Technical Support Specialist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Technical Support Specialist make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Technical Support Specialist in Massachusetts is $116,367 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,881
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $104,749 to $128,675
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,171

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Technical Support Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,675	$10,723	$2,475	$62
Average	$116,367	$9,697	$2,238	$56
25th Percentile	$104,749	$8,729	$2,014	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Support Specialist Salaries

A Technical Support Specialist'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 Technical Support Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Support Specialist'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): $72,520
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,107
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,998
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,727
Expert (over 8 years): $164,468

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Technical... Level Technical Support Specialist	$72,520
Technical... Level Technical Support Specialist	$87,107
Technical... Level Technical Support Specialist	$114,998
Technical... Level Technical Support Specialist	$133,727
Technical... Level Technical Support Specialist	$164,468

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How Do Technical Support Specialist 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 Technical Support Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $118,421.
California: $117,972.
Massachusetts: $116,399.

District of Columbia $118,421 California $117,972 Massachusetts $116,399 Washington $115,972 New Jersey $115,929 Alaska $115,779 Connecticut $114,303 New York $113,704

Hawaii $111,790 Rhode Island $110,891 Maryland $110,282 Minnesota $109,447 Colorado $109,127 Illinois $109,020 Oregon $108,613 Delaware $108,314

New Hampshire $108,125 Virginia $107,704 Pennsylvania $106,474 Nevada $105,854 North Dakota $105,650 Michigan $105,330 Wisconsin $105,212 Vermont $104,977

Texas $104,324 Maine $104,281 Arizona $104,217 Ohio $104,142 Georgia $103,158 Indiana $102,666 Wyoming $102,570 Utah $102,420

Iowa $102,356 Kansas $101,843 Louisiana $101,693 North Carolina $101,640 Missouri $101,618 Florida $101,201 Montana $100,977 Nebraska $100,763

Kentucky $100,645 South Carolina $100,217 Tennessee $99,950 Idaho $99,843 New Mexico $99,062 Oklahoma $98,891 Alabama $98,260 South Dakota $97,201

Arkansas $96,623 West Virginia $96,313 Mississippi $95,383

Top Paying Cities for Technical Support Specialists

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:

Agawam: $110,849
Amherst: $110,528
Barre: $111,843

Agawam, MA $110,849 Amherst, MA $110,528 Barre, MA $111,843 Belchertown, MA $110,667 Blandford, MA $110,560 Bondsville, MA $110,709 Brimfield, MA $110,496 Chester, MA $109,437

Chesterfield, MA $109,918 Chicopee, MA $110,849 Cummington, MA $109,437 Easthampton, MA $110,774 East Longmeadow, MA $110,849 East Otis, MA $110,998 Feeding Hills, MA $110,849 Gilbertville, MA $111,415

Goshen, MA $109,886 Granby, MA $110,816 Granville, MA $110,709 Hadley, MA $110,603 Hampden, MA $110,849 Hardwick, MA $111,490 Hatfield, MA $110,560 Haydenville, MA $110,389

Holyoke, MA $110,849 Huntington, MA $110,603 Leeds, MA $110,560 Leverett, MA $110,496 Ludlow, MA $110,849 Monson, MA $110,709 North Amherst, MA $110,709 Northampton, MA $110,635

Florence, MA $110,635 North Hatfield, MA $110,549 Oakham, MA $112,025 Palmer, MA $110,709 Plainfield, MA $109,437 Russell, MA $110,709 Shutesbury, MA $110,667 Southampton, MA $110,816

South Barre, MA $111,918 South Hadley, MA $110,816 Southwick, MA $110,849 Thorndike, MA $110,709 Three Rivers, MA $110,774 Wales, MA $110,496 Ware, MA $111,447 Warren, MA $111,116

West Chesterfield, MA $109,373 Westfield, MA $110,849 West Hatfield, MA $110,496 West Springfield, MA $110,849 West Warren, MA $111,576 Whately, MA $110,314 Wheelwright, MA $111,875 Wilbraham, MA $110,849

Williamsburg, MA $110,346 Woronoco, MA $110,742 Worthington, MA $109,479 Springfield, MA $110,849 Longmeadow, MA $110,849 Indian Orchard, MA $110,849 Pittsfield, MA $109,725 Adams, MA $109,619

Ashley Falls, MA $111,619 Becket, MA $109,619 Berkshire, MA $109,725 Cheshire, MA $109,725 Dalton, MA $109,725 Glendale, MA $109,693 Great Barrington, MA $109,405 Hinsdale, MA $109,725

Housatonic, MA $109,544 Lanesboro, MA $109,725 Lee, MA $109,693 Lenox, MA $109,725 Lenox Dale, MA $109,725 Middlefield, MA $109,586 Mill River, MA $110,677 Monterey, MA $109,405

