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

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

How does experience change A Dorm Parent's salary?

A Dorm Parent's salary grows with experience: a Dorm Parent (0-1 years)earns $48,287, a Purchasing Clerk II (1-3 years)earns $54,110, a Purchasing Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $62,107, a Purchasing Clerk IV (5-7 years)earns $69,597, a Purchasing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $88,791,

What are the highest paying states for a Dorm Parent?

Dorm Parent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dorm Parent roles are District of Columbia $52,299, California $52,101, Massachusetts $51,407. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dorm Parent roles make?

Salaries for Dorm Parent level roles vary by specialization: Dorm Manager (No Room, Board): $62,930; Parent Facilitator: $55,144; Parent Liaison: $51,646; Parent Advocate: $49,104; Parent Educator: $48,127.

How do different companies affect a Dorm Parent's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dorm Parent 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.

Dorm Parent Salary in the United States

How much does a Dorm Parent make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dorm Parent in the United States is $47,236 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,051
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,190 to $51,326
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,596

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Dorm Parent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,326	$4,277	$987	$25
Average	$47,236	$3,936	$908	$23
25th Percentile	$42,190	$3,516	$811	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Dorm Parent Salaries

A Dorm Parent'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 Dorm Parent Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dorm Parent'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): $48,287
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,110
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,107
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,597
Expert (over 8 years): $88,791

Levels	Salary
Dorm Pare... Level Dorm Parent	$48,287
Purchasin... Level Dorm Parent	$54,110
Purchasin... Level Dorm Parent	$62,107
Purchasin... Level Dorm Parent	$69,597
Purchasin... Level Dorm Parent	$88,791

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What Am I Worth?

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

District of Columbia: $52,299.
California: $52,101.
Massachusetts: $51,407.

District of Columbia $52,299

California $52,101

Massachusetts $51,407

Washington $51,218

New Jersey $51,199

Alaska $51,133

Connecticut $50,481

New York $50,216

Hawaii $49,371

Rhode Island $48,974

Maryland $48,705

Minnesota $48,336

Colorado $48,195

Illinois $48,147

Oregon $47,968

Delaware $47,836

New Hampshire $47,753

Virginia $47,566

Pennsylvania $47,023

Nevada $46,749

North Dakota $46,660

Michigan $46,518

Wisconsin $46,466

Vermont $46,362

Texas $46,074

Maine $46,055

Arizona $46,027

Ohio $45,993

Georgia $45,559

Indiana $45,342

Wyoming $45,299

Utah $45,233

Iowa $45,205

Kansas $44,978

Louisiana $44,912

North Carolina $44,888

Missouri $44,879

Florida $44,695

Montana $44,595

Nebraska $44,501

Kentucky $44,449

South Carolina $44,260

Tennessee $44,142

Idaho $44,095

New Mexico $43,750

Oklahoma $43,674

Alabama $43,396

South Dakota $42,928

Arkansas $42,673

West Virginia $42,536

Mississippi $42,125

Top Paying Cities for Dorm Parents

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: $59,579
San Francisco: $58,993
Oakland: $57,684

