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

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

How does experience change A Humanitarian's salary?

A Humanitarian's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $44,279, a Humanitarian (1-3 years)earns $51,186, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $70,332, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $83,017, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $82,504,

What are the highest paying states for a Humanitarian?

Humanitarian salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Humanitarian roles are District of Columbia $55,766, California $55,555, Massachusetts $54,814. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Humanitarian roles make?

Salaries for Humanitarian level roles vary by specialization: Humanitarian Affairs Officer: $109,242; Humanitarian Aid Worker: $37,122.

How do different companies affect a Humanitarian's salary?

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

Humanitarian Salary in the United States

How much does a Humanitarian make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Humanitarian in the United States is $50,367 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,050
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,437 to $54,389
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,858

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Humanitarian Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,389	$4,532	$1,046	$26
Average	$50,367	$4,197	$969	$24
25th Percentile	$46,437	$3,870	$893	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Humanitarian Salaries

A Humanitarian'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 Humanitarian Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Humanitarian'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): $44,279
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,186
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,332
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,017
Expert (over 8 years): $82,504

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Humanitarian	$44,279
Humanitar... Level Humanitarian	$51,186
Laborator... Level Humanitarian	$70,332
Laborator... Level Humanitarian	$83,017
Laborator... Level Humanitarian	$82,504

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

District of Columbia: $55,766.
California: $55,555.
Massachusetts: $54,814.

District of Columbia $55,766 California $55,555 Massachusetts $54,814 Washington $54,613 New Jersey $54,593 Alaska $54,522 Connecticut $53,827 New York $53,545

Hawaii $52,644 Rhode Island $52,221 Maryland $51,933 Minnesota $51,541 Colorado $51,389 Illinois $51,339 Oregon $51,148 Delaware $51,007

New Hampshire $50,918 Virginia $50,720 Pennsylvania $50,140 Nevada $49,848 North Dakota $49,753 Michigan $49,601 Wisconsin $49,546 Vermont $49,435

Texas $49,128 Maine $49,108 Arizona $49,078 Ohio $49,042 Georgia $48,579 Indiana $48,347 Wyoming $48,302 Utah $48,231

Iowa $48,201 Kansas $47,959 Louisiana $47,889 North Carolina $47,864 Missouri $47,854 Florida $47,657 Montana $47,551 Nebraska $47,451

Kentucky $47,395 South Carolina $47,194 Tennessee $47,068 Idaho $47,018 New Mexico $46,650 Oklahoma $46,569 Alabama $46,272 South Dakota $45,774

Arkansas $45,502 West Virginia $45,355 Mississippi $44,917

Top Paying Cities for Humanitarians

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: $63,528
San Francisco: $62,832
Oakland: $61,508

