Help Desk Tech Salary in Illinois

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Illinois is $66,394 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): $85,785
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,029 to $76,544
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,144

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,544	$6,379	$1,472	$37
Average	$66,394	$5,533	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$61,029	$5,086	$1,174	$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): $50,832
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,996
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,767
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,618
Expert (over 8 years): $82,717

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Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$50,832
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$58,996
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$66,767
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$73,618
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$82,717

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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:

Effingham: $61,202
Saint Peter: $61,118
Salem: $61,351

Effingham, IL $61,202 Saint Peter, IL $61,118 Salem, IL $61,351 Sandoval, IL $61,545 Scheller, IL $61,276 Sesser, IL $61,283 Shobonier, IL $61,315 Harwood Heights, IL $67,242

Elmwood Park, IL $67,268 Lincolnwood, IL $67,253 Niles, IL $67,182 Alsip, IL $66,640 Cicero, IL $67,283 Evergreen Park, IL $67,042 Riverdale, IL $66,019 Kankakee, IL $62,822

Aroma Park, IL $62,785 Ashkum, IL $61,659 Beaverville, IL $62,436 Bone Gap, IL $60,543 Bonnie, IL $61,166 Broughton, IL $61,156 Browns, IL $60,723 Buckner, IL $61,271

Burnt Prairie, IL $60,986 Carmi, IL $61,411 Christopher, IL $61,419 Cisne, IL $61,095 Clay City, IL $60,884 Coello, IL $61,319 Crossville, IL $61,147 Dahlgren, IL $61,145

Dale, IL $61,278 Dix, IL $61,322 Du Bois, IL $61,425 Du Quoin, IL $61,405 Ellery, IL $60,869 Emma, IL $61,439 Enfield, IL $61,191 Ewing, IL $61,152

Fairfield, IL $61,089 Farina, IL $61,063 Flora, IL $61,189 Frankfort Heights, IL $61,313 Freeman Spur, IL $61,360 Geff, IL $61,030 Golden Gate, IL $60,877 Grayville, IL $60,986

Ina, IL $61,259 Irvington, IL $61,644 Iuka, IL $61,099 Johnsonville, IL $61,079 Keenes, IL $61,072 Keensburg, IL $60,624 Kell, IL $61,244 Kinmundy, IL $61,084

Lancaster, IL $59,768 Logan, IL $61,319 Loogootee, IL $61,084 Louisville, IL $61,076 Mc Leansboro, IL $61,224 Macedonia, IL $61,127 Maunie, IL $61,461 Mill Shoals, IL $61,090

Mount Carmel, IL $60,299 Mount Vernon, IL $61,297 Mulkeytown, IL $61,187 Nason, IL $61,181 New Haven, IL $61,427 Noble, IL $60,668 Norris City, IL $61,318 Odin, IL $61,443

Omaha, IL $61,263 Opdyke, IL $61,192 Orient, IL $61,309 Patoka, IL $61,430 Radom, IL $61,536 Richview, IL $61,488 Rinard, IL $61,052 Sailor Springs, IL $61,112

Allendale, IL $59,099 Altamont, IL $61,127 Annapolis, IL $60,243 Beecher City, IL $61,074 Bridgeport, IL $58,883 Brownstown, IL $61,159 Calhoun, IL $59,837 Casey, IL $60,615

Claremont, IL $59,613 Cowden, IL $61,183 Dennison, IL $59,400 Dieterich, IL $61,084 Dundas, IL $60,308 Edgewood, IL $61,083 Flat Rock, IL $58,946 Greenup, IL $60,829

Herrick, IL $61,264 Hidalgo, IL $60,772 Hutsonville, IL $59,850 Ingraham, IL $60,846 Janesville, IL $61,045 Jewett, IL $60,945 Lakewood, IL $61,230 Lawrenceville, IL $58,500

Lerna, IL $61,104 Marshall, IL $59,685 Martinsville, IL $60,105 Alden, IL $62,746 Antioch, IL $63,126 Arlington Heights, IL $65,800 Elk Grove Village, IL $66,231 Rolling Meadows, IL $65,854

Barrington, IL $64,568 Crystal Lake, IL $63,167 Cary, IL $63,735 Deerfield, IL $65,711 Des Plaines, IL $66,693 Fox Lake, IL $63,117 Fox River Grove, IL $63,995 Glencoe, IL $66,488

Glenview, IL $66,867 Mansfield, IL $62,905 Milmine, IL $62,454 Monticello, IL $62,773 Muncie, IL $62,524 Oakwood, IL $62,253 Ogden, IL $62,890 Penfield, IL $62,733

Pesotum, IL $62,922 Philo, IL $63,107 Potomac, IL $62,453 Rantoul, IL $62,974 Ridge Farm, IL $61,253 Royal, IL $62,948 Sadorus, IL $62,975 Saint Joseph, IL $63,119

Savoy, IL $63,411 Seymour, IL $63,206 Sidell, IL $61,943 Sidney, IL $63,028 Thomasboro, IL $63,146 Tolono, IL $63,180 Weldon, IL $62,317 Westville, IL $61,736

