What are the main factors that influence a Student Services Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Student Services Specialist's salary?

A Student Services Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Student Services Specialist (1-3 years)earns $42,301, a Student Union Manager (3-5 years)earns $79,067, a Student Union Director (5+ years)earns $107,367,

What are the highest paying states for a Student Services Specialist?

Student Services Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Student Services Specialist roles are District of Columbia $43,825, California $43,659, Massachusetts $43,077. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Student Services Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Student Services Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Dean of Student Services: $86,875; Director of Student Services: $73,201; Student Services Administrator: $58,026; Student Services Advisor: $53,195; Student Support Services: $51,498.

Student Services Specialist Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Student Services Specialist make in Connecticut?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Student Services Specialist in Connecticut is $42,301 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Student Services Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,905
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,471 to $46,805
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,073

10% $33,073

50% (Median) $42,301

90% $50,905

Student Services Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,805	$3,900	$900	$23
Average	$42,301	$3,525	$813	$20
25th Percentile	$37,471	$3,123	$721	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Student Services Specialist Salaries

A Student Services Specialist'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 Student Services Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Student Services Specialist'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:

Student Services Specialist (1-3 years): $42,301
Student Union Manager (3-5 years): $79,067
Student Union Director (5+ years): $107,367

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Student Services Specialist	1-3 years	$42,301
Student Union Manager	3-5 years	$79,067
Student Union Director	5+ years	$107,367

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How Do Student Services Specialist 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 Student Services Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,825.
California: $43,659.
Massachusetts: $43,077.

District of Columbia $43,825 California $43,659 Massachusetts $43,077 Washington $42,919 New Jersey $42,903 Alaska $42,848 Connecticut $42,301 New York $42,080

Hawaii $41,371 Rhode Island $41,039 Maryland $40,813 Minnesota $40,504 Colorado $40,386 Illinois $40,346 Oregon $40,196 Delaware $40,085

New Hampshire $40,015 Virginia $39,859 Pennsylvania $39,404 Nevada $39,174 North Dakota $39,099 Michigan $38,980 Wisconsin $38,937 Vermont $38,850

Texas $38,608 Maine $38,592 Arizona $38,569 Ohio $38,541 Georgia $38,177 Indiana $37,995 Wyoming $37,959 Utah $37,904

Iowa $37,880 Kansas $37,690 Louisiana $37,635 North Carolina $37,615 Missouri $37,607 Florida $37,452 Montana $37,369 Nebraska $37,290

Kentucky $37,247 South Carolina $37,088 Tennessee $36,989 Idaho $36,950 New Mexico $36,661 Oklahoma $36,598 Alabama $36,364 South Dakota $35,972

Arkansas $35,758 West Virginia $35,644 Mississippi $35,299

Top Paying Cities for Student Services Specialists

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:

Old Mystic: $41,630
Oneco: $41,523
Avon: $41,710

Old Mystic, CT $41,630 Oneco, CT $41,523 Avon, CT $41,710 Bloomfield, CT $41,734 Windsor, CT $41,735 Bristol, CT $41,731 Burlington, CT $41,728 Broad Brook, CT $41,502

Canaan, CT $41,530 Canton, CT $41,690 Canton Center, CT $41,677 Colebrook, CT $41,531 Collinsville, CT $41,687 East Berlin, CT $41,664 East Canaan, CT $41,577 East Glastonbury, CT $41,734

East Granby, CT $41,507 East Hartland, CT $41,401 East Windsor Hill, CT $41,702 Ellington, CT $41,411 Farmington, CT $41,665 Falls Village, CT $41,672 Glastonbury, CT $41,736 Granby, CT $41,422

Berlin, CT $41,661 Lakeville, CT $41,708 Manchester, CT $41,731 Bolton, CT $41,677 New Britain, CT $41,648 New Hartford, CT $41,721 Norfolk, CT $41,634 North Canton, CT $41,646

North Granby, CT $41,300 Pine Meadow, CT $41,684 Plainville, CT $41,664 Barkhamsted, CT $41,600 Poquonock, CT $41,702 Riverton, CT $41,549 Vernon Rockville, CT $41,620 Rocky Hill, CT $41,689