San Jose, CA $63,528

San Francisco, CA $62,832

Oakland, CA $61,508

New York, NY $57,992

Paramus, NJ $57,287

Queens Village, NY $57,284

Passaic, NJ $57,237

Bergenfield, NJ $57,232

Stamford, CT $57,121

Huntington, NY $57,101

Newark, NJ $56,728

Bridgeport, CT $56,622

Vallejo, CA $56,522

New Brunswick, NJ $56,502

Petaluma, CA $56,471

Middlesex, NJ $56,376

Somerset, NJ $56,341

Santa Cruz, CA $56,275

Boston, MA $55,968

Monterey, CA $55,791

Seattle, WA $55,676

Santa Rosa, CA $55,666

Los Angeles, CA $55,650

Juneau, AK $55,520

Washington, DC $55,464

Orange, CA $55,285

Santa Ana, CA $55,152

Long Beach, CA $55,101

Anaheim, CA $55,091

Anchorage, AK $55,066

Santa Maria, CA $54,915

Everett, WA $54,905

Danbury, CT $54,728

Bremerton, WA $54,658

Tacoma, WA $54,477

New Suffolk, NY $54,476

Sacramento, CA $54,462

Santa Barbara, CA $54,406

Trenton, NJ $54,351

San Diego, CA $54,351

Brockton, MA $54,296

Fairbanks, AK $54,172

Lompoc, CA $54,044

Lowell, MA $54,003

Ventura, CA $53,993

Nashua, NH $53,983

Stockton, CA $53,978

Modesto, CA $53,611

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,500

Olympia, WA $53,404

Kennewick, WA $53,404

New Haven, CT $53,384

Lawrence, MA $53,203

Hartford, CT $53,152

Riverside, CA $53,142

New Bedford, MA $53,092

Richland, WA $53,092

Bakersfield, CA $53,021

San Bernardino, CA $53,001

New Britain, CT $52,996

Atlantic City, NJ $52,996

New London, CT $52,976

Norwich, CT $52,961

Portsmouth, NH $52,951

Boulder, CO $52,844

Portland, OR $52,775

Worcester, MA $52,770

Minneapolis, MN $52,613

Philadelphia, PA $52,543

Honolulu, HI $52,377

Saint Paul, MN $52,352

Vineland, NJ $52,341

Providence, RI $52,195

Chicago, IL $52,049

Bellingham, WA $51,989

Springfield, MA $51,949

Baltimore, MD $51,933

Chico, CA $51,807

Pittsfield, MA $51,672

Manchester, NH $51,576

Spokane, WA $51,354

Denver, CO $51,349

Albany, NY $51,112

Troy, NY $51,092

Nassau, NY $51,038

Schenectady, NY $50,987

Wilmington, DE $50,946

Burlington, VT $50,876

Salem, OR $50,856

Portland, ME $50,699

Yakima, WA $50,649

Rochester, MN $50,493

Reno, NV $50,468

Fresno, CA $50,468

Milwaukee, WI $50,422

Detroit, MI $50,372

Ann Arbor, MI $50,363

Allentown, PA $50,357

Colorado Springs, CO $50,271

Syracuse, NY $50,246

Carson City, NV $50,246

Houston, TX $50,176

Eugene, OR $50,150

Gary, IN $50,090

Springfield, OR $50,050

Bismarck, ND $50,040

Galveston, TX $50,004

Medford, OR $49,929

Fort Collins, CO $49,909

Concord, NH $49,883

Austin, TX $49,868

Mesa, AZ $49,763

Reading, PA $49,758

Phoenix, AZ $49,753

Dallas, TX $49,737

Saint Cloud, MN $49,689

Madison, WI $49,622

Utica, NY $49,486

Rochester, NY $49,405

Des Moines, IA $49,400

Raleigh, NC $49,395

Atlanta, GA $49,319

Battle Creek, MI $49,304

Salt Lake City, UT $49,289

Lancaster, PA $49,214

Harrisburg, PA $49,143

Kansas City, MO $49,093

Champaign, IL $49,083

Kansas City, KS $49,083

Fort Worth, TX $49,078

Columbus, OH $49,069

Boca Raton, FL $49,057

Pittsburgh, PA $49,037

Richmond, VA $49,017

Indianapolis, IN $49,007

Cleveland, OH $49,002

Las Vegas, NV $48,942

Cincinnati, OH $48,942

Petersburg, VA $48,866

Huntsville, AL $48,791

Lansing, MI $48,757

Lebanon, PA $48,750

Pueblo, CO $48,745

Appleton, WI $48,730

Buffalo, NY $48,710

Dayton, OH $48,695

Racine, WI $48,685

Charlotte, NC $48,680

Saint Louis, MO $48,665

York, PA $48,634

Elkhart, IN $48,634

Gastonia, NC $48,625

Billings, MT $48,613

Beaumont, TX $48,599

Lorain, OH $48,589

Benton Harbor, MI $48,579

Toledo, OH $48,569

Binghamton, NY $48,544

Rock Hill, SC $48,539

Rockford, IL $48,513

Springfield, IL $48,493

Elyria, OH $48,488

Fargo, ND $48,488

Flagstaff, AZ $48,453

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,423

Duluth, MN $48,393

Miami, FL $48,393

Cheyenne, WY $48,357

Grand Forks, ND $48,357

Bangor, ME $48,247

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,191

Durham, NC $48,170

Louisville, KY $48,166

Grand Rapids, MI $48,156

Hialeah, FL $48,151

Casper, WY $48,080

Scranton, PA $48,020

New Orleans, LA $48,005

Virginia Beach, VA $48,000

Akron, OH $47,975

Peoria, IL $47,909

Sarasota, FL $47,899

Nashville, TN $47,864

Omaha, NE $47,864

