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

A Clinical Extern's salary grows with experience: a DevOps Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $136,304, a DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $152,459, a DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $168,461, a DevOps Engineering Manager (10+ years)earns $159,335, a Clinical Extern (10+ years)earns $192,305,

What are the highest paying states for a Clinical Extern?

Clinical Extern salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Clinical Extern roles are District of Columbia $212,068, California $211,263, Massachusetts $208,448. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Clinical Extern roles make?

Salaries for Clinical Extern level roles vary by specialization: Nurse Extern II: $118,269; Veterinary Extern: $116,343; Clinical Ethicist: $115,528; Legal Extern: $106,892; Clinical Educator: $82,396.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Clinical Extern 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.

Clinical Extern Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Extern in the United States is $191,535 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): $209,220
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $180,442 to $200,792
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $170,342

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Clinical Extern Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$200,792	$16,733	$3,861	$97
Average	$191,535	$15,961	$3,683	$92
25th Percentile	$180,442	$15,037	$3,470	$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): $136,304
Early Career (1-2 years): $152,459
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $168,461
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $159,335
Expert (over 8 years): $192,305

Levels	Salary
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern	$136,304
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern	$152,459
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern	$168,461
DevOps En... Level Clinical Extern	$159,335
Clinical ... Level Clinical Extern	$192,305

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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: $212,068.
California: $211,263.
Massachusetts: $208,448.

District of Columbia $212,068

California $211,263

Massachusetts $208,448

Washington $207,681

New Jersey $207,605

Alaska $207,337

Connecticut $204,693

New York $203,621

Hawaii $200,192

Rhode Island $198,583

Maryland $197,492

Minnesota $195,998

Colorado $195,423

Illinois $195,232

Oregon $194,504

Delaware $193,967

New Hampshire $193,630

Virginia $192,876

Pennsylvania $190,673

Nevada $189,562

North Dakota $189,198

Michigan $188,624

Wisconsin $188,413

Vermont $187,992

Texas $186,823

Maine $186,747

Arizona $186,632

Ohio $186,498

Georgia $184,736

Indiana $183,854

Wyoming $183,682

Utah $183,414

Iowa $183,299

Kansas $182,380

Louisiana $182,111

North Carolina $182,016

Missouri $181,977

Florida $181,230

Montana $180,828

Nebraska $180,445

Kentucky $180,234

South Carolina $179,468

Tennessee $178,989

Idaho $178,798

New Mexico $177,400

Oklahoma $177,093

Alabama $175,963

South Dakota $174,067

Arkansas $173,033

West Virginia $172,477

Mississippi $170,811

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: $241,583
San Francisco: $239,208
Oakland: $233,903

