What are the main factors that influence a Trial Coordinator's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Trial Coordinator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Trial Coordinator roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Trial Coordinator's salary?

A Trial Coordinator's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,641 for beginners, reaching about $48,179 at mid-level, and approach $49,721 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Trial Coordinator?

Trial Coordinator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Trial Coordinator roles are District of Columbia $51,460, California $51,265, Massachusetts $50,581. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Trial Coordinator roles make?

Salaries for Trial Coordinator level roles vary by specialization: Trial Consultant: $126,804; Clinical Trial Lead: $117,069; Trial Lawyer: $107,088; Trial Attorney: $102,514; Trial Manager: $98,759.

How do different companies affect a Trial Coordinator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Trial Coordinator roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Trial Coordinator Salary in the United States

How much does a Trial Coordinator make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trial Coordinator in the United States is $46,477 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,436
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,936 to $51,690
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,711

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Trial Coordinator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,690	$4,308	$994	$25
Average	$46,477	$3,873	$894	$22
25th Percentile	$42,936	$3,578	$826	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Trial Coordinator Salaries

A Trial Coordinator'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 Trial Coordinator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Trial Coordinator'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): $45,641
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,231
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,179
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,549
Expert (over 8 years): $49,721

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Trial Coordinator	$45,641
Intermediate Level Trial Coordinator	$46,231
Senior Level Trial Coordinator	$48,179
Specialist Level Trial Coordinator	$49,549
Expert Level Trial Coordinator	$49,721

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How Do Trial Coordinator 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 Trial Coordinators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,460.
California: $51,265.
Massachusetts: $50,581.

District of Columbia $51,460

California $51,265

Massachusetts $50,581

Washington $50,395

New Jersey $50,377

Alaska $50,312

Connecticut $49,670

New York $49,410

Hawaii $48,578

Rhode Island $48,188

Maryland $47,923

Minnesota $47,560

Colorado $47,421

Illinois $47,374

Oregon $47,198

Delaware $47,068

New Hampshire $46,986

Virginia $46,803

Pennsylvania $46,268

Nevada $45,999

North Dakota $45,910

Michigan $45,771

Wisconsin $45,720

Vermont $45,618

Texas $45,334

Maine $45,315

Arizona $45,288

Ohio $45,255

Georgia $44,827

Indiana $44,614

Wyoming $44,572

Utah $44,507

Iowa $44,479

Kansas $44,256

Louisiana $44,191

North Carolina $44,167

Missouri $44,158

Florida $43,977

Montana $43,879

Nebraska $43,786

Kentucky $43,735

South Carolina $43,549

Tennessee $43,433

Idaho $43,387

New Mexico $43,047

Oklahoma $42,973

Alabama $42,699

South Dakota $42,239

Arkansas $41,988

West Virginia $41,853

Mississippi $41,449

Top Paying Cities for Trial Coordinators

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: $58,622
San Francisco: $57,980
Oakland: $56,758

