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

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

How does experience change A Chief Pathologist's salary?

A Chief Pathologist's salary grows with experience: a Construction Coordinator I (0-2 years)earns $66,789, a Construction Coordinator II (2-4 years)earns $78,238, a Chief Pathologist (4-7 years)earns $87,710, a Construction Coordinator IV (7+ years)earns $107,731, a Construction Coordinator V (7-10 years)earns $119,940,

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Pathologist?

Chief Pathologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Pathologist roles are District of Columbia $94,347, California $93,989, Massachusetts $92,737. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Pathologist roles make?

Salaries for Chief Pathologist level roles vary by specialization: Oral Pathologist: $336,841; Anatomical Pathologist: $335,669; Surgical Pathologist: $332,798; Staff Pathologist: $331,081; Forensic Pathologist: $331,081.

How do different companies affect a Chief Pathologist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Chief Pathologist 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.

Chief Pathologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Chief Pathologist make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Pathologist in the United States is $85,213 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,400
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,226 to $93,163
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,312

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Chief Pathologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,163	$7,764	$1,792	$45
Average	$85,213	$7,101	$1,639	$41
25th Percentile	$73,226	$6,102	$1,408	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Pathologist Salaries

A Chief Pathologist'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 Chief Pathologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief Pathologist'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): $66,789
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,238
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,710
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $107,731
Expert (over 8 years): $119,940

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Construct... Level Chief Pathologist	$66,789
Construct... Level Chief Pathologist	$78,238
Chief Pat... Level Chief Pathologist	$87,710
Construct... Level Chief Pathologist	$107,731
Construct... Level Chief Pathologist	$119,940

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

District of Columbia: $94,347.
California: $93,989.
Massachusetts: $92,737.

District of Columbia $94,347 California $93,989 Massachusetts $92,737 Washington $92,396 New Jersey $92,362 Alaska $92,243 Connecticut $91,067 New York $90,590

Hawaii $89,064 Rhode Island $88,348 Maryland $87,863 Minnesota $87,198 Colorado $86,942 Illinois $86,857 Oregon $86,533 Delaware $86,295

New Hampshire $86,145 Virginia $85,809 Pennsylvania $84,829 Nevada $84,335 North Dakota $84,173 Michigan $83,917 Wisconsin $83,824 Vermont $83,636

Texas $83,116 Maine $83,082 Arizona $83,031 Ohio $82,972 Georgia $82,188 Indiana $81,796 Wyoming $81,719 Utah $81,600

Iowa $81,548 Kansas $81,139 Louisiana $81,020 North Carolina $80,978 Missouri $80,960 Florida $80,628 Montana $80,449 Nebraska $80,279

Kentucky $80,185 South Carolina $79,844 Tennessee $79,631 Idaho $79,546 New Mexico $78,924 Oklahoma $78,788 Alabama $78,285 South Dakota $77,441

Arkansas $76,981 West Virginia $76,734 Mississippi $75,993

Top Paying Cities for Chief Pathologists

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: $107,479
San Francisco: $106,302
Oakland: $104,062

