Key Factors That Influence Family Educator Salaries
A Family Educator'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 Family Educator Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Family Educator'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): $46,955
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,421
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,568
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $48,797
Expert (over 8 years): $48,950
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Family Educator
$46,955
Intermediate Level Family Educator
$47,421
Senior Level Family Educator
$48,568
Specialist Level Family Educator
$48,797
Expert Level Family Educator
$48,950
$46,9550 yr
$47,421< 2 yrs
$48,5682-4 yrs
$48,7975-8 yrs
$48,950> 8 yrs
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How Do Family Educator 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 Family Educators.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $51,295.
California: $51,100.
Massachusetts: $50,419.
District of Columbia$51,295
California$51,100
Massachusetts$50,419
Washington$50,234
New Jersey$50,215
Alaska$50,150
Connecticut$49,511
New York$49,252
Hawaii$48,422
Rhode Island$48,033
Maryland$47,769
Minnesota$47,408
Colorado$47,269
Illinois$47,222
Oregon$47,046
Delaware$46,917
New Hampshire$46,835
Virginia$46,652
Pennsylvania$46,120
Nevada$45,851
North Dakota$45,763
Michigan$45,624
Wisconsin$45,573
Vermont$45,471
Texas$45,189
Maine$45,170
Arizona$45,142
Ohio$45,110
Georgia$44,684
Indiana$44,470
Wyoming$44,429
Utah$44,364
Iowa$44,336
Kansas$44,114
Louisiana$44,049
North Carolina$44,026
Missouri$44,016
Florida$43,836
Montana$43,738
Nebraska$43,646
Kentucky$43,595
South Carolina$43,410
Tennessee$43,294
Idaho$43,247
New Mexico$42,909
Oklahoma$42,835
Alabama$42,562
South Dakota$42,103
Arkansas$41,853
West Virginia$41,719
Mississippi$41,315
Top Paying Cities for Family Educators
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: $58,434
San Francisco: $57,794
Oakland: $56,576
San Jose, CA$58,434
San Francisco, CA$57,794
Oakland, CA$56,576
New York, NY$53,342
Paramus, NJ$52,693
Queens Village, NY$52,691
Passaic, NJ$52,647
Bergenfield, NJ$52,643
Stamford, CT$52,541
Huntington, NY$52,522
Newark, NJ$52,179
Bridgeport, CT$52,082
Vallejo, CA$51,990
New Brunswick, NJ$51,971
Petaluma, CA$51,943
Middlesex, NJ$51,855
Somerset, NJ$51,823
Santa Cruz, CA$51,762
Boston, MA$51,480
Monterey, CA$51,317
Seattle, WA$51,211
Santa Rosa, CA$51,202
Los Angeles, CA$51,188
Juneau, AK$51,068
Washington, DC$51,017
Orange, CA$50,852
Santa Ana, CA$50,729
Long Beach, CA$50,683
Anaheim, CA$50,674
Anchorage, AK$50,651
Santa Maria, CA$50,512
Everett, WA$50,502
Danbury, CT$50,339
Bremerton, WA$50,275
Tacoma, WA$50,109
New Suffolk, NY$50,108
Sacramento, CA$50,095
Santa Barbara, CA$50,044
Trenton, NJ$49,993
San Diego, CA$49,993
Brockton, MA$49,942
Fairbanks, AK$49,828
Lompoc, CA$49,710
Lowell, MA$49,673
Ventura, CA$49,664
Nashua, NH$49,655
Stockton, CA$49,650
Modesto, CA$49,312
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,210
Olympia, WA$49,122
Kennewick, WA$49,122
New Haven, CT$49,103
Lawrence, MA$48,936
Hartford, CT$48,890
Riverside, CA$48,881
New Bedford, MA$48,835
Richland, WA$48,835
Bakersfield, CA$48,770
San Bernardino, CA$48,751
New Britain, CT$48,747
Atlantic City, NJ$48,747
New London, CT$48,728
Norwich, CT$48,714
Portsmouth, NH$48,705
Boulder, CO$48,607
Portland, OR$48,543
Worcester, MA$48,538
Minneapolis, MN$48,394
Philadelphia, PA$48,330
Honolulu, HI$48,177
Saint Paul, MN$48,154
Vineland, NJ$48,144
Providence, RI$48,010
Chicago, IL$47,876
Bellingham, WA$47,820
Springfield, MA$47,783
Baltimore, MD$47,769
Chico, CA$47,653
Pittsfield, MA$47,528
Manchester, NH$47,440
Spokane, WA$47,236
Denver, CO$47,232
Albany, NY$47,014
Troy, NY$46,995
Nassau, NY$46,946
Schenectady, NY$46,898
Wilmington, DE$46,861
Burlington, VT$46,796
