Help Desk Tech Salary in Maryland

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Maryland?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Maryland is $67,163 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): $86,778
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,735 to $77,430
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,794

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,430	$6,453	$1,489	$37
Average	$67,163	$5,597	$1,292	$32
25th Percentile	$61,735	$5,145	$1,187	$30

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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): $51,421
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,679
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,540
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $74,470
Expert (over 8 years): $83,675

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$51,421
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$59,679
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$67,540
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$74,470
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$83,675

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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:

Owings: $69,155
Riverdale: $71,629
College Park: $71,546

Owings, MD $69,155 Riverdale, MD $71,629 College Park, MD $71,546 Fort Washington, MD $71,500 Oxon Hill, MD $71,706 Suitland, MD $71,683 District Heights, MD $71,647 Temple Hills, MD $71,685

Deale, MD $68,834 Dunkirk, MD $69,562 Fort George G Meade, MD $67,967 Friendship, MD $69,053 Fulton, MD $68,870 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $71,441 Savage, MD $68,068 Shady Side, MD $68,291

Galesville, MD $68,592 Greenbelt, MD $71,298 Glenn Dale, MD $70,511 Upper Marlboro, MD $70,579 Harwood, MD $68,856 Highland, MD $68,807 West River, MD $68,869 Tracys Landing, MD $68,918

Hyattsville, MD $71,687 Jessup, MD $67,733 Bethesda, MD $71,707 Glen Echo, MD $71,694 Chevy Chase, MD $71,700 Cabin John, MD $71,679 Olney, MD $70,065 Brookeville, MD $68,757

Poolesville, MD $69,362 Barnesville, MD $68,397 Beallsville, MD $68,523 Boyds, MD $69,047 Dickerson, MD $68,444 Rockville, MD $70,890 Potomac, MD $71,094 Derwood, MD $70,138

Sandy Spring, MD $69,729 Ashton, MD $69,575 Brinklow, MD $69,059 Burtonsville, MD $69,867 Montgomery Village, MD $69,295 Kensington, MD $71,640 Garrett Park, MD $71,555 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $70,993

Silver Spring, MD $71,598 Takoma Park, MD $71,692 Aberdeen, MD $65,668 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $65,654 Abingdon, MD $66,162 Gunpowder, MD $66,560 Arnold, MD $67,336 Baldwin, MD $66,436

Bel Air, MD $65,883 Belcamp, MD $65,979 Benson, MD $65,581 Boring, MD $65,726 Brooklandville, MD $67,083 Butler, MD $66,344 Chase, MD $66,868 Churchville, MD $65,391

Clarksville, MD $68,077 Cockeysville, MD $66,471 Hunt Valley, MD $66,750 Crownsville, MD $67,791 Darlington, MD $64,813 Davidsonville, MD $68,780 Dayton, MD $68,034 Edgewater, MD $68,150

Edgewood, MD $66,363 Ellicott City, MD $67,215 Columbia, MD $67,718 Fallston, MD $66,190 Finksburg, MD $66,212 Forest Hill, MD $65,525 Fork, MD $66,661 Fort Howard, MD $67,081

Freeland, MD $64,208 Gambrills, MD $68,047 Gibson Island, MD $67,118 Glen Arm, MD $66,906 Glen Burnie, MD $67,198 Glyndon, MD $66,555 Hampstead, MD $65,025 Elkridge, MD $67,272

Hanover, MD $67,310 Harmans, MD $67,307 Havre De Grace, MD $65,241 Hydes, MD $66,666 Jarrettsville, MD $65,307 Joppa, MD $66,532 Kingsville, MD $66,679 Lineboro, MD $64,045

Linthicum Heights, MD $67,208 Long Green, MD $66,797 Spencerville, MD $69,764 Clarksburg, MD $68,238 Damascus, MD $67,650 Germantown, MD $69,672 Annapolis, MD $67,856 Cumberland, MD $61,642

Accident, MD $61,539 Barton, MD $61,828 Bittinger, MD $61,712 Bloomington, MD $61,932 Corriganville, MD $61,250 Eckhart Mines, MD $61,589 Ellerslie, MD $61,328 Flintstone, MD $61,657

Friendsville, MD $61,521 Frostburg, MD $61,504 Grantsville, MD $61,507 Kitzmiller, MD $61,511 Lonaconing, MD $61,717 Luke, MD $61,936 Mc Henry, MD $61,545 Midland, MD $61,923

Midlothian, MD $61,513 Mount Savage, MD $61,231 Oakland, MD $61,366 Oldtown, MD $61,741 Pinto, MD $61,855 Rawlings, MD $61,874 Spring Gap, MD $61,816 Swanton, MD $61,666

Westernport, MD $61,934 Easton, MD $66,511 Barclay, MD $65,956 Bethlehem, MD $66,040 Betterton, MD $66,005 Bozman, MD $67,078 Cambridge, MD $66,044 Centreville, MD $66,580

