What are the main factors that influence a Course Administrator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Course Administrator's salary?

A Course Administrator's salary grows with experience: a Course Administrator (2-4 years)earns $72,214, a Training Senior Administrator (4-7 years)earns $88,854, a Training Center Manager (7+ years)earns $101,922,

What are the highest paying states for a Course Administrator?

Course Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Course Administrator roles are District of Columbia $80,483, California $80,177, Massachusetts $79,109. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Course Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Course Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Online Course Administrator: $127,480; Course Manager: $120,633; Course Designer: $83,639; Golf Course Superintendent: $67,600; Course Director: $65,488.

How do different companies affect a Course Administrator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Course Administrator 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.

Course Administrator Salary in the United States

How much does a Course Administrator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Course Administrator in the United States is $72,690 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,064
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,837 to $79,167
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,687

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,167	$6,597	$1,522	$38
Average	$72,690	$6,058	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$64,837	$5,403	$1,247	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Course Administrator Salaries

A Course Administrator'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 Do Course Administrator 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 Course Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,483.
California: $80,177.
Massachusetts: $79,109.

District of Columbia $80,483

California $80,177

Massachusetts $79,109

Washington $78,818

New Jersey $78,789

Alaska $78,687

Connecticut $77,684

New York $77,277

Hawaii $75,976

Rhode Island $75,365

Maryland $74,951

Minnesota $74,384

Colorado $74,166

Illinois $74,093

Oregon $73,817

Delaware $73,613

New Hampshire $73,485

Virginia $73,199

Pennsylvania $72,363

Nevada $71,941

North Dakota $71,803

Michigan $71,585

Wisconsin $71,505

Vermont $71,345

Texas $70,902

Maine $70,873

Arizona $70,829

Ohio $70,778

Georgia $70,110

Indiana $69,775

Wyoming $69,710

Utah $69,608

Iowa $69,565

Kansas $69,216

Louisiana $69,114

North Carolina $69,077

Missouri $69,063

Florida $68,779

Montana $68,627

Nebraska $68,481

Kentucky $68,401

South Carolina $68,111

Tennessee $67,929

Idaho $67,856

New Mexico $67,326

Oklahoma $67,209

Alabama $66,780

South Dakota $66,061

Arkansas $65,668

West Virginia $65,458

Mississippi $64,825

Top Paying Cities for Course Administrators

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: $91,684
San Francisco: $90,783
Oakland: $88,769