Salisbury, CT $41,428 Sharon, CT $42,024 Simsbury, CT $41,673 Somers, CT $41,070 Somersville, CT $41,062 South Glastonbury, CT $41,725 South Windsor, CT $41,718 North Windham, CT $41,621

Pomfret Center, CT $41,577 Putnam, CT $41,553 Quinebaug, CT $41,566 Rogers, CT $41,552 Scotland, CT $41,623 South Willington, CT $41,518 South Windham, CT $41,632 South Woodstock, CT $41,573

Storrs Mansfield, CT $41,598 Thompson, CT $41,561 Ashford, CT $41,525 Willington, CT $41,512 Windham, CT $41,625 Woodstock, CT $41,561 Woodstock Valley, CT $41,544 New London, CT $41,632

Baltic, CT $41,622 Canterbury, CT $41,605 Central Village, CT $41,572 East Lyme, CT $41,646 Bozrah, CT $41,627 Gales Ferry, CT $41,630 Gilman, CT $41,636 Mashantucket, CT $41,625

Ledyard, CT $41,629 Groton, CT $41,632 Hanover, CT $41,622 Jewett City, CT $41,620 Montville, CT $41,631 Moosup, CT $41,552 Mystic, CT $41,630 Niantic, CT $41,643

North Stonington, CT $41,610 Norwich, CT $41,620 Preston, CT $41,620 Oakdale, CT $41,642 Old Lyme, CT $41,723 Stafford, CT $41,342 Stafford Springs, CT $41,363 Staffordville, CT $41,303

Suffield, CT $41,031 Taconic, CT $41,580 Tariffville, CT $41,599 Enfield, CT $41,022 Tolland, CT $41,497 Unionville, CT $41,700 East Windsor, CT $41,448 Weatogue, CT $41,712

West Granby, CT $41,511 West Hartland, CT $41,416 West Simsbury, CT $41,668 West Suffield, CT $41,038 Winchester Center, CT $41,672 Windsor Locks, CT $41,449 Winsted, CT $41,668 Hartford, CT $41,771

West Hartford, CT $41,735 East Hartford, CT $41,768 Wethersfield, CT $41,733 Newington, CT $41,656 Plainfield, CT $41,590 Quaker Hill, CT $41,632 South Lyme, CT $41,671 Sterling, CT $41,512

Stonington, CT $41,622 Pawcatuck, CT $41,599 Taftville, CT $41,620 Uncasville, CT $41,630 Versailles, CT $41,618 Voluntown, CT $41,588 Waterford, CT $41,633 Wauregan, CT $41,569

West Mystic, CT $41,631 Yantic, CT $41,623 Ansonia, CT $42,462 Beacon Falls, CT $42,349 Botsford, CT $43,130 Branford, CT $42,064 Cheshire, CT $41,986 Centerbrook, CT $41,852

Chester, CT $41,852 Clinton, CT $42,035 Cobalt, CT $41,738 Colchester, CT $41,698 Cromwell, CT $41,687 Deep River, CT $41,877 Derby, CT $42,656 Killingworth, CT $41,982

Salem, CT $41,667 Durham, CT $41,879 East Haddam, CT $41,759 East Hampton, CT $41,751 Essex, CT $41,816 Guilford, CT $42,101 Haddam, CT $41,839 Hadlyme, CT $41,781

Hawleyville, CT $43,021 Higganum, CT $41,849 Ivoryton, CT $41,861 Madison, CT $42,050 Marion, CT $41,871 Marlborough, CT $41,725 Meriden, CT $41,759 Middlefield, CT $41,790

Middle Haddam, CT $41,767 Middletown, CT $41,742 Milford, CT $43,253 Milldale, CT $41,803 Monroe, CT $43,685 Moodus, CT $41,770 Newtown, CT $43,105 North Branford, CT $42,052

Northford, CT $42,045 North Haven, CT $42,013 North Westchester, CT $41,694 Old Saybrook, CT $41,832 Orange, CT $42,207 Oxford, CT $42,683 Plantsville, CT $41,801 Portland, CT $41,720

