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

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

How does experience change A Clinical Extender's salary?

A Clinical Extender's salary grows with experience: starting around $121,939 for beginners, reaching about $125,656 at mid-level, and approach $129,335 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Clinical Extender?

Clinical Extender salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Clinical Extender roles are District of Columbia $139,126, California $138,599, Massachusetts $136,751. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Clinical Extender roles make?

Salaries for Clinical Extender level roles vary by specialization: Clinical Pharmacist: $127,851; Physician Extender: $121,424; Clinical Ethicist: $115,544; Clinical Cytotechnologist: $97,310; Clinical Epidemiologist: $93,133.

How do different companies affect a Clinical Extender's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Clinical Extender roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Clinical Extender Salary in the United States

How much does a Clinical Extender make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Extender in the United States is $125,656 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $60.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $141,587
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $116,438 to $133,995
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $108,045

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Clinical Extender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,995	$11,166	$2,577	$64
Average	$125,656	$10,471	$2,416	$60
25th Percentile	$116,438	$9,703	$2,239	$56

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Extender Salaries

A Clinical Extender'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 Clinical Extender Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Extender'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): $121,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $122,222
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,656
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,090
Expert (over 8 years): $129,335

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Clinical Extender	$121,939
Intermediate Level Clinical Extender	$122,222
Senior Level Clinical Extender	$125,656
Specialist Level Clinical Extender	$129,090
Expert Level Clinical Extender	$129,335

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

District of Columbia: $139,126.
California: $138,599.
Massachusetts: $136,751.

District of Columbia $139,126

California $138,599

Massachusetts $136,751

Washington $136,249

New Jersey $136,199

Alaska $136,023

Connecticut $134,289

New York $133,585

Hawaii $131,336

Rhode Island $130,280

Maryland $129,564

Minnesota $128,584

Colorado $128,207

Illinois $128,081

Oregon $127,604

Delaware $127,252

New Hampshire $127,031

Virginia $126,536

Pennsylvania $125,091

Nevada $124,362

North Dakota $124,123

Michigan $123,746

Wisconsin $123,608

Vermont $123,331

Texas $122,565

Maine $122,515

Arizona $122,439

Ohio $122,351

Georgia $121,195

Indiana $120,617

Wyoming $120,504

Utah $120,328

Iowa $120,253

Kansas $119,650

Louisiana $119,474

North Carolina $119,411

Missouri $119,386

Florida $118,896

Montana $118,632

Nebraska $118,381

Kentucky $118,242

South Carolina $117,740

Tennessee $117,426

Idaho $117,300

New Mexico $116,383

Oklahoma $116,182

Alabama $115,440

South Dakota $114,196

Arkansas $113,518

West Virginia $113,153

Mississippi $112,060

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Extenders

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: $158,490
San Francisco: $156,755
Oakland: $153,451