White Heath, IL $63,034 Arcola, IL $61,916 Arthur, IL $62,263 Ashmore, IL $61,173 Atwood, IL $62,599 Bethany, IL $61,586 Brocton, IL $61,212 Camargo, IL $62,301

Charleston, IL $61,340 Chrisman, IL $60,662 Dalton City, IL $61,598 Gays, IL $61,269 Hammond, IL $62,326 Hindsboro, IL $61,725 Humboldt, IL $61,601 Hume, IL $61,562

Kansas, IL $60,532 La Place, IL $61,960 Lovington, IL $61,851 Mattoon, IL $61,401 Metcalf, IL $61,327 Murdock, IL $62,281 Newman, IL $62,136 Oakland, IL $61,475

Paris, IL $59,909 Redmon, IL $60,790 Oquawka, IL $61,235 Homer, IL $62,800 Indianola, IL $61,674 Ivesdale, IL $62,979 Longview, IL $62,718 Sullivan, IL $61,675

Tuscola, IL $62,490 Vermilion, IL $59,554 Villa Grove, IL $62,651 Windsor, IL $61,257 Alhambra, IL $62,255 Alton, IL $62,462 Batchtown, IL $61,811 Benld, IL $61,997

Bethalto, IL $62,472 Bingham, IL $61,247 Brighton, IL $62,270 Brussels, IL $62,197 Bunker Hill, IL $62,196 Butler, IL $61,546 Carrollton, IL $61,669 Coffeen, IL $61,554

Cottage Hills, IL $62,494 Donnellson, IL $61,616 Dorsey, IL $62,318 Dow, IL $62,312 Eagarville, IL $61,945 East Alton, IL $62,552 Edwardsville, IL $62,521 Eldred, IL $61,595

Elsah, IL $62,369 Fidelity, IL $62,058 Fieldon, IL $62,024 Fillmore, IL $61,379 Gillespie, IL $61,927 Glen Carbon, IL $62,655 Godfrey, IL $62,420 Golden Eagle, IL $62,223

Grafton, IL $62,224 Granite City, IL $62,836 Greenfield, IL $61,556 Hamburg, IL $61,528 Hamel, IL $62,346 Hardin, IL $61,829 Hartford, IL $62,764 Hillsboro, IL $61,655

Hillview, IL $61,289 Irving, IL $61,509 Jerseyville, IL $62,120 Kampsville, IL $61,468 Kane, IL $61,797 Litchfield, IL $61,751 Livingston, IL $62,160 Dover, IL $61,588

Eldena, IL $61,885 Grand Ridge, IL $61,452 Granville, IL $61,469 Hennepin, IL $61,452 Kasbeer, IL $61,399 Ladd, IL $61,599 La Moille, IL $61,418 Lee Center, IL $62,097

Leonore, IL $61,603 Long Point, IL $61,536 Lostant, IL $61,431 Mc Nabb, IL $61,459 Magnolia, IL $61,440 Malden, IL $61,424 Manlius, IL $61,395 Mark, IL $61,635

Marseilles, IL $61,919 Mendota, IL $61,657 Mineral, IL $61,281 Neponset, IL $61,291 New Bedford, IL $61,467 Oglesby, IL $61,531 Depue, IL $61,579 Ohio, IL $61,356

Ottawa, IL $61,553 Paw Paw, IL $62,139 Peru, IL $61,567 Princeton, IL $61,411 Rutland, IL $61,501 Seatonville, IL $61,583 Seneca, IL $62,178 Sheffield, IL $61,297

Spring Valley, IL $61,557 Standard, IL $61,609 Streator, IL $61,657 Sublette, IL $61,560 Tiskilwa, IL $61,369 Toluca, IL $61,596 Tonica, IL $61,456 Triumph, IL $61,728

Troy Grove, IL $61,577 Utica, IL $61,405 Van Orin, IL $61,424 Varna, IL $61,608 Walnut, IL $61,359 Wenona, IL $61,508 West Brooklyn, IL $61,838 Wyanet, IL $61,349

Galesburg, IL $61,404 Abingdon, IL $61,322 Adair, IL $61,173 Alexis, IL $61,221 Alpha, IL $61,219 Altona, IL $61,254 Avon, IL $61,255 Bardolph, IL $61,379

Berwick, IL $61,137 Biggsville, IL $61,139 Bishop Hill, IL $61,247 Blandinsville, IL $61,067 Bradford, IL $61,333 Bushnell, IL $61,296 Cameron, IL $61,195 Camp Grove, IL $61,534

Carman, IL $61,090 Castleton, IL $61,448 Cuba, IL $61,570 Dahinda, IL $61,369 East Galesburg, IL $61,458 Ellisville, IL $61,321 Fairview, IL $61,491 Fiatt, IL $61,601

Galva, IL $61,269 Gerlaw, IL $61,217 Gilson, IL $61,280 Gladstone, IL $61,140 Good Hope, IL $61,143 Henderson, IL $61,235 Industry, IL $61,122 Ipava, IL $61,336

Keithsburg, IL $61,203 Kewanee, IL $61,271 Kirkwood, IL $61,195 Knoxville, IL $61,355 La Fayette, IL $61,318 La Harpe, IL $61,096 Laura, IL $61,539 Littleton, IL $61,018

