What are the main factors that influence an Access Administration Specialist I'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 Access Administration Specialist I?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Access Administration Specialist I roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Access Administration Specialist I's salary?

An Access Administration Specialist I's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,006 for beginners, reaching about $63,798 at mid-level, and approach $69,693 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Access Administration Specialist I?

Access Administration Specialist I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Access Administration Specialist I roles are District of Columbia $73,209, California $72,931, Massachusetts $71,959. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Access Administration Specialist I roles make?

Salaries for Access Administration Specialist I level roles vary by specialization: Market Access Specialist V: $190,530; Market Access Specialist IV: $160,863; Market Access Specialist III: $114,059; Market Access Specialist II: $84,011; EHR Security Access Specialist: $76,427.

Access Administration Specialist I Salary in Colorado

How much does an Access Administration Specialist I make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Access Administration Specialist I in Colorado is $67,463 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Access Administration Specialist I's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,803
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,910 to $75,492
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,944

10% $54,944

50% (Median) $67,463

90% $82,803

Access Administration Specialist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,492	$6,291	$1,452	$36
Average	$67,463	$5,622	$1,297	$32
25th Percentile	$60,910	$5,076	$1,171	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Access Administration Specialist I Salaries

An Access Administration Specialist I'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 Access Administration Specialist I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Access Administration Specialist I'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): $62,006
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,504
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,798
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,790
Expert (over 8 years): $69,693

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Access Administration Specialist I	less than 1 year	$62,006
Early Career Level Access Administration Specialist I	1-2 years	$62,504
Mid-Level Level Access Administration Specialist I	2-4 years	$63,798
Senior-Level Level Access Administration Specialist I	5-8 years	$65,790
Expert Level Access Administration Specialist I	over 8 years	$69,693

How Do Access Administration Specialist I 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 Access Administration Specialist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,209.
California: $72,931.
Massachusetts: $71,959.

District of Columbia $73,209 California $72,931 Massachusetts $71,959 Washington $71,695 New Jersey $71,668 Alaska $71,576 Connecticut $70,663 New York $70,293

Hawaii $69,109 Rhode Island $68,554 Maryland $68,177 Minnesota $67,661 Colorado $67,463 Illinois $67,397 Oregon $67,146 Delaware $66,960

New Hampshire $66,844 Virginia $66,584 Pennsylvania $65,823 Nevada $65,440 North Dakota $65,314 Michigan $65,116 Wisconsin $65,043 Vermont $64,897

Texas $64,494 Maine $64,468 Arizona $64,428 Ohio $64,382 Georgia $63,773 Indiana $63,469 Wyoming $63,410 Utah $63,317

Iowa $63,278 Kansas $62,960 Louisiana $62,868 North Carolina $62,835 Missouri $62,821 Florida $62,563 Montana $62,425 Nebraska $62,292

Kentucky $62,220 South Carolina $61,955 Tennessee $61,790 Idaho $61,724 New Mexico $61,241 Oklahoma $61,135 Alabama $60,745 South Dakota $60,090

Arkansas $59,733 West Virginia $59,542 Mississippi $58,966

Top Paying Cities for Access Administration Specialist I

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: $66,142
Hygiene: $68,441
Johnstown: $66,289

