Key Factors That Influence Case Navigator Salaries
A Case Navigator'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 Case Navigator Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Case Navigator'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): $83,290
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,572
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,266
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,154
Expert (over 8 years): $92,503
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Case Navigator
$83,290
Intermediate Level Case Navigator
$83,572
Senior Level Case Navigator
$87,266
Specialist Level Case Navigator
$92,154
Expert Level Case Navigator
$92,503
$83,2900 yr
$83,572< 2 yrs
$87,2662-4 yrs
$92,1545-8 yrs
$92,503> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Case Navigator 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 Case Navigators.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $98,554.
California: $98,180.
Massachusetts: $96,872.
District of Columbia$98,554
California$98,180
Massachusetts$96,872
Washington$96,515
New Jersey$96,480
Alaska$96,355
Connecticut$95,127
New York$94,628
Hawaii$93,035
Rhode Island$92,287
Maryland$91,780
Minnesota$91,086
Colorado$90,819
Illinois$90,730
Oregon$90,391
Delaware$90,142
New Hampshire$89,986
Virginia$89,635
Pennsylvania$88,611
Nevada$88,095
North Dakota$87,926
Michigan$87,659
Wisconsin$87,561
Vermont$87,365
Texas$86,822
Maine$86,787
Arizona$86,733
Ohio$86,671
Georgia$85,852
Indiana$85,442
Wyoming$85,362
Utah$85,238
Iowa$85,184
Kansas$84,757
Louisiana$84,632
North Carolina$84,588
Missouri$84,570
Florida$84,223
Montana$84,036
Nebraska$83,858
Kentucky$83,760
South Carolina$83,404
Tennessee$83,182
Idaho$83,093
New Mexico$82,443
Oklahoma$82,300
Alabama$81,775
South Dakota$80,894
Arkansas$80,413
West Virginia$80,155
Mississippi$79,381
Top Paying Cities for Case Navigators
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: $112,271
San Francisco: $111,041
Oakland: $108,701
San Jose, CA$112,271
San Francisco, CA$111,041
Oakland, CA$108,701
New York, NY$102,487
Paramus, NJ$101,241
Queens Village, NY$101,237
Passaic, NJ$101,152
Bergenfield, NJ$101,144
Stamford, CT$100,948
Huntington, NY$100,912
Newark, NJ$100,254
Bridgeport, CT$100,066
Vallejo, CA$99,889
New Brunswick, NJ$99,853
Petaluma, CA$99,800
Middlesex, NJ$99,631
Somerset, NJ$99,569
Santa Cruz, CA$99,453
Boston, MA$98,910
Monterey, CA$98,597
Seattle, WA$98,394
Santa Rosa, CA$98,376
Los Angeles, CA$98,349
Juneau, AK$98,118
Washington, DC$98,020
Orange, CA$97,703
Santa Ana, CA$97,468
Long Beach, CA$97,379
Anaheim, CA$97,361
Anchorage, AK$97,317
Santa Maria, CA$97,050
Everett, WA$97,032
Danbury, CT$96,718
Bremerton, WA$96,596
Tacoma, WA$96,275
New Suffolk, NY$96,273
Sacramento, CA$96,248
Santa Barbara, CA$96,151
Trenton, NJ$96,053
San Diego, CA$96,053
Brockton, MA$95,955
Fairbanks, AK$95,737
Lompoc, CA$95,510
Lowell, MA$95,438
Ventura, CA$95,421
Nashua, NH$95,403
Stockton, CA$95,394
Modesto, CA$94,744
Poughkeepsie, NY$94,548
Olympia, WA$94,379
Kennewick, WA$94,379
New Haven, CT$94,344
Lawrence, MA$94,023
Hartford, CT$93,934
Riverside, CA$93,916
New Bedford, MA$93,827
Richland, WA$93,827
Bakersfield, CA$93,703
San Bernardino, CA$93,667
New Britain, CT$93,658
Atlantic City, NJ$93,658
New London, CT$93,623
Norwich, CT$93,596
Portsmouth, NH$93,578
Boulder, CO$93,389
Portland, OR$93,267
Worcester, MA$93,258
Minneapolis, MN$92,982
Philadelphia, PA$92,857
Honolulu, HI$92,563
Saint Paul, MN$92,521
Vineland, NJ$92,501
Providence, RI$92,243
Chicago, IL$91,985
Bellingham, WA$91,878
Springfield, MA$91,807
Baltimore, MD$91,780
Chico, CA$91,558
Pittsfield, MA$91,317
Manchester, NH$91,148
Spokane, WA$90,756
Denver, CO$90,748
Albany, NY$90,329
Troy, NY$90,294
Nassau, NY$90,198
Schenectady, NY$90,107