Little York, IL $61,194 Lomax, IL $61,109 Macomb, IL $61,260 Maquon, IL $61,417 Marietta, IL $61,259 Media, IL $61,101 Monmouth, IL $61,295 New Windsor, IL $61,216

North Henderson, IL $61,223 Oneida, IL $61,247 Ophiem, IL $61,206 Bloomington, IL $61,972 Anchor, IL $61,850 Armington, IL $61,754 Arrowsmith, IL $62,219 Atlanta, IL $61,726

Bellflower, IL $62,643 Carlock, IL $61,717 Chenoa, IL $61,522 Clinton, IL $61,749 Colfax, IL $61,663 Congerville, IL $61,730 Cooksville, IL $61,549 Cropsey, IL $61,778

Danvers, IL $61,760 Deer Creek, IL $61,818 Delavan, IL $61,760 Dewitt, IL $62,127 Downs, IL $61,689 Ellsworth, IL $61,668 El Paso, IL $61,592 Fairbury, IL $61,638

Flanagan, IL $61,528 Forrest, IL $61,722 Goodfield, IL $61,769 Graymont, IL $61,514 Gridley, IL $61,578 Heyworth, IL $61,642 Hopedale, IL $61,762 Hudson, IL $61,684

Kenney, IL $61,691 Lane, IL $62,119 Lawndale, IL $61,707 Le Roy, IL $61,868 Lexington, IL $61,586 Mc Lean, IL $61,723 Mackinaw, IL $61,786 Maroa, IL $61,680

Merna, IL $61,623 Minier, IL $61,740 Minonk, IL $61,565 Normal, IL $61,909 Pontiac, IL $61,599 Saunemin, IL $61,391 Saybrook, IL $62,384 Secor, IL $61,681

Shirley, IL $61,621 Sibley, IL $61,980 Stanford, IL $61,747 Strawn, IL $61,813 Towanda, IL $61,630 Wapella, IL $61,601 Waynesville, IL $61,562 Urbana, IL $63,476

Allerton, IL $62,316 Alvin, IL $61,819 Armstrong, IL $62,819 Bement, IL $62,625 Bismarck, IL $61,771 Bondville, IL $63,315 Broadlands, IL $62,648 Catlin, IL $61,923

Cerro Gordo, IL $62,263 Champaign, IL $63,476 Cisco, IL $62,401 Collison, IL $62,531 Danville, IL $61,999 Tilton, IL $62,025 De Land, IL $62,647 Dewey, IL $63,031

Fairmount, IL $62,325 Farmer City, IL $62,483 Fisher, IL $62,926 Fithian, IL $62,615 Foosland, IL $62,758 Georgetown, IL $61,465 Gifford, IL $62,816 Henning, IL $62,111

Prairie City, IL $61,254 Raritan, IL $61,407 Rio, IL $61,227 Roseville, IL $61,137 Saint Augustine, IL $61,224 Sciota, IL $61,036 Seaton, IL $61,209 Smithfield, IL $61,338

Smithshire, IL $61,111 Speer, IL $61,644 Stronghurst, IL $61,128 Table Grove, IL $61,255 Toulon, IL $61,401 Vermont, IL $61,227 Victoria, IL $61,321 Viola, IL $61,224

Wataga, IL $61,239 Williamsfield, IL $61,451 Woodhull, IL $61,227 Wyoming, IL $61,536 Astoria, IL $61,302 Benson, IL $61,641 Brimfield, IL $61,764 Bryant, IL $61,627

Canton, IL $61,693 Chillicothe, IL $61,773 Dunfermline, IL $61,671 Dunlap, IL $61,842 Edelstein, IL $61,760 Edwards, IL $61,893 Elmwood, IL $61,702 Eureka, IL $61,769

Farmington, IL $61,623 Forest City, IL $61,723 Glasford, IL $61,823 Green Valley, IL $61,779 Groveland, IL $61,904 Hanna City, IL $61,883 Henry, IL $61,499 Kingston Mines, IL $61,853

Lacon, IL $61,670 La Rose, IL $61,638 Lewistown, IL $61,526 Liverpool, IL $61,676 London Mills, IL $61,396 Lowpoint, IL $61,767 Manito, IL $61,764 Mapleton, IL $61,883

Metamora, IL $61,837 Morton, IL $61,883 Mossville, IL $61,885 Norris, IL $61,657 Pekin, IL $61,888 Princeville, IL $61,704 Putnam, IL $61,423 Roanoke, IL $61,708

Rome, IL $61,818 Saint David, IL $61,662 South Pekin, IL $61,842 Sparland, IL $61,603 Topeka, IL $61,696 Tremont, IL $61,837 Trivoli, IL $61,774 Washburn, IL $61,723

Washington, IL $61,889 Yates City, IL $61,573 Peoria, IL $61,958 Creve Coeur, IL $61,959 East Peoria, IL $61,958 Peoria Heights, IL $61,958 Sims, IL $61,095 Andalusia, IL $61,305

Springerton, IL $61,104 Tamaroa, IL $61,405 Texico, IL $61,127 Thompsonville, IL $61,168 Valier, IL $61,395 Vernon, IL $61,347 Walnut Hill, IL $61,398 Waltonville, IL $61,255

