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IT Support Specialist / Help Desk salary

End-user support and help desk. Based on 25 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 25 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$50,960
Median
$62,400
75th percentile
$76,152
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $26.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (2), San Bernardino (3), San Diego (4).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$50M-$100M$62,4009 postings
$100M+$62,40013 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1), $20M-$50M (2).

By subsector

Human Services$65,00012 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (2), Youth Development (1), Health Care (2), Religion-Related (1), Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$54,08019 postings
Manager / Supervisor$77,5766 postings

Organizations hiring now

Kern Regional CenterKern County · Budget $100M+$64,480–$97,760View org →Inland Regional CenterBudget $100M+$41,600–$62,400View org →Omni Family HealthKern County · Budget $100M+$56,160–$68,640View org →Community Action Partnership of KernKern County · Budget $100M+$52,000–$56,160View org →Direct ReliefSanta Barbara County · Budget $100M+$115,000–$140,000View org →North Los Angeles County Regional CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$76,960–$112,320View org →SAY San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$52,000View org →San Diego Blood BankSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$47,840–$54,080View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 25 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.