San Jose, CA $241,583

San Francisco, CA $239,208

Oakland, CA $233,903

New York, NY $221,970

Queens Village, NY $220,533

Paramus, NJ $219,001

Passaic, NJ $218,810

Bergenfield, NJ $218,618

Stamford, CT $218,331

Huntington, NY $218,139

Newark, NJ $216,894

Bridgeport, CT $216,511

New Brunswick, NJ $215,879

Vallejo, CA $215,477

Middlesex, NJ $215,362

Somerset, NJ $215,190

Petaluma, CA $214,749

Santa Cruz, CA $214,002

Boston, MA $213,619

Monterey, CA $212,661

Fairbanks, AK $212,527

Los Angeles, CA $212,163

Washington, DC $212,068

Seattle, WA $211,723

Santa Rosa, CA $211,684

Juneau, AK $211,129

Orange, CA $210,497

Anchorage, AK $210,152

Anaheim, CA $210,018

Santa Ana, CA $209,731

Nassau, NY $209,616

Long Beach, CA $209,539

Danbury, CT $209,482

Santa Maria, CA $208,831

Everett, WA $208,792

Bremerton, WA $207,854

Trenton, NJ $207,490

Sacramento, CA $207,413

San Diego, CA $207,317

Brockton, MA $207,241

Tacoma, WA $207,164

Santa Barbara, CA $206,896

Lowell, MA $206,130

New Suffolk, NY $206,053

Nashua, NH $205,824

Lompoc, CA $205,517

Ventura, CA $205,326

Stockton, CA $205,268

New Haven, CT $204,885

Atlantic City, NJ $204,387

Hartford, CT $203,966

Modesto, CA $203,870

Poughkeepsie, NY $203,448

New Britain, CT $203,353

Olympia, WA $203,085

Kennewick, WA $203,085

New London, CT $203,046

Norwich, CT $202,989

Lawrence, MA $202,893

Bakersfield, CA $202,357

Riverside, CA $202,089

New Bedford, MA $202,089

Richland, WA $201,897

Portsmouth, NH $201,744

Vineland, NJ $201,706

San Bernardino, CA $201,552

Boulder, CO $201,016

Worcester, MA $200,863

Portland, OR $200,690

Saint Paul, MN $200,461

Minneapolis, MN $200,461

Philadelphia, PA $200,192

Honolulu, HI $199,177

Springfield, MA $198,507

Providence, RI $198,488

Chicago, IL $197,932

Bellingham, WA $197,702

Baltimore, MD $197,492

Chico, CA $197,013

Wilmington, DE $196,687

Pittsfield, MA $196,496

Manchester, NH $196,132

Spokane, WA $195,289

Denver, CO $195,270

Albany, NY $194,370

Troy, NY $194,293

Schenectady, NY $193,891

Burlington, VT $193,470

Portland, ME $192,799

Salem, OR $192,646

Yakima, WA $192,608

Ann Arbor, MI $192,550

Rochester, MN $192,014

Fresno, CA $191,918

Reno, NV $191,918

Milwaukee, WI $191,746

Detroit, MI $191,554

Allentown, PA $191,497

Carson City, NV $191,478

Houston, TX $191,190

Colorado Springs, CO $191,171

Syracuse, NY $191,075

Eugene, OR $190,711

Bismarck, ND $190,482

Gary, IN $190,482

Galveston, TX $190,482

Springfield, OR $190,328

Medford, OR $189,869

Fort Collins, CO $189,792

Austin, TX $189,639

Mesa, AZ $189,237

Phoenix, AZ $189,198

Dallas, TX $189,141

Reading, PA $189,026

Saint Cloud, MN $188,949

Concord, NH $188,777

Madison, WI $188,700

Utica, NY $188,183

Raleigh, NC $188,030

Las Vegas, NV $188,011

Rochester, NY $187,877

Des Moines, IA $187,858

Atlanta, GA $187,551

Battle Creek, MI $187,494

Salt Lake City, UT $187,436

Lancaster, PA $187,149

Champaign, IL $187,111

Harrisburg, PA $186,881

Durham, NC $186,708

Kansas City, MO $186,689

Kansas City, KS $186,651

Fort Worth, TX $186,632

Boca Raton, FL $186,555

Cleveland, OH $186,536

Columbus, OH $186,498

Pittsburgh, PA $186,478

Richmond, VA $186,402

Indianapolis, IN $186,364

Cincinnati, OH $186,115

Petersburg, VA $185,827

Billings, MT $185,406

Lansing, MI $185,406

Huntsville, AL $185,406

Lebanon, PA $185,387

Dayton, OH $185,368

Pueblo, CO $185,368

Appleton, WI $185,310

Buffalo, NY $185,233

Racine, WI $185,138

Charlotte, NC $185,119

Saint Louis, MO $185,061

Springfield, IL $184,985

Elkhart, IN $184,946

York, PA $184,946

Gastonia, NC $184,927

Benton Harbor, MI $184,927

Beaumont, TX $184,812

Lorain, OH $184,774

Toledo, OH $184,697

Binghamton, NY $184,601

Rock Hill, SC $184,582

Rockford, IL $184,487

Fargo, ND $184,391

Elyria, OH $184,391

Flagstaff, AZ $184,257

Fort Lauderdale, FL $184,142

Miami, FL $184,027

Duluth, MN $183,720

Bangor, ME $183,471

Cedar Rapids, IA $183,261

Louisville, KY $183,165

Grand Rapids, MI $183,127

Hialeah, FL $183,107

Casper, WY $182,839

Scranton, PA $182,609

New Orleans, LA $182,552

Virginia Beach, VA $182,533

Akron, OH $182,437

Peoria, IL $182,188

Sarasota, FL $182,150

Green Bay, WI $182,016

Baton Rouge, LA $181,920

Charleston, SC $181,882

Nashville, TN $181,824

Jamestown, NY $181,786

