What are the main factors that influence an Academic Executive's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Academic Executive?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Academic Executive roles, with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academic Executive's salary?

An Academic Executive's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,620 for beginners, reaching about $45,981 at mid-level, and approach $49,095 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Executive?

Academic Executive salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Executive roles are District of Columbia $52,155, California $51,957, Massachusetts $51,264. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Executive roles make?

Salaries for Academic Executive level roles vary by specialization: Chief Academic Officer - Healthcare: $433,447; Top GME and DIO Executive: $269,400; Top GME Executive: $269,330; College Chief Academic Officer: $209,200; College/University Chief Academic Officer: $209,180.

Academic Executive Salary in Colorado

How much does an Academic Executive make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Executive in Colorado is $48,061 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an Academic Executive's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,288
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,806 to $55,508
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,022

10% $38,022

50% (Median) $48,061

90% $62,288

Academic Executive Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,508	$4,626	$1,067	$27
Average	$48,061	$4,005	$924	$23
25th Percentile	$42,806	$3,567	$823	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Executive Salaries

An Academic Executive'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Academic Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Executive'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): $44,620
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,998
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,981
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,751
Expert (over 8 years): $49,095

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Executive	less than 1 year	$44,620
Early Career Level Academic Executive	1-2 years	$44,998
Mid-Level Level Academic Executive	2-4 years	$45,981
Senior-Level Level Academic Executive	5-8 years	$47,751
Expert Level Academic Executive	over 8 years	$49,095

How Do Academic Executive 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 Academic Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,155.
California: $51,957.
Massachusetts: $51,264.

District of Columbia $52,155 California $51,957 Massachusetts $51,264 Washington $51,076 New Jersey $51,057 Alaska $50,991 Connecticut $50,341 New York $50,077

Hawaii $49,234 Rhode Island $48,838 Maryland $48,570 Minnesota $48,203 Colorado $48,061 Illinois $48,014 Oregon $47,835 Delaware $47,703

New Hampshire $47,620 Virginia $47,435 Pennsylvania $46,893 Nevada $46,620 North Dakota $46,530 Michigan $46,389 Wisconsin $46,337 Vermont $46,234

Texas $45,946 Maine $45,927 Arizona $45,899 Ohio $45,866 Georgia $45,433 Indiana $45,216 Wyoming $45,174 Utah $45,108

Iowa $45,079 Kansas $44,853 Louisiana $44,787 North Carolina $44,764 Missouri $44,754 Florida $44,571 Montana $44,472 Nebraska $44,378

Kentucky $44,326 South Carolina $44,137 Tennessee $44,020 Idaho $43,973 New Mexico $43,629 Oklahoma $43,553 Alabama $43,275 South Dakota $42,809

Arkansas $42,555 West Virginia $42,418 Mississippi $42,008

Top Paying Cities for Academic Executive

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:

Glen Haven: $47,120
Hygiene: $48,758
Johnstown: $47,225

Glen Haven, CO $47,120

Hygiene, CO $48,758

Johnstown, CO $47,225

Laporte, CO $46,702

Livermore, CO $46,550

Loveland, CO $47,078

Lyons, CO $48,672

Masonville, CO $46,731

Mead, CO $47,762

Milliken, CO $47,160

Niwot, CO $49,140

Red Feather Lakes, CO $46,678

Severance, CO $46,769

Timnath, CO $46,708

Wellington, CO $46,447

Windsor, CO $46,776

Brighton, CO $47,935

Ault, CO $46,687

Briggsdale, CO $46,699

Carr, CO $45,896

Eastlake, CO $48,060

Eaton, CO $46,834

Evans, CO $47,072

Fort Lupton, CO $47,798

Galeton, CO $46,839

Gilcrest, CO $47,330

Gill, CO $46,916

Greeley, CO $46,957

Henderson, CO $48,009

Hudson, CO $47,641

Keenesburg, CO $47,411

Kersey, CO $46,921

La Salle, CO $47,248

Lucerne, CO $46,906

Nunn, CO $46,538

Orchard, CO $46,694

Pierce, CO $46,716

Ohio City, CO $47,197

Parlin, CO $46,975

Penrose, CO $46,565

Pitkin, CO $47,138

Poncha Springs, CO $46,819

Powderhorn, CO $46,877

Rockvale, CO $46,353

Sargents, CO $46,740

Twin Lakes, CO $48,284

Westcliffe, CO $46,379

Wetmore, CO $46,081

Durango, CO $47,008

Cahone, CO $46,893

Cortez, CO $46,857

Dolores, CO $46,969

Dove Creek, CO $46,846

Egnar, CO $46,872

Hesperus, CO $46,598

Lewis, CO $46,975

Mancos, CO $46,856

Marvel, CO $46,596

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $46,614

Pleasant View, CO $46,758

Rico, CO $46,980

Towaoc, CO $46,662

Yellow Jacket, CO $46,919

Montrose, CO $47,156

Austin, CO $47,217

Bedrock, CO $46,860

Cedaredge, CO $47,265

Cory, CO $47,206

Crawford, CO $47,072

Delta, CO $47,155

Eckert, CO $47,229

Hotchkiss, CO $47,200

Lazear, CO $47,164

Naturita, CO $46,955

Norwood, CO $46,974

Nucla, CO $47,027

Olathe, CO $47,103

Ophir, CO $47,024

Ouray, CO $47,017

Paonia, CO $47,416

Paradox, CO $46,886

Placerville, CO $46,981

Redvale, CO $46,996

Ridgway, CO $47,010

Silverton, CO $46,931

Somerset, CO $47,560

Telluride, CO $47,033

Grand Junction, CO $47,446

Platteville, CO $47,435

Roggen, CO $46,945

Weldona, CO $46,583

Wiggins, CO $46,832

Fort Morgan, CO $46,602

Log Lane Village, CO $46,755

Akron, CO $46,264

Amherst, CO $46,116

Atwood, CO $46,426

Brush, CO $46,423

Crook, CO $46,294

Eckley, CO $46,148

Fleming, CO $46,383

Grover, CO $46,346

Haxtun, CO $46,373

Hereford, CO $46,050

Hillrose, CO $46,469

Holyoke, CO $46,233

Idalia, CO $46,001

Iliff, CO $46,416

Julesburg, CO $46,229

Lindon, CO $46,066

Merino, CO $46,467

New Raymer, CO $46,456

Otis, CO $46,306

Ovid, CO $46,245

Padroni, CO $46,298

Paoli, CO $46,374

Peetz, CO $46,285

Sedgwick, CO $46,262

Snyder, CO $46,432

Sterling, CO $46,506

Stoneham, CO $46,459

Vernon, CO $46,045

Woodrow, CO $46,162

Wray, CO $46,137

Yuma, CO $46,291

Anton, CO $46,078

Arapahoe, CO $45,714

Arriba, CO $45,880

Bethune, CO $45,948

Burlington, CO $45,905

Calhan, CO $46,632

Cascade, CO $47,015

Cheyenne Wells, CO $45,781

Cope, CO $46,056

Cripple Creek, CO $46,926

Divide, CO $46,951

Flagler, CO $45,927

Florissant, CO $46,913

Fountain, CO $46,627

Genoa, CO $45,911

Green Mountain Falls, CO $47,003

Guffey, CO $46,863

Hugo, CO $45,630

Joes, CO $46,102

Karval, CO $45,365

Kirk, CO $46,064

Kit Carson, CO $45,724

Limon, CO $46,188