San Jose, CA $107,479

San Francisco, CA $106,302

Oakland, CA $104,062

New York, NY $98,113

Paramus, NJ $96,920

Queens Village, NY $96,916

Passaic, NJ $96,835

Bergenfield, NJ $96,827

Stamford, CT $96,640

Huntington, NY $96,605

Newark, NJ $95,975

Bridgeport, CT $95,795

Vallejo, CA $95,626

New Brunswick, NJ $95,591

Petaluma, CA $95,540

Middlesex, NJ $95,378

Somerset, NJ $95,319

Santa Cruz, CA $95,208

Boston, MA $94,688

Monterey, CA $94,389

Seattle, WA $94,194

Santa Rosa, CA $94,177

Los Angeles, CA $94,151

Juneau, AK $93,930

Washington, DC $93,836

Orange, CA $93,533

Santa Ana, CA $93,308

Long Beach, CA $93,223

Anaheim, CA $93,206

Anchorage, AK $93,163

Santa Maria, CA $92,907

Everett, WA $92,890

Danbury, CT $92,590

Bremerton, WA $92,473

Tacoma, WA $92,166

New Suffolk, NY $92,164

Sacramento, CA $92,140

Santa Barbara, CA $92,047

Trenton, NJ $91,953

San Diego, CA $91,953

Brockton, MA $91,859

Fairbanks, AK $91,650

Lompoc, CA $91,433

Lowell, MA $91,364

Ventura, CA $91,348

Nashua, NH $91,331

Stockton, CA $91,322

Modesto, CA $90,700

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,513

Olympia, WA $90,351

Kennewick, WA $90,351

New Haven, CT $90,317

Lawrence, MA $90,010

Hartford, CT $89,925

Riverside, CA $89,908

New Bedford, MA $89,823

Richland, WA $89,823

Bakersfield, CA $89,703

San Bernardino, CA $89,669

New Britain, CT $89,661

Atlantic City, NJ $89,661

New London, CT $89,627

Norwich, CT $89,601

Portsmouth, NH $89,584

Boulder, CO $89,403

Portland, OR $89,286

Worcester, MA $89,277

Minneapolis, MN $89,013

Philadelphia, PA $88,894

Honolulu, HI $88,613

Saint Paul, MN $88,572

Vineland, NJ $88,553

Providence, RI $88,306

Chicago, IL $88,059

Bellingham, WA $87,956

Springfield, MA $87,888

Baltimore, MD $87,863

Chico, CA $87,650

Pittsfield, MA $87,420

Manchester, NH $87,258

Spokane, WA $86,883

Denver, CO $86,874

Albany, NY $86,474

Troy, NY $86,440

Nassau, NY $86,348

Schenectady, NY $86,261

Wilmington, DE $86,193

Burlington, VT $86,073

Salem, OR $86,039

Portland, ME $85,775

Yakima, WA $85,690

Rochester, MN $85,426

Reno, NV $85,383

Fresno, CA $85,383

Milwaukee, WI $85,306

Detroit, MI $85,221

Ann Arbor, MI $85,207

Allentown, PA $85,196

Colorado Springs, CO $85,051

Syracuse, NY $85,008

Carson City, NV $85,008

Houston, TX $84,889

Eugene, OR $84,846

Gary, IN $84,744

Springfield, OR $84,676

Bismarck, ND $84,659

Galveston, TX $84,599

Medford, OR $84,471

Fort Collins, CO $84,437

Concord, NH $84,395

Austin, TX $84,369

Mesa, AZ $84,190

Reading, PA $84,182

Phoenix, AZ $84,173

Dallas, TX $84,147

Saint Cloud, MN $84,066

Madison, WI $83,951

Utica, NY $83,721

Rochester, NY $83,585

Des Moines, IA $83,577

Raleigh, NC $83,568

Atlanta, GA $83,440

Battle Creek, MI $83,415

Salt Lake City, UT $83,389

Lancaster, PA $83,261

Harrisburg, PA $83,142

Kansas City, MO $83,057

Champaign, IL $83,040

Kansas City, KS $83,040

Fort Worth, TX $83,031

Columbus, OH $83,017

Boca Raton, FL $82,997

Pittsburgh, PA $82,963

Richmond, VA $82,929

Indianapolis, IN $82,912

Cleveland, OH $82,903

Las Vegas, NV $82,801

Cincinnati, OH $82,801

Petersburg, VA $82,673

Huntsville, AL $82,545

Lansing, MI $82,488

Lebanon, PA $82,477

Pueblo, CO $82,469

Appleton, WI $82,443

Buffalo, NY $82,409

Dayton, OH $82,384

Racine, WI $82,366

Charlotte, NC $82,358

Saint Louis, MO $82,332

York, PA $82,281

Elkhart, IN $82,281

Gastonia, NC $82,265

Billings, MT $82,245

Beaumont, TX $82,222

Lorain, OH $82,205

Benton Harbor, MI $82,188

Toledo, OH $82,171

Binghamton, NY $82,128

Rock Hill, SC $82,119

Rockford, IL $82,077

Springfield, IL $82,043

Elyria, OH $82,034

Fargo, ND $82,034

Flagstaff, AZ $81,975

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,923

Duluth, MN $81,872

Miami, FL $81,872

Cheyenne, WY $81,813

Grand Forks, ND $81,813

Bangor, ME $81,625

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,531

Durham, NC $81,496

Louisville, KY $81,489

Grand Rapids, MI $81,472

Hialeah, FL $81,463

Casper, WY $81,344

Scranton, PA $81,242

New Orleans, LA $81,216

Virginia Beach, VA $81,208

Akron, OH $81,165

Peoria, IL $81,054

Sarasota, FL $81,037

Nashville, TN $80,978

Omaha, NE $80,978

Green Bay, WI $80,978

Baton Rouge, LA $80,935

Charleston, SC $80,918

Jamestown, NY $80,875

Davenport, IA $80,875

Tucson, AZ $80,833

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,782

Tampa, FL $80,765

Evansville, IN $80,713

Port Arthur, TX $80,713

Bradenton, FL $80,679

Santa Fe, NM $80,526

Orlando, FL $80,373

Clearwater, FL $80,347

Canton, OH $80,168

La Crosse, WI $80,168

Albuquerque, NM $80,117

Newport News, VA $80,108

High Point, NC $80,083

Ogden, UT $80,049

Corpus Christi, TX $79,981

Norfolk, VA $79,929

