How much does a Senior Job Captain make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Job Captain in the United States is $90,159 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.
However, a Senior Job Captain's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,862
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,883 to $101,519
Key Factors That Influence Senior Job Captain Salaries
A Senior Job Captain'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 Senior Job Captain Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Senior Job Captain'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:
How Do Senior Job Captain 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 Senior Job Captains. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $113,718
San Francisco: $112,473
Oakland: $110,102
San Jose, CA$113,718
San Francisco, CA$112,473
Oakland, CA$110,102
New York, NY$103,808
Paramus, NJ$102,546
Queens Village, NY$102,542
Passaic, NJ$102,456
Bergenfield, NJ$102,448
Stamford, CT$102,249
Huntington, NY$102,212
Newark, NJ$101,546
Bridgeport, CT$101,356
Vallejo, CA$101,177
New Brunswick, NJ$101,140
Petaluma, CA$101,086
Middlesex, NJ$100,915
Somerset, NJ$100,852
Santa Cruz, CA$100,735
Boston, MA$100,185
Monterey, CA$99,868
Seattle, WA$99,662
Santa Rosa, CA$99,644
Los Angeles, CA$99,617
Juneau, AK$99,382
Washington, DC$99,283
Orange, CA$98,962
Santa Ana, CA$98,724
Long Beach, CA$98,634
Anaheim, CA$98,616
Anchorage, AK$98,571
Santa Maria, CA$98,300
Everett, WA$98,282
Danbury, CT$97,965
Bremerton, WA$97,841
Tacoma, WA$97,516
New Suffolk, NY$97,514
Sacramento, CA$97,489
Santa Barbara, CA$97,390
Trenton, NJ$97,291
San Diego, CA$97,291
Brockton, MA$97,192
Fairbanks, AK$96,971
Lompoc, CA$96,741
Lowell, MA$96,668
Ventura, CA$96,651
Nashua, NH$96,633
Stockton, CA$96,624
Modesto, CA$95,965
Poughkeepsie, NY$95,767
Olympia, WA$95,596
Kennewick, WA$95,596
New Haven, CT$95,560
Lawrence, MA$95,235
Hartford, CT$95,145
Riverside, CA$95,127
New Bedford, MA$95,037
Richland, WA$95,037
Bakersfield, CA$94,910
San Bernardino, CA$94,874
New Britain, CT$94,865
Atlantic City, NJ$94,865
New London, CT$94,829
Norwich, CT$94,802
Portsmouth, NH$94,784
Boulder, CO$94,593
Portland, OR$94,469
Worcester, MA$94,460
Minneapolis, MN$94,180
Philadelphia, PA$94,054
Honolulu, HI$93,756
Saint Paul, MN$93,713
Vineland, NJ$93,693
Providence, RI$93,432
Chicago, IL$93,170
Bellingham, WA$93,062
Springfield, MA$92,990
Baltimore, MD$92,963
Chico, CA$92,738
Pittsfield, MA$92,494
Manchester, NH$92,323
Spokane, WA$91,926
Denver, CO$91,917
Albany, NY$91,493
Troy, NY$91,457
Nassau, NY$91,361
Schenectady, NY$91,268
Wilmington, DE$91,196
Burlington, VT$91,070
Salem, OR$91,034
Portland, ME$90,754
Yakima, WA$90,664
Rochester, MN$90,384
Reno, NV$90,339
Fresno, CA$90,339
Milwaukee, WI$90,258
Detroit, MI$90,168
Ann Arbor, MI$90,153
Allentown, PA$90,141
Colorado Springs, CO$89,988
Syracuse, NY$89,943
Carson City, NV$89,943
Houston, TX$89,816
Eugene, OR$89,771
Gary, IN$89,663
Springfield, OR$89,591
Bismarck, ND$89,573
Galveston, TX$89,510
Medford, OR$89,375
Fort Collins, CO$89,339
Concord, NH$89,294
Austin, TX$89,267
Mesa, AZ$89,077
Reading, PA$89,068
Phoenix, AZ$89,059
Dallas, TX$89,032
Saint Cloud, MN$88,946
Madison, WI$88,825
Utica, NY$88,581
Rochester, NY$88,437
Des Moines, IA$88,428
Raleigh, NC$88,419
Atlanta, GA$88,284
Battle Creek, MI$88,257
Salt Lake City, UT$88,230
Lancaster, PA$88,094
