What are the main factors that influence a 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 Helpdesk?

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

How does experience change A Helpdesk's salary?

A Helpdesk's salary grows with experience: a Help Desk Support Specialist I (0-1 years)earns $52,364, a Helpdesk (1-3 years)earns $60,794, a Help Desk Support Specialist III (3-5 years)earns $68,813, a Help Desk Support Specialist IV (5-7 years)earns $75,859, a Help Desk Supervisor (7+ years)earns $85,221,

What are the highest paying states for a Helpdesk?

Helpdesk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Helpdesk roles are District of Columbia $66,579, California $66,326, Massachusetts $65,442. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Helpdesk roles make?

Salaries for Helpdesk level roles vary by specialization: Helpdesk Manager: $119,922; Helpdesk Supervisor: $81,358; Helpdesk Coordinator: $65,927; Helpdesk Lead: $62,887; Helpdesk Technician: $61,168.

Helpdesk Salary in Colorado

How much does a Helpdesk make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Helpdesk in Colorado is $61,353 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,880
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,680 to $68,957
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,515

10% $50,515

50% (Median) $61,353

90% $75,880

Helpdesk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,957	$5,746	$1,326	$33
Average	$61,353	$5,113	$1,180	$29
25th Percentile	$55,680	$4,640	$1,071	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Helpdesk Salaries

A 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 Helpdesk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 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): $52,364
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,794
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,813
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,859
Expert (over 8 years): $85,221

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Helpdesk	$52,364
Helpdesk Level Helpdesk	$60,794
Help Desk... Level Helpdesk	$68,813
Help Desk... Level Helpdesk	$75,859
Help Desk... Level Helpdesk	$85,221

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

District of Columbia: $66,579.
California: $66,326.
Massachusetts: $65,442.

District of Columbia $66,579 California $66,326 Massachusetts $65,442 Washington $65,202 New Jersey $65,178 Alaska $65,093 Connecticut $64,264 New York $63,927

Hawaii $62,850 Rhode Island $62,345 Maryland $62,003 Minnesota $61,534 Colorado $61,353 Illinois $61,293 Oregon $61,065 Delaware $60,896

New Hampshire $60,790 Virginia $60,553 Pennsylvania $59,862 Nevada $59,513 North Dakota $59,399 Michigan $59,218 Wisconsin $59,152 Vermont $59,020

Texas $58,653 Maine $58,629 Arizona $58,593 Ohio $58,551 Georgia $57,998 Indiana $57,721 Wyoming $57,667 Utah $57,583

Iowa $57,547 Kansas $57,258 Louisiana $57,174 North Carolina $57,144 Missouri $57,132 Florida $56,897 Montana $56,771 Nebraska $56,651

Kentucky $56,585 South Carolina $56,344 Tennessee $56,194 Idaho $56,134 New Mexico $55,695 Oklahoma $55,599 Alabama $55,244 South Dakota $54,648

Arkansas $54,324 West Virginia $54,149 Mississippi $53,626

Top Paying Cities for Helpdesks

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:

