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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Release Coordinator?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Release Coordinator roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Release Coordinator's salary?

A Release Coordinator's salary grows with experience: a Release Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $72,203, a Release Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $97,058, a Release Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $120,186, a Release Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $136,036, a Release Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $168,013,

What are the highest paying states for a Release Coordinator?

Release Coordinator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Release Coordinator roles are District of Columbia $106,204, California $105,801, Massachusetts $104,391. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Release Coordinator roles make?

Salaries for Release Coordinator level roles vary by specialization: Build and Release Manager: $148,300; Software Release Manager: $148,290; Release Manager: $145,296; Web Production Release Coordinator IV: $123,390; Web Production Release Coordinator III: $112,520.

How do different companies affect a Release Coordinator's salary?

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

Release Coordinator Salary in the United States

How much does a Release Coordinator make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Release Coordinator in the United States is $95,921 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $112,026
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,462 to $104,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,492

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Release Coordinator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,351	$8,696	$2,007	$50
Average	$95,921	$7,993	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$90,462	$7,538	$1,740	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Release Coordinator Salaries

A Release Coordinator'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 Release Coordinator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Release Coordinator'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): $72,203
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,058
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,186
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,036
Expert (over 8 years): $168,013

Levels	Salary
Release E... Level Release Coordinator	$72,203
Release C... Level Release Coordinator	$97,058
Release E... Level Release Coordinator	$120,186
Release E... Level Release Coordinator	$136,036
Release E... Level Release Coordinator	$168,013

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

District of Columbia: $106,204.
California: $105,801.
Massachusetts: $104,391.

District of Columbia $106,204 California $105,801 Massachusetts $104,391 Washington $104,007 New Jersey $103,969 Alaska $103,834 Connecticut $102,511 New York $101,974

Hawaii $100,257 Rhode Island $99,451 Maryland $98,904 Minnesota $98,156 Colorado $97,868 Illinois $97,772 Oregon $97,408 Delaware $97,139

New Hampshire $96,970 Virginia $96,592 Pennsylvania $95,489 Nevada $94,933 North Dakota $94,751 Michigan $94,463 Wisconsin $94,357 Vermont $94,146

Texas $93,561 Maine $93,523 Arizona $93,465 Ohio $93,398 Georgia $92,516 Indiana $92,075 Wyoming $91,988 Utah $91,854

Iowa $91,796 Kansas $91,336 Louisiana $91,202 North Carolina $91,154 Missouri $91,135 Florida $90,760 Montana $90,559 Nebraska $90,367

Kentucky $90,262 South Carolina $89,878 Tennessee $89,638 Idaho $89,542 New Mexico $88,842 Oklahoma $88,689 Alabama $88,123 South Dakota $87,173

Arkansas $86,655 West Virginia $86,377 Mississippi $85,542

Top Paying Cities for Release Coordinators

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: $120,985
San Francisco: $119,660
Oakland: $117,139

