What are the main factors that influence a Credentialing Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change A Credentialing Associate's salary?

A Credentialing Associate's salary grows with experience: a Credentialing Associate (2-4 years)earns $47,145, a Medical Staff Credentialing Specialist, Sr. (4-7 years)earns $54,474, a Medical Staff Credentialing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $75,090, a Medical Staff Credentialing Manager (7+ years)earns $113,322, a Medical Staff Credentialing Director (7+ years)earns $147,938,

What are the highest paying states for a Credentialing Associate?

Credentialing Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Credentialing Associate roles are District of Columbia $51,850, California $51,653, Massachusetts $50,965. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Credentialing Associate roles make?

Salaries for Credentialing Associate level roles vary by specialization: Credentialing Manager: $111,427; Associate Director of Credentialing: $96,780; Credentialing Supervisor: $72,990; Associate Credentialing Representative: $55,828; Provider Credentialing: $53,516.

How do different companies affect a Credentialing Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Credentialing Associate 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.

Credentialing Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Credentialing Associate make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Credentialing Associate in the United States is $46,830 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,473
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,294 to $50,831
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,165

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Credentialing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,831	$4,236	$978	$24
Average	$46,830	$3,903	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,294	$3,525	$813	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Credentialing Associate Salaries

A Credentialing Associate'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 Credentialing Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Credentialing Associate'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): $47,145
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,474
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $75,090
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,322
Expert (over 8 years): $147,938

Levels	Salary
Credentia... Level Credentialing Associate	$47,145
Medical S... Level Credentialing Associate	$54,474
Medical S... Level Credentialing Associate	$75,090
Medical S... Level Credentialing Associate	$113,322
Medical S... Level Credentialing Associate	$147,938

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How Do Credentialing Associate 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 Credentialing Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,850.
California: $51,653.
Massachusetts: $50,965.

District of Columbia $51,850

California $51,653

Massachusetts $50,965

Washington $50,778

New Jersey $50,759

Alaska $50,693

Connecticut $50,047

New York $49,785

Hawaii $48,947

Rhode Island $48,553

Maryland $48,286

Minnesota $47,921

Colorado $47,781

Illinois $47,734

Oregon $47,556

Delaware $47,425

New Hampshire $47,342

Virginia $47,158

Pennsylvania $46,619

Nevada $46,348

North Dakota $46,259

Michigan $46,118

Wisconsin $46,067

Vermont $45,964

Texas $45,678

Maine $45,659

Arizona $45,631

Ohio $45,598

Georgia $45,168

Indiana $44,952

Wyoming $44,910

Utah $44,844

Iowa $44,816

Kansas $44,592

Louisiana $44,526

North Carolina $44,503

Missouri $44,493

Florida $44,311

Montana $44,212

Nebraska $44,119

Kentucky $44,067

South Carolina $43,880

Tennessee $43,763

Idaho $43,716

New Mexico $43,374

Oklahoma $43,299

Alabama $43,023

South Dakota $42,559

Arkansas $42,306

West Virginia $42,170

Mississippi $41,763

Top Paying Cities for Credentialing Associates

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: $59,067
San Francisco: $58,486
Oakland: $57,189