San Jose, CA $58,622

San Francisco, CA $57,980

Oakland, CA $56,758

New York, NY $53,514

Paramus, NJ $52,863

Queens Village, NY $52,861

Passaic, NJ $52,816

Bergenfield, NJ $52,812

Stamford, CT $52,710

Huntington, NY $52,691

Newark, NJ $52,347

Bridgeport, CT $52,249

Vallejo, CA $52,157

New Brunswick, NJ $52,138

Petaluma, CA $52,110

Middlesex, NJ $52,022

Somerset, NJ $51,990

Santa Cruz, CA $51,929

Boston, MA $51,646

Monterey, CA $51,483

Seattle, WA $51,376

Santa Rosa, CA $51,367

Los Angeles, CA $51,353

Juneau, AK $51,232

Washington, DC $51,181

Orange, CA $51,015

Santa Ana, CA $50,893

Long Beach, CA $50,846

Anaheim, CA $50,837

Anchorage, AK $50,814

Santa Maria, CA $50,674

Everett, WA $50,665

Danbury, CT $50,501

Bremerton, WA $50,437

Tacoma, WA $50,270

New Suffolk, NY $50,269

Sacramento, CA $50,256

Santa Barbara, CA $50,205

Trenton, NJ $50,154

San Diego, CA $50,154

Brockton, MA $50,103

Fairbanks, AK $49,989

Lompoc, CA $49,870

Lowell, MA $49,833

Ventura, CA $49,824

Nashua, NH $49,814

Stockton, CA $49,810

Modesto, CA $49,471

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,368

Olympia, WA $49,280

Kennewick, WA $49,280

New Haven, CT $49,261

Lawrence, MA $49,094

Hartford, CT $49,048

Riverside, CA $49,038

New Bedford, MA $48,992

Richland, WA $48,992

Bakersfield, CA $48,927

San Bernardino, CA $48,908

New Britain, CT $48,904

Atlantic City, NJ $48,904

New London, CT $48,885

Norwich, CT $48,871

Portsmouth, NH $48,862

Boulder, CO $48,763

Portland, OR $48,699

Worcester, MA $48,694

Minneapolis, MN $48,550

Philadelphia, PA $48,485

Honolulu, HI $48,332

Saint Paul, MN $48,310

Vineland, NJ $48,299

Providence, RI $48,165

Chicago, IL $48,030

Bellingham, WA $47,974

Springfield, MA $47,937

Baltimore, MD $47,923

Chico, CA $47,807

Pittsfield, MA $47,681

Manchester, NH $47,593

Spokane, WA $47,388

Denver, CO $47,384

Albany, NY $47,165

Troy, NY $47,147

Nassau, NY $47,097

Schenectady, NY $47,049

Wilmington, DE $47,012

Burlington, VT $46,947

Salem, OR $46,928

Portland, ME $46,784

Yakima, WA $46,738

Rochester, MN $46,594

Reno, NV $46,570

Fresno, CA $46,570

Milwaukee, WI $46,529

Detroit, MI $46,482

Ann Arbor, MI $46,474

Allentown, PA $46,468

Colorado Springs, CO $46,389

Syracuse, NY $46,366

Carson City, NV $46,366

Houston, TX $46,301

Eugene, OR $46,278

Gary, IN $46,222

Springfield, OR $46,185

Bismarck, ND $46,175

Galveston, TX $46,143

Medford, OR $46,073

Fort Collins, CO $46,054

Concord, NH $46,031

Austin, TX $46,017

Mesa, AZ $45,920

Reading, PA $45,915

Phoenix, AZ $45,910

Dallas, TX $45,896

Saint Cloud, MN $45,852

Madison, WI $45,790

Utica, NY $45,664

Rochester, NY $45,590

Des Moines, IA $45,585

Raleigh, NC $45,580

Atlanta, GA $45,511

Battle Creek, MI $45,497

Salt Lake City, UT $45,483

Lancaster, PA $45,413

Harrisburg, PA $45,348

Kansas City, MO $45,302

Champaign, IL $45,292

Kansas City, KS $45,292

Fort Worth, TX $45,288

Columbus, OH $45,280

Boca Raton, FL $45,269

Pittsburgh, PA $45,250

Richmond, VA $45,232

Indianapolis, IN $45,223

Cleveland, OH $45,218

Las Vegas, NV $45,162

Cincinnati, OH $45,162

Petersburg, VA $45,092

Huntsville, AL $45,023

Lansing, MI $44,992

Lebanon, PA $44,985

Pueblo, CO $44,981

Appleton, WI $44,967

Buffalo, NY $44,948

Dayton, OH $44,934

Racine, WI $44,925

Charlotte, NC $44,920

Saint Louis, MO $44,906

York, PA $44,879

Elkhart, IN $44,879

Gastonia, NC $44,870

Billings, MT $44,859

Beaumont, TX $44,846

Lorain, OH $44,837

Benton Harbor, MI $44,827

Toledo, OH $44,818

Binghamton, NY $44,795

Rock Hill, SC $44,790

Rockford, IL $44,767

Springfield, IL $44,748

Elyria, OH $44,744

Fargo, ND $44,744

Flagstaff, AZ $44,711

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,683

Duluth, MN $44,655

Miami, FL $44,655

Cheyenne, WY $44,623

Grand Forks, ND $44,623

Bangor, ME $44,521

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,470

Durham, NC $44,450

Louisville, KY $44,446

Grand Rapids, MI $44,437

Hialeah, FL $44,432

Casper, WY $44,367

Scranton, PA $44,312

New Orleans, LA $44,298

Virginia Beach, VA $44,293

Akron, OH $44,270

Peoria, IL $44,209

Sarasota, FL $44,200

Nashville, TN $44,167

Omaha, NE $44,167

Green Bay, WI $44,167

Baton Rouge, LA $44,144

Charleston, SC $44,135

Jamestown, NY $44,112

Davenport, IA $44,112

Tucson, AZ $44,088

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,061

Tampa, FL $44,051

Evansville, IN $44,023

Port Arthur, TX $44,023

Bradenton, FL $44,005

Santa Fe, NM $43,921

Orlando, FL $43,837

Clearwater, FL $43,824

Canton, OH $43,726

La Crosse, WI $43,726

Albuquerque, NM $43,698

Newport News, VA $43,693

High Point, NC $43,679

Ogden, UT $43,661

Corpus Christi, TX $43,624

Norfolk, VA $43,596

Laramie, WY $43,596

Rock Island, IL $43,568

Saginaw, MI $43,559

