What are the main factors that influence a Microsoft Support Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Microsoft Support Engineer's salary?

A Microsoft Support Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,231 for beginners, reaching about $74,515 at mid-level, and approach $83,312 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Microsoft Support Engineer?

Microsoft Support Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Microsoft Support Engineer roles are District of Columbia $80,500, California $80,194, Massachusetts $79,126. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Microsoft Support Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Microsoft Support Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Software Engineer Microsoft: $124,115; Microsoft Exchange Engineer: $105,595; Microsoft Software Engineer II: $102,200; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: $90,319; Microsoft Network Engineer: $84,817.

How do different companies affect a Microsoft Support Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Microsoft Support Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Microsoft Support Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Microsoft Support Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Microsoft Support Engineer in the United States is $72,706 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Microsoft Support Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,019
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,125 to $83,862
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,223

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Microsoft Support Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,862	$6,988	$1,613	$40
Average	$72,706	$6,059	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$65,125	$5,427	$1,252	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Microsoft Support Engineer Salaries

A Microsoft Support Engineer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Microsoft Support Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Microsoft Support Engineer'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): $69,231
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,758
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,515
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,762
Expert (over 8 years): $83,312

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Microsoft Support Engineer	$69,231
Intermediate Level Microsoft Support Engineer	$69,758
Senior Level Microsoft Support Engineer	$74,515
Specialist Level Microsoft Support Engineer	$82,762
Expert Level Microsoft Support Engineer	$83,312

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How Do Microsoft Support Engineer 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 Microsoft Support Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,500.
California: $80,194.
Massachusetts: $79,126.

District of Columbia $80,500 California $80,194 Massachusetts $79,126 Washington $78,835 New Jersey $78,806 Alaska $78,704 Connecticut $77,701 New York $77,293

Hawaii $75,992 Rhode Island $75,381 Maryland $74,967 Minnesota $74,400 Colorado $74,182 Illinois $74,109 Oregon $73,833 Delaware $73,629

New Hampshire $73,501 Virginia $73,215 Pennsylvania $72,379 Nevada $71,957 North Dakota $71,819 Michigan $71,601 Wisconsin $71,521 Vermont $71,361

Texas $70,917 Maine $70,888 Arizona $70,844 Ohio $70,794 Georgia $70,125 Indiana $69,790 Wyoming $69,725 Utah $69,623

Iowa $69,579 Kansas $69,230 Louisiana $69,129 North Carolina $69,092 Missouri $69,078 Florida $68,794 Montana $68,641 Nebraska $68,496

Kentucky $68,416 South Carolina $68,125 Tennessee $67,943 Idaho $67,871 New Mexico $67,340 Oklahoma $67,224 Alabama $66,795 South Dakota $66,075

Arkansas $65,682 West Virginia $65,471 Mississippi $64,839

Top Paying Cities for Microsoft Support Engineers

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:

