Ambassador Salary in the United States

Ambassador Salary

How much does an Ambassador make?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Ambassador in the United States is $195,656. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $167,696 to $232,686, with most professionals earning between $142,239 and $266,400.

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Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Ambassador Salary $142,239 US March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Ambassador Salary $167,696 US March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Ambassador Salary $195,656 US March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Ambassador Salary $232,686 US March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Ambassador Salary $266,400 US March 01, 2025
25% $167,696 10% $142,239 90% $266,400 75% $232,686 $195,656 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is an Ambassador ?

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also often used more liberally for persons who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities and fields of endeavor such as sales. An ambassador is the ranking government representative stationed in a foreign capital. The host...

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167696
232686
195656

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
210515
344055
267961
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Ambassador in the United States. The base salary for Ambassador ranges from $167,696 to $232,686 with the average base salary of $195,656. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $210,515 to $344,055 with the average total cash compensation of $267,961.

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