Wilmington, DE$90,035
Burlington, VT$89,911
Salem, OR$89,875
Portland, ME$89,599
Yakima, WA$89,510
Rochester, MN$89,234
Reno, NV$89,190
Fresno, CA$89,190
Milwaukee, WI$89,110
Detroit, MI$89,021
Ann Arbor, MI$89,006
Allentown, PA$88,994
Colorado Springs, CO$88,843
Syracuse, NY$88,798
Carson City, NV$88,798
Houston, TX$88,674
Eugene, OR$88,629
Gary, IN$88,522
Springfield, OR$88,451
Bismarck, ND$88,433
Galveston, TX$88,371
Medford, OR$88,237
Fort Collins, CO$88,202
Concord, NH$88,157
Austin, TX$88,131
Mesa, AZ$87,944
Reading, PA$87,935
Phoenix, AZ$87,926
Dallas, TX$87,899
Saint Cloud, MN$87,814
Madison, WI$87,694
Utica, NY$87,454
Rochester, NY$87,312
Des Moines, IA$87,303
Raleigh, NC$87,294
Atlanta, GA$87,160
Battle Creek, MI$87,134
Salt Lake City, UT$87,107
Lancaster, PA$86,973
Harrisburg, PA$86,849
Kansas City, MO$86,760
Champaign, IL$86,742
Kansas City, KS$86,742
Fort Worth, TX$86,733
Columbus, OH$86,718
Boca Raton, FL$86,697
Pittsburgh, PA$86,662
Richmond, VA$86,626
Indianapolis, IN$86,608
Cleveland, OH$86,600
Las Vegas, NV$86,493
Cincinnati, OH$86,493
Petersburg, VA$86,359
Huntsville, AL$86,226
Lansing, MI$86,166
Lebanon, PA$86,155
Pueblo, CO$86,146
Appleton, WI$86,119
Buffalo, NY$86,083
Dayton, OH$86,057
Racine, WI$86,039
Charlotte, NC$86,030
Saint Louis, MO$86,003
York, PA$85,950
Elkhart, IN$85,950
Gastonia, NC$85,933
Billings, MT$85,912
Beaumont, TX$85,887
Lorain, OH$85,870
Benton Harbor, MI$85,852
Toledo, OH$85,834
Binghamton, NY$85,790
Rock Hill, SC$85,781
Rockford, IL$85,736
Springfield, IL$85,701
Elyria, OH$85,692
Fargo, ND$85,692
Flagstaff, AZ$85,629
Fort Lauderdale, FL$85,576
Duluth, MN$85,523
Miami, FL$85,523
Cheyenne, WY$85,460
Grand Forks, ND$85,460
Bangor, ME$85,264
Cedar Rapids, IA$85,166
Durham, NC$85,129
Louisville, KY$85,122
Grand Rapids, MI$85,104
Hialeah, FL$85,095
Casper, WY$84,971
Scranton, PA$84,864
New Orleans, LA$84,837
Virginia Beach, VA$84,828
Akron, OH$84,784
Peoria, IL$84,668
Sarasota, FL$84,650
Nashville, TN$84,588
Omaha, NE$84,588
Green Bay, WI$84,588
Baton Rouge, LA$84,543
Charleston, SC$84,526
Jamestown, NY$84,481
Davenport, IA$84,481
Tucson, AZ$84,437
Saint Petersburg, FL$84,383
Tampa, FL$84,365
Evansville, IN$84,312
Port Arthur, TX$84,312
Bradenton, FL$84,276
Santa Fe, NM$84,116
Orlando, FL$83,956
Clearwater, FL$83,929
Canton, OH$83,742
La Crosse, WI$83,742
Albuquerque, NM$83,689
Newport News, VA$83,680
High Point, NC$83,653
Ogden, UT$83,618
Corpus Christi, TX$83,546
Norfolk, VA$83,493
Laramie, WY$83,493
Rock Island, IL$83,440
Saginaw, MI$83,422
Jacksonville, FL$83,413
Salisbury, NC$83,395
Boise, ID$83,377
Moline, IL$83,333
Fort Myers, FL$83,306
Memphis, TN$83,288
Tulsa, OK$83,244
Waterloo, IA$83,190
Spartanburg, SC$83,101
Lincoln, NE$83,057
Fort Wayne, IN$83,039
Provo, UT$83,030
Cedar Falls, IA$82,923
San Antonio, TX$82,888
Greensboro, NC$82,852
South Bend, IN$82,843
Savannah, GA$82,745
Muskegon, MI$82,710
Birmingham, AL$82,701
Winston Salem, NC$82,657
Lake Charles, LA$82,443
Anderson, IN$82,425
Lexington, KY$82,398
Augusta, GA$82,372
Greenville, SC$82,372
Lima, OH$82,300
Wichita, KS$82,291
Tuscaloosa, AL$82,291
Columbia, SC$82,211
Springfield, OH$82,193
Asheville, NC$82,051
Bloomington, IN$81,989
Knoxville, TN$81,668
Shreveport, LA$81,659
Wilmington, NC$81,544
Roanoke, VA$81,544
Topeka, KS$81,383
Frankfort, KY$81,374
Oklahoma City, OK$81,312
Chillicothe, OH$81,277
Longview, TX$81,268
Melbourne, FL$81,259
Sioux Falls, SD$81,116
Mobile, AL$81,108
Terre Haute, IN$81,072
Altoona, PA$81,019
Amarillo, TX$80,956
Killeen, TX$80,930
Fayetteville, AR$80,858
Chattanooga, TN$80,832
Sioux City, IA$80,752
Idaho Falls, ID$80,734
Lynchburg, VA$80,662
Gainesville, FL$80,547
Portsmouth, OH$80,502
Little Rock, AR$80,484
Lafayette, LA$80,449
Youngstown, OH$80,449
Daytona Beach, FL$80,395