San Jose, CA $91,684

San Francisco, CA $90,783

Oakland, CA $88,769

New York, NY $84,241

Queens Village, NY $83,695

Paramus, NJ $83,114

Passaic, NJ $83,041

Bergenfield, NJ $82,969

Stamford, CT $82,860

Huntington, NY $82,787

Newark, NJ $82,314

Bridgeport, CT $82,169

New Brunswick, NJ $81,929

Vallejo, CA $81,776

Middlesex, NJ $81,733

Somerset, NJ $81,667

Petaluma, CA $81,500

Santa Cruz, CA $81,217

Boston, MA $81,071

Monterey, CA $80,708

Fairbanks, AK $80,657

Los Angeles, CA $80,519

Washington, DC $80,483

Seattle, WA $80,352

Santa Rosa, CA $80,337

Juneau, AK $80,126

Orange, CA $79,887

Anchorage, AK $79,756

Anaheim, CA $79,705

Santa Ana, CA $79,596

Nassau, NY $79,552

Long Beach, CA $79,523

Danbury, CT $79,501

Santa Maria, CA $79,254

Everett, WA $79,240

Bremerton, WA $78,883

Trenton, NJ $78,745

Sacramento, CA $78,716

San Diego, CA $78,680

Brockton, MA $78,651

Tacoma, WA $78,622

Santa Barbara, CA $78,520

Lowell, MA $78,229

New Suffolk, NY $78,200

Nashua, NH $78,113

Lompoc, CA $77,997

Ventura, CA $77,924

Stockton, CA $77,902

New Haven, CT $77,757

Atlantic City, NJ $77,568

Hartford, CT $77,408

Modesto, CA $77,371

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,212

New Britain, CT $77,175

Olympia, WA $77,073

Kennewick, WA $77,073

New London, CT $77,059

Norwich, CT $77,037

Lawrence, MA $77,001

Bakersfield, CA $76,797

Riverside, CA $76,695

New Bedford, MA $76,695

Richland, WA $76,623

Portsmouth, NH $76,565

Vineland, NJ $76,550

San Bernardino, CA $76,492

Boulder, CO $76,288

Worcester, MA $76,230

Portland, OR $76,165

Saint Paul, MN $76,078

Minneapolis, MN $76,078

Philadelphia, PA $75,976

Honolulu, HI $75,591

Springfield, MA $75,336

Providence, RI $75,329

Chicago, IL $75,118

Bellingham, WA $75,031

Baltimore, MD $74,951

Chico, CA $74,769

Wilmington, DE $74,646

Pittsfield, MA $74,573

Manchester, NH $74,435

Spokane, WA $74,115

Denver, CO $74,108

Albany, NY $73,766

Troy, NY $73,737

Schenectady, NY $73,584

Burlington, VT $73,424

Portland, ME $73,170

Salem, OR $73,112

Yakima, WA $73,097

Ann Arbor, MI $73,075

Rochester, MN $72,872

Fresno, CA $72,836

Reno, NV $72,836

Milwaukee, WI $72,770

Detroit, MI $72,697

Allentown, PA $72,676

Carson City, NV $72,668

Houston, TX $72,559

Colorado Springs, CO $72,552

Syracuse, NY $72,516

Eugene, OR $72,378

Bismarck, ND $72,290

Gary, IN $72,290

Galveston, TX $72,290

Springfield, OR $72,232

Medford, OR $72,058

Fort Collins, CO $72,029

Austin, TX $71,971

Mesa, AZ $71,818

Phoenix, AZ $71,803

Dallas, TX $71,782

Reading, PA $71,738

Saint Cloud, MN $71,709

Concord, NH $71,643

Madison, WI $71,614

Utica, NY $71,418

Raleigh, NC $71,360

Las Vegas, NV $71,353

Rochester, NY $71,302

Des Moines, IA $71,295

Atlanta, GA $71,178

Battle Creek, MI $71,156

Salt Lake City, UT $71,135

Lancaster, PA $71,026

Champaign, IL $71,011

Harrisburg, PA $70,924

Durham, NC $70,858

Kansas City, MO $70,851

Kansas City, KS $70,837

Fort Worth, TX $70,829

Boca Raton, FL $70,800

Cleveland, OH $70,793

Columbus, OH $70,778

Pittsburgh, PA $70,771

Richmond, VA $70,742

Indianapolis, IN $70,728

Cincinnati, OH $70,633

Petersburg, VA $70,524

Billings, MT $70,364

Lansing, MI $70,364

Huntsville, AL $70,364

Lebanon, PA $70,357

Dayton, OH $70,350

Pueblo, CO $70,350

Appleton, WI $70,328

Buffalo, NY $70,299

Racine, WI $70,262

Charlotte, NC $70,255

Saint Louis, MO $70,233

Springfield, IL $70,204

Elkhart, IN $70,190

York, PA $70,190

Gastonia, NC $70,182

Benton Harbor, MI $70,182

Beaumont, TX $70,139

Lorain, OH $70,124

Toledo, OH $70,095

Binghamton, NY $70,059

Rock Hill, SC $70,052

Rockford, IL $70,015

Fargo, ND $69,979

Elyria, OH $69,979

Flagstaff, AZ $69,928

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,884

Miami, FL $69,841

Duluth, MN $69,724

Bangor, ME $69,630

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,550

Louisville, KY $69,514

Grand Rapids, MI $69,499

Hialeah, FL $69,492

Casper, WY $69,390

Scranton, PA $69,303

New Orleans, LA $69,281

Virginia Beach, VA $69,274

Akron, OH $69,237

Peoria, IL $69,143

Sarasota, FL $69,128

Green Bay, WI $69,077

Baton Rouge, LA $69,041

Charleston, SC $69,027

Nashville, TN $69,005

Jamestown, NY $68,990

Davenport, IA $68,990

Tucson, AZ $68,954

Cheyenne, WY $68,932

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,910

Tampa, FL $68,896

Omaha, NE $68,881

Port Arthur, TX $68,852

Evansville, IN $68,852

Bradenton, FL $68,823

Santa Fe, NM $68,692

Orlando, FL $68,620

Clearwater, FL $68,540

Canton, OH $68,387

La Crosse, WI $68,387

Grand Forks, ND $68,365

Albuquerque, NM $68,343

Tulsa, OK $68,343

Newport News, VA $68,336