North Adams, MA $109,479 North Egremont, MA $109,640 Otis, MA $109,373 Richmond, MA $109,725 Sandisfield, MA $111,095 Savoy, MA $109,586 Sheffield, MA $110,923 South Egremont, MA $109,854

Southfield, MA $111,458 South Lee, MA $109,693 Stockbridge, MA $109,693 Tyringham, MA $109,544 West Stockbridge, MA $109,651 Williamstown, MA $109,479 Windsor, MA $109,693 Greenfield, MA $109,993

Ashfield, MA $109,501 Athol, MA $111,972 Bernardston, MA $109,950 Buckland, MA $109,351 Charlemont, MA $109,094 Colrain, MA $109,458 Conway, MA $109,832 Deerfield, MA $110,025

Drury, MA $108,784 Erving, MA $110,709 Heath, MA $109,094 Lake Pleasant, MA $110,217 Millers Falls, MA $110,121 Monroe Bridge, MA $108,677 Montague, MA $110,217 Gill, MA $110,624

New Salem, MA $111,052 Northfield, MA $110,624 Orange, MA $111,597 Petersham, MA $111,950 Rowe, MA $108,848 Royalston, MA $112,143 Shelburne Falls, MA $109,447 South Deerfield, MA $110,196

Sunderland, MA $110,292 Turners Falls, MA $110,121 Warwick, MA $111,608 Wendell, MA $110,624 Wendell Depot, MA $111,020 Fitchburg, MA $113,030 Ashburnham, MA $112,506 Ashby, MA $114,538

Ayer, MA $114,827 Devens, MA $114,742 Baldwinville, MA $112,324 East Templeton, MA $112,357 Gardner, MA $112,560 Westminster, MA $112,560 Groton, MA $114,934 Harvard, MA $114,924

Hubbardston, MA $111,875 Leominster, MA $111,918 Littleton, MA $115,105 Lunenburg, MA $114,581 Pepperell, MA $114,934 Shirley, MA $114,699 Still River, MA $114,859 Templeton, MA $112,357

Townsend, MA $114,731 West Groton, MA $114,784 West Townsend, MA $114,688 Winchendon, MA $112,111 Winchendon Springs, MA $112,089 Auburn, MA $112,164 North Dartmouth, MA $112,849 South Dartmouth, MA $112,849

North Attleboro, MA $110,806 Plainville, MA $110,731 Attleboro Falls, MA $110,763 North Dighton, MA $110,699 Norton, MA $115,694 Raynham, MA $115,726 Raynham Center, MA $115,726 Rehoboth, MA $110,838

Rochester, MA $112,849 Seekonk, MA $110,838 Swansea, MA $110,731 Berkley, MA $112,913 Taunton, MA $115,619 Westport, MA $112,849 Westport Point, MA $112,849 Berlin, MA $112,089

Cataumet, MA $112,603 Blackstone, MA $110,699 Boylston, MA $112,164 Brookfield, MA $111,950 Charlton, MA $112,089 Charlton City, MA $112,089 Charlton Depot, MA $112,089 Clinton, MA $112,089

East Brookfield, MA $112,057 Douglas, MA $111,982 East Princeton, MA $112,025 Fiskdale, MA $111,843 Grafton, MA $112,164 Holden, MA $112,164 Holland, MA $111,790 Jefferson, MA $112,164

Lancaster, MA $111,982 Leicester, MA $112,164 Linwood, MA $111,918 Manchaug, MA $112,164 Millbury, MA $112,164 Millville, MA $110,592 New Braintree, MA $111,918 Northborough, MA $112,164

Northbridge, MA $112,132 North Brookfield, MA $112,025 North Grafton, MA $112,164 North Oxford, MA $112,164 North Uxbridge, MA $111,918 Oxford, MA $112,132 Princeton, MA $112,057 Rochdale, MA $112,164

Rutland, MA $112,164 Shrewsbury, MA $112,164 Southbridge, MA $111,918 South Grafton, MA $112,164 South Lancaster, MA $112,057 Spencer, MA $112,164 Sterling, MA $112,089 Sturbridge, MA $111,875

Upton, MA $112,089 Uxbridge, MA $111,950 Webster, MA $111,950 Dudley, MA $111,950 Westborough, MA $112,164 West Boylston, MA $112,164 West Brookfield, MA $111,918 West Millbury, MA $112,164

Whitinsville, MA $112,089 Sutton, MA $112,164 Worcester, MA $112,164 East Walpole, MA $115,726 Cherry Valley, MA $112,164 Paxton, MA $112,164 Framingham, MA $115,405 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $115,105

Boxborough, MA $115,030 Acton, MA $115,030 Ashland, MA $111,875 Bedford, MA $115,073 Hanscom Afb, MA $117,105 Bolton, MA $111,950 Carlisle, MA $115,105 Concord, MA $114,998

