Help Desk Tech Salary in Colorado

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Colorado?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Colorado is $66,459 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,869
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,089 to $76,619
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,199

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,619	$6,385	$1,473	$37
Average	$66,459	$5,538	$1,278	$32
25th Percentile	$61,089	$5,091	$1,175	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Help Desk Tech Salaries

A Help Desk Tech'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 Help Desk Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Help Desk Tech'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): $50,882
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,054
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,832
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,690
Expert (over 8 years): $82,799

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$50,882
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$59,054
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$66,832
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$73,690
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$82,799

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How Do Help Desk Tech 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 Help Desk Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,120.
California: $71,846.
Massachusetts: $70,889.

District of Columbia $72,120 California $71,846 Massachusetts $70,889 Washington $70,628 New Jersey $70,602 Alaska $70,511 Connecticut $69,612 New York $69,247

Hawaii $68,081 Rhode Island $67,534 Maryland $67,163 Minnesota $66,655 Colorado $66,459 Illinois $66,394 Oregon $66,147 Delaware $65,964

New Hampshire $65,850 Virginia $65,593 Pennsylvania $64,844 Nevada $64,466 North Dakota $64,342 Michigan $64,147 Wisconsin $64,075 Vermont $63,932

Texas $63,535 Maine $63,509 Arizona $63,469 Ohio $63,424 Georgia $62,825 Indiana $62,525 Wyoming $62,466 Utah $62,375

Iowa $62,336 Kansas $62,023 Louisiana $61,932 North Carolina $61,900 Missouri $61,887 Florida $61,633 Montana $61,496 Nebraska $61,366

Kentucky $61,294 South Carolina $61,033 Tennessee $60,871 Idaho $60,805 New Mexico $60,330 Oklahoma $60,226 Alabama $59,841 South Dakota $59,197

Arkansas $58,845 West Virginia $58,656 Mississippi $58,089

Top Paying Cities for Help Desk Teches

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: $65,158
Hygiene: $67,423
Johnstown: $65,303

Glen Haven, CO $65,158 Hygiene, CO $67,423 Johnstown, CO $65,303 Laporte, CO $64,579 Livermore, CO $64,370 Loveland, CO $65,099 Lyons, CO $67,304 Masonville, CO $64,620

Mead, CO $66,045 Milliken, CO $65,213 Niwot, CO $67,952 Red Feather Lakes, CO $64,547 Severance, CO $64,672 Timnath, CO $64,589 Wellington, CO $64,227 Windsor, CO $64,682

Brighton, CO $66,285 Ault, CO $64,559 Briggsdale, CO $64,576 Carr, CO $63,466 Eastlake, CO $66,457 Eaton, CO $64,762 Evans, CO $65,092 Fort Lupton, CO $66,096

Galeton, CO $64,769 Gilcrest, CO $65,448 Gill, CO $64,875 Greeley, CO $64,932 Henderson, CO $66,388 Hudson, CO $65,878 Keenesburg, CO $65,560 Kersey, CO $64,883

La Salle, CO $65,335 Lucerne, CO $64,862 Nunn, CO $64,353 Orchard, CO $64,568 Pierce, CO $64,600 Ohio City, CO $65,264 Parlin, CO $64,957 Penrose, CO $64,390

Pitkin, CO $65,183 Poncha Springs, CO $64,742 Powderhorn, CO $64,822 Rockvale, CO $64,097 Sargents, CO $64,632 Twin Lakes, CO $66,767 Westcliffe, CO $64,133 Wetmore, CO $63,721

Durango, CO $65,003 Cahone, CO $64,843 Cortez, CO $64,794 Dolores, CO $64,949 Dove Creek, CO $64,779 Egnar, CO $64,815 Hesperus, CO $64,435 Lewis, CO $64,958

Mancos, CO $64,793 Marvel, CO $64,434 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $64,458 Pleasant View, CO $64,657 Rico, CO $64,964 Towaoc, CO $64,524 Yellow Jacket, CO $64,880 Montrose, CO $65,207

Austin, CO $65,292 Bedrock, CO $64,798 Cedaredge, CO $65,358 Cory, CO $65,276 Crawford, CO $65,091 Delta, CO $65,206 Eckert, CO $65,308 Hotchkiss, CO $65,268

Lazear, CO $65,219 Naturita, CO $64,930 Norwood, CO $64,955 Nucla, CO $65,030 Olathe, CO $65,134 Ophir, CO $65,026 Ouray, CO $65,015 Paonia, CO $65,568

Paradox, CO $64,834 Placerville, CO $64,966 Redvale, CO $64,986 Ridgway, CO $65,006 Silverton, CO $64,897 Somerset, CO $65,766 Telluride, CO $65,038 Grand Junction, CO $65,609

Platteville, CO $65,593 Roggen, CO $64,916 Weldona, CO $64,415 Wiggins, CO $64,760 Fort Morgan, CO $64,441 Log Lane Village, CO $64,652 Akron, CO $63,974 Amherst, CO $63,769

