How much does an Adoption Recruiter make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adoption Recruiter in the United States is $56,029 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.
However, an Adoption Recruiter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,491
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,058 to $68,310
Key Factors That Influence Adoption Recruiter Salaries
An Adoption Recruiter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Adoption Recruiter 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 Adoption Recruiters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $62,035.
California: $61,800.
Massachusetts: $60,976.
District of Columbia$62,035
California$61,800
Massachusetts$60,976
Washington$60,752
New Jersey$60,730
Alaska$60,652
Connecticut$59,878
New York$59,565
Hawaii$58,562
Rhode Island$58,091
Maryland$57,772
Minnesota$57,335
Colorado$57,166
Illinois$57,110
Oregon$56,898
Delaware$56,741
New Hampshire$56,642
Virginia$56,421
Pennsylvania$55,777
Nevada$55,452
North Dakota$55,346
Michigan$55,177
Wisconsin$55,116
Vermont$54,993
Texas$54,651
Maine$54,628
Arizona$54,595
Ohio$54,556
Georgia$54,040
Indiana$53,782
Wyoming$53,732
Utah$53,653
Iowa$53,620
Kansas$53,351
Louisiana$53,272
North Carolina$53,244
Missouri$53,233
Florida$53,015
Montana$52,897
Nebraska$52,785
Kentucky$52,723
South Carolina$52,499
Tennessee$52,359
Idaho$52,303
New Mexico$51,894
Oklahoma$51,805
Alabama$51,474
South Dakota$50,919
Arkansas$50,617
West Virginia$50,454
Mississippi$49,967
Top Paying Cities for Adoption Recruiters
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: $70,670
San Francisco: $69,896
Oakland: $68,423
San Jose, CA$70,670
San Francisco, CA$69,896
Oakland, CA$68,423
New York, NY$64,511
Paramus, NJ$63,727
Queens Village, NY$63,724
Passaic, NJ$63,671
Bergenfield, NJ$63,666
Stamford, CT$63,543
Huntington, NY$63,520
Newark, NJ$63,106
Bridgeport, CT$62,987
Vallejo, CA$62,876
New Brunswick, NJ$62,853
Petaluma, CA$62,820
Middlesex, NJ$62,713
Somerset, NJ$62,674
Santa Cruz, CA$62,601
Boston, MA$62,260
Monterey, CA$62,063
Seattle, WA$61,935
Santa Rosa, CA$61,923
Los Angeles, CA$61,907
Juneau, AK$61,761
Washington, DC$61,699
Orange, CA$61,500
Santa Ana, CA$61,352
Long Beach, CA$61,296
Anaheim, CA$61,285
Anchorage, AK$61,257
Santa Maria, CA$61,089
Everett, WA$61,077
Danbury, CT$60,880
Bremerton, WA$60,803
Tacoma, WA$60,601
New Suffolk, NY$60,600
Sacramento, CA$60,584
Santa Barbara, CA$60,523
Trenton, NJ$60,461
San Diego, CA$60,461
Brockton, MA$60,399
Fairbanks, AK$60,262
Lompoc, CA$60,119
Lowell, MA$60,074
Ventura, CA$60,063
Nashua, NH$60,052
Stockton, CA$60,046
Modesto, CA$59,637
Poughkeepsie, NY$59,514
Olympia, WA$59,408
Kennewick, WA$59,408
New Haven, CT$59,385
Lawrence, MA$59,184
Hartford, CT$59,128
Riverside, CA$59,116
New Bedford, MA$59,060
Richland, WA$59,060
Bakersfield, CA$58,982
San Bernardino, CA$58,959
New Britain, CT$58,954
Atlantic City, NJ$58,954
New London, CT$58,931
Norwich, CT$58,915
Portsmouth, NH$58,903
Boulder, CO$58,785
Portland, OR$58,707
Worcester, MA$58,702
Minneapolis, MN$58,528
Philadelphia, PA$58,450
