Senior IT Support Engineer salary in California

Senior IT Support Engineers working in California earn normally around $82,500 per year and most of the Support salaries are between $49,900 and $120,000 per year.

If you earn less than $49,900 then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Senior IT Support Engineer job in California.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Senior IT Support Engineer salary in California

The average salary for Senior IT Support Engineers in California is $87,000 per year, while the median salary is $82,500 per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Senior IT Support Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than $82,500 and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Senior IT Support Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in California

The top 25% best earning Senior IT Support Engineers earn more than $100,000 per year and the top 10% reach over $120,000, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Senior IT Support Engineers earn less than $62,400 per year and 10% earn less than $49,900.

Support salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Senior IT Support Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in California, but you can select a different state below: