Help Desk Tech Salary in Maine

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Maine?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Maine is $63,519 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,076
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,390 to $73,233
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,720

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,233	$6,103	$1,408	$35
Average	$63,519	$5,293	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$58,390	$4,866	$1,123	$28

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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): $48,624
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,439
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,875
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,426
Expert (over 8 years): $79,127

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$48,624
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$56,439
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$63,875
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$70,426
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$79,127

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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: $72,132.
California: $71,858.
Massachusetts: $70,901.

District of Columbia $72,132 California $71,858 Massachusetts $70,901 Washington $70,640 New Jersey $70,614 Alaska $70,523 Connecticut $69,624 New York $69,259

Hawaii $68,093 Rhode Island $67,545 Maryland $67,174 Minnesota $66,666 Colorado $66,471 Illinois $66,405 Oregon $66,158 Delaware $65,975

New Hampshire $65,861 Virginia $65,604 Pennsylvania $64,855 Nevada $64,477 North Dakota $64,353 Michigan $64,158 Wisconsin $64,086 Vermont $63,943

Texas $63,545 Maine $63,519 Arizona $63,480 Ohio $63,435 Georgia $62,835 Indiana $62,536 Wyoming $62,477 Utah $62,386

Iowa $62,347 Kansas $62,034 Louisiana $61,943 North Carolina $61,910 Missouri $61,897 Florida $61,643 Montana $61,506 Nebraska $61,376

Kentucky $61,304 South Carolina $61,044 Tennessee $60,881 Idaho $60,816 New Mexico $60,340 Oklahoma $60,236 Alabama $59,851 South Dakota $59,207

Arkansas $58,855 West Virginia $58,666 Mississippi $58,099

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:

Freedom: $62,513
Harmony: $62,486
Hartland: $62,567

Freedom, ME $62,513 Harmony, ME $62,486 Hartland, ME $62,567 Hinckley, ME $62,627 Jackman, ME $62,324 Kingfield, ME $62,679 Liberty, ME $62,628 Madison, ME $62,762

Monroe, ME $62,423 Morrill, ME $62,531 Newport, ME $62,431 New Portland, ME $62,776 New Sharon, ME $62,700 New Vineyard, ME $62,738 Norridgewock, ME $62,739 North Anson, ME $62,777

North Vassalboro, ME $62,889 Oakland, ME $62,760 Oquossoc, ME $62,551 Palmyra, ME $62,471 Phillips, ME $62,576 Pittsfield, ME $62,573 Plymouth, ME $62,439 Rangeley, ME $62,591

Portland, ME $65,578 Falmouth, ME $65,429 South Portland, ME $65,578 Cape Elizabeth, ME $65,448 Peaks Island, ME $65,511 Cumberland Foreside, ME $65,365 Auburn, ME $64,190 Andover, ME $62,573

Bethel, ME $62,679 Bryant Pond, ME $62,912 Buckfield, ME $63,193 Canton, ME $62,797 Durham, ME $64,596 Danville, ME $64,384 Dixfield, ME $62,667 Dryden, ME $62,739

East Andover, ME $62,592 East Dixfield, ME $62,768 East Livermore, ME $63,139 East Poland, ME $64,267 Stoneham, ME $62,941 East Wilton, ME $62,885 Greene, ME $63,698 Hanover, ME $62,625

Hebron, ME $63,640 Jay, ME $62,781 Lewiston, ME $64,156 Lisbon, ME $64,359 Lisbon Falls, ME $64,260 Livermore, ME $63,035 Livermore Falls, ME $62,994 Greenwood, ME $62,996

Mechanic Falls, ME $64,075 Mexico, ME $62,728 Minot, ME $63,837 Monmouth, ME $63,496 New Gloucester, ME $64,639 Newry, ME $62,509 North Jay, ME $62,751 Leeds, ME $63,342

North Monmouth, ME $63,403 North Turner, ME $63,298 North Waterford, ME $63,233 Norway, ME $63,435 Oxford, ME $63,775 Paris, ME $63,561 Poland, ME $64,277 Roxbury, ME $62,530

Rumford, ME $62,691 Sabattus, ME $63,875 South Paris, ME $63,474 Turner, ME $63,476 Wayne, ME $63,187 Weld, ME $62,577 West Bethel, ME $62,629 Bowdoin, ME $63,867

