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

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

How does experience change A Lobbyists's salary?

A Lobbyists's salary grows with experience: a Government Affairs Specialist I (2-4 years)earns $86,873, a Lobbyists (4-7 years)earns $101,598, a Government Affairs Specialist III (7+ years)earns $144,540, a Government Affairs Specialist IV (7-10 years)earns $173,470, a Government Affairs Manager (10+ years)earns $146,468,

What are the highest paying states for a Lobbyists?

Lobbyists salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lobbyists roles are District of Columbia $110,015, California $109,598, Massachusetts $108,137. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Lobbyists's salary?

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

Lobbyists Salary in the United States

How much does a Lobbyists make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lobbyists in the United States is $99,363 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,427
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,637 to $110,389
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,872

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Lobbyists Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,389	$9,199	$2,123	$53
Average	$99,363	$8,280	$1,911	$48
25th Percentile	$88,637	$7,386	$1,705	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Lobbyists Salaries

A Lobbyists'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 Lobbyists Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lobbyists'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): $86,873
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,598
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $144,540
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $173,470
Expert (over 8 years): $146,468

Levels	Salary
Governmen... Level Lobbyists	$86,873
Lobbyists... Level Lobbyists	$101,598
Governmen... Level Lobbyists	$144,540
Governmen... Level Lobbyists	$173,470
Governmen... Level Lobbyists	$146,468

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

District of Columbia: $110,015.
California: $109,598.
Massachusetts: $108,137.

District of Columbia $110,015 California $109,598 Massachusetts $108,137 Washington $107,740 New Jersey $107,700 Alaska $107,561 Connecticut $106,190 New York $105,633

Hawaii $103,855 Rhode Island $103,020 Maryland $102,453 Minnesota $101,678 Colorado $101,380 Illinois $101,281 Oregon $100,903 Delaware $100,625

New Hampshire $100,450 Virginia $100,059 Pennsylvania $98,916 Nevada $98,340 North Dakota $98,151 Michigan $97,853 Wisconsin $97,744 Vermont $97,525

Texas $96,919 Maine $96,879 Arizona $96,820 Ohio $96,750 Georgia $95,836 Indiana $95,379 Wyoming $95,289 Utah $95,150

Iowa $95,091 Kansas $94,614 Louisiana $94,475 North Carolina $94,425 Missouri $94,405 Florida $94,018 Montana $93,809 Nebraska $93,610

Kentucky $93,501 South Carolina $93,103 Tennessee $92,855 Idaho $92,756 New Mexico $92,030 Oklahoma $91,871 Alabama $91,285 South Dakota $90,301

Arkansas $89,765 West Virginia $89,477 Mississippi $88,612

Top Paying Cities for Lobbyists

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: $125,327
San Francisco: $123,955
Oakland: $121,342