Atwood, CO $64,198 Brush, CO $64,194 Crook, CO $64,016 Eckley, CO $63,814 Fleming, CO $64,138 Grover, CO $64,088 Haxtun, CO $64,125 Hereford, CO $63,679

Hillrose, CO $64,257 Holyoke, CO $63,931 Idalia, CO $63,611 Iliff, CO $64,184 Julesburg, CO $63,925 Lindon, CO $63,700 Merino, CO $64,254 New Raymer, CO $64,240

Otis, CO $64,032 Ovid, CO $63,948 Padroni, CO $64,021 Paoli, CO $64,126 Peetz, CO $64,004 Sedgwick, CO $63,971 Snyder, CO $64,206 Sterling, CO $64,308

Stoneham, CO $64,243 Vernon, CO $63,671 Woodrow, CO $63,833 Wray, CO $63,798 Yuma, CO $64,012 Anton, CO $63,716 Arapahoe, CO $63,214 Arriba, CO $63,443

Bethune, CO $63,537 Burlington, CO $63,478 Calhan, CO $64,482 Cascade, CO $65,013 Cheyenne Wells, CO $63,306 Cope, CO $63,686 Cripple Creek, CO $64,890 Divide, CO $64,925

Flagler, CO $63,509 Florissant, CO $64,872 Fountain, CO $64,477 Genoa, CO $63,486 Green Mountain Falls, CO $64,996 Guffey, CO $64,802 Hugo, CO $63,098 Joes, CO $63,750

Karval, CO $62,731 Kirk, CO $63,697 Kit Carson, CO $63,227 Limon, CO $63,869 Lake George, CO $64,970 Manitou Springs, CO $65,013 Matheson, CO $63,823 Peyton, CO $64,787

Ramah, CO $63,410 Rush, CO $63,561 Seibert, CO $63,482 Simla, CO $64,113 Stratton, CO $63,545 U S A F Academy, CO $65,009 Victor, CO $64,861 Vona, CO $63,519

Wild Horse, CO $63,105 Woodland Park, CO $64,959 Yoder, CO $63,806 Colorado Springs, CO $65,013 Clifton, CO $65,568 Fruita, CO $65,405 Gateway, CO $64,944 Glade Park, CO $65,169

Loma, CO $65,428 Mack, CO $65,254 Palisade, CO $65,449 Whitewater, CO $65,164 Glenwood Springs, CO $66,241 Dinosaur, CO $65,147 Aspen, CO $67,482 Snowmass Village, CO $67,479

Avon, CO $66,874 Basalt, CO $67,267 Carbondale, CO $67,017 Collbran, CO $65,385 Craig, CO $65,865 De Beque, CO $65,377 Eagle, CO $66,600 Edwards, CO $66,743

Parachute, CO $65,717 Battlement Mesa, CO $65,657 Gypsum, CO $66,268 Hamilton, CO $66,145 Hayden, CO $65,958 Maybell, CO $65,228 Meeker, CO $66,151 Meredith, CO $67,046

Mesa, CO $65,353 Minturn, CO $66,670 Molina, CO $65,314 New Castle, CO $66,012 Rangely, CO $65,412 Red Cliff, CO $66,661 Rifle, CO $65,849 Silt, CO $65,822

Slater, CO $65,551 Snowmass, CO $67,344 Wolcott, CO $66,640 Woody Creek, CO $67,477 Vail, CO $66,956 Pueblo, CO $63,040 Colorado City, CO $63,471 Aguilar, CO $63,748

Arlington, CO $62,625 Avondale, CO $63,208 Beulah, CO $63,475 Boncarbo, CO $63,779 Boone, CO $63,413 Branson, CO $63,257 Campo, CO $63,023 Cheraw, CO $63,144

Crowley, CO $63,279 Eads, CO $63,189 Fort Lyon, CO $63,119 Fowler, CO $63,300 Gardner, CO $63,920 Granada, CO $63,331 Hartman, CO $63,452 Hasty, CO $63,258

Haswell, CO $62,884 Hoehne, CO $63,676 Holly, CO $63,252 Kim, CO $63,192 La Junta, CO $63,233 Lamar, CO $63,426 Las Animas, CO $63,198 La Veta, CO $64,031

Mc Clave, CO $63,268 Manzanola, CO $63,184 Model, CO $63,281 Olney Springs, CO $63,076 Ordway, CO $62,762 Pritchett, CO $63,195 Rocky Ford, CO $63,093 Rye, CO $63,568

Sheridan Lake, CO $63,214 Springfield, CO $63,325 Sugar City, CO $62,594 Swink, CO $63,170 Trinchera, CO $63,403 Trinidad, CO $63,678 Two Buttes, CO $63,322 Vilas, CO $63,312

Walsenburg, CO $63,694 Walsh, CO $63,245 Weston, CO $63,899 Wiley, CO $63,210 Alamosa, CO $64,518 Antonito, CO $64,477 Arboles, CO $64,607 Arvada, CO $66,460