West Minot, ME $63,745 West Paris, ME $63,221 Peru, ME $62,822 West Poland, ME $64,228 Sumner, ME $63,020 Wilton, ME $62,741 Augusta, ME $62,917 Coopers Mills, ME $63,002

Dresden, ME $63,520 East Winthrop, ME $63,112 Farmingdale, ME $63,286 Gardiner, ME $63,401 Randolph, ME $63,286 Hallowell, ME $63,207 Jefferson, ME $62,786 Kents Hill, ME $62,915

Litchfield, ME $63,588 Manchester, ME $63,039 Mount Vernon, ME $62,763 Whitefield, ME $63,038 Palermo, ME $62,681 Sebasco Estates, ME $64,534 Readfield, ME $63,021 Saint Albans, ME $62,519

South Bristol, ME $63,566 Squirrel Island, ME $63,777 Trevett, ME $63,822 Waldoboro, ME $62,773 Walpole, ME $63,465 Washington, ME $62,616 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $63,891 Southport, ME $64,033

Wiscasset, ME $63,710 Woolwich, ME $63,861 Ellsworth, ME $62,362 Addison, ME $62,285 Gouldsboro, ME $62,341 Bar Harbor, ME $62,459 Beals, ME $62,355 Bernard, ME $62,480

Birch Harbor, ME $62,401 Blue Hill, ME $62,428 Brooklin, ME $62,429 Brooksville, ME $62,428 Calais, ME $62,263 Cherryfield, ME $62,192 Columbia Falls, ME $62,188 Corea, ME $62,344

Cranberry Isles, ME $62,358 Cutler, ME $62,193 Deer Isle, ME $62,487 Dennysville, ME $62,134 East Blue Hill, ME $62,431 East Machias, ME $62,193 Eastport, ME $62,377 Franklin, ME $62,348

Frenchboro, ME $62,323 Grand Lake Stream, ME $62,096 Hancock, ME $62,440 Harborside, ME $62,417 Harrington, ME $62,327 Hulls Cove, ME $62,460 Isle Au Haut, ME $62,323 Islesford, ME $62,453

Jonesboro, ME $62,244 Jonesport, ME $62,300 Little Deer Isle, ME $62,479 Lubec, ME $62,224 Bass Harbor, ME $62,481 Machias, ME $62,255 Machiasport, ME $62,285 Meddybemps, ME $62,096

Milbridge, ME $62,352 Mount Desert, ME $62,412 Northeast Harbor, ME $62,453 Sullivan, ME $62,356 Pembroke, ME $62,192 Perry, ME $62,249 Princeton, ME $62,093 Prospect Harbor, ME $62,407

Robbinston, ME $62,179 Salsbury Cove, ME $62,467 Sargentville, ME $62,446 Seal Cove, ME $62,414 Seal Harbor, ME $62,435 Sedgwick, ME $62,439 Sorrento, ME $62,414 Southwest Harbor, ME $62,469

Steuben, ME $62,317 Stonington, ME $62,493 Sunset, ME $62,277 Surry, ME $62,427 Swans Island, ME $62,371 Wesley, ME $62,015 Whiting, ME $62,175 Winter Harbor, ME $62,353

Baileyville, ME $62,156 Houlton, ME $62,027 Ashland, ME $61,937 Benedicta, ME $61,800 Blaine, ME $62,011 Bridgewater, ME $61,865 Caribou, ME $62,139 Clayton Lake, ME $62,026

Crouseville, ME $62,066 Eagle Lake, ME $62,007 Easton, ME $62,076 Estcourt Station, ME $62,052 Fort Fairfield, ME $62,108 Fort Kent, ME $62,135 Fort Kent Mills, ME $62,082 Frenchville, ME $62,152

Grand Isle, ME $62,067 Island Falls, ME $61,807 Limestone, ME $62,090 Madawaska, ME $62,256 Mapleton, ME $61,992 Richmond, ME $63,624 South China, ME $62,745 South Gardiner, ME $63,478

Vienna, ME $62,650 Windsor, ME $62,710 Winthrop, ME $63,290 Bangor, ME $62,405 Abbot, ME $62,416 Aurora, ME $62,077 Bradford, ME $62,377 Bradley, ME $62,379