Wayne City, IL $61,123 West Frankfort, IL $61,302 Whittington, IL $61,176 Woodlawn, IL $61,386 Xenia, IL $61,080 Carbondale, IL $61,382 Alto Pass, IL $61,087 Anna, IL $61,247

Ava, IL $61,315 Belknap, IL $61,025 Boles, IL $61,130 Brookport, IL $60,847 Buncombe, IL $61,140 Cairo, IL $61,128 Cambria, IL $61,427 Campbell Hill, IL $61,484

Carrier Mills, IL $61,229 Carterville, IL $61,315 Cave In Rock, IL $60,998 Cobden, IL $61,179 Colp, IL $61,369 Ridott, IL $62,539 Rochelle, IL $62,524 Rock City, IL $62,541

Rock Falls, IL $61,563 Rockton, IL $62,712 Roscoe, IL $62,712 Savanna, IL $61,396 Scales Mound, IL $61,414 Seward, IL $62,649 Shannon, IL $61,960 Shirland, IL $62,675

South Beloit, IL $62,648 Sterling, IL $61,597 Stillman Valley, IL $62,633 Stockton, IL $61,648 Warren, IL $61,831 Winnebago, IL $62,744 Winslow, IL $61,988 Woosung, IL $61,773

Rockford, IL $62,740 Loves Park, IL $62,753 Machesney Park, IL $62,754 Rock Island, IL $61,059 Albany, IL $61,255 Aledo, IL $61,231 Dana, IL $61,468 Chandlerville, IL $61,793

Bluford, IL $61,140 Mahomet, IL $63,068 Andover, IL $61,205 Chapin, IL $61,548 Chatham, IL $62,524 Chesterfield, IL $61,665 Concord, IL $61,601 Easton, IL $61,671

Elkhart, IL $62,229 Emden, IL $61,734 Franklin, IL $62,031 Frederick, IL $61,263 Girard, IL $62,028 Greenview, IL $62,112 Hartsburg, IL $61,726 Havana, IL $61,563

Hettick, IL $61,609 Jacksonville, IL $61,892 Kilbourne, IL $61,715 Lincoln, IL $61,894 Lincolns New Salem, IL $62,160 Literberry, IL $61,920 Loami, IL $62,411 Lowder, IL $62,208

Manchester, IL $61,759 Mason City, IL $61,758 Meredosia, IL $61,404 Middletown, IL $62,132 Modesto, IL $61,990 Murrayville, IL $61,681 New Berlin, IL $62,388 New Holland, IL $61,877

Nilwood, IL $61,975 Oakford, IL $61,896 Palmyra, IL $61,766 Petersburg, IL $62,171 Pleasant Plains, IL $62,410 Rushville, IL $61,226 San Jose, IL $61,747 Scottville, IL $61,732

Sherman, IL $62,551 Shipman, IL $62,040 Tallula, IL $62,243 Thayer, IL $62,234 Virden, IL $62,182 Virginia, IL $61,672 Waverly, IL $62,174 Williamsville, IL $62,401

Winchester, IL $61,427 Woodson, IL $61,952 Springfield, IL $62,714 Bonfield, IL $62,632 Creal Springs, IL $61,190 Annawan, IL $61,266 Atkinson, IL $61,245 Barstow, IL $61,149

Buffalo Prairie, IL $61,272 Cambridge, IL $61,225 Carbon Cliff, IL $61,102 Coal Valley, IL $61,097 Colona, IL $61,159 Cordova, IL $61,263 Deer Grove, IL $61,341 East Moline, IL $61,130

Erie, IL $61,252 Fenton, IL $61,283 Fulton, IL $61,292 Geneseo, IL $61,222 Hampton, IL $61,194 Hillsdale, IL $61,231 Hooppole, IL $61,271 Illinois City, IL $61,282

Joy, IL $61,236 Lyndon, IL $61,336 Lynn Center, IL $61,203 Matherville, IL $61,220 Milan, IL $61,198 Moline, IL $60,981 Morrison, IL $61,379 New Boston, IL $61,247

Orion, IL $61,162 Osco, IL $61,190 Port Byron, IL $61,235 Preemption, IL $61,211 Prophetstown, IL $61,298 Rapids City, IL $61,216 Reynolds, IL $61,252 Sherrard, IL $61,203

Silvis, IL $61,076 Tampico, IL $61,336 Taylor Ridge, IL $61,285 Thomson, IL $61,388 La Salle, IL $61,526 Amboy, IL $61,674 Ancona, IL $61,477 Arlington, IL $61,316

Blackstone, IL $61,424 Buda, IL $61,291 Bureau, IL $61,548 Cedar Point, IL $61,591 Cherry, IL $61,558 Compton, IL $61,938 Cornell, IL $61,556 Dalzell, IL $61,635

Cypress, IL $61,130 De Soto, IL $61,218 Dongola, IL $61,143 Dowell, IL $61,403 Eddyville, IL $61,080 Eldorado, IL $61,330 Elizabethtown, IL $61,014 Elkville, IL $61,198

Energy, IL $61,349 Equality, IL $61,206 Galatia, IL $61,200 Golconda, IL $60,992 Goreville, IL $61,214 Gorham, IL $61,087 Grand Chain, IL $61,038 Grand Tower, IL $61,061