Honolulu, HI$58,265
Saint Paul, MN$58,238
Vineland, NJ$58,225
Providence, RI$58,063
Chicago, IL$57,900
Bellingham, WA$57,833
Springfield, MA$57,788
Baltimore, MD$57,772
Chico, CA$57,632
Pittsfield, MA$57,480
Manchester, NH$57,374
Spokane, WA$57,127
Denver, CO$57,122
Albany, NY$56,858
Troy, NY$56,836
Nassau, NY$56,776
Schenectady, NY$56,718
Wilmington, DE$56,673
Burlington, VT$56,595
Salem, OR$56,573
Portland, ME$56,399
Yakima, WA$56,343
Rochester, MN$56,169
Reno, NV$56,141
Fresno, CA$56,141
Milwaukee, WI$56,091
Detroit, MI$56,035
Ann Arbor, MI$56,025
Allentown, PA$56,018
Colorado Springs, CO$55,923
Syracuse, NY$55,895
Carson City, NV$55,895
Houston, TX$55,816
Eugene, OR$55,788
Gary, IN$55,721
Springfield, OR$55,676
Bismarck, ND$55,665
Galveston, TX$55,626
Medford, OR$55,542
Fort Collins, CO$55,519
Concord, NH$55,491
Austin, TX$55,474
Mesa, AZ$55,357
Reading, PA$55,351
Phoenix, AZ$55,346
Dallas, TX$55,329
Saint Cloud, MN$55,275
Madison, WI$55,200
Utica, NY$55,049
Rochester, NY$54,959
Des Moines, IA$54,953
Raleigh, NC$54,948
Atlanta, GA$54,864
Battle Creek, MI$54,847
Salt Lake City, UT$54,830
Lancaster, PA$54,746
Harrisburg, PA$54,668
Kansas City, MO$54,612
Champaign, IL$54,600
Kansas City, KS$54,600
Fort Worth, TX$54,595
Columbus, OH$54,585
Boca Raton, FL$54,572
Pittsburgh, PA$54,550
Richmond, VA$54,528
Indianapolis, IN$54,516
Cleveland, OH$54,511
Las Vegas, NV$54,443
Cincinnati, OH$54,443
Petersburg, VA$54,359
Huntsville, AL$54,275
Lansing, MI$54,238
Lebanon, PA$54,231
Pueblo, CO$54,225
Appleton, WI$54,208
Buffalo, NY$54,186
Dayton, OH$54,169
Racine, WI$54,158
Charlotte, NC$54,152
Saint Louis, MO$54,135
York, PA$54,102
Elkhart, IN$54,102
Gastonia, NC$54,091
Billings, MT$54,078
Beaumont, TX$54,062
Lorain, OH$54,051
Benton Harbor, MI$54,040
Toledo, OH$54,029
Binghamton, NY$54,001
Rock Hill, SC$53,995
Rockford, IL$53,967
Springfield, IL$53,945
Elyria, OH$53,939
Fargo, ND$53,939
Flagstaff, AZ$53,900
Fort Lauderdale, FL$53,866
Duluth, MN$53,833
Miami, FL$53,833
Cheyenne, WY$53,794
Grand Forks, ND$53,794
Bangor, ME$53,670
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,609
Durham, NC$53,585
Louisville, KY$53,581
Grand Rapids, MI$53,569
Hialeah, FL$53,564
Casper, WY$53,485
Scranton, PA$53,418
New Orleans, LA$53,401
Virginia Beach, VA$53,396
Akron, OH$53,368
Peoria, IL$53,295
Sarasota, FL$53,284
Nashville, TN$53,244
Omaha, NE$53,244
Green Bay, WI$53,244
Baton Rouge, LA$53,216
Charleston, SC$53,205
Jamestown, NY$53,177
Davenport, IA$53,177
Tucson, AZ$53,149
Saint Petersburg, FL$53,116
Tampa, FL$53,104
Evansville, IN$53,071
Port Arthur, TX$53,071
Bradenton, FL$53,048
Santa Fe, NM$52,947
Orlando, FL$52,847
Clearwater, FL$52,830
Canton, OH$52,712
La Crosse, WI$52,712
Albuquerque, NM$52,679
Newport News, VA$52,673
High Point, NC$52,656
Ogden, UT$52,634
Corpus Christi, TX$52,589
Norfolk, VA$52,555
Laramie, WY$52,555
Rock Island, IL$52,522
Saginaw, MI$52,510
Jacksonville, FL$52,505
Salisbury, NC$52,494
Boise, ID$52,482
Moline, IL$52,454
Fort Myers, FL$52,438
Memphis, TN$52,426
Tulsa, OK$52,398
Waterloo, IA$52,365
Spartanburg, SC$52,309
Lincoln, NE$52,281