Fayville, MA $111,950 Holliston, MA $115,330 Hopedale, MA $111,918 Hopkinton, MA $111,982 Hudson, MA $111,982 Marlborough, MA $112,025 Maynard, MA $114,891 Mendon, MA $111,918

Milford, MA $111,918 Natick, MA $119,105 Sherborn, MA $119,041 Southborough, MA $111,982 Foxboro, MA $115,726 Franklin, MA $113,020 Greenbush, MA $115,512 Green Harbor, MA $115,480

Hingham, MA $117,405 Hull, MA $119,287 Humarock, MA $115,512 Mansfield, MA $115,726 Marshfield, MA $115,480 Marshfield Hills, MA $115,480 Medfield, MA $117,309 Medway, MA $115,405

Millis, MA $115,480 Minot, MA $115,512 Norfolk, MA $115,587 North Marshfield, MA $115,480 North Scituate, MA $115,480 Norwell, MA $115,587 Norwood, MA $115,726 Ocean Bluff, MA $115,480

Scituate, MA $115,480 Sharon, MA $115,726 Sheldonville, MA $113,073 South Walpole, MA $115,651 Stoughton, MA $115,726 Walpole, MA $115,694 Westwood, MA $117,416 Wrentham, MA $115,544

Boston, MA $119,287 Roxbury, MA $119,287 Roxbury Crossing, MA $119,287 Dorchester, MA $119,287 Dorchester Center, MA $119,287 Mattapan, MA $119,287 Charlestown, MA $119,287 Jamaica Plain, MA $119,287

Roslindale, MA $119,287 West Roxbury, MA $119,287 Allston, MA $119,287 Brighton, MA $119,287 Hyde Park, MA $119,287 Readville, MA $119,287 Cambridge, MA $119,287 Somerville, MA $119,287

Malden, MA $119,287 Everett, MA $119,287 Chelsea, MA $119,287 Revere, MA $119,287 Winthrop, MA $119,287 Medford, MA $119,287 West Medford, MA $119,287 Quincy, MA $119,287

Melrose, MA $119,287 Stoneham, MA $119,287 Braintree, MA $115,726 Milton, MA $119,287 Milton Village, MA $119,287 Weymouth, MA $115,726 East Weymouth, MA $115,726 South Weymouth, MA $115,726

North Weymouth, MA $115,726 East Boston, MA $119,287 Brockton, MA $115,726 Avon, MA $115,726 Bridgewater, MA $115,726 Bryantville, MA $115,651 Carver, MA $113,950 Duxbury, MA $115,405

East Bridgewater, MA $115,726 Easton, MA $115,726 Elmwood, MA $115,726 Halifax, MA $115,651 Hanover, MA $115,651 Hanson, MA $115,726 Holbrook, MA $115,726 Middleboro, MA $114,057

Manomet, MA $114,260 Lakeville, MA $112,667 Monponsett, MA $115,694 Abington, MA $115,726 North Carver, MA $115,480 North Easton, MA $115,726 North Pembroke, MA $115,619 Pembroke, MA $115,651

Plymouth, MA $114,421 Kingston, MA $115,437 South Carver, MA $112,560 Plympton, MA $115,544 Randolph, MA $115,726 Rockland, MA $115,726 South Easton, MA $115,726 West Bridgewater, MA $115,726

White Horse Beach, MA $114,335 Whitman, MA $115,726 Lexington, MA $119,287 Brookline, MA $119,287 Brookline Village, MA $119,287 Waltham, MA $119,287 North Waltham, MA $119,287 New Town, MA $119,287

Babson Park, MA $119,287 Newton, MA $119,287 Newton Center, MA $119,287 Newtonville, MA $119,287 Newton Highlands, MA $119,287 Newton Lower Falls, MA $119,287 Newton Upper Falls, MA $119,287 West Newton, MA $119,287

Auburndale, MA $119,287 Chestnut Hill, MA $119,287 Waban, MA $119,287 Watertown, MA $119,287 Arlington, MA $119,287 Arlington Heights, MA $119,287 Belmont, MA $119,287 Waverley, MA $119,287

Wellesley Hills, MA $119,287 Wellesley, MA $119,255 Needham, MA $119,287 Weston, MA $119,287 Needham Heights, MA $119,287 Nonantum, MA $119,287 Buzzards Bay, MA $112,528 Lincoln, MA $119,212

Stow, MA $114,891 Sudbury, MA $119,041 Wayland, MA $119,105 Woodville, MA $112,057 Woburn, MA $119,287 Burlington, MA $117,148 Andover, MA $113,298 Billerica, MA $115,105

Chelmsford, MA $115,105 Dracut, MA $115,105 Dunstable, MA $114,934 Haverhill, MA $113,298 Georgetown, MA $113,298 Groveland, MA $113,298 Lawrence, MA $113,298 Methuen, MA $113,298