Chester, MD $67,094 Chestertown, MD $66,313 Church Creek, MD $65,939 Church Hill, MD $66,224 Claiborne, MD $67,199 Cordova, MD $66,286 Crapo, MD $65,358 Crocheron, MD $64,887

Crumpton, MD $65,880 Denton, MD $65,940 East New Market, MD $65,781 Federalsburg, MD $65,768 Fishing Creek, MD $65,601 Galena, MD $65,702 Goldsboro, MD $65,813 Grasonville, MD $66,967

Greensboro, MD $65,825 Henderson, MD $65,886 Hillsboro, MD $66,334 Hurlock, MD $65,796 Ingleside, MD $66,009 Kennedyville, MD $65,820 Mcdaniel, MD $67,172 Madison, MD $66,453

Marydel, MD $65,705 Massey, MD $65,718 Millington, MD $65,811 Neavitt, MD $67,162 Newcomb, MD $66,699 Oxford, MD $66,369 Preston, MD $66,016 Price, MD $66,269

Queen Anne, MD $66,442 Queenstown, MD $66,821 Rhodesdale, MD $65,401 Ridgely, MD $66,085 Rock Hall, MD $66,718 Royal Oak, MD $66,575 Saint Michaels, MD $67,027 Secretary, MD $66,031

Sherwood, MD $67,572 Deal Island, MD $64,390 Eden, MD $64,517 Ewell, MD $64,189 Fruitland, MD $64,738 Girdletree, MD $64,042 Hebron, MD $64,678 Linkwood, MD $65,590

Manokin, MD $64,305 Mardela Springs, MD $64,910 Marion Station, MD $64,079 Nanticoke, MD $64,649 Newark, MD $64,380 Ocean City, MD $64,690 Parsonsburg, MD $64,561 Pittsville, MD $64,562

Pocomoke City, MD $64,162 Powellville, MD $64,530 Princess Anne, MD $64,471 Quantico, MD $64,551 Rehobeth, MD $64,060 Sharptown, MD $65,267 Showell, MD $64,561 Snow Hill, MD $64,333

Stockton, MD $63,948 Tyaskin, MD $64,488 Tylerton, MD $64,265 Upper Fairmount, MD $64,462 Vienna, MD $65,048 Westover, MD $64,304 Whaleyville, MD $64,527 Willards, MD $64,553

Delmar, MD $64,724 North East, MD $65,301 Perry Point, MD $65,206 Perryville, MD $65,182 Port Deposit, MD $65,021 Rising Sun, MD $64,808 Warwick, MD $65,688 Cecilton, MD $65,643

Charlestown, MD $65,292 Chesapeake City, MD $65,642 Childs, MD $65,554 Stevensville, MD $67,266 Colora, MD $64,750 Conowingo, MD $64,641 Earleville, MD $65,581 Elk Mills, MD $65,576

Elkton, MD $65,528 Georgetown, MD $65,629 Lutherville Timonium, MD $67,027 Abell, MD $66,360 Accokeek, MD $70,913 Aquasco, MD $69,158 Avenue, MD $66,466 Barstow, MD $68,333

Bel Alton, MD $68,671 Benedict, MD $68,624 Brandywine, MD $70,241 Broomes Island, MD $67,557 Bryans Road, MD $70,775 Bryantown, MD $69,495 Bushwood, MD $66,515 California, MD $66,458

Callaway, MD $65,994 Chaptico, MD $67,146 Charlotte Hall, MD $68,159 Cheltenham, MD $70,898 Clements, MD $67,147 Cobb Island, MD $66,545 Coltons Point, MD $66,232 Compton, MD $66,593

Dameron, MD $65,153 Dowell, MD $66,665 Drayden, MD $65,310 Faulkner, MD $68,304 Great Mills, MD $66,101 Helen, MD $67,774 Hollywood, MD $66,851 Hughesville, MD $69,031

Huntingtown, MD $68,748 Indian Head, MD $69,175 Ironsides, MD $68,897 Issue, MD $66,904 La Plata, MD $69,372 Leonardtown, MD $66,347 Lexington Park, MD $65,898 Loveville, MD $67,043

Lusby, MD $66,790 Marbury, MD $69,730 Mechanicsville, MD $67,761 Morganza, MD $67,365 Mount Victoria, MD $66,590 Nanjemoy, MD $68,086 Newburg, MD $67,404 Park Hall, MD $65,705

Patuxent River, MD $66,052 Piney Point, MD $65,411 Pomfret, MD $70,125 Port Republic, MD $67,925 Port Tobacco, MD $69,116 Prince Frederick, MD $68,337 Ridge, MD $64,865 Rock Point, MD $67,380

Saint Inigoes, MD $65,073 Saint Leonard, MD $67,597 Saint Marys City, MD $65,692 Scotland, MD $64,435 Solomons, MD $66,605 Sunderland, MD $68,884 Tall Timbers, MD $65,495 Valley Lee, MD $65,521

