What are the main factors that influence an Administrators's salary?

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

How does experience change An Administrators's salary?

An Administrators's salary grows with experience: a Administrators (1-3 years)earns $65,171, a Project Administrator II (3-5 years)earns $74,296, a Project Management Supervisor (5+ years)earns $106,717, a Project Management Manager (5+ years)earns $142,728, a Project Management Director (5+ years)earns $166,347,

What are the highest paying states for an Administrators?

Administrators salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrators roles are District of Columbia $70,591, California $70,323, Massachusetts $69,386. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrators roles make?

Salaries for Administrators level roles vary by specialization: Network And Computer Systems Administrators: $72,867.

How do different companies affect an Administrators's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Administrators roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Administrators Salary in the United States

How much does an Administrators make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrators in the United States is $63,756 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Administrators's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,286
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,962 to $70,838
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,776

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Administrators Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,838	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$63,756	$5,313	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$56,962	$4,747	$1,095	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Administrators Salaries

An Administrators'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Administrators Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrators'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $65,171
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,296
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,717
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,728
Expert (over 8 years): $166,347

Levels	Salary
Administr... Level Administrators	$65,171
Project A... Level Administrators	$74,296
Project M... Level Administrators	$106,717
Project M... Level Administrators	$142,728
Project M... Level Administrators	$166,347

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How Do Administrators 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 Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,591.
California: $70,323.
Massachusetts: $69,386.

District of Columbia $70,591 California $70,323 Massachusetts $69,386 Washington $69,131 New Jersey $69,105 Alaska $69,016 Connecticut $68,136 New York $67,779

Hawaii $66,638 Rhode Island $66,102 Maryland $65,739 Minnesota $65,241 Colorado $65,050 Illinois $64,986 Oregon $64,744 Delaware $64,566

New Hampshire $64,453 Virginia $64,202 Pennsylvania $63,469 Nevada $63,099 North Dakota $62,978 Michigan $62,787 Wisconsin $62,717 Vermont $62,576

Texas $62,188 Maine $62,162 Arizona $62,124 Ohio $62,079 Georgia $61,493 Indiana $61,199 Wyoming $61,142 Utah $61,053

Iowa $61,014 Kansas $60,708 Louisiana $60,619 North Carolina $60,587 Missouri $60,574 Florida $60,326 Montana $60,192 Nebraska $60,064

Kentucky $59,994 South Carolina $59,739 Tennessee $59,580 Idaho $59,516 New Mexico $59,051 Oklahoma $58,949 Alabama $58,573 South Dakota $57,941

Arkansas $57,597 West Virginia $57,412 Mississippi $56,858

Top Paying Cities for Administrators

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: $80,415
San Francisco: $79,535
Oakland: $77,859

