What are the main factors that influence an Alumni Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change An Alumni Specialist's salary?

An Alumni Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Client Service Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $55,890, a Alumni Specialist (2-4 years)earns $64,704, a Client Service Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $76,383, a Client Service Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $103,354, a Customer Service Team Leader (7+ years)earns $63,475,

What are the highest paying states for an Alumni Specialist?

Alumni Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Alumni Specialist roles are District of Columbia $73,987, California $73,706, Massachusetts $72,724. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Alumni Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Alumni Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Alumni Director: $98,858; Alumni Engagement Specialist: $96,933; Alumni Relations Manager: $83,015; Alumni Officer: $79,274; Alumni Relations Specialist: $64,585.

How do different companies affect an Alumni Specialist's salary?

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

Alumni Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does an Alumni Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Alumni Specialist in the United States is $66,824 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,262
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,916 to $76,999
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,538

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Alumni Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,999	$6,417	$1,481	$37
Average	$66,824	$5,569	$1,285	$32
25th Percentile	$60,916	$5,076	$1,171	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Alumni Specialist Salaries

An Alumni Specialist'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 Alumni Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Alumni Specialist'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): $55,890
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,704
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,383
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,354
Expert (over 8 years): $63,475

Levels	Salary
Client Se... Level Alumni Specialist	$55,890
Alumni Sp... Level Alumni Specialist	$64,704
Client Se... Level Alumni Specialist	$76,383
Client Se... Level Alumni Specialist	$103,354
Customer ... Level Alumni Specialist	$63,475

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

District of Columbia: $73,987.
California: $73,706.
Massachusetts: $72,724.

District of Columbia $73,987

California $73,706

Massachusetts $72,724

Washington $72,457

New Jersey $72,430

Alaska $72,336

Connecticut $71,414

New York $71,040

Hawaii $69,844

Rhode Island $69,283

Maryland $68,902

Minnesota $68,380

Colorado $68,180

Illinois $68,113

Oregon $67,859

Delaware $67,672

New Hampshire $67,555

Virginia $67,291

Pennsylvania $66,523

Nevada $66,135

North Dakota $66,008

Michigan $65,808

Wisconsin $65,734

Vermont $65,587

Texas $65,180

Maine $65,153

Arizona $65,113

Ohio $65,066

Georgia $64,451

Indiana $64,144

Wyoming $64,084

Utah $63,990

Iowa $63,950

Kansas $63,629

Louisiana $63,536

North Carolina $63,502

Missouri $63,489

Florida $63,228

Montana $63,088

Nebraska $62,954

Kentucky $62,881

South Carolina $62,614

Tennessee $62,447

Idaho $62,380

New Mexico $61,892

Oklahoma $61,785

Alabama $61,391

South Dakota $60,729

Arkansas $60,368

West Virginia $60,175

Mississippi $59,593

Top Paying Cities for Alumni Specialists

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: $84,284
San Francisco: $83,456
Oakland: $81,605

