A Grant Officer'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 Grant Officer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Grant Officer'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): $71,730
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,842
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,805
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $107,271
Expert (over 8 years): $140,293
Levels
Salary
Grant Off... Level Grant Officer
$71,730
Developme... Level Grant Officer
$76,842
Developme... Level Grant Officer
$94,805
Developme... Level Grant Officer
$107,271
Developme... Level Grant Officer
$140,293
$71,7300 yr
$76,842< 2 yrs
$94,8052-4 yrs
$107,2715-8 yrs
$140,293> 8 yrs
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How Do Grant Officer 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 Grant Officers.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $78,629.
California: $78,331.
Massachusetts: $77,287.
District of Columbia$78,629
California$78,331
Massachusetts$77,287
Washington$77,003
New Jersey$76,974
Alaska$76,875
Connecticut$75,895
New York$75,497
Hawaii$74,226
Rhode Island$73,629
Maryland$73,225
Minnesota$72,671
Colorado$72,458
Illinois$72,387
Oregon$72,117
Delaware$71,918
New Hampshire$71,793
Virginia$71,513
Pennsylvania$70,697
Nevada$70,285
North Dakota$70,150
Michigan$69,937
Wisconsin$69,859
Vermont$69,702
Texas$69,269
Maine$69,241
Arizona$69,198
Ohio$69,148
Georgia$68,495
Indiana$68,168
Wyoming$68,104
Utah$68,005
Iowa$67,962
Kansas$67,622
Louisiana$67,522
North Carolina$67,487
Missouri$67,472
Florida$67,195
Montana$67,046
Nebraska$66,904
Kentucky$66,826
South Carolina$66,542
Tennessee$66,365
Idaho$66,294
New Mexico$65,775
Oklahoma$65,661
Alabama$65,242
South Dakota$64,539
Arkansas$64,156
West Virginia$63,950
Mississippi$63,332
Top Paying Cities for Grant Officers
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: $89,573
San Francisco: $88,592
Oakland: $86,725
San Jose, CA$89,573
San Francisco, CA$88,592
Oakland, CA$86,725
New York, NY$81,767
Paramus, NJ$80,773
Queens Village, NY$80,769
Passaic, NJ$80,702
Bergenfield, NJ$80,696
Stamford, CT$80,539
Huntington, NY$80,510
Newark, NJ$79,985
Bridgeport, CT$79,836
Vallejo, CA$79,694
New Brunswick, NJ$79,666
Petaluma, CA$79,623
Middlesex, NJ$79,488
Somerset, NJ$79,439
Santa Cruz, CA$79,346
Boston, MA$78,913
Monterey, CA$78,664
Seattle, WA$78,501
Santa Rosa, CA$78,487
Los Angeles, CA$78,466
Juneau, AK$78,281
Washington, DC$78,203
Orange, CA$77,950
Santa Ana, CA$77,763
Long Beach, CA$77,692
Anaheim, CA$77,677
Anchorage, AK$77,642
Santa Maria, CA$77,429
Everett, WA$77,415
Danbury, CT$77,165
Bremerton, WA$77,067
Tacoma, WA$76,811
New Suffolk, NY$76,810
Sacramento, CA$76,790
Santa Barbara, CA$76,712
Trenton, NJ$76,633
San Diego, CA$76,633
Brockton, MA$76,555
Fairbanks, AK$76,381
Lompoc, CA$76,200
Lowell, MA$76,143
Ventura, CA$76,129
Nashua, NH$76,115
Stockton, CA$76,108
Modesto, CA$75,590
Poughkeepsie, NY$75,433
Olympia, WA$75,298
Kennewick, WA$75,298
New Haven, CT$75,270
Lawrence, MA$75,014
Hartford, CT$74,943
Riverside, CA$74,929
New Bedford, MA$74,858
Richland, WA$74,858
Bakersfield, CA$74,759
San Bernardino, CA$74,730
New Britain, CT$74,723
Atlantic City, NJ$74,723
New London, CT$74,695
Norwich, CT$74,673
Portsmouth, NH$74,659
Boulder, CO$74,509
Portland, OR$74,411
Worcester, MA$74,404
Minneapolis, MN$74,183
Philadelphia, PA$74,084
Honolulu, HI$73,850
Saint Paul, MN$73,816
Vineland, NJ$73,800
Providence, RI$73,594
Chicago, IL$73,388
Bellingham, WA$73,303
Springfield, MA$73,246
Baltimore, MD$73,225
Chico, CA$73,047
Pittsfield, MA$72,855
Manchester, NH$72,720
Spokane, WA$72,408
Denver, CO$72,401
Albany, NY$72,067
Troy, NY$72,039
Nassau, NY$71,963
Schenectady, NY$71,890
Wilmington, DE$71,833
Burlington, VT$71,733
Salem, OR$71,705
Portland, ME$71,485
Yakima, WA$71,414
Rochester, MN$71,194
Reno, NV$71,158
Fresno, CA$71,158
Milwaukee, WI$71,094
Detroit, MI$71,023
Ann Arbor, MI$71,011
Allentown, PA$71,002
Colorado Springs, CO$70,881
Syracuse, NY$70,846
Carson City, NV$70,846
Houston, TX$70,746
Eugene, OR$70,711
Gary, IN$70,626
Springfield, OR$70,569
Bismarck, ND$70,554
Galveston, TX$70,505
Medford, OR$70,398
Fort Collins, CO$70,370
Concord, NH$70,334
Austin, TX$70,313
Mesa, AZ$70,164
Reading, PA$70,157
Phoenix, AZ$70,150
Dallas, TX$70,128
Saint Cloud, MN$70,060
Madison, WI$69,965
Utica, NY$69,773
Rochester, NY$69,660
Des Moines, IA$69,653
Raleigh, NC$69,645
Atlanta, GA$69,539
Battle Creek, MI$69,518
Salt Lake City, UT$69,496
