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Clinical Extern Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Extern in the United States is $191,559 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $92.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $209,269
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $180,404 to $200,829
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $170,248
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Clinical Extern Salaries by Percentile

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Pay		 Weekly
Pay		 Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $200,829 $16,736 $3,862 $97
Average $191,559 $15,963 $3,684 $92
25th Percentile $180,404 $15,034 $3,469 $87
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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Extern Salaries

A Clinical Extern'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 Clinical Extern Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Extern'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): $136,307
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $152,470
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $168,461
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $159,323
  • Expert (over 8 years): $192,333
Levels Salary
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern$136,307
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern$152,470
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern$168,461
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern$159,323
Clinical ... Level Clinical Extern$192,333
$136,307 0 yr
$152,470 < 2 yrs
$168,461 2-4 yrs
$159,323 5-8 yrs
$192,333 > 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?

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

  • District of Columbia: $212,094.
  • California: $211,290.
  • Massachusetts: $208,474.

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Externs

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: $241,613
  • San Francisco: $238,968
  • Oakland: $233,932

What Skills Can Increase a Clinical Extern's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 3.14% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Software Development (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
  • Ansible (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.
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Leadership 3.14%
Software Development 2.16%
Ansible 1.59%
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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 Extern's salary.
  • Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Team Building
 $210,715
10%
Analysis
 $203,053
6%
Microservices
 $203,053
6%
Accountability
 $201,137
5%
Communication Skills
 $201,137
5%
Leadership
 $201,137
5%
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Clinical Extern Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Clinical Extern roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Clinical Extern positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Clinical Extern as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Clinical Extern

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking$239,449$115.025%
Energy & Utilities$229,871$111.020%
Financial Services$220,293$106.015%
Biotechnology$214,546$103.012%
Insurance$210,715$101.010%

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

Understanding how a Clinical Extern'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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$180,404
Average $191,559/year
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Average $15,963/month
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Average $3,684/week
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Average $92/hour
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Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $200,829 $16,736 $3,862 $97
Average $191,559 $15,963 $3,684 $92
25th Percentile $180,404 $15,034 $3,469 $87

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Salary Trends for Clinical Extern

Salaries for a Clinical Extern can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $169,124 in 2023 to around $165,923 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Clinical Extern salary trends, .

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FAQ about Clinical Extern

1. What industry pays the highest salary for Clinical Extern?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Clinical Extern roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

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