San Jose, CA $120,985

San Francisco, CA $119,660

Oakland, CA $117,139

New York, NY $110,442

Paramus, NJ $109,100

Queens Village, NY $109,095

Passaic, NJ $109,004

Bergenfield, NJ $108,995

Stamford, CT $108,784

Huntington, NY $108,745

Newark, NJ $108,036

Bridgeport, CT $107,833

Vallejo, CA $107,643

New Brunswick, NJ $107,604

Petaluma, CA $107,547

Middlesex, NJ $107,364

Somerset, NJ $107,297

Santa Cruz, CA $107,173

Boston, MA $106,587

Monterey, CA $106,251

Seattle, WA $106,031

Santa Rosa, CA $106,012

Los Angeles, CA $105,983

Juneau, AK $105,734

Washington, DC $105,628

Orange, CA $105,287

Santa Ana, CA $105,033

Long Beach, CA $104,938

Anaheim, CA $104,918

Anchorage, AK $104,870

Santa Maria, CA $104,583

Everett, WA $104,563

Danbury, CT $104,226

Bremerton, WA $104,093

Tacoma, WA $103,748

New Suffolk, NY $103,746

Sacramento, CA $103,719

Santa Barbara, CA $103,614

Trenton, NJ $103,508

San Diego, CA $103,508

Brockton, MA $103,403

Fairbanks, AK $103,168

Lompoc, CA $102,923

Lowell, MA $102,846

Ventura, CA $102,827

Nashua, NH $102,808

Stockton, CA $102,799

Modesto, CA $102,098

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,887

Olympia, WA $101,705

Kennewick, WA $101,705

New Haven, CT $101,667

Lawrence, MA $101,321

Hartford, CT $101,225

Riverside, CA $101,206

New Bedford, MA $101,110

Richland, WA $101,110

Bakersfield, CA $100,976

San Bernardino, CA $100,938

New Britain, CT $100,928

Atlantic City, NJ $100,928

New London, CT $100,890

Norwich, CT $100,861

Portsmouth, NH $100,842

Boulder, CO $100,638

Portland, OR $100,506

Worcester, MA $100,496

Minneapolis, MN $100,199

Philadelphia, PA $100,065

Honolulu, HI $99,748

Saint Paul, MN $99,702

Vineland, NJ $99,681

Providence, RI $99,403

Chicago, IL $99,125

Bellingham, WA $99,010

Springfield, MA $98,933

Baltimore, MD $98,904

Chico, CA $98,664

Pittsfield, MA $98,405

Manchester, NH $98,223

Spokane, WA $97,801

Denver, CO $97,791

Albany, NY $97,341

Troy, NY $97,302

Nassau, NY $97,200

Schenectady, NY $97,101

Wilmington, DE $97,024

Burlington, VT $96,890

Salem, OR $96,851

Portland, ME $96,554

Yakima, WA $96,458

Rochester, MN $96,161

Reno, NV $96,113

Fresno, CA $96,113

Milwaukee, WI $96,027

Detroit, MI $95,931

Ann Arbor, MI $95,914

Allentown, PA $95,902

Colorado Springs, CO $95,739

Syracuse, NY $95,691

Carson City, NV $95,691

Houston, TX $95,557

Eugene, OR $95,509

Gary, IN $95,393

Springfield, OR $95,317

Bismarck, ND $95,298

Galveston, TX $95,230

Medford, OR $95,086

Fort Collins, CO $95,048

Concord, NH $95,000

Austin, TX $94,971

Mesa, AZ $94,770

Reading, PA $94,760

Phoenix, AZ $94,751

Dallas, TX $94,722

Saint Cloud, MN $94,630

Madison, WI $94,501

Utica, NY $94,242

Rochester, NY $94,089

Des Moines, IA $94,079

Raleigh, NC $94,070

Atlanta, GA $93,926

Battle Creek, MI $93,897

Salt Lake City, UT $93,868

Lancaster, PA $93,724

Harrisburg, PA $93,590

Kansas City, MO $93,494

Champaign, IL $93,475

Kansas City, KS $93,475

Fort Worth, TX $93,465

Columbus, OH $93,449

Boca Raton, FL $93,427

Pittsburgh, PA $93,389

Richmond, VA $93,350

Indianapolis, IN $93,331

Cleveland, OH $93,322

Las Vegas, NV $93,206

Cincinnati, OH $93,206

Petersburg, VA $93,063

Huntsville, AL $92,919

Lansing, MI $92,854

Lebanon, PA $92,842

Pueblo, CO $92,832

Appleton, WI $92,804

Buffalo, NY $92,765

Dayton, OH $92,736

Racine, WI $92,717

Charlotte, NC $92,708

Saint Louis, MO $92,679

York, PA $92,621

Elkhart, IN $92,621

Gastonia, NC $92,603

Billings, MT $92,580

Beaumont, TX $92,554

Lorain, OH $92,535

Benton Harbor, MI $92,516

Toledo, OH $92,497

Binghamton, NY $92,449

Rock Hill, SC $92,439

Rockford, IL $92,391

Springfield, IL $92,353

Elyria, OH $92,343

Fargo, ND $92,343

Flagstaff, AZ $92,276

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,218

Duluth, MN $92,161

Miami, FL $92,161

Cheyenne, WY $92,094

Grand Forks, ND $92,094

Bangor, ME $91,883

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,777

Durham, NC $91,737

Louisville, KY $91,729

Grand Rapids, MI $91,710

Hialeah, FL $91,700

Casper, WY $91,566

Scranton, PA $91,451

New Orleans, LA $91,422

Virginia Beach, VA $91,413

Akron, OH $91,365

Peoria, IL $91,240

Sarasota, FL $91,221

Nashville, TN $91,154

Omaha, NE $91,154

Green Bay, WI $91,154

Baton Rouge, LA $91,106

Charleston, SC $91,087

Jamestown, NY $91,039

Davenport, IA $91,039

Tucson, AZ $90,991

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,933

Tampa, FL $90,914

Evansville, IN $90,856

Port Arthur, TX $90,856

Bradenton, FL $90,818

Santa Fe, NM $90,645

Orlando, FL $90,473

Clearwater, FL $90,444

Canton, OH $90,242

La Crosse, WI $90,242

Albuquerque, NM $90,185

Newport News, VA $90,175