Fort Wayne, IN$52,270
Provo, UT$52,264
Cedar Falls, IA$52,197
San Antonio, TX$52,174
Greensboro, NC$52,152
South Bend, IN$52,146
Savannah, GA$52,085
Muskegon, MI$52,062
Birmingham, AL$52,057
Winston Salem, NC$52,029
Lake Charles, LA$51,894
Anderson, IN$51,883
Lexington, KY$51,866
Augusta, GA$51,849
Greenville, SC$51,849
Lima, OH$51,805
Wichita, KS$51,799
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,799
Columbia, SC$51,748
Springfield, OH$51,737
Asheville, NC$51,648
Bloomington, IN$51,608
Knoxville, TN$51,407
Shreveport, LA$51,401
Wilmington, NC$51,328
Roanoke, VA$51,328
Topeka, KS$51,227
Frankfort, KY$51,221
Oklahoma City, OK$51,183
Chillicothe, OH$51,160
Longview, TX$51,155
Melbourne, FL$51,149
Sioux Falls, SD$51,059
Mobile, AL$51,054
Terre Haute, IN$51,031
Altoona, PA$50,998
Amarillo, TX$50,958
Killeen, TX$50,942
Fayetteville, AR$50,897
Chattanooga, TN$50,880
Sioux City, IA$50,830
Idaho Falls, ID$50,818
Lynchburg, VA$50,774
Gainesville, FL$50,701
Portsmouth, OH$50,673
Little Rock, AR$50,662
Lafayette, LA$50,639
Youngstown, OH$50,639
Daytona Beach, FL$50,605
Clarksville, TN$50,600
Pensacola, FL$50,594
Temple, TX$50,590
Hopkinsville, KY$50,426
Erie, PA$50,415
Florence, SC$50,393
Charleston, WV$50,303
Great Falls, MT$50,275
Macon, GA$50,196
Tallahassee, FL$50,191
Fayetteville, NC$50,180
Waco, TX$50,168
Helena, MT$50,129
Pine Bluff, AR$50,108
Vincennes, IN$50,040
Lubbock, TX$50,017
Alamogordo, NM$49,984
Twin Falls, ID$49,933
Rapid City, SD$49,916
Jackson, MS$49,815
Huntington, WV$49,812
Greenville, MS$49,810
Parkersburg, WV$49,753
Montgomery, AL$49,743
Wichita Falls, TX$49,687
Springfield, MO$49,687
Biloxi, MS$49,659
Monroe, LA$49,603
Johnstown, PA$49,563
Sumter, SC$49,541
Columbus, GA$49,535
Pascagoula, MS$49,429
Abilene, TX$49,429
Kingsport, TN$49,283
Albany, GA$49,283
Gulfport, MS$49,266
Alexandria, LA$49,081
Fort Smith, AR$48,941
El Paso, TX$48,790
Las Cruces, NM$48,538
Harlingen, TX$48,396
Pocatello, ID$48,387
Florence, AL$48,314
Brownsville, TX$48,303
Mcallen, TX$48,185
Dothan, AL$48,107
Columbus, MS$47,774
Altus, OK$47,513
Lawton, OK$47,406
Pierre, SD$47,205
Adoption Recruiter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Adoption 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.
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Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$45,058
Average$56,029/year
$68,310
$3,755
Average$4,669/month
$5,692
$866
Average$1,077/week
$1,314
$22
Average$27/hour
$33
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$68,310
$5,692
$1,314
$33
Average
$56,029
$4,669
$1,077
$27
25th Percentile
$45,058
$3,755
$866
$22
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Adoption Manager$136,053
Adoption Worker$63,326
Adoption Coordinator$61,291
Adoption Consultant$59,974
Adoption Advisor$58,864
Adoption Caseworker$58,269
Adoption Counselor$47,177
Adoption Specialist$45,514
Adoption Agent$44,926
Adoption Counselors$42,771
Adoption Coach$41,497
Most common benefits for Adoption Recruiter
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
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