Harrisburg, PA$87,968
Kansas City, MO$87,878
Champaign, IL$87,860
Kansas City, KS$87,860
Fort Worth, TX$87,851
Columbus, OH$87,836
Boca Raton, FL$87,815
Pittsburgh, PA$87,779
Richmond, VA$87,743
Indianapolis, IN$87,725
Cleveland, OH$87,716
Las Vegas, NV$87,608
Cincinnati, OH$87,608
Petersburg, VA$87,472
Huntsville, AL$87,337
Lansing, MI$87,277
Lebanon, PA$87,265
Pueblo, CO$87,256
Appleton, WI$87,229
Buffalo, NY$87,193
Dayton, OH$87,166
Racine, WI$87,148
Charlotte, NC$87,139
Saint Louis, MO$87,112
York, PA$87,058
Elkhart, IN$87,058
Gastonia, NC$87,040
Billings, MT$87,019
Beaumont, TX$86,995
Lorain, OH$86,976
Benton Harbor, MI$86,958
Toledo, OH$86,940
Binghamton, NY$86,895
Rock Hill, SC$86,886
Rockford, IL$86,841
Springfield, IL$86,805
Elyria, OH$86,796
Fargo, ND$86,796
Flagstaff, AZ$86,733
Fort Lauderdale, FL$86,679
Duluth, MN$86,625
Miami, FL$86,625
Cheyenne, WY$86,562
Grand Forks, ND$86,562
Bangor, ME$86,363
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,264
Durham, NC$86,226
Louisville, KY$86,219
Grand Rapids, MI$86,201
Hialeah, FL$86,192
Casper, WY$86,066
Scranton, PA$85,958
New Orleans, LA$85,931
Virginia Beach, VA$85,922
Akron, OH$85,877
Peoria, IL$85,759
Sarasota, FL$85,741
Nashville, TN$85,678
Omaha, NE$85,678
Green Bay, WI$85,678
Baton Rouge, LA$85,633
Charleston, SC$85,615
Jamestown, NY$85,570
Davenport, IA$85,570
Tucson, AZ$85,525
Saint Petersburg, FL$85,471
Tampa, FL$85,453
Evansville, IN$85,399
Port Arthur, TX$85,399
Bradenton, FL$85,363
Santa Fe, NM$85,200
Orlando, FL$85,038
Clearwater, FL$85,011
Canton, OH$84,822
La Crosse, WI$84,822
Albuquerque, NM$84,768
Newport News, VA$84,759
High Point, NC$84,732
Ogden, UT$84,695
Corpus Christi, TX$84,623
Norfolk, VA$84,569
Laramie, WY$84,569
Rock Island, IL$84,515
Saginaw, MI$84,497
Jacksonville, FL$84,488
Salisbury, NC$84,470
Boise, ID$84,452
Moline, IL$84,407
Fort Myers, FL$84,380
Memphis, TN$84,362
Tulsa, OK$84,317
Waterloo, IA$84,263
Spartanburg, SC$84,173
Lincoln, NE$84,127
Fort Wayne, IN$84,109
Provo, UT$84,100
Cedar Falls, IA$83,992
San Antonio, TX$83,956
Greensboro, NC$83,920
South Bend, IN$83,911
Savannah, GA$83,812
Muskegon, MI$83,776
Birmingham, AL$83,767
Winston Salem, NC$83,723
Lake Charles, LA$83,505
Anderson, IN$83,487
Lexington, KY$83,460
Augusta, GA$83,433
Greenville, SC$83,433
Lima, OH$83,361
Wichita, KS$83,352
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,352
Columbia, SC$83,271
Springfield, OH$83,253
Asheville, NC$83,109
Bloomington, IN$83,046
Knoxville, TN$82,721
Shreveport, LA$82,712
Wilmington, NC$82,595
Roanoke, VA$82,595
Topeka, KS$82,432
Frankfort, KY$82,423
Oklahoma City, OK$82,360
Chillicothe, OH$82,324
Longview, TX$82,315
Melbourne, FL$82,306
Sioux Falls, SD$82,162
Mobile, AL$82,153
Terre Haute, IN$82,117
Altoona, PA$82,063
Amarillo, TX$82,000
Killeen, TX$81,973
Fayetteville, AR$81,901
Chattanooga, TN$81,873
Sioux City, IA$81,792
Idaho Falls, ID$81,774
Lynchburg, VA$81,702
Gainesville, FL$81,585
Portsmouth, OH$81,540
Little Rock, AR$81,522
Lafayette, LA$81,486
Youngstown, OH$81,486
Daytona Beach, FL$81,432
Clarksville, TN$81,423
Pensacola, FL$81,414
Temple, TX$81,407
Hopkinsville, KY$81,143
Erie, PA$81,125
Florence, SC$81,089
Charleston, WV$80,945
Great Falls, MT$80,900
Macon, GA$80,774
Tallahassee, FL$80,765
Fayetteville, NC$80,746
Waco, TX$80,728
Helena, MT$80,665
Pine Bluff, AR$80,631
Vincennes, IN$80,521
Lubbock, TX$80,485
Alamogordo, NM$80,431
Twin Falls, ID$80,350
