A project coordinator plays an important role in determining how well a project runs. The amount of money you earn in this career will depend on where you work, what you do, how much experience you have, etc. Thus it isn’t always easy to say what your project coordinator salary is going to be because it could vary so much. The charts below should give you some idea of what you may make in this career path after you spend some time looking for a job. Hopefully the salary you end up with will be on the higher end of the spectrum.
Average Project Coordinator Salary
Project coordinators may not make as much as project managers, but they can still make decent money over time. The chart below outlines the average project coordinator salary in the US. Your future earnings will probably in line with these:
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There is a $30,000 difference between the highest paying project coordinator jobs and the entry level jobs, which is one of the main reasons why it is hard to say what you may make in this industry later on. You will probably earn around $30k a year for the first few years of your employment, but you have the opportunity to make over $60k a year if you stick with this career long enough. You just have to figure out if it is right for you.
Project Coordinator Salary by Industry
Project coordinators can find employment in many work environments, and those environments will influence how much money you can make as a project coordinator. Some popular industries include:
- Construction: $30,782 – $64,589
- Education, College/University: $29,946 – $62,125
- Healthcare: $30,620 – $63,635
- Information Technology Services: $30,891 – $68,181
- Public Health Research: $30,188 – $63,469
Project Coordinator Salary by Degree
You don’t have to get a college degree to work as a project coordinator, but it will certainly increase your chances of finding employment. Common earning levels by college degree include:
- Associate’s Degree: $29,964 – $63,497
- Bachelor of Arts in Communications: $29,844 – $51,651
- Bachelor of Arts in English: $25,183 – $50,303
- Bachelor’s Degree: $30,216 – $60,205
- Master of Business Administration: $30,346 – $73,962
Project Coordinator Salary by Gender
Women make up 70% of project coordinator careers in the job market, but they don’t always earn as much as the men in the industry. Gender salary variations include:
- Male: $36,719 – $57,108
- Female: $35,287 – $49,900
Project Coordinator Salary by Location
Your location may be one of the biggest influences on your project coordinator salary. Coastal states tend to pay more as a whole than those in the center of the country, but that is not always the case. Here is a list of the highest paying cities for project coordinators so you can get a feel of where the money is in the country:
- (1) Wichita, Kansas: $39,305 – $72,402
- (2) Mobile, Alabama: $25,583 – $84,000
- (3) Cambridge, Massachusetts: $41,259 – $68,500
- (4) Arlington, Virginia: $39,594 – $69,043
- (5) San Ramon, California: $44,784 – $69,350
- (6) Jacksonville, Florida: $43,233 – $79,500
- (7) San Jose, California: $44,385 – $148,994
- (8) Irvine, California: $33,971 – $74,000
- (9) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: $37,729 – $246,581
- (10) St. Paul, Minnesota: $44,030 – $67,664
If you keep all of the information above when trying to figure your potential salary, you should still conclude that you can make decent money as a project coordinator. If you have the right education to back your job applications, you should have no issues getting a high paying job in the future.
Note that the information above is courtesy of PayScale.com as of December 21, 2011. It may not reflect the information at the time you read this article.