Clarksville, TN$80,387
Pensacola, FL$80,378
Temple, TX$80,371
Hopkinsville, KY$80,111
Erie, PA$80,093
Florence, SC$80,057
Charleston, WV$79,915
Great Falls, MT$79,870
Macon, GA$79,746
Tallahassee, FL$79,737
Fayetteville, NC$79,719
Waco, TX$79,701
Helena, MT$79,639
Pine Bluff, AR$79,605
Vincennes, IN$79,496
Lubbock, TX$79,461
Alamogordo, NM$79,407
Twin Falls, ID$79,327
Rapid City, SD$79,301
Jackson, MS$79,140
Huntington, WV$79,134
Greenville, MS$79,131
Parkersburg, WV$79,041
Montgomery, AL$79,025
Wichita Falls, TX$78,936
Springfield, MO$78,936
Biloxi, MS$78,891
Monroe, LA$78,802
Johnstown, PA$78,740
Sumter, SC$78,704
Columbus, GA$78,695
Pascagoula, MS$78,526
Abilene, TX$78,526
Kingsport, TN$78,295
Albany, GA$78,295
Gulfport, MS$78,268
Alexandria, LA$77,974
Fort Smith, AR$77,752
El Paso, TX$77,511
Las Cruces, NM$77,111
Harlingen, TX$76,885
Pocatello, ID$76,871
Florence, AL$76,755
Brownsville, TX$76,737
Mcallen, TX$76,550
Dothan, AL$76,426
Columbus, MS$75,897
Altus, OK$75,482
Lawton, OK$75,313
Pierre, SD$74,992
What Skills Can Increase a Case Navigator's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Coordination (Mentioned in 4.16% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Acute Care (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Coordination
4.16%
Acute Care
2.85%
Administrative Support
1.73%
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 Case Navigator's salary.
Workday: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Process Management: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Workday
$104,144
17%
Care Management
$102,364
15%
Process Management
$99,693
12%
Managed Care
$97,913
10%
Acute Care
$97,023
9%
Patient Care
$94,353
6%
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Case Navigator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Case Navigator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Case Navigator positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Case Navigator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Case Navigator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$97,913
$47.0
10%
How Education impacts a Case Navigator's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Case Navigators 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 Case Navigator with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$65,888
and $74,850).
Case Navigator Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Case Navigator
No Diploma0.3%
High School6.2%
Associates7.3%
Bachelors68.6%
Masters17.3%
Doctorate0.3%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.3%
High School
6.2%
Associates
7.3%
Bachelors
68.6%
Masters
17.3%
Doctorate
0.3%
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Case Navigator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Case Navigator'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.
Salaries for a Case Navigator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $62,719 in 2023
to around $59,808 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Case Navigator salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Case Navigator Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$62,719
2024
$60,898
2025
$59,808
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$62,719
2024
$60,898
2025
$59,808
2026
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Most common benefits for Case Navigator
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401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Case Navigator
Here are companies hiring for Case Navigator and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Case Navigator?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Case Navigator roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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