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

A Transfer Pricing Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $71,507 for beginners, reaching about $73,271 at mid-level, and approach $76,183 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Transfer Pricing Associate?

Transfer Pricing Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Transfer Pricing Associate roles are District of Columbia $81,126, California $80,818, Massachusetts $79,741. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Transfer Pricing Associate roles make?

Salaries for Transfer Pricing Associate level roles vary by specialization: Vice President Transfer Pricing: $225,774; Transfer Pricing Director: $156,563; Transfer Pricing Manager: $110,083; Technology Transfer Associate: $99,404; Transfer Pricing Senior: $79,362.

How do different companies affect a Transfer Pricing Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Transfer Pricing 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.

Transfer Pricing Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Transfer Pricing Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transfer Pricing Associate in the United States is $73,271 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,880
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,240 to $79,871
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,571

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Transfer Pricing Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,871	$6,656	$1,536	$38
Average	$73,271	$6,106	$1,409	$35
25th Percentile	$69,240	$5,770	$1,332	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Transfer Pricing Associate Salaries

A Transfer Pricing 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Transfer Pricing Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Transfer Pricing 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): $71,507
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,623
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,271
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,989
Expert (over 8 years): $76,183

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Transfer Pricing Associate	$71,507
Intermediate Level Transfer Pricing Associate	$71,623
Senior Level Transfer Pricing Associate	$73,271
Specialist Level Transfer Pricing Associate	$75,989
Expert Level Transfer Pricing Associate	$76,183

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

District of Columbia: $81,126.
California: $80,818.
Massachusetts: $79,741.

District of Columbia $81,126 California $80,818 Massachusetts $79,741 Washington $79,448 New Jersey $79,419 Alaska $79,316 Connecticut $78,305 New York $77,895

Hawaii $76,583 Rhode Island $75,968 Maryland $75,550 Minnesota $74,978 Colorado $74,759 Illinois $74,685 Oregon $74,407 Delaware $74,202

New Hampshire $74,073 Virginia $73,784 Pennsylvania $72,941 Nevada $72,517 North Dakota $72,377 Michigan $72,157 Wisconsin $72,077 Vermont $71,916

Texas $71,469 Maine $71,439 Arizona $71,395 Ohio $71,344 Georgia $70,670 Indiana $70,333 Wyoming $70,267 Utah $70,165

Iowa $70,121 Kansas $69,769 Louisiana $69,666 North Carolina $69,630 Missouri $69,615 Florida $69,329 Montana $69,175 Nebraska $69,029

Kentucky $68,948 South Carolina $68,655 Tennessee $68,472 Idaho $68,399 New Mexico $67,864 Oklahoma $67,747 Alabama $67,314 South Dakota $66,589

Arkansas $66,193 West Virginia $65,981 Mississippi $65,343

Top Paying Cities for Transfer Pricing 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: $92,417
San Francisco: $91,508
Oakland: $89,479

