Help Desk Tech Salary in Montana

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Montana is $61,496 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,456
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,526 to $70,897
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,002

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,897	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$61,496	$5,125	$1,183	$30
25th Percentile	$56,526	$4,711	$1,087	$27

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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): $47,082
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,644
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,841
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,187
Expert (over 8 years): $76,615

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$47,082
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$54,644
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$61,841
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$68,187
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$76,615

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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:

Absarokee: $61,121
Acton: $62,601
Ashland: $61,074

Absarokee, MT $61,121 Acton, MT $62,601 Ashland, MT $61,074 Ballantine, MT $62,505 Bearcreek, MT $61,113 Belfry, MT $61,175 Bighorn, MT $60,974 Big Timber, MT $61,070

Birney, MT $61,031 Boyd, MT $61,672 Bridger, MT $61,433 Broadview, MT $62,255 Busby, MT $61,100 Clyde Park, MT $61,082 Columbus, MT $61,584 Cooke City, MT $60,962

Crow Agency, MT $61,153 Custer, MT $61,169 Decker, MT $61,089 Edgar, MT $62,369 Emigrant, MT $61,076 Fishtail, MT $61,024 Fromberg, MT $62,122 Gardiner, MT $61,078

Garryowen, MT $61,128 Grass Range, MT $61,015 Greycliff, MT $61,074 Hardin, MT $61,661 Fort Smith, MT $61,469 Harlowton, MT $61,049 Huntley, MT $62,814 Hysham, MT $61,005

Ingomar, MT $60,889 Joliet, MT $62,130 Lame Deer, MT $61,136 Laurel, MT $62,795 Lavina, MT $61,220 Livingston, MT $61,149 Lodge Grass, MT $61,163 Mc Leod, MT $60,943

Martinsdale, MT $60,983 Melstone, MT $61,005 Melville, MT $60,959 Molt, MT $62,425 Mosby, MT $60,921 Musselshell, MT $60,985 Nye, MT $61,017 Otter, MT $61,076

Park City, MT $62,364 Pompeys Pillar, MT $62,117 Pray, MT $61,045 Pryor, MT $62,152 Rapelje, MT $61,434 Red Lodge, MT $61,126 Reed Point, MT $61,050 Roberts, MT $61,384

Roscoe, MT $61,005 Roundup, MT $61,121 Ryegate, MT $60,994 Saint Xavier, MT $61,414 Sanders, MT $61,080 Sand Springs, MT $60,928 Shawmut, MT $60,975 Shepherd, MT $62,539

Silver Gate, MT $61,127 Springdale, MT $61,036 Sumatra, MT $60,928 Teigen, MT $61,016 Two Dot, MT $60,968 Wilsall, MT $61,022 Winnett, MT $60,973 Worden, MT $62,040

Wyola, MT $61,190 Billings, MT $62,868 Baker, MT $61,287 Wolf Point, MT $61,077 Antelope, MT $61,151 Bainville, MT $61,362 Brockton, MT $61,046 Brockway, MT $60,962

Circle, MT $61,008 Crane, MT $61,404 Culbertson, MT $61,181 Dagmar, MT $61,209 Fairview, MT $61,387 Flaxville, MT $60,999 Fort Peck, MT $60,970 Frazer, MT $61,040

Froid, MT $61,099 Glasgow, MT $61,072 Saint Marie, MT $61,332 Glentana, MT $60,970 Hinsdale, MT $60,957 Homestead, MT $61,099 Lambert, MT $61,061 Larslan, MT $60,961

Medicine Lake, MT $61,090 Nashua, MT $61,041 Opheim, MT $60,952 Outlook, MT $61,044 Peerless, MT $60,964 Plentywood, MT $61,140 Poplar, MT $61,088 Raymond, MT $61,095

Redstone, MT $60,966 Reserve, MT $61,026 Richey, MT $60,990 Richland, MT $60,957 Saco, MT $60,992 Savage, MT $61,172 Scobey, MT $61,046 Sidney, MT $61,402