Lake George, CO $46,984

Manitou Springs, CO $47,015

Matheson, CO $46,154

Peyton, CO $46,852

Ramah, CO $45,856

Rush, CO $45,966

Seibert, CO $45,908

Simla, CO $46,365

Stratton, CO $45,954

U S A F Academy, CO $47,012

Victor, CO $46,905

Vona, CO $45,935

Wild Horse, CO $45,636

Woodland Park, CO $46,976

Yoder, CO $46,143

Colorado Springs, CO $47,016

Clifton, CO $47,416

Fruita, CO $47,299

Gateway, CO $46,966

Glade Park, CO $47,128

Loma, CO $47,316

Mack, CO $47,190

Palisade, CO $47,331

Whitewater, CO $47,125

Glenwood Springs, CO $47,903

Dinosaur, CO $47,112

Aspen, CO $48,801

Snowmass Village, CO $48,799

Avon, CO $48,361

Basalt, CO $48,645

Carbondale, CO $48,464

Collbran, CO $47,284

Craig, CO $47,631

De Beque, CO $47,278

Eagle, CO $48,163

Edwards, CO $48,266

Parachute, CO $47,525

Battlement Mesa, CO $47,481

Gypsum, CO $47,923

Hamilton, CO $47,834

Hayden, CO $47,699

Maybell, CO $47,171

Meeker, CO $47,838

Meredith, CO $48,486

Mesa, CO $47,261

Minturn, CO $48,213

Molina, CO $47,233

New Castle, CO $47,738

Rangely, CO $47,304

Red Cliff, CO $48,207

Rifle, CO $47,620

Silt, CO $47,601

Slater, CO $47,405

Snowmass, CO $48,701

Wolcott, CO $48,192

Woody Creek, CO $48,797

Vail, CO $48,420

Pueblo, CO $45,588

Colorado City, CO $45,900

Aguilar, CO $46,100

Arlington, CO $45,289

Avondale, CO $45,710

Beulah, CO $45,903

Boncarbo, CO $46,123

Boone, CO $45,858

Branson, CO $45,746

Campo, CO $45,576

Cheraw, CO $45,664

Crowley, CO $45,761

Eads, CO $45,696

Fort Lyon, CO $45,646

Fowler, CO $45,777

Gardner, CO $46,225

Granada, CO $45,799

Hartman, CO $45,886

Hasty, CO $45,746

Haswell, CO $45,476

Hoehne, CO $46,048

Holly, CO $45,742

Kim, CO $45,698

La Junta, CO $45,728

Lamar, CO $45,868

Las Animas, CO $45,703

La Veta, CO $46,305

Mc Clave, CO $45,753

Manzanola, CO $45,693

Model, CO $45,763

Olney Springs, CO $45,615

Ordway, CO $45,388

Pritchett, CO $45,701

Rocky Ford, CO $45,627

Rye, CO $45,970

Sheridan Lake, CO $45,714

Springfield, CO $45,795

Sugar City, CO $45,266

Swink, CO $45,682

Trinchera, CO $45,851

Trinidad, CO $46,050

Two Buttes, CO $45,792

Vilas, CO $45,785

Walsenburg, CO $46,061

Walsh, CO $45,737

Weston, CO $46,210

Wiley, CO $45,711

Alamosa, CO $46,657

Antonito, CO $46,627

Arboles, CO $46,722

Arvada, CO $48,062

Aurora, CO $48,029

Bayfield, CO $46,853

Broomfield, CO $48,273

Commerce City, CO $47,949

Dupont, CO $48,041

Eldorado Springs, CO $49,184

Lafayette, CO $48,748

Louisville, CO $48,808

Westminster, CO $48,040

Wheat Ridge, CO $48,037

Agate, CO $46,335

Bennett, CO $47,540

Byers, CO $46,972

Castle Rock, CO $47,180

Deer Trail, CO $46,662

Elbert, CO $46,882

Elizabeth, CO $47,277

Englewood, CO $48,029

Franktown, CO $47,149

Kiowa, CO $46,937

Larkspur, CO $47,027

Littleton, CO $47,981

Lone Tree, CO $47,854

Louviers, CO $47,788

Monument, CO $46,981

Palmer Lake, CO $46,986

Parker, CO $47,679

Sedalia, CO $47,204

Strasburg, CO $47,389

Watkins, CO $47,744

Denver, CO $48,024

Thornton, CO $48,061

Boulder, CO $49,422

Golden, CO $48,033

Alma, CO $47,763

Bailey, CO $47,655

Black Hawk, CO $48,513

Bond, CO $48,187

Breckenridge, CO $47,865

Buffalo Creek, CO $47,490

Burns, CO $47,878

Central City, CO $48,241