San Jose, CA $158,490

San Francisco, CA $156,755

Oakland, CA $153,451

New York, NY $144,679

Paramus, NJ $142,920

Queens Village, NY $142,914

Passaic, NJ $142,794

Bergenfield, NJ $142,783

Stamford, CT $142,506

Huntington, NY $142,455

Newark, NJ $141,526

Bridgeport, CT $141,261

Vallejo, CA $141,011

New Brunswick, NJ $140,961

Petaluma, CA $140,886

Middlesex, NJ $140,647

Somerset, NJ $140,559

Santa Cruz, CA $140,395

Boston, MA $139,629

Monterey, CA $139,188

Seattle, WA $138,900

Santa Rosa, CA $138,875

Los Angeles, CA $138,837

Juneau, AK $138,511

Washington, DC $138,372

Orange, CA $137,925

Santa Ana, CA $137,593

Long Beach, CA $137,468

Anaheim, CA $137,443

Anchorage, AK $137,380

Santa Maria, CA $137,003

Everett, WA $136,978

Danbury, CT $136,535

Bremerton, WA $136,362

Tacoma, WA $135,910

New Suffolk, NY $135,907

Sacramento, CA $135,872

Santa Barbara, CA $135,734

Trenton, NJ $135,595

San Diego, CA $135,595

Brockton, MA $135,457

Fairbanks, AK $135,149

Lompoc, CA $134,829

Lowell, MA $134,727

Ventura, CA $134,703

Nashua, NH $134,678

Stockton, CA $134,666

Modesto, CA $133,748

Poughkeepsie, NY $133,472

Olympia, WA $133,233

Kennewick, WA $133,233

New Haven, CT $133,183

Lawrence, MA $132,730

Hartford, CT $132,605

Riverside, CA $132,580

New Bedford, MA $132,454

Richland, WA $132,454

Bakersfield, CA $132,278

San Bernardino, CA $132,228

New Britain, CT $132,215

Atlantic City, NJ $132,215

New London, CT $132,165

Norwich, CT $132,127

Portsmouth, NH $132,102

Boulder, CO $131,836

Portland, OR $131,662

Worcester, MA $131,650

Minneapolis, MN $131,260

Philadelphia, PA $131,084

Honolulu, HI $130,670

Saint Paul, MN $130,609

Vineland, NJ $130,582

Providence, RI $130,217

Chicago, IL $129,853

Bellingham, WA $129,702

Springfield, MA $129,602

Baltimore, MD $129,564

Chico, CA $129,250

Pittsfield, MA $128,910

Manchester, NH $128,672

Spokane, WA $128,119

Denver, CO $128,106

Albany, NY $127,516

Troy, NY $127,465

Nassau, NY $127,331

Schenectady, NY $127,202

Wilmington, DE $127,101

Burlington, VT $126,925

Salem, OR $126,875

Portland, ME $126,485

Yakima, WA $126,360

Rochester, MN $125,970

Reno, NV $125,907

Fresno, CA $125,907

Milwaukee, WI $125,794

Detroit, MI $125,669

Ann Arbor, MI $125,647

Allentown, PA $125,631

Colorado Springs, CO $125,417

Syracuse, NY $125,354

Carson City, NV $125,354

Houston, TX $125,179

Eugene, OR $125,116

Gary, IN $124,965

Springfield, OR $124,864

Bismarck, ND $124,839

Galveston, TX $124,751

Medford, OR $124,563

Fort Collins, CO $124,513

Concord, NH $124,450

Austin, TX $124,412

Mesa, AZ $124,148

Reading, PA $124,136

Phoenix, AZ $124,123

Dallas, TX $124,085

Saint Cloud, MN $123,965

Madison, WI $123,796

Utica, NY $123,457

Rochester, NY $123,256

Des Moines, IA $123,243

Raleigh, NC $123,231

Atlanta, GA $123,042

Battle Creek, MI $123,005

Salt Lake City, UT $122,967

Lancaster, PA $122,778

Harrisburg, PA $122,603

Kansas City, MO $122,477

Champaign, IL $122,452

Kansas City, KS $122,452

Fort Worth, TX $122,439

Columbus, OH $122,418

Boca Raton, FL $122,389

Pittsburgh, PA $122,339

Richmond, VA $122,288

Indianapolis, IN $122,263

Cleveland, OH $122,251

Las Vegas, NV $122,100

Cincinnati, OH $122,100

Petersburg, VA $121,911

Huntsville, AL $121,723

Lansing, MI $121,639

Lebanon, PA $121,622

Pueblo, CO $121,610

Appleton, WI $121,572

Buffalo, NY $121,522

Dayton, OH $121,484

Racine, WI $121,459

Charlotte, NC $121,447

Saint Louis, MO $121,409

York, PA $121,333

Elkhart, IN $121,333

Gastonia, NC $121,310

Billings, MT $121,279

Beaumont, TX $121,245

Lorain, OH $121,220

Benton Harbor, MI $121,195

Toledo, OH $121,170

Binghamton, NY $121,107

Rock Hill, SC $121,095

Rockford, IL $121,032

Springfield, IL $120,982

Elyria, OH $120,969

Fargo, ND $120,969

Flagstaff, AZ $120,881

Fort Lauderdale, FL $120,806

Duluth, MN $120,730

Miami, FL $120,730

Cheyenne, WY $120,642

Grand Forks, ND $120,642

Bangor, ME $120,366

Cedar Rapids, IA $120,228

Durham, NC $120,175

Louisville, KY $120,165

Grand Rapids, MI $120,140

Hialeah, FL $120,127

Casper, WY $119,951

Scranton, PA $119,800

New Orleans, LA $119,763

Virginia Beach, VA $119,750

Akron, OH $119,687

Peoria, IL $119,524

Sarasota, FL $119,499

Nashville, TN $119,411

Omaha, NE $119,411

Green Bay, WI $119,411

Baton Rouge, LA $119,348

Charleston, SC $119,323

Jamestown, NY $119,260

Davenport, IA $119,260

Tucson, AZ $119,197

Saint Petersburg, FL $119,122

Tampa, FL $119,097

Evansville, IN $119,021

Port Arthur, TX $119,021

Bradenton, FL $118,971

Santa Fe, NM $118,745

Orlando, FL $118,519

Clearwater, FL $118,481

Canton, OH $118,217

La Crosse, WI $118,217

Albuquerque, NM $118,142

Newport News, VA $118,129

High Point, NC $118,092

Ogden, UT $118,041

Corpus Christi, TX $117,941

Norfolk, VA $117,865

Laramie, WY $117,865

Rock Island, IL $117,790

Saginaw, MI $117,765

Jacksonville, FL $117,752

Salisbury, NC $117,727

Boise, ID $117,702

Moline, IL $117,639

Fort Myers, FL $117,601

Memphis, TN $117,576