San Jose, CA $80,415

San Francisco, CA $79,535

Oakland, CA $77,859

New York, NY $73,408

Paramus, NJ $72,515

Queens Village, NY $72,512

Passaic, NJ $72,452

Bergenfield, NJ $72,446

Stamford, CT $72,306

Huntington, NY $72,279

Newark, NJ $71,808

Bridgeport, CT $71,674

Vallejo, CA $71,547

New Brunswick, NJ $71,521

Petaluma, CA $71,483

Middlesex, NJ $71,362

Somerset, NJ $71,317

Santa Cruz, CA $71,234

Boston, MA $70,846

Monterey, CA $70,622

Seattle, WA $70,476

Santa Rosa, CA $70,463

Los Angeles, CA $70,444

Juneau, AK $70,278

Washington, DC $70,208

Orange, CA $69,981

Santa Ana, CA $69,813

Long Beach, CA $69,749

Anaheim, CA $69,736

Anchorage, AK $69,704

Santa Maria, CA $69,513

Everett, WA $69,500

Danbury, CT $69,276

Bremerton, WA $69,188

Tacoma, WA $68,958

New Suffolk, NY $68,957

Sacramento, CA $68,939

Santa Barbara, CA $68,869

Trenton, NJ $68,799

San Diego, CA $68,799

Brockton, MA $68,729

Fairbanks, AK $68,573

Lompoc, CA $68,410

Lowell, MA $68,358

Ventura, CA $68,346

Nashua, NH $68,334

Stockton, CA $68,327

Modesto, CA $67,862

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,722

Olympia, WA $67,600

Kennewick, WA $67,600

New Haven, CT $67,575

Lawrence, MA $67,345

Hartford, CT $67,282

Riverside, CA $67,269

New Bedford, MA $67,205

Richland, WA $67,205

Bakersfield, CA $67,116

San Bernardino, CA $67,090

New Britain, CT $67,084

Atlantic City, NJ $67,084

New London, CT $67,058

Norwich, CT $67,039

Portsmouth, NH $67,027

Boulder, CO $66,891

Portland, OR $66,803

Worcester, MA $66,797

Minneapolis, MN $66,599

Philadelphia, PA $66,510

Honolulu, HI $66,300

Saint Paul, MN $66,269

Vineland, NJ $66,255

Providence, RI $66,070

Chicago, IL $65,885

Bellingham, WA $65,809

Springfield, MA $65,758

Baltimore, MD $65,739

Chico, CA $65,579

Pittsfield, MA $65,407

Manchester, NH $65,286

Spokane, WA $65,006

Denver, CO $64,999

Albany, NY $64,699

Troy, NY $64,674

Nassau, NY $64,606

Schenectady, NY $64,540

Wilmington, DE $64,489

Burlington, VT $64,400

Salem, OR $64,374

Portland, ME $64,177

Yakima, WA $64,113

Rochester, MN $63,915

Reno, NV $63,883

Fresno, CA $63,883

Milwaukee, WI $63,826

Detroit, MI $63,762

Ann Arbor, MI $63,751

Allentown, PA $63,743

Colorado Springs, CO $63,635

Syracuse, NY $63,603

Carson City, NV $63,603

Houston, TX $63,514

Eugene, OR $63,482

Gary, IN $63,405

Springfield, OR $63,354

Bismarck, ND $63,341

Galveston, TX $63,297

Medford, OR $63,201

Fort Collins, CO $63,176

Concord, NH $63,144

Austin, TX $63,125

Mesa, AZ $62,991

Reading, PA $62,984

Phoenix, AZ $62,978

Dallas, TX $62,959

Saint Cloud, MN $62,898

Madison, WI $62,812

Utica, NY $62,640

Rochester, NY $62,538

Des Moines, IA $62,532

Raleigh, NC $62,525

Atlanta, GA $62,430

Battle Creek, MI $62,411

Salt Lake City, UT $62,392

Lancaster, PA $62,296

Harrisburg, PA $62,207

Kansas City, MO $62,143

Champaign, IL $62,130

Kansas City, KS $62,130

Fort Worth, TX $62,124

Columbus, OH $62,113

Boca Raton, FL $62,098

Pittsburgh, PA $62,073

Richmond, VA $62,047

Indianapolis, IN $62,034

Cleveland, OH $62,028

Las Vegas, NV $61,952

Cincinnati, OH $61,952

Petersburg, VA $61,856

Huntsville, AL $61,760

Lansing, MI $61,718

Lebanon, PA $61,709

Pueblo, CO $61,703

Appleton, WI $61,684

Buffalo, NY $61,658

Dayton, OH $61,639

Racine, WI $61,626

Charlotte, NC $61,620

Saint Louis, MO $61,601

York, PA $61,563

Elkhart, IN $61,563

Gastonia, NC $61,551

Billings, MT $61,535

Beaumont, TX $61,518

Lorain, OH $61,505

Benton Harbor, MI $61,493

Toledo, OH $61,480

Binghamton, NY $61,448

Rock Hill, SC $61,442

Rockford, IL $61,410

Springfield, IL $61,384

Elyria, OH $61,378

Fargo, ND $61,378

Flagstaff, AZ $61,333

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,295

Duluth, MN $61,257

Miami, FL $61,257

Cheyenne, WY $61,212

Grand Forks, ND $61,212

Bangor, ME $61,072

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,002

Durham, NC $60,975

Louisville, KY $60,970

Grand Rapids, MI $60,957

Hialeah, FL $60,951

Casper, WY $60,861

Scranton, PA $60,785

New Orleans, LA $60,766

Virginia Beach, VA $60,759

Akron, OH $60,727

Peoria, IL $60,645

Sarasota, FL $60,632

Nashville, TN $60,587

Omaha, NE $60,587

Green Bay, WI $60,587

Baton Rouge, LA $60,555

Charleston, SC $60,543

Jamestown, NY $60,511

Davenport, IA $60,511

Tucson, AZ $60,479

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,441

Tampa, FL $60,428

Evansville, IN $60,390

Port Arthur, TX $60,390

Bradenton, FL $60,364

Santa Fe, NM $60,249

Orlando, FL $60,135

Clearwater, FL $60,115

Canton, OH $59,982

La Crosse, WI $59,982

Albuquerque, NM $59,943

Newport News, VA $59,937

High Point, NC $59,918

Ogden, UT $59,892

Corpus Christi, TX $59,841

Norfolk, VA $59,803

Laramie, WY $59,803

Rock Island, IL $59,765

Saginaw, MI $59,752

Jacksonville, FL $59,746

