A Peer Reviewer'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 Experience Level Affects Peer Reviewer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Peer Reviewer'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): $63,840
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,030
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,441
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,341
Expert (over 8 years): $69,548
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Peer Reviewer
$63,840
Intermediate Level Peer Reviewer
$64,030
Senior Level Peer Reviewer
$66,441
Specialist Level Peer Reviewer
$69,341
Expert Level Peer Reviewer
$69,548
$63,8400 yr
$64,030< 2 yrs
$66,4412-4 yrs
$69,3415-8 yrs
$69,548> 8 yrs
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How Do Peer Reviewer 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 Peer Reviewers.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $73,564.
California: $73,285.
Massachusetts: $72,308.
District of Columbia$73,564
California$73,285
Massachusetts$72,308
Washington$72,042
New Jersey$72,016
Alaska$71,923
Connecticut$71,006
New York$70,634
Hawaii$69,445
Rhode Island$68,886
Maryland$68,508
Minnesota$67,989
Colorado$67,790
Illinois$67,724
Oregon$67,471
Delaware$67,285
New Hampshire$67,168
Virginia$66,906
Pennsylvania$66,142
Nevada$65,757
North Dakota$65,631
Michigan$65,431
Wisconsin$65,358
Vermont$65,212
Texas$64,807
Maine$64,780
Arizona$64,741
Ohio$64,694
Georgia$64,083
Indiana$63,777
Wyoming$63,717
Utah$63,624
Iowa$63,584
Kansas$63,266
Louisiana$63,172
North Carolina$63,139
Missouri$63,126
Florida$62,867
Montana$62,727
Nebraska$62,594
Kentucky$62,521
South Carolina$62,256
Tennessee$62,089
Idaho$62,023
New Mexico$61,538
Oklahoma$61,432
Alabama$61,040
South Dakota$60,382
Arkansas$60,023
West Virginia$59,830
Mississippi$59,252
Top Paying Cities for Peer Reviewers
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: $83,803
San Francisco: $82,885
Oakland: $81,138
San Jose, CA$83,803
San Francisco, CA$82,885
Oakland, CA$81,138
New York, NY$76,500
Paramus, NJ$75,570
Queens Village, NY$75,566
Passaic, NJ$75,503
Bergenfield, NJ$75,497
Stamford, CT$75,351
Huntington, NY$75,324
Newark, NJ$74,833
Bridgeport, CT$74,693
Vallejo, CA$74,561
New Brunswick, NJ$74,534
Petaluma, CA$74,494
Middlesex, NJ$74,368
Somerset, NJ$74,321
Santa Cruz, CA$74,235
Boston, MA$73,830
Monterey, CA$73,596
Seattle, WA$73,444
Santa Rosa, CA$73,431
Los Angeles, CA$73,411
Juneau, AK$73,238
Washington, DC$73,165
Orange, CA$72,929
Santa Ana, CA$72,753
Long Beach, CA$72,687
Anaheim, CA$72,674
Anchorage, AK$72,640
Santa Maria, CA$72,441
Everett, WA$72,428
Danbury, CT$72,194
Bremerton, WA$72,102
Tacoma, WA$71,863
New Suffolk, NY$71,862
Sacramento, CA$71,843
Santa Barbara, CA$71,770
Trenton, NJ$71,697
San Diego, CA$71,697
Brockton, MA$71,624
Fairbanks, AK$71,461
Lompoc, CA$71,292
Lowell, MA$71,238
Ventura, CA$71,225
Nashua, NH$71,212
Stockton, CA$71,205
Modesto, CA$70,720
Poughkeepsie, NY$70,574
Olympia, WA$70,448
Kennewick, WA$70,448
New Haven, CT$70,421
Lawrence, MA$70,182
Hartford, CT$70,116
Riverside, CA$70,102
New Bedford, MA$70,036
Richland, WA$70,036
Bakersfield, CA$69,943
San Bernardino, CA$69,916
New Britain, CT$69,910
Atlantic City, NJ$69,910
New London, CT$69,883
Norwich, CT$69,863
Portsmouth, NH$69,850
Boulder, CO$69,709
Portland, OR$69,617
Worcester, MA$69,611
Minneapolis, MN$69,405
Philadelphia, PA$69,312
Honolulu, HI$69,092
Saint Paul, MN$69,061
Vineland, NJ$69,046
Providence, RI$68,853
Chicago, IL$68,661
Bellingham, WA$68,581
Springfield, MA$68,528
Baltimore, MD$68,508
Chico, CA$68,342
Pittsfield, MA$68,162
Manchester, NH$68,036
Spokane, WA$67,744
Denver, CO$67,737
Albany, NY$67,425
Troy, NY$67,398
Nassau, NY$67,327
Schenectady, NY$67,259
Wilmington, DE$67,205
Burlington, VT$67,112
Salem, OR$67,086