North Andover, MA $113,298 Lowell, MA $115,105 Merrimac, MA $113,223 North Billerica, MA $115,105 North Chelmsford, MA $115,105 North Reading, MA $113,223 Nutting Lake, MA $115,105 Pinehurst, MA $115,105

Reading, MA $115,779 Tewksbury, MA $115,105 Tyngsboro, MA $115,105 Wakefield, MA $119,255 West Boxford, MA $113,298 Westford, MA $115,105 Wilmington, MA $114,186 Winchester, MA $119,287

Lynn, MA $119,287 Saugus, MA $119,287 Swampscott, MA $119,212 Nahant, MA $119,287 Amesbury, MA $112,720 Beverly, MA $118,999 Boxford, MA $113,298 Byfield, MA $113,223

Danvers, MA $113,116 Essex, MA $114,282 Gloucester, MA $114,453 Hamilton, MA $113,052 Hathorne, MA $113,116 Chilmark, MA $112,239 East Falmouth, MA $112,784 East Sandwich, MA $113,191

East Wareham, MA $112,560 Edgartown, MA $112,314 Falmouth, MA $112,603 Woods Hole, MA $112,603 Menemsha, MA $112,314 Monument Beach, MA $112,560 Nantucket, MA $112,314 North Falmouth, MA $112,635

Oak Bluffs, MA $112,346 Onset, MA $112,635 Pocasset, MA $112,603 Sagamore, MA $113,426 Sagamore Beach, MA $113,426 Sandwich, MA $113,202 Siasconset, MA $112,314 Silver Beach, MA $112,635

Vineyard Haven, MA $112,442 Wareham, MA $112,667 West Chop, MA $112,442 West Falmouth, MA $112,635 West Tisbury, MA $112,314 West Wareham, MA $112,710 Hyannis, MA $112,485 Barnstable, MA $112,859

Brewster, MA $112,314 Centerville, MA $112,816 Chatham, MA $112,314 Cotuit, MA $112,891 Ipswich, MA $113,052 Cummaquid, MA $112,517 Lynnfield, MA $116,164 Manchester, MA $114,720

Marblehead, MA $119,073 Middleton, MA $113,266 Newburyport, MA $113,084 Newbury, MA $113,298 Salisbury, MA $112,357 Peabody, MA $119,148 Prides Crossing, MA $115,993 Rockport, MA $114,442

Rowley, MA $113,116 Salem, MA $119,148 South Hamilton, MA $113,052 Topsfield, MA $113,223 Wenham, MA $113,084 West Newbury, MA $113,298 Accord, MA $115,726 Bellingham, MA $110,517

Brant Rock, MA $115,244 Canton, MA $115,726 Cohasset, MA $117,298 Dedham, MA $119,287 Dover, MA $119,180 East Mansfield, MA $115,726 Dennis, MA $112,314 Dennis Port, MA $112,314

East Dennis, MA $112,314 Eastham, MA $112,314 East Orleans, MA $112,314 Forestdale, MA $113,052 Harwich, MA $112,314 Harwich Port, MA $112,314 Hyannis Port, MA $112,474 Marstons Mills, MA $113,009

Mashpee, MA $113,084 North Chatham, MA $112,314 North Eastham, MA $113,758 North Truro, MA $115,191 Orleans, MA $112,314 Osterville, MA $112,677 Provincetown, MA $114,977 South Chatham, MA $112,314

South Dennis, MA $112,314 South Harwich, MA $112,314 South Orleans, MA $112,314 South Wellfleet, MA $113,758 South Yarmouth, MA $112,314 Truro, MA $113,758 Wellfleet, MA $113,758 West Barnstable, MA $113,062

West Chatham, MA $112,314 West Dennis, MA $112,314 West Harwich, MA $112,314 West Hyannisport, MA $112,720 West Yarmouth, MA $112,314 Yarmouth Port, MA $112,314 Assonet, MA $112,774 Attleboro, MA $110,838

Chartley, MA $115,726 Cuttyhunk, MA $112,667 Dartmouth, MA $112,849 Dighton, MA $111,651 East Freetown, MA $112,849 East Taunton, MA $115,544 Fairhaven, MA $112,849 Fall River, MA $112,849

Somerset, MA $112,742 Marion, MA $112,849 Mattapoisett, MA $112,849 New Bedford, MA $112,849 Acushnet, MA $112,849

Technical Support Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Support Specialist'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

$104,749

Average $116,367/year

$128,675

$8,729

Average $9,697/month

$10,723

$2,014

Average $2,238/week

$2,475

$50

Average $56/hour

$62

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$128,675	$10,723	$2,475	$62
Average	$116,367	$9,697	$2,238	$56
25th Percentile	$104,749	$8,729	$2,014	$50

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