Rockfall, CT $41,744 Sandy Hook, CT $43,068 Seymour, CT $42,485 Shelton, CT $43,549 South Britain, CT $42,840 Southbury, CT $42,825 Southington, CT $41,693 Stevenson, CT $43,778

Wallingford, CT $41,972 Stratford, CT $44,382 Westbrook, CT $41,937 New Haven, CT $41,953 East Haven, CT $41,973 Hamden, CT $42,010 West Haven, CT $41,989 Bethany, CT $42,168

Woodbridge, CT $42,078 Willimantic, CT $41,632 Abington, CT $41,571 Amston, CT $41,675 Andover, CT $41,657 Ballouville, CT $41,535 Brooklyn, CT $41,571 Chaplin, CT $41,607

Columbia, CT $41,661 Coventry, CT $41,635 Danielson, CT $41,522 Dayville, CT $41,523 Eastford, CT $41,553 East Killingly, CT $41,482 East Woodstock, CT $41,568 Fabyan, CT $41,568

Grosvenor Dale, CT $41,569 Hampton, CT $41,593 Hebron, CT $41,683 Lebanon, CT $41,646 Mansfield Center, CT $41,610 Mansfield Depot, CT $41,611 North Franklin, CT $41,627 North Grosvenordale, CT $41,571

Pomfret, CT $41,574 Bridgeport, CT $44,498 Trumbull, CT $44,259 Easton, CT $44,234 Waterbury, CT $42,122 Prospect, CT $42,112 Wolcott, CT $41,878 Bantam, CT $42,273

Bethlehem, CT $42,366 Cornwall, CT $42,072 Cornwall Bridge, CT $42,316 Gaylordsville, CT $42,699 Goshen, CT $41,965 Kent, CT $42,401 Lakeside, CT $42,320 Litchfield, CT $42,122

Middlebury, CT $42,416 Morris, CT $42,251 Naugatuck, CT $42,311 New Milford, CT $42,828 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $42,477 Northfield, CT $41,981 Oakville, CT $42,152 Pequabuck, CT $41,829

Plymouth, CT $41,966 Roxbury, CT $42,796 Sherman, CT $42,878 South Kent, CT $42,498 Terryville, CT $41,861 Thomaston, CT $42,031 Torrington, CT $41,847 Harwinton, CT $41,858

Washington, CT $42,567 Washington Depot, CT $42,595 Watertown, CT $42,211 West Cornwall, CT $41,943 Woodbury, CT $42,541 Bethel, CT $43,071 Brookfield, CT $43,003 Cos Cob, CT $44,879

Danbury, CT $43,009 New Fairfield, CT $43,009 Darien, CT $44,866 Fairfield, CT $44,471 Georgetown, CT $44,116 Greenwich, CT $44,846 Greens Farms, CT $44,445 New Canaan, CT $44,679

Norwalk, CT $44,707 Old Greenwich, CT $44,880 Redding Center, CT $43,696 Redding Ridge, CT $43,696 Ridgefield, CT $43,311 Riverside, CT $44,877 Westport, CT $44,446 Weston, CT $44,263

Southport, CT $44,461 Redding, CT $43,598 Wilton, CT $44,308 Stamford, CT $44,890 Bridgewater, CT $42,943

Student Services Specialist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Student Services Specialist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,672. While startup companies pay approximate $37,294.

Student Services Specialist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$37,294
Growth Stage	51~500	$39,356
Established	501~5000	$42,269
Enterprise	5000+	$43,672

Student Services Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Student Services Specialist'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.

$37,471

Average $42,301/year

$46,805

$3,123

Average $3,525/month

$3,900

$721

Average $813/week

$900

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,805	$3,900	$900	$23
Average	$42,301	$3,525	$813	$20
25th Percentile	$37,471	$3,123	$721	$18

Student Services Specialist Salary Growth & Career Path

Student Services Specialist

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Student Services Specialist, 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.

Student Services Specialist Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Student Activities Manager	$57,723	36%
Campus Recreation Manager	$65,751	55%
Undergraduate Student Affairs Manager	$87,509	107%
Student Union Manager	$79,067	87%

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