San Jose, CA $92,417

San Francisco, CA $91,508

Oakland, CA $89,479

New York, NY $84,914

Queens Village, NY $84,364

Paramus, NJ $83,778

Passaic, NJ $83,705

Bergenfield, NJ $83,632

Stamford, CT $83,522

Huntington, NY $83,449

Newark, NJ $82,972

Bridgeport, CT $82,826

New Brunswick, NJ $82,584

Vallejo, CA $82,430

Middlesex, NJ $82,386

Somerset, NJ $82,320

Petaluma, CA $82,152

Santa Cruz, CA $81,866

Boston, MA $81,719

Monterey, CA $81,353

Fairbanks, AK $81,302

Los Angeles, CA $81,163

Washington, DC $81,126

Seattle, WA $80,994

Santa Rosa, CA $80,979

Juneau, AK $80,767

Orange, CA $80,525

Anchorage, AK $80,393

Anaheim, CA $80,342

Santa Ana, CA $80,232

Nassau, NY $80,188

Long Beach, CA $80,159

Danbury, CT $80,137

Santa Maria, CA $79,888

Everett, WA $79,873

Bremerton, WA $79,514

Trenton, NJ $79,375

Sacramento, CA $79,345

San Diego, CA $79,309

Brockton, MA $79,279

Tacoma, WA $79,250

Santa Barbara, CA $79,148

Lowell, MA $78,854

New Suffolk, NY $78,825

Nashua, NH $78,737

Lompoc, CA $78,620

Ventura, CA $78,547

Stockton, CA $78,525

New Haven, CT $78,378

Atlantic City, NJ $78,188

Hartford, CT $78,027

Modesto, CA $77,990

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,829

New Britain, CT $77,792

Olympia, WA $77,689

Kennewick, WA $77,689

New London, CT $77,675

Norwich, CT $77,653

Lawrence, MA $77,616

Bakersfield, CA $77,411

Riverside, CA $77,308

New Bedford, MA $77,308

Richland, WA $77,235

Portsmouth, NH $77,177

Vineland, NJ $77,162

San Bernardino, CA $77,103

Boulder, CO $76,898

Worcester, MA $76,840

Portland, OR $76,774

Saint Paul, MN $76,686

Minneapolis, MN $76,686

Philadelphia, PA $76,583

Honolulu, HI $76,195

Springfield, MA $75,938

Providence, RI $75,931

Chicago, IL $75,718

Bellingham, WA $75,631

Baltimore, MD $75,550

Chico, CA $75,367

Wilmington, DE $75,242

Pittsfield, MA $75,169

Manchester, NH $75,030

Spokane, WA $74,707

Denver, CO $74,700

Albany, NY $74,356

Troy, NY $74,326

Schenectady, NY $74,172

Burlington, VT $74,011

Portland, ME $73,755

Salem, OR $73,696

Yakima, WA $73,682

Ann Arbor, MI $73,660

Rochester, MN $73,454

Fresno, CA $73,418

Reno, NV $73,418

Milwaukee, WI $73,352

Detroit, MI $73,279

Allentown, PA $73,257

Carson City, NV $73,249

Houston, TX $73,139

Colorado Springs, CO $73,132

Syracuse, NY $73,095

Eugene, OR $72,956

Bismarck, ND $72,868

Gary, IN $72,868

Galveston, TX $72,868

Springfield, OR $72,810

Medford, OR $72,634

Fort Collins, CO $72,604

Austin, TX $72,546

Mesa, AZ $72,392

Phoenix, AZ $72,377

Dallas, TX $72,355

Reading, PA $72,311

Saint Cloud, MN $72,282

Concord, NH $72,216

Madison, WI $72,187

Utica, NY $71,989

Raleigh, NC $71,930

Las Vegas, NV $71,923

Rochester, NY $71,872

Des Moines, IA $71,864

Atlanta, GA $71,747

Battle Creek, MI $71,725

Salt Lake City, UT $71,703

Lancaster, PA $71,593

Champaign, IL $71,579

Harrisburg, PA $71,491

Durham, NC $71,425

Kansas City, MO $71,417

Kansas City, KS $71,403

Fort Worth, TX $71,395

Boca Raton, FL $71,366

Cleveland, OH $71,359

Columbus, OH $71,344

Pittsburgh, PA $71,337

Richmond, VA $71,308

Indianapolis, IN $71,293

Cincinnati, OH $71,198

Petersburg, VA $71,088

Billings, MT $70,927

Lansing, MI $70,927

Huntsville, AL $70,927

Lebanon, PA $70,919

Dayton, OH $70,912

Pueblo, CO $70,912

Appleton, WI $70,890

Buffalo, NY $70,861

Racine, WI $70,824

Charlotte, NC $70,817

Saint Louis, MO $70,795

Springfield, IL $70,765

Elkhart, IN $70,751

York, PA $70,751

Gastonia, NC $70,743

Benton Harbor, MI $70,743

Beaumont, TX $70,699

Lorain, OH $70,685

Toledo, OH $70,655

Binghamton, NY $70,619

Rock Hill, SC $70,611

Rockford, IL $70,575

Fargo, ND $70,538

Elyria, OH $70,538

Flagstaff, AZ $70,487

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,443

Miami, FL $70,399

Duluth, MN $70,282

Bangor, ME $70,186

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,106

Louisville, KY $70,069

Grand Rapids, MI $70,055

Hialeah, FL $70,047

Casper, WY $69,945

Scranton, PA $69,857

New Orleans, LA $69,835

Virginia Beach, VA $69,827

Akron, OH $69,791

Peoria, IL $69,696

Sarasota, FL $69,681

Green Bay, WI $69,630

Baton Rouge, LA $69,593

Charleston, SC $69,578

Nashville, TN $69,556

Jamestown, NY $69,542

Davenport, IA $69,542

Tucson, AZ $69,505

Cheyenne, WY $69,483

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,461

Tampa, FL $69,446

Omaha, NE $69,432

Port Arthur, TX $69,402

Evansville, IN $69,402

Bradenton, FL $69,373

Santa Fe, NM $69,241

Orlando, FL $69,168

Clearwater, FL $69,087

Canton, OH $68,934

La Crosse, WI $68,934

Grand Forks, ND $68,912

Albuquerque, NM $68,890

Tulsa, OK $68,890

Newport News, VA $68,882

High Point, NC $68,860

Ogden, UT $68,831

Corpus Christi, TX $68,772

Laramie, WY $68,728

Norfolk, VA $68,728

Rock Island, IL $68,684

Saginaw, MI $68,670

Jacksonville, FL $68,662

Salisbury, NC $68,648

Memphis, TN $68,633

Moline, IL $68,596

Fort Myers, FL $68,575

Waterloo, IA $68,479

Spartanburg, SC $68,406

Lincoln, NE $68,369

Fort Wayne, IN $68,355

Birmingham, AL $68,274

Cedar Falls, IA $68,259

Provo, UT $68,252

Springfield, OH $68,245

San Antonio, TX $68,230

Greensboro, NC $68,201

South Bend, IN $68,194