Glen Haven: $60,152
Hygiene: $62,243
Johnstown: $60,286

Glen Haven, CO $60,152

Hygiene, CO $62,243

Johnstown, CO $60,286

Laporte, CO $59,618

Livermore, CO $59,424

Loveland, CO $60,098

Lyons, CO $62,133

Masonville, CO $59,656

Mead, CO $60,971

Milliken, CO $60,202

Niwot, CO $62,731

Red Feather Lakes, CO $59,588

Severance, CO $59,703

Timnath, CO $59,626

Wellington, CO $59,292

Windsor, CO $59,712

Brighton, CO $61,192

Ault, CO $59,599

Briggsdale, CO $59,615

Carr, CO $58,590

Eastlake, CO $61,351

Eaton, CO $59,787

Evans, CO $60,091

Fort Lupton, CO $61,018

Galeton, CO $59,793

Gilcrest, CO $60,419

Gill, CO $59,891

Greeley, CO $59,943

Henderson, CO $61,287

Hudson, CO $60,817

Keenesburg, CO $60,523

Kersey, CO $59,898

La Salle, CO $60,315

Lucerne, CO $59,879

Nunn, CO $59,409

Orchard, CO $59,608

Pierce, CO $59,636

Ohio City, CO $60,250

Parlin, CO $59,967

Penrose, CO $59,443

Pitkin, CO $60,175

Poncha Springs, CO $59,767

Powderhorn, CO $59,841

Rockvale, CO $59,173

Sargents, CO $59,666

Twin Lakes, CO $61,637

Westcliffe, CO $59,206

Wetmore, CO $58,825

Durango, CO $60,009

Cahone, CO $59,861

Cortez, CO $59,816

Dolores, CO $59,959

Dove Creek, CO $59,802

Egnar, CO $59,835

Hesperus, CO $59,485

Lewis, CO $59,967

Mancos, CO $59,815

Marvel, CO $59,483

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $59,505

Pleasant View, CO $59,689

Rico, CO $59,973

Towaoc, CO $59,567

Yellow Jacket, CO $59,896

Montrose, CO $60,197

Austin, CO $60,276

Bedrock, CO $59,820

Cedaredge, CO $60,337

Cory, CO $60,261

Crawford, CO $60,090

Delta, CO $60,196

Eckert, CO $60,291

Hotchkiss, CO $60,253

Lazear, CO $60,208

Naturita, CO $59,941

Norwood, CO $59,965

Nucla, CO $60,033

Olathe, CO $60,130

Ophir, CO $60,030

Ouray, CO $60,020

Paonia, CO $60,530

Paradox, CO $59,853

Placerville, CO $59,974

Redvale, CO $59,993

Ridgway, CO $60,012

Silverton, CO $59,911

Somerset, CO $60,713

Telluride, CO $60,041

Grand Junction, CO $60,568

Platteville, CO $60,553

Roggen, CO $59,929

Weldona, CO $59,466

Wiggins, CO $59,784

Fort Morgan, CO $59,490

Log Lane Village, CO $59,685

Akron, CO $59,059

Amherst, CO $58,870

Atwood, CO $59,266

Brush, CO $59,262

Crook, CO $59,098

Eckley, CO $58,911

Fleming, CO $59,211

Grover, CO $59,164

Haxtun, CO $59,199

Hereford, CO $58,786

Hillrose, CO $59,320

Holyoke, CO $59,019

Idalia, CO $58,724

Iliff, CO $59,253

Julesburg, CO $59,014

Lindon, CO $58,806

Merino, CO $59,318

New Raymer, CO $59,304

Otis, CO $59,112

Ovid, CO $59,034

Padroni, CO $59,102

Paoli, CO $59,199

Peetz, CO $59,086

Sedgwick, CO $59,056

Snyder, CO $59,273

Sterling, CO $59,368

Stoneham, CO $59,307

Vernon, CO $58,780

Woodrow, CO $58,929

Wray, CO $58,897

Yuma, CO $59,094

Anton, CO $58,821

Arapahoe, CO $58,357

Arriba, CO $58,569

Bethune, CO $58,656

Burlington, CO $58,601

Calhan, CO $59,528

Cascade, CO $60,018

Cheyenne Wells, CO $58,442

Cope, CO $58,793

Cripple Creek, CO $59,905

Divide, CO $59,936

Flagler, CO $58,629

Florissant, CO $59,888

Fountain, CO $59,523

Genoa, CO $58,609

Green Mountain Falls, CO $60,003

Guffey, CO $59,823

Hugo, CO $58,250

Joes, CO $58,852

