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Service Desk Analyst salary

Average service desk analyst salary

$45,397

$21.83 hourly rate

Entry-level service desk analyst salary
$30,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a service desk analyst make?

The average service desk analyst salary in the United States is $45,397. Service desk analyst salaries typically range between $30,000 and $67,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for service desk analysts is $21.83 per hour.

Service desk analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Service desk analysts earn the highest average salary in New York.

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Where can a Service Desk Analyst earn more?

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New York$73,762
Oak Ridge, TN$40,485
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The Citadel$131,008
First Republic Bank$67,132

Service Desk Analyst Salaries By Experience Level

Service Desk Analyst salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com and Glassdoor, the average salary for a service desk analyst typically falls between $45,397 and $57,944.
zippia
$45,397yearly
glassdoor[1]
$57,755yearly
Salary.com[2]
$57,944yearly

Average service desk analyst salary by state

The average service desk analyst salary in New York, Maryland, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average service desk analyst salary states are Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama.

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Highest paying states for service desk analysts

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York$73,272$35.23
2Maryland$58,539$28.14
3Rhode Island$57,408$27.60
4District of Columbia$57,212$27.51
5Massachusetts$57,320$27.56
6California$57,543$27.66
7Nevada$52,108$25.05
8Delaware$56,350$27.09
9Alaska$54,346$26.13
10Oregon$54,926$26.41
11Michigan$52,313$25.15
12New Hampshire$48,169$23.16
13Connecticut$55,483$26.67
14Vermont$47,595$22.88
15New Jersey$51,953$24.98
16North Dakota$48,962$23.54
17Washington$55,621$26.74
18Minnesota$48,760$23.44
19Arizona$44,702$21.49
20Virginia$44,900$21.59
21Ohio$44,429$21.36
22Florida$43,320$20.83
23Utah$42,805$20.58
24Wisconsin$46,520$22.37
25Illinois$43,984$21.15
26Montana$41,215$19.81
27Hawaii$44,946$21.61
28Colorado$42,923$20.64
29Pennsylvania$42,661$20.51
30New Mexico$43,126$20.73
31Indiana$42,402$20.39
32Maine$44,904$21.59
33Texas$40,534$19.49
34Missouri$41,404$19.91
35Georgia$40,133$19.29
36North Carolina$39,781$19.13
37Tennessee$40,133$19.29
38Nebraska$39,173$18.83
39West Virginia$40,430$19.44
40Idaho$39,980$19.22
41Kentucky$37,743$18.15
42South Carolina$39,101$18.80
43Wyoming$37,348$17.96
44Iowa$38,127$18.33
45Kansas$33,109$15.92
46South Dakota$37,433$18.00
47Louisiana$36,811$17.70
48Arkansas$36,472$17.53
49Alabama$35,811$17.22
50Oklahoma$35,507$17.07
51Mississippi$33,973$16.33

Highest paying cities for service desk analysts

The highest-paying cities for service desk analysts are New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Baltimore, MD.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York, NY$73,762$35.46
2San Francisco, CA$61,876$29.75
3Baltimore, MD$59,027$28.38
4Washington, DC$57,230$27.51
5Boston, MA$57,092$27.45
6Seattle, WA$56,210$27.02
7Las Vegas, NV$51,865$24.94
8Saint Paul, MN$48,856$23.49
9Sterling, VA$46,176$22.20
10Madison, WI$46,026$22.13
11Phoenix, AZ$44,710$21.50
12Chicago, IL$44,303$21.30
13Columbus, OH$44,107$21.21
14Orlando, FL$43,329$20.83
15Commerce City, CO$42,904$20.63
16Indianapolis, IN$42,157$20.27
17Saint Louis, MO$41,644$20.02
18San Antonio, TX$41,204$19.81
19Raleigh, NC$40,530$19.49
20Oak Ridge, TN$40,485$19.46

Service Desk Analyst salary details

A service desk analyst's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $67,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Service Desk Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a service desk analyst's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$67,000$5,583$32
75th Percentile$55,000$4,583$26
Average$45,397$3,783$22
25th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17
10th Percentile$30,000$2,500$14

Highest paying service desk analyst jobs

The highest paying types of service desk analysts are software support technician, support analyst, and analyst.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Information Technology Technician$49,031$4,086$23.57118,881
Information Systems Technician$46,346$3,862$22.28173,424
Information Technology/Support Technician$45,591$3,799$21.92161,748
Systems Support$64,031$5,336$30.78156,028
Software Support Technician$79,670$6,639$38.30117,059
Desktop/Network Support$49,480$4,123$23.79119,310

Top companies hiring service desk analysts now:

  1. Dell Jobs (23)
  2. IBM Jobs (56)
  3. Thomson Reuters Jobs (26)
  4. Genentech Jobs (27)
  5. CAI Jobs (35)

Which companies pay service desk analysts the most?

Service desk analyst salaries at The Citadel and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average service desk analyst salary at companies like VMware and Citi are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1The Citadel$131,008$62.98
2Simpson Thacher & Bartlett$96,488$46.39
3VMware$89,801$43.17
4Citi$83,597$40.19
5Legal & General Investment Management America$83,388$40.09
6NTT Data International L.L.C.$83,305$40.05
7Wabtec Corporation$80,524$38.71
8Infosys Public Service$79,520$38.23
9Westinghouse Appliances Australia$76,070$36.57
10Deloitte$74,813$35.97
11BNY Mellon$74,315$35.73
12JPMorgan Chase & Co.$73,314$35.25
13Collabera$72,609$34.91
14RS&H$71,495$34.37
15Pattern Energy Group$71,376$34.32
16Ebix$70,009$33.66
17General Electric$68,377$32.87
18Zensar Technologies$67,831$32.61
19PROLIM$67,350$32.38
20First Republic Bank$67,132$32.27

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Service Desk Analyst salary by industry

The average service desk analyst salary varies across industries:

  • The average service desk analyst salary in the technology industry is $54,828, the highest of any industry.
  • The average service desk analyst salary in the finance industry is $49,792.
  • Service desk analysts in the retail industry earn an average salary of $36,218, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for service desk analysts

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Technology$54,828$26.36
2Health Care$49,792$23.94
3Hospitality$40,396$19.42
4Professional$40,202$19.33
5Retail$36,218$17.41

High Paying Service Desk Analyst Jobs

Service Desk Analyst salary trends

The average service desk analyst salary has risen by $9,546 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average service desk analyst earned $35,851 annually, but today, they earn $45,397 a year. That works out to a 15% change in pay for service desk analysts over the last decade.

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Average service desk analyst salary over time

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    Service Desk Analyst salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$45,400$21.83+4.0%
    2024$43,600$20.95+3.1%
    2023$42,200$20.29+3.6%
    2022$40,700$19.57+3.4%
    2021$39,300$18.90+4.7%

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