Help Desk Tech Salary in Colorado

How much does a Help Desk Tech make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Help Desk Tech in Colorado is $68,312 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,059
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,496 to $78,649
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,200

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Help Desk Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,649	$6,554	$1,512	$38
Average	$68,312	$5,693	$1,314	$33
25th Percentile	$62,496	$5,208	$1,202	$30

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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): $52,142
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,489
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,440
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,485
Expert (over 8 years): $84,835

Levels	Salary
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$52,142
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$60,489
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$68,440
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$75,485
Help Desk... Level Help Desk Tech	$84,835

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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: $74,152.
California: $73,871.
Massachusetts: $72,887.

District of Columbia $74,152 California $73,871 Massachusetts $72,887 Washington $72,619 New Jersey $72,592 Alaska $72,498 Connecticut $71,574 New York $71,199

Hawaii $70,000 Rhode Island $69,438 Maryland $69,056 Minnesota $68,533 Colorado $68,333 Illinois $68,266 Oregon $68,011 Delaware $67,824

New Hampshire $67,706 Virginia $67,442 Pennsylvania $66,672 Nevada $66,283 North Dakota $66,156 Michigan $65,955 Wisconsin $65,881 Vermont $65,734

Texas $65,325 Maine $65,299 Arizona $65,258 Ohio $65,212 Georgia $64,595 Indiana $64,287 Wyoming $64,227 Utah $64,133

Iowa $64,093 Kansas $63,772 Louisiana $63,678 North Carolina $63,644 Missouri $63,631 Florida $63,370 Montana $63,229 Nebraska $63,095

Kentucky $63,022 South Carolina $62,754 Tennessee $62,586 Idaho $62,519 New Mexico $62,030 Oklahoma $61,923 Alabama $61,528 South Dakota $60,865

Arkansas $60,503 West Virginia $60,309 Mississippi $59,727

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:

Glen Haven: $65,962
Hygiene: $70,201
Johnstown: $67,475

Glen Haven, CO $65,962 Hygiene, CO $70,201 Johnstown, CO $67,475 Laporte, CO $66,364 Livermore, CO $66,230 Loveland, CO $66,276 Lyons, CO $70,154 Masonville, CO $66,364

Mead, CO $67,810 Milliken, CO $67,422 Niwot, CO $70,288 Red Feather Lakes, CO $64,388 Severance, CO $66,143 Timnath, CO $66,364 Wellington, CO $66,364 Windsor, CO $66,230

Brighton, CO $67,924 Ault, CO $65,915 Briggsdale, CO $64,328 Carr, CO $63,109 Eastlake, CO $68,192 Eaton, CO $65,540 Evans, CO $66,960 Fort Lupton, CO $68,038

Galeton, CO $65,011 Gilcrest, CO $67,422 Gill, CO $65,526 Greeley, CO $66,752 Henderson, CO $68,098 Hudson, CO $67,998 Keenesburg, CO $67,924 Kersey, CO $66,457

La Salle, CO $67,161 Lucerne, CO $65,828 Nunn, CO $65,962 Orchard, CO $65,694 Pierce, CO $65,962 Ohio City, CO $68,714 Parlin, CO $68,714 Penrose, CO $65,071

Pitkin, CO $68,714 Poncha Springs, CO $68,714 Powderhorn, CO $68,714 Rockvale, CO $64,997 Sargents, CO $68,714 Twin Lakes, CO $68,935 Westcliffe, CO $64,147 Wetmore, CO $64,569

Durango, CO $65,500 Cahone, CO $68,714 Cortez, CO $68,714 Dolores, CO $68,714 Dove Creek, CO $68,714 Egnar, CO $68,714 Hesperus, CO $65,500 Lewis, CO $68,714

Mancos, CO $68,714 Marvel, CO $64,321 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $64,321 Pleasant View, CO $68,714 Rico, CO $68,714 Towaoc, CO $64,321 Yellow Jacket, CO $68,714 Montrose, CO $68,714

Austin, CO $68,714 Bedrock, CO $68,714 Cedaredge, CO $68,714 Cory, CO $68,714 Crawford, CO $68,714 Delta, CO $68,714 Eckert, CO $68,714 Hotchkiss, CO $68,714

Lazear, CO $68,714 Naturita, CO $68,714 Norwood, CO $68,714 Nucla, CO $68,714 Olathe, CO $68,714 Ophir, CO $68,714 Ouray, CO $68,714 Paonia, CO $68,714

Paradox, CO $68,714 Placerville, CO $68,714 Redvale, CO $68,714 Ridgway, CO $68,714 Silverton, CO $68,714 Somerset, CO $68,714 Telluride, CO $68,714 Grand Junction, CO $68,714

Platteville, CO $67,710 Roggen, CO $67,335 Weldona, CO $66,652 Wiggins, CO $66,652 Fort Morgan, CO $66,652 Log Lane Village, CO $66,652 Akron, CO $65,272 Amherst, CO $64,100

