Key Factors That Influence College Recruiter Salaries
A College Recruiter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects College Recruiter Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a College Recruiter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $96,390
San Francisco: $95,390
Oakland: $93,290
San Jose, CA$96,390
San Francisco, CA$95,390
Oakland, CA$93,290
New York, NY$87,990
Paramus, NJ$86,890
Queens Village, NY$86,890
Passaic, NJ$86,890
Bergenfield, NJ$86,890
Huntington, NY$86,690
Stamford, CT$86,690
Newark, NJ$86,090
Bridgeport, CT$85,890
Vallejo, CA$85,790
New Brunswick, NJ$85,690
Petaluma, CA$85,690
Middlesex, NJ$85,590
Somerset, NJ$85,490
Santa Cruz, CA$85,390
Boston, MA$84,890
Monterey, CA$84,690
Seattle, WA$84,490
Santa Rosa, CA$84,490
Los Angeles, CA$84,490
Juneau, AK$84,290
Washington, DC$84,190
Orange, CA$83,890
Santa Ana, CA$83,690
Anaheim, CA$83,590
Anchorage, AK$83,590
Long Beach, CA$83,590
Santa Maria, CA$83,290
Everett, WA$83,290
Danbury, CT$83,090
Bremerton, WA$82,990
Tacoma, WA$82,690
New Suffolk, NY$82,690
Sacramento, CA$82,690
Santa Barbara, CA$82,590
Trenton, NJ$82,490
San Diego, CA$82,490
Brockton, MA$82,390
Fairbanks, AK$82,190
Lompoc, CA$81,990
Lowell, MA$81,990
Ventura, CA$81,890
Nashua, NH$81,890
Stockton, CA$81,890
Modesto, CA$81,390
Poughkeepsie, NY$81,190
Kennewick, WA$81,090
Olympia, WA$81,090
New Haven, CT$80,990
Lawrence, MA$80,690
Hartford, CT$80,690
Riverside, CA$80,690
New Bedford, MA$80,590
Richland, WA$80,590
Bakersfield, CA$80,490
Norwich, CT$80,390
Portsmouth, NH$80,390
New London, CT$80,390
San Bernardino, CA$80,390
New Britain, CT$80,390
Atlantic City, NJ$80,390
Boulder, CO$80,190
Portland, OR$80,090
Worcester, MA$80,090
Minneapolis, MN$79,890
Philadelphia, PA$79,690
Honolulu, HI$79,490
Saint Paul, MN$79,490
Vineland, NJ$79,390
Providence, RI$79,190
Chicago, IL$78,990
Bellingham, WA$78,890
Springfield, MA$78,790
Baltimore, MD$78,790
Chico, CA$78,590
Pittsfield, MA$78,390
Manchester, NH$78,290
Spokane, WA$77,890
Denver, CO$77,890
Albany, NY$77,590
Troy, NY$77,490
Nassau, NY$77,490
Schenectady, NY$77,390
Wilmington, DE$77,290
Salem, OR$77,190
Burlington, VT$77,190
Portland, ME$76,890
Yakima, WA$76,890
Rochester, MN$76,590
Reno, NV$76,590
Fresno, CA$76,590
Milwaukee, WI$76,490
Detroit, MI$76,490
Allentown, PA$76,390
Ann Arbor, MI$76,390
Colorado Springs, CO$76,290
Syracuse, NY$76,290
Carson City, NV$76,290
Houston, TX$76,190
Eugene, OR$76,090
Gary, IN$75,990
Springfield, OR$75,990
Galveston, TX$75,890
Bismarck, ND$75,890
Medford, OR$75,790
Fort Collins, CO$75,690
Concord, NH$75,690
Austin, TX$75,690
Dallas, TX$75,490
Mesa, AZ$75,490
Reading, PA$75,490
Phoenix, AZ$75,490
Saint Cloud, MN$75,390
Madison, WI$75,290
Utica, NY$75,090
Rochester, NY$74,990
Des Moines, IA$74,990
Raleigh, NC$74,990
Atlanta, GA$74,890
Battle Creek, MI$74,790
Salt Lake City, UT$74,790
Lancaster, PA$74,690
Harrisburg, PA$74,590
Boca Raton, FL$74,490
Columbus, OH$74,490
Fort Worth, TX$74,490
Kansas City, MO$74,490
Kansas City, KS$74,490
Champaign, IL$74,490
Cleveland, OH$74,390
Pittsburgh, PA$74,390
Richmond, VA$74,390
Indianapolis, IN$74,390
Cincinnati, OH$74,290
Las Vegas, NV$74,290
Petersburg, VA$74,190
Huntsville, AL$74,090
Lansing, MI$73,990
Lebanon, PA$73,990
Pueblo, CO$73,990
Appleton, WI$73,990
Saint Louis, MO$73,890
Charlotte, NC$73,890
Racine, WI$73,890
Dayton, OH$73,890
Buffalo, NY$73,890
York, PA$73,790
Elkhart, IN$73,790
Gastonia, NC$73,790
Billings, MT$73,790
Beaumont, TX$73,790
Binghamton, NY$73,690
Toledo, OH$73,690
Rock Hill, SC$73,690
Lorain, OH$73,690
Benton Harbor, MI$73,690
Rockford, IL$73,590
Springfield, IL$73,590
Elyria, OH$73,590
Fargo, ND$73,590
Flagstaff, AZ$73,490
Fort Lauderdale, FL$73,490
Cheyenne, WY$73,390
Grand Forks, ND$73,390
Duluth, MN$73,390
Miami, FL$73,390
Bangor, ME$73,190
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,090
Durham, NC$73,090
Louisville, KY$73,090
Grand Rapids, MI$73,090
Hialeah, FL$73,090
Casper, WY$72,990
Virginia Beach, VA$72,890
New Orleans, LA$72,890
Scranton, PA$72,890
Akron, OH$72,790
Peoria, IL$72,690
Sarasota, FL$72,690
Jamestown, NY$72,590
Davenport, IA$72,590
Baton Rouge, LA$72,590
Charleston, SC$72,590
Omaha, NE$72,590
Nashville, TN$72,590
Green Bay, WI$72,590
Tucson, AZ$72,490
Saint Petersburg, FL$72,490
Tampa, FL$72,490
Bradenton, FL$72,390
Evansville, IN$72,390
Port Arthur, TX$72,390
Santa Fe, NM$72,190
Clearwater, FL$72,090
Orlando, FL$72,090
La Crosse, WI$71,890
Canton, OH$71,890
Albuquerque, NM$71,890
Newport News, VA$71,890
High Point, NC$71,790
Ogden, UT$71,790
