Computer Support Technician Salary

Q: How much does a Computer Support Technician make?

Computer support technicians make $41,852 per year on average, or $20.12 per hour, in the United States. Computer support technicians on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $34,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $51,000. Location impacts how much a computer support technician can expect to make. Computer support technicians make the most in California, Washington, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Computer Support Technician Salary

$41,852yearly

$20.12 hourly

Entry level Salary

$34,000 yearly

$34,00010%

$41,852Median

$51,00090%

How much does a Computer Support Technician make?

Computer support technicians make $41,852 per year on average, or $20.12 per hour, in the United States. Computer support technicians on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $34,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $51,000.

Location impacts how much a computer support technician can expect to make. Computer support technicians make the most in California, Washington, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.

Highest Paying States For Computer Support Technicians

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a computer support technician is roughly $41,852 per year, which boils down to $20.12 per hour. Interestingly enough, computer support technicians have the highest salaries in Lompoc, CA at about $49,957 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Lompoc, CA is $39,000. Additionally, computer support technicians make more than the average salary in Seattle, WA, Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, and Las Vegas, NV. On a more broad level, computer support technician salaries are highest in California, Washington, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Colorado. On the contrary, Mississippi, Indiana, and Iowa offer the lowest computer support technician salaries.

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Average Salary:

Computer Support Technician average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Washington	$47,070	$22.63	1,570
2	California	$49,348	$23.73	6,848
3	Louisiana	$45,908	$22.07	552
4	North Dakota	$41,887	$20.14	256
5	Oklahoma	$44,670	$21.48	566
6	Nevada	$42,684	$20.52	442
7	Colorado	$44,398	$21.35	1,012
8	Pennsylvania	$45,105	$21.69	1,475
9	Minnesota	$43,475	$20.90	941
10	Vermont	$40,456	$19.45	241
11	Georgia	$44,997	$21.63	1,240
12	District of Columbia	$44,227	$21.26	406
13	Delaware	$43,524	$20.93	192
14	Alabama	$39,186	$18.84	921
15	Arkansas	$38,126	$18.33	577
16	Hawaii	$41,960	$20.17	268
17	New Hampshire	$38,127	$18.33	411
18	Missouri	$38,561	$18.54	1,210
19	New York	$43,461	$20.89	1,788
20	Massachusetts	$41,720	$20.06	1,311
21	South Carolina	$37,996	$18.27	894
22	Michigan	$39,868	$19.17	1,056
23	Texas	$39,934	$19.20	2,854
24	Florida	$39,564	$19.02	2,322
25	Rhode Island	$39,100	$18.80	179
26	Oregon	$40,057	$19.26	602
27	New Jersey	$41,905	$20.15	1,017
28	Arizona	$37,453	$18.01	1,138
29	Kansas	$38,492	$18.51	390
30	Connecticut	$39,918	$19.19	462
31	Wyoming	$35,963	$17.29	94
32	Nebraska	$34,078	$16.38	514
33	New Mexico	$34,698	$16.68	387
34	Alaska	$34,575	$16.62	203
35	Montana	$36,646	$17.62	154
36	West Virginia	$34,080	$16.38	213
37	Maryland	$35,169	$16.91	1,254
38	Illinois	$33,879	$16.29	2,591
39	Wisconsin	$34,232	$16.46	848
40	Virginia	$34,621	$16.64	1,841
41	South Dakota	$33,312	$16.02	205
42	Kentucky	$33,341	$16.03	725
43	Utah	$33,772	$16.24	593
44	Ohio	$34,666	$16.67	1,280
45	Maine	$34,770	$16.72	191
46	Indiana	$33,497	$16.10	873
47	Mississippi	$33,564	$16.14	281
48	Tennessee	$33,371	$16.04	687
49	Idaho	$33,981	$16.34	213
50	North Carolina	$33,823	$16.26	1,251
51	Iowa	$33,385	$16.05	395

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Highest Paying Cities For Computer Support Technicians

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Lompoc, CA	$49,957	$24.02
2	Seattle, WA	$47,297	$22.74
3	Atlanta, GA	$45,011	$21.64
4	Denver, CO	$44,426	$21.36
5	Washington, DC	$44,241	$21.27	2
6	Las Vegas, NV	$42,788	$20.57
7	Albany, NY	$42,546	$20.45
8	Urban Honolulu, HI	$41,971	$20.18	1
9	West Orange, NJ	$41,855	$20.12
10	San Antonio, TX	$40,525	$19.48
11	Miami, FL	$39,965	$19.21
12	Saint Louis, MO	$38,516	$18.52
13	Fayetteville, AR	$38,130	$18.33
14	Norfolk, VA	$34,602	$16.64
15	Kettering, OH	$34,256	$16.47