Atwood, CO $64,100 Brush, CO $65,272 Crook, CO $62,506 Eckley, CO $65,272 Fleming, CO $64,100 Grover, CO $62,506 Haxtun, CO $64,100 Hereford, CO $62,506

Hillrose, CO $65,272 Holyoke, CO $64,100 Idalia, CO $65,975 Iliff, CO $62,506 Julesburg, CO $62,506 Lindon, CO $67,609 Merino, CO $64,100 New Raymer, CO $64,100

Otis, CO $65,272 Ovid, CO $62,506 Padroni, CO $62,506 Paoli, CO $64,100 Peetz, CO $62,506 Sedgwick, CO $62,506 Snyder, CO $65,272 Sterling, CO $64,100

Stoneham, CO $64,100 Vernon, CO $65,493 Woodrow, CO $67,609 Wray, CO $66,323 Yuma, CO $65,272 Anton, CO $67,609 Arapahoe, CO $65,158 Arriba, CO $66,176

Bethune, CO $65,975 Burlington, CO $65,975 Calhan, CO $66,176 Cascade, CO $66,846 Cheyenne Wells, CO $65,158 Cope, CO $66,893 Cripple Creek, CO $66,397 Divide, CO $66,397

Flagler, CO $65,975 Florissant, CO $66,176 Fountain, CO $66,665 Genoa, CO $66,176 Green Mountain Falls, CO $66,712 Guffey, CO $66,176 Hugo, CO $66,176 Joes, CO $66,893

Karval, CO $65,158 Kirk, CO $66,893 Kit Carson, CO $65,158 Limon, CO $66,176 Lake George, CO $66,176 Manitou Springs, CO $66,846 Matheson, CO $66,176 Peyton, CO $66,263

Ramah, CO $66,176 Rush, CO $65,707 Seibert, CO $65,975 Simla, CO $66,176 Stratton, CO $65,975 U S A F Academy, CO $66,799 Victor, CO $66,444 Vona, CO $65,975

Wild Horse, CO $65,158 Woodland Park, CO $66,531 Yoder, CO $65,607 Colorado Springs, CO $66,846 Clifton, CO $68,714 Fruita, CO $68,714 Gateway, CO $68,714 Glade Park, CO $68,714

Loma, CO $68,714 Mack, CO $68,714 Palisade, CO $68,714 Whitewater, CO $68,714 Glenwood Springs, CO $68,714 Dinosaur, CO $65,801 Aspen, CO $69,384 Snowmass Village, CO $69,384

Avon, CO $68,855 Basalt, CO $69,116 Carbondale, CO $68,661 Collbran, CO $68,714 Craig, CO $68,185 De Beque, CO $68,714 Eagle, CO $68,453 Edwards, CO $68,808

Parachute, CO $68,714 Battlement Mesa, CO $68,714 Gypsum, CO $68,426 Hamilton, CO $68,185 Hayden, CO $68,185 Maybell, CO $68,453 Meeker, CO $68,453 Meredith, CO $69,203

Mesa, CO $68,714 Minturn, CO $68,855 Molina, CO $68,714 New Castle, CO $68,714 Rangely, CO $68,453 Red Cliff, CO $68,855 Rifle, CO $68,714 Silt, CO $68,714

Slater, CO $61,816 Snowmass, CO $69,250 Wolcott, CO $68,587 Woody Creek, CO $69,384 Vail, CO $68,855 Pueblo, CO $64,816 Colorado City, CO $64,147 Aguilar, CO $64,147

Arlington, CO $64,147 Avondale, CO $64,683 Beulah, CO $64,147 Boncarbo, CO $64,147 Boone, CO $64,461 Branson, CO $64,147 Campo, CO $62,258 Cheraw, CO $64,147

Crowley, CO $64,147 Eads, CO $64,147 Fort Lyon, CO $64,147 Fowler, CO $64,147 Gardner, CO $64,147 Granada, CO $64,147 Hartman, CO $64,147 Hasty, CO $64,147

Haswell, CO $64,147 Hoehne, CO $64,147 Holly, CO $64,147 Kim, CO $64,147 La Junta, CO $64,147 Lamar, CO $64,147 Las Animas, CO $64,147 La Veta, CO $64,147

Mc Clave, CO $64,147 Manzanola, CO $64,147 Model, CO $64,147 Olney Springs, CO $64,147 Ordway, CO $64,147 Pritchett, CO $64,147 Rocky Ford, CO $64,147 Rye, CO $64,147

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,147 Springfield, CO $64,147 Sugar City, CO $64,147 Swink, CO $64,147 Trinchera, CO $64,147 Trinidad, CO $64,147 Two Buttes, CO $64,147 Vilas, CO $64,147

Walsenburg, CO $64,147 Walsh, CO $62,258 Weston, CO $64,147 Wiley, CO $64,147 Alamosa, CO $64,147 Antonito, CO $62,285 Arboles, CO $62,285 Arvada, CO $68,279

