Key Factors That Influence Peer Specialist Salaries
A Peer 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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Peer Specialist Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Peer 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:
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: $54,911
San Francisco: $54,310
Oakland: $53,166
San Jose, CA$54,911
San Francisco, CA$54,310
Oakland, CA$53,166
New York, NY$50,126
Paramus, NJ$49,517
Queens Village, NY$49,515
Passaic, NJ$49,473
Bergenfield, NJ$49,470
Stamford, CT$49,374
Huntington, NY$49,356
Newark, NJ$49,034
Bridgeport, CT$48,942
Vallejo, CA$48,856
New Brunswick, NJ$48,838
Petaluma, CA$48,812
Middlesex, NJ$48,729
Somerset, NJ$48,699
Santa Cruz, CA$48,642
Boston, MA$48,377
Monterey, CA$48,224
Seattle, WA$48,124
Santa Rosa, CA$48,116
Los Angeles, CA$48,102
Juneau, AK$47,989
Washington, DC$47,941
Orange, CA$47,786
Santa Ana, CA$47,671
Long Beach, CA$47,628
Anaheim, CA$47,619
Anchorage, AK$47,597
Santa Maria, CA$47,467
Everett, WA$47,458
Danbury, CT$47,305
Bremerton, WA$47,245
Tacoma, WA$47,088
New Suffolk, NY$47,087
Sacramento, CA$47,075
Santa Barbara, CA$47,027
Trenton, NJ$46,979
San Diego, CA$46,979
Brockton, MA$46,931
Fairbanks, AK$46,825
Lompoc, CA$46,714
Lowell, MA$46,678
Ventura, CA$46,670
Nashua, NH$46,661
Stockton, CA$46,657
Modesto, CA$46,339
Poughkeepsie, NY$46,244
Olympia, WA$46,161
Kennewick, WA$46,161
New Haven, CT$46,143
Lawrence, MA$45,987
Hartford, CT$45,943
Riverside, CA$45,934
New Bedford, MA$45,891
Richland, WA$45,891
Bakersfield, CA$45,830
San Bernardino, CA$45,813
New Britain, CT$45,808
Atlantic City, NJ$45,808
New London, CT$45,791
Norwich, CT$45,778
Portsmouth, NH$45,769
Boulder, CO$45,677
Portland, OR$45,617
Worcester, MA$45,612
Minneapolis, MN$45,477
Philadelphia, PA$45,416
Honolulu, HI$45,273
Saint Paul, MN$45,252
Vineland, NJ$45,242
Providence, RI$45,116
Chicago, IL$44,990
Bellingham, WA$44,937
Springfield, MA$44,903
Baltimore, MD$44,890
Chico, CA$44,781
Pittsfield, MA$44,663
Manchester, NH$44,580
Spokane, WA$44,389
Denver, CO$44,385
Albany, NY$44,180
Troy, NY$44,163
Nassau, NY$44,116
Schenectady, NY$44,071
Wilmington, DE$44,036
Burlington, VT$43,975
Salem, OR$43,958
Portland, ME$43,823
Yakima, WA$43,779
Rochester, MN$43,644
Reno, NV$43,623
Fresno, CA$43,623
Milwaukee, WI$43,583
Detroit, MI$43,540
Ann Arbor, MI$43,533
Allentown, PA$43,527
Colorado Springs, CO$43,453
Syracuse, NY$43,431
Carson City, NV$43,431
Houston, TX$43,370
Eugene, OR$43,348
Gary, IN$43,296
Springfield, OR$43,261
Bismarck, ND$43,253
Galveston, TX$43,222
Medford, OR$43,157
Fort Collins, CO$43,139
Concord, NH$43,118
Austin, TX$43,105
Mesa, AZ$43,013
Reading, PA$43,009
Phoenix, AZ$43,004
Dallas, TX$42,991
Saint Cloud, MN$42,950
Madison, WI$42,891
Utica, NY$42,774
Rochester, NY$42,704
Des Moines, IA$42,700
Raleigh, NC$42,695
Atlanta, GA$42,630
Battle Creek, MI$42,617
Salt Lake City, UT$42,604
Lancaster, PA$42,539
Harrisburg, PA$42,478
Kansas City, MO$42,434
Champaign, IL$42,425
Kansas City, KS$42,425
Fort Worth, TX$42,421
Columbus, OH$42,414
Boca Raton, FL$42,404
Pittsburgh, PA$42,386
Richmond, VA$42,369
Indianapolis, IN$42,360
Cleveland, OH$42,356
Las Vegas, NV$42,304
Cincinnati, OH$42,304
Petersburg, VA$42,238
Huntsville, AL$42,173
Lansing, MI$42,144
Lebanon, PA$42,138
Pueblo, CO$42,134
Appleton, WI$42,121
Buffalo, NY$42,103
Dayton, OH$42,090
Racine, WI$42,082
Charlotte, NC$42,077
Saint Louis, MO$42,064
York, PA$42,038
Elkhart, IN$42,038
Gastonia, NC$42,030
Billings, MT$42,019
Beaumont, TX$42,008
Lorain, OH$41,999
Benton Harbor, MI$41,990
Toledo, OH$41,981
Binghamton, NY$41,960
Rock Hill, SC$41,955
Rockford, IL$41,933
Springfield, IL$41,916
Elyria, OH$41,912
Fargo, ND$41,912
Flagstaff, AZ$41,881
Fort Lauderdale, FL$41,855
Duluth, MN$41,829
Miami, FL$41,829
Cheyenne, WY$41,799
Grand Forks, ND$41,799
Bangor, ME$41,703
Cedar Rapids, IA$41,655
Durham, NC$41,637
Louisville, KY$41,633
Grand Rapids, MI$41,624
Hialeah, FL$41,620
Casper, WY$41,559
Scranton, PA$41,507
New Orleans, LA$41,494
Virginia Beach, VA$41,489
Akron, OH$41,468
Peoria, IL$41,411
Sarasota, FL$41,402
Nashville, TN$41,372
Omaha, NE$41,372
Green Bay, WI$41,372
Baton Rouge, LA$41,350
Charleston, SC$41,341
Jamestown, NY$41,320
Davenport, IA$41,320
Tucson, AZ$41,298
Saint Petersburg, FL$41,272
Tampa, FL$41,263
Evansville, IN$41,237
Port Arthur, TX$41,237
