What are the main factors that influence a Pc Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Pc Tech's salary?

A Pc Tech's salary grows with experience: a PC Maintenance Technician I (0-1 years)earns $51,267, a Pc Tech (1-3 years)earns $61,453, a PC Maintenance Technician III (3-5 years)earns $72,178, a PC Support Manager (5+ years)earns $119,373,

What are the highest paying states for a Pc Tech?

Pc Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pc Tech roles are District of Columbia $66,543, California $66,290, Massachusetts $65,407. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pc Tech roles make?

Salaries for Pc Tech level roles vary by specialization: PC Support Manager: $118,168; Pc Analyst: $109,132; PC Maintenance Technician III: $71,449; Pc Technician: $60,956; PC Maintenance Technician II: $60,833.

How do different companies affect a Pc Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pc Tech 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.

Pc Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Pc Tech make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Pc Tech in the United States is $60,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,872
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,076 to $67,309
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,592

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Pc Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,309	$5,609	$1,294	$32
Average	$60,100	$5,008	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$54,076	$4,506	$1,040	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Pc Tech Salaries

A Pc 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Pc 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 Pc Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,543.
California: $66,290.
Massachusetts: $65,407.

District of Columbia $66,543 California $66,290 Massachusetts $65,407 Washington $65,166 New Jersey $65,142 Alaska $65,058 Connecticut $64,229 New York $63,892

Hawaii $62,816 Rhode Island $62,312 Maryland $61,969 Minnesota $61,500 Colorado $61,320 Illinois $61,260 Oregon $61,032 Delaware $60,863

New Hampshire $60,757 Virginia $60,521 Pennsylvania $59,830 Nevada $59,481 North Dakota $59,367 Michigan $59,186 Wisconsin $59,120 Vermont $58,988

Texas $58,622 Maine $58,597 Arizona $58,561 Ohio $58,519 Georgia $57,966 Indiana $57,690 Wyoming $57,636 Utah $57,552

Iowa $57,516 Kansas $57,227 Louisiana $57,143 North Carolina $57,113 Missouri $57,101 Florida $56,867 Montana $56,740 Nebraska $56,620

Kentucky $56,554 South Carolina $56,314 Tennessee $56,163 Idaho $56,103 New Mexico $55,665 Oklahoma $55,568 Alabama $55,214 South Dakota $54,619

Arkansas $54,294 West Virginia $54,120 Mississippi $53,597

Top Paying Cities for Pc 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:

