What are the main factors that influence a Credential Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Credential Specialist's salary?

A Credential Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Credential Specialist (2-4 years)earns $46,274, a Medical Staff Credentialing Specialist, Sr. (4-7 years)earns $53,468, a Medical Staff Credentialing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $73,703, a Medical Staff Credentialing Manager (7+ years)earns $111,229, a Medical Staff Credentialing Director (7+ years)earns $145,206,

What are the highest paying states for a Credential Specialist?

Credential Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Credential Specialist roles are District of Columbia $50,892, California $50,699, Massachusetts $50,024. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Credential Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Credential Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Environmental Compliance Specialist: $84,952; Immigration Specialist: $83,060; Credential Evaluator: $77,098; Security Specialist: $63,108; IS Specialist: $63,056.

How do different companies affect a Credential Specialist's salary?

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

Credential Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Credential Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Credential Specialist in the United States is $45,965 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,467
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,513 to $49,892
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,460

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Credential Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,892	$4,158	$959	$24
Average	$45,965	$3,830	$884	$22
25th Percentile	$41,513	$3,459	$798	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Credential Specialist Salaries

A Credential 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 Credential Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Credential 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): $46,274
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,468
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,703
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,229
Expert (over 8 years): $145,206

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Credentia... Level Credential Specialist	$46,274
Medical S... Level Credential Specialist	$53,468
Medical S... Level Credential Specialist	$73,703
Medical S... Level Credential Specialist	$111,229
Medical S... Level Credential Specialist	$145,206

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

District of Columbia: $50,892.
California: $50,699.
Massachusetts: $50,024.

District of Columbia $50,892 California $50,699 Massachusetts $50,024 Washington $49,840 New Jersey $49,821 Alaska $49,757 Connecticut $49,123 New York $48,865

Hawaii $48,043 Rhode Island $47,657 Maryland $47,395 Minnesota $47,036 Colorado $46,898 Illinois $46,852 Oregon $46,677 Delaware $46,549

New Hampshire $46,468 Virginia $46,287 Pennsylvania $45,758 Nevada $45,492 North Dakota $45,404 Michigan $45,266 Wisconsin $45,216 Vermont $45,115

Texas $44,834 Maine $44,816 Arizona $44,788 Ohio $44,756 Georgia $44,333 Indiana $44,122 Wyoming $44,080 Utah $44,016

Iowa $43,989 Kansas $43,768 Louisiana $43,704 North Carolina $43,681 Missouri $43,671 Florida $43,492 Montana $43,396 Nebraska $43,304

Kentucky $43,253 South Carolina $43,069 Tennessee $42,954 Idaho $42,908 New Mexico $42,573 Oklahoma $42,499 Alabama $42,228 South Dakota $41,773

Arkansas $41,525 West Virginia $41,391 Mississippi $40,992

Top Paying Cities for Credential 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: $57,976
San Francisco: $57,406
Oakland: $56,132

