Key Factors That Influence Policy Coordinator Salaries
A Policy Coordinator'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 Policy Coordinator Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Policy Coordinator'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: $67,728
San Francisco: $66,987
Oakland: $65,575
San Jose, CA$67,728
San Francisco, CA$66,987
Oakland, CA$65,575
New York, NY$61,826
Paramus, NJ$61,075
Queens Village, NY$61,072
Passaic, NJ$61,021
Bergenfield, NJ$61,016
Stamford, CT$60,898
Huntington, NY$60,876
Newark, NJ$60,479
Bridgeport, CT$60,366
Vallejo, CA$60,259
New Brunswick, NJ$60,238
Petaluma, CA$60,205
Middlesex, NJ$60,103
Somerset, NJ$60,066
Santa Cruz, CA$59,996
Boston, MA$59,668
Monterey, CA$59,480
Seattle, WA$59,357
Santa Rosa, CA$59,346
Los Angeles, CA$59,330
Juneau, AK$59,190
Washington, DC$59,131
Orange, CA$58,940
Santa Ana, CA$58,798
Long Beach, CA$58,745
Anaheim, CA$58,734
Anchorage, AK$58,707
Santa Maria, CA$58,546
Everett, WA$58,535
Danbury, CT$58,346
Bremerton, WA$58,272
Tacoma, WA$58,079
New Suffolk, NY$58,078
Sacramento, CA$58,063
Santa Barbara, CA$58,004
Trenton, NJ$57,945
San Diego, CA$57,945
Brockton, MA$57,886
Fairbanks, AK$57,754
Lompoc, CA$57,617
Lowell, MA$57,574
Ventura, CA$57,563
Nashua, NH$57,553
Stockton, CA$57,547
Modesto, CA$57,155
Poughkeepsie, NY$57,037
Olympia, WA$56,935
Kennewick, WA$56,935
New Haven, CT$56,914
Lawrence, MA$56,720
Hartford, CT$56,667
Riverside, CA$56,656
New Bedford, MA$56,602
Richland, WA$56,602
Bakersfield, CA$56,527
San Bernardino, CA$56,506
New Britain, CT$56,500
Atlantic City, NJ$56,500
New London, CT$56,479
Norwich, CT$56,463
Portsmouth, NH$56,452
Boulder, CO$56,338
Portland, OR$56,264
Worcester, MA$56,259
Minneapolis, MN$56,092
Philadelphia, PA$56,017
Honolulu, HI$55,840
Saint Paul, MN$55,814
Vineland, NJ$55,802
Providence, RI$55,646
Chicago, IL$55,491
Bellingham, WA$55,426
Springfield, MA$55,383
Baltimore, MD$55,367
Chico, CA$55,233
Pittsfield, MA$55,088
Manchester, NH$54,986
Spokane, WA$54,750
Denver, CO$54,744
Albany, NY$54,492
Troy, NY$54,470
Nassau, NY$54,413
Schenectady, NY$54,358
Wilmington, DE$54,315
Burlington, VT$54,240
Salem, OR$54,218
Portland, ME$54,052
Yakima, WA$53,998
Rochester, MN$53,831
Reno, NV$53,805
Fresno, CA$53,805
Milwaukee, WI$53,756
Detroit, MI$53,703
Ann Arbor, MI$53,693
Allentown, PA$53,686
Colorado Springs, CO$53,595
Syracuse, NY$53,568
Carson City, NV$53,568
Houston, TX$53,493
Eugene, OR$53,466
Gary, IN$53,402
Springfield, OR$53,359
Bismarck, ND$53,348
Galveston, TX$53,311
Medford, OR$53,230
Fort Collins, CO$53,209
Concord, NH$53,182
Austin, TX$53,166
Mesa, AZ$53,053
Reading, PA$53,047
Phoenix, AZ$53,042
Dallas, TX$53,026
Saint Cloud, MN$52,974
Madison, WI$52,902
Utica, NY$52,757
Rochester, NY$52,672
Des Moines, IA$52,666
Raleigh, NC$52,661
Atlanta, GA$52,580
Battle Creek, MI$52,564
Salt Lake City, UT$52,548
Lancaster, PA$52,468
Harrisburg, PA$52,392
Kansas City, MO$52,339
Champaign, IL$52,328
Kansas City, KS$52,328
Fort Worth, TX$52,323
Columbus, OH$52,313
Boca Raton, FL$52,301
Pittsburgh, PA$52,280
Richmond, VA$52,258
Indianapolis, IN$52,247
Cleveland, OH$52,242
Las Vegas, NV$52,178
Cincinnati, OH$52,178
Petersburg, VA$52,097
Huntsville, AL$52,016
Lansing, MI$51,981
Lebanon, PA$51,974
Pueblo, CO$51,968
Appleton, WI$51,952
Buffalo, NY$51,931
Dayton, OH$51,914
Racine, WI$51,904
Charlotte, NC$51,898
Saint Louis, MO$51,882
York, PA$51,850
Elkhart, IN$51,850
Gastonia, NC$51,840
Billings, MT$51,827
Beaumont, TX$51,812
Lorain, OH$51,802
Benton Harbor, MI$51,791
Toledo, OH$51,780
Binghamton, NY$51,753
Rock Hill, SC$51,748
Rockford, IL$51,721
Springfield, IL$51,700
Elyria, OH$51,694
Fargo, ND$51,694
Flagstaff, AZ$51,657
Fort Lauderdale, FL$51,624
Duluth, MN$51,592
Miami, FL$51,592
Cheyenne, WY$51,555
Grand Forks, ND$51,555
Bangor, ME$51,437
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,377
Durham, NC$51,355
Louisville, KY$51,351
Grand Rapids, MI$51,340
Hialeah, FL$51,335
Casper, WY$51,259
Scranton, PA$51,195
New Orleans, LA$51,179
Virginia Beach, VA$51,173
Akron, OH$51,147
Peoria, IL$51,077
Sarasota, FL$51,066
Nashville, TN$51,028
Omaha, NE$51,028
Green Bay, WI$51,028
Baton Rouge, LA$51,002
Charleston, SC$50,991
Jamestown, NY$50,964
Davenport, IA$50,964
Tucson, AZ$50,937
Saint Petersburg, FL$50,905
Tampa, FL$50,894
Evansville, IN$50,862
Port Arthur, TX$50,862
Bradenton, FL$50,841
Santa Fe, NM$50,744
Orlando, FL$50,647
Clearwater, FL$50,631
Canton, OH$50,518
La Crosse, WI$50,518
Albuquerque, NM$50,486
Newport News, VA$50,481
High Point, NC$50,465
Ogden, UT$50,443
Corpus Christi, TX$50,400
Norfolk, VA$50,368
Laramie, WY$50,368
Rock Island, IL$50,336