Computer Support Technicians Salary Details

Average Computer Support Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Computer Support Technician's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$51,000	$4,250	$25
75th Percentile	$46,000	$3,833	$22
Average	$41,852	$3,488	$20
25th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18
10th Percentile	$34,000	$2,833	$16

Highest Paying Types of Computer Support Technicians

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Administrative Technical Support	$46,753	$3,896	$22.48	186,858
Technical Support Engineer	$85,716	$7,143	$41.21	184,542
Systems Support	$64,031	$5,336	$30.78	156,028
Technician Support Tier	$54,889	$4,574	$26.39	109,671
Computer Consultant	$94,331	$7,861	$45.35	79,263
Customer Support Engineer	$82,674	$6,889	$39.75	138,641

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Which Companies Pay Computer Support Technicians The Most?

The highest paying companies for computer support technicians are Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and General Dynamics Mission Systems according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Craig Technologies and Emory University report highly competitive wages for computer support technicians.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$69,154	$33.25	20
2	General Dynamics Mission Systems	$54,886	$26.39	1
3	Craig Technologies	$52,596	$25.29	3
4	Emory University	$52,549	$25.26	13
5	Northrop Grumman	$52,082	$25.04	113
6	Leidos	$52,029	$25.01	243
7	General Dynamics	$51,671	$24.84	303
8	United Insurance Company of America	$47,612	$22.89
9	Farnsworth Group	$47,544	$22.86	5
10	University of Washington	$47,146	$22.67	39
11	SUNY New Paltz	$46,637	$22.42
12	SAIC	$46,548	$22.38	137
13	Coe	$46,186	$22.20
14	Coffman Engineers	$46,133	$22.18	1
15	CenterPoint Energy	$45,733	$21.99	4
16	Eurofins	$45,448	$21.85	11
17	Nes Holdings	$45,448	$21.85	154
18	Science	$45,359	$21.81
19	Grp Inc	$45,359	$21.81	35
20	SRC	$45,261	$21.76	1

How Much Do Computer Support Technicians Make In Different Industries?

Computer support technician salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the manufacturing, technology, and start-up industries tend to offer much higher salaries for computer support technicians. For example, computer support technicians make a whopping average salary of $46,827 while working in the manufacturing industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $45,628 in the technology industry and $45,334 in the start-up industry.

Computer support technicians may want to avoid working in the professional industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $37,462.

Highest Paying Industries For Computer Support Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Manufacturing	$46,827	$22.51
2	Technology	$45,628	$21.94
3	Start-up	$45,334	$21.80
4	Media	$42,341	$20.36
5	Health Care	$41,350	$19.88
6	Education	$39,939	$19.20
7	Professional	$37,462	$18.01

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Computer Support Technician Pay Trends

Average Computer Support Technician Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Computer Support Technician Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$41,900	$20.12	+3.3%
2022	$40,500	$19.46	+2.3%
2021	$39,600	$19.02	+1.5%
2020	$39,000	$18.73	+1.6%
2019	$38,300	$18.42	+1.6%

Recently Added Computer Support Technician Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
New York University	Computer Support Technician	New York, NY	11/24/2022	$66,408
AKRF, Inc.	CAD Support Technician	New York, NY	11/23/2022	$75,000
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing	Computer Support Technician	New York, NY	11/22/2022	$66,408
State of Arkansas	Computer Support Technician	Texarkana, AR	11/15/2022	$37,265
Apex Systems	Computer Support Technician	Suffolk, VA	11/11/2022	$49,045
Apex Systems	Computer Support Technician	Suffolk, VA	11/11/2022	$49,045
Northrop Grumman	Computer Support Technician	Roy, UT	11/09/2022	$33,500
Server at Work, LLC	Computer Support Technician	Lake Charles, LA	11/09/2022	$31,305
Florida Department of Transportation	Computer Support Technician II	Tampa, FL	11/08/2022	$38,489
Florida Department of Transportation	Computer Support Tech II	Tallahassee, FL	10/29/2022	$43,286

Computer Support Technician Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Computer Support Technicians The Most?

California pays Computer Support Technicians the most in the United States, with an average salary of $49,348 per year, or $23.73 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Computer Support Technician?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Computer Support Technician if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $47,070 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023