What are the main factors that influence a Computer Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Computer Assistant's salary?

A Computer Assistant's salary grows with experience: a PC Maintenance Technician I (0-1 years)earns $50,832, a Computer Assistant (1-3 years)earns $60,971, a PC Maintenance Technician III (3-5 years)earns $71,620, a PC Support Manager (5+ years)earns $118,358,

What are the highest paying states for a Computer Assistant?

Computer Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Computer Assistant roles are District of Columbia $67,041, California $66,787, Massachusetts $65,896. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Computer Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Computer Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Professor, Computer Science: $90,170; College Assistant Professor - Computer Science: $87,500; University Assistant Professor - Computer Science: $87,490; Asst. Professor - Computer Science: $87,484; Assistant Professor, Physics and Computer Science: $74,537.

How do different companies affect a Computer Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Computer Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Computer Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Computer Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Assistant in the United States is $60,550 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,727
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,483 to $67,971
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,959

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Computer Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,971	$5,664	$1,307	$33
Average	$60,550	$5,046	$1,164	$29
25th Percentile	$54,483	$4,540	$1,048	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Assistant Salaries

A Computer Assistant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $67,041.
California: $66,787.
Massachusetts: $65,896.

District of Columbia $67,041

California $66,787

Massachusetts $65,896

Washington $65,654

New Jersey $65,630

Alaska $65,545

Connecticut $64,710

New York $64,371

Hawaii $63,287

Rhode Island $62,778

Maryland $62,433

Minnesota $61,961

Colorado $61,779

Illinois $61,719

Oregon $61,488

Delaware $61,319

New Hampshire $61,212

Virginia $60,974

Pennsylvania $60,277

Nevada $59,926

North Dakota $59,811

Michigan $59,630

Wisconsin $59,563

Vermont $59,430

Texas $59,060

Maine $59,036

Arizona $59,000

Ohio $58,957

Georgia $58,400

Indiana $58,122

Wyoming $58,067

Utah $57,983

Iowa $57,946

Kansas $57,656

Louisiana $57,571

North Carolina $57,541

Missouri $57,528

Florida $57,292

Montana $57,165

Nebraska $57,044

Kentucky $56,977

South Carolina $56,735

Tennessee $56,584

Idaho $56,523

New Mexico $56,081

Oklahoma $55,984

Alabama $55,627

South Dakota $55,028

Arkansas $54,701

West Virginia $54,525

Mississippi $53,998

Top Paying Cities for Computer Assistants

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:

