Community Development Salary in the United States

How much does a Community Development make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Community Development in the United States is $83,317 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,827
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,289 to $94,577
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,158
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Community Development Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $94,577 $7,881 $1,819 $45
Average $83,317 $6,943 $1,602 $40
25th Percentile $73,289 $6,107 $1,409 $35
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Key Factors That Influence Community Development Salaries

A Community Development'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 Community Development Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Community Development'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): $81,228
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $81,924
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,039
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,432
  • Expert (over 8 years): $87,278
Levels Salary
Entry Level Community Development$81,228
Intermediate Level Community Development$81,924
Senior Level Community Development$83,039
Specialist Level Community Development$84,432
Expert Level Community Development$87,278
$81,228 0 yr
$81,924 < 2 yrs
$83,039 2-4 yrs
$84,432 5-8 yrs
$87,278 > 8 yrs
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How Do Community Development 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 Community Developments. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $92,249.
  • California: $91,899.
  • Massachusetts: $90,674.

Top Paying Cities for Community Developments

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: $105,088
  • San Francisco: $104,055
  • Oakland: $101,747

What Skills Can Increase a Community Development's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Commitment (Mentioned in 9.75% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
  • Blended Learning (Mentioned in 2.63% Job Postings): Blended learning is an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom methods. It requires the physical presence of both teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace. While students still attend "brick-and-mortar" schools with a teacher present, face-to-face classroom practices are combined with computer-mediated activities regarding content and delivery. Blended learning is also used in professional development and training settings. Blended learning is highly context-dependent therefore a universal conception of it is hard to come by. Some reports have claimed that a lack of consensus on a hard definition of blended learning had led to difficulties in research on its effectiveness. However, a 2015 meta-analysis that historically looked back at a comprehensive review of evidence-based research studies around blended learning, found commonalities in defining that blended learning was "considered a combination of traditional f2f [face to face] modes of instruction with online modes of learning, drawing on technology-mediated instruction, where all participants in the learning process are separated by distance some of the time." This report also found that all of these evidence-based studies concluded that student achievement was higher in blended learning experiences when compared to either fully online or fully face-to-face learning experiences.
  • Data Analysis (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, and is used in different business, science, and social science domains. In today's business world, data analysis plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively. Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes, while business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing mainly on business information. In statistical applications, data analysis can be divided into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data while CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All of the above are varieties of data analysis.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Commitment 9.75%
Blended Learning 2.63%
Data Analysis 1.55%
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 Community Development's salary.
  • Special Education: Can increase your salary by up to 35%.
  • Word Processing: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
  • Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Special Education
$112,478
35%
Word Processing
$101,647
22%
Alignment
$99,148
19%
Organizing
$96,648
16%
Written Communication
$95,815
15%
Record Keeping
$92,482
11%
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How Education impacts a Community Development's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Community Developments 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 Community Development with a Bachelor's Degree is between $79,837 and $91,145).

Community Development Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Community Development
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 2.0%
High School 12.0%
Associates 2.0%
Bachelors 12.0%
Masters 38.0%
Doctorate 48.0%
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Community Development Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Community Development'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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Community Development

Salaries for a Community Development can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,744 in 2023 to around $53,843 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Community Development salary trends, .

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