San Jose, CA $59,067

San Francisco, CA $58,486

Oakland, CA $57,189

New York, NY $54,271

Queens Village, NY $53,920

Paramus, NJ $53,545

Passaic, NJ $53,499

Bergenfield, NJ $53,452

Stamford, CT $53,382

Huntington, NY $53,335

Newark, NJ $53,030

Bridgeport, CT $52,937

New Brunswick, NJ $52,782

Vallejo, CA $52,684

Middlesex, NJ $52,656

Somerset, NJ $52,614

Petaluma, CA $52,506

Santa Cruz, CA $52,323

Boston, MA $52,229

Monterey, CA $51,995

Fairbanks, AK $51,963

Los Angeles, CA $51,874

Washington, DC $51,850

Seattle, WA $51,766

Santa Rosa, CA $51,757

Juneau, AK $51,621

Orange, CA $51,466

Anchorage, AK $51,382

Anaheim, CA $51,349

Santa Ana, CA $51,279

Nassau, NY $51,251

Long Beach, CA $51,232

Danbury, CT $51,218

Santa Maria, CA $51,059

Everett, WA $51,049

Bremerton, WA $50,820

Trenton, NJ $50,731

Sacramento, CA $50,712

San Diego, CA $50,689

Brockton, MA $50,670

Tacoma, WA $50,651

Santa Barbara, CA $50,586

Lowell, MA $50,398

New Suffolk, NY $50,380

Nashua, NH $50,324

Lompoc, CA $50,249

Ventura, CA $50,202

Stockton, CA $50,188

New Haven, CT $50,094

Atlantic City, NJ $49,972

Hartford, CT $49,869

Modesto, CA $49,846

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,743

New Britain, CT $49,719

Olympia, WA $49,654

Kennewick, WA $49,654

New London, CT $49,644

Norwich, CT $49,630

Lawrence, MA $49,607

Bakersfield, CA $49,476

Riverside, CA $49,410

New Bedford, MA $49,410

Richland, WA $49,364

Portsmouth, NH $49,326

Vineland, NJ $49,317

San Bernardino, CA $49,279

Boulder, CO $49,148

Worcester, MA $49,111

Portland, OR $49,068

Saint Paul, MN $49,012

Minneapolis, MN $49,012

Philadelphia, PA $48,947

Honolulu, HI $48,699

Springfield, MA $48,535

Providence, RI $48,530

Chicago, IL $48,394

Bellingham, WA $48,338

Baltimore, MD $48,286

Chico, CA $48,169

Wilmington, DE $48,090

Pittsfield, MA $48,043

Manchester, NH $47,954

Spokane, WA $47,748

Denver, CO $47,743

Albany, NY $47,523

Troy, NY $47,504

Schenectady, NY $47,406

Burlington, VT $47,303

Portland, ME $47,139

Salem, OR $47,102

Yakima, WA $47,092

Ann Arbor, MI $47,078

Rochester, MN $46,947

Fresno, CA $46,924

Reno, NV $46,924

Milwaukee, WI $46,882

Detroit, MI $46,835

Allentown, PA $46,821

Carson City, NV $46,816

Houston, TX $46,746

Colorado Springs, CO $46,741

Syracuse, NY $46,718

Eugene, OR $46,629

Bismarck, ND $46,572

Gary, IN $46,572

Galveston, TX $46,572

Springfield, OR $46,535

Medford, OR $46,423

Fort Collins, CO $46,404

Austin, TX $46,366

Mesa, AZ $46,268

Phoenix, AZ $46,259

Dallas, TX $46,245

Reading, PA $46,217

Saint Cloud, MN $46,198

Concord, NH $46,156

Madison, WI $46,137

Utica, NY $46,010

Raleigh, NC $45,973

Las Vegas, NV $45,968

Rochester, NY $45,936

Des Moines, IA $45,931

Atlanta, GA $45,856

Battle Creek, MI $45,842

Salt Lake City, UT $45,828

Lancaster, PA $45,758

Champaign, IL $45,748

Harrisburg, PA $45,692

Durham, NC $45,650

Kansas City, MO $45,645

Kansas City, KS $45,636

Fort Worth, TX $45,631

Boca Raton, FL $45,612

Cleveland, OH $45,608

Columbus, OH $45,598

Pittsburgh, PA $45,594

Richmond, VA $45,575

Indianapolis, IN $45,566

Cincinnati, OH $45,505

Petersburg, VA $45,434

Billings, MT $45,331

Lansing, MI $45,331

Huntsville, AL $45,331

Lebanon, PA $45,327

Dayton, OH $45,322

Pueblo, CO $45,322

Appleton, WI $45,308

Buffalo, NY $45,289

Racine, WI $45,266

Charlotte, NC $45,261

Saint Louis, MO $45,247

Springfield, IL $45,228

Elkhart, IN $45,219

York, PA $45,219

Gastonia, NC $45,214

Benton Harbor, MI $45,214

Beaumont, TX $45,186

Lorain, OH $45,177

Toledo, OH $45,158

Binghamton, NY $45,135

Rock Hill, SC $45,130

Rockford, IL $45,107

Fargo, ND $45,083

Elyria, OH $45,083

Flagstaff, AZ $45,050

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,022

Miami, FL $44,994

Duluth, MN $44,919

Bangor, ME $44,858

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,807

Louisville, KY $44,784

Grand Rapids, MI $44,774

Hialeah, FL $44,769

Casper, WY $44,704

Scranton, PA $44,648

New Orleans, LA $44,634

Virginia Beach, VA $44,629

Akron, OH $44,606

Peoria, IL $44,545

Sarasota, FL $44,535

Green Bay, WI $44,503

Baton Rouge, LA $44,479

Charleston, SC $44,470

Nashville, TN $44,456

Jamestown, NY $44,446

Davenport, IA $44,446