High Point, NC $68,314

Ogden, UT $68,285

Corpus Christi, TX $68,227

Laramie, WY $68,183

Norfolk, VA $68,183

Rock Island, IL $68,140

Saginaw, MI $68,125

Jacksonville, FL $68,118

Salisbury, NC $68,103

Memphis, TN $68,089

Moline, IL $68,053

Fort Myers, FL $68,031

Waterloo, IA $67,936

Spartanburg, SC $67,864

Lincoln, NE $67,827

Fort Wayne, IN $67,813

Birmingham, AL $67,733

Cedar Falls, IA $67,718

Provo, UT $67,711

Springfield, OH $67,704

San Antonio, TX $67,689

Greensboro, NC $67,660

South Bend, IN $67,653

Winston Salem, NC $67,646

Boise, ID $67,624

Savannah, GA $67,573

Muskegon, MI $67,442

Lima, OH $67,355

Lake Charles, LA $67,326

Anderson, IN $67,311

Lexington, KY $67,289

Augusta, GA $67,268

Greenville, SC $67,268

Wichita, KS $67,202

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,202

Columbia, SC $67,137

Bloomington, IN $66,955

Roanoke, VA $66,911

Asheville, NC $66,817

Knoxville, TN $66,693

Shreveport, LA $66,686

Wilmington, NC $66,591

Frankfort, KY $66,453

Oklahoma City, OK $66,402

Chillicothe, OH $66,373

Longview, TX $66,366

Topeka, KS $66,344

Mobile, AL $66,235

Terre Haute, IN $66,206

Erie, PA $66,199

Altoona, PA $66,163

Melbourne, FL $66,141

Amarillo, TX $66,112

Killeen, TX $66,090

Fayetteville, AR $66,032

Sioux Falls, SD $65,981

Chattanooga, TN $65,937

Idaho Falls, ID $65,930

Gainesville, FL $65,777

Portsmouth, OH $65,741

Little Rock, AR $65,726

Lynchburg, VA $65,726

Lafayette, LA $65,697

Youngstown, OH $65,697

Temple, TX $65,668

Daytona Beach, FL $65,654

Clarksville, TN $65,647

Pensacola, FL $65,639

Hopkinsville, KY $65,421

Charleston, WV $65,414

Florence, SC $65,378

Sioux City, IA $65,334

Macon, GA $65,123

Tallahassee, FL $65,116

Fayetteville, NC $65,101

Waco, TX $65,087

Wichita Falls, TX $65,087

Pine Bluff, AR $65,058

Vincennes, IN $64,920

Lubbock, TX $64,891

Great Falls, MT $64,847

Alamogordo, NM $64,840

Abilene, TX $64,782

Rapid City, SD $64,687

Monroe, LA $64,687

Albany, GA $64,643

Huntington, WV $64,636

Jackson, MS $64,629

Greenville, MS $64,622

Parkersburg, WV $64,549

Montgomery, AL $64,534

Johnstown, PA $64,520

Springfield, MO $64,462

Biloxi, MS $64,425

Sumter, SC $64,273

Columbus, GA $64,265

Twin Falls, ID $64,222

Pascagoula, MS $64,127

Kingsport, TN $63,938

Gulfport, MS $63,916

Alexandria, LA $63,677

Fort Smith, AR $63,495

El Paso, TX $63,299

Helena, MT $63,204

Las Cruces, NM $62,972

Harlingen, TX $62,768

Pocatello, ID $62,703

Florence, AL $62,681

Brownsville, TX $62,666

Dothan, AL $62,550

Mcallen, TX $62,514

Columbus, MS $61,976

Altus, OK $61,641

Lawton, OK $61,503

Pierre, SD $61,241

What Skills Can Increase a Course Administrator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 8.22% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Logistics (Mentioned in 2.91% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	8.22%
Logistics	2.91%
Career Development	1.73%

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 Course Administrator's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$77,779	7%
Collaboration	$77,052	6%
Innovation	$76,325	5%
Instructional Design	$76,325	5%
Coordination	$75,598	4%
Attention to Detail	$75,598	4%

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How Education impacts a Course Administrator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Course Administrators 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 Course Administrator with a No Diploma is between $68,038 and $73,420).

Course Administrator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Course Administrator

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High School 0.0%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 100.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	100.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Course Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Course Administrator'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 April 01, 2026

$64,837

Average $72,690/year

$79,167

$5,403

Average $6,058/month

$6,597

$1,247

Average $1,398/week

$1,522

$31

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,167	$6,597	$1,522	$38
Average	$72,690	$6,058	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$64,837	$5,403	$1,247	$31

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Salary Trends for Course Administrator

Salaries for a Course Administrator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,552 in 2023 to around $68,143 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Course Administrator salary trends, .

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2024

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