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

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

How does experience change A Proctor's salary?

A Proctor's salary grows with experience: a Proctor (0-0 years)earns $35,648, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $35,925, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $39,803,

What are the highest paying states for a Proctor?

Proctor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Proctor roles are District of Columbia $38,568, California $38,422, Massachusetts $37,910. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Proctor roles make?

Salaries for Proctor level roles vary by specialization: Test Proctor: $30,748; Exam Proctor: $28,357.

How do different companies affect a Proctor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Proctor roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Proctor Salary in the United States

How much does a Proctor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Proctor in the United States is $34,834 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,949
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,926 to $36,988
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,368

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Proctor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,988	$3,082	$711	$18
Average	$34,834	$2,903	$670	$17
25th Percentile	$30,926	$2,577	$595	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Proctor Salaries

A Proctor'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 Do Proctor 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 Proctors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,568.
California: $38,422.
Massachusetts: $37,910.

District of Columbia $38,568

California $38,422

Massachusetts $37,910

Washington $37,770

New Jersey $37,756

Alaska $37,707

Connecticut $37,227

New York $37,032

Hawaii $36,408

Rhode Island $36,116

Maryland $35,917

Minnesota $35,645

Colorado $35,541

Illinois $35,506

Oregon $35,374

Delaware $35,276

New Hampshire $35,215

Virginia $35,078

Pennsylvania $34,677

Nevada $34,475

North Dakota $34,409

Michigan $34,304

Wisconsin $34,266

Vermont $34,189

Texas $33,977

Maine $33,963

Arizona $33,942

Ohio $33,918

Georgia $33,597

Indiana $33,437

Wyoming $33,406

Utah $33,357

Iowa $33,336

Kansas $33,169

Louisiana $33,120

North Carolina $33,102

Missouri $33,095

Florida $32,960

Montana $32,886

Nebraska $32,817

Kentucky $32,779

South Carolina $32,639

Tennessee $32,552

Idaho $32,517

New Mexico $32,263

Oklahoma $32,207

Alabama $32,002

South Dakota $31,657

Arkansas $31,469

West Virginia $31,368

Mississippi $31,065

Top Paying Cities for Proctors

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: $43,936
San Francisco: $43,504
Oakland: $42,539