Salisbury, NC $59,733

Boise, ID $59,720

Moline, IL $59,688

Fort Myers, FL $59,669

Memphis, TN $59,656

Tulsa, OK $59,625

Waterloo, IA $59,586

Spartanburg, SC $59,523

Lincoln, NE $59,491

Fort Wayne, IN $59,478

Provo, UT $59,472

Cedar Falls, IA $59,395

San Antonio, TX $59,369

Greensboro, NC $59,344

South Bend, IN $59,338

Savannah, GA $59,267

Muskegon, MI $59,242

Birmingham, AL $59,236

Winston Salem, NC $59,204

Lake Charles, LA $59,051

Anderson, IN $59,038

Lexington, KY $59,019

Augusta, GA $59,000

Greenville, SC $59,000

Lima, OH $58,949

Wichita, KS $58,942

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,942

Columbia, SC $58,885

Springfield, OH $58,872

Asheville, NC $58,770

Bloomington, IN $58,726

Knoxville, TN $58,496

Shreveport, LA $58,490

Wilmington, NC $58,407

Roanoke, VA $58,407

Topeka, KS $58,292

Frankfort, KY $58,285

Oklahoma City, OK $58,241

Chillicothe, OH $58,216

Longview, TX $58,209

Melbourne, FL $58,203

Sioux Falls, SD $58,101

Mobile, AL $58,094

Terre Haute, IN $58,069

Altoona, PA $58,031

Amarillo, TX $57,986

Killeen, TX $57,967

Fayetteville, AR $57,916

Chattanooga, TN $57,897

Sioux City, IA $57,839

Idaho Falls, ID $57,827

Lynchburg, VA $57,776

Gainesville, FL $57,693

Portsmouth, OH $57,661

Little Rock, AR $57,648

Lafayette, LA $57,623

Youngstown, OH $57,623

Daytona Beach, FL $57,584

Clarksville, TN $57,578

Pensacola, FL $57,572

Temple, TX $57,567

Hopkinsville, KY $57,380

Erie, PA $57,368

Florence, SC $57,342

Charleston, WV $57,240

Great Falls, MT $57,208

Macon, GA $57,119

Tallahassee, FL $57,113

Fayetteville, NC $57,100

Waco, TX $57,087

Helena, MT $57,042

Pine Bluff, AR $57,018

Vincennes, IN $56,940

Lubbock, TX $56,915

Alamogordo, NM $56,877

Twin Falls, ID $56,819

Rapid City, SD $56,800

Jackson, MS $56,685

Huntington, WV $56,681

Greenville, MS $56,679

Parkersburg, WV $56,614

Montgomery, AL $56,602

Wichita Falls, TX $56,539

Springfield, MO $56,539

Biloxi, MS $56,507

Monroe, LA $56,443

Johnstown, PA $56,398

Sumter, SC $56,373

Columbus, GA $56,367

Pascagoula, MS $56,245

Abilene, TX $56,245

Kingsport, TN $56,080

Albany, GA $56,080

Gulfport, MS $56,061

Alexandria, LA $55,850

Fort Smith, AR $55,691

El Paso, TX $55,519

Las Cruces, NM $55,232

Harlingen, TX $55,070

Pocatello, ID $55,060

Florence, AL $54,977

Brownsville, TX $54,964

Mcallen, TX $54,830

Dothan, AL $54,741

Columbus, MS $54,362

Altus, OK $54,065

Lawton, OK $53,944

Pierre, SD $53,714

What Skills Can Increase an Administrators's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 7.76% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 2.25% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
Microsoft Word (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Microsoft Word or MS Word is a popular word-processing program used mainly for creating documents, such as brochures, letters, learning activities, quizzes, tests, and students' homework assignments

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	7.76%
PowerPoint	2.25%
Microsoft Word	1.17%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 an Administrators's salary.

Business Administration: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Business Administration	$68,856	8%
Project Management	$68,219	7%
Consulting	$68,219	7%
Project Administration	$68,219	7%
Collaboration	$67,581	6%
Leadership	$67,581	6%

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How Education impacts an Administrators's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Administrators enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Administrators with a Bachelor's Degree is between $59,713 and $64,284).

Administrators Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Administrators

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 18.8%

Associates 12.8%

Bachelors 54.1%

Masters 12.7%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	18.8%
Associates	12.8%
Bachelors	54.1%
Masters	12.7%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Administrators Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrators'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$56,962

Average $63,756/year

$70,838

$4,747

Average $5,313/month

$5,903

$1,095

Average $1,226/week

$1,362

$27

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,838	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$63,756	$5,313	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$56,962	$4,747	$1,095	$27

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Salary Trends for Administrators

Salaries for an Administrators can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $59,942 in 2023 to around $60,121 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Administrators salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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