San Jose, CA $84,284

San Francisco, CA $83,456

Oakland, CA $81,605

New York, NY $77,442

Queens Village, NY $76,941

Paramus, NJ $76,406

Passaic, NJ $76,339

Bergenfield, NJ $76,272

Stamford, CT $76,172

Huntington, NY $76,105

Newark, NJ $75,671

Bridgeport, CT $75,537

New Brunswick, NJ $75,317

Vallejo, CA $75,176

Middlesex, NJ $75,136

Somerset, NJ $75,076

Petaluma, CA $74,923

Santa Cruz, CA $74,662

Boston, MA $74,528

Monterey, CA $74,194

Fairbanks, AK $74,147

Los Angeles, CA $74,020

Washington, DC $73,987

Seattle, WA $73,867

Santa Rosa, CA $73,853

Juneau, AK $73,660

Orange, CA $73,439

Anchorage, AK $73,319

Anaheim, CA $73,272

Santa Ana, CA $73,172

Nassau, NY $73,132

Long Beach, CA $73,105

Danbury, CT $73,085

Santa Maria, CA $72,858

Everett, WA $72,844

Bremerton, WA $72,517

Trenton, NJ $72,390

Sacramento, CA $72,363

San Diego, CA $72,330

Brockton, MA $72,303

Tacoma, WA $72,276

Santa Barbara, CA $72,183

Lowell, MA $71,915

New Suffolk, NY $71,889

Nashua, NH $71,809

Lompoc, CA $71,702

Ventura, CA $71,635

Stockton, CA $71,615

New Haven, CT $71,481

Atlantic City, NJ $71,307

Hartford, CT $71,160

Modesto, CA $71,127

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,980

New Britain, CT $70,947

Olympia, WA $70,853

Kennewick, WA $70,853

New London, CT $70,840

Norwich, CT $70,820

Lawrence, MA $70,786

Bakersfield, CA $70,599

Riverside, CA $70,505

New Bedford, MA $70,505

Richland, WA $70,439

Portsmouth, NH $70,385

Vineland, NJ $70,372

San Bernardino, CA $70,318

Boulder, CO $70,131

Worcester, MA $70,078

Portland, OR $70,018

Saint Paul, MN $69,937

Minneapolis, MN $69,937

Philadelphia, PA $69,844

Honolulu, HI $69,490

Springfield, MA $69,256

Providence, RI $69,249

Chicago, IL $69,055

Bellingham, WA $68,975

Baltimore, MD $68,902

Chico, CA $68,735

Wilmington, DE $68,621

Pittsfield, MA $68,554

Manchester, NH $68,427

Spokane, WA $68,133

Denver, CO $68,127

Albany, NY $67,812

Troy, NY $67,786

Schenectady, NY $67,645

Burlington, VT $67,498

Portland, ME $67,265

Salem, OR $67,211

Yakima, WA $67,198

Ann Arbor, MI $67,178

Rochester, MN $66,991

Fresno, CA $66,957

Reno, NV $66,957

Milwaukee, WI $66,897

Detroit, MI $66,830

Allentown, PA $66,810

Carson City, NV $66,803

Houston, TX $66,703

Colorado Springs, CO $66,697

Syracuse, NY $66,663

Eugene, OR $66,536

Bismarck, ND $66,456

Gary, IN $66,456

Galveston, TX $66,456

Springfield, OR $66,403

Medford, OR $66,242

Fort Collins, CO $66,215

Austin, TX $66,162

Mesa, AZ $66,022

Phoenix, AZ $66,008

Dallas, TX $65,988

Reading, PA $65,948

Saint Cloud, MN $65,921

Concord, NH $65,861

Madison, WI $65,835

Utica, NY $65,654

Raleigh, NC $65,601

Las Vegas, NV $65,594

Rochester, NY $65,547

Des Moines, IA $65,540

Atlanta, GA $65,434

Battle Creek, MI $65,414

Salt Lake City, UT $65,393

Lancaster, PA $65,293

Champaign, IL $65,280

Harrisburg, PA $65,200

Durham, NC $65,140

Kansas City, MO $65,133

Kansas City, KS $65,120

Fort Worth, TX $65,113

Boca Raton, FL $65,086

Cleveland, OH $65,079

Columbus, OH $65,066

Pittsburgh, PA $65,059

Richmond, VA $65,033

Indianapolis, IN $65,019

Cincinnati, OH $64,932

Petersburg, VA $64,832

Billings, MT $64,685

Lansing, MI $64,685

Huntsville, AL $64,685

Lebanon, PA $64,678

Dayton, OH $64,672

Pueblo, CO $64,672

Appleton, WI $64,652

Buffalo, NY $64,625

Racine, WI $64,592

Charlotte, NC $64,585

Saint Louis, MO $64,565

Springfield, IL $64,538

Elkhart, IN $64,525

York, PA $64,525

Gastonia, NC $64,518

Benton Harbor, MI $64,518

Beaumont, TX $64,478

Lorain, OH $64,465

Toledo, OH $64,438

Binghamton, NY $64,404

Rock Hill, SC $64,398

Rockford, IL $64,364

Fargo, ND $64,331

Elyria, OH $64,331

Flagstaff, AZ $64,284

Fort Lauderdale, FL $64,244

Miami, FL $64,204

Duluth, MN $64,097

Bangor, ME $64,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,937

Louisville, KY $63,903

Grand Rapids, MI $63,890

Hialeah, FL $63,883

Casper, WY $63,790

Scranton, PA $63,710

New Orleans, LA $63,689

Virginia Beach, VA $63,683

Akron, OH $63,649

Peoria, IL $63,563

Sarasota, FL $63,549

Green Bay, WI $63,502

Baton Rouge, LA $63,469

Charleston, SC $63,456

Nashville, TN $63,436

Jamestown, NY $63,422

Davenport, IA $63,422

Tucson, AZ $63,389

Cheyenne, WY $63,369

Saint Petersburg, FL $63,349

Tampa, FL $63,335

Omaha, NE $63,322

Port Arthur, TX $63,295

Evansville, IN $63,295

Bradenton, FL $63,268

Santa Fe, NM $63,148

Orlando, FL $63,081

Clearwater, FL $63,008

Canton, OH $62,868