San Jose: $76,372
San Francisco: $75,535
Oakland: $73,944

San Jose, CA $76,372

San Francisco, CA $75,535

Oakland, CA $73,944

New York, NY $69,717

Paramus, NJ $68,869

Queens Village, NY $68,866

Passaic, NJ $68,808

Bergenfield, NJ $68,803

Stamford, CT $68,670

Huntington, NY $68,645

Newark, NJ $68,197

Bridgeport, CT $68,070

Vallejo, CA $67,949

New Brunswick, NJ $67,925

Petaluma, CA $67,889

Middlesex, NJ $67,774

Somerset, NJ $67,731

Santa Cruz, CA $67,652

Boston, MA $67,283

Monterey, CA $67,071

Seattle, WA $66,932

Santa Rosa, CA $66,920

Los Angeles, CA $66,902

Juneau, AK $66,744

Washington, DC $66,678

Orange, CA $66,462

Santa Ana, CA $66,302

Long Beach, CA $66,242

Anaheim, CA $66,229

Anchorage, AK $66,199

Santa Maria, CA $66,018

Everett, WA $66,005

Danbury, CT $65,792

Bremerton, WA $65,709

Tacoma, WA $65,491

New Suffolk, NY $65,490

Sacramento, CA $65,473

Santa Barbara, CA $65,406

Trenton, NJ $65,339

San Diego, CA $65,339

Brockton, MA $65,273

Fairbanks, AK $65,124

Lompoc, CA $64,970

Lowell, MA $64,921

Ventura, CA $64,909

Nashua, NH $64,897

Stockton, CA $64,891

Modesto, CA $64,449

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,316

Olympia, WA $64,201

Kennewick, WA $64,201

New Haven, CT $64,177

Lawrence, MA $63,959

Hartford, CT $63,898

Riverside, CA $63,886

New Bedford, MA $63,826

Richland, WA $63,826

Bakersfield, CA $63,741

San Bernardino, CA $63,717

New Britain, CT $63,711

Atlantic City, NJ $63,711

New London, CT $63,686

Norwich, CT $63,668

Portsmouth, NH $63,656

Boulder, CO $63,528

Portland, OR $63,444

Worcester, MA $63,438

Minneapolis, MN $63,250

Philadelphia, PA $63,166

Honolulu, HI $62,966

Saint Paul, MN $62,937

Vineland, NJ $62,923

Providence, RI $62,748

Chicago, IL $62,572

Bellingham, WA $62,500

Springfield, MA $62,451

Baltimore, MD $62,433

Chico, CA $62,282

Pittsfield, MA $62,118

Manchester, NH $62,003

Spokane, WA $61,737

Denver, CO $61,731

Albany, NY $61,446

Troy, NY $61,422

Nassau, NY $61,357

Schenectady, NY $61,295

Wilmington, DE $61,246

Burlington, VT $61,161

Salem, OR $61,137

Portland, ME $60,950

Yakima, WA $60,889

Rochester, MN $60,701

Reno, NV $60,671

Fresno, CA $60,671

Milwaukee, WI $60,617

Detroit, MI $60,556

Ann Arbor, MI $60,546

Allentown, PA $60,538

Colorado Springs, CO $60,435

Syracuse, NY $60,405

Carson City, NV $60,405

Houston, TX $60,320

Eugene, OR $60,290

Gary, IN $60,217

Springfield, OR $60,168

Bismarck, ND $60,156

Galveston, TX $60,114

Medford, OR $60,023

Fort Collins, CO $59,999

Concord, NH $59,969

Austin, TX $59,950

Mesa, AZ $59,823

Reading, PA $59,817

Phoenix, AZ $59,811

Dallas, TX $59,793

Saint Cloud, MN $59,735

Madison, WI $59,654

Utica, NY $59,490

Rochester, NY $59,393

Des Moines, IA $59,387

Raleigh, NC $59,381

Atlanta, GA $59,290

Battle Creek, MI $59,272

Salt Lake City, UT $59,254

Lancaster, PA $59,163

Harrisburg, PA $59,079

Kansas City, MO $59,018

Champaign, IL $59,006

Kansas City, KS $59,006

Fort Worth, TX $59,000

Columbus, OH $58,990

Boca Raton, FL $58,976

Pittsburgh, PA $58,951

Richmond, VA $58,927

Indianapolis, IN $58,915

Cleveland, OH $58,909

Las Vegas, NV $58,836

Cincinnati, OH $58,836

Petersburg, VA $58,746

Huntsville, AL $58,655

Lansing, MI $58,614

Lebanon, PA $58,606

Pueblo, CO $58,600

Appleton, WI $58,582

Buffalo, NY $58,558

Dayton, OH $58,540

Racine, WI $58,528

Charlotte, NC $58,521

Saint Louis, MO $58,503

York, PA $58,467

Elkhart, IN $58,467

Gastonia, NC $58,455

Billings, MT $58,441

Beaumont, TX $58,425

Lorain, OH $58,412

Benton Harbor, MI $58,400

Toledo, OH $58,388

Binghamton, NY $58,358

Rock Hill, SC $58,352

Rockford, IL $58,322

Springfield, IL $58,297

Elyria, OH $58,291

Fargo, ND $58,291

Flagstaff, AZ $58,249

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,213

Duluth, MN $58,176

Miami, FL $58,176

Cheyenne, WY $58,134

Grand Forks, ND $58,134

Bangor, ME $58,001

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,934

Durham, NC $57,909

Louisville, KY $57,904

Grand Rapids, MI $57,892

Hialeah, FL $57,886

Casper, WY $57,801

Scranton, PA $57,728

New Orleans, LA $57,710

Virginia Beach, VA $57,704

Akron, OH $57,674

Peoria, IL $57,595

Sarasota, FL $57,583

Nashville, TN $57,541

Omaha, NE $57,541

Green Bay, WI $57,541

Baton Rouge, LA $57,510

Charleston, SC $57,498

Jamestown, NY $57,468

Davenport, IA $57,468

Tucson, AZ $57,438

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,401

Tampa, FL $57,389

Evansville, IN $57,353

Port Arthur, TX $57,353

Bradenton, FL $57,329

Santa Fe, NM $57,220

Orlando, FL $57,111

Clearwater, FL $57,093

Canton, OH $56,965

La Crosse, WI $56,965

Albuquerque, NM $56,929

Newport News, VA $56,923