Grantsburg, IL $61,117 Harrisburg, IL $61,274 Herod, IL $61,022 Herrin, IL $61,371 Hurst, IL $61,347 Jacob, IL $61,085 Johnston City, IL $61,295 Jonesboro, IL $61,119

Joppa, IL $61,233 Junction, IL $61,188 Karbers Ridge, IL $61,088 Karnak, IL $61,085 Mc Clure, IL $61,009 Makanda, IL $61,186 Marion, IL $61,290 Metropolis, IL $61,108

Millcreek, IL $61,257 Miller City, IL $60,786 Mound City, IL $61,160 Mounds, IL $61,113 Muddy, IL $61,330 Murphysboro, IL $61,251 New Burnside, IL $61,175 Olive Branch, IL $61,085

Olmsted, IL $61,047 Oraville, IL $61,334 Ozark, IL $61,143 Perks, IL $61,103 Pittsburg, IL $61,216 Pomona, IL $61,057 Pulaski, IL $61,109 Raleigh, IL $61,241

Ridgway, IL $61,335 Rosiclare, IL $61,091 Royalton, IL $61,221 Shawneetown, IL $61,261 Simpson, IL $61,095 Stonefort, IL $61,109 Tamms, IL $61,089 Thebes, IL $61,052

Ullin, IL $61,126 Unity, IL $61,097 Vergennes, IL $61,267 Vienna, IL $61,190 Villa Ridge, IL $61,048 Willisville, IL $61,808 Wolf Lake, IL $60,975 Zeigler, IL $61,381

Centralia, IL $61,613 Hoyleton, IL $61,627 Akin, IL $61,131 Albion, IL $60,869 Alma, IL $61,229 Ashley, IL $61,455 Barnhill, IL $61,082 Belle Rive, IL $61,125

Bellmont, IL $60,850 Benton, IL $61,269 Bourbonnais, IL $63,164 Bradley, IL $63,156 Buckingham, IL $61,964 Buckley, IL $62,027 Cabery, IL $61,670 Campus, IL $61,840

Chatsworth, IL $61,807 Chebanse, IL $62,274 Cissna Park, IL $62,016 Claytonville, IL $61,911 Clifton, IL $61,894 Crescent City, IL $61,751 Cullom, IL $61,493 Danforth, IL $61,592

Donovan, IL $62,085 East Lynn, IL $62,195 Elliott, IL $62,570 Emington, IL $61,353 Essex, IL $62,618 Gibson City, IL $62,533 Gilman, IL $61,770 Goodwine, IL $61,936

Grant Park, IL $63,864 Herscher, IL $62,130 Hoopeston, IL $61,891 Hopkins Park, IL $62,860 Iroquois, IL $61,952 Kempton, IL $61,380 Loda, IL $62,340 Ludlow, IL $62,753

Manteno, IL $63,597 Martinton, IL $62,097 Melvin, IL $62,285 Milford, IL $61,667 Momence, IL $63,507 Onarga, IL $61,836 Papineau, IL $62,570 Paxton, IL $62,597

Pembroke Township, IL $62,856 Piper City, IL $61,736 Rankin, IL $62,355 Reddick, IL $62,199 Roberts, IL $62,002 Rossville, IL $61,848 Saint Anne, IL $62,608 Sheldon, IL $61,553

Stockland, IL $61,463 Thawville, IL $61,853 Union Hill, IL $62,481 Watseka, IL $61,686 Wellington, IL $61,740 Woodland, IL $61,756 Apple River, IL $61,601 Ashton, IL $62,177

Baileyville, IL $62,385 Belvidere, IL $62,681 Byron, IL $62,610 Caledonia, IL $62,691 Capron, IL $62,706 Cedarville, IL $62,406 Chadwick, IL $61,387 Chana, IL $62,405

Cherry Valley, IL $62,688 Dakota, IL $62,482 Davis, IL $62,578 Davis Junction, IL $62,655 Dixon, IL $61,844 Durand, IL $62,649 East Dubuque, IL $61,349 Eleroy, IL $62,272

Elizabeth, IL $61,368 Forreston, IL $62,151 Franklin Grove, IL $61,977 Freeport, IL $62,388 Galena, IL $61,390 Galt, IL $61,657 Garden Prairie, IL $62,712 German Valley, IL $62,507

Hanover, IL $61,312 Harmon, IL $61,392 Holcomb, IL $62,597 Kent, IL $61,779 Lanark, IL $61,684 Leaf River, IL $62,535 Lena, IL $61,991 Lindenwood, IL $62,585

Mc Connell, IL $62,336 Milledgeville, IL $61,571 Monroe Center, IL $62,644 Mount Carroll, IL $61,446 Mount Morris, IL $62,351 Nachusa, IL $61,825 Nora, IL $61,926 Orangeville, IL $62,457

Oregon, IL $62,350 Pearl City, IL $61,815 Pecatonica, IL $62,675 Polo, IL $61,867 Poplar Grove, IL $62,686 Midlothian, IL $66,104 Mason, IL $61,070 Romeoville, IL $65,414