Bradenton, FL$41,220
Santa Fe, NM$41,141
Orlando, FL$41,063
Clearwater, FL$41,050
Canton, OH$40,958
La Crosse, WI$40,958
Albuquerque, NM$40,932
Newport News, VA$40,928
High Point, NC$40,915
Ogden, UT$40,897
Corpus Christi, TX$40,863
Norfolk, VA$40,836
Laramie, WY$40,836
Rock Island, IL$40,810
Saginaw, MI$40,802
Jacksonville, FL$40,797
Salisbury, NC$40,789
Boise, ID$40,780
Moline, IL$40,758
Fort Myers, FL$40,745
Memphis, TN$40,736
Tulsa, OK$40,714
Waterloo, IA$40,688
Spartanburg, SC$40,645
Lincoln, NE$40,623
Fort Wayne, IN$40,614
Provo, UT$40,610
Cedar Falls, IA$40,558
San Antonio, TX$40,540
Greensboro, NC$40,523
South Bend, IN$40,519
Savannah, GA$40,471
Muskegon, MI$40,453
Birmingham, AL$40,449
Winston Salem, NC$40,428
Lake Charles, LA$40,323
Anderson, IN$40,314
Lexington, KY$40,301
Augusta, GA$40,288
Greenville, SC$40,288
Lima, OH$40,253
Wichita, KS$40,249
Tuscaloosa, AL$40,249
Columbia, SC$40,209
Springfield, OH$40,201
Asheville, NC$40,131
Bloomington, IN$40,101
Knoxville, TN$39,944
Shreveport, LA$39,940
Wilmington, NC$39,883
Roanoke, VA$39,883
Topeka, KS$39,805
Frankfort, KY$39,800
Oklahoma City, OK$39,770
Chillicothe, OH$39,752
Longview, TX$39,748
Melbourne, FL$39,744
Sioux Falls, SD$39,674
Mobile, AL$39,670
Terre Haute, IN$39,652
Altoona, PA$39,626
Amarillo, TX$39,596
Killeen, TX$39,583
Fayetteville, AR$39,548
Chattanooga, TN$39,535
Sioux City, IA$39,495
Idaho Falls, ID$39,487
Lynchburg, VA$39,452
Gainesville, FL$39,395
Portsmouth, OH$39,374
Little Rock, AR$39,365
Lafayette, LA$39,347
Youngstown, OH$39,347
Daytona Beach, FL$39,321
Clarksville, TN$39,317
Pensacola, FL$39,313
Temple, TX$39,310
Hopkinsville, KY$39,182
Erie, PA$39,173
Florence, SC$39,156
Charleston, WV$39,086
Great Falls, MT$39,064
Macon, GA$39,004
Tallahassee, FL$38,999
Fayetteville, NC$38,990
Waco, TX$38,982
Helena, MT$38,951
Pine Bluff, AR$38,935
Vincennes, IN$38,882
Lubbock, TX$38,864
Alamogordo, NM$38,838
Twin Falls, ID$38,799
Rapid City, SD$38,786
Jackson, MS$38,708
Huntington, WV$38,704
Greenville, MS$38,703
Parkersburg, WV$38,659
Montgomery, AL$38,651
Wichita Falls, TX$38,607
Springfield, MO$38,607
Biloxi, MS$38,586
Monroe, LA$38,542
Johnstown, PA$38,512
Sumter, SC$38,494
Columbus, GA$38,490
Pascagoula, MS$38,407
Abilene, TX$38,407
Kingsport, TN$38,294
Albany, GA$38,294
Gulfport, MS$38,281
Alexandria, LA$38,137
Fort Smith, AR$38,028
El Paso, TX$37,911
Las Cruces, NM$37,715
Harlingen, TX$37,604
Pocatello, ID$37,597
Florence, AL$37,541
Brownsville, TX$37,532
Mcallen, TX$37,441
Dothan, AL$37,380
Columbus, MS$37,121
Altus, OK$36,918
Lawton, OK$36,835
Pierre, SD$36,679
What Skills Can Increase a Peer Specialist's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Listening (Mentioned in 3.26% Job Postings): Appropriately paying attention and exhibiting genuine interest when someone is speaking; effectively gathering, interpreting, assimilating and applying verbally transmitted information.
Painting (Mentioned in 10.87% Job Postings): Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, gesture (as in gestural painting), composition, narration (as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism), or political in nature (as in Artivism). A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical scenes Sistine Chapel ceiling, to scenes from the life of Buddha or other images of Eastern religious origin.
Performance Review (Mentioned in 3.26% Job Postings): Assessing employee performance and identifying strengths and weaknesses to promote communication and provide constructive performance feedback.
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 Peer Specialist's salary.
Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Workday: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Safety Procedures: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Peer Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Peer Specialist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Retail & Wholesale,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Peer Specialist positions in MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Peer Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Peer Specialist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale
$47,954
$23.0
20%
Peer Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Peer 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.
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