Jacksonville, FL $43,554

Salisbury, NC $43,545

Boise, ID $43,535

Moline, IL $43,512

Fort Myers, FL $43,498

Memphis, TN $43,489

Tulsa, OK $43,466

Waterloo, IA $43,438

Spartanburg, SC $43,391

Lincoln, NE $43,368

Fort Wayne, IN $43,359

Provo, UT $43,354

Cedar Falls, IA $43,298

San Antonio, TX $43,280

Greensboro, NC $43,261

South Bend, IN $43,257

Savannah, GA $43,205

Muskegon, MI $43,187

Birmingham, AL $43,182

Winston Salem, NC $43,159

Lake Charles, LA $43,047

Anderson, IN $43,038

Lexington, KY $43,024

Augusta, GA $43,010

Greenville, SC $43,010

Lima, OH $42,973

Wichita, KS $42,968

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,968

Columbia, SC $42,927

Springfield, OH $42,917

Asheville, NC $42,843

Bloomington, IN $42,810

Knoxville, TN $42,643

Shreveport, LA $42,638

Wilmington, NC $42,578

Roanoke, VA $42,578

Topeka, KS $42,494

Frankfort, KY $42,489

Oklahoma City, OK $42,457

Chillicothe, OH $42,439

Longview, TX $42,434

Melbourne, FL $42,429

Sioux Falls, SD $42,355

Mobile, AL $42,350

Terre Haute, IN $42,332

Altoona, PA $42,304

Amarillo, TX $42,271

Killeen, TX $42,257

Fayetteville, AR $42,220

Chattanooga, TN $42,206

Sioux City, IA $42,164

Idaho Falls, ID $42,155

Lynchburg, VA $42,118

Gainesville, FL $42,057

Portsmouth, OH $42,034

Little Rock, AR $42,025

Lafayette, LA $42,006

Youngstown, OH $42,006

Daytona Beach, FL $41,978

Clarksville, TN $41,974

Pensacola, FL $41,969

Temple, TX $41,966

Hopkinsville, KY $41,830

Erie, PA $41,820

Florence, SC $41,802

Charleston, WV $41,727

Great Falls, MT $41,704

Macon, GA $41,639

Tallahassee, FL $41,634

Fayetteville, NC $41,625

Waco, TX $41,616

Helena, MT $41,583

Pine Bluff, AR $41,566

Vincennes, IN $41,509

Lubbock, TX $41,490

Alamogordo, NM $41,462

Twin Falls, ID $41,421

Rapid City, SD $41,407

Jackson, MS $41,323

Huntington, WV $41,320

Greenville, MS $41,318

Parkersburg, WV $41,271

Montgomery, AL $41,263

Wichita Falls, TX $41,216

Springfield, MO $41,216

Biloxi, MS $41,193

Monroe, LA $41,146

Johnstown, PA $41,114

Sumter, SC $41,095

Columbus, GA $41,091

Pascagoula, MS $41,002

Abilene, TX $41,002

Kingsport, TN $40,882

Albany, GA $40,882

Gulfport, MS $40,868

Alexandria, LA $40,714

Fort Smith, AR $40,598

El Paso, TX $40,473

Las Cruces, NM $40,263

Harlingen, TX $40,145

Pocatello, ID $40,138

Florence, AL $40,077

Brownsville, TX $40,068

Mcallen, TX $39,971

Dothan, AL $39,905

Columbus, MS $39,629

Altus, OK $39,413

Lawton, OK $39,325

Pierre, SD $39,157

What Skills Can Increase a Trial Coordinator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 16.71% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Legal Documents (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Legal document means any document affecting the legal rights of any person including, but not limited to, any deed, mortgage, will, trust instrument, contract or any document filed in any court, quasi-judicial or administrative tribunal.
Computer Literacy (Mentioned in 1.02% Job Postings): Ability to use computers and related technology efficiently.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	16.71%
Legal Documents	2.16%
Computer Literacy	1.02%

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 Trial Coordinator's salary.

Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Due Diligence	$53,449	15%
Leadership	$51,125	10%
Analysis	$51,125	10%
Coordination	$50,660	9%
Underwriting	$50,196	8%
Collaboration	$50,196	8%

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Trial Coordinator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trial Coordinator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Retail & Wholesale sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Trial Coordinator positions in Transportation or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Trial Coordinator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Trial Coordinator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$65,068	$31.0	40%
Retail & Wholesale	$60,421	$29.0	30%
Financial Services	$55,773	$27.0	20%
Construction	$51,125	$25.0	10%

Trial Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Trial Coordinator'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 July 01, 2026

$42,936

Average $46,477/year

$51,690

$3,578

Average $3,873/month

$4,308

$826

Average $894/week

$994

$21

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,690	$4,308	$994	$25
Average	$46,477	$3,873	$894	$22
25th Percentile	$42,936	$3,578	$826	$21

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Salary Trends for Trial Coordinator

Salaries for a Trial Coordinator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,464 in 2023 to around $48,002 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Trial Coordinator salary trends, .

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