Minooka, IL $64,006 Mokena, IL $65,306 Monee, IL $64,449 Morris, IL $62,865 New Lenox, IL $65,025 Oak Forest, IL $65,917 Oak Lawn, IL $67,029 Bridgeview, IL $67,115

Hometown, IL $67,097 Hickory Hills, IL $66,941 Justice, IL $67,136 Burbank, IL $67,139 Odell, IL $61,339 Olympia Fields, IL $64,930 Orland Park, IL $66,087 Palos Heights, IL $66,486

Palos Park, IL $66,403 Palos Hills, IL $66,770 Park Forest, IL $64,644 Peotone, IL $64,019 Posen, IL $65,985 Ransom, IL $61,468 Richton Park, IL $64,752 Robbins, IL $66,230

South Holland, IL $65,158 South Wilmington, IL $62,558 Steger, IL $64,553 Thornton, IL $64,918 Tinley Park, IL $65,603 Country Club Hills, IL $65,340 Verona, IL $62,002 Willow Springs, IL $66,729

Wilmington, IL $63,251 Worth, IL $66,735 University Park, IL $64,493 Homer Glen, IL $65,661 Bedford Park, IL $67,171 Summit Argo, IL $67,189 Aurora, IL $65,009 Batavia, IL $64,744

Big Rock, IL $63,109 Bristol, IL $63,874 Brookfield, IL $67,213 Clarendon Hills, IL $66,693 Downers Grove, IL $66,395 Woodridge, IL $66,129 Earlville, IL $61,926 Eola, IL $65,094

Hinckley, IL $62,580 Hinsdale, IL $66,887 Oak Brook, IL $66,844 La Grange, IL $67,157 La Grange Park, IL $67,185 Willowbrook, IL $66,664 Lee, IL $62,516 Leland, IL $62,047

Lisle, IL $66,012 Lyons, IL $67,224 Millbrook, IL $63,102 Millington, IL $62,883 Montgomery, IL $64,475 Mooseheart, IL $64,583 Naperville, IL $65,617 Newark, IL $62,851

North Aurora, IL $64,501 Oswego, IL $64,420 Plainfield, IL $64,887 Plano, IL $63,232 Riverside, IL $67,244 Sandwich, IL $62,736 Serena, IL $62,029 Shabbona, IL $62,407

Sheridan, IL $62,311 Somonauk, IL $62,459 Steward, IL $62,482 Sugar Grove, IL $63,837 Warrenville, IL $65,476 Waterman, IL $62,447 Wedron, IL $61,919 Western Springs, IL $67,038

Westmont, IL $66,670 Yorkville, IL $63,744 Darien, IL $66,440 Mode, IL $61,024 Montrose, IL $61,006 Mount Erie, IL $60,809 Neoga, IL $61,126 Newton, IL $60,724

Oblong, IL $60,295 Olney, IL $60,428 Palestine, IL $59,365 Parkersburg, IL $60,309 Robinson, IL $59,678 Saint Elmo, IL $61,110 Sainte Marie, IL $60,467 Saint Francisville, IL $58,834

Shumway, IL $61,051 Sigel, IL $61,062 Stewardson, IL $61,074 Stoy, IL $60,209 Strasburg, IL $61,106 Sumner, IL $59,247 Teutopolis, IL $61,126 Toledo, IL $61,031

Trilla, IL $61,065 Vandalia, IL $61,454 Watson, IL $61,133 Westfield, IL $60,995 West Liberty, IL $60,233 West Salem, IL $60,484 West Union, IL $59,680 West York, IL $59,833

Wheeler, IL $60,981 Willow Hill, IL $60,375 Yale, IL $60,531 Argenta, IL $61,898 Assumption, IL $61,649 Beason, IL $61,626 Blue Mound, IL $62,051 Boody, IL $61,980

Buffalo, IL $62,325 Bulpitt, IL $62,261 Chestnut, IL $61,919 Cornland, IL $62,304 Dawson, IL $62,487 Decatur, IL $61,904 Divernon, IL $62,313 Edinburg, IL $62,302

Elwin, IL $61,879 Farmersville, IL $62,094 Findlay, IL $61,382 Forsyth, IL $61,971 Glenarm, IL $62,447 Harristown, IL $61,960 Harvel, IL $61,904 Illiopolis, IL $62,160

Kincaid, IL $62,233 Lake Fork, IL $62,232 Latham, IL $61,962 Macon, IL $61,747 Mechanicsburg, IL $62,371 Morrisonville, IL $62,003 Mount Auburn, IL $62,186 Mount Pulaski, IL $62,106

Mt Zion, IL $61,866 Moweaqua, IL $61,713 Niantic, IL $62,038 Oconee, IL $61,390 Oreana, IL $61,865 Owaneco, IL $61,726 Palmer, IL $62,026 Pana, IL $61,648

Pawnee, IL $62,339 Raymond, IL $61,722 Riverton, IL $62,528 Rochester, IL $62,505 Shelbyville, IL $61,349 Stonington, IL $62,055 Taylorville, IL $62,053 Tovey, IL $62,252

Tower Hill, IL $61,420 West Point, IL $61,024 Fox Valley, IL $65,187 Golf, IL $67,072 Lovejoy, IL $62,935 Waggoner, IL $61,932 Warrensburg, IL $61,835 Alexander, IL $62,175

