Key Factors That Influence Community Associate Salaries
A Community 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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Community Associate Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Community 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:
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: $96,377
San Francisco: $95,321
Oakland: $93,313
San Jose, CA$96,377
San Francisco, CA$95,321
Oakland, CA$93,313
New York, NY$87,978
Paramus, NJ$86,909
Queens Village, NY$86,905
Passaic, NJ$86,832
Bergenfield, NJ$86,825
Stamford, CT$86,657
Huntington, NY$86,626
Newark, NJ$86,061
Bridgeport, CT$85,900
Vallejo, CA$85,748
New Brunswick, NJ$85,717
Petaluma, CA$85,671
Middlesex, NJ$85,526
Somerset, NJ$85,473
Santa Cruz, CA$85,373
Boston, MA$84,907
Monterey, CA$84,639
Seattle, WA$84,464
Santa Rosa, CA$84,449
Los Angeles, CA$84,426
Juneau, AK$84,227
Washington, DC$84,143
Orange, CA$83,871
Santa Ana, CA$83,669
Long Beach, CA$83,593
Anaheim, CA$83,578
Anchorage, AK$83,540
Santa Maria, CA$83,310
Everett, WA$83,295
Danbury, CT$83,026
Bremerton, WA$82,921
Tacoma, WA$82,646
New Suffolk, NY$82,644
Sacramento, CA$82,623
Santa Barbara, CA$82,539
Trenton, NJ$82,455
San Diego, CA$82,455
Brockton, MA$82,371
Fairbanks, AK$82,183
Lompoc, CA$81,988
Lowell, MA$81,927
Ventura, CA$81,912
Nashua, NH$81,897
Stockton, CA$81,889
Modesto, CA$81,331
Poughkeepsie, NY$81,163
Olympia, WA$81,018
Kennewick, WA$81,018
New Haven, CT$80,987
Lawrence, MA$80,712
Hartford, CT$80,636
Riverside, CA$80,621
New Bedford, MA$80,544
Richland, WA$80,544
Bakersfield, CA$80,437
San Bernardino, CA$80,407
New Britain, CT$80,399
Atlantic City, NJ$80,399
New London, CT$80,369
Norwich, CT$80,346
Portsmouth, NH$80,330
Boulder, CO$80,168
Portland, OR$80,063
Worcester, MA$80,055
Minneapolis, MN$79,818
Philadelphia, PA$79,711
Honolulu, HI$79,459
Saint Paul, MN$79,423
Vineland, NJ$79,406
Providence, RI$79,184
Chicago, IL$78,963
Bellingham, WA$78,871
Springfield, MA$78,810
Baltimore, MD$78,787
Chico, CA$78,596
Pittsfield, MA$78,390
Manchester, NH$78,244
Spokane, WA$77,908
Denver, CO$77,901
Albany, NY$77,541
Troy, NY$77,511
Nassau, NY$77,429
Schenectady, NY$77,350
Wilmington, DE$77,289
Burlington, VT$77,182
Salem, OR$77,152
Portland, ME$76,915
Yakima, WA$76,838
Rochester, MN$76,602
Reno, NV$76,563
Fresno, CA$76,563
Milwaukee, WI$76,495
Detroit, MI$76,418
Ann Arbor, MI$76,405
Allentown, PA$76,395
Colorado Springs, CO$76,265
Syracuse, NY$76,227
Carson City, NV$76,227
Houston, TX$76,120
Eugene, OR$76,082
Gary, IN$75,990
Springfield, OR$75,929
Bismarck, ND$75,914
Galveston, TX$75,860
Medford, OR$75,746
Fort Collins, CO$75,715
Concord, NH$75,677
Austin, TX$75,654
Mesa, AZ$75,494
Reading, PA$75,486
Phoenix, AZ$75,478
Dallas, TX$75,455
Saint Cloud, MN$75,382
Madison, WI$75,280
Utica, NY$75,073
Rochester, NY$74,951
Des Moines, IA$74,943
Raleigh, NC$74,936
Atlanta, GA$74,821
Battle Creek, MI$74,798
Salt Lake City, UT$74,775
Lancaster, PA$74,661
Harrisburg, PA$74,554
Kansas City, MO$74,477
Champaign, IL$74,462
Kansas City, KS$74,462
Fort Worth, TX$74,454
Columbus, OH$74,441
Boca Raton, FL$74,424
Pittsburgh, PA$74,393
Richmond, VA$74,363
Indianapolis, IN$74,347
Cleveland, OH$74,340
Las Vegas, NV$74,248
Cincinnati, OH$74,248
Petersburg, VA$74,133
Huntsville, AL$74,019
Lansing, MI$73,968
Lebanon, PA$73,958
Pueblo, CO$73,950
Appleton, WI$73,927
Buffalo, NY$73,897
Dayton, OH$73,874
Racine, WI$73,858
Charlotte, NC$73,851
Saint Louis, MO$73,828
York, PA$73,782
Elkhart, IN$73,782
Gastonia, NC$73,767
Billings, MT$73,749
Beaumont, TX$73,728
Lorain, OH$73,713
Benton Harbor, MI$73,698
Toledo, OH$73,683
Binghamton, NY$73,644
Rock Hill, SC$73,637
Rockford, IL$73,599
Springfield, IL$73,568
Elyria, OH$73,560
Fargo, ND$73,560
Flagstaff, AZ$73,507
Fort Lauderdale, FL$73,461
Duluth, MN$73,415
Miami, FL$73,415
Cheyenne, WY$73,362
Grand Forks, ND$73,362
Bangor, ME$73,194
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,110
Durham, NC$73,077
Louisville, KY$73,071
Grand Rapids, MI$73,056
Hialeah, FL$73,048
Casper, WY$72,941
Scranton, PA$72,850
New Orleans, LA$72,827