Salem, OR$46,778
Portland, ME$46,634
Yakima, WA$46,588
Rochester, MN$46,444
Reno, NV$46,421
Fresno, CA$46,421
Milwaukee, WI$46,379
Detroit, MI$46,333
Ann Arbor, MI$46,325
Allentown, PA$46,319
Colorado Springs, CO$46,240
Syracuse, NY$46,217
Carson City, NV$46,217
Houston, TX$46,152
Eugene, OR$46,129
Gary, IN$46,073
Springfield, OR$46,036
Bismarck, ND$46,027
Galveston, TX$45,995
Medford, OR$45,925
Fort Collins, CO$45,907
Concord, NH$45,883
Austin, TX$45,870
Mesa, AZ$45,772
Reading, PA$45,768
Phoenix, AZ$45,763
Dallas, TX$45,749
Saint Cloud, MN$45,705
Madison, WI$45,643
Utica, NY$45,517
Rochester, NY$45,443
Des Moines, IA$45,439
Raleigh, NC$45,434
Atlanta, GA$45,365
Battle Creek, MI$45,351
Salt Lake City, UT$45,337
Lancaster, PA$45,267
Harrisburg, PA$45,202
Kansas City, MO$45,156
Champaign, IL$45,147
Kansas City, KS$45,147
Fort Worth, TX$45,142
Columbus, OH$45,134
Boca Raton, FL$45,124
Pittsburgh, PA$45,105
Richmond, VA$45,087
Indianapolis, IN$45,077
Cleveland, OH$45,073
Las Vegas, NV$45,017
Cincinnati, OH$45,017
Petersburg, VA$44,948
Huntsville, AL$44,878
Lansing, MI$44,847
Lebanon, PA$44,841
Pueblo, CO$44,836
Appleton, WI$44,823
Buffalo, NY$44,804
Dayton, OH$44,790
Racine, WI$44,781
Charlotte, NC$44,776
Saint Louis, MO$44,762
York, PA$44,735
Elkhart, IN$44,735
Gastonia, NC$44,726
Billings, MT$44,715
Beaumont, TX$44,702
Lorain, OH$44,693
Benton Harbor, MI$44,684
Toledo, OH$44,674
Binghamton, NY$44,651
Rock Hill, SC$44,646
Rockford, IL$44,623
Springfield, IL$44,605
Elyria, OH$44,600
Fargo, ND$44,600
Flagstaff, AZ$44,568
Fort Lauderdale, FL$44,540
Duluth, MN$44,512
Miami, FL$44,512
Cheyenne, WY$44,480
Grand Forks, ND$44,480
Bangor, ME$44,378
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,327
Durham, NC$44,307
Louisville, KY$44,304
Grand Rapids, MI$44,294
Hialeah, FL$44,290
Casper, WY$44,225
Scranton, PA$44,169
New Orleans, LA$44,155
Virginia Beach, VA$44,151
Akron, OH$44,128
Peoria, IL$44,067
Sarasota, FL$44,058
Nashville, TN$44,026
Omaha, NE$44,026
Green Bay, WI$44,026
Baton Rouge, LA$44,003
Charleston, SC$43,993
Jamestown, NY$43,970
Davenport, IA$43,970
Tucson, AZ$43,947
Saint Petersburg, FL$43,919
Tampa, FL$43,910
Evansville, IN$43,882
Port Arthur, TX$43,882
Bradenton, FL$43,864
Santa Fe, NM$43,780
Orlando, FL$43,697
Clearwater, FL$43,683
Canton, OH$43,586
La Crosse, WI$43,586
Albuquerque, NM$43,558
Newport News, VA$43,553
High Point, NC$43,539
Ogden, UT$43,521
Corpus Christi, TX$43,484
Norfolk, VA$43,456
Laramie, WY$43,456
Rock Island, IL$43,428
Saginaw, MI$43,419
Jacksonville, FL$43,414
Salisbury, NC$43,405
Boise, ID$43,396
Moline, IL$43,372
Fort Myers, FL$43,359
Memphis, TN$43,349
Tulsa, OK$43,326
Waterloo, IA$43,298
Spartanburg, SC$43,252
Lincoln, NE$43,229
Fort Wayne, IN$43,220
Provo, UT$43,215
Cedar Falls, IA$43,159
San Antonio, TX$43,141
Greensboro, NC$43,122
South Bend, IN$43,118
Savannah, GA$43,067
Muskegon, MI$43,048
Birmingham, AL$43,044
Winston Salem, NC$43,021
Lake Charles, LA$42,909
Anderson, IN$42,900
Lexington, KY$42,886
Augusta, GA$42,872
Greenville, SC$42,872
Lima, OH$42,835
Wichita, KS$42,830
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,830
Columbia, SC$42,789
Springfield, OH$42,779
Asheville, NC$42,705
Bloomington, IN$42,673
Knoxville, TN$42,506
Shreveport, LA$42,501
Wilmington, NC$42,441
Roanoke, VA$42,441
Topeka, KS$42,358
Frankfort, KY$42,353
Oklahoma City, OK$42,321
Chillicothe, OH$42,302
Longview, TX$42,298
Melbourne, FL$42,293
Sioux Falls, SD$42,219
Mobile, AL$42,214
Terre Haute, IN$42,196
Altoona, PA$42,168
Amarillo, TX$42,135
Killeen, TX$42,122
Fayetteville, AR$42,085
Chattanooga, TN$42,071
Sioux City, IA$42,029
Idaho Falls, ID$42,020
Lynchburg, VA$41,983
Gainesville, FL$41,922
Portsmouth, OH$41,899
Little Rock, AR$41,890
Lafayette, LA$41,871
Youngstown, OH$41,871
Daytona Beach, FL$41,844
Clarksville, TN$41,839
Pensacola, FL$41,834
Temple, TX$41,831
