Freelance Technical Support Engineer Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$34/hr
Typical range
$20–$40
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
47
Latest record: June 2025
Highest country median
United States
$40/hr · at least 25 records
Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $40 | $32–$40 | 28 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yearsSmall sample | $20 | $13–$27 | 12 |
| 6–10 years | $40 | $25–$43 | 32 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $34/hr equals $272 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2025. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| Technical Support Engineer · Lima, Peru | $5 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Detroit, MI, USA | $20 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Colombo, Sri Lanka | $50 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Giza, El Omraniya, Egypt | $20 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Tennessee City, TN, USA | $40 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Lima, Peru | $5 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Giza, El Omraniya, Egypt | $20 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Tennessee City, TN, USA | $40 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Colombo, Sri Lanka | $50 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Buenos Aires, Argentina | $9 |
| Technical Support Engineer · New York, NY, USA | $40 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Kraków, Poland | $15 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Kraków, Poland | $15 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Buffalo, NY, USA | $25 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Tennessee City, TN, USA | $40 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Richmond, VA, USA | $34 |
| Technical Support Engineer · New York, NY, USA | $40 |
| Technical Support Engineer · New York, NY, USA | $50 |
| Technical Support Engineer · Guatemala C.A, Guatemala | $25 |
| Technical Support Engineer · New York, NY, USA | $40 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance Technical Support Engineers charge per hour?
- Based on 47 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Technical Support Engineers charge an average of $31 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $20 and $40. Latest record added June 2025.
- What do top-earning freelance Technical Support Engineers make?
- The top 10% of Technical Support Engineer submissions report $50 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with Technical Support Engineer rates?
- The most common skills in Technical Support Engineer submissions are Linux, Microsoft 365, and Active Directory. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this Technical Support Engineer rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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