Vandalia, MT $60,985 Vida, MT $61,005 Westby, MT $61,198 Whitetail, MT $60,955 Miles City, MT $61,082 Alzada, MT $61,029 Angela, MT $60,919 Alberton, MT $61,010

Arlee, MT $61,033 Bonner, MT $61,013 Charlo, MT $61,050 Clinton, MT $61,054 Condon, MT $60,944 Conner, MT $61,065 Corvallis, MT $61,145 Darby, MT $60,947

De Borgia, MT $60,821 Dixon, MT $60,996 Drummond, MT $61,029 Florence, MT $61,131 Frenchtown, MT $61,106 Grantsdale, MT $61,113 Hall, MT $61,017 Hamilton, MT $61,114

Pinesdale, MT $61,254 Haugan, MT $60,807 Helmville, MT $60,898 Heron, MT $60,829 Hot Springs, MT $60,940 Huson, MT $61,026 Lolo, MT $61,095 Lonepine, MT $60,962

Milltown, MT $61,249 Noxon, MT $60,805 Ovando, MT $60,891 Pablo, MT $61,269 Paradise, MT $61,031 Philipsburg, MT $61,017 Plains, MT $60,983 Polson, MT $61,078

Ravalli, MT $61,039 Ronan, MT $61,086 Saint Ignatius, MT $61,071 Saint Regis, MT $60,941 Saltese, MT $60,782 Seeley Lake, MT $61,046 Stevensville, MT $61,143 Sula, MT $60,926

Superior, MT $60,985 Thompson Falls, MT $60,899 Trout Creek, MT $60,842 Victor, MT $61,106 Kalispell, MT $61,131 Big Arm, MT $61,050 Bigfork, MT $61,048 Columbia Falls, MT $61,125

Coram, MT $61,046 Dayton, MT $61,059 Elmo, MT $60,987 Essex, MT $60,947 Eureka, MT $61,065 Fortine, MT $61,005 Hungry Horse, MT $61,196 Kila, MT $60,998

Lake Mc Donald, MT $61,054 Lakeside, MT $61,099 Libby, MT $60,973 Marion, MT $60,964 Martin City, MT $61,097 Olney, MT $60,955 Polebridge, MT $60,848 Proctor, MT $60,970

Rexford, MT $61,015 Rollins, MT $61,007 Somers, MT $61,091 Stryker, MT $60,944 Trego, MT $60,990 Troy, MT $60,805 West Glacier, MT $60,867 Whitefish, MT $61,095

Bloomfield, MT $61,024 Boyes, MT $61,043 Broadus, MT $61,061 Brusett, MT $60,964 Capitol, MT $60,915 Cohagen, MT $60,941 Colstrip, MT $61,189 Ekalaka, MT $61,047

Fallon, MT $61,112 Forsyth, MT $61,031 Glendive, MT $61,233 Hammond, MT $61,005 Hathaway, MT $61,072 Ismay, MT $61,024 Jordan, MT $60,977 Kinsey, MT $61,050

Lindsay, MT $60,973 Mildred, MT $61,111 Olive, MT $60,985 Plevna, MT $61,164 Powderville, MT $60,925 Rosebud, MT $60,955 Terry, MT $60,996 Volborg, MT $60,957

Wibaux, MT $61,209 Willard, MT $61,184 Great Falls, MT $58,447 Malmstrom A F B, MT $58,447 Augusta, MT $60,954 Babb, MT $60,976 Belt, MT $59,165 Black Eagle, MT $58,447

Brady, MT $60,375 Browning, MT $61,058 Buffalo, MT $61,011 Bynum, MT $61,003 Carter, MT $59,462 Cascade, MT $60,284 Choteau, MT $61,005 Coffee Creek, MT $61,009

Conrad, MT $61,060 Cut Bank, MT $61,019 Denton, MT $60,995 Dupuyer, MT $60,947 Dutton, MT $59,684 East Glacier Park, MT $60,921 Ethridge, MT $60,940 Fairfield, MT $60,523