San Jose, CA $57,976

San Francisco, CA $57,406

Oakland, CA $56,132

New York, NY $53,269

Queens Village, NY $52,924

Paramus, NJ $52,556

Passaic, NJ $52,510

Bergenfield, NJ $52,464

Stamford, CT $52,396

Huntington, NY $52,350

Newark, NJ $52,051

Bridgeport, CT $51,959

New Brunswick, NJ $51,807

Vallejo, CA $51,711

Middlesex, NJ $51,683

Somerset, NJ $51,642

Petaluma, CA $51,536

Santa Cruz, CA $51,357

Boston, MA $51,265

Monterey, CA $51,035

Fairbanks, AK $51,003

Los Angeles, CA $50,915

Washington, DC $50,892

Seattle, WA $50,810

Santa Rosa, CA $50,801

Juneau, AK $50,667

Orange, CA $50,516

Anchorage, AK $50,433

Anaheim, CA $50,401

Santa Ana, CA $50,332

Nassau, NY $50,304

Long Beach, CA $50,286

Danbury, CT $50,272

Santa Maria, CA $50,116

Everett, WA $50,106

Bremerton, WA $49,881

Trenton, NJ $49,794

Sacramento, CA $49,775

San Diego, CA $49,753

Brockton, MA $49,734

Tacoma, WA $49,716

Santa Barbara, CA $49,651

Lowell, MA $49,468

New Suffolk, NY $49,449

Nashua, NH $49,394

Lompoc, CA $49,320

Ventura, CA $49,274

Stockton, CA $49,261

New Haven, CT $49,169

Atlantic City, NJ $49,049

Hartford, CT $48,948

Modesto, CA $48,925

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,824

New Britain, CT $48,801

Olympia, WA $48,737

Kennewick, WA $48,737

New London, CT $48,727

Norwich, CT $48,714

Lawrence, MA $48,691

Bakersfield, CA $48,562

Riverside, CA $48,498

New Bedford, MA $48,498

Richland, WA $48,452

Portsmouth, NH $48,415

Vineland, NJ $48,406

San Bernardino, CA $48,369

Boulder, CO $48,240

Worcester, MA $48,203

Portland, OR $48,162

Saint Paul, MN $48,107

Minneapolis, MN $48,107

Philadelphia, PA $48,043

Honolulu, HI $47,799

Springfield, MA $47,638

Providence, RI $47,634

Chicago, IL $47,500

Bellingham, WA $47,445

Baltimore, MD $47,395

Chico, CA $47,280

Wilmington, DE $47,201

Pittsfield, MA $47,155

Manchester, NH $47,068

Spokane, WA $46,866

Denver, CO $46,861

Albany, NY $46,645

Troy, NY $46,627

Schenectady, NY $46,530

Burlington, VT $46,429

Portland, ME $46,268

Salem, OR $46,232

Yakima, WA $46,222

Ann Arbor, MI $46,209

Rochester, MN $46,080

Fresno, CA $46,057

Reno, NV $46,057

Milwaukee, WI $46,016

Detroit, MI $45,970

Allentown, PA $45,956

Carson City, NV $45,951

Houston, TX $45,882

Colorado Springs, CO $45,878

Syracuse, NY $45,855

Eugene, OR $45,767

Bismarck, ND $45,712

Gary, IN $45,712

Galveston, TX $45,712

Springfield, OR $45,675

Medford, OR $45,565

Fort Collins, CO $45,547

Austin, TX $45,510

Mesa, AZ $45,413

Phoenix, AZ $45,404

Dallas, TX $45,390

Reading, PA $45,363

Saint Cloud, MN $45,344

Concord, NH $45,303

Madison, WI $45,285

Utica, NY $45,161

Raleigh, NC $45,124

Las Vegas, NV $45,119

Rochester, NY $45,087

Des Moines, IA $45,082

Atlanta, GA $45,009

Battle Creek, MI $44,995

Salt Lake City, UT $44,981

Lancaster, PA $44,912

Champaign, IL $44,903

Harrisburg, PA $44,848

Durham, NC $44,807

Kansas City, MO $44,802

Kansas City, KS $44,793

Fort Worth, TX $44,788

Boca Raton, FL $44,770

Cleveland, OH $44,765

Columbus, OH $44,756

Pittsburgh, PA $44,752

Richmond, VA $44,733

Indianapolis, IN $44,724

Cincinnati, OH $44,664

Petersburg, VA $44,595

Billings, MT $44,494

Lansing, MI $44,494

Huntsville, AL $44,494

Lebanon, PA $44,490

Dayton, OH $44,485

Pueblo, CO $44,485

Appleton, WI $44,471

Buffalo, NY $44,453

Racine, WI $44,430

Charlotte, NC $44,425

Saint Louis, MO $44,411

Springfield, IL $44,393

Elkhart, IN $44,384

York, PA $44,384

Gastonia, NC $44,379

Benton Harbor, MI $44,379

Beaumont, TX $44,352

Lorain, OH $44,342

Toledo, OH $44,324

Binghamton, NY $44,301

Rock Hill, SC $44,296

Rockford, IL $44,273

Fargo, ND $44,251

Elyria, OH $44,251

Flagstaff, AZ $44,218

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,191

Miami, FL $44,163

Duluth, MN $44,090

Bangor, ME $44,030

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,979

Louisville, KY $43,956

Grand Rapids, MI $43,947

Hialeah, FL $43,943

Casper, WY $43,878

Scranton, PA $43,823

New Orleans, LA $43,809

Virginia Beach, VA $43,805

Akron, OH $43,782

Peoria, IL $43,722

Sarasota, FL $43,713

Green Bay, WI $43,681

Baton Rouge, LA $43,658

Charleston, SC $43,648

Nashville, TN $43,635

Jamestown, NY $43,625

Davenport, IA $43,625

Tucson, AZ $43,602

Cheyenne, WY $43,589

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,575

Tampa, FL $43,566

Omaha, NE $43,556

Port Arthur, TX $43,538

Evansville, IN $43,538

Bradenton, FL $43,520