Hopkinsville, KY$41,695
Erie, PA$41,686
Florence, SC$41,668
Charleston, WV$41,593
Great Falls, MT$41,570
Macon, GA$41,505
Tallahassee, FL$41,501
Fayetteville, NC$41,492
Waco, TX$41,482
Helena, MT$41,450
Pine Bluff, AR$41,432
Vincennes, IN$41,376
Lubbock, TX$41,357
Alamogordo, NM$41,329
Twin Falls, ID$41,288
Rapid City, SD$41,274
Jackson, MS$41,190
Huntington, WV$41,187
Greenville, MS$41,186
Parkersburg, WV$41,139
Montgomery, AL$41,130
Wichita Falls, TX$41,084
Springfield, MO$41,084
Biloxi, MS$41,061
Monroe, LA$41,014
Johnstown, PA$40,982
Sumter, SC$40,963
Columbus, GA$40,959
Pascagoula, MS$40,871
Abilene, TX$40,871
Kingsport, TN$40,750
Albany, GA$40,750
Gulfport, MS$40,736
Alexandria, LA$40,584
Fort Smith, AR$40,468
El Paso, TX$40,343
Las Cruces, NM$40,134
Harlingen, TX$40,016
Pocatello, ID$40,009
Florence, AL$39,949
Brownsville, TX$39,940
Mcallen, TX$39,842
Dothan, AL$39,777
Columbus, MS$39,502
Altus, OK$39,286
Lawton, OK$39,198
Pierre, SD$39,032
What Skills Can Increase a Family Educator's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 6.22% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Child Development (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Psychiatric (Mentioned in 2.03% Job Postings): Periodically and systematically assessing the client's dietary intake and nutritional status to ensure the effectiveness of nutrition intervention.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
6.22%
Child Development
2.43%
Psychiatric
2.03%
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 Family Educator's salary.
Group Therapy: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Treatment Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Group Therapy
$52,351
13%
Treatment Planning
$50,961
10%
Psychiatric
$50,034
8%
Group Counseling
$49,571
7%
Leadership
$49,571
7%
Accountability
$49,108
6%
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Family Educator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Family Educator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Family Educator positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Family Educator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Family Educator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$50,961
$25.0
10%
How Education impacts a Family Educator's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Family Educators enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Family Educator with a Master's Degree or MBA is between
$43,270
and $46,583).
Family Educator Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Family Educator
No Diploma0.1%
High School0.8%
Associates0.8%
Bachelors5.4%
Masters87.3%
Doctorate5.4%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.1%
High School
0.8%
Associates
0.8%
Bachelors
5.4%
Masters
87.3%
Doctorate
5.4%
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Family Educator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Family Educator'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.
Salaries for a Family Educator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $45,088 in 2023
to around $44,581 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Family Educator salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Family Educator Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$45,088
2024
$44,999
2025
$44,581
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$45,088
2024
$44,999
2025
$44,581
2026
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401(k)
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Common company salaries for Family Educator
Here are companies hiring for Family Educator and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Family Educator?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Family Educator roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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