Karval, CO $57,912

Kirk, CO $58,803

Kit Carson, CO $58,369

Limon, CO $58,962

Lake George, CO $59,978

Manitou Springs, CO $60,018

Matheson, CO $58,919

Peyton, CO $59,809

Ramah, CO $58,538

Rush, CO $58,678

Seibert, CO $58,605

Simla, CO $59,187

Stratton, CO $58,663

U S A F Academy, CO $60,014

Victor, CO $59,878

Vona, CO $58,639

Wild Horse, CO $58,257

Woodland Park, CO $59,968

Yoder, CO $58,904

Colorado Springs, CO $60,018

Clifton, CO $60,530

Fruita, CO $60,380

Gateway, CO $59,955

Glade Park, CO $60,162

Loma, CO $60,401

Mack, CO $60,241

Palisade, CO $60,421

Whitewater, CO $60,158

Glenwood Springs, CO $61,152

Dinosaur, CO $60,142

Aspen, CO $62,297

Snowmass Village, CO $62,295

Avon, CO $61,736

Basalt, CO $62,099

Carbondale, CO $61,868

Collbran, CO $60,361

Craig, CO $60,804

De Beque, CO $60,354

Eagle, CO $61,483

Edwards, CO $61,615

Parachute, CO $60,668

Battlement Mesa, CO $60,612

Gypsum, CO $61,177

Hamilton, CO $61,063

Hayden, CO $60,891

Maybell, CO $60,217

Meeker, CO $61,069

Meredith, CO $61,895

Mesa, CO $60,332

Minturn, CO $61,547

Molina, CO $60,295

New Castle, CO $60,941

Rangely, CO $60,386

Red Cliff, CO $61,540

Rifle, CO $60,790

Silt, CO $60,765

Slater, CO $60,515

Snowmass, CO $62,170

Wolcott, CO $61,520

Woody Creek, CO $62,293

Vail, CO $61,811

Pueblo, CO $58,196

Colorado City, CO $58,594

Aguilar, CO $58,850

Arlington, CO $57,814

Avondale, CO $58,352

Beulah, CO $58,598

Boncarbo, CO $58,879

Boone, CO $58,541

Branson, CO $58,397

Campo, CO $58,181

Cheraw, CO $58,292

Crowley, CO $58,417

Eads, CO $58,334

Fort Lyon, CO $58,270

Fowler, CO $58,437

Gardner, CO $59,009

Granada, CO $58,465

Hartman, CO $58,577

Hasty, CO $58,398

Haswell, CO $58,053

Hoehne, CO $58,784

Holly, CO $58,392

Kim, CO $58,337

La Junta, CO $58,375

Lamar, CO $58,553

Las Animas, CO $58,342

La Veta, CO $59,111

Mc Clave, CO $58,407

Manzanola, CO $58,330

Model, CO $58,419

Olney Springs, CO $58,230

Ordway, CO $57,940

Pritchett, CO $58,340

Rocky Ford, CO $58,246

Rye, CO $58,684

Sheridan Lake, CO $58,357

Springfield, CO $58,460

Sugar City, CO $57,785

Swink, CO $58,316

Trinchera, CO $58,532

Trinidad, CO $58,786

Two Buttes, CO $58,457

Vilas, CO $58,448

Walsenburg, CO $58,800

Walsh, CO $58,386

Weston, CO $58,990

Wiley, CO $58,353

Alamosa, CO $59,561

Antonito, CO $59,523

Arboles, CO $59,643

Arvada, CO $61,354

Aurora, CO $61,312

Bayfield, CO $59,811

Broomfield, CO $61,623

Commerce City, CO $61,209

Dupont, CO $61,327

Eldorado Springs, CO $62,787

Lafayette, CO $62,230

Louisville, CO $62,307

Westminster, CO $61,326

Wheat Ridge, CO $61,323

Agate, CO $59,150

Bennett, CO $60,688

Byers, CO $59,963

Castle Rock, CO $60,229

Deer Trail, CO $59,567

Elbert, CO $59,848

Elizabeth, CO $60,353

Englewood, CO $61,312

Franktown, CO $60,189

Kiowa, CO $59,918

Larkspur, CO $60,033

Littleton, CO $61,251

Lone Tree, CO $61,089

Louviers, CO $61,004

Monument, CO $59,974

Palmer Lake, CO $59,980

Parker, CO $60,866

Sedalia, CO $60,259

Strasburg, CO $60,494

Watkins, CO $60,948

Denver, CO $61,305

Thornton, CO $61,353

Boulder, CO $63,090

Golden, CO $61,318

Alma, CO $60,973