High Point, NC $56,905

Ogden, UT $56,881

Corpus Christi, TX $56,832

Norfolk, VA $56,796

Laramie, WY $56,796

Rock Island, IL $56,759

Saginaw, MI $56,747

Jacksonville, FL $56,741

Salisbury, NC $56,729

Boise, ID $56,717

Moline, IL $56,687

Fort Myers, FL $56,669

Memphis, TN $56,657

Tulsa, OK $56,626

Waterloo, IA $56,590

Spartanburg, SC $56,529

Lincoln, NE $56,499

Fort Wayne, IN $56,487

Provo, UT $56,481

Cedar Falls, IA $56,408

San Antonio, TX $56,384

Greensboro, NC $56,360

South Bend, IN $56,354

Savannah, GA $56,287

Muskegon, MI $56,263

Birmingham, AL $56,257

Winston Salem, NC $56,227

Lake Charles, LA $56,081

Anderson, IN $56,069

Lexington, KY $56,051

Augusta, GA $56,033

Greenville, SC $56,033

Lima, OH $55,984

Wichita, KS $55,978

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,978

Columbia, SC $55,924

Springfield, OH $55,912

Asheville, NC $55,815

Bloomington, IN $55,773

Knoxville, TN $55,555

Shreveport, LA $55,548

Wilmington, NC $55,470

Roanoke, VA $55,470

Topeka, KS $55,361

Frankfort, KY $55,354

Oklahoma City, OK $55,312

Chillicothe, OH $55,288

Longview, TX $55,282

Melbourne, FL $55,276

Sioux Falls, SD $55,179

Mobile, AL $55,173

Terre Haute, IN $55,149

Altoona, PA $55,113

Amarillo, TX $55,070

Killeen, TX $55,052

Fayetteville, AR $55,004

Chattanooga, TN $54,985

Sioux City, IA $54,931

Idaho Falls, ID $54,919

Lynchburg, VA $54,870

Gainesville, FL $54,792

Portsmouth, OH $54,761

Little Rock, AR $54,749

Lafayette, LA $54,725

Youngstown, OH $54,725

Daytona Beach, FL $54,689

Clarksville, TN $54,683

Pensacola, FL $54,677

Temple, TX $54,672

Hopkinsville, KY $54,495

Erie, PA $54,483

Florence, SC $54,459

Charleston, WV $54,362

Great Falls, MT $54,331

Macon, GA $54,247

Tallahassee, FL $54,241

Fayetteville, NC $54,228

Waco, TX $54,216

Helena, MT $54,174

Pine Bluff, AR $54,151

Vincennes, IN $54,077

Lubbock, TX $54,053

Alamogordo, NM $54,017

Twin Falls, ID $53,962

Rapid City, SD $53,944

Jackson, MS $53,835

Huntington, WV $53,831

Greenville, MS $53,829

Parkersburg, WV $53,767

Montgomery, AL $53,756

Wichita Falls, TX $53,696

Springfield, MO $53,696

Biloxi, MS $53,665

Monroe, LA $53,605

Johnstown, PA $53,562

Sumter, SC $53,538

Columbus, GA $53,532

Pascagoula, MS $53,417

Abilene, TX $53,417

Kingsport, TN $53,260

Albany, GA $53,260

Gulfport, MS $53,242

Alexandria, LA $53,042

Fort Smith, AR $52,890

El Paso, TX $52,727

Las Cruces, NM $52,454

Harlingen, TX $52,301

Pocatello, ID $52,291

Florence, AL $52,212

Brownsville, TX $52,200

Mcallen, TX $52,073

Dothan, AL $51,988

Columbus, MS $51,628

Altus, OK $51,346

Lawton, OK $51,231

Pierre, SD $51,013

What Skills Can Increase a Computer Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 10.88% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Field Service (Mentioned in 2.9% Job Postings): Managing and optimizing operations to respond to and address customer requests at off-site locations or client sites.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	10.88%
Field Service	2.9%
Microsoft Office	2.48%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Computer Assistant's salary.

Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Presentation	$63,577	5%
Collaboration	$62,972	4%
Initiative	$62,972	4%
Leadership	$62,972	4%
Innovation	$62,366	3%
Insight	$62,366	3%

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How Education impacts a Computer Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Computer Assistants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Computer Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $57,914 and $61,498).

Computer Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Computer Assistant

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 33.3%

Associates 34.7%

Bachelors 27.3%

Masters 2.9%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	33.3%
Associates	34.7%
Bachelors	27.3%
Masters	2.9%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Computer Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Assistant'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 May 01, 2026

$54,483

Average $60,550/year

$67,971

$4,540

Average $5,046/month

$5,664

$1,048

Average $1,164/week

$1,307

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,971	$5,664	$1,307	$33
Average	$60,550	$5,046	$1,164	$29
25th Percentile	$54,483	$4,540	$1,048	$26

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Salary Trends for Computer Assistant

Salaries for a Computer Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,670 in 2023 to around $51,988 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Computer Assistant salary trends, .

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