San Jose: $75,804
San Francisco: $75,059
Oakland: $73,394

San Jose, CA $75,804

San Francisco, CA $75,059

Oakland, CA $73,394

New York, NY $69,650

Queens Village, NY $69,199

Paramus, NJ $68,718

Passaic, NJ $68,658

Bergenfield, NJ $68,598

Stamford, CT $68,508

Huntington, NY $68,448

Newark, NJ $68,057

Bridgeport, CT $67,937

New Brunswick, NJ $67,739

Vallejo, CA $67,612

Middlesex, NJ $67,576

Somerset, NJ $67,522

Petaluma, CA $67,384

Santa Cruz, CA $67,150

Boston, MA $67,029

Monterey, CA $66,729

Fairbanks, AK $66,687

Los Angeles, CA $66,573

Washington, DC $66,543

Seattle, WA $66,435

Santa Rosa, CA $66,422

Juneau, AK $66,248

Orange, CA $66,050

Anchorage, AK $65,942

Anaheim, CA $65,900

Santa Ana, CA $65,809

Nassau, NY $65,773

Long Beach, CA $65,749

Danbury, CT $65,731

Santa Maria, CA $65,527

Everett, WA $65,515

Bremerton, WA $65,220

Trenton, NJ $65,106

Sacramento, CA $65,082

San Diego, CA $65,052

Brockton, MA $65,028

Tacoma, WA $65,004

Santa Barbara, CA $64,920

Lowell, MA $64,680

New Suffolk, NY $64,656

Nashua, NH $64,583

Lompoc, CA $64,487

Ventura, CA $64,427

Stockton, CA $64,409

New Haven, CT $64,289

Atlantic City, NJ $64,133

Hartford, CT $64,000

Modesto, CA $63,970

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,838

New Britain, CT $63,808

Kennewick, WA $63,724

Olympia, WA $63,724

New London, CT $63,712

Norwich, CT $63,694

Lawrence, MA $63,664

Bakersfield, CA $63,496

New Bedford, MA $63,411

Riverside, CA $63,411

Richland, WA $63,351

Portsmouth, NH $63,303

Vineland, NJ $63,291

San Bernardino, CA $63,243

Boulder, CO $63,075

Worcester, MA $63,027

Portland, OR $62,973

Saint Paul, MN $62,901

Minneapolis, MN $62,901

Philadelphia, PA $62,816

Honolulu, HI $62,498

Springfield, MA $62,288

Providence, RI $62,282

Chicago, IL $62,107

Bellingham, WA $62,035

Baltimore, MD $61,969

Chico, CA $61,819

Wilmington, DE $61,717

Pittsfield, MA $61,657

Manchester, NH $61,542

Spokane, WA $61,278

Denver, CO $61,272

Albany, NY $60,989

Troy, NY $60,965

Schenectady, NY $60,839

Burlington, VT $60,707

Portland, ME $60,497

Salem, OR $60,449

Yakima, WA $60,437

Ann Arbor, MI $60,418

Rochester, MN $60,250

Reno, NV $60,220

Fresno, CA $60,220

Milwaukee, WI $60,166

Detroit, MI $60,106

Allentown, PA $60,088

Carson City, NV $60,082

Houston, TX $59,992

Colorado Springs, CO $59,986

Syracuse, NY $59,956

Eugene, OR $59,842

Gary, IN $59,769

Bismarck, ND $59,769

Galveston, TX $59,769

Springfield, OR $59,721

Medford, OR $59,577

Fort Collins, CO $59,553

Austin, TX $59,505

Mesa, AZ $59,379

Phoenix, AZ $59,367

Dallas, TX $59,349

Reading, PA $59,313

Saint Cloud, MN $59,289

Concord, NH $59,235

Madison, WI $59,210

Utica, NY $59,048

Raleigh, NC $59,000

Las Vegas, NV $58,994

Rochester, NY $58,952

Des Moines, IA $58,946

Atlanta, GA $58,850

Battle Creek, MI $58,832

Salt Lake City, UT $58,814

Lancaster, PA $58,724

Champaign, IL $58,712

Harrisburg, PA $58,640

Durham, NC $58,585

Kansas City, MO $58,579

Kansas City, KS $58,567

Fort Worth, TX $58,561

Boca Raton, FL $58,537

Cleveland, OH $58,531

Columbus, OH $58,519

Pittsburgh, PA $58,513

Richmond, VA $58,489

Indianapolis, IN $58,477

Cincinnati, OH $58,399

Petersburg, VA $58,309

Lansing, MI $58,177

Billings, MT $58,177

Huntsville, AL $58,177

Lebanon, PA $58,171

Pueblo, CO $58,165

Dayton, OH $58,165

Appleton, WI $58,147

Buffalo, NY $58,123

Racine, WI $58,093

Charlotte, NC $58,087

Saint Louis, MO $58,069

Springfield, IL $58,045

York, PA $58,033

Elkhart, IN $58,033

Gastonia, NC $58,027

Benton Harbor, MI $58,027

Beaumont, TX $57,990

Lorain, OH $57,978

Toledo, OH $57,954

Binghamton, NY $57,924

Rock Hill, SC $57,918

Rockford, IL $57,888

Elyria, OH $57,858

Fargo, ND $57,858

Flagstaff, AZ $57,816

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,780

Miami, FL $57,744

Duluth, MN $57,648

Bangor, ME $57,570

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,504

Louisville, KY $57,474

Grand Rapids, MI $57,462

Hialeah, FL $57,456

Casper, WY $57,371

Scranton, PA $57,299

New Orleans, LA $57,281

Virginia Beach, VA $57,275

Akron, OH $57,245

Peoria, IL $57,167

Sarasota, FL $57,155

Green Bay, WI $57,113

Baton Rouge, LA $57,083

Charleston, SC $57,071

Nashville, TN $57,053

Jamestown, NY $57,041

Davenport, IA $57,041

Tucson, AZ $57,011

Cheyenne, WY $56,993

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,975

Tampa, FL $56,963

Omaha, NE $56,951

Evansville, IN $56,927

Port Arthur, TX $56,927

Bradenton, FL $56,903

Santa Fe, NM $56,794

Orlando, FL $56,734

Clearwater, FL $56,668

La Crosse, WI $56,542

Canton, OH $56,542

Grand Forks, ND $56,524

Tulsa, OK $56,506

Albuquerque, NM $56,506

Newport News, VA $56,500

High Point, NC $56,482