Welcome, MD $68,686 White Plains, MD $70,132 Southern Md Facility, MD $70,988 Annapolis Junction, MD $67,887 Lanham, MD $71,257 Beltsville, MD $71,156 Laurel, MD $69,605 Bladensburg, MD $71,675

Lothian, MD $69,565 Mount Rainier, MD $71,709 North Beach, MD $68,598 Bowie, MD $69,593 Brentwood, MD $71,704 Capitol Heights, MD $71,673 Chesapeake Beach, MD $68,563 Churchton, MD $68,579

Clinton, MD $71,269 Still Pond, MD $66,009 Sudlersville, MD $65,885 Taylors Island, MD $66,470 Templeville, MD $65,709 Tilghman, MD $67,420 Toddville, MD $65,037 Trappe, MD $66,084

Wingate, MD $65,291 Wittman, MD $67,198 Woolford, MD $66,196 Worton, MD $66,235 Wye Mills, MD $66,705 Frederick, MD $65,949 Adamstown, MD $67,320 Big Pool, MD $62,534

Boonsboro, MD $64,762 Braddock Heights, MD $65,916 Brownsville, MD $65,723 Brunswick, MD $66,331 Buckeystown, MD $66,819 Burkittsville, MD $65,829 Cascade, MD $64,172 Cavetown, MD $64,091

Chewsville, MD $64,190 Clear Spring, MD $63,331 Cooksville, MD $67,187 Emmitsburg, MD $64,386 Fairplay, MD $64,346 Funkstown, MD $64,339 Glenelg, MD $67,898 Glenwood, MD $67,565

Hagerstown, MD $64,013 Hancock, MD $62,226 Ijamsville, MD $67,155 Jefferson, MD $66,397 Keedysville, MD $64,967 Keymar, MD $64,934 Knoxville, MD $65,982 Ladiesburg, MD $65,168

Libertytown, MD $65,768 Lisbon, MD $67,195 Little Orleans, MD $61,881 Maugansville, MD $63,781 Middletown, MD $65,674 Monrovia, MD $67,008 Mount Airy, MD $66,606 Myersville, MD $64,820

New Market, MD $66,336 New Midway, MD $65,166 New Windsor, MD $65,756 Point Of Rocks, MD $67,193 Rocky Ridge, MD $64,733 Rohrersville, MD $65,410 Sabillasville, MD $64,259 Saint James, MD $64,355

Sharpsburg, MD $64,871 Smithsburg, MD $64,149 Sykesville, MD $66,778 Taneytown, MD $64,540 Thurmont, MD $64,806 Tuscarora, MD $67,449 Union Bridge, MD $65,489 Unionville, MD $65,805

Walkersville, MD $65,573 West Friendship, MD $67,334 Williamsport, MD $64,083 Woodbine, MD $67,188 Woodsboro, MD $65,261 Salisbury, MD $64,725 Allen, MD $64,636 Berlin, MD $64,568

Bishopville, MD $64,583 Bivalve, MD $64,820 Manchester, MD $64,243 Marriottsville, MD $67,045 Maryland Line, MD $64,045 Mayo, MD $68,000 Millersville, MD $67,445 Monkton, MD $65,859

Odenton, MD $68,127 Crofton, MD $68,517 Owings Mills, MD $66,911 Parkton, MD $64,848 Pasadena, MD $67,137 Perry Hall, MD $66,955 Perryman, MD $65,839 Phoenix, MD $66,603

Pylesville, MD $64,462 Randallstown, MD $67,015 Reisterstown, MD $66,753 Riderwood, MD $67,156 Riva, MD $68,260 Severn, MD $67,435 Severna Park, MD $67,344 Simpsonville, MD $68,000

Sparks Glencoe, MD $66,063 Crisfield, MD $64,236 Stevenson, MD $67,059 Dhs, MD $70,930 Waldorf, MD $70,092 Street, MD $64,755 Upperco, MD $65,672 Upper Falls, MD $66,745

Westminster, MD $65,674 Whiteford, MD $64,436 White Hall, MD $64,761 White Marsh, MD $66,893 Woodstock, MD $67,075 Baltimore, MD $67,163 Towson, MD $67,155 Gwynn Oak, MD $67,177

Pikesville, MD $67,130 Sparrows Point, MD $67,090 Middle River, MD $66,952 Essex, MD $67,110 Dundalk, MD $67,174 Brooklyn, MD $67,175 Curtis Bay, MD $67,189 Halethorpe, MD $67,184

Catonsville, MD $67,217 Parkville, MD $67,145 Nottingham, MD $67,076 Rosedale, MD $67,162 Windsor Mill, MD $67,141 Gaithersburg, MD $69,991 Washington Grove, MD $70,027

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

$61,735

Average $67,163/year

$77,430

$5,145

Average $5,597/month

$6,453

$1,187

Average $1,292/week

$1,489

$30

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,430	$6,453	$1,489	$37
Average	$67,163	$5,597	$1,292	$32
25th Percentile	$61,735	$5,145	$1,187	$30

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