La Crosse, WI $62,868

Grand Forks, ND $62,848

Albuquerque, NM $62,827

Tulsa, OK $62,827

Newport News, VA $62,821

High Point, NC $62,801

Ogden, UT $62,774

Corpus Christi, TX $62,721

Laramie, WY $62,680

Norfolk, VA $62,680

Rock Island, IL $62,640

Saginaw, MI $62,627

Jacksonville, FL $62,620

Salisbury, NC $62,607

Memphis, TN $62,594

Moline, IL $62,560

Fort Myers, FL $62,540

Waterloo, IA $62,453

Spartanburg, SC $62,386

Lincoln, NE $62,353

Fort Wayne, IN $62,340

Birmingham, AL $62,266

Cedar Falls, IA $62,253

Provo, UT $62,246

Springfield, OH $62,239

San Antonio, TX $62,226

Greensboro, NC $62,199

South Bend, IN $62,193

Winston Salem, NC $62,186

Boise, ID $62,166

Savannah, GA $62,119

Muskegon, MI $61,999

Lima, OH $61,919

Lake Charles, LA $61,892

Anderson, IN $61,879

Lexington, KY $61,859

Augusta, GA $61,838

Greenville, SC $61,838

Wichita, KS $61,778

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,778

Columbia, SC $61,718

Bloomington, IN $61,551

Roanoke, VA $61,511

Asheville, NC $61,424

Knoxville, TN $61,311

Shreveport, LA $61,304

Wilmington, NC $61,217

Frankfort, KY $61,090

Oklahoma City, OK $61,043

Chillicothe, OH $61,017

Longview, TX $61,010

Topeka, KS $60,990

Mobile, AL $60,890

Terre Haute, IN $60,863

Erie, PA $60,856

Altoona, PA $60,823

Melbourne, FL $60,803

Amarillo, TX $60,776

Killeen, TX $60,756

Fayetteville, AR $60,702

Sioux Falls, SD $60,656

Chattanooga, TN $60,616

Idaho Falls, ID $60,609

Gainesville, FL $60,469

Portsmouth, OH $60,435

Little Rock, AR $60,422

Lynchburg, VA $60,422

Lafayette, LA $60,395

Youngstown, OH $60,395

Temple, TX $60,368

Daytona Beach, FL $60,355

Clarksville, TN $60,348

Pensacola, FL $60,342

Hopkinsville, KY $60,141

Charleston, WV $60,134

Florence, SC $60,101

Sioux City, IA $60,061

Macon, GA $59,867

Tallahassee, FL $59,860

Fayetteville, NC $59,847

Waco, TX $59,834

Wichita Falls, TX $59,834

Pine Bluff, AR $59,807

Vincennes, IN $59,680

Lubbock, TX $59,653

Great Falls, MT $59,613

Alamogordo, NM $59,607

Abilene, TX $59,553

Rapid City, SD $59,466

Monroe, LA $59,466

Albany, GA $59,426

Huntington, WV $59,419

Jackson, MS $59,413

Greenville, MS $59,406

Parkersburg, WV $59,339

Montgomery, AL $59,326

Johnstown, PA $59,313

Springfield, MO $59,259

Biloxi, MS $59,226

Sumter, SC $59,085

Columbus, GA $59,079

Twin Falls, ID $59,039

Pascagoula, MS $58,952

Kingsport, TN $58,778

Gulfport, MS $58,758

Alexandria, LA $58,537

Fort Smith, AR $58,370

El Paso, TX $58,190

Helena, MT $58,103

Las Cruces, NM $57,889

Harlingen, TX $57,702

Pocatello, ID $57,642

Florence, AL $57,622

Brownsville, TX $57,609

Dothan, AL $57,502

Mcallen, TX $57,468

Columbus, MS $56,974

Altus, OK $56,666

Lawton, OK $56,539

Pierre, SD $56,299

What Skills Can Increase an Alumni Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 11.75% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.17% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.
Financial Services (Mentioned in 0.98% Job Postings): A services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money. These services involve banking, brokerage, mortgages, credit cards, payment services, real estate, investment funds, taxes and accounting.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	11.75%
Material Handling	2.17%
Financial Services	0.98%

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 an Alumni Specialist's salary.

Financial Services: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Financial Services	$74,842	12%
Listening	$72,838	9%
Problem Solving	$71,501	7%
Presentation	$69,496	4%
Onboarding	$68,828	3%
Client Relationship	$68,160	2%

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Alumni Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Alumni Specialist'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

$60,916

Average $66,824/year

$76,999

$5,076

Average $5,569/month

$6,417

$1,171

Average $1,285/week

$1,481

$29

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,999	$6,417	$1,481	$37
Average	$66,824	$5,569	$1,285	$32
25th Percentile	$60,916	$5,076	$1,171	$29

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Salary Trends for Alumni Specialist

Salaries for an Alumni Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,311 in 2023 to around $52,267 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Alumni Specialist salary trends, .

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2024

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