Help Desk Tech Salary in Maine

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Maine?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Maine is $63,509 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): $82,056
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,376 to $73,217
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,704

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,217	$6,101	$1,408	$35
Average	$63,509	$5,292	$1,221	$31
25th Percentile	$58,376	$4,865	$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): $48,623
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,432
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,865
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,418
Expert (over 8 years): $79,122

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$48,623
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$56,432
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$63,865
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$70,418
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$79,122

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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:

Freedom: $62,503
Harmony: $62,476
Hartland: $62,557

Freedom, ME $62,503 Harmony, ME $62,476 Hartland, ME $62,557 Hinckley, ME $62,616 Jackman, ME $62,313 Kingfield, ME $62,668 Liberty, ME $62,618 Madison, ME $62,752

Monroe, ME $62,412 Morrill, ME $62,520 Newport, ME $62,421 New Portland, ME $62,765 New Sharon, ME $62,689 New Vineyard, ME $62,728 Norridgewock, ME $62,729 North Anson, ME $62,766

North Vassalboro, ME $62,879 Oakland, ME $62,750 Oquossoc, ME $62,540 Palmyra, ME $62,461 Phillips, ME $62,565 Pittsfield, ME $62,562 Plymouth, ME $62,429 Rangeley, ME $62,580

Portland, ME $65,567 Falmouth, ME $65,418 South Portland, ME $65,567 Cape Elizabeth, ME $65,437 Peaks Island, ME $65,500 Cumberland Foreside, ME $65,354 Auburn, ME $64,179 Andover, ME $62,563

Bethel, ME $62,668 Bryant Pond, ME $62,901 Buckfield, ME $63,182 Canton, ME $62,786 Durham, ME $64,585 Danville, ME $64,373 Dixfield, ME $62,656 Dryden, ME $62,728

East Andover, ME $62,582 East Dixfield, ME $62,758 East Livermore, ME $63,128 East Poland, ME $64,256 Stoneham, ME $62,930 East Wilton, ME $62,875 Greene, ME $63,688 Hanover, ME $62,615

Hebron, ME $63,630 Jay, ME $62,771 Lewiston, ME $64,145 Lisbon, ME $64,348 Lisbon Falls, ME $64,249 Livermore, ME $63,025 Livermore Falls, ME $62,984 Greenwood, ME $62,985

Mechanic Falls, ME $64,064 Mexico, ME $62,717 Minot, ME $63,826 Monmouth, ME $63,485 New Gloucester, ME $64,628 Newry, ME $62,498 North Jay, ME $62,740 Leeds, ME $63,331

North Monmouth, ME $63,392 North Turner, ME $63,287 North Waterford, ME $63,222 Norway, ME $63,425 Oxford, ME $63,765 Paris, ME $63,550 Poland, ME $64,266 Roxbury, ME $62,520

Rumford, ME $62,681 Sabattus, ME $63,864 South Paris, ME $63,463 Turner, ME $63,465 Wayne, ME $63,176 Weld, ME $62,566 West Bethel, ME $62,618 Bowdoin, ME $63,856

West Minot, ME $63,734 West Paris, ME $63,210 Peru, ME $62,811 West Poland, ME $64,217 Sumner, ME $63,009 Wilton, ME $62,731 Augusta, ME $62,906 Coopers Mills, ME $62,991

Dresden, ME $63,509 East Winthrop, ME $63,101 Farmingdale, ME $63,275 Gardiner, ME $63,390 Randolph, ME $63,275 Hallowell, ME $63,196 Jefferson, ME $62,775 Kents Hill, ME $62,904

Litchfield, ME $63,578 Manchester, ME $63,028 Mount Vernon, ME $62,752 Whitefield, ME $63,027 Palermo, ME $62,671 Sebasco Estates, ME $64,523 Readfield, ME $63,010 Saint Albans, ME $62,509

