Customer Experience Associate Salary in the United States
How much does a Customer Experience Associate make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Customer Experience Associate in the United States is $93,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.
However, a Customer Experience Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,082
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,200 to $106,700
Key Factors That Influence Customer Experience Associate Salaries
A Customer Experience Associate'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, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Customer Experience Associate Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Customer Experience Associate'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:
How Do Customer Experience Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Customer Experience Associates.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Top Paying Cities for Customer Experience Associates
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: $117,400
San Francisco: $116,100
Oakland: $113,600
San Jose, CA$117,400
San Francisco, CA$116,100
Oakland, CA$113,600
New York, NY$107,100
Paramus, NJ$105,800
Queens Village, NY$105,800
Passaic, NJ$105,700
Bergenfield, NJ$105,700
Huntington, NY$105,500
Stamford, CT$105,500
Newark, NJ$104,800
Bridgeport, CT$104,600
Vallejo, CA$104,400
New Brunswick, NJ$104,400
Petaluma, CA$104,300
Middlesex, NJ$104,200
Somerset, NJ$104,100
Santa Cruz, CA$104,000
Boston, MA$103,400
Monterey, CA$103,100
Seattle, WA$102,900
Santa Rosa, CA$102,800
Los Angeles, CA$102,800
Juneau, AK$102,600
Washington, DC$102,500
Orange, CA$102,100
Santa Ana, CA$101,900
Long Beach, CA$101,800
Anaheim, CA$101,800
Anchorage, AK$101,700
Santa Maria, CA$101,500
Everett, WA$101,400
Danbury, CT$101,100
Bremerton, WA$101,000
Tacoma, WA$100,600
New Suffolk, NY$100,600
Sacramento, CA$100,600
Santa Barbara, CA$100,500
Trenton, NJ$100,400
San Diego, CA$100,400
Brockton, MA$100,300
Fairbanks, AK$100,100
Lompoc, CA$99,800
Lowell, MA$99,800
Ventura, CA$99,800
Nashua, NH$99,700
Stockton, CA$99,700
Modesto, CA$99,000
Poughkeepsie, NY$98,800
Kennewick, WA$98,700
Olympia, WA$98,700
New Haven, CT$98,600
Lawrence, MA$98,300
Hartford, CT$98,200
Riverside, CA$98,200
New Bedford, MA$98,100
Richland, WA$98,100
Bakersfield, CA$98,000
New London, CT$97,900
Atlantic City, NJ$97,900
San Bernardino, CA$97,900
New Britain, CT$97,900
Norwich, CT$97,800
Portsmouth, NH$97,800
Boulder, CO$97,600
Portland, OR$97,500
Worcester, MA$97,500
Minneapolis, MN$97,200
Philadelphia, PA$97,100
Honolulu, HI$96,800
Saint Paul, MN$96,700
Vineland, NJ$96,700
Providence, RI$96,400
Chicago, IL$96,200
Bellingham, WA$96,100
Springfield, MA$96,000
Baltimore, MD$95,900
Chico, CA$95,700
Pittsfield, MA$95,500
Manchester, NH$95,300
Spokane, WA$94,900
Denver, CO$94,900
Albany, NY$94,400
Troy, NY$94,400
Nassau, NY$94,300
Schenectady, NY$94,200
Wilmington, DE$94,100
Salem, OR$94,000
Burlington, VT$94,000
Portland, ME$93,700
Yakima, WA$93,600
Rochester, MN$93,300
Reno, NV$93,200
Fresno, CA$93,200
Milwaukee, WI$93,200
Detroit, MI$93,100
Ann Arbor, MI$93,100
Allentown, PA$93,000
Colorado Springs, CO$92,900
Syracuse, NY$92,800
Carson City, NV$92,800
Houston, TX$92,700
Eugene, OR$92,700
Gary, IN$92,500
Springfield, OR$92,500
Bismarck, ND$92,500
Galveston, TX$92,400
Concord, NH$92,200
Medford, OR$92,200