Winston Salem, NC $68,186

Boise, ID $68,164

Savannah, GA $68,113

Muskegon, MI $67,981

Lima, OH $67,893

Lake Charles, LA $67,864

Anderson, IN $67,849

Lexington, KY $67,827

Augusta, GA $67,805

Greenville, SC $67,805

Wichita, KS $67,739

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,739

Columbia, SC $67,673

Bloomington, IN $67,490

Roanoke, VA $67,446

Asheville, NC $67,351

Knoxville, TN $67,226

Shreveport, LA $67,219

Wilmington, NC $67,124

Frankfort, KY $66,985

Oklahoma City, OK $66,933

Chillicothe, OH $66,904

Longview, TX $66,897

Topeka, KS $66,875

Mobile, AL $66,765

Terre Haute, IN $66,735

Erie, PA $66,728

Altoona, PA $66,691

Melbourne, FL $66,669

Amarillo, TX $66,640

Killeen, TX $66,618

Fayetteville, AR $66,560

Sioux Falls, SD $66,508

Chattanooga, TN $66,464

Idaho Falls, ID $66,457

Gainesville, FL $66,303

Portsmouth, OH $66,266

Little Rock, AR $66,252

Lynchburg, VA $66,252

Lafayette, LA $66,223

Youngstown, OH $66,223

Temple, TX $66,193

Daytona Beach, FL $66,179

Clarksville, TN $66,171

Pensacola, FL $66,164

Hopkinsville, KY $65,944

Charleston, WV $65,937

Florence, SC $65,900

Sioux City, IA $65,856

Macon, GA $65,644

Tallahassee, FL $65,636

Fayetteville, NC $65,622

Waco, TX $65,607

Wichita Falls, TX $65,607

Pine Bluff, AR $65,578

Vincennes, IN $65,439

Lubbock, TX $65,409

Great Falls, MT $65,365

Alamogordo, NM $65,358

Abilene, TX $65,299

Rapid City, SD $65,204

Monroe, LA $65,204

Albany, GA $65,160

Huntington, WV $65,153

Jackson, MS $65,145

Greenville, MS $65,138

Parkersburg, WV $65,065

Montgomery, AL $65,050

Johnstown, PA $65,036

Springfield, MO $64,977

Biloxi, MS $64,940

Sumter, SC $64,786

Columbus, GA $64,779

Twin Falls, ID $64,735

Pascagoula, MS $64,640

Kingsport, TN $64,449

Gulfport, MS $64,427

Alexandria, LA $64,186

Fort Smith, AR $64,002

El Paso, TX $63,805

Helena, MT $63,709

Las Cruces, NM $63,475

Harlingen, TX $63,270

Pocatello, ID $63,204

Florence, AL $63,182

Brownsville, TX $63,167

Dothan, AL $63,050

Mcallen, TX $63,013

Columbus, MS $62,471

Altus, OK $62,134

Lawton, OK $61,995

Pierre, SD $61,731

What Skills Can Increase a Transfer Pricing Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.97% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
RFP (Mentioned in 1.33% Job Postings): A request for proposal (RFP) is a business document that announces a project, describes it, and solicits bids from qualified contractors to complete it.
Business Development (Mentioned in 0.93% Job Postings): Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. Business development can be taken to mean any activity by either a small or large organization, non-profit or for-profit enterprise which serves the purpose of ‘developing’ the business in some way. In addition, business development activities can be done internally or externally by a business development consultant. External business development can be facilitated through Planning Systems, which are put in place by governments to help small businesses. In addition, reputation building has also proven to help facilitate business development.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.97%
RFP	1.33%
Business Development	0.93%

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 Transfer Pricing Associate's salary.

Capital Market: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Business Strategy: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Tableau: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Capital Market	$76,202	4%
Business Strategy	$75,469	3%
Tableau	$75,469	3%
Collaboration	$75,469	3%
Leadership	$75,469	3%
Decision Making	$75,469	3%

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How Education impacts a Transfer Pricing Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Transfer Pricing Associates 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 Transfer Pricing Associate with a Bachelor's Degree is between $72,865 and $77,233).

Transfer Pricing Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Transfer Pricing Associate

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 4.9%

Associates 3.5%

Bachelors 55.0%

Masters 35.7%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	4.9%
Associates	3.5%
Bachelors	55.0%
Masters	35.7%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Transfer Pricing Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Transfer Pricing 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

$69,240

Average $73,271/year

$79,871

$5,770

Average $6,106/month

$6,656

$1,332

Average $1,409/week

$1,536

$33

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,871	$6,656	$1,536	$38
Average	$73,271	$6,106	$1,409	$35
25th Percentile	$69,240	$5,770	$1,332	$33

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Salary Trends for Transfer Pricing Associate

Salaries for a Transfer Pricing Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,866 in 2023 to around $71,886 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Transfer Pricing Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$75,866

2024

$73,215

2025

$71,886

2026

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2024	$73,215
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