South Bristol, ME $63,555 Squirrel Island, ME $63,767 Trevett, ME $63,811 Waldoboro, ME $62,763 Walpole, ME $63,454 Washington, ME $62,606 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $63,880 Southport, ME $64,022

Wiscasset, ME $63,699 Woolwich, ME $63,850 Ellsworth, ME $62,351 Addison, ME $62,275 Gouldsboro, ME $62,330 Bar Harbor, ME $62,448 Beals, ME $62,345 Bernard, ME $62,470

Birch Harbor, ME $62,390 Blue Hill, ME $62,418 Brooklin, ME $62,419 Brooksville, ME $62,418 Calais, ME $62,252 Cherryfield, ME $62,181 Columbia Falls, ME $62,178 Corea, ME $62,334

Cranberry Isles, ME $62,347 Cutler, ME $62,182 Deer Isle, ME $62,476 Dennysville, ME $62,124 East Blue Hill, ME $62,420 East Machias, ME $62,182 Eastport, ME $62,367 Franklin, ME $62,337

Frenchboro, ME $62,313 Grand Lake Stream, ME $62,086 Hancock, ME $62,430 Harborside, ME $62,406 Harrington, ME $62,317 Hulls Cove, ME $62,449 Isle Au Haut, ME $62,313 Islesford, ME $62,442

Jonesboro, ME $62,233 Jonesport, ME $62,290 Little Deer Isle, ME $62,468 Lubec, ME $62,213 Bass Harbor, ME $62,471 Machias, ME $62,245 Machiasport, ME $62,275 Meddybemps, ME $62,085

Milbridge, ME $62,341 Mount Desert, ME $62,401 Northeast Harbor, ME $62,442 Sullivan, ME $62,346 Pembroke, ME $62,182 Perry, ME $62,238 Princeton, ME $62,082 Prospect Harbor, ME $62,397

Robbinston, ME $62,169 Salsbury Cove, ME $62,457 Sargentville, ME $62,436 Seal Cove, ME $62,404 Seal Harbor, ME $62,425 Sedgwick, ME $62,429 Sorrento, ME $62,404 Southwest Harbor, ME $62,459

Steuben, ME $62,307 Stonington, ME $62,482 Sunset, ME $62,266 Surry, ME $62,417 Swans Island, ME $62,361 Wesley, ME $62,005 Whiting, ME $62,165 Winter Harbor, ME $62,343

Baileyville, ME $62,146 Houlton, ME $62,016 Ashland, ME $61,926 Benedicta, ME $61,790 Blaine, ME $62,001 Bridgewater, ME $61,854 Caribou, ME $62,128 Clayton Lake, ME $62,016

Crouseville, ME $62,056 Eagle Lake, ME $61,996 Easton, ME $62,065 Estcourt Station, ME $62,041 Fort Fairfield, ME $62,097 Fort Kent, ME $62,124 Fort Kent Mills, ME $62,072 Frenchville, ME $62,142

Grand Isle, ME $62,057 Island Falls, ME $61,796 Limestone, ME $62,079 Madawaska, ME $62,246 Mapleton, ME $61,982 Richmond, ME $63,613 South China, ME $62,734 South Gardiner, ME $63,467

Vienna, ME $62,639 Windsor, ME $62,699 Winthrop, ME $63,279 Bangor, ME $62,395 Abbot, ME $62,406 Aurora, ME $62,066 Bradford, ME $62,366 Bradley, ME $62,368

Brewer, ME $62,391 Brookton, ME $61,857 Brownville, ME $62,187 Brownville Junction, ME $62,571 Bucksport, ME $62,387 Burlington, ME $62,164 Greenbush, ME $62,307 Carmel, ME $62,397

Castine, ME $62,526 Charleston, ME $62,378 Danforth, ME $61,960 Dover Foxcroft, ME $62,414 Corinth, ME $62,389 Eddington, ME $62,375 Holden, ME $62,380 East Millinocket, ME $62,119

East Orland, ME $62,380 Etna, ME $62,410 Exeter, ME $62,400 Frankfort, ME $62,398 Greenville, ME $62,038 Greenville Junction, ME $62,242 Guilford, ME $62,389 Hampden, ME $62,395

Howland, ME $62,247 Hudson, ME $62,384 Kenduskeag, ME $62,391 Kingman, ME $61,894 Lagrange, ME $62,320 Lambert Lake, ME $61,967 Lee, ME $62,150 Levant, ME $62,394

Lincoln, ME $62,145 Mattawamkeag, ME $61,943 Medway, ME $61,959 Milford, ME $62,358 Millinocket, ME $61,866 Milo, ME $62,304 Monson, ME $62,399 Olamon, ME $62,325

Old Town, ME $62,368 Orono, ME $62,385 Orient, ME $61,900 Orland, ME $62,381 Orrington, ME $62,388 Passadumkeag, ME $62,289 Penobscot, ME $62,382 Rockwood, ME $62,134

Sangerville, ME $62,443 Sebec, ME $62,343 Shirley Mills, ME $62,361 Springfield, ME $61,987 Stetson, ME $62,404 Stillwater, ME $62,387 Topsfield, ME $61,909 Vanceboro, ME $61,963

Waite, ME $61,995 West Enfield, ME $62,274 Winn, ME $62,026 Winterport, ME $62,395 Wytopitlock, ME $61,807 Bath, ME $64,292 Alna, ME $63,268 Boothbay, ME $63,698

Boothbay Harbor, ME $63,842 Bristol, ME $63,313 Chamberlain, ME $63,421 Damariscotta, ME $63,273 East Boothbay, ME $63,744 Friendship, ME $62,907 Georgetown, ME $64,211 Isle Of Springs, ME $63,700

Bremen, ME $63,138 Newcastle, ME $63,299 New Harbor, ME $63,522 Nobleboro, ME $63,048 Edgecomb, ME $63,514 Pemaquid, ME $63,460 Phippsburg, ME $64,469 Cushing, ME $62,701

Round Pond, ME $63,301 Sandy Point, ME $62,393 Searsmont, ME $62,542 Searsport, ME $62,404 Shawmut, ME $62,810 Skowhegan, ME $62,672 Smithfield, ME $62,705 Solon, ME $62,672

Stockton Springs, ME $62,393 Stratton, ME $62,620 Strong, ME $62,674 Temple, ME $62,650 West Forks, ME $62,289 Thorndike, ME $62,458 Troy, ME $62,440 Unity, ME $62,518

Vassalboro, ME $62,710 West Farmington, ME $62,892 Berwick, ME $66,656 Cape Neddick, ME $67,164 Eliot, ME $68,054 Kittery, ME $68,251 Kittery Point, ME $67,738 North Berwick, ME $66,142

Ogunquit, ME $66,743 South Berwick, ME $67,328 York, ME $67,712 York Beach, ME $67,387 York Harbor, ME $67,729 Acton, ME $64,254 Alfred, ME $65,165 Bailey Island, ME $64,899

Bar Mills, ME $65,061 Biddeford, ME $65,082 Biddeford Pool, ME $65,083 Bowdoinham, ME $63,811 Bridgton, ME $63,702 Brownfield, ME $63,646 Brunswick, ME $64,564 Bustins Island, ME $65,020

Cape Porpoise, ME $65,374 Casco, ME $64,460 Center Lovell, ME $63,232 Chebeague Island, ME $65,163 Cliff Island, ME $65,305 Cornish, ME $64,379 Cumberland Center, ME $65,231 Denmark, ME $63,636

East Baldwin, ME $64,544 Lebanon, ME $65,618 East Parsonsfield, ME $64,040 Sebago, ME $64,379 East Waterboro, ME $64,869 Freeport, ME $64,902 Fryeburg, ME $63,317 Gorham, ME $65,173