Fort Collins, CO$92,200
Austin, TX$92,100
Mesa, AZ$91,900
Reading, PA$91,900
Phoenix, AZ$91,900
Dallas, TX$91,900
Saint Cloud, MN$91,800
Madison, WI$91,700
Utica, NY$91,400
Rochester, NY$91,300
Des Moines, IA$91,300
Raleigh, NC$91,300
Atlanta, GA$91,100
Battle Creek, MI$91,100
Salt Lake City, UT$91,100
Lancaster, PA$90,900
Harrisburg, PA$90,800
Columbus, OH$90,700
Fort Worth, TX$90,700
Kansas City, MO$90,700
Kansas City, KS$90,700
Champaign, IL$90,700
Boca Raton, FL$90,600
Pittsburgh, PA$90,600
Richmond, VA$90,600
Indianapolis, IN$90,500
Cleveland, OH$90,500
Cincinnati, OH$90,400
Las Vegas, NV$90,400
Petersburg, VA$90,300
Huntsville, AL$90,100
Lansing, MI$90,100
Lebanon, PA$90,100
Pueblo, CO$90,100
Racine, WI$90,000
Appleton, WI$90,000
Buffalo, NY$90,000
Dayton, OH$90,000
Charlotte, NC$89,900
Saint Louis, MO$89,900
York, PA$89,900
Elkhart, IN$89,900
Lorain, OH$89,800
Beaumont, TX$89,800
Benton Harbor, MI$89,800
Gastonia, NC$89,800
Billings, MT$89,800
Binghamton, NY$89,700
Rock Hill, SC$89,700
Toledo, OH$89,700
Rockford, IL$89,600
Springfield, IL$89,600
Elyria, OH$89,600
Fargo, ND$89,600
Flagstaff, AZ$89,500
Fort Lauderdale, FL$89,500
Duluth, MN$89,400
Miami, FL$89,400
Cheyenne, WY$89,300
Grand Forks, ND$89,300
Bangor, ME$89,100
Cedar Rapids, IA$89,000
Durham, NC$89,000
Louisville, KY$89,000
Grand Rapids, MI$89,000
Hialeah, FL$89,000
Casper, WY$88,800
Virginia Beach, VA$88,700
Scranton, PA$88,700
New Orleans, LA$88,700
Akron, OH$88,600
Peoria, IL$88,500
Sarasota, FL$88,500
Charleston, SC$88,400
Nashville, TN$88,400
Omaha, NE$88,400
Green Bay, WI$88,400
Baton Rouge, LA$88,400
Davenport, IA$88,300
Jamestown, NY$88,300
Tucson, AZ$88,300
Saint Petersburg, FL$88,200
Tampa, FL$88,200
Port Arthur, TX$88,100
Bradenton, FL$88,100
Evansville, IN$88,100
Santa Fe, NM$87,900
Orlando, FL$87,800
Clearwater, FL$87,700
La Crosse, WI$87,600
Canton, OH$87,600
Albuquerque, NM$87,500
Newport News, VA$87,500
High Point, NC$87,500
Ogden, UT$87,400
Norfolk, VA$87,300
Laramie, WY$87,300
Corpus Christi, TX$87,300
Rock Island, IL$87,200
Saginaw, MI$87,200
Jacksonville, FL$87,200
Salisbury, NC$87,200
Boise, ID$87,200
Memphis, TN$87,100
Moline, IL$87,100
Fort Myers, FL$87,100
Waterloo, IA$87,000
Tulsa, OK$87,000
Spartanburg, SC$86,900
Lincoln, NE$86,800
Fort Wayne, IN$86,800
Provo, UT$86,800
Cedar Falls, IA$86,700
San Antonio, TX$86,700
Greensboro, NC$86,600
South Bend, IN$86,600
Birmingham, AL$86,500
Savannah, GA$86,500
Muskegon, MI$86,500
Winston Salem, NC$86,400
Lake Charles, LA$86,200
Anderson, IN$86,200
Greenville, SC$86,100
Lexington, KY$86,100
Augusta, GA$86,100
Columbia, SC$86,000
Tuscaloosa, AL$86,000
Wichita, KS$86,000
Lima, OH$86,000
Springfield, OH$85,900
Asheville, NC$85,800
Bloomington, IN$85,700
Knoxville, TN$85,400
Shreveport, LA$85,400
Wilmington, NC$85,300
Roanoke, VA$85,300
Frankfort, KY$85,100
Topeka, KS$85,100
Oklahoma City, OK$85,000
Chillicothe, OH$85,000
Longview, TX$85,000
Melbourne, FL$85,000
Sioux Falls, SD$84,800
Mobile, AL$84,800
Terre Haute, IN$84,800
Altoona, PA$84,700
Killeen, TX$84,600
Amarillo, TX$84,600
Fayetteville, AR$84,500
Chattanooga, TN$84,500
Sioux City, IA$84,400
Idaho Falls, ID$84,400
Lynchburg, VA$84,300
Gainesville, FL$84,200
Portsmouth, OH$84,200
Daytona Beach, FL$84,100
Youngstown, OH$84,100
Lafayette, LA$84,100
Little Rock, AR$84,100
Clarksville, TN$84,000
Pensacola, FL$84,000
Temple, TX$84,000
Hopkinsville, KY$83,800
Erie, PA$83,700