Lancaster, PA$69,390
Harrisburg, PA$69,290
Kansas City, MO$69,219
Champaign, IL$69,205
Kansas City, KS$69,205
Fort Worth, TX$69,198
Columbus, OH$69,186
Boca Raton, FL$69,170
Pittsburgh, PA$69,141
Richmond, VA$69,113
Indianapolis, IN$69,099
Cleveland, OH$69,092
Las Vegas, NV$69,006
Cincinnati, OH$69,006
Petersburg, VA$68,900
Huntsville, AL$68,793
Lansing, MI$68,746
Lebanon, PA$68,736
Pueblo, CO$68,729
Appleton, WI$68,708
Buffalo, NY$68,680
Dayton, OH$68,658
Racine, WI$68,644
Charlotte, NC$68,637
Saint Louis, MO$68,616
York, PA$68,573
Elkhart, IN$68,573
Gastonia, NC$68,560
Billings, MT$68,543
Beaumont, TX$68,523
Lorain, OH$68,509
Benton Harbor, MI$68,495
Toledo, OH$68,481
Binghamton, NY$68,445
Rock Hill, SC$68,438
Rockford, IL$68,403
Springfield, IL$68,374
Elyria, OH$68,367
Fargo, ND$68,367
Flagstaff, AZ$68,317
Fort Lauderdale, FL$68,275
Duluth, MN$68,232
Miami, FL$68,232
Cheyenne, WY$68,183
Grand Forks, ND$68,183
Bangor, ME$68,026
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,948
Durham, NC$67,918
Louisville, KY$67,913
Grand Rapids, MI$67,898
Hialeah, FL$67,891
Casper, WY$67,792
Scranton, PA$67,707
New Orleans, LA$67,685
Virginia Beach, VA$67,678
Akron, OH$67,643
Peoria, IL$67,551
Sarasota, FL$67,536
Nashville, TN$67,487
Omaha, NE$67,487
Green Bay, WI$67,487
Baton Rouge, LA$67,451
Charleston, SC$67,437
Jamestown, NY$67,401
Davenport, IA$67,401
Tucson, AZ$67,366
Saint Petersburg, FL$67,323
Tampa, FL$67,309
Evansville, IN$67,266
Port Arthur, TX$67,266
Bradenton, FL$67,238
Santa Fe, NM$67,110
Orlando, FL$66,982
Clearwater, FL$66,961
Canton, OH$66,812
La Crosse, WI$66,812
Albuquerque, NM$66,769
Newport News, VA$66,762
High Point, NC$66,741
Ogden, UT$66,713
Corpus Christi, TX$66,656
Norfolk, VA$66,613
Laramie, WY$66,613
Rock Island, IL$66,570
Saginaw, MI$66,556
Jacksonville, FL$66,549
Salisbury, NC$66,535
Boise, ID$66,521
Moline, IL$66,485
Fort Myers, FL$66,464
Memphis, TN$66,450
Tulsa, OK$66,414
Waterloo, IA$66,372
Spartanburg, SC$66,301
Lincoln, NE$66,265
Fort Wayne, IN$66,251
Provo, UT$66,244
Cedar Falls, IA$66,159
San Antonio, TX$66,130
Greensboro, NC$66,102
South Bend, IN$66,095
Savannah, GA$66,017
Muskegon, MI$65,988
Birmingham, AL$65,981
Winston Salem, NC$65,946
Lake Charles, LA$65,775
Anderson, IN$65,761
Lexington, KY$65,740
Augusta, GA$65,718
Greenville, SC$65,718
Lima, OH$65,661
Wichita, KS$65,654
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,654
Columbia, SC$65,590
Springfield, OH$65,576
Asheville, NC$65,463
Bloomington, IN$65,413
Knoxville, TN$65,157
Shreveport, LA$65,150
Wilmington, NC$65,058
Roanoke, VA$65,058
Topeka, KS$64,930
Frankfort, KY$64,922
Oklahoma City, OK$64,873
Chillicothe, OH$64,845
Longview, TX$64,838
Melbourne, FL$64,831
Sioux Falls, SD$64,717
Mobile, AL$64,710
Terre Haute, IN$64,681
Altoona, PA$64,639
Amarillo, TX$64,589
Killeen, TX$64,568
Fayetteville, AR$64,511
Chattanooga, TN$64,490
Sioux City, IA$64,426
Idaho Falls, ID$64,412
Lynchburg, VA$64,355
Gainesville, FL$64,262
Portsmouth, OH$64,227
Little Rock, AR$64,213
Lafayette, LA$64,184
Youngstown, OH$64,184
Daytona Beach, FL$64,142
Clarksville, TN$64,135
Pensacola, FL$64,128
Temple, TX$64,123
Hopkinsville, KY$63,914
Erie, PA$63,900
Florence, SC$63,872
Charleston, WV$63,758
Great Falls, MT$63,723
Macon, GA$63,623
Tallahassee, FL$63,616
Fayetteville, NC$63,602
Waco, TX$63,588
Helena, MT$63,538
Pine Bluff, AR$63,511
Vincennes, IN$63,424
Lubbock, TX$63,396
Alamogordo, NM$63,353
Twin Falls, ID$63,290
Rapid City, SD$63,268
Jackson, MS$63,140
Huntington, WV$63,135
Greenville, MS$63,133
Parkersburg, WV$63,061
Montgomery, AL$63,048
Wichita Falls, TX$62,977
Springfield, MO$62,977
Biloxi, MS$62,942
Monroe, LA$62,871
Johnstown, PA$62,821
Sumter, SC$62,792
Columbus, GA$62,785
Pascagoula, MS$62,650
Abilene, TX$62,650
Kingsport, TN$62,466
Albany, GA$62,466
Gulfport, MS$62,444
Alexandria, LA$62,210
Fort Smith, AR$62,033
El Paso, TX$61,841
Las Cruces, NM$61,521
Harlingen, TX$61,341
Pocatello, ID$61,330
Florence, AL$61,237
Brownsville, TX$61,223
Mcallen, TX$61,074
Dothan, AL$60,974
Columbus, MS$60,553
Altus, OK$60,222
Lawton, OK$60,087
Pierre, SD$59,831
What Skills Can Increase a Grant Officer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Initiative (Mentioned in 4.64% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.51% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
CRM (Mentioned in 0.55% Job Postings): Customer relationship management (CRM) is a technology for managing all your company's relationships and interactions with customers and potential customers.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Initiative
