Average Desktop Support Technician with Help Desk / Desktop Support Skills Salary in South Africa

The line graph shows Desktop Support Technician salary in South Africa on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Desktop Support Technician working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around R 90 720,00.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of R 32 997,94 which would give a total wage of ZAR123,717.94.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Desktop Support Technician salary would increase again to a total of R 218 611,19, adding R 94 893,25 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of R 257 013,23.

And finally, once the Desktop Support Technician gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach R 261 600,00.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Desktop Support Technician's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Desktop Support Technician when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Desktop Support Technician is Network Support which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 55% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Network Support.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Microsoft Active Directory with 1%. It can be said that Microsoft Active Directory skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Desktop Support Technician. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is R 90 139,00 whereas the highest earning is R 270 417,00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of R 270 417,00 at 65%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 45% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 21% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 40% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 65% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 64% more than the average salary.