IT Support Engineers working in Massachusetts earn normally around 59,300 USD per year and most of the Support salaries are between 42,600 USD and 110,000 USD per year.
If you earn less than 42,600 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new IT Support Engineer job in Massachusetts.
If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):
| Market Percentile | salary |
|---|---|
| top 10% of market | 110,000 USD |
| top 25% of market | 77,500 USD |
| average salary | 68,900 USD |
| median salary | 59,300 USD |
| bottom 25% of market | 55,000 USD |
| bottom 10% of market | 42,600 USD |
The average salary for IT Support Engineers in Massachusetts is 68,900 USD per year, while the median salary is 59,300 USD 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 IT Support Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 59,300 USD 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.
The top 25% best earning IT Support Engineers earn more than 77,500 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 110,000 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.
At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning IT Support Engineers earn less than 55,000 USD per year and 10% earn less than 42,600 USD.
You have to be aware that the salaries for IT Support Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in Massachusetts, but you can select a different state below:
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