Floweree, MT $58,570 Forest Grove, MT $60,986 Fort Benton, MT $60,566 Fort Shaw, MT $59,247 Galata, MT $60,957 Geraldine, MT $60,983 Geyser, MT $60,544 Heart Butte, MT $61,057

Highwood, MT $59,249 Hilger, MT $61,010 Hobson, MT $61,018 Judith Gap, MT $61,007 Kevin, MT $60,996 Ledger, MT $60,970 Lewistown, MT $61,117 Loma, MT $60,982

Lothair, MT $60,977 Moccasin, MT $61,022 Monarch, MT $60,347 Moore, MT $61,056 Neihart, MT $60,797 Oilmont, MT $60,965 Pendroy, MT $60,947 Power, MT $59,018

Raynesford, MT $60,276 Roy, MT $60,954 Sand Coulee, MT $58,447 Shelby, MT $61,061 Simms, MT $59,708 Stanford, MT $61,015 Stockett, MT $59,049 Sunburst, MT $61,018

Sun River, MT $58,941 Sweet Grass, MT $60,981 Biddle, MT $61,083 Ulm, MT $58,475 Valier, MT $61,009 Vaughn, MT $58,689 Winifred, MT $60,988 Havre, MT $61,103

Big Sandy, MT $61,000 Box Elder, MT $61,121 Chester, MT $61,009 Chinook, MT $61,020 Dodson, MT $60,997 Gildford, MT $60,986 Harlem, MT $61,070 Hays, MT $61,095

Hingham, MT $60,987 Hogeland, MT $60,977 Inverness, MT $60,972 Joplin, MT $60,987 Kremlin, MT $60,985 Lloyd, MT $60,896 Loring, MT $60,953 Malta, MT $61,029

Rudyard, MT $61,001 Turner, MT $60,991 Whitewater, MT $60,964 Whitlash, MT $60,922 Zortman, MT $61,035 Zurich, MT $60,952 Helena, MT $58,278 Basin, MT $59,552

Boulder, MT $60,204 Canyon Creek, MT $58,928 Clancy, MT $58,377 East Helena, MT $58,239 Fort Harrison, MT $58,239 Jefferson City, MT $58,796 Lincoln, MT $61,002 Marysville, MT $58,856

Radersburg, MT $60,300 Ringling, MT $60,934 Toston, MT $60,532 Townsend, MT $59,634 White Sulphur Springs, MT $60,755 Winston, MT $58,917 Wolf Creek, MT $60,160 Butte, MT $60,999

Alder, MT $60,979 Anaconda, MT $61,134 Avon, MT $59,509 Belgrade, MT $61,207 Bozeman, MT $61,246 Big Sky, MT $61,201 Cameron, MT $60,938 Cardwell, MT $61,070

Deer Lodge, MT $60,629 Dell, MT $60,772 Dillon, MT $61,026 Divide, MT $61,009 Elliston, MT $59,013 Ennis, MT $61,108 Gallatin Gateway, MT $61,072 Garrison, MT $60,329

Glen, MT $61,006 Gold Creek, MT $60,732 Harrison, MT $61,087 Jackson, MT $60,850 Lima, MT $60,815 Mc Allister, MT $61,096 Manhattan, MT $61,190 Melrose, MT $61,013

Norris, MT $61,013 Polaris, MT $60,939 Pony, MT $61,100 Ramsay, MT $61,132 Sheridan, MT $61,121 Silver Star, MT $61,120 Three Forks, MT $61,141 Twin Bridges, MT $61,069

Virginia City, MT $61,091 Warm Springs, MT $61,126 West Yellowstone, MT $61,057 Whitehall, MT $61,133 Willow Creek, MT $61,115 Wisdom, MT $60,865 Wise River, MT $60,971 Missoula, MT $61,341

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

$56,526

Average $61,496/year

$70,897

$4,711

Average $5,125/month

$5,908

$1,087

Average $1,183/week

$1,363

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,897	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$61,496	$5,125	$1,183	$30
25th Percentile	$56,526	$4,711	$1,087	$27

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