Saginaw, MI$50,325
Jacksonville, FL$50,320
Salisbury, NC$50,309
Boise, ID$50,298
Moline, IL$50,271
Fort Myers, FL$50,255
Memphis, TN$50,244
Tulsa, OK$50,218
Waterloo, IA$50,185
Spartanburg, SC$50,132
Lincoln, NE$50,105
Fort Wayne, IN$50,094
Provo, UT$50,089
Cedar Falls, IA$50,024
San Antonio, TX$50,003
Greensboro, NC$49,981
South Bend, IN$49,976
Savannah, GA$49,917
Muskegon, MI$49,895
Birmingham, AL$49,890
Winston Salem, NC$49,864
Lake Charles, LA$49,734
Anderson, IN$49,724
Lexington, KY$49,707
Augusta, GA$49,691
Greenville, SC$49,691
Lima, OH$49,648
Wichita, KS$49,643
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,643
Columbia, SC$49,595
Springfield, OH$49,584
Asheville, NC$49,498
Bloomington, IN$49,460
Knoxville, TN$49,267
Shreveport, LA$49,262
Wilmington, NC$49,192
Roanoke, VA$49,192
Topeka, KS$49,095
Frankfort, KY$49,089
Oklahoma City, OK$49,052
Chillicothe, OH$49,031
Longview, TX$49,026
Melbourne, FL$49,020
Sioux Falls, SD$48,934
Mobile, AL$48,929
Terre Haute, IN$48,907
Altoona, PA$48,875
Amarillo, TX$48,838
Killeen, TX$48,821
Fayetteville, AR$48,779
Chattanooga, TN$48,762
Sioux City, IA$48,714
Idaho Falls, ID$48,703
Lynchburg, VA$48,660
Gainesville, FL$48,591
Portsmouth, OH$48,564
Little Rock, AR$48,553
Lafayette, LA$48,532
Youngstown, OH$48,532
Daytona Beach, FL$48,499
Clarksville, TN$48,494
Pensacola, FL$48,489
Temple, TX$48,485
Hopkinsville, KY$48,327
Erie, PA$48,317
Florence, SC$48,295
Charleston, WV$48,209
Great Falls, MT$48,182
Macon, GA$48,107
Tallahassee, FL$48,102
Fayetteville, NC$48,091
Waco, TX$48,080
Helena, MT$48,043
Pine Bluff, AR$48,022
Vincennes, IN$47,957
Lubbock, TX$47,935
Alamogordo, NM$47,903
Twin Falls, ID$47,855
Rapid City, SD$47,839
Jackson, MS$47,742
Huntington, WV$47,738
Greenville, MS$47,737
Parkersburg, WV$47,682
Montgomery, AL$47,672
Wichita Falls, TX$47,619
Springfield, MO$47,619
Biloxi, MS$47,592
Monroe, LA$47,538
Johnstown, PA$47,501
Sumter, SC$47,479
Columbus, GA$47,474
Pascagoula, MS$47,372
Abilene, TX$47,372
Kingsport, TN$47,232
Albany, GA$47,232
Gulfport, MS$47,216
Alexandria, LA$47,039
Fort Smith, AR$46,905
El Paso, TX$46,760
Las Cruces, NM$46,518
Harlingen, TX$46,381
Pocatello, ID$46,373
Florence, AL$46,303
Brownsville, TX$46,292
Mcallen, TX$46,180
Dothan, AL$46,104
Columbus, MS$45,785
Altus, OK$45,535
Lawton, OK$45,433
Pierre, SD$45,240
What Skills Can Increase a Policy Coordinator's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Accountability (Mentioned in 5.46% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Business Analysis (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Analyzing an organization's structure, process, technology, and capabilities to determine changes needed for achieving organizational goals.
Research and Development (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Research and development (R&D, R+D, or R'n'D), known in Europe as research and technological development (RTD), refers to innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products, or improving existing services or products. Research and development constitutes the first stage of development of a potential new service or the production process. R&D activities differ from institution to institution, with two primary models of an R&D department either staffed by engineers and tasked with directly developing new products, or staffed with industrial scientists and tasked with applied research in scientific or technological fields, which may facilitate future product development. R&D differs from the vast majority of corporate activities in that it is not intended to yield immediate profit, and generally carries greater risk and an uncertain return on investment. However R&D is crucial for acquiring larger shares of the market through the marketisation of new products.
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 Policy Coordinator's salary.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 51%.
Workforce Development: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Policy Coordinator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Policy Coordinator 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, Insurance,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Policy Coordinator positions in Financial Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Policy Coordinator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Policy Coordinator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Insurance
$61,908
$30.0
20%
Policy Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Policy Coordinator'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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