What are the main factors that influence a Chaperone's salary?

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

How does experience change A Chaperone's salary?

A Chaperone's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,802 for beginners, reaching about $39,444 at mid-level, and approach $41,546 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chaperone?

Chaperone salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chaperone roles are District of Columbia $43,459, California $43,294, Massachusetts $42,717. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Chaperone's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chaperone roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Chaperone Salary in the United States

How much does a Chaperone make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chaperone in the United States is $39,251 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $46,760
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,629 to $43,182
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,421

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Chaperone Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,182	$3,598	$830	$21
Average	$39,251	$3,271	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$34,629	$2,886	$666	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Chaperone Salaries

A Chaperone'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 Chaperone Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chaperone'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): $38,802
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,930
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,444
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $40,214
Expert (over 8 years): $41,546

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Chaperone	$38,802
Intermediate Level Chaperone	$38,930
Senior Level Chaperone	$39,444
Specialist Level Chaperone	$40,214
Expert Level Chaperone	$41,546

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

District of Columbia: $43,459.
California: $43,294.
Massachusetts: $42,717.

District of Columbia $43,459

California $43,294

Massachusetts $42,717

Washington $42,560

New Jersey $42,544

Alaska $42,489

Connecticut $41,948

New York $41,728

Hawaii $41,025

Rhode Island $40,696

Maryland $40,472

Minnesota $40,166

Colorado $40,048

Illinois $40,009

Oregon $39,859

Delaware $39,750

New Hampshire $39,681

Virginia $39,526

Pennsylvania $39,074

Nevada $38,847

North Dakota $38,772

Michigan $38,654

Wisconsin $38,611

Vermont $38,525

Texas $38,286

Maine $38,270

Arizona $38,246

Ohio $38,219

Georgia $37,858

Indiana $37,677

Wyoming $37,642

Utah $37,587

Iowa $37,563

Kansas $37,375

Louisiana $37,320

North Carolina $37,300

Missouri $37,292

Florida $37,139

Montana $37,057

Nebraska $36,978

Kentucky $36,935

South Carolina $36,778

Tennessee $36,680

Idaho $36,641

New Mexico $36,354

Oklahoma $36,292

Alabama $36,060

South Dakota $35,671

Arkansas $35,459

West Virginia $35,346

Mississippi $35,004

Top Paying Cities for Chaperones

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: $49,507
San Francisco: $49,021
Oakland: $47,933