Aurora, CO $68,232 Bayfield, CO $65,500 Broomfield, CO $69,083 Commerce City, CO $68,279 Dupont, CO $68,279 Eldorado Springs, CO $70,288 Lafayette, CO $70,201 Louisville, CO $70,288

Westminster, CO $68,279 Wheat Ridge, CO $68,279 Agate, CO $66,893 Bennett, CO $67,609 Byers, CO $67,609 Castle Rock, CO $67,094 Deer Trail, CO $67,609 Elbert, CO $66,518

Elizabeth, CO $67,027 Englewood, CO $68,279 Franktown, CO $67,087 Kiowa, CO $66,893 Larkspur, CO $66,605 Littleton, CO $68,232 Lone Tree, CO $68,232 Louviers, CO $67,877

Monument, CO $66,531 Palmer Lake, CO $66,397 Parker, CO $67,763 Sedalia, CO $67,663 Strasburg, CO $67,609 Watkins, CO $68,185 Denver, CO $68,279 Thornton, CO $68,279

Boulder, CO $70,288 Golden, CO $68,232 Alma, CO $68,353 Bailey, CO $68,112 Black Hawk, CO $69,886 Bond, CO $68,319 Breckenridge, CO $68,400 Buffalo Creek, CO $67,703

Burns, CO $68,259 Central City, CO $69,839 Clark, CO $64,997 Climax, CO $68,453 Coalmont, CO $67,830 Como, CO $68,185 Conifer, CO $68,353 Cowdrey, CO $61,816

Dillon, CO $68,453 Dumont, CO $68,734 Evergreen, CO $67,830 Empire, CO $68,687 Fairplay, CO $68,326 Fraser, CO $68,902 Frisco, CO $68,540 Georgetown, CO $68,654

Granby, CO $69,056 Grand Lake, CO $68,674 Grant, CO $68,272 Hartsel, CO $67,690 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $68,661 Idaho Springs, CO $68,708 Idledale, CO $68,098 Indian Hills, CO $68,058

Jamestown, CO $70,288 Jefferson, CO $68,185 Kittredge, CO $67,924 Kremmling, CO $68,185 Leadville, CO $68,446 Mc Coy, CO $68,185 Morrison, CO $68,192 Nederland, CO $70,201

Oak Creek, CO $68,185 Parshall, CO $68,426 Phippsburg, CO $68,185 Pine, CO $68,098 Pinecliffe, CO $70,288 Rand, CO $67,830 Rollinsville, CO $70,154 Shawnee, CO $68,239

Silver Plume, CO $68,641 Steamboat Springs, CO $68,185 Tabernash, CO $68,989 Toponas, CO $68,185 Walden, CO $63,752 Ward, CO $70,241 Winter Park, CO $68,828 Yampa, CO $68,185

Silverthorne, CO $68,540 Longmont, CO $70,107 Allenspark, CO $70,020 Estes Park, CO $67,656 Bellvue, CO $66,364 Berthoud, CO $67,837 Dacono, CO $68,795 Drake, CO $66,096

Erie, CO $70,107 Firestone, CO $68,085 Fort Collins, CO $66,364 Frederick, CO $69,839 Blanca, CO $64,147 Capulin, CO $63,216 Center, CO $64,147 Chama, CO $64,147

Chimney Rock, CO $65,500 Chromo, CO $62,285 Conejos, CO $62,285 Creede, CO $68,714 Crestone, CO $64,147 Del Norte, CO $66,343 Fort Garland, CO $64,147 San Luis, CO $62,285

Homelake, CO $64,147 Hooper, CO $64,147 Ignacio, CO $62,285 Jaroso, CO $62,285 La Jara, CO $63,216 Manassa, CO $63,216 Moffat, CO $64,147 Monte Vista, CO $64,147

Mosca, CO $64,147 Pagosa Springs, CO $62,285 Romeo, CO $63,216 Saguache, CO $66,343 Sanford, CO $63,216 San Pablo, CO $64,147 South Fork, CO $68,714 Villa Grove, CO $66,343

Salida, CO $67,448 Almont, CO $68,714 Buena Vista, CO $68,714 Canon City, CO $65,232 Cimarron, CO $68,714 Coal Creek, CO $64,970 Coaldale, CO $65,158 Cotopaxi, CO $65,158

Crested Butte, CO $68,761 Florence, CO $65,017 Monarch, CO $68,714 Granite, CO $68,547 Gunnison, CO $68,714 Hillside, CO $65,158 Howard, CO $66,176 Lake City, CO $68,714

Nathrop, CO $68,714

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 18, 2021

$62,496

Average $68,312/year

$78,649

$5,208

Average $5,693/month

$6,554

$1,202

Average $1,314/week

$1,512

$30

Average $33/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,649	$6,554	$1,512	$38
Average	$68,312	$5,693	$1,314	$33
25th Percentile	$62,496	$5,208	$1,202	$30

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