San Jose: $91,704
San Francisco: $90,700
Oakland: $88,788

San Jose, CA $91,704

San Francisco, CA $90,700

Oakland, CA $88,788

New York, NY $83,713

Paramus, NJ $82,695

Queens Village, NY $82,691

Passaic, NJ $82,622

Bergenfield, NJ $82,615

Stamford, CT $82,456

Huntington, NY $82,426

Newark, NJ $81,888

Bridgeport, CT $81,735

Vallejo, CA $81,590

New Brunswick, NJ $81,561

Petaluma, CA $81,518

Middlesex, NJ $81,379

Somerset, NJ $81,329

Santa Cruz, CA $81,234

Boston, MA $80,791

Monterey, CA $80,535

Seattle, WA $80,369

Santa Rosa, CA $80,354

Los Angeles, CA $80,333

Juneau, AK $80,143

Washington, DC $80,064

Orange, CA $79,805

Santa Ana, CA $79,613

Long Beach, CA $79,540

Anaheim, CA $79,525

Anchorage, AK $79,489

Santa Maria, CA $79,271

Everett, WA $79,256

Danbury, CT $79,001

Bremerton, WA $78,900

Tacoma, WA $78,638

New Suffolk, NY $78,637

Sacramento, CA $78,617

Santa Barbara, CA $78,537

Trenton, NJ $78,457

San Diego, CA $78,457

Brockton, MA $78,377

Fairbanks, AK $78,199

Lompoc, CA $78,013

Lowell, MA $77,954

Ventura, CA $77,941

Nashua, NH $77,926

Stockton, CA $77,919

Modesto, CA $77,388

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,228

Olympia, WA $77,090

Kennewick, WA $77,090

New Haven, CT $77,061

Lawrence, MA $76,799

Hartford, CT $76,726

Riverside, CA $76,712

New Bedford, MA $76,639

Richland, WA $76,639

Bakersfield, CA $76,537

San Bernardino, CA $76,508

New Britain, CT $76,501

Atlantic City, NJ $76,501

New London, CT $76,472

Norwich, CT $76,450

Portsmouth, NH $76,436

Boulder, CO $76,281

Portland, OR $76,181

Worcester, MA $76,174

Minneapolis, MN $75,948

Philadelphia, PA $75,847

Honolulu, HI $75,607

Saint Paul, MN $75,572

Vineland, NJ $75,556

Providence, RI $75,345

Chicago, IL $75,134

Bellingham, WA $75,047

Springfield, MA $74,989

Baltimore, MD $74,967

Chico, CA $74,785

Pittsfield, MA $74,589

Manchester, NH $74,451

Spokane, WA $74,131

Denver, CO $74,123

Albany, NY $73,782

Troy, NY $73,753

Nassau, NY $73,675

Schenectady, NY $73,600

Wilmington, DE $73,542

Burlington, VT $73,440

Salem, OR $73,411

Portland, ME $73,186

Yakima, WA $73,113

Rochester, MN $72,887

Reno, NV $72,851

Fresno, CA $72,851

Milwaukee, WI $72,786

Detroit, MI $72,713

Ann Arbor, MI $72,701

Allentown, PA $72,691

Colorado Springs, CO $72,568

Syracuse, NY $72,531

Carson City, NV $72,531

Houston, TX $72,429

Eugene, OR $72,393

Gary, IN $72,306

Springfield, OR $72,248

Bismarck, ND $72,233

Galveston, TX $72,182

Medford, OR $72,073

Fort Collins, CO $72,044

Concord, NH $72,008

Austin, TX $71,986

Mesa, AZ $71,833

Reading, PA $71,826

Phoenix, AZ $71,819

Dallas, TX $71,797

Saint Cloud, MN $71,727

Madison, WI $71,630

Utica, NY $71,433

Rochester, NY $71,317

Des Moines, IA $71,310

Raleigh, NC $71,302

Atlanta, GA $71,193

Battle Creek, MI $71,172

Salt Lake City, UT $71,150

Lancaster, PA $71,041

Harrisburg, PA $70,939

Kansas City, MO $70,866

Champaign, IL $70,852

Kansas City, KS $70,852

Fort Worth, TX $70,844

Columbus, OH $70,832

Boca Raton, FL $70,815

Pittsburgh, PA $70,786

Richmond, VA $70,757

Indianapolis, IN $70,743

Cleveland, OH $70,735

Las Vegas, NV $70,648

Cincinnati, OH $70,648

Petersburg, VA $70,539

Huntsville, AL $70,430

Lansing, MI $70,381

Lebanon, PA $70,372

Pueblo, CO $70,365

Appleton, WI $70,343

Buffalo, NY $70,314

Dayton, OH $70,292

Racine, WI $70,277

Charlotte, NC $70,270

Saint Louis, MO $70,248

York, PA $70,205

Elkhart, IN $70,205

Gastonia, NC $70,191

Billings, MT $70,173

Beaumont, TX $70,154

Lorain, OH $70,139

Benton Harbor, MI $70,125

Toledo, OH $70,110

Binghamton, NY $70,074

Rock Hill, SC $70,066

Rockford, IL $70,030

Springfield, IL $70,001

Elyria, OH $69,994

Fargo, ND $69,994

Flagstaff, AZ $69,943

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,899

Duluth, MN $69,856

Miami, FL $69,856

Cheyenne, WY $69,805

Grand Forks, ND $69,805

Bangor, ME $69,645

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,565

Durham, NC $69,534

Louisville, KY $69,528

Grand Rapids, MI $69,514

Hialeah, FL $69,507

Casper, WY $69,405

Scranton, PA $69,318

New Orleans, LA $69,296

Virginia Beach, VA $69,289

Akron, OH $69,252

Peoria, IL $69,158

Sarasota, FL $69,143

Nashville, TN $69,092

Omaha, NE $69,092

Green Bay, WI $69,092

Baton Rouge, LA $69,056

Charleston, SC $69,041

Jamestown, NY $69,005

Davenport, IA $69,005

Tucson, AZ $68,969

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,925

Tampa, FL $68,910

Evansville, IN $68,867

Port Arthur, TX $68,867

Bradenton, FL $68,838

Santa Fe, NM $68,707

Orlando, FL $68,576

Clearwater, FL $68,554

Canton, OH $68,402

La Crosse, WI $68,402