Florence, SC$83,700
Charleston, WV$83,600
Great Falls, MT$83,500
Macon, GA$83,400
Tallahassee, FL$83,400
Fayetteville, NC$83,300
Waco, TX$83,300
Helena, MT$83,300
Pine Bluff, AR$83,200
Vincennes, IN$83,100
Lubbock, TX$83,100
Alamogordo, NM$83,000
Twin Falls, ID$82,900
Rapid City, SD$82,900
Jackson, MS$82,700
Huntington, WV$82,700
Greenville, MS$82,700
Parkersburg, WV$82,600
Montgomery, AL$82,600
Springfield, MO$82,500
Biloxi, MS$82,500
Wichita Falls, TX$82,500
Monroe, LA$82,400
Johnstown, PA$82,300
Sumter, SC$82,300
Columbus, GA$82,300
Pascagoula, MS$82,100
Abilene, TX$82,100
Albany, GA$81,900
Kingsport, TN$81,900
Gulfport, MS$81,800
Alexandria, LA$81,500
Fort Smith, AR$81,300
El Paso, TX$81,000
Las Cruces, NM$80,600
Harlingen, TX$80,400
Pocatello, ID$80,400
Florence, AL$80,200
Brownsville, TX$80,200
Mcallen, TX$80,000
Dothan, AL$79,900
Columbus, MS$79,400
Altus, OK$78,900
Lawton, OK$78,700
Pierre, SD$78,400
Customer Experience Associate Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Customer Experience Associate salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $104,043.
While startup companies pay approximate $88,010.
Customer Experience Associate Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$88,010
Growth Stage
51~500
$93,079
Established
501~5000
$100,467
Enterprise
5000+
$104,043
Customer Experience Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Customer Experience Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average.
In contrast, Customer Experience Associate positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Customer Experience Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Customer Experience Associate
Understanding how a Customer Experience Associate'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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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$80,200
Average$93,100/year
$106,700
$6,683
Average$7,758/month
$8,892
$1,542
Average$1,790/week
$2,052
$39
Average$45/hour
$51
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$106,700
$8,892
$2,052
$51
Average
$93,100
$7,758
$1,790
$45
25th Percentile
$80,200
$6,683
$1,542
$39
Customer Experience Associate Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Customer Experience Associate, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Customer Experience Strategy Manager role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$114,700 - a projected growth of
23%
over your current level.
Salaries of jobs related to Customer Experience Associate
Salaries for a Customer Experience Associate can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $80,786 in 2023
to around $80,625 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Customer Experience Associate salary trends,
.
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2023
$80,786
2024
$81,011
2025
$80,625
2026
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Common company salaries for Customer Experience Associate
Here are companies hiring for Customer Experience Associate and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Customer Experience Associate
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Customer Experience Associate?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Customer Experience Associate roles,
with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.
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