,719 Kandiyohi, MN $72,408 Kerkhoven, MN $71,867 Lake Lillian, MN $72,191 Lucan, MN $71,830 Madison, MN $71,667

Marietta, MN $71,418 Marshall, MN $71,986 Maynard, MN $71,810 Milan, MN $71,818 Milroy, MN $71,813 Minneota, MN $71,862 Montevideo, MN $71,898 Morgan, MN $71,944

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	$95,025	$46.0	25%
Internet	$91,224	$44.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$87,423	$42.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$83,622	$40.0	10%
Insurance	$83,622	$40.0	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

$68,433

Average $76,020/year

$85,143

$5,703

Average $6,335/month

$7,095

$1,316

Average $1,462/week

$1,637

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,143	$7,095	$1,637	$41
Average	$76,020	$6,335	$1,462	$37
25th Percentile	$68,433	$5,703	$1,316	$33

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