Albuquerque, NM $68,358

Newport News, VA $68,351

High Point, NC $68,329

Ogden, UT $68,300

Corpus Christi, TX $68,242

Norfolk, VA $68,198

Laramie, WY $68,198

Rock Island, IL $68,154

Saginaw, MI $68,140

Jacksonville, FL $68,133

Salisbury, NC $68,118

Boise, ID $68,103

Moline, IL $68,067

Fort Myers, FL $68,045

Memphis, TN $68,031

Tulsa, OK $67,994

Waterloo, IA $67,951

Spartanburg, SC $67,878

Lincoln, NE $67,842

Fort Wayne, IN $67,827

Provo, UT $67,820

Cedar Falls, IA $67,733

San Antonio, TX $67,704

Greensboro, NC $67,674

South Bend, IN $67,667

Savannah, GA $67,587

Muskegon, MI $67,558

Birmingham, AL $67,551

Winston Salem, NC $67,515

Lake Charles, LA $67,340

Anderson, IN $67,325

Lexington, KY $67,304

Augusta, GA $67,282

Greenville, SC $67,282

Lima, OH $67,224

Wichita, KS $67,216

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,216

Columbia, SC $67,151

Springfield, OH $67,136

Asheville, NC $67,020

Bloomington, IN $66,969

Knoxville, TN $66,707

Shreveport, LA $66,700

Wilmington, NC $66,606

Roanoke, VA $66,606

Topeka, KS $66,475

Frankfort, KY $66,467

Oklahoma City, OK $66,417

Chillicothe, OH $66,388

Longview, TX $66,380

Melbourne, FL $66,373

Sioux Falls, SD $66,257

Mobile, AL $66,249

Terre Haute, IN $66,220

Altoona, PA $66,177

Amarillo, TX $66,126

Killeen, TX $66,104

Fayetteville, AR $66,046

Chattanooga, TN $66,024

Sioux City, IA $65,959

Idaho Falls, ID $65,944

Lynchburg, VA $65,886

Gainesville, FL $65,791

Portsmouth, OH $65,755

Little Rock, AR $65,740

Lafayette, LA $65,711

Youngstown, OH $65,711

Daytona Beach, FL $65,668

Clarksville, TN $65,661

Pensacola, FL $65,653

Temple, TX $65,648

Hopkinsville, KY $65,435

Erie, PA $65,421

Florence, SC $65,392

Charleston, WV $65,275

Great Falls, MT $65,239

Macon, GA $65,137

Tallahassee, FL $65,130

Fayetteville, NC $65,115

Waco, TX $65,101

Helena, MT $65,050

Pine Bluff, AR $65,022

Vincennes, IN $64,933

Lubbock, TX $64,904

Alamogordo, NM $64,861

Twin Falls, ID $64,795

Rapid City, SD $64,774

Jackson, MS $64,643

Huntington, WV $64,638

Greenville, MS $64,635

Parkersburg, WV $64,561

Montgomery, AL $64,548

Wichita Falls, TX $64,475

Springfield, MO $64,475

Biloxi, MS $64,439

Monroe, LA $64,366

Johnstown, PA $64,315

Sumter, SC $64,286

Columbus, GA $64,279

Pascagoula, MS $64,141

Abilene, TX $64,141

Kingsport, TN $63,952

Albany, GA $63,952

Gulfport, MS $63,930

Alexandria, LA $63,690

Fort Smith, AR $63,508

El Paso, TX $63,312

Las Cruces, NM $62,985

Harlingen, TX $62,800

Pocatello, ID $62,789

Florence, AL $62,694

Brownsville, TX $62,680

Mcallen, TX $62,527

Dothan, AL $62,425

Columbus, MS $61,993

Altus, OK $61,654

Lawton, OK $61,516

Pierre, SD $61,255

What Skills Can Increase a Microsoft Support Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	5.36%
Career Development	1.79%
Business Administration	1.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Microsoft Support Engineer's salary.

Visio: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Data Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Visio	$82,157	13%
Data Integrity	$78,522	8%
Python	$77,795	7%
Sustainability	$77,068	6%
Java	$77,068	6%
Object Oriented Programming	$77,068	6%

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How Education impacts a Microsoft Support Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Microsoft Support Engineers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Microsoft Support Engineer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $72,281 and $77,748).

Microsoft Support Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Microsoft Support Engineer

No Diploma 23.5%

High School 23.5%

Associates 17.6%

Bachelors 41.2%

Masters 17.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	23.5%
High School	23.5%
Associates	17.6%
Bachelors	41.2%
Masters	17.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Microsoft Support Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Microsoft Support Engineer'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

$65,125

Average $72,706/year

$83,862

$5,427

Average $6,059/month

$6,988

$1,252

Average $1,398/week

$1,613

$31

Average $35/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,862	$6,988	$1,613	$40
Average	$72,706	$6,059	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$65,125	$5,427	$1,252	$31

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Salaries for a Microsoft Support Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $59,018 in 2023 to around $58,887 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Microsoft Support Engineer salary trends, .

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