4.64%
Microsoft Office
1.51%
CRM
0.55%
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 Grant Officer's salary.
Quality Assurance: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Trading: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Data Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Quality Assurance
$75,987
7%
Trading
$75,277
6%
Data Analysis
$75,277
6%
Project Management
$74,567
5%
Salesforce
$74,567
5%
Analytical Skills
$74,567
5%
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Grant Officer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Grant Officer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Grant Officer positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Grant Officer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Grant Officer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$78,118
$38.0
10%
How Education impacts a Grant Officer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Grant Officers enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Grant Officer with a No Diploma is between
$70,001
and $77,096).
Grant Officer Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Grant Officer
No Diploma0.3%
High School5.2%
Associates3.8%
Bachelors67.1%
Masters23.7%
Doctorate0.0%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.3%
High School
5.2%
Associates
3.8%
Bachelors
67.1%
Masters
23.7%
Doctorate
0.0%
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Grant Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Grant Officer'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.
Salaries for a Grant Officer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $56,361 in 2023
to around $55,583 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Grant Officer salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Grant Officer Over Time
2022
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2023
$56,361
2024
$56,201
2025
$55,583
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$56,361
2024
$56,201
2025
$55,583
2026
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Most common benefits for Grant Officer
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401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Grant Officer
Here are companies hiring for Grant Officer and their salaries, click below for more details.
K
$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLP
Business Services
the United States
W
$114,096/per year
Warner Bros Discovery
Business Services
the United States
D
$111,927/per year
Dentsu International Ltd
Business Services
the United States
G
$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide Inc
Business Services
the United States
C
$111,651/per year
CoWorx Staffing
Business Services
the United States
C
$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services Corp
Business Services
the United States
S
$107,128/per year
Showcase Cinemas
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,429/per year
Amentum Services Inc
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
S
$106,104/per year
Sodexo USA
Business Services
the United States
J
$105,192/per year
JLL Technologies
Business Services
the United States
I
$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
Business Services
the United States
N
$101,619/per year
NielsenIQ
Business Services
the United States
T
$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge Alliance
Business Services
the United States
H
$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOP
Business Services
the United States
R
$97,720/per year
Reeve & Associates
Business Services
the United States
M
$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global Inc
Business Services
the United States
F
$95,980/per year
Financial Sys Nco
Business Services
the United States
A
$95,314/per year
Arrow Global Ltd
Business Services
the United States
C
$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
D
$94,479/per year
DZConneX
Business Services
the United States
A
$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USA
Business Services
the United States
R
$92,937/per year
Resource MFG
Business Services
the United States
Z
$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands Inc
Business Services
the United States
G
$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLC
Business Services
the United States
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