Bailey, CO $60,834

Black Hawk, CO $61,930

Bond, CO $61,514

Breckenridge, CO $61,103

Buffalo Creek, CO $60,624

Burns, CO $61,119

Central City, CO $61,582

Clark, CO $60,540

Climax, CO $61,173

Coalmont, CO $60,435

Como, CO $60,229

Conifer, CO $60,992

Cowdrey, CO $60,191

Dillon, CO $61,066

Dumont, CO $61,363

Evergreen, CO $61,211

Empire, CO $61,083

Fairplay, CO $60,285

Fraser, CO $61,152

Frisco, CO $61,443

Georgetown, CO $61,037

Granby, CO $60,989

Grand Lake, CO $60,955

Grant, CO $60,522

Hartsel, CO $59,964

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $60,907

Idaho Springs, CO $61,259

Idledale, CO $61,255

Indian Hills, CO $61,223

Jamestown, CO $62,988

Jefferson, CO $60,395

Kittredge, CO $61,229

Kremmling, CO $60,901

Leadville, CO $61,099

Mc Coy, CO $61,109

Morrison, CO $61,210

Nederland, CO $62,415

Oak Creek, CO $61,000

Parshall, CO $61,262

Phippsburg, CO $61,060

Pine, CO $60,697

Pinecliffe, CO $62,709

Rand, CO $60,439

Rollinsville, CO $62,124

Shawnee, CO $60,683

Silver Plume, CO $60,778

Steamboat Springs, CO $60,887

Tabernash, CO $61,294

Toponas, CO $61,037

Walden, CO $60,349

Ward, CO $62,251

Winter Park, CO $61,373

Yampa, CO $61,120

Silverthorne, CO $61,391

Longmont, CO $62,000

Allenspark, CO $61,718

Estes Park, CO $60,792

Bellvue, CO $60,013

Berthoud, CO $60,749

Dacono, CO $61,457

Drake, CO $60,035

Erie, CO $61,733

Firestone, CO $61,304

Fort Collins, CO $59,585

Frederick, CO $61,307

Blanca, CO $59,350

Capulin, CO $59,654

Center, CO $59,606

Chama, CO $59,146

Chimney Rock, CO $59,668

Chromo, CO $59,268

Conejos, CO $59,486

Creede, CO $59,798

Crestone, CO $59,377

Del Norte, CO $59,668

Fort Garland, CO $59,216

San Luis, CO $58,976

Homelake, CO $59,612

Hooper, CO $59,415

Ignacio, CO $59,553

Jaroso, CO $59,105

La Jara, CO $59,582

Manassa, CO $59,522

Moffat, CO $59,455

Monte Vista, CO $59,648

Mosca, CO $59,339

Pagosa Springs, CO $59,663

Romeo, CO $59,697

Saguache, CO $59,660

Sanford, CO $59,362

San Pablo, CO $59,057

South Fork, CO $59,728

Villa Grove, CO $59,535

Salida, CO $59,769

Almont, CO $61,308

Buena Vista, CO $61,214

Canon City, CO $59,503

Cimarron, CO $59,905

Coal Creek, CO $59,150

Coaldale, CO $59,623

Cotopaxi, CO $59,456

Crested Butte, CO $61,630

Florence, CO $59,057

Monarch, CO $59,894

Granite, CO $60,793

Gunnison, CO $59,951

Hillside, CO $59,434

Howard, CO $59,731

Lake City, CO $59,901

Nathrop, CO $59,949

Helpdesk Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for a Helpdesk

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$67,489	$32.0	10%
Biotechnology	$67,489	$32.0	10%
Business Services	$67,489	$32.0	10%
Chemicals	$67,489	$32.0	10%
Construction	$67,489	$32.0	10%

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

Understanding how a 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.

$55,680

Average $61,353/year

$68,957

$4,640

Average $5,113/month

$5,746

$1,071

Average $1,180/week

$1,326

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,957	$5,746	$1,326	$33
Average	$61,353	$5,113	$1,180	$29
25th Percentile	$55,680	$4,640	$1,071	$27

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