San Jose, CA $125,327

San Francisco, CA $123,955

Oakland, CA $121,342

New York, NY $114,406

Paramus, NJ $113,015

Queens Village, NY $113,010

Passaic, NJ $112,915

Bergenfield, NJ $112,907

Stamford, CT $112,688

Huntington, NY $112,647

Newark, NJ $111,913

Bridgeport, CT $111,703

Vallejo, CA $111,505

New Brunswick, NJ $111,466

Petaluma, CA $111,406

Middlesex, NJ $111,217

Somerset, NJ $111,148

Santa Cruz, CA $111,019

Boston, MA $110,412

Monterey, CA $110,064

Seattle, WA $109,836

Santa Rosa, CA $109,816

Los Angeles, CA $109,787

Juneau, AK $109,528

Washington, DC $109,419

Orange, CA $109,065

Santa Ana, CA $108,803

Long Beach, CA $108,703

Anaheim, CA $108,684

Anchorage, AK $108,634

Santa Maria, CA $108,336

Everett, WA $108,316

Danbury, CT $107,966

Bremerton, WA $107,829

Tacoma, WA $107,471

New Suffolk, NY $107,469

Sacramento, CA $107,442

Santa Barbara, CA $107,332

Trenton, NJ $107,223

San Diego, CA $107,223

Brockton, MA $107,114

Fairbanks, AK $106,870

Lompoc, CA $106,617

Lowell, MA $106,536

Ventura, CA $106,517

Nashua, NH $106,498

Stockton, CA $106,488

Modesto, CA $105,762

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,544

Olympia, WA $105,355

Kennewick, WA $105,355

New Haven, CT $105,315

Lawrence, MA $104,957

Hartford, CT $104,858

Riverside, CA $104,838

New Bedford, MA $104,739

Richland, WA $104,739

Bakersfield, CA $104,600

San Bernardino, CA $104,560

New Britain, CT $104,550

Atlantic City, NJ $104,550

New London, CT $104,510

Norwich, CT $104,481

Portsmouth, NH $104,461

Boulder, CO $104,250

Portland, OR $104,113

Worcester, MA $104,103

Minneapolis, MN $103,795

Philadelphia, PA $103,656

Honolulu, HI $103,328

Saint Paul, MN $103,280

Vineland, NJ $103,258

Providence, RI $102,970

Chicago, IL $102,682

Bellingham, WA $102,563

Springfield, MA $102,483

Baltimore, MD $102,453

Chico, CA $102,205

Pittsfield, MA $101,937

Manchester, NH $101,748

Spokane, WA $101,311

Denver, CO $101,301

Albany, NY $100,834

Troy, NY $100,794

Nassau, NY $100,688

Schenectady, NY $100,585

Wilmington, DE $100,506

Burlington, VT $100,367

Salem, OR $100,327

Portland, ME $100,019

Yakima, WA $99,920

Rochester, MN $99,612

Reno, NV $99,562

Fresno, CA $99,562

Milwaukee, WI $99,473

Detroit, MI $99,373

Ann Arbor, MI $99,356

Allentown, PA $99,343

Colorado Springs, CO $99,175

Syracuse, NY $99,125

Carson City, NV $99,125

Houston, TX $98,986

Eugene, OR $98,936

Gary, IN $98,817

Springfield, OR $98,737

Bismarck, ND $98,717

Galveston, TX $98,648

Medford, OR $98,499

Fort Collins, CO $98,459

Concord, NH $98,409

Austin, TX $98,380

Mesa, AZ $98,171

Reading, PA $98,161

Phoenix, AZ $98,151

Dallas, TX $98,121

Saint Cloud, MN $98,026

Madison, WI $97,893

Utica, NY $97,624

Rochester, NY $97,465

Des Moines, IA $97,456

Raleigh, NC $97,446

Atlanta, GA $97,297

Battle Creek, MI $97,267

Salt Lake City, UT $97,237

Lancaster, PA $97,088

Harrisburg, PA $96,949

Kansas City, MO $96,849

Champaign, IL $96,830

Kansas City, KS $96,830

Fort Worth, TX $96,820

Columbus, OH $96,803

Boca Raton, FL $96,780

Pittsburgh, PA $96,740

Richmond, VA $96,700

Indianapolis, IN $96,680

Cleveland, OH $96,671

Las Vegas, NV $96,551

Cincinnati, OH $96,551

Petersburg, VA $96,402

Huntsville, AL $96,253

Lansing, MI $96,187

Lebanon, PA $96,174

Pueblo, CO $96,164

Appleton, WI $96,134

Buffalo, NY $96,094

Dayton, OH $96,064

Racine, WI $96,045

Charlotte, NC $96,035

Saint Louis, MO $96,005

York, PA $95,945

Elkhart, IN $95,945

Gastonia, NC $95,926

Billings, MT $95,902

Beaumont, TX $95,876

Lorain, OH $95,856

Benton Harbor, MI $95,836

Toledo, OH $95,816

Binghamton, NY $95,766

Rock Hill, SC $95,756

Rockford, IL $95,707

Springfield, IL $95,667

Elyria, OH $95,657

Fargo, ND $95,657

Flagstaff, AZ $95,587

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,528

Duluth, MN $95,468

Miami, FL $95,468

Cheyenne, WY $95,399

Grand Forks, ND $95,399

Bangor, ME $95,180

Cedar Rapids, IA $95,071

Durham, NC $95,029

Louisville, KY $95,021

Grand Rapids, MI $95,001

Hialeah, FL $94,991

Casper, WY $94,852

Scranton, PA $94,733

New Orleans, LA $94,703

Virginia Beach, VA $94,693

Akron, OH $94,644

Peoria, IL $94,514

Sarasota, FL $94,494

Nashville, TN $94,425

Omaha, NE $94,425

Green Bay, WI $94,425

Baton Rouge, LA $94,375

Charleston, SC $94,355

Jamestown, NY $94,306

Davenport, IA $94,306

Tucson, AZ $94,256

Saint Petersburg, FL $94,196

Tampa, FL $94,177

Evansville, IN $94,117

Port Arthur, TX $94,117

Bradenton, FL $94,077

Santa Fe, NM $93,898

Orlando, FL $93,719

Clearwater, FL $93,690

Canton, OH $93,481

La Crosse, WI $93,481

Albuquerque, NM $93,421

Newport News, VA $93,411

High Point, NC $93,382

Ogden, UT $93,342

Corpus Christi, TX $93,262

Norfolk, VA $93,203

Laramie, WY $93,203

Rock Island, IL $93,143