San Jose, CA $49,507

San Francisco, CA $49,021

Oakland, CA $47,933

New York, NY $45,488

Queens Village, NY $45,194

Paramus, NJ $44,880

Passaic, NJ $44,840

Bergenfield, NJ $44,801

Stamford, CT $44,742

Huntington, NY $44,703

Newark, NJ $44,448

Bridgeport, CT $44,369

New Brunswick, NJ $44,240

Vallejo, CA $44,157

Middlesex, NJ $44,134

Somerset, NJ $44,099

Petaluma, CA $44,008

Santa Cruz, CA $43,855

Boston, MA $43,777

Monterey, CA $43,580

Fairbanks, AK $43,553

Los Angeles, CA $43,478

Washington, DC $43,459

Seattle, WA $43,388

Santa Rosa, CA $43,380

Juneau, AK $43,266

Orange, CA $43,137

Anchorage, AK $43,066

Anaheim, CA $43,039

Santa Ana, CA $42,980

Nassau, NY $42,956

Long Beach, CA $42,941

Danbury, CT $42,929

Santa Maria, CA $42,795

Everett, WA $42,788

Bremerton, WA $42,595

Trenton, NJ $42,521

Sacramento, CA $42,505

San Diego, CA $42,485

Brockton, MA $42,470

Tacoma, WA $42,454

Santa Barbara, CA $42,399

Lowell, MA $42,242

New Suffolk, NY $42,226

Nashua, NH $42,179

Lompoc, CA $42,116

Ventura, CA $42,077

Stockton, CA $42,065

New Haven, CT $41,987

Atlantic City, NJ $41,885

Hartford, CT $41,798

Modesto, CA $41,779

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,693

New Britain, CT $41,673

Olympia, WA $41,618

Kennewick, WA $41,618

New London, CT $41,610

Norwich, CT $41,598

Lawrence, MA $41,579

Bakersfield, CA $41,469

Riverside, CA $41,414

New Bedford, MA $41,414

Richland, WA $41,375

Portsmouth, NH $41,343

Vineland, NJ $41,335

San Bernardino, CA $41,304

Boulder, CO $41,194

Worcester, MA $41,163

Portland, OR $41,127

Saint Paul, MN $41,080

Minneapolis, MN $41,080

Philadelphia, PA $41,025

Honolulu, HI $40,817

Springfield, MA $40,680

Providence, RI $40,676

Chicago, IL $40,562

Bellingham, WA $40,515

Baltimore, MD $40,472

Chico, CA $40,374

Wilmington, DE $40,307

Pittsfield, MA $40,268

Manchester, NH $40,193

Spokane, WA $40,020

Denver, CO $40,016

Albany, NY $39,832

Troy, NY $39,816

Schenectady, NY $39,734

Burlington, VT $39,648

Portland, ME $39,510

Salem, OR $39,479

Yakima, WA $39,471

Ann Arbor, MI $39,459

Rochester, MN $39,349

Fresno, CA $39,330

Reno, NV $39,330

Milwaukee, WI $39,294

Detroit, MI $39,255

Allentown, PA $39,243

Carson City, NV $39,239

Houston, TX $39,180

Colorado Springs, CO $39,177

Syracuse, NY $39,157

Eugene, OR $39,082

Bismarck, ND $39,035

Gary, IN $39,035

Galveston, TX $39,035

Springfield, OR $39,004

Medford, OR $38,910

Fort Collins, CO $38,894

Austin, TX $38,863

Mesa, AZ $38,780

Phoenix, AZ $38,772

Dallas, TX $38,760

Reading, PA $38,737

Saint Cloud, MN $38,721

Concord, NH $38,686

Madison, WI $38,670

Utica, NY $38,564

Raleigh, NC $38,533

Las Vegas, NV $38,529

Rochester, NY $38,501

Des Moines, IA $38,497

Atlanta, GA $38,435

Battle Creek, MI $38,423

Salt Lake City, UT $38,411

Lancaster, PA $38,352

Champaign, IL $38,344

Harrisburg, PA $38,297

Durham, NC $38,262

Kansas City, MO $38,258

Kansas City, KS $38,250

Fort Worth, TX $38,246

Boca Raton, FL $38,231

Cleveland, OH $38,227

Columbus, OH $38,219

Pittsburgh, PA $38,215

Richmond, VA $38,199

Indianapolis, IN $38,191

Cincinnati, OH $38,140

Petersburg, VA $38,081

Billings, MT $37,995

Lansing, MI $37,995

Huntsville, AL $37,995

Lebanon, PA $37,991

Dayton, OH $37,987

Pueblo, CO $37,987

Appleton, WI $37,975

Buffalo, NY $37,960

Racine, WI $37,940

Charlotte, NC $37,936

Saint Louis, MO $37,924

Springfield, IL $37,909

Elkhart, IN $37,901

York, PA $37,901

Gastonia, NC $37,897

Benton Harbor, MI $37,897

Beaumont, TX $37,873

Lorain, OH $37,866

Toledo, OH $37,850

Binghamton, NY $37,830

Rock Hill, SC $37,826

Rockford, IL $37,807

Fargo, ND $37,787

Elyria, OH $37,787

Flagstaff, AZ $37,760

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,736

Miami, FL $37,712

Duluth, MN $37,650

Bangor, ME $37,599

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,555

Louisville, KY $37,536

Grand Rapids, MI $37,528

Hialeah, FL $37,524

Casper, WY $37,469

Scranton, PA $37,422

New Orleans, LA $37,410

Virginia Beach, VA $37,406

Akron, OH $37,387

Peoria, IL $37,336

Sarasota, FL $37,328

Green Bay, WI $37,300

Baton Rouge, LA $37,281

Charleston, SC $37,273

Nashville, TN $37,261

Jamestown, NY $37,253

Davenport, IA $37,253

Tucson, AZ $37,234

Cheyenne, WY $37,222

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,210

Tampa, FL $37,202

Omaha, NE $37,194

Port Arthur, TX $37,179

Evansville, IN $37,179

Bradenton, FL $37,163

Santa Fe, NM $37,092