Davenport, IA $181,786

Tucson, AZ $181,690

Cheyenne, WY $181,633

Saint Petersburg, FL $181,575

Tampa, FL $181,537

Omaha, NE $181,499

Port Arthur, TX $181,422

Evansville, IN $181,422

Bradenton, FL $181,345

Santa Fe, NM $181,001

Orlando, FL $180,809

Clearwater, FL $180,598

Canton, OH $180,196

La Crosse, WI $180,196

Grand Forks, ND $180,139

Albuquerque, NM $180,081

Tulsa, OK $180,081

Newport News, VA $180,062

High Point, NC $180,005

Ogden, UT $179,928

Corpus Christi, TX $179,775

Laramie, WY $179,660

Norfolk, VA $179,660

Rock Island, IL $179,545

Saginaw, MI $179,507

Jacksonville, FL $179,487

Salisbury, NC $179,449

Memphis, TN $179,411

Moline, IL $179,315

Fort Myers, FL $179,258

Waterloo, IA $179,009

Spartanburg, SC $178,817

Lincoln, NE $178,721

Fort Wayne, IN $178,683

Birmingham, AL $178,472

Cedar Falls, IA $178,434

Provo, UT $178,415

Springfield, OH $178,396

San Antonio, TX $178,357

Greensboro, NC $178,281

South Bend, IN $178,262

Winston Salem, NC $178,242

Boise, ID $178,185

Savannah, GA $178,051

Muskegon, MI $177,706

Lima, OH $177,476

Lake Charles, LA $177,400

Anderson, IN $177,361

Lexington, KY $177,304

Augusta, GA $177,246

Greenville, SC $177,246

Wichita, KS $177,074

Tuscaloosa, AL $177,074

Columbia, SC $176,902

Bloomington, IN $176,423

Roanoke, VA $176,308

Asheville, NC $176,059

Knoxville, TN $175,733

Shreveport, LA $175,714

Wilmington, NC $175,465

Frankfort, KY $175,101

Oklahoma City, OK $174,967

Chillicothe, OH $174,891

Longview, TX $174,871

Topeka, KS $174,814

Mobile, AL $174,527

Terre Haute, IN $174,450

Erie, PA $174,431

Altoona, PA $174,335

Melbourne, FL $174,278

Amarillo, TX $174,201

Killeen, TX $174,144

Fayetteville, AR $173,990

Sioux Falls, SD $173,856

Chattanooga, TN $173,741

Idaho Falls, ID $173,722

Gainesville, FL $173,320

Portsmouth, OH $173,224

Little Rock, AR $173,186

Lynchburg, VA $173,186

Lafayette, LA $173,109

Youngstown, OH $173,109

Temple, TX $173,033

Daytona Beach, FL $172,994

Clarksville, TN $172,975

Pensacola, FL $172,956

Hopkinsville, KY $172,382

Charleston, WV $172,362

Florence, SC $172,267

Sioux City, IA $172,152

Macon, GA $171,596

Tallahassee, FL $171,577

Fayetteville, NC $171,539

Waco, TX $171,500

Wichita Falls, TX $171,500

Pine Bluff, AR $171,424

Vincennes, IN $171,060

Lubbock, TX $170,983

Great Falls, MT $170,868

Alamogordo, NM $170,849

Abilene, TX $170,696

Rapid City, SD $170,447

Monroe, LA $170,447

Albany, GA $170,332

Huntington, WV $170,313

Jackson, MS $170,294

Greenville, MS $170,275

Parkersburg, WV $170,083

Montgomery, AL $170,045

Johnstown, PA $170,006

Springfield, MO $169,853

Biloxi, MS $169,757

Sumter, SC $169,355

Columbus, GA $169,336

Twin Falls, ID $169,221

Pascagoula, MS $168,972

Kingsport, TN $168,474

Gulfport, MS $168,417

Alexandria, LA $167,785

Fort Smith, AR $167,306

El Paso, TX $166,789

Helena, MT $166,540

Las Cruces, NM $165,927

Harlingen, TX $165,390

Pocatello, ID $165,218

Florence, AL $165,161

Brownsville, TX $165,122

Dothan, AL $164,816

Mcallen, TX $164,720

Columbus, MS $163,303

Altus, OK $162,422

Lawton, OK $162,058

Pierre, SD $161,368

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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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	3.14%
Software Development	2.16%
Ansible	1.59%

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 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	$210,689	10%
Analysis	$203,027	6%
Microservices	$203,027	6%
Accountability	$201,112	5%
Communication Skills	$201,112	5%
Leadership	$201,112	5%

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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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$180,442

Average $191,535/year

$200,792

$15,037

Average $15,961/month

$16,733

$3,470

Average $3,683/week

$3,861

$87

Average $92/hour

$97

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$200,792	$16,733	$3,861	$97
Average	$191,535	$15,961	$3,683	$92
25th Percentile	$180,442	$15,037	$3,470	$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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2023

$169,124

2024

$167,593

2025

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2024	$167,593
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