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What support techs make
Typical
$61,860
First help desk job
$40,980
Senior or systems side
$100,540
The national median is $61,860 a year, and the bottom tenth are near $40,980. The wage survey calls this job Computer User Support Specialists, which covers help desk, desktop support and the person who walks around fixing things. Big employers and big cities pay well above the middle.