San Jose, CA $43,936

San Francisco, CA $43,504

Oakland, CA $42,539

New York, NY $40,369

Queens Village, NY $40,108

Paramus, NJ $39,829

Passaic, NJ $39,794

Bergenfield, NJ $39,759

Stamford, CT $39,707

Huntington, NY $39,672

Newark, NJ $39,446

Bridgeport, CT $39,376

New Brunswick, NJ $39,261

Vallejo, CA $39,188

Middlesex, NJ $39,167

Somerset, NJ $39,136

Petaluma, CA $39,056

Santa Cruz, CA $38,920

Boston, MA $38,850

Monterey, CA $38,676

Fairbanks, AK $38,651

Los Angeles, CA $38,585

Washington, DC $38,568

Seattle, WA $38,505

Santa Rosa, CA $38,498

Juneau, AK $38,397

Orange, CA $38,282

Anchorage, AK $38,220

Anaheim, CA $38,195

Santa Ana, CA $38,143

Nassau, NY $38,122

Long Beach, CA $38,108

Danbury, CT $38,098

Santa Maria, CA $37,979

Everett, WA $37,972

Bremerton, WA $37,802

Trenton, NJ $37,735

Sacramento, CA $37,721

San Diego, CA $37,704

Brockton, MA $37,690

Tacoma, WA $37,676

Santa Barbara, CA $37,627

Lowell, MA $37,488

New Suffolk, NY $37,474

Nashua, NH $37,432

Lompoc, CA $37,377

Ventura, CA $37,342

Stockton, CA $37,331

New Haven, CT $37,262

Atlantic City, NJ $37,171

Hartford, CT $37,094

Modesto, CA $37,077

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,000

New Britain, CT $36,983

Olympia, WA $36,934

Kennewick, WA $36,934

New London, CT $36,927

Norwich, CT $36,917

Lawrence, MA $36,899

Bakersfield, CA $36,802

Riverside, CA $36,753

New Bedford, MA $36,753

Richland, WA $36,718

Portsmouth, NH $36,690

Vineland, NJ $36,683

San Bernardino, CA $36,656

Boulder, CO $36,558

Worcester, MA $36,530

Portland, OR $36,499

Saint Paul, MN $36,457

Minneapolis, MN $36,457

Philadelphia, PA $36,408

Honolulu, HI $36,224

Springfield, MA $36,102

Providence, RI $36,098

Chicago, IL $35,997

Bellingham, WA $35,955

Baltimore, MD $35,917

Chico, CA $35,830

Wilmington, DE $35,771

Pittsfield, MA $35,736

Manchester, NH $35,670

Spokane, WA $35,516

Denver, CO $35,513

Albany, NY $35,349

Troy, NY $35,335

Schenectady, NY $35,262

Burlington, VT $35,186

Portland, ME $35,064

Salem, OR $35,036

Yakima, WA $35,029

Ann Arbor, MI $35,018

Rochester, MN $34,921

Fresno, CA $34,903

Reno, NV $34,903

Milwaukee, WI $34,872

Detroit, MI $34,837

Allentown, PA $34,827

Carson City, NV $34,823

Houston, TX $34,771

Colorado Springs, CO $34,768

Syracuse, NY $34,750

Eugene, OR $34,684

Bismarck, ND $34,642

Gary, IN $34,642

Galveston, TX $34,642

Springfield, OR $34,614

Medford, OR $34,531

Fort Collins, CO $34,517

Austin, TX $34,489

Mesa, AZ $34,416

Phoenix, AZ $34,409

Dallas, TX $34,398

Reading, PA $34,377

Saint Cloud, MN $34,363

Concord, NH $34,332

Madison, WI $34,318

Utica, NY $34,224

Raleigh, NC $34,196

Las Vegas, NV $34,193

Rochester, NY $34,168

Des Moines, IA $34,165

Atlanta, GA $34,109

Battle Creek, MI $34,099

Salt Lake City, UT $34,088

Lancaster, PA $34,036

Champaign, IL $34,029

Harrisburg, PA $33,987

Durham, NC $33,956

Kansas City, MO $33,952

Kansas City, KS $33,945

Fort Worth, TX $33,942

Boca Raton, FL $33,928

Cleveland, OH $33,925

Columbus, OH $33,918

Pittsburgh, PA $33,914

Richmond, VA $33,900

Indianapolis, IN $33,893

Cincinnati, OH $33,848

Petersburg, VA $33,796

Billings, MT $33,719

Lansing, MI $33,719

Huntsville, AL $33,719

Lebanon, PA $33,716

Dayton, OH $33,712

Pueblo, CO $33,712

Appleton, WI $33,702

Buffalo, NY $33,688

Racine, WI $33,670

Charlotte, NC $33,667

Saint Louis, MO $33,656

Springfield, IL $33,642

Elkhart, IN $33,635

York, PA $33,635

Gastonia, NC $33,632

Benton Harbor, MI $33,632

Beaumont, TX $33,611

Lorain, OH $33,604

Toledo, OH $33,590

Binghamton, NY $33,573

Rock Hill, SC $33,569

Rockford, IL $33,552

Fargo, ND $33,534

Elyria, OH $33,534

Flagstaff, AZ $33,510

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,489

Miami, FL $33,468

Duluth, MN $33,412

Bangor, ME $33,367

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,329

Louisville, KY $33,311

Grand Rapids, MI $33,305

Hialeah, FL $33,301

Casper, WY $33,252

Scranton, PA $33,210

New Orleans, LA $33,200

Virginia Beach, VA $33,197

Akron, OH $33,179

Peoria, IL $33,134

Sarasota, FL $33,127

Green Bay, WI $33,102

Baton Rouge, LA $33,085

Charleston, SC $33,078

Nashville, TN $33,068

Jamestown, NY $33,061

Davenport, IA $33,061

Tucson, AZ $33,043

Cheyenne, WY $33,033

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,022

Tampa, FL $33,015

Omaha, NE $33,008

Port Arthur, TX $32,994

Evansville, IN $32,994

Bradenton, FL $32,981

Santa Fe, NM $32,918

Orlando, FL $32,883