Santa Fe, NM $43,437

Orlando, FL $43,391

Clearwater, FL $43,340

Canton, OH $43,244

La Crosse, WI $43,244

Grand Forks, ND $43,230

Albuquerque, NM $43,216

Tulsa, OK $43,216

Newport News, VA $43,212

High Point, NC $43,198

Ogden, UT $43,180

Corpus Christi, TX $43,143

Laramie, WY $43,115

Norfolk, VA $43,115

Rock Island, IL $43,088

Saginaw, MI $43,078

Jacksonville, FL $43,074

Salisbury, NC $43,065

Memphis, TN $43,055

Moline, IL $43,032

Fort Myers, FL $43,019

Waterloo, IA $42,959

Spartanburg, SC $42,913

Lincoln, NE $42,890

Fort Wayne, IN $42,881

Birmingham, AL $42,830

Cedar Falls, IA $42,821

Provo, UT $42,816

Springfield, OH $42,812

San Antonio, TX $42,803

Greensboro, NC $42,784

South Bend, IN $42,780

Winston Salem, NC $42,775

Boise, ID $42,761

Savannah, GA $42,729

Muskegon, MI $42,646

Lima, OH $42,591

Lake Charles, LA $42,573

Anderson, IN $42,564

Lexington, KY $42,550

Augusta, GA $42,536

Greenville, SC $42,536

Wichita, KS $42,495

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,495

Columbia, SC $42,453

Bloomington, IN $42,338

Roanoke, VA $42,311

Asheville, NC $42,251

Knoxville, TN $42,173

Shreveport, LA $42,168

Wilmington, NC $42,109

Frankfort, KY $42,021

Oklahoma City, OK $41,989

Chillicothe, OH $41,971

Longview, TX $41,966

Topeka, KS $41,952

Mobile, AL $41,883

Terre Haute, IN $41,865

Erie, PA $41,860

Altoona, PA $41,837

Melbourne, FL $41,824

Amarillo, TX $41,805

Killeen, TX $41,791

Fayetteville, AR $41,755

Sioux Falls, SD $41,722

Chattanooga, TN $41,695

Idaho Falls, ID $41,690

Gainesville, FL $41,594

Portsmouth, OH $41,571

Little Rock, AR $41,562

Lynchburg, VA $41,562

Lafayette, LA $41,543

Youngstown, OH $41,543

Temple, TX $41,525

Daytona Beach, FL $41,516

Clarksville, TN $41,511

Pensacola, FL $41,506

Hopkinsville, KY $41,369

Charleston, WV $41,364

Florence, SC $41,341

Sioux City, IA $41,313

Macon, GA $41,180

Tallahassee, FL $41,175

Fayetteville, NC $41,166

Waco, TX $41,157

Wichita Falls, TX $41,157

Pine Bluff, AR $41,139

Vincennes, IN $41,051

Lubbock, TX $41,033

Great Falls, MT $41,005

Alamogordo, NM $41,001

Abilene, TX $40,964

Rapid City, SD $40,904

Monroe, LA $40,904

Albany, GA $40,877

Huntington, WV $40,872

Jackson, MS $40,867

Greenville, MS $40,863

Parkersburg, WV $40,817

Montgomery, AL $40,808

Johnstown, PA $40,799

Springfield, MO $40,762

Biloxi, MS $40,739

Sumter, SC $40,642

Columbus, GA $40,638

Twin Falls, ID $40,610

Pascagoula, MS $40,550

Kingsport, TN $40,431

Gulfport, MS $40,417

Alexandria, LA $40,265

Fort Smith, AR $40,150

El Paso, TX $40,026

Helena, MT $39,967

Las Cruces, NM $39,819

Harlingen, TX $39,691

Pocatello, ID $39,649

Florence, AL $39,636

Brownsville, TX $39,626

Dothan, AL $39,553

Mcallen, TX $39,530

Columbus, MS $39,190

Altus, OK $38,978

Lawton, OK $38,891

Pierre, SD $38,726

What Skills Can Increase a Credential Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 9.54% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Front Office (Mentioned in 3.7% 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.
Credit Card (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): A credit card is a type of credit facility, provided by banks that allow customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved credit limit.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	9.54%
Front Office	3.7%
Credit Card	1.79%

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 Credential Specialist's salary.

Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Flexibility	$50,102	9%
Verbal Communication	$48,723	6%
Consulting	$47,804	4%
Leadership	$47,804	4%
Coordination	$46,425	1%
Credit Card	$46,425	1%

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

Understanding how a Credential 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

$41,513

Average $45,965/year

$49,892

$3,459

Average $3,830/month

$4,158

$798

Average $884/week

$959

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,892	$4,158	$959	$24
Average	$45,965	$3,830	$884	$22
25th Percentile	$41,513	$3,459	$798	$20

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Salary Trends for Credential Specialist

Salaries for a Credential Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,419 in 2023 to around $48,450 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Credential Specialist salary trends, .

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2024

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