Ogden, UT $56,458

Corpus Christi, TX $56,410

Laramie, WY $56,374

Norfolk, VA $56,374

Rock Island, IL $56,338

Saginaw, MI $56,326

Jacksonville, FL $56,320

Salisbury, NC $56,308

Memphis, TN $56,296

Moline, IL $56,266

Fort Myers, FL $56,248

Waterloo, IA $56,169

Spartanburg, SC $56,109

Lincoln, NE $56,079

Fort Wayne, IN $56,067

Birmingham, AL $56,001

Cedar Falls, IA $55,989

Provo, UT $55,983

Springfield, OH $55,977

San Antonio, TX $55,965

Greensboro, NC $55,941

South Bend, IN $55,935

Winston Salem, NC $55,929

Boise, ID $55,911

Savannah, GA $55,869

Muskegon, MI $55,761

Lima, OH $55,689

Lake Charles, LA $55,665

Anderson, IN $55,653

Lexington, KY $55,635

Augusta, GA $55,617

Greenville, SC $55,617

Wichita, KS $55,562

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,562

Columbia, SC $55,508

Bloomington, IN $55,358

Roanoke, VA $55,322

Asheville, NC $55,244

Knoxville, TN $55,142

Shreveport, LA $55,136

Wilmington, NC $55,058

Frankfort, KY $54,943

Oklahoma City, OK $54,901

Chillicothe, OH $54,877

Longview, TX $54,871

Topeka, KS $54,853

Mobile, AL $54,763

Terre Haute, IN $54,739

Erie, PA $54,733

Altoona, PA $54,703

Melbourne, FL $54,685

Amarillo, TX $54,661

Killeen, TX $54,643

Fayetteville, AR $54,595

Sioux Falls, SD $54,553

Chattanooga, TN $54,517

Idaho Falls, ID $54,511

Gainesville, FL $54,384

Portsmouth, OH $54,354

Little Rock, AR $54,342

Lynchburg, VA $54,342

Youngstown, OH $54,318

Lafayette, LA $54,318

Temple, TX $54,294

Daytona Beach, FL $54,282

Clarksville, TN $54,276

Pensacola, FL $54,270

Hopkinsville, KY $54,090

Charleston, WV $54,084

Florence, SC $54,054

Sioux City, IA $54,018

Macon, GA $53,844

Tallahassee, FL $53,838

Fayetteville, NC $53,826

Wichita Falls, TX $53,814

Waco, TX $53,814

Pine Bluff, AR $53,789

Vincennes, IN $53,675

Lubbock, TX $53,651

Great Falls, MT $53,615

Alamogordo, NM $53,609

Abilene, TX $53,561

Rapid City, SD $53,483

Monroe, LA $53,483

Albany, GA $53,447

Huntington, WV $53,441

Jackson, MS $53,435

Greenville, MS $53,429

Parkersburg, WV $53,369

Montgomery, AL $53,357

Johnstown, PA $53,345

Springfield, MO $53,297

Biloxi, MS $53,267

Sumter, SC $53,140

Columbus, GA $53,134

Twin Falls, ID $53,098

Pascagoula, MS $53,020

Kingsport, TN $52,864

Gulfport, MS $52,846

Alexandria, LA $52,648

Fort Smith, AR $52,497

El Paso, TX $52,335

Helena, MT $52,257

Las Cruces, NM $52,065

Harlingen, TX $51,896

Pocatello, ID $51,842

Florence, AL $51,824

Brownsville, TX $51,812

Dothan, AL $51,716

Mcallen, TX $51,686

Columbus, MS $51,241

Altus, OK $50,965

Lawton, OK $50,851

Pierre, SD $50,634

What Skills Can Increase a Pc Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 10.88% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Field Service (Mentioned in 2.9% Job Postings): Managing and optimizing operations to respond to and address customer requests at off-site locations or client sites.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	10.88%
Field Service	2.9%
Microsoft Office	2.48%

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 Pc Tech's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$62,504	4%
Leadership	$62,504	4%
Collaboration	$62,504	4%
Innovation	$61,903	3%
Written Communication	$61,302	2%
Coordination	$61,302	2%

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How Education impacts a Pc Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pc Teches 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 Pc Tech with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $57,914 and $61,498).

Pc Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pc Tech

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 33.3%

Associates 34.7%

Bachelors 27.3%

Masters 2.9%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	33.3%
Associates	34.7%
Bachelors	27.3%
Masters	2.9%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Pc Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pc 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 18, 2021

$54,076

Average $60,100/year

$67,309

$4,506

Average $5,008/month

$5,609

$1,040

Average $1,156/week

$1,294

$26

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,309	$5,609	$1,294	$32
Average	$60,100	$5,008	$1,156	$29
25th Percentile	$54,076	$4,506	$1,040	$26

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Salary Trends for Pc Tech

Salaries for a Pc Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,142 in 2023 to around $52,445 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pc Tech salary trends, .

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2023

$54,142

2024

$52,940

2025

$52,445

2026

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2023	$54,142
2024	$52,940
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