High Point, NC $90,147

Ogden, UT $90,108

Corpus Christi, TX $90,031

Norfolk, VA $89,974

Laramie, WY $89,974

Rock Island, IL $89,916

Saginaw, MI $89,897

Jacksonville, FL $89,888

Salisbury, NC $89,868

Boise, ID $89,849

Moline, IL $89,801

Fort Myers, FL $89,772

Memphis, TN $89,753

Tulsa, OK $89,705

Waterloo, IA $89,648

Spartanburg, SC $89,552

Lincoln, NE $89,504

Fort Wayne, IN $89,485

Provo, UT $89,475

Cedar Falls, IA $89,360

San Antonio, TX $89,322

Greensboro, NC $89,283

South Bend, IN $89,274

Savannah, GA $89,168

Muskegon, MI $89,130

Birmingham, AL $89,120

Winston Salem, NC $89,073

Lake Charles, LA $88,842

Anderson, IN $88,823

Lexington, KY $88,794

Augusta, GA $88,765

Greenville, SC $88,765

Lima, OH $88,689

Wichita, KS $88,679

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,679

Columbia, SC $88,593

Springfield, OH $88,573

Asheville, NC $88,420

Bloomington, IN $88,353

Knoxville, TN $88,008

Shreveport, LA $87,998

Wilmington, NC $87,873

Roanoke, VA $87,873

Topeka, KS $87,701

Frankfort, KY $87,690

Oklahoma City, OK $87,624

Chillicothe, OH $87,585

Longview, TX $87,576

Melbourne, FL $87,566

Sioux Falls, SD $87,413

Mobile, AL $87,403

Terre Haute, IN $87,365

Altoona, PA $87,307

Amarillo, TX $87,240

Killeen, TX $87,211

Fayetteville, AR $87,135

Chattanooga, TN $87,106

Sioux City, IA $87,020

Idaho Falls, ID $87,000

Lynchburg, VA $86,924

Gainesville, FL $86,799

Portsmouth, OH $86,751

Little Rock, AR $86,732

Lafayette, LA $86,693

Youngstown, OH $86,693

Daytona Beach, FL $86,636

Clarksville, TN $86,626

Pensacola, FL $86,617

Temple, TX $86,610

Hopkinsville, KY $86,329

Erie, PA $86,310

Florence, SC $86,271

Charleston, WV $86,118

Great Falls, MT $86,070

Macon, GA $85,936

Tallahassee, FL $85,926

Fayetteville, NC $85,907

Waco, TX $85,888

Helena, MT $85,821

Pine Bluff, AR $85,784

Vincennes, IN $85,667

Lubbock, TX $85,629

Alamogordo, NM $85,571

Twin Falls, ID $85,485

Rapid City, SD $85,456

Jackson, MS $85,283

Huntington, WV $85,277

Greenville, MS $85,274

Parkersburg, WV $85,176

Montgomery, AL $85,159

Wichita Falls, TX $85,063

Springfield, MO $85,063

Biloxi, MS $85,015

Monroe, LA $84,919

Johnstown, PA $84,852

Sumter, SC $84,813

Columbus, GA $84,804

Pascagoula, MS $84,622

Abilene, TX $84,622

Kingsport, TN $84,372

Albany, GA $84,372

Gulfport, MS $84,343

Alexandria, LA $84,027

Fort Smith, AR $83,787

El Paso, TX $83,528

Las Cruces, NM $83,096

Harlingen, TX $82,853

Pocatello, ID $82,837

Florence, AL $82,713

Brownsville, TX $82,693

Mcallen, TX $82,492

Dothan, AL $82,358

Columbus, MS $81,788

Altus, OK $81,341

Lawton, OK $81,159

Pierre, SD $80,813

What Skills Can Increase a Release Coordinator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
DevOps (Mentioned in 3.77% Job Postings): Automating and integrating the efforts of IT operations and development teams to deliver software applications faster.
Container (Mentioned in 2% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4%
DevOps	3.77%
Container	2%

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 Release Coordinator's salary.

Networking: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Networking	$107,432	12%
Coaching	$105,513	10%
Scrum	$103,595	8%
Debugging	$103,595	8%
Team Operations	$102,635	7%
Java	$102,635	7%

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Release Coordinator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Release Coordinator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 72% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Release Coordinator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Release Coordinator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Release Coordinator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$119,901	$58.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$113,187	$54.0	18%
Insurance	$107,432	$52.0	12%
Chemicals	$105,513	$51.0	10%
Financial Services	$105,513	$51.0	10%

Release Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Release Coordinator'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 July 01, 2026

$90,462

Average $95,921/year

$104,351

$7,538

Average $7,993/month

$8,696

$1,740

Average $1,845/week

$2,007

$43

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,351	$8,696	$2,007	$50
Average	$95,921	$7,993	$1,845	$46
25th Percentile	$90,462	$7,538	$1,740	$43

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Salary Trends for Release Coordinator

Salaries for a Release Coordinator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $106,500 in 2023 to around $106,267 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Release Coordinator salary trends, .

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