IT Support Engineers working in Washington earn normally around 85,000 USD per year and most of the Support salaries are between 49,900 USD and 158,800 USD per year.
If you earn less than 49,900 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 Washington.
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 | 158,800 USD |
| top 25% of market | 120,000 USD |
| average salary | 99,600 USD |
| median salary | 85,000 USD |
| bottom 25% of market | 62,200 USD |
| bottom 10% of market | 49,900 USD |
The average salary for IT Support Engineers in Washington is 99,600 USD per year, while the median salary is 85,000 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 85,000 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 120,000 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 158,800 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 62,200 USD per year and 10% earn less than 49,900 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 Washington, but you can select a different state below:
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