San Jose, CA $59,579

San Francisco, CA $58,993

Oakland, CA $57,684

New York, NY $54,742

Queens Village, NY $54,387

Paramus, NJ $54,009

Passaic, NJ $53,962

Bergenfield, NJ $53,915

Stamford, CT $53,844

Huntington, NY $53,797

Newark, NJ $53,490

Bridgeport, CT $53,395

New Brunswick, NJ $53,239

Vallejo, CA $53,140

Middlesex, NJ $53,112

Somerset, NJ $53,069

Petaluma, CA $52,961

Santa Cruz, CA $52,777

Boston, MA $52,682

Monterey, CA $52,446

Fairbanks, AK $52,413

Los Angeles, CA $52,323

Washington, DC $52,299

Seattle, WA $52,214

Santa Rosa, CA $52,205

Juneau, AK $52,068

Orange, CA $51,912

Anchorage, AK $51,827

Anaheim, CA $51,794

Santa Ana, CA $51,723

Nassau, NY $51,695

Long Beach, CA $51,676

Danbury, CT $51,662

Santa Maria, CA $51,501

Everett, WA $51,492

Bremerton, WA $51,260

Trenton, NJ $51,171

Sacramento, CA $51,152

San Diego, CA $51,128

Brockton, MA $51,109

Tacoma, WA $51,090

Santa Barbara, CA $51,024

Lowell, MA $50,835

New Suffolk, NY $50,816

Nashua, NH $50,760

Lompoc, CA $50,684

Ventura, CA $50,637

Stockton, CA $50,623

New Haven, CT $50,528

Atlantic City, NJ $50,405

Hartford, CT $50,301

Modesto, CA $50,278

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,174

New Britain, CT $50,150

Olympia, WA $50,084

Kennewick, WA $50,084

New London, CT $50,075

Norwich, CT $50,061

Lawrence, MA $50,037

Bakersfield, CA $49,905

Riverside, CA $49,838

New Bedford, MA $49,838

Richland, WA $49,791

Portsmouth, NH $49,753

Vineland, NJ $49,744

San Bernardino, CA $49,706

Boulder, CO $49,574

Worcester, MA $49,536

Portland, OR $49,494

Saint Paul, MN $49,437

Minneapolis, MN $49,437

Philadelphia, PA $49,371

Honolulu, HI $49,121

Springfield, MA $48,955

Providence, RI $48,950

Chicago, IL $48,813

Bellingham, WA $48,757

Baltimore, MD $48,705

Chico, CA $48,587

Wilmington, DE $48,506

Pittsfield, MA $48,459

Manchester, NH $48,369

Spokane, WA $48,162

Denver, CO $48,157

Albany, NY $47,935

Troy, NY $47,916

Schenectady, NY $47,817

Burlington, VT $47,713

Portland, ME $47,548

Salem, OR $47,510

Yakima, WA $47,500

Ann Arbor, MI $47,486

Rochester, MN $47,354

Fresno, CA $47,330

Reno, NV $47,330

Milwaukee, WI $47,288

Detroit, MI $47,241

Allentown, PA $47,226

Carson City, NV $47,222

Houston, TX $47,151

Colorado Springs, CO $47,146

Syracuse, NY $47,122

Eugene, OR $47,033

Bismarck, ND $46,976

Gary, IN $46,976

Galveston, TX $46,976

Springfield, OR $46,938

Medford, OR $46,825

Fort Collins, CO $46,806

Austin, TX $46,768

Mesa, AZ $46,669

Phoenix, AZ $46,660

Dallas, TX $46,645

Reading, PA $46,617

Saint Cloud, MN $46,598

Concord, NH $46,556

Madison, WI $46,537

Utica, NY $46,409

Raleigh, NC $46,371

Las Vegas, NV $46,367

Rochester, NY $46,334

Des Moines, IA $46,329

Atlanta, GA $46,253

Battle Creek, MI $46,239

Salt Lake City, UT $46,225

Lancaster, PA $46,154

Champaign, IL $46,145

Harrisburg, PA $46,088

Durham, NC $46,045

Kansas City, MO $46,041

Kansas City, KS $46,031

Fort Worth, TX $46,027

Boca Raton, FL $46,008

Cleveland, OH $46,003

Columbus, OH $45,993

Pittsburgh, PA $45,989

Richmond, VA $45,970

Indianapolis, IN $45,960

Cincinnati, OH $45,899

Petersburg, VA $45,828

Billings, MT $45,724

Lansing, MI $45,724

Huntsville, AL $45,724

Lebanon, PA $45,720

Dayton, OH $45,715

Pueblo, CO $45,715

Appleton, WI $45,701

Buffalo, NY $45,682

Racine, WI $45,658

Charlotte, NC $45,653

Saint Louis, MO $45,639

Springfield, IL $45,620

Elkhart, IN $45,611

York, PA $45,611

Gastonia, NC $45,606

Benton Harbor, MI $45,606

Beaumont, TX $45,578

Lorain, OH $45,568

Toledo, OH $45,549

Binghamton, NY $45,526

Rock Hill, SC $45,521

Rockford, IL $45,498

Fargo, ND $45,474

Elyria, OH $45,474

Flagstaff, AZ $45,441

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,412

Miami, FL $45,384

Duluth, MN $45,309

Bangor, ME $45,247

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,195

Louisville, KY $45,172

Grand Rapids, MI $45,162

Hialeah, FL $45,157

Casper, WY $45,091

Scranton, PA $45,035

New Orleans, LA $45,020

Virginia Beach, VA $45,016

Akron, OH $44,992

Peoria, IL $44,931

Sarasota, FL $44,921

Green Bay, WI $44,888

Baton Rouge, LA $44,865

Charleston, SC $44,855

Nashville, TN $44,841

Jamestown, NY $44,831

Davenport, IA $44,831

Tucson, AZ $44,808

Cheyenne, WY $44,794

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,780

Tampa, FL $44,770

Omaha, NE $44,761

Port Arthur, TX $44,742

Evansville, IN $44,742

Bradenton, FL $44,723

Santa Fe, NM $44,638

Orlando, FL $44,591

Clearwater, FL $44,539

Canton, OH $44,439

La Crosse, WI $44,439

Grand Forks, ND $44,425

Albuquerque, NM $44,411

Tulsa, OK $44,411

Newport News, VA $44,406

High Point, NC $44,392