Clearwater, FL $32,845

Canton, OH $32,772

La Crosse, WI $32,772

Grand Forks, ND $32,761

Albuquerque, NM $32,751

Tulsa, OK $32,751

Newport News, VA $32,747

High Point, NC $32,737

Ogden, UT $32,723

Corpus Christi, TX $32,695

Laramie, WY $32,674

Norfolk, VA $32,674

Rock Island, IL $32,653

Saginaw, MI $32,646

Jacksonville, FL $32,643

Salisbury, NC $32,636

Memphis, TN $32,629

Moline, IL $32,611

Fort Myers, FL $32,601

Waterloo, IA $32,556

Spartanburg, SC $32,521

Lincoln, NE $32,503

Fort Wayne, IN $32,496

Birmingham, AL $32,458

Cedar Falls, IA $32,451

Provo, UT $32,448

Springfield, OH $32,444

San Antonio, TX $32,437

Greensboro, NC $32,423

South Bend, IN $32,420

Winston Salem, NC $32,416

Boise, ID $32,406

Savannah, GA $32,381

Muskegon, MI $32,319

Lima, OH $32,277

Lake Charles, LA $32,263

Anderson, IN $32,256

Lexington, KY $32,246

Augusta, GA $32,235

Greenville, SC $32,235

Wichita, KS $32,204

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,204

Columbia, SC $32,172

Bloomington, IN $32,085

Roanoke, VA $32,064

Asheville, NC $32,019

Knoxville, TN $31,960

Shreveport, LA $31,956

Wilmington, NC $31,911

Frankfort, KY $31,845

Oklahoma City, OK $31,821

Chillicothe, OH $31,807

Longview, TX $31,803

Topeka, KS $31,793

Mobile, AL $31,740

Terre Haute, IN $31,727

Erie, PA $31,723

Altoona, PA $31,706

Melbourne, FL $31,695

Amarillo, TX $31,681

Killeen, TX $31,671

Fayetteville, AR $31,643

Sioux Falls, SD $31,619

Chattanooga, TN $31,598

Idaho Falls, ID $31,594

Gainesville, FL $31,521

Portsmouth, OH $31,504

Little Rock, AR $31,497

Lynchburg, VA $31,497

Lafayette, LA $31,483

Youngstown, OH $31,483

Temple, TX $31,469

Daytona Beach, FL $31,462

Clarksville, TN $31,458

Pensacola, FL $31,455

Hopkinsville, KY $31,350

Charleston, WV $31,347

Florence, SC $31,329

Sioux City, IA $31,309

Macon, GA $31,208

Tallahassee, FL $31,204

Fayetteville, NC $31,197

Waco, TX $31,190

Wichita Falls, TX $31,190

Pine Bluff, AR $31,176

Vincennes, IN $31,110

Lubbock, TX $31,096

Great Falls, MT $31,075

Alamogordo, NM $31,072

Abilene, TX $31,044

Rapid City, SD $30,999

Monroe, LA $30,999

Albany, GA $30,978

Huntington, WV $30,974

Jackson, MS $30,971

Greenville, MS $30,967

Parkersburg, WV $30,932

Montgomery, AL $30,925

Johnstown, PA $30,918

Springfield, MO $30,891

Biloxi, MS $30,873

Sumter, SC $30,800

Columbus, GA $30,796

Twin Falls, ID $30,776

Pascagoula, MS $30,730

Kingsport, TN $30,640

Gulfport, MS $30,629

Alexandria, LA $30,514

Fort Smith, AR $30,427

El Paso, TX $30,333

Helena, MT $30,288

Las Cruces, NM $30,176

Harlingen, TX $30,079

Pocatello, ID $30,048

Florence, AL $30,037

Brownsville, TX $30,030

Dothan, AL $29,974

Mcallen, TX $29,957

Columbus, MS $29,699

Altus, OK $29,539

Lawton, OK $29,473

Pierre, SD $29,347

What Skills Can Increase a Proctor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% 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.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

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 Proctor's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$39,710	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,924	6%
Initiative	$36,575	5%
Collaboration	$36,575	5%
Cardiac	$36,227	4%
Organizational Skills	$36,227	4%

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How Education impacts a Proctor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Proctors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Proctor with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

Proctor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Proctor

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Proctor'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

$30,926

Average $34,834/year

$36,988

$2,577

Average $2,903/month

$3,082

$595

Average $670/week

$711

$15

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,988	$3,082	$711	$18
Average	$34,834	$2,903	$670	$17
25th Percentile	$30,926	$2,577	$595	$15

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Salary Trends for Proctor

Salaries for a Proctor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $51,492 in 2023 to around $52,133 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Proctor salary trends, .

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2023

$51,492

2024

$52,309

2025

$52,133

2026

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2023	$51,492
2024	$52,309
2025	$52,133
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