Alsey, IL $61,466 Arenzville, IL $61,490 Ashland, IL $62,078 Athens, IL $62,410 Auburn, IL $62,335 Bath, IL $61,446 Beardstown, IL $61,523 Bluffs, IL $61,399

Bluff Springs, IL $61,521 Browning, IL $61,295 Cantrall, IL $62,573 Carlinville, IL $61,705 Kingston, IL $62,662 Kirkland, IL $62,612 Lafox, IL $63,989 Lombard, IL $66,461

Malta, IL $62,602 Maple Park, IL $62,793 Marengo, IL $62,810 Maywood, IL $67,243 Westchester, IL $67,191 Broadview, IL $67,226 Lake In The Hills, IL $63,455 Medinah, IL $66,070

Schaumburg, IL $65,719 Melrose Park, IL $67,231 Hillside, IL $67,178 Berkeley, IL $67,143 Stone Park, IL $67,214 Hoffman Estates, IL $65,395 Plato Center, IL $63,535 River Grove, IL $67,246

Roselle, IL $65,848 Saint Charles, IL $64,619 Schiller Park, IL $67,201 South Elgin, IL $64,411 Sycamore, IL $62,856 Union, IL $62,890 Villa Park, IL $66,758 Wasco, IL $63,874

Wayne, IL $64,881 West Chicago, IL $65,213 Wheaton, IL $65,876 Winfield, IL $65,598 Wood Dale, IL $66,566 Evanston, IL $67,199 Chicago, IL $67,313 Oak Park, IL $67,277

River Forest, IL $67,263 Beecher, IL $64,202 Berwyn, IL $67,262 Crest Hill, IL $65,018 Shorewood, IL $64,428 Blue Island, IL $66,315 Braceville, IL $62,782 Braidwood, IL $63,134

Calumet City, IL $64,972 Channahon, IL $64,057 Chicago Heights, IL $64,631 Chicago Ridge, IL $66,906 Grayslake, IL $63,495 Gurnee, IL $63,413 Harvard, IL $62,776 Hebron, IL $62,438

Highland Park, IL $65,870 Fort Sheridan, IL $65,588 Palatine, IL $65,498 Highwood, IL $65,621 Ingleside, IL $63,165 Island Lake, IL $63,550 Kenilworth, IL $66,997 Lake Bluff, IL $64,480

Lake Forest, IL $65,059 Lake Villa, IL $63,225 Lake Zurich, IL $64,735 Libertyville, IL $64,154 Mchenry, IL $62,959 Morton Grove, IL $67,174 Mount Prospect, IL $66,362 Mundelein, IL $64,122

Vernon Hills, IL $64,779 Northbrook, IL $66,337 North Chicago, IL $63,961 Park Ridge, IL $67,130 Lincolnshire, IL $65,304 Prospect Heights, IL $66,121 Richmond, IL $62,879 Ringwood, IL $62,847

Round Lake, IL $63,259 Russell, IL $63,070 Skokie, IL $67,221 Waukegan, IL $63,518 Spring Grove, IL $63,026 Techny, IL $66,622 Wadsworth, IL $63,214 Wauconda, IL $63,806

Kaneville, IL $63,444 Pocahontas, IL $62,063 Great Lakes, IL $64,230 Coal City, IL $63,075 Crete, IL $64,434 Crestwood, IL $66,310 Dolton, IL $65,470 Dwight, IL $61,817

Elwood, IL $64,271 Flossmoor, IL $65,053 Frankfort, IL $64,858 Gardner, IL $62,277 Glenwood, IL $64,779 Harvey, IL $65,609 Markham, IL $65,657 Hazel Crest, IL $65,362

Homewood, IL $65,130 Joliet, IL $64,513 Kinsman, IL $61,625 Lansing, IL $64,732 Lemont, IL $66,095 Bolingbrook, IL $65,826 Lockport, IL $65,357 Manhattan, IL $64,309

Matteson, IL $64,957 Mazon, IL $62,414 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $62,049 Red Bud, IL $62,218 Renault, IL $62,114 Rockwood, IL $61,304 Saint Jacob, IL $62,438 Saint Libory, IL $62,200

Smithboro, IL $61,614 Smithton, IL $62,535 Sparta, IL $61,843 Steeleville, IL $61,693 Summerfield, IL $62,412 Tilden, IL $62,063 Trenton, IL $62,335 Troy, IL $62,561

Valmeyer, IL $62,322 Walsh, IL $61,733 Waterloo, IL $62,443 Quincy, IL $61,364 Augusta, IL $61,056 Barry, IL $61,058 Basco, IL $61,034 Baylis, IL $61,003

Bowen, IL $61,059 Camden, IL $60,969 Camp Point, IL $61,097 Carthage, IL $61,097 Chambersburg, IL $61,121 Clayton, IL $61,044 Coatsburg, IL $61,086 Colchester, IL $61,102

Colusa, IL $61,082 Dallas City, IL $61,085 Elvaston, IL $61,224 Ferris, IL $61,296 Fowler, IL $61,128 Golden, IL $61,102 Griggsville, IL $61,130 Hamilton, IL $61,162