Tulsa, OK $117,513

Waterloo, IA $117,438

Spartanburg, SC $117,312

Lincoln, NE $117,250

Fort Wayne, IN $117,224

Provo, UT $117,212

Cedar Falls, IA $117,061

San Antonio, TX $117,011

Greensboro, NC $116,961

South Bend, IN $116,948

Savannah, GA $116,810

Muskegon, MI $116,760

Birmingham, AL $116,747

Winston Salem, NC $116,685

Lake Charles, LA $116,383

Anderson, IN $116,357

Lexington, KY $116,320

Augusta, GA $116,282

Greenville, SC $116,282

Lima, OH $116,182

Wichita, KS $116,169

Tuscaloosa, AL $116,169

Columbia, SC $116,056

Springfield, OH $116,031

Asheville, NC $115,830

Bloomington, IN $115,742

Knoxville, TN $115,289

Shreveport, LA $115,277

Wilmington, NC $115,113

Roanoke, VA $115,113

Topeka, KS $114,887

Frankfort, KY $114,873

Oklahoma City, OK $114,787

Chillicothe, OH $114,736

Longview, TX $114,724

Melbourne, FL $114,711

Sioux Falls, SD $114,510

Mobile, AL $114,498

Terre Haute, IN $114,447

Altoona, PA $114,372

Amarillo, TX $114,284

Killeen, TX $114,246

Fayetteville, AR $114,146

Chattanooga, TN $114,108

Sioux City, IA $113,995

Idaho Falls, ID $113,970

Lynchburg, VA $113,869

Gainesville, FL $113,706

Portsmouth, OH $113,643

Little Rock, AR $113,618

Lafayette, LA $113,568

Youngstown, OH $113,568

Daytona Beach, FL $113,492

Clarksville, TN $113,480

Pensacola, FL $113,467

Temple, TX $113,459

Hopkinsville, KY $113,090

Erie, PA $113,065

Florence, SC $113,015

Charleston, WV $112,814

Great Falls, MT $112,751

Macon, GA $112,575

Tallahassee, FL $112,563

Fayetteville, NC $112,538

Waco, TX $112,512

Helena, MT $112,424

Pine Bluff, AR $112,377

Vincennes, IN $112,223

Lubbock, TX $112,173

Alamogordo, NM $112,098

Twin Falls, ID $111,985

Rapid City, SD $111,947

Jackson, MS $111,721

Huntington, WV $111,712

Greenville, MS $111,708

Parkersburg, WV $111,580

Montgomery, AL $111,557

Wichita Falls, TX $111,432

Springfield, MO $111,432

Biloxi, MS $111,369

Monroe, LA $111,243

Johnstown, PA $111,155

Sumter, SC $111,105

Columbus, GA $111,092

Pascagoula, MS $110,854

Abilene, TX $110,854

Kingsport, TN $110,527

Albany, GA $110,527

Gulfport, MS $110,489

Alexandria, LA $110,075

Fort Smith, AR $109,761

El Paso, TX $109,421

Las Cruces, NM $108,856

Harlingen, TX $108,537

Pocatello, ID $108,517

Florence, AL $108,353

Brownsville, TX $108,328

Mcallen, TX $108,064

Dothan, AL $107,888

Columbus, MS $107,142

Altus, OK $106,556

Lawton, OK $106,318

Pierre, SD $105,865

What Skills Can Increase a Clinical Extender's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.34% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.74% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Front Office (Mentioned in 2.32% Job Postings): The front office represents the customer-facing division of a firm. For example, customer service, sales, and industry experts who provide advisory services are considered part of a firm's front office operations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.34%
Basic Life Support	2.74%
Front Office	2.32%

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 Clinical Extender's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
EHR: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$138,222	10%
EHR	$135,708	8%
Effective Communication	$130,682	4%
Flexibility	$129,426	3%
Coordination	$129,426	3%
Commitment	$128,169	2%

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How Education impacts a Clinical Extender's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Clinical Extenders 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 Clinical Extender with a Bachelor's Degree is between $117,101 and $122,828).

Clinical Extender Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Clinical Extender

No Diploma 0.0%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 22.8%

Masters 70.5%

Doctorate 1.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.0%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	22.8%
Masters	70.5%
Doctorate	1.9%

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Clinical Extender Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Extender'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.

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$116,438

Average $125,656/year

$133,995

$9,703

Average $10,471/month

$11,166

$2,239

Average $2,416/week

$2,577

$56

Average $60/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,995	$11,166	$2,577	$64
Average	$125,656	$10,471	$2,416	$60
25th Percentile	$116,438	$9,703	$2,239	$56

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Salary Trends for Clinical Extender

Salaries for a Clinical Extender can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $233,454 in 2023 to around $228,218 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Clinical Extender salary trends, .

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2023

$233,454

2024

$239,000

2025

$228,218

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2023	$233,454
2024	$239,000
2025	$228,218
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