Brewer, ME $62,402 Brookton, ME $61,867 Brownville, ME $62,197 Brownville Junction, ME $62,581 Bucksport, ME $62,397 Burlington, ME $62,175 Greenbush, ME $62,318 Carmel, ME $62,407

Castine, ME $62,537 Charleston, ME $62,388 Danforth, ME $61,970 Dover Foxcroft, ME $62,424 Corinth, ME $62,399 Eddington, ME $62,385 Holden, ME $62,390 East Millinocket, ME $62,130

East Orland, ME $62,391 Etna, ME $62,421 Exeter, ME $62,410 Frankfort, ME $62,409 Greenville, ME $62,049 Greenville Junction, ME $62,252 Guilford, ME $62,399 Hampden, ME $62,406

Howland, ME $62,257 Hudson, ME $62,395 Kenduskeag, ME $62,401 Kingman, ME $61,905 Lagrange, ME $62,330 Lambert Lake, ME $61,978 Lee, ME $62,160 Levant, ME $62,405

Lincoln, ME $62,156 Mattawamkeag, ME $61,953 Medway, ME $61,969 Milford, ME $62,369 Millinocket, ME $61,876 Milo, ME $62,315 Monson, ME $62,410 Olamon, ME $62,336

Old Town, ME $62,379 Orono, ME $62,395 Orient, ME $61,910 Orland, ME $62,392 Orrington, ME $62,399 Passadumkeag, ME $62,300 Penobscot, ME $62,393 Rockwood, ME $62,145

Sangerville, ME $62,453 Sebec, ME $62,354 Shirley Mills, ME $62,371 Springfield, ME $61,997 Stetson, ME $62,414 Stillwater, ME $62,397 Topsfield, ME $61,920 Vanceboro, ME $61,973

Waite, ME $62,005 West Enfield, ME $62,285 Winn, ME $62,037 Winterport, ME $62,406 Wytopitlock, ME $61,818 Bath, ME $64,303 Alna, ME $63,279 Boothbay, ME $63,709

Boothbay Harbor, ME $63,853 Bristol, ME $63,324 Chamberlain, ME $63,432 Damariscotta, ME $63,284 East Boothbay, ME $63,755 Friendship, ME $62,917 Georgetown, ME $64,222 Isle Of Springs, ME $63,711

Bremen, ME $63,149 Newcastle, ME $63,310 New Harbor, ME $63,532 Nobleboro, ME $63,059 Edgecomb, ME $63,525 Pemaquid, ME $63,470 Phippsburg, ME $64,480 Cushing, ME $62,711

Round Pond, ME $63,312 Sandy Point, ME $62,404 Searsmont, ME $62,553 Searsport, ME $62,414 Shawmut, ME $62,820 Skowhegan, ME $62,683 Smithfield, ME $62,716 Solon, ME $62,683

Stockton Springs, ME $62,404 Stratton, ME $62,631 Strong, ME $62,685 Temple, ME $62,661 West Forks, ME $62,299 Thorndike, ME $62,468 Troy, ME $62,450 Unity, ME $62,528

Vassalboro, ME $62,721 West Farmington, ME $62,903 Berwick, ME $66,667 Cape Neddick, ME $67,175 Eliot, ME $68,065 Kittery, ME $68,263 Kittery Point, ME $67,749 North Berwick, ME $66,153

Ogunquit, ME $66,754 South Berwick, ME $67,339 York, ME $67,723 York Beach, ME $67,399 York Harbor, ME $67,741 Acton, ME $64,265 Alfred, ME $65,176 Bailey Island, ME $64,910

Bar Mills, ME $65,072 Biddeford, ME $65,093 Biddeford Pool, ME $65,094 Bowdoinham, ME $63,822 Bridgton, ME $63,713 Brownfield, ME $63,657 Brunswick, ME $64,575 Bustins Island, ME $65,031

Cape Porpoise, ME $65,385 Casco, ME $64,470 Center Lovell, ME $63,242 Chebeague Island, ME $65,174 Cliff Island, ME $65,316 Cornish, ME $64,390 Cumberland Center, ME $65,242 Denmark, ME $63,647