Rapid City, SD$80,323
Jackson, MS$80,160
Huntington, WV$80,154
Greenville, MS$80,151
Parkersburg, WV$80,059
Montgomery, AL$80,043
Wichita Falls, TX$79,953
Springfield, MO$79,953
Biloxi, MS$79,908
Monroe, LA$79,818
Johnstown, PA$79,755
Sumter, SC$79,719
Columbus, GA$79,710
Pascagoula, MS$79,538
Abilene, TX$79,538
Kingsport, TN$79,304
Albany, GA$79,304
Gulfport, MS$79,277
Alexandria, LA$78,979
Fort Smith, AR$78,754
El Paso, TX$78,511
Las Cruces, NM$78,105
Harlingen, TX$77,876
Pocatello, ID$77,861
Florence, AL$77,744
Brownsville, TX$77,726
Mcallen, TX$77,537
Dothan, AL$77,411
Columbus, MS$76,875
Altus, OK$76,455
Lawton, OK$76,284
Pierre, SD$75,959
What Skills Can Increase a Senior Job Captain's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 17.45% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Data Analysis (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, and is used in different business, science, and social science domains. In today's business world, data analysis plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively. Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes, while business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing mainly on business information. In statistical applications, data analysis can be divided into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data while CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All of the above are varieties of data analysis.
SPSS (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): SPSS stands for “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences”, it is a Windows based program that is used to perform data entry, analysis and to create tables and graphs. Capable of handling large amounts of data and can perform all of the analyses.
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 Senior Job Captain's salary.
Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Qualitative Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Senior Job Captain Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Senior Job Captain roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Senior Job Captain positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Senior Job Captain as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Senior Job Captain
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$108,191
$52.0
20%
Biotechnology
$99,175
$48.0
10%
How Education impacts a Senior Job Captain's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Senior Job Captains 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 Senior Job Captain with a No Diploma is between
$99,734
and $108,795).
Understanding how a Senior Job Captain'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 Senior Job Captain can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $77,496 in 2023
to around $78,356 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Senior Job Captain salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Senior Job Captain
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Senior Job Captain
Here are companies hiring for Senior Job Captain and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Senior Job Captain
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Senior Job Captain?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Senior Job Captain roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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