Saginaw, MI $93,123

Jacksonville, FL $93,113

Salisbury, NC $93,093

Boise, ID $93,074

Moline, IL $93,024

Fort Myers, FL $92,994

Memphis, TN $92,974

Tulsa, OK $92,925

Waterloo, IA $92,865

Spartanburg, SC $92,766

Lincoln, NE $92,716

Fort Wayne, IN $92,696

Provo, UT $92,686

Cedar Falls, IA $92,567

San Antonio, TX $92,527

Greensboro, NC $92,487

South Bend, IN $92,477

Savannah, GA $92,368

Muskegon, MI $92,328

Birmingham, AL $92,318

Winston Salem, NC $92,270

Lake Charles, LA $92,030

Anderson, IN $92,010

Lexington, KY $91,981

Augusta, GA $91,951

Greenville, SC $91,951

Lima, OH $91,871

Wichita, KS $91,861

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,861

Columbia, SC $91,772

Springfield, OH $91,752

Asheville, NC $91,593

Bloomington, IN $91,524

Knoxville, TN $91,166

Shreveport, LA $91,156

Wilmington, NC $91,027

Roanoke, VA $91,027

Topeka, KS $90,848

Frankfort, KY $90,837

Oklahoma City, OK $90,768

Chillicothe, OH $90,729

Longview, TX $90,719

Melbourne, FL $90,709

Sioux Falls, SD $90,550

Mobile, AL $90,540

Terre Haute, IN $90,500

Altoona, PA $90,440

Amarillo, TX $90,371

Killeen, TX $90,341

Fayetteville, AR $90,262

Chattanooga, TN $90,232

Sioux City, IA $90,142

Idaho Falls, ID $90,123

Lynchburg, VA $90,043

Gainesville, FL $89,914

Portsmouth, OH $89,864

Little Rock, AR $89,844

Lafayette, LA $89,805

Youngstown, OH $89,805

Daytona Beach, FL $89,745

Clarksville, TN $89,735

Pensacola, FL $89,725

Temple, TX $89,718

Hopkinsville, KY $89,427

Erie, PA $89,407

Florence, SC $89,367

Charleston, WV $89,208

Great Falls, MT $89,159

Macon, GA $89,020

Tallahassee, FL $89,010

Fayetteville, NC $88,990

Waco, TX $88,970

Helena, MT $88,900

Pine Bluff, AR $88,863

Vincennes, IN $88,741

Lubbock, TX $88,702

Alamogordo, NM $88,642

Twin Falls, ID $88,553

Rapid City, SD $88,523

Jackson, MS $88,344

Huntington, WV $88,337

Greenville, MS $88,334

Parkersburg, WV $88,233

Montgomery, AL $88,215

Wichita Falls, TX $88,115

Springfield, MO $88,115

Biloxi, MS $88,066

Monroe, LA $87,966

Johnstown, PA $87,897

Sumter, SC $87,857

Columbus, GA $87,847

Pascagoula, MS $87,658

Abilene, TX $87,658

Kingsport, TN $87,400

Albany, GA $87,400

Gulfport, MS $87,370

Alexandria, LA $87,042

Fort Smith, AR $86,794

El Paso, TX $86,526

Las Cruces, NM $86,078

Harlingen, TX $85,826

Pocatello, ID $85,810

Florence, AL $85,681

Brownsville, TX $85,661

Mcallen, TX $85,452

Dothan, AL $85,313

Columbus, MS $84,723

Altus, OK $84,260

Lawton, OK $84,071

Pierre, SD $83,714

What Skills Can Increase a Lobbyists's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 16.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Research Analysis (Mentioned in 1.18% Job Postings): Research data analysis is a process used by researchers for reducing data to a story and interpreting it to derive insights.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	16.02%
Microsoft Office	2.48%
Research Analysis	1.18%

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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 Lobbyists's salary.

Research Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Research Analysis	$115,261	16%
Insight	$110,293	11%
Flexibility	$109,300	10%
Government Relations	$109,300	10%
Verbal Communication	$107,312	8%
Leadership	$105,325	6%

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How Education impacts a Lobbyists's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lobbyists 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 Lobbyists with a Bachelor's Degree is between $94,421 and $101,252).

Lobbyists Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lobbyists

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 5.8%

Associates 6.3%

Bachelors 39.8%

Masters 37.3%

Doctorate 9.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	5.8%
Associates	6.3%
Bachelors	39.8%
Masters	37.3%
Doctorate	9.6%

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

Understanding how a Lobbyists'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

$88,637

Average $99,363/year

$110,389

$7,386

Average $8,280/month

$9,199

$1,705

Average $1,911/week

$2,123

$43

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,389	$9,199	$2,123	$53
Average	$99,363	$8,280	$1,911	$48
25th Percentile	$88,637	$7,386	$1,705	$43

Salary Trends for Lobbyists

Salaries for a Lobbyists can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $91,093 in 2023 to around $88,220 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lobbyists salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Lobbyists Over Time

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2023

$91,093

2024

$89,970

2025

$88,220

2026

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2023	$91,093
2024	$89,970
2025	$88,220
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