East Baldwin, ME $64,555 Lebanon, ME $65,629 East Parsonsfield, ME $64,051 Sebago, ME $64,390 East Waterboro, ME $64,880 Freeport, ME $64,913 Fryeburg, ME $63,328 Gorham, ME $65,184

Gray, ME $64,788 Harrison, ME $63,364 Hiram, ME $64,190 Hollis Center, ME $64,961 Kennebunk, ME $65,434 Kennebunkport, ME $65,186 Parsonsfield, ME $64,049 Limerick, ME $64,642

Limington, ME $64,626 Long Island, ME $65,427 Lovell, ME $63,152 Moody, ME $66,238 Naples, ME $64,203 Newfield, ME $64,537 North Bridgton, ME $63,745 North Waterboro, ME $64,767

Windham, ME $65,119 Ocean Park, ME $65,144 Old Orchard Beach, ME $65,188 Orrs Island, ME $64,854 Porter, ME $63,833 Pownal, ME $64,812 Scarborough, ME $65,407 Raymond, ME $64,674

Saco, ME $65,148 Sanford, ME $65,480 Sebago Lake, ME $64,625 Shapleigh, ME $64,872 South Casco, ME $64,712 South Freeport, ME $64,880 Harpswell, ME $64,842 South Windham, ME $65,241

Springvale, ME $65,098 Standish, ME $64,895 Steep Falls, ME $64,756 Topsham, ME $64,354 Waterboro, ME $65,001 Waterford, ME $63,295 Wells, ME $66,110 West Baldwin, ME $64,440

Westbrook, ME $65,425 Buxton, ME $65,076 West Kennebunk, ME $65,400 West Newfield, ME $64,220 Yarmouth, ME $65,181 North Yarmouth, ME $65,045 Mars Hill, ME $62,072 Monticello, ME $61,947

New Limerick, ME $61,988 New Sweden, ME $62,071 Oakfield, ME $61,923 Oxbow, ME $61,671 Patten, ME $61,711 Perham, ME $62,028 Portage, ME $61,995 Presque Isle, ME $62,154

Saint Agatha, ME $62,123 Saint David, ME $62,110 Saint Francis, ME $62,027 Sheridan, ME $61,954 Sherman, ME $61,861 Stacyville, ME $61,784 Sinclair, ME $62,007 Smyrna Mills, ME $61,822

Wallagrass, ME $62,076 Stockholm, ME $62,016 Van Buren, ME $62,093 Washburn, ME $62,069 Westfield, ME $61,984 Rockland, ME $62,677 Camden, ME $62,671 Glen Cove, ME $62,650

Hope, ME $62,648 Islesboro, ME $62,487 Lincolnville, ME $62,538 Lincolnville Center, ME $62,540 Matinicus, ME $62,435 Monhegan, ME $63,101 North Haven, ME $62,478 Owls Head, ME $62,562

Port Clyde, ME $62,913 Rockport, ME $62,656 South Thomaston, ME $62,564 Spruce Head, ME $62,600 Tenants Harbor, ME $62,782 Thomaston, ME $62,609 Union, ME $62,644 Vinalhaven, ME $62,478

Warren, ME $62,579 West Rockport, ME $62,663 Waterville, ME $62,801 Albion, ME $62,702 Anson, ME $62,745 Athens, ME $62,570 Belfast, ME $62,539 Belgrade, ME $62,682

Belgrade Lakes, ME $62,618 Bingham, ME $62,564 Brooks, ME $62,436 Burnham, ME $62,498 Cambridge, ME $62,484 Canaan, ME $62,588 Caratunk, ME $62,446 China Village, ME $62,873

Clinton, ME $62,609 Corinna, ME $62,436 Detroit, ME $62,457 Dexter, ME $62,519 Dixmont, ME $62,427 East Newport, ME $62,434 East Vassalboro, ME $62,758 Eustis, ME $62,378

Fairfield, ME $62,715 Farmington, ME $62,766 Garland, ME $62,403 Farmington Falls, ME $62,867

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 June 01, 2026

$58,390

Average $63,519/year

$73,233

$4,866

Average $5,293/month

$6,103

$1,123

Average $1,222/week

$1,408

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,233	$6,103	$1,408	$35
Average	$63,519	$5,293	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$58,390	$4,866	$1,123	$28

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