Gray, ME $64,777 Harrison, ME $63,353 Hiram, ME $64,179 Hollis Center, ME $64,950 Kennebunk, ME $65,423 Kennebunkport, ME $65,175 Parsonsfield, ME $64,038 Limerick, ME $64,632

Limington, ME $64,615 Long Island, ME $65,416 Lovell, ME $63,141 Moody, ME $66,227 Naples, ME $64,192 Newfield, ME $64,526 North Bridgton, ME $63,735 North Waterboro, ME $64,756

Windham, ME $65,108 Ocean Park, ME $65,133 Old Orchard Beach, ME $65,177 Orrs Island, ME $64,843 Porter, ME $63,823 Pownal, ME $64,801 Scarborough, ME $65,396 Raymond, ME $64,663

Saco, ME $65,137 Sanford, ME $65,469 Sebago Lake, ME $64,614 Shapleigh, ME $64,861 South Casco, ME $64,701 South Freeport, ME $64,869 Harpswell, ME $64,831 South Windham, ME $65,229

Springvale, ME $65,087 Standish, ME $64,884 Steep Falls, ME $64,745 Topsham, ME $64,343 Waterboro, ME $64,990 Waterford, ME $63,284 Wells, ME $66,098 West Baldwin, ME $64,429

Westbrook, ME $65,414 Buxton, ME $65,065 West Kennebunk, ME $65,389 West Newfield, ME $64,209 Yarmouth, ME $65,170 North Yarmouth, ME $65,034 Mars Hill, ME $62,062 Monticello, ME $61,937

New Limerick, ME $61,977 New Sweden, ME $62,061 Oakfield, ME $61,913 Oxbow, ME $61,661 Patten, ME $61,700 Perham, ME $62,018 Portage, ME $61,985 Presque Isle, ME $62,143

Saint Agatha, ME $62,113 Saint David, ME $62,100 Saint Francis, ME $62,016 Sheridan, ME $61,943 Sherman, ME $61,851 Stacyville, ME $61,774 Sinclair, ME $61,997 Smyrna Mills, ME $61,812

Wallagrass, ME $62,066 Stockholm, ME $62,006 Van Buren, ME $62,083 Washburn, ME $62,059 Westfield, ME $61,973 Rockland, ME $62,666 Camden, ME $62,660 Glen Cove, ME $62,640

Hope, ME $62,637 Islesboro, ME $62,476 Lincolnville, ME $62,528 Lincolnville Center, ME $62,530 Matinicus, ME $62,424 Monhegan, ME $63,090 North Haven, ME $62,467 Owls Head, ME $62,552

Port Clyde, ME $62,902 Rockport, ME $62,646 South Thomaston, ME $62,553 Spruce Head, ME $62,589 Tenants Harbor, ME $62,771 Thomaston, ME $62,598 Union, ME $62,634 Vinalhaven, ME $62,467

Warren, ME $62,568 West Rockport, ME $62,653 Waterville, ME $62,791 Albion, ME $62,691 Anson, ME $62,734 Athens, ME $62,560 Belfast, ME $62,528 Belgrade, ME $62,672

Belgrade Lakes, ME $62,607 Bingham, ME $62,554 Brooks, ME $62,425 Burnham, ME $62,487 Cambridge, ME $62,474 Canaan, ME $62,577 Caratunk, ME $62,435 China Village, ME $62,862

Clinton, ME $62,598 Corinna, ME $62,425 Detroit, ME $62,446 Dexter, ME $62,508 Dixmont, ME $62,417 East Newport, ME $62,423 East Vassalboro, ME $62,747 Eustis, ME $62,367

Fairfield, ME $62,704 Farmington, ME $62,755 Garland, ME $62,393 Farmington Falls, ME $62,857

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

$58,376

Average $63,509/year

$73,217

$4,865

Average $5,292/month

$6,101

$1,123

Average $1,221/week

$1,408

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,217	$6,101	$1,408	$35
Average	$63,509	$5,292	$1,221	$31
25th Percentile	$58,376	$4,865	$1,123	$28

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