Portland, ME$66,880
Yakima, WA$66,813
Rochester, MN$66,608
Reno, NV$66,574
Fresno, CA$66,574
Milwaukee, WI$66,514
Detroit, MI$66,448
Ann Arbor, MI$66,437
Allentown, PA$66,428
Colorado Springs, CO$66,315
Syracuse, NY$66,282
Carson City, NV$66,282
Houston, TX$66,189
Eugene, OR$66,156
Gary, IN$66,076
Springfield, OR$66,023
Bismarck, ND$66,010
Galveston, TX$65,963
Medford, OR$65,863
Fort Collins, CO$65,837
Concord, NH$65,804
Austin, TX$65,784
Mesa, AZ$65,644
Reading, PA$65,637
Phoenix, AZ$65,631
Dallas, TX$65,611
Saint Cloud, MN$65,547
Madison, WI$65,458
Utica, NY$65,279
Rochester, NY$65,172
Des Moines, IA$65,166
Raleigh, NC$65,159
Atlanta, GA$65,059
Battle Creek, MI$65,039
Salt Lake City, UT$65,020
Lancaster, PA$64,920
Harrisburg, PA$64,827
Kansas City, MO$64,760
Champaign, IL$64,747
Kansas City, KS$64,747
Fort Worth, TX$64,741
Columbus, OH$64,729
Boca Raton, FL$64,714
Pittsburgh, PA$64,687
Richmond, VA$64,661
Indianapolis, IN$64,647
Cleveland, OH$64,641
Las Vegas, NV$64,561
Cincinnati, OH$64,561
Petersburg, VA$64,461
Huntsville, AL$64,362
Lansing, MI$64,317
Lebanon, PA$64,309
Pueblo, CO$64,302
Appleton, WI$64,282
Buffalo, NY$64,255
Dayton, OH$64,236
Racine, WI$64,222
Charlotte, NC$64,216
Saint Louis, MO$64,196
York, PA$64,156
Elkhart, IN$64,156
Gastonia, NC$64,143
Billings, MT$64,127
Beaumont, TX$64,109
Lorain, OH$64,096
Benton Harbor, MI$64,083
Toledo, OH$64,069
Binghamton, NY$64,036
Rock Hill, SC$64,030
Rockford, IL$63,996
Springfield, IL$63,970
Elyria, OH$63,963
Fargo, ND$63,963
Flagstaff, AZ$63,917
Fort Lauderdale, FL$63,877
Duluth, MN$63,837
Miami, FL$63,837
Cheyenne, WY$63,790
Grand Forks, ND$63,790
Bangor, ME$63,644
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,571
Durham, NC$63,543
Louisville, KY$63,538
Grand Rapids, MI$63,525
Hialeah, FL$63,518
Casper, WY$63,425
Scranton, PA$63,345
New Orleans, LA$63,325
Virginia Beach, VA$63,319
Akron, OH$63,285
Peoria, IL$63,199
Sarasota, FL$63,186
Nashville, TN$63,139
Omaha, NE$63,139
Green Bay, WI$63,139
Baton Rouge, LA$63,106
Charleston, SC$63,093
Jamestown, NY$63,060
Davenport, IA$63,060
Tucson, AZ$63,026
Saint Petersburg, FL$62,986
Tampa, FL$62,973
Evansville, IN$62,933
Port Arthur, TX$62,933
Bradenton, FL$62,907
Santa Fe, NM$62,787
Orlando, FL$62,668
Clearwater, FL$62,648
Canton, OH$62,508
La Crosse, WI$62,508
Albuquerque, NM$62,468
Newport News, VA$62,462
High Point, NC$62,442
Ogden, UT$62,415
Corpus Christi, TX$62,362
Norfolk, VA$62,322
Laramie, WY$62,322
Rock Island, IL$62,282
Saginaw, MI$62,269
Jacksonville, FL$62,262
Salisbury, NC$62,249
Boise, ID$62,236
Moline, IL$62,202
Fort Myers, FL$62,183
Memphis, TN$62,169
Tulsa, OK$62,136
Waterloo, IA$62,096
Spartanburg, SC$62,030
Lincoln, NE$61,996
Fort Wayne, IN$61,983
Provo, UT$61,977
Cedar Falls, IA$61,897
San Antonio, TX$61,870
Greensboro, NC$61,844
South Bend, IN$61,837
Savannah, GA$61,764
Muskegon, MI$61,737
Birmingham, AL$61,731
Winston Salem, NC$61,698
Lake Charles, LA$61,538
Anderson, IN$61,525
Lexington, KY$61,505
Augusta, GA$61,485
Greenville, SC$61,485
Lima, OH$61,432
Wichita, KS$61,425
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,425
Columbia, SC$61,365
Springfield, OH$61,352
Asheville, NC$61,246
Bloomington, IN$61,199
Knoxville, TN$60,960
Shreveport, LA$60,953
Wilmington, NC$60,867
Roanoke, VA$60,867
Topeka, KS$60,747
Frankfort, KY$60,740
Oklahoma City, OK$60,694
Chillicothe, OH$60,668
Longview, TX$60,661
Melbourne, FL$60,654
Sioux Falls, SD$60,548
Mobile, AL$60,541
Terre Haute, IN$60,515
Altoona, PA$60,475
Amarillo, TX$60,428
Killeen, TX$60,409
Fayetteville, AR$60,355
Chattanooga, TN$60,335
Sioux City, IA$60,276
Idaho Falls, ID$60,262
Lynchburg, VA$60,209
Gainesville, FL$60,123
Portsmouth, OH$60,090
Little Rock, AR$60,076
Lafayette, LA$60,050
Youngstown, OH$60,050
Daytona Beach, FL$60,010
Clarksville, TN$60,003
