What are the main factors that influence a Client Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change a Client Associate's salary?

A Client Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,822 for beginners, reaching about $66,164 at mid-level, and approach $70,684 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Client Associate?

Client Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Client Associate roles are District of Columbia $73,257, California $72,979, Massachusetts $72,006. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Client Associate roles make?

Salaries for Client Associate level roles vary by specialization: Registered Client Associate: $76,155; Associate Client Manager: $65,300; Client Reporting Associate: $65,134; Client Service Associate: $64,722; Client Success Associate: $55,197.

How do different companies affect a Client Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Client Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Client Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Client Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Client Associate in the United States is $66,164 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,736
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,007 to $76,409
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,312

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Client Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,409	$6,367	$1,469	$37
Average	$66,164	$5,514	$1,272	$32
25th Percentile	$61,007	$5,084	$1,173	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Client Associate Salaries

A Client Associate'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 Client Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Client Associate'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): $63,822
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,967
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,164
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,382
Expert (over 8 years): $70,684

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Client Associate	$63,822
Intermediate Level Client Associate	$63,967
Senior Level Client Associate	$66,164
Specialist Level Client Associate	$70,382
Expert Level Client Associate	$70,684

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How Do Client Associate 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 Client Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,257.
California: $72,979.
Massachusetts: $72,006.

District of Columbia $73,257 California $72,979 Massachusetts $72,006 Washington $71,741 New Jersey $71,715 Alaska $71,622 Connecticut $70,709 New York $70,339

Hawaii $69,154 Rhode Island $68,599 Maryland $68,221 Minnesota $67,705 Colorado $67,507 Illinois $67,441 Oregon $67,189 Delaware $67,004

New Hampshire $66,888 Virginia $66,627 Pennsylvania $65,866 Nevada $65,482 North Dakota $65,357 Michigan $65,158 Wisconsin $65,085 Vermont $64,940

Texas $64,536 Maine $64,510 Arizona $64,470 Ohio $64,424 Georgia $63,815 Indiana $63,511 Wyoming $63,451 Utah $63,358

Iowa $63,319 Kansas $63,001 Louisiana $62,909 North Carolina $62,875 Missouri $62,862 Florida $62,604 Montana $62,465 Nebraska $62,333

Kentucky $62,260 South Carolina $61,995 Tennessee $61,830 Idaho $61,764 New Mexico $61,281 Oklahoma $61,175 Alabama $60,785 South Dakota $60,130

Arkansas $59,772 West Virginia $59,581 Mississippi $59,005

Top Paying Cities for Client Associates

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: $83,452
San Francisco: $82,632
Oakland: $80,799