Aurora, CO $66,414 Bayfield, CO $64,789 Broomfield, CO $66,752 Commerce City, CO $66,304 Dupont, CO $66,431 Eldorado Springs, CO $68,012 Lafayette, CO $67,409 Louisville, CO $67,492

Westminster, CO $66,429 Wheat Ridge, CO $66,426 Agate, CO $64,073 Bennett, CO $65,738 Byers, CO $64,953 Castle Rock, CO $65,241 Deer Trail, CO $64,525 Elbert, CO $64,829

Elizabeth, CO $65,375 Englewood, CO $66,414 Franktown, CO $65,198 Kiowa, CO $64,905 Larkspur, CO $65,030 Littleton, CO $66,349 Lone Tree, CO $66,173 Louviers, CO $66,081

Monument, CO $64,966 Palmer Lake, CO $64,972 Parker, CO $65,931 Sedalia, CO $65,274 Strasburg, CO $65,529 Watkins, CO $66,021 Denver, CO $66,407 Thornton, CO $66,459

Boulder, CO $68,340 Golden, CO $66,421 Alma, CO $66,047 Bailey, CO $65,897 Black Hawk, CO $67,085 Bond, CO $66,633 Breckenridge, CO $66,188 Buffalo Creek, CO $65,669

Burns, CO $66,205 Central City, CO $66,707 Clark, CO $65,578 Climax, CO $66,265 Coalmont, CO $65,465 Como, CO $65,241 Conifer, CO $66,068 Cowdrey, CO $65,200

Dillon, CO $66,149 Dumont, CO $66,470 Evergreen, CO $66,306 Empire, CO $66,166 Fairplay, CO $65,302 Fraser, CO $66,241 Frisco, CO $66,557 Georgetown, CO $66,117

Granby, CO $66,065 Grand Lake, CO $66,028 Grant, CO $65,558 Hartsel, CO $64,954 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $65,976 Idaho Springs, CO $66,357 Idledale, CO $66,352 Indian Hills, CO $66,319

Jamestown, CO $68,230 Jefferson, CO $65,421 Kittredge, CO $66,325 Kremmling, CO $65,969 Leadville, CO $66,184 Mc Coy, CO $66,195 Morrison, CO $66,304 Nederland, CO $67,610

Oak Creek, CO $66,077 Parshall, CO $66,361 Phippsburg, CO $66,142 Pine, CO $65,749 Pinecliffe, CO $67,927 Rand, CO $65,469 Rollinsville, CO $67,294 Shawnee, CO $65,733

Silver Plume, CO $65,837 Steamboat Springs, CO $65,954 Tabernash, CO $66,395 Toponas, CO $66,117 Walden, CO $65,371 Ward, CO $67,432 Winter Park, CO $66,481 Yampa, CO $66,207

Silverthorne, CO $66,500 Longmont, CO $67,160 Allenspark, CO $66,855 Estes Park, CO $65,851 Bellvue, CO $65,008 Berthoud, CO $65,805 Dacono, CO $66,572 Drake, CO $65,031

Erie, CO $66,870 Firestone, CO $66,407 Fort Collins, CO $64,544 Frederick, CO $66,409 Blanca, CO $64,289 Capulin, CO $64,619 Center, CO $64,566 Chama, CO $64,069

Chimney Rock, CO $64,634 Chromo, CO $64,200 Conejos, CO $64,437 Creede, CO $64,775 Crestone, CO $64,319 Del Norte, CO $64,634 Fort Garland, CO $64,144 San Luis, CO $63,884

Homelake, CO $64,574 Hooper, CO $64,359 Ignacio, CO $64,510 Jaroso, CO $64,024 La Jara, CO $64,540 Manassa, CO $64,475 Moffat, CO $64,404 Monte Vista, CO $64,612

Mosca, CO $64,278 Pagosa Springs, CO $64,629 Romeo, CO $64,665 Saguache, CO $64,626 Sanford, CO $64,303 San Pablo, CO $63,972 South Fork, CO $64,699 Villa Grove, CO $64,490

Salida, CO $64,744 Almont, CO $66,410 Buena Vista, CO $66,309 Canon City, CO $64,455 Cimarron, CO $64,890 Coal Creek, CO $64,073 Coaldale, CO $64,585 Cotopaxi, CO $64,404

Crested Butte, CO $66,760 Florence, CO $63,972 Monarch, CO $64,879 Granite, CO $65,853 Gunnison, CO $64,940 Hillside, CO $64,380 Howard, CO $64,702 Lake City, CO $64,886

Nathrop, CO $64,938

Help Desk Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Help Desk Tech'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

$61,089

Average $66,459/year

$76,619

$5,091

Average $5,538/month

$6,385

$1,175

Average $1,278/week

$1,473

$29

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,619	$6,385	$1,473	$37
Average	$66,459	$5,538	$1,278	$32
25th Percentile	$61,089	$5,091	$1,175	$29

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