Corpus Christi, TX$71,790
Rock Island, IL$71,690
Laramie, WY$71,690
Norfolk, VA$71,690
Saginaw, MI$71,590
Jacksonville, FL$71,590
Salisbury, NC$71,590
Boise, ID$71,590
Moline, IL$71,590
Fort Myers, FL$71,490
Memphis, TN$71,490
Tulsa, OK$71,490
Spartanburg, SC$71,390
Waterloo, IA$71,390
Lincoln, NE$71,290
Fort Wayne, IN$71,290
Provo, UT$71,290
Cedar Falls, IA$71,190
San Antonio, TX$71,190
Greensboro, NC$71,190
Savannah, GA$71,090
South Bend, IN$71,090
Winston Salem, NC$70,990
Birmingham, AL$70,990
Muskegon, MI$70,990
Lake Charles, LA$70,790
Anderson, IN$70,790
Lexington, KY$70,790
Wichita, KS$70,690
Lima, OH$70,690
Tuscaloosa, AL$70,690
Augusta, GA$70,690
Greenville, SC$70,690
Springfield, OH$70,590
Columbia, SC$70,590
Asheville, NC$70,490
Bloomington, IN$70,390
Knoxville, TN$70,090
Shreveport, LA$70,090
Wilmington, NC$69,990
Roanoke, VA$69,990
Topeka, KS$69,890
Frankfort, KY$69,890
Melbourne, FL$69,790
Longview, TX$69,790
Chillicothe, OH$69,790
Oklahoma City, OK$69,790
Sioux Falls, SD$69,690
Mobile, AL$69,690
Terre Haute, IN$69,590
Altoona, PA$69,590
Amarillo, TX$69,490
Killeen, TX$69,490
Sioux City, IA$69,390
Fayetteville, AR$69,390
Chattanooga, TN$69,390
Idaho Falls, ID$69,290
Lynchburg, VA$69,290
Gainesville, FL$69,190
Portsmouth, OH$69,090
Little Rock, AR$69,090
Lafayette, LA$69,090
Youngstown, OH$69,090
Daytona Beach, FL$68,990
Clarksville, TN$68,990
Pensacola, FL$68,990
Temple, TX$68,990
Hopkinsville, KY$68,790
Erie, PA$68,790
Florence, SC$68,790
Great Falls, MT$68,590
Charleston, WV$68,590
Waco, TX$68,490
Fayetteville, NC$68,490
Tallahassee, FL$68,490
Macon, GA$68,490
Helena, MT$68,390
Pine Bluff, AR$68,390
Vincennes, IN$68,290
Lubbock, TX$68,190
Alamogordo, NM$68,190
Twin Falls, ID$68,090
Rapid City, SD$68,090
Greenville, MS$67,990
Jackson, MS$67,990
Huntington, WV$67,990
Parkersburg, WV$67,890
Montgomery, AL$67,890
Wichita Falls, TX$67,790
Springfield, MO$67,790
Biloxi, MS$67,790
Monroe, LA$67,690
Columbus, GA$67,590
Sumter, SC$67,590
Johnstown, PA$67,590
Pascagoula, MS$67,390
Abilene, TX$67,390
Kingsport, TN$67,190
Albany, GA$67,190
Gulfport, MS$67,190
Alexandria, LA$66,990
Fort Smith, AR$66,790
El Paso, TX$66,590
Las Cruces, NM$66,190
Harlingen, TX$65,990
Pocatello, ID$65,990
Florence, AL$65,890
Brownsville, TX$65,890
Mcallen, TX$65,690
Dothan, AL$65,590
Columbus, MS$65,190
Altus, OK$64,790
Lawton, OK$64,690
Pierre, SD$64,390
What Skills Can Increase a College Recruiter's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Presentation (Mentioned in 6.05% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Beacon (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): A beacon sets an organization's vision and direction through an understanding of the contextual landscape. The "leader as coach" inspires and motivates teams to deliver on that vision or mission. The "leader as innovator" explores new potential services or avenues of growth.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.12% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a College Recruiter's salary.
Diversity Recruiting: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Investment Banking: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
College Recruiter Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
College Recruiter salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $90,063.
While startup companies pay approximate $76,184.
College Recruiter Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$76,184
Growth Stage
51~500
$80,572
Established
501~5000
$86,967
Enterprise
5000+
$90,063
College Recruiter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For College Recruiter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, College Recruiter positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view College Recruiter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a College Recruiter
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$96,708
$46.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$96,708
$46.0
20%
Financial Services
$96,708
$46.0
20%
Healthcare
$96,708
$46.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$96,708
$46.0
20%
College Recruiter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a College Recruiter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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As a College Recruiter, you have the following paths for advancement.
The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles.
By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.
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