Pensacola, FL$59,997
Temple, TX$59,992
Hopkinsville, KY$59,797
Erie, PA$59,784
Florence, SC$59,757
Charleston, WV$59,651
Great Falls, MT$59,618
Macon, GA$59,525
Tallahassee, FL$59,518
Fayetteville, NC$59,505
Waco, TX$59,492
Helena, MT$59,445
Pine Bluff, AR$59,420
Vincennes, IN$59,339
Lubbock, TX$59,312
Alamogordo, NM$59,272
Twin Falls, ID$59,213
Rapid City, SD$59,193
Jackson, MS$59,073
Huntington, WV$59,068
Greenville, MS$59,066
Parkersburg, WV$58,999
Montgomery, AL$58,987
Wichita Falls, TX$58,920
Springfield, MO$58,920
Biloxi, MS$58,887
Monroe, LA$58,821
Johnstown, PA$58,774
Sumter, SC$58,747
Columbus, GA$58,741
Pascagoula, MS$58,615
Abilene, TX$58,615
Kingsport, TN$58,442
Albany, GA$58,442
Gulfport, MS$58,422
Alexandria, LA$58,203
Fort Smith, AR$58,037
El Paso, TX$57,857
Las Cruces, NM$57,558
Harlingen, TX$57,389
Pocatello, ID$57,379
Florence, AL$57,292
Brownsville, TX$57,279
Mcallen, TX$57,140
Dothan, AL$57,047
Columbus, MS$56,652
Altus, OK$56,342
Lawton, OK$56,216
Pierre, SD$55,977
What Skills Can Increase a Peer Reviewer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 2.79% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 3.77% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): It is used to provide urgent treatment to cardiac emergencies such as cardiac arrest, stroke, myocardial infarction, and other conditions.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Commitment
2.79%
Patient Care
3.77%
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1.58%
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 Peer Reviewer's salary.
Stress Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Cardiology: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Stress Testing
$74,414
12%
Dedication
$72,421
9%
Cardiology
$72,421
9%
Written Communication
$71,757
8%
Assertiveness
$70,428
6%
Pediatric
$70,428
6%
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Peer Reviewer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Peer Reviewer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Peer Reviewer positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Peer Reviewer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Peer Reviewer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$79,730
$38.0
20%
How Education impacts a Peer Reviewer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Peer Reviewers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Peer Reviewer with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$57,518
and $61,785).
Peer Reviewer Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Peer Reviewer
No Diploma0.3%
High School0.3%
Associates0.8%
Bachelors41.6%
Masters55.1%
Doctorate2.2%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.3%
High School
0.3%
Associates
0.8%
Bachelors
41.6%
Masters
55.1%
Doctorate
2.2%
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Peer Reviewer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Peer Reviewer'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.
Salaries for a Peer Reviewer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $91,193 in 2023
to around $88,262 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Peer Reviewer salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Peer Reviewer Over Time
2022
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2023
$91,193
2024
$91,347
2025
$88,262
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$91,193
2024
$91,347
2025
$88,262
2026
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2027
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Most common benefits for Peer Reviewer
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for Peer Reviewer
Here are companies hiring for Peer Reviewer and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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