Laramie, WY $79,929

Rock Island, IL $79,878

Saginaw, MI $79,861

Jacksonville, FL $79,853

Salisbury, NC $79,836

Boise, ID $79,819

Moline, IL $79,776

Fort Myers, FL $79,750

Memphis, TN $79,733

Tulsa, OK $79,691

Waterloo, IA $79,640

Spartanburg, SC $79,554

Lincoln, NE $79,512

Fort Wayne, IN $79,495

Provo, UT $79,486

Cedar Falls, IA $79,384

San Antonio, TX $79,350

Greensboro, NC $79,316

South Bend, IN $79,307

Savannah, GA $79,214

Muskegon, MI $79,180

Birmingham, AL $79,171

Winston Salem, NC $79,129

Lake Charles, LA $78,924

Anderson, IN $78,907

Lexington, KY $78,881

Augusta, GA $78,856

Greenville, SC $78,856

Lima, OH $78,788

Wichita, KS $78,779

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,779

Columbia, SC $78,702

Springfield, OH $78,685

Asheville, NC $78,549

Bloomington, IN $78,489

Knoxville, TN $78,183

Shreveport, LA $78,174

Wilmington, NC $78,063

Roanoke, VA $78,063

Topeka, KS $77,910

Frankfort, KY $77,901

Oklahoma City, OK $77,842

Chillicothe, OH $77,808

Longview, TX $77,799

Melbourne, FL $77,791

Sioux Falls, SD $77,654

Mobile, AL $77,646

Terre Haute, IN $77,612

Altoona, PA $77,561

Amarillo, TX $77,501

Killeen, TX $77,475

Fayetteville, AR $77,407

Chattanooga, TN $77,382

Sioux City, IA $77,305

Idaho Falls, ID $77,288

Lynchburg, VA $77,220

Gainesville, FL $77,109

Portsmouth, OH $77,066

Little Rock, AR $77,049

Lafayette, LA $77,015

Youngstown, OH $77,015

Daytona Beach, FL $76,964

Clarksville, TN $76,955

Pensacola, FL $76,947

Temple, TX $76,941

Hopkinsville, KY $76,691

Erie, PA $76,674

Florence, SC $76,640

Charleston, WV $76,504

Great Falls, MT $76,461

Macon, GA $76,342

Tallahassee, FL $76,333

Fayetteville, NC $76,316

Waco, TX $76,299

Helena, MT $76,240

Pine Bluff, AR $76,207

Vincennes, IN $76,103

Lubbock, TX $76,069

Alamogordo, NM $76,018

Twin Falls, ID $75,941

Rapid City, SD $75,916

Jackson, MS $75,763

Huntington, WV $75,757

Greenville, MS $75,754

Parkersburg, WV $75,667

Montgomery, AL $75,652

Wichita Falls, TX $75,567

Springfield, MO $75,567

Biloxi, MS $75,524

Monroe, LA $75,439

Johnstown, PA $75,379

Sumter, SC $75,345

Columbus, GA $75,336

Pascagoula, MS $75,175

Abilene, TX $75,175

Kingsport, TN $74,953

Albany, GA $74,953

Gulfport, MS $74,927

Alexandria, LA $74,646

Fort Smith, AR $74,433

El Paso, TX $74,203

Las Cruces, NM $73,820

Harlingen, TX $73,603

Pocatello, ID $73,590

Florence, AL $73,479

Brownsville, TX $73,462

Mcallen, TX $73,283

Dothan, AL $73,164

Columbus, MS $72,657

Altus, OK $72,260

Lawton, OK $72,098

Pierre, SD $71,792

What Skills Can Increase a Chief Pathologist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 9.97% 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.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.24% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	9.97%
Telecommunications	1.77%
Administrative Support	1.24%

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 Chief Pathologist's salary.

Space Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Space Planning	$92,882	9%
Presentation	$90,325	6%
Procurement	$89,473	5%
RFP	$89,473	5%
Collaboration	$88,621	4%
Accounting	$88,621	4%

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How Education impacts a Chief Pathologist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Chief Pathologists 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 a Chief Pathologist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $80,395 and $87,443).

Chief Pathologist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Chief Pathologist

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 19.8%

Associates 15.3%

Bachelors 53.2%

Masters 10.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	19.8%
Associates	15.3%
Bachelors	53.2%
Masters	10.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Chief Pathologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief Pathologist'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

$73,226

Average $85,213/year

$93,163

$6,102

Average $7,101/month

$7,764

$1,408

Average $1,639/week

$1,792

$35

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,163	$7,764	$1,792	$45
Average	$85,213	$7,101	$1,639	$41
25th Percentile	$73,226	$6,102	$1,408	$35

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Salary Trends for Chief Pathologist

Salaries for a Chief Pathologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $86,891 in 2023 to around $85,250 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Chief Pathologist salary trends, .

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2023

$86,891

2024

$86,323

2025

$85,250

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2024	$86,323
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