Tucson, AZ $44,423

Cheyenne, WY $44,409

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,395

Tampa, FL $44,385

Omaha, NE $44,376

Port Arthur, TX $44,357

Evansville, IN $44,357

Bradenton, FL $44,339

Santa Fe, NM $44,254

Orlando, FL $44,208

Clearwater, FL $44,156

Canton, OH $44,058

La Crosse, WI $44,058

Grand Forks, ND $44,044

Albuquerque, NM $44,030

Tulsa, OK $44,030

Newport News, VA $44,025

High Point, NC $44,011

Ogden, UT $43,992

Corpus Christi, TX $43,955

Laramie, WY $43,927

Norfolk, VA $43,927

Rock Island, IL $43,898

Saginaw, MI $43,889

Jacksonville, FL $43,884

Salisbury, NC $43,875

Memphis, TN $43,866

Moline, IL $43,842

Fort Myers, FL $43,828

Waterloo, IA $43,767

Spartanburg, SC $43,720

Lincoln, NE $43,697

Fort Wayne, IN $43,688

Birmingham, AL $43,636

Cedar Falls, IA $43,627

Provo, UT $43,622

Springfield, OH $43,617

San Antonio, TX $43,608

Greensboro, NC $43,589

South Bend, IN $43,585

Winston Salem, NC $43,580

Boise, ID $43,566

Savannah, GA $43,533

Muskegon, MI $43,449

Lima, OH $43,393

Lake Charles, LA $43,374

Anderson, IN $43,365

Lexington, KY $43,351

Augusta, GA $43,336

Greenville, SC $43,336

Wichita, KS $43,294

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,294

Columbia, SC $43,252

Bloomington, IN $43,135

Roanoke, VA $43,107

Asheville, NC $43,046

Knoxville, TN $42,967

Shreveport, LA $42,962

Wilmington, NC $42,901

Frankfort, KY $42,812

Oklahoma City, OK $42,779

Chillicothe, OH $42,760

Longview, TX $42,756

Topeka, KS $42,742

Mobile, AL $42,671

Terre Haute, IN $42,653

Erie, PA $42,648

Altoona, PA $42,625

Melbourne, FL $42,611

Amarillo, TX $42,592

Killeen, TX $42,578

Fayetteville, AR $42,540

Sioux Falls, SD $42,508

Chattanooga, TN $42,479

Idaho Falls, ID $42,475

Gainesville, FL $42,376

Portsmouth, OH $42,353

Little Rock, AR $42,344

Lynchburg, VA $42,344

Lafayette, LA $42,325

Youngstown, OH $42,325

Temple, TX $42,306

Daytona Beach, FL $42,297

Clarksville, TN $42,292

Pensacola, FL $42,287

Hopkinsville, KY $42,147

Charleston, WV $42,142

Florence, SC $42,119

Sioux City, IA $42,091

Macon, GA $41,955

Tallahassee, FL $41,950

Fayetteville, NC $41,941

Waco, TX $41,932

Wichita Falls, TX $41,932

Pine Bluff, AR $41,913

Vincennes, IN $41,824

Lubbock, TX $41,805

Great Falls, MT $41,777

Alamogordo, NM $41,772

Abilene, TX $41,735

Rapid City, SD $41,674

Monroe, LA $41,674

Albany, GA $41,646

Huntington, WV $41,641

Jackson, MS $41,637

Greenville, MS $41,632

Parkersburg, WV $41,585

Montgomery, AL $41,576

Johnstown, PA $41,566

Springfield, MO $41,529

Biloxi, MS $41,505

Sumter, SC $41,407

Columbus, GA $41,402

Twin Falls, ID $41,374

Pascagoula, MS $41,313

Kingsport, TN $41,192

Gulfport, MS $41,178

Alexandria, LA $41,023

Fort Smith, AR $40,906

El Paso, TX $40,780

Helena, MT $40,719

Las Cruces, NM $40,569

Harlingen, TX $40,438

Pocatello, ID $40,396

Florence, AL $40,382

Brownsville, TX $40,372

Dothan, AL $40,297

Mcallen, TX $40,274

Columbus, MS $39,927

Altus, OK $39,712

Lawton, OK $39,623

Pierre, SD $39,454

What Skills Can Increase a Credentialing Associate'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 Credentialing Associate'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	$51,045	9%
Verbal Communication	$49,640	6%
Consulting	$48,703	4%
Leadership	$48,703	4%
Coordination	$47,298	1%
Credit Card	$47,298	1%

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Credentialing Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Credentialing Associate'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

$42,294

Average $46,830/year

$50,831

$3,525

Average $3,903/month

$4,236

$813

Average $901/week

$978

$20

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,831	$4,236	$978	$24
Average	$46,830	$3,903	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,294	$3,525	$813	$20

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Salary Trends for Credentialing Associate

Salaries for a Credentialing Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,349 in 2023 to around $49,362 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Credentialing Associate salary trends, .

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2024

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