Possible Bench Tech Job Salary Negotiation

Xyro

Ok, I've gone ahead & done it ... applied for my first (paying lol) IT job. It's for a Bench Technician and while I realize this may be a bit of a stretch off of my Networking path - I feel it will be a great opportunity to get some hands-on experience with various devices... plus likely assist me in getting (the rest of) my foot in the door.

I've come to the conclusion that a help-desk position should pay about $9/hr., but I don't have a clue how much something like this should yield and would really appreciate if someone could give me a hand here. :

Thank you in advance.

paul78

I have no idea but good luck to you.

Psoasman

$9 / hour for Help Desk would be way low, at least in my area. A lot of the starting pay for Help Desk or bench tech positions around here is $13-14/hour. Getting any experience will help, though.

Polynomial

What area do you live in? Entry help desk in the Boston area should be around 40k for example.

webgeek

Depends on location......

gbdavidx

webgeek wrote: »

Depends on location......

I would ask for at least 14-15 an hr

staticz

Where I'm at the range is about $12-15 for Help Desk, $15-18 for bench techs, and then on up depending on your role in the networking department.

Xyro

paul78 wrote: »

I have no idea but good luck to you.

Thank you!

Xyro

To some:
Yes, I realized it depended on location; however, I can base what it should be here by what it is in other areas and I needed the information quickly.

To all:
Thank you for the responses. I believe this job began at minimum wage with a "supposed" increase to the usual $9/$10 hr; however, the $ was irrelevant to me. Since I'm earning nothing now lol, anything would be a pay raise.