San Jose, CA $83,452

San Francisco, CA $82,632

Oakland, CA $80,799

New York, NY $76,677

Queens Village, NY $76,181

Paramus, NJ $75,652

Passaic, NJ $75,586

Bergenfield, NJ $75,519

Stamford, CT $75,420

Huntington, NY $75,354

Newark, NJ $74,924

Bridgeport, CT $74,792

New Brunswick, NJ $74,573

Vallejo, CA $74,434

Middlesex, NJ $74,395

Somerset, NJ $74,335

Petaluma, CA $74,183

Santa Cruz, CA $73,925

Boston, MA $73,792

Monterey, CA $73,462

Fairbanks, AK $73,415

Los Angeles, CA $73,290

Washington, DC $73,257

Seattle, WA $73,137

Santa Rosa, CA $73,124

Juneau, AK $72,932

Orange, CA $72,714

Anchorage, AK $72,595

Anaheim, CA $72,549

Santa Ana, CA $72,449

Nassau, NY $72,410

Long Beach, CA $72,383

Danbury, CT $72,363

Santa Maria, CA $72,138

Everett, WA $72,125

Bremerton, WA $71,801

Trenton, NJ $71,675

Sacramento, CA $71,649

San Diego, CA $71,616

Brockton, MA $71,589

Tacoma, WA $71,563

Santa Barbara, CA $71,470

Lowell, MA $71,205

New Suffolk, NY $71,179

Nashua, NH $71,100

Lompoc, CA $70,994

Ventura, CA $70,928

Stockton, CA $70,908

New Haven, CT $70,775

Atlantic City, NJ $70,603

Hartford, CT $70,458

Modesto, CA $70,425

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,279

New Britain, CT $70,246

Olympia, WA $70,153

Kennewick, WA $70,153

New London, CT $70,140

Norwich, CT $70,120

Lawrence, MA $70,087

Bakersfield, CA $69,902

Riverside, CA $69,809

New Bedford, MA $69,809

Richland, WA $69,743

Portsmouth, NH $69,690

Vineland, NJ $69,677

San Bernardino, CA $69,624

Boulder, CO $69,439

Worcester, MA $69,386

Portland, OR $69,326

Saint Paul, MN $69,247

Minneapolis, MN $69,247

Philadelphia, PA $69,154

Honolulu, HI $68,804

Springfield, MA $68,572

Providence, RI $68,566

Chicago, IL $68,374

Bellingham, WA $68,294

Baltimore, MD $68,221

Chico, CA $68,056

Wilmington, DE $67,944

Pittsfield, MA $67,877

Manchester, NH $67,752

Spokane, WA $67,461

Denver, CO $67,454

Albany, NY $67,143

Troy, NY $67,117

Schenectady, NY $66,978

Burlington, VT $66,832

Portland, ME $66,600

Salem, OR $66,548

Yakima, WA $66,534

Ann Arbor, MI $66,514

Rochester, MN $66,329

Fresno, CA $66,296

Reno, NV $66,296

Milwaukee, WI $66,237

Detroit, MI $66,170

Allentown, PA $66,151

Carson City, NV $66,144

Houston, TX $66,045

Colorado Springs, CO $66,038

Syracuse, NY $66,005

Eugene, OR $65,879

Bismarck, ND $65,800

Gary, IN $65,800

Galveston, TX $65,800

Springfield, OR $65,747

Medford, OR $65,588

Fort Collins, CO $65,562

Austin, TX $65,509

Mesa, AZ $65,370

Phoenix, AZ $65,357

Dallas, TX $65,337

Reading, PA $65,297

Saint Cloud, MN $65,271

Concord, NH $65,211

Madison, WI $65,185

Utica, NY $65,006

Raleigh, NC $64,953

Las Vegas, NV $64,946

Rochester, NY $64,900

Des Moines, IA $64,893

Atlanta, GA $64,788

Battle Creek, MI $64,768

Salt Lake City, UT $64,748

Lancaster, PA $64,649

Champaign, IL $64,635

Harrisburg, PA $64,556

Durham, NC $64,496

Kansas City, MO $64,490

Kansas City, KS $64,477

Fort Worth, TX $64,470

Boca Raton, FL $64,444

Cleveland, OH $64,437

Columbus, OH $64,424

Pittsburgh, PA $64,417

Richmond, VA $64,391

Indianapolis, IN $64,377

Cincinnati, OH $64,291

Petersburg, VA $64,192

Billings, MT $64,047

Lansing, MI $64,047

Huntsville, AL $64,047

Lebanon, PA $64,040

Dayton, OH $64,033

Pueblo, CO $64,033

Appleton, WI $64,013

Buffalo, NY $63,987

Racine, WI $63,954

Charlotte, NC $63,947

Saint Louis, MO $63,927

Springfield, IL $63,901

Elkhart, IN $63,888

York, PA $63,888

Gastonia, NC $63,881

Benton Harbor, MI $63,881

Beaumont, TX $63,841

Lorain, OH $63,828

Toledo, OH $63,802

Binghamton, NY $63,769

Rock Hill, SC $63,762

Rockford, IL $63,729

Fargo, ND $63,696

Elyria, OH $63,696

Flagstaff, AZ $63,650

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,610

Miami, FL $63,570

Duluth, MN $63,464

Bangor, ME $63,378

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,306

Louisville, KY $63,272

Grand Rapids, MI $63,259

Hialeah, FL $63,253

Casper, WY $63,160

Scranton, PA $63,081

New Orleans, LA $63,061

Virginia Beach, VA $63,054

Akron, OH $63,021

Peoria, IL $62,935

Sarasota, FL $62,922

Green Bay, WI $62,875

Baton Rouge, LA $62,842

Charleston, SC $62,829

Nashville, TN $62,809

Jamestown, NY $62,796

Davenport, IA $62,796

Tucson, AZ $62,763

Cheyenne, WY $62,743

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,723

Tampa, FL $62,710

Omaha, NE $62,697

Port Arthur, TX $62,670

Evansville, IN $62,670

Bradenton, FL $62,644

Santa Fe, NM $62,525

Orlando, FL $62,459

Clearwater, FL $62,386