Virginia Beach, VA$72,819
Akron, OH$72,781
Peoria, IL$72,682
Sarasota, FL$72,666
Nashville, TN$72,613
Omaha, NE$72,613
Green Bay, WI$72,613
Baton Rouge, LA$72,575
Charleston, SC$72,559
Jamestown, NY$72,521
Davenport, IA$72,521
Tucson, AZ$72,483
Saint Petersburg, FL$72,437
Tampa, FL$72,422
Evansville, IN$72,376
Port Arthur, TX$72,376
Bradenton, FL$72,345
Santa Fe, NM$72,208
Orlando, FL$72,070
Clearwater, FL$72,047
Canton, OH$71,887
La Crosse, WI$71,887
Albuquerque, NM$71,841
Newport News, VA$71,834
High Point, NC$71,811
Ogden, UT$71,780
Corpus Christi, TX$71,719
Norfolk, VA$71,673
Laramie, WY$71,673
Rock Island, IL$71,627
Saginaw, MI$71,612
Jacksonville, FL$71,604
Salisbury, NC$71,589
Boise, ID$71,574
Moline, IL$71,536
Fort Myers, FL$71,513
Memphis, TN$71,497
Tulsa, OK$71,459
Waterloo, IA$71,413
Spartanburg, SC$71,337
Lincoln, NE$71,299
Fort Wayne, IN$71,283
Provo, UT$71,276
Cedar Falls, IA$71,184
San Antonio, TX$71,153
Greensboro, NC$71,123
South Bend, IN$71,115
Savannah, GA$71,031
Muskegon, MI$71,001
Birmingham, AL$70,993
Winston Salem, NC$70,956
Lake Charles, LA$70,771
Anderson, IN$70,756
Lexington, KY$70,733
Augusta, GA$70,710
Greenville, SC$70,710
Lima, OH$70,649
Wichita, KS$70,642
Tuscaloosa, AL$70,642
Columbia, SC$70,573
Springfield, OH$70,557
Asheville, NC$70,435
Bloomington, IN$70,382
Knoxville, TN$70,107
Shreveport, LA$70,099
Wilmington, NC$70,000
Roanoke, VA$70,000
Topeka, KS$69,862
Frankfort, KY$69,854
Oklahoma City, OK$69,801
Chillicothe, OH$69,770
Longview, TX$69,763
Melbourne, FL$69,755
Sioux Falls, SD$69,633
Mobile, AL$69,625
Terre Haute, IN$69,595
Altoona, PA$69,549
Amarillo, TX$69,495
Killeen, TX$69,472
Fayetteville, AR$69,411
Chattanooga, TN$69,388
Sioux City, IA$69,320
Idaho Falls, ID$69,304
Lynchburg, VA$69,243
Gainesville, FL$69,144
Portsmouth, OH$69,106
Little Rock, AR$69,090
Lafayette, LA$69,060
Youngstown, OH$69,060
Daytona Beach, FL$69,014
Clarksville, TN$69,006
Pensacola, FL$68,999
Temple, TX$68,993
Hopkinsville, KY$68,769
Erie, PA$68,754
Florence, SC$68,724
Charleston, WV$68,601
Great Falls, MT$68,563
Macon, GA$68,456
Tallahassee, FL$68,449
Fayetteville, NC$68,433
Waco, TX$68,418
Helena, MT$68,364
Pine Bluff, AR$68,335
Vincennes, IN$68,242
Lubbock, TX$68,212
Alamogordo, NM$68,166
Twin Falls, ID$68,097
Rapid City, SD$68,074
Jackson, MS$67,937
Huntington, WV$67,931
Greenville, MS$67,929
Parkersburg, WV$67,851
Montgomery, AL$67,837
Wichita Falls, TX$67,761
Springfield, MO$67,761
Biloxi, MS$67,723
Monroe, LA$67,646
Johnstown, PA$67,593
Sumter, SC$67,562
Columbus, GA$67,555
Pascagoula, MS$67,409
Abilene, TX$67,409
Kingsport, TN$67,211
Albany, GA$67,211
Gulfport, MS$67,188
Alexandria, LA$66,936
Fort Smith, AR$66,745
El Paso, TX$66,538
Las Cruces, NM$66,194
Harlingen, TX$66,000
Pocatello, ID$65,988
Florence, AL$65,889
Brownsville, TX$65,873
Mcallen, TX$65,713
Dothan, AL$65,606
Columbus, MS$65,152
Altus, OK$64,796
Lawton, OK$64,651
Pierre, SD$64,376
What Skills Can Increase a Community Associate's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.19% 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.
KPI (Mentioned in 2.81% Job Postings): KPI stands for key performance indicator, a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a specific objective.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
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 Community Associate's salary.
Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Inside Sales: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Community Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Community Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Community Associate positions in Business Services or Insurance typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Community Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Community Associate
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$98,085
$47.0
40%
Financial Services
$77,067
$37.0
10%
Community Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Community 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.
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