Green Bay, WI $47,864

Baton Rouge, LA $47,839

Charleston, SC $47,829

Jamestown, NY $47,803

Davenport, IA $47,803

Tucson, AZ $47,778

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,748

Tampa, FL $47,738

Evansville, IN $47,708

Port Arthur, TX $47,708

Bradenton, FL $47,687

Santa Fe, NM $47,597

Orlando, FL $47,506

Clearwater, FL $47,491

Canton, OH $47,385

La Crosse, WI $47,385

Albuquerque, NM $47,355

Newport News, VA $47,350

High Point, NC $47,335

Ogden, UT $47,315

Corpus Christi, TX $47,274

Norfolk, VA $47,244

Laramie, WY $47,244

Rock Island, IL $47,214

Saginaw, MI $47,204

Jacksonville, FL $47,199

Salisbury, NC $47,189

Boise, ID $47,179

Moline, IL $47,154

Fort Myers, FL $47,138

Memphis, TN $47,128

Tulsa, OK $47,103

Waterloo, IA $47,073

Spartanburg, SC $47,023

Lincoln, NE $46,997

Fort Wayne, IN $46,987

Provo, UT $46,982

Cedar Falls, IA $46,922

San Antonio, TX $46,902

Greensboro, NC $46,882

South Bend, IN $46,877

Savannah, GA $46,821

Muskegon, MI $46,801

Birmingham, AL $46,796

Winston Salem, NC $46,771

Lake Charles, LA $46,650

Anderson, IN $46,640

Lexington, KY $46,625

Augusta, GA $46,610

Greenville, SC $46,610

Lima, OH $46,569

Wichita, KS $46,564

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,564

Columbia, SC $46,519

Springfield, OH $46,509

Asheville, NC $46,428

Bloomington, IN $46,393

Knoxville, TN $46,212

Shreveport, LA $46,207

Wilmington, NC $46,141

Roanoke, VA $46,141

Topeka, KS $46,051

Frankfort, KY $46,045

Oklahoma City, OK $46,010

Chillicothe, OH $45,990

Longview, TX $45,985

Melbourne, FL $45,980

Sioux Falls, SD $45,899

Mobile, AL $45,894

Terre Haute, IN $45,874

Altoona, PA $45,844

Amarillo, TX $45,809

Killeen, TX $45,794

Fayetteville, AR $45,753

Chattanooga, TN $45,738

Sioux City, IA $45,693

Idaho Falls, ID $45,683

Lynchburg, VA $45,643

Gainesville, FL $45,577

Portsmouth, OH $45,552

Little Rock, AR $45,542

Lafayette, LA $45,522

Youngstown, OH $45,522

Daytona Beach, FL $45,491

Clarksville, TN $45,486

Pensacola, FL $45,481

Temple, TX $45,478

Hopkinsville, KY $45,330

Erie, PA $45,320

Florence, SC $45,300

Charleston, WV $45,219

Great Falls, MT $45,194

Macon, GA $45,124

Tallahassee, FL $45,119

Fayetteville, NC $45,109

Waco, TX $45,099

Helena, MT $45,063

Pine Bluff, AR $45,044

Vincennes, IN $44,983

Lubbock, TX $44,963

Alamogordo, NM $44,932

Twin Falls, ID $44,887

Rapid City, SD $44,872

Jackson, MS $44,781

Huntington, WV $44,778

Greenville, MS $44,776

Parkersburg, WV $44,725

Montgomery, AL $44,716

Wichita Falls, TX $44,665

Springfield, MO $44,665

Biloxi, MS $44,640

Monroe, LA $44,590

Johnstown, PA $44,555

Sumter, SC $44,535

Columbus, GA $44,529

Pascagoula, MS $44,434

Abilene, TX $44,434

Kingsport, TN $44,303

Albany, GA $44,303

Gulfport, MS $44,288

Alexandria, LA $44,121

Fort Smith, AR $43,996

El Paso, TX $43,860

Las Cruces, NM $43,633

Harlingen, TX $43,505

Pocatello, ID $43,497

Florence, AL $43,431

Brownsville, TX $43,421

Mcallen, TX $43,316

Dothan, AL $43,245

Columbus, MS $42,946

Altus, OK $42,711

Lawton, OK $42,616

Pierre, SD $42,434

What Skills Can Increase a Humanitarian's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 Humanitarian's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$55,404	10%
Collaboration	$53,893	7%
Product Testing	$53,389	6%
Molecular Biology	$52,382	4%
Oral Communication	$52,382	4%
Leadership	$52,382	4%

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

Understanding how a Humanitarian'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

$46,437

Average $50,367/year

$54,389

$3,870

Average $4,197/month

$4,532

$893

Average $969/week

$1,046

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,389	$4,532	$1,046	$26
Average	$50,367	$4,197	$969	$24
25th Percentile	$46,437	$3,870	$893	$22

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Salary Trends for Humanitarian

Salaries for a Humanitarian can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,442 in 2023 to around $41,842 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Humanitarian salary trends, .

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2024

$42,298

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