Clark, CO $47,424

Climax, CO $47,920

Coalmont, CO $47,342

Como, CO $47,180

Conifer, CO $47,779

Cowdrey, CO $47,151

Dillon, CO $47,837

Dumont, CO $48,069

Evergreen, CO $47,950

Empire, CO $47,849

Fairplay, CO $47,224

Fraser, CO $47,903

Frisco, CO $48,132

Georgetown, CO $47,813

Granby, CO $47,776

Grand Lake, CO $47,749

Grant, CO $47,410

Hartsel, CO $46,973

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $47,712

Idaho Springs, CO $47,987

Idledale, CO $47,984

Indian Hills, CO $47,959

Jamestown, CO $49,342

Jefferson, CO $47,310

Kittredge, CO $47,964

Kremmling, CO $47,707

Leadville, CO $47,862

Mc Coy, CO $47,870

Morrison, CO $47,949

Nederland, CO $48,893

Oak Creek, CO $47,785

Parshall, CO $47,990

Phippsburg, CO $47,832

Pine, CO $47,547

Pinecliffe, CO $49,123

Rand, CO $47,345

Rollinsville, CO $48,665

Shawnee, CO $47,536

Silver Plume, CO $47,611

Steamboat Springs, CO $47,696

Tabernash, CO $48,015

Toponas, CO $47,814

Walden, CO $47,275

Ward, CO $48,765

Winter Park, CO $48,077

Yampa, CO $47,879

Silverthorne, CO $48,091

Longmont, CO $48,568

Allenspark, CO $48,347

Estes Park, CO $47,621

Bellvue, CO $47,012

Berthoud, CO $47,588

Dacono, CO $48,143

Drake, CO $47,029

Erie, CO $48,358

Firestone, CO $48,023

Fort Collins, CO $46,676

Frederick, CO $48,025

Blanca, CO $46,492

Capulin, CO $46,731

Center, CO $46,692

Chama, CO $46,332

Chimney Rock, CO $46,741

Chromo, CO $46,428

Conejos, CO $46,599

Creede, CO $46,843

Crestone, CO $46,513

Del Norte, CO $46,741

Fort Garland, CO $46,387

San Luis, CO $46,199

Homelake, CO $46,698

Hooper, CO $46,543

Ignacio, CO $46,651

Jaroso, CO $46,300

La Jara, CO $46,674

Manassa, CO $46,626

Moffat, CO $46,575

Monte Vista, CO $46,725

Mosca, CO $46,484

Pagosa Springs, CO $46,738

Romeo, CO $46,763

Saguache, CO $46,735

Sanford, CO $46,502

San Pablo, CO $46,263

South Fork, CO $46,788

Villa Grove, CO $46,637

Salida, CO $46,820

Almont, CO $48,026

Buena Vista, CO $47,952

Canon City, CO $46,612

Cimarron, CO $46,926

Coal Creek, CO $46,335

Coaldale, CO $46,706

Cotopaxi, CO $46,575

Crested Butte, CO $48,278

Florence, CO $46,262

Monarch, CO $46,918

Granite, CO $47,623

Gunnison, CO $46,963

Hillside, CO $46,558

Howard, CO $46,790

Lake City, CO $46,924

Nathrop, CO $46,961

Academic Executive Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academic Executive roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 15% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely, Academic Executive positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Academic Executive as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Academic Executive

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$50,464	$24.0	5%
Hospitality & Leisure	$50,464	$24.0	5%

Academic Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Executive'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.

$42,806

Average $48,061/year

$55,508

$3,567

Average $4,005/month

$4,626

$823

Average $924/week

$1,067

$21

Average $23/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,508	$4,626	$1,067	$27
Average	$48,061	$4,005	$924	$23
25th Percentile	$42,806	$3,567	$823	$21

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