IT Desktop Engineer Salary in Jersey City, NJ

How much does an IT Desktop Engineer make in Jersey City, NJ?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Desktop Engineer in Jersey City, NJ is $69,513. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $62,903 to $77,588, with most professionals earning between $56,886 and $84,940.

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What does an IT Desktop Engineer do?

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Manage projects and coordinate available resources for appropriate coverage.

September 22, 2022

Implements new approaches, and/or technologies to develop solutions meeting customer's needs.

December 02, 2022

Demonstrates the ability to function and stay focused in constant pressure, fast-growing and ever-changing organization.

February 05, 2023

Create internal operating policies, processes, and procedures consistent with IT best practices and service level agreements to ensure service availability.

March 01, 2023

Leads peers to resolve complex issues consistent with divisional/organizational goals.

March 02, 2023

Develop and work with other DHTS/Department teams to implement best practices such as incident and problem management, change control procedures, site documentation, and cross-training.

March 20, 2023

Works with multiple customers, stakeholders, and system owners to produce requirements, determine feasibility, analyze cost/benefits requirements, and recommend design solution options.

April 03, 2023

Support testing and deployment of new apps and systems.

April 11, 2023

Provide 1st and 2nd level support to PC technicians at primary location and remote sites, for PC, end user computing hardware and software related issues.

May 11, 2023

Understanding the management of virtualized environments to include VMWare and Cisco UCS.

May 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Desktop Engineer in Jersey City, NJ

Average Base Salary

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62903

77588

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79685

71013

What is the average salary for IT Desktop Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Desktop Engineer in Jersey City, NJ. The base salary for IT Desktop Engineer ranges from $62,903 to $77,588 with the average base salary of $69,513. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $63,970 to $79,685 with the average total cash compensation of $71,013.

View Average Salary for IT Desktop Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$69,513	$62,903 - $77,588
Bonus	$1,500	$1,066 - $2,097
Total Pay	$71,013	$63,970 - $79,685

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

IT Desktop Engineer Salary Near Jersey City, NJ

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,903 - $77,588	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,903 - $77,588	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Bayonne, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,465 - $75,814	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ
CITY, STATE New York, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,903 - $77,588	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,903 - $77,588	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ 0%
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,903 - $77,588	COMPARE TO Jersey City, NJ 0%

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About Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.[29] It is the seat of Hudson County as well as the county's largest city.[30] As of 2017, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that Jersey City's population was 270,753,[22] with the largest population increase of any municipality in New Jersey since 2010,[31] an increase of about 9.4% from the 2010 United States Census, when the city's population was at 247,597.[21][32] ranking the city the 75th-most-populous in the nation.[33] Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City ...

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