Orlando, FL $37,053

Clearwater, FL $37,010

Canton, OH $36,927

La Crosse, WI $36,927

Grand Forks, ND $36,916

Albuquerque, NM $36,904

Tulsa, OK $36,904

Newport News, VA $36,900

High Point, NC $36,888

Ogden, UT $36,872

Corpus Christi, TX $36,841

Laramie, WY $36,818

Norfolk, VA $36,818

Rock Island, IL $36,794

Saginaw, MI $36,786

Jacksonville, FL $36,782

Salisbury, NC $36,774

Memphis, TN $36,767

Moline, IL $36,747

Fort Myers, FL $36,735

Waterloo, IA $36,684

Spartanburg, SC $36,645

Lincoln, NE $36,625

Fort Wayne, IN $36,617

Birmingham, AL $36,574

Cedar Falls, IA $36,566

Provo, UT $36,562

Springfield, OH $36,558

San Antonio, TX $36,551

Greensboro, NC $36,535

South Bend, IN $36,531

Winston Salem, NC $36,527

Boise, ID $36,515

Savannah, GA $36,488

Muskegon, MI $36,417

Lima, OH $36,370

Lake Charles, LA $36,354

Anderson, IN $36,347

Lexington, KY $36,335

Augusta, GA $36,323

Greenville, SC $36,323

Wichita, KS $36,288

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,288

Columbia, SC $36,252

Bloomington, IN $36,154

Roanoke, VA $36,131

Asheville, NC $36,080

Knoxville, TN $36,013

Shreveport, LA $36,009

Wilmington, NC $35,958

Frankfort, KY $35,883

Oklahoma City, OK $35,856

Chillicothe, OH $35,840

Longview, TX $35,836

Topeka, KS $35,824

Mobile, AL $35,766

Terre Haute, IN $35,750

Erie, PA $35,746

Altoona, PA $35,726

Melbourne, FL $35,715

Amarillo, TX $35,699

Killeen, TX $35,687

Fayetteville, AR $35,656

Sioux Falls, SD $35,628

Chattanooga, TN $35,605

Idaho Falls, ID $35,601

Gainesville, FL $35,518

Portsmouth, OH $35,499

Little Rock, AR $35,491

Lynchburg, VA $35,491

Lafayette, LA $35,475

Youngstown, OH $35,475

Temple, TX $35,459

Daytona Beach, FL $35,452

Clarksville, TN $35,448

Pensacola, FL $35,444

Hopkinsville, KY $35,326

Charleston, WV $35,322

Florence, SC $35,302

Sioux City, IA $35,279

Macon, GA $35,165

Tallahassee, FL $35,161

Fayetteville, NC $35,153

Waco, TX $35,145

Wichita Falls, TX $35,145

Pine Bluff, AR $35,130

Vincennes, IN $35,055

Lubbock, TX $35,039

Great Falls, MT $35,016

Alamogordo, NM $35,012

Abilene, TX $34,981

Rapid City, SD $34,930

Monroe, LA $34,930

Albany, GA $34,906

Huntington, WV $34,902

Jackson, MS $34,898

Greenville, MS $34,894

Parkersburg, WV $34,855

Montgomery, AL $34,847

Johnstown, PA $34,839

Springfield, MO $34,808

Biloxi, MS $34,788

Sumter, SC $34,706

Columbus, GA $34,702

Twin Falls, ID $34,678

Pascagoula, MS $34,627

Kingsport, TN $34,525

Gulfport, MS $34,513

Alexandria, LA $34,384

Fort Smith, AR $34,286

El Paso, TX $34,180

Helena, MT $34,129

Las Cruces, NM $34,003

Harlingen, TX $33,893

Pocatello, ID $33,858

Florence, AL $33,846

Brownsville, TX $33,838

Dothan, AL $33,776

Mcallen, TX $33,756

Columbus, MS $33,465

Altus, OK $33,285

Lawton, OK $33,210

Pierre, SD $33,069

What Skills Can Increase a Chaperone's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.84% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 3.3% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.84%
Microsoft Office	3.3%
Billing	1.96%

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 a Chaperone's salary.

Internal Communications: Can increase your salary by up to 49%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 24%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Internal Communications	$58,484	49%
Innovation	$49,456	26%
Analysis	$48,671	24%
Business Requirements	$48,671	24%
Team Operations	$48,671	24%
Container	$46,709	19%

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

Understanding how a Chaperone'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 April 01, 2026

$34,629

Average $39,251/year

$43,182

$2,886

Average $3,271/month

$3,598

$666

Average $755/week

$830

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,182	$3,598	$830	$21
Average	$39,251	$3,271	$755	$19
25th Percentile	$34,629	$2,886	$666	$17

Salary Trends for Chaperone

Salaries for a Chaperone can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,571 in 2023 to around $46,963 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chaperone salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Chaperone Over Time

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2023

$48,571

2024

$47,474

2025

$46,963

2026

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2027

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2023	$48,571
2024	$47,474
2025	$46,963
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