Hull, IL $60,975 Huntsville, IL $60,940 Kinderhook, IL $61,005 La Prairie, IL $60,969 Liberty, IL $61,074 Lima, IL $61,141 Loraine, IL $61,056 Mendon, IL $61,097

Milton, IL $61,347 Mount Sterling, IL $61,093 Nauvoo, IL $61,108 Nebo, IL $61,256 New Canton, IL $60,968 New Salem, IL $61,021 Niota, IL $61,067 Paloma, IL $61,130

Payson, IL $61,097 Pearl, IL $61,217 Perry, IL $61,168 Pittsfield, IL $61,140 Plainville, IL $61,070 Pleasant Hill, IL $61,150 Plymouth, IL $61,022 Rockport, IL $60,942

Sutter, IL $60,972 Tennessee, IL $61,045 Timewell, IL $60,998 Ursa, IL $61,055 Versailles, IL $61,194 Warsaw, IL $61,048 Buffalo Grove, IL $65,418 Wheeling, IL $66,021

Wilmette, IL $67,079 Winnetka, IL $66,792 Winthrop Harbor, IL $63,098 Wonder Lake, IL $62,655 Woodstock, IL $62,790 Zion, IL $63,160 Addison, IL $66,475 Algonquin, IL $63,692

Bartlett, IL $65,136 Bellwood, IL $67,216 Bensenville, IL $66,898 Streamwood, IL $65,139 Bloomingdale, IL $65,911 Burlington, IL $62,951 Carpentersville, IL $64,028 Clare, IL $62,636

Cortland, IL $62,826 Creston, IL $62,560 Dekalb, IL $62,735 Carol Stream, IL $65,749 Dundee, IL $63,989 Elburn, IL $63,694 Elgin, IL $64,692 Elmhurst, IL $66,960

Esmond, IL $62,571 Forest Park, IL $67,259 Franklin Park, IL $67,206 Hanover Park, IL $65,504 Geneva, IL $64,402 Genoa, IL $62,744 Gilberts, IL $63,547 Glen Ellyn, IL $66,184

Glendale Heights, IL $66,071 Hampshire, IL $62,987 Hines, IL $67,242 Huntley, IL $62,955 Itasca, IL $66,294 Madison, IL $62,924 Marine, IL $62,381 Maryville, IL $62,672

Medora, IL $61,969 Michael, IL $61,578 Moro, IL $62,419 Mount Olive, IL $61,927 Mozier, IL $61,450 National Stock Yards, IL $62,935 New Douglas, IL $62,096 Nokomis, IL $61,622

Ohlman, IL $61,685 Panama, IL $61,827 Patterson, IL $61,487 Piasa, IL $62,145 Ramsey, IL $61,233 Rockbridge, IL $61,684 Roodhouse, IL $61,550 Rosamond, IL $61,541

Roxana, IL $62,612 Sawyerville, IL $62,023 Sorento, IL $61,820 South Roxana, IL $62,659 Staunton, IL $62,125 Taylor Springs, IL $61,740 Venice, IL $62,935 Walshville, IL $61,716

White Hall, IL $61,510 Wilsonville, IL $62,082 Witt, IL $61,568 Wood River, IL $62,581 Worden, IL $62,300 Wrights, IL $61,524 East Saint Louis, IL $62,935 Fairview Heights, IL $62,767

Addieville, IL $62,090 Albers, IL $62,173 Aviston, IL $62,203 Baldwin, IL $62,076 Bartelso, IL $61,896 Beckemeyer, IL $62,096 Belleville, IL $62,649 Mascoutah, IL $62,416

Scott Air Force Base, IL $62,532 Breese, IL $62,102 Carlyle, IL $61,743 Caseyville, IL $62,776 Chester, IL $61,703 Collinsville, IL $62,726 Columbia, IL $62,666 Coulterville, IL $61,765

Cutler, IL $61,545 Dupo, IL $62,837 East Carondelet, IL $62,799 Ellis Grove, IL $61,736 Evansville, IL $62,016 Freeburg, IL $62,464 Fults, IL $62,217 Germantown, IL $62,148

Greenville, IL $61,810 Hagarstown, IL $61,494 Hecker, IL $62,388 Highland, IL $62,260 Hoffman, IL $61,874 Huey, IL $61,702 Keyesport, IL $61,646 Lebanon, IL $62,515

Lenzburg, IL $62,225 Maeystown, IL $62,268 Marissa, IL $62,135 Menard, IL $61,715 Millstadt, IL $62,704 Modoc, IL $61,651 Mulberry Grove, IL $61,527 Nashville, IL $61,723

New Athens, IL $62,335 New Baden, IL $62,281 New Memphis, IL $62,238 Oakdale, IL $61,762 O Fallon, IL $62,644 Okawville, IL $62,030 Percy, IL $61,619 Pierron, IL $62,129

Pinckneyville, IL $61,569

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

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Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$61,029

Average $66,394/year

$76,544

$5,086

Average $5,533/month

$6,379

$1,174

Average $1,277/week

$1,472

$29

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,544	$6,379	$1,472	$37
Average	$66,394	$5,533	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$61,029	$5,086	$1,174	$29

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