Ogden, UT $44,373

Corpus Christi, TX $44,336

Laramie, WY $44,307

Norfolk, VA $44,307

Rock Island, IL $44,279

Saginaw, MI $44,269

Jacksonville, FL $44,265

Salisbury, NC $44,255

Memphis, TN $44,246

Moline, IL $44,222

Fort Myers, FL $44,208

Waterloo, IA $44,147

Spartanburg, SC $44,099

Lincoln, NE $44,076

Fort Wayne, IN $44,066

Birmingham, AL $44,014

Cedar Falls, IA $44,005

Provo, UT $44,000

Springfield, OH $43,995

San Antonio, TX $43,986

Greensboro, NC $43,967

South Bend, IN $43,962

Winston Salem, NC $43,958

Boise, ID $43,943

Savannah, GA $43,910

Muskegon, MI $43,825

Lima, OH $43,769

Lake Charles, LA $43,750

Anderson, IN $43,740

Lexington, KY $43,726

Augusta, GA $43,712

Greenville, SC $43,712

Wichita, KS $43,669

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,669

Columbia, SC $43,627

Bloomington, IN $43,509

Roanoke, VA $43,481

Asheville, NC $43,419

Knoxville, TN $43,339

Shreveport, LA $43,334

Wilmington, NC $43,273

Frankfort, KY $43,183

Oklahoma City, OK $43,150

Chillicothe, OH $43,131

Longview, TX $43,126

Topeka, KS $43,112

Mobile, AL $43,041

Terre Haute, IN $43,022

Erie, PA $43,018

Altoona, PA $42,994

Melbourne, FL $42,980

Amarillo, TX $42,961

Killeen, TX $42,947

Fayetteville, AR $42,909

Sioux Falls, SD $42,876

Chattanooga, TN $42,848

Idaho Falls, ID $42,843

Gainesville, FL $42,744

Portsmouth, OH $42,720

Little Rock, AR $42,711

Lynchburg, VA $42,711

Lafayette, LA $42,692

Youngstown, OH $42,692

Temple, TX $42,673

Daytona Beach, FL $42,663

Clarksville, TN $42,659

Pensacola, FL $42,654

Hopkinsville, KY $42,512

Charleston, WV $42,507

Florence, SC $42,484

Sioux City, IA $42,456

Macon, GA $42,319

Tallahassee, FL $42,314

Fayetteville, NC $42,304

Waco, TX $42,295

Wichita Falls, TX $42,295

Pine Bluff, AR $42,276

Vincennes, IN $42,186

Lubbock, TX $42,167

Great Falls, MT $42,139

Alamogordo, NM $42,134

Abilene, TX $42,097

Rapid City, SD $42,035

Monroe, LA $42,035

Albany, GA $42,007

Huntington, WV $42,002

Jackson, MS $41,997

Greenville, MS $41,993

Parkersburg, WV $41,945

Montgomery, AL $41,936

Johnstown, PA $41,926

Springfield, MO $41,889

Biloxi, MS $41,865

Sumter, SC $41,766

Columbus, GA $41,761

Twin Falls, ID $41,733

Pascagoula, MS $41,671

Kingsport, TN $41,549

Gulfport, MS $41,534

Alexandria, LA $41,379

Fort Smith, AR $41,260

El Paso, TX $41,133

Helena, MT $41,072

Las Cruces, NM $40,920

Harlingen, TX $40,788

Pocatello, ID $40,746

Florence, AL $40,731

Brownsville, TX $40,722

Dothan, AL $40,646

Mcallen, TX $40,623

Columbus, MS $40,273

Altus, OK $40,056

Lawton, OK $39,966

Pierre, SD $39,796

What Skills Can Increase a Dorm Parent's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 3.39% 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.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.42% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 0.84% 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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	3.39%
Logistics	1.42%
PowerPoint	0.84%

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 Dorm Parent's salary.

Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Teamwork	$56,211	19%
Presentation	$55,266	17%
Process Improvement	$55,266	17%
RFP	$54,794	16%
Cost Reduction	$54,321	15%
Supply Chain Management	$53,849	14%

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How Education impacts a Dorm Parent's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Dorm Parents enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Dorm Parent with a No Diploma is between $45,917 and $49,288).

Dorm Parent Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Dorm Parent

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 35.6%

Associates 18.9%

Bachelors 39.2%

Masters 5.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	35.6%
Associates	18.9%
Bachelors	39.2%
Masters	5.0%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Dorm Parent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dorm Parent'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

$42,190

Average $47,236/year

$51,326

$3,516

Average $3,936/month

$4,277

$811

Average $908/week

$987

$20

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,326	$4,277	$987	$25
Average	$47,236	$3,936	$908	$23
25th Percentile	$42,190	$3,516	$811	$20

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Salary Trends for Dorm Parent

Salaries for a Dorm Parent can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $45,554 in 2023 to around $45,570 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dorm Parent salary trends, .

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2024

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