Canton, OH $62,247

La Crosse, WI $62,247

Grand Forks, ND $62,227

Albuquerque, NM $62,207

Tulsa, OK $62,207

Newport News, VA $62,201

High Point, NC $62,181

Ogden, UT $62,154

Corpus Christi, TX $62,101

Laramie, WY $62,062

Norfolk, VA $62,062

Rock Island, IL $62,022

Saginaw, MI $62,009

Jacksonville, FL $62,002

Salisbury, NC $61,989

Memphis, TN $61,976

Moline, IL $61,943

Fort Myers, FL $61,923

Waterloo, IA $61,837

Spartanburg, SC $61,771

Lincoln, NE $61,737

Fort Wayne, IN $61,724

Birmingham, AL $61,651

Cedar Falls, IA $61,638

Provo, UT $61,632

Springfield, OH $61,625

San Antonio, TX $61,612

Greensboro, NC $61,585

South Bend, IN $61,579

Winston Salem, NC $61,572

Boise, ID $61,552

Savannah, GA $61,506

Muskegon, MI $61,387

Lima, OH $61,307

Lake Charles, LA $61,281

Anderson, IN $61,268

Lexington, KY $61,248

Augusta, GA $61,228

Greenville, SC $61,228

Wichita, KS $61,168

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,168

Columbia, SC $61,109

Bloomington, IN $60,943

Roanoke, VA $60,904

Asheville, NC $60,818

Knoxville, TN $60,705

Shreveport, LA $60,699

Wilmington, NC $60,613

Frankfort, KY $60,487

Oklahoma City, OK $60,441

Chillicothe, OH $60,414

Longview, TX $60,408

Topeka, KS $60,388

Mobile, AL $60,288

Terre Haute, IN $60,262

Erie, PA $60,255

Altoona, PA $60,222

Melbourne, FL $60,202

Amarillo, TX $60,176

Killeen, TX $60,156

Fayetteville, AR $60,103

Sioux Falls, SD $60,057

Chattanooga, TN $60,017

Idaho Falls, ID $60,011

Gainesville, FL $59,872

Portsmouth, OH $59,839

Little Rock, AR $59,825

Lynchburg, VA $59,825

Lafayette, LA $59,799

Youngstown, OH $59,799

Temple, TX $59,772

Daytona Beach, FL $59,759

Clarksville, TN $59,753

Pensacola, FL $59,746

Hopkinsville, KY $59,547

Charleston, WV $59,541

Florence, SC $59,508

Sioux City, IA $59,468

Macon, GA $59,276

Tallahassee, FL $59,270

Fayetteville, NC $59,256

Waco, TX $59,243

Wichita Falls, TX $59,243

Pine Bluff, AR $59,217

Vincennes, IN $59,091

Lubbock, TX $59,064

Great Falls, MT $59,025

Alamogordo, NM $59,018

Abilene, TX $58,965

Rapid City, SD $58,879

Monroe, LA $58,879

Albany, GA $58,839

Huntington, WV $58,833

Jackson, MS $58,826

Greenville, MS $58,820

Parkersburg, WV $58,753

Montgomery, AL $58,740

Johnstown, PA $58,727

Springfield, MO $58,674

Biloxi, MS $58,641

Sumter, SC $58,502

Columbus, GA $58,495

Twin Falls, ID $58,456

Pascagoula, MS $58,370

Kingsport, TN $58,198

Gulfport, MS $58,178

Alexandria, LA $57,959

Fort Smith, AR $57,794

El Paso, TX $57,615

Helena, MT $57,529

Las Cruces, NM $57,318

Harlingen, TX $57,132

Pocatello, ID $57,073

Florence, AL $57,053

Brownsville, TX $57,040

Dothan, AL $56,934

Mcallen, TX $56,901

Columbus, MS $56,411

Altus, OK $56,107

Lawton, OK $55,981

Pierre, SD $55,743

What Skills Can Increase a Client Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 11.75% 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.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.17% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.
Financial Services (Mentioned in 0.98% Job Postings): A services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money. These services involve banking, brokerage, mortgages, credit cards, payment services, real estate, investment funds, taxes and accounting.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	11.75%
Material Handling	2.17%
Financial Services	0.98%

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 Client Associate's salary.

Financial Services: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Financial Services	$74,103	12%
Listening	$72,119	9%
Problem Solving	$70,795	7%
Presentation	$68,810	4%
Onboarding	$68,149	3%
Client Relationship	$67,487	2%

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Client Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Client Associate'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 January 01, 2026

$61,007

Average $66,164/year

$76,409

$5,084

Average $5,514/month

$6,367

$1,173

Average $1,272/week

$1,469

$29

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,409	$6,367	$1,469	$37
Average	$66,164	$5,514	$1,272	$32
25th Percentile	$61,007	$5,084	$1,173	$29

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Salary Trends for Client Associate

Salaries for a Client Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,916 in 2023 to around $52,872 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Client Associate salary trends, .

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