Glen Haven, CO $66,142

Hygiene, CO $68,441

Johnstown, CO $66,289

Laporte, CO $65,555

Livermore, CO $65,342

Loveland, CO $66,082

Lyons, CO $68,321

Masonville, CO $65,596

Mead, CO $67,042

Milliken, CO $66,197

Niwot, CO $68,978

Red Feather Lakes, CO $65,522

Severance, CO $65,649

Timnath, CO $65,564

Wellington, CO $65,197

Windsor, CO $65,659

Brighton, CO $67,286

Ault, CO $65,534

Briggsdale, CO $65,551

Carr, CO $64,424

Eastlake, CO $67,461

Eaton, CO $65,741

Evans, CO $66,075

Fort Lupton, CO $67,094

Galeton, CO $65,747

Gilcrest, CO $66,436

Gill, CO $65,855

Greeley, CO $65,912

Henderson, CO $67,390

Hudson, CO $66,873

Keenesburg, CO $66,550

Kersey, CO $65,863

La Salle, CO $66,322

Lucerne, CO $65,842

Nunn, CO $65,325

Orchard, CO $65,543

Pierce, CO $65,575

Ohio City, CO $66,250

Parlin, CO $65,938

Penrose, CO $65,362

Pitkin, CO $66,168

Poncha Springs, CO $65,719

Powderhorn, CO $65,801

Rockvale, CO $65,065

Sargents, CO $65,608

Twin Lakes, CO $67,775

Westcliffe, CO $65,102

Wetmore, CO $64,683

Durango, CO $65,985

Cahone, CO $65,822

Cortez, CO $65,773

Dolores, CO $65,930

Dove Creek, CO $65,757

Egnar, CO $65,793

Hesperus, CO $65,409

Lewis, CO $65,939

Mancos, CO $65,772

Marvel, CO $65,407

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $65,431

Pleasant View, CO $65,633

Rico, CO $65,945

Towaoc, CO $65,499

Yellow Jacket, CO $65,860

Montrose, CO $66,192

Austin, CO $66,278

Bedrock, CO $65,777

Cedaredge, CO $66,346

Cory, CO $66,262

Crawford, CO $66,074

Delta, CO $66,191

Eckert, CO $66,295

Hotchkiss, CO $66,254

Lazear, CO $66,204

Naturita, CO $65,910

Norwood, CO $65,936

Nucla, CO $66,012

Olathe, CO $66,118

Ophir, CO $66,008

Ouray, CO $65,997

Paonia, CO $66,558

Paradox, CO $65,813

Placerville, CO $65,947

Redvale, CO $65,967

Ridgway, CO $65,988

Silverton, CO $65,877

Somerset, CO $66,759

Telluride, CO $66,020

Grand Junction, CO $66,599

Platteville, CO $66,584

Roggen, CO $65,897

Weldona, CO $65,388

Wiggins, CO $65,738

Fort Morgan, CO $65,415

Log Lane Village, CO $65,629

Akron, CO $64,940

Amherst, CO $64,732

Atwood, CO $65,168

Brush, CO $65,163

Crook, CO $64,983

Eckley, CO $64,778

Fleming, CO $65,107

Grover, CO $65,055

Haxtun, CO $65,094

Hereford, CO $64,640

Hillrose, CO $65,227

Holyoke, CO $64,897

Idalia, CO $64,571

Iliff, CO $65,153

Julesburg, CO $64,891

Lindon, CO $64,662

Merino, CO $65,225

New Raymer, CO $65,210

Otis, CO $64,999

Ovid, CO $64,913

Padroni, CO $64,988

Paoli, CO $65,095

Peetz, CO $64,970

Sedgwick, CO $64,937

Snyder, CO $65,176

Sterling, CO $65,280

Stoneham, CO $65,214

Vernon, CO $64,633

Woodrow, CO $64,797

Wray, CO $64,762

Yuma, CO $64,979

Anton, CO $64,679

Arapahoe, CO $64,169

Arriba, CO $64,402

Bethune, CO $64,497

Burlington, CO $64,437

Calhan, CO $65,456

Cascade, CO $65,994

Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,262

Cope, CO $64,648

Cripple Creek, CO $65,870

Divide, CO $65,905

Flagler, CO $64,468

Florissant, CO $65,852

Fountain, CO $65,450

Genoa, CO $64,445

Green Mountain Falls, CO $65,978

Guffey, CO $65,781

Hugo, CO $64,050

Joes, CO $64,712

Karval, CO $63,679

Kirk, CO $64,659

Kit Carson, CO $64,182

Limon, CO $64,834

Lake George, CO $65,951

Manitou Springs, CO $65,994

Matheson, CO $64,786

Peyton, CO $65,765

Ramah, CO $64,368

Rush, CO $64,521

Seibert, CO $64,441

Simla, CO $65,081

Stratton, CO $64,505

U S A F Academy, CO $65,990

Victor, CO $65,840

Vona, CO $64,478

Wild Horse, CO $64,058

Woodland Park, CO $65,940

Yoder, CO $64,770

Colorado Springs, CO $65,995

Clifton, CO $66,558

Fruita, CO $66,392

Gateway, CO $65,925

Glade Park, CO $66,153

Loma, CO $66,416

Mack, CO $66,240

Palisade, CO $66,437

Whitewater, CO $66,148

Glenwood Springs, CO $67,241

Dinosaur, CO $66,131

Aspen, CO $68,501

Snowmass Village, CO $68,498

Avon, CO $67,883

Basalt, CO $68,283

Carbondale, CO $68,029

Collbran, CO $66,372

Craig, CO $66,859

De Beque, CO $66,364

Eagle, CO $67,606

Edwards, CO $67,751

Parachute, CO $66,710

Battlement Mesa, CO $66,648

Gypsum, CO $67,269

Hamilton, CO $67,144

Hayden, CO $66,954

Maybell, CO $66,213

Meeker, CO $67,150

Meredith, CO $68,059

Mesa, CO $66,340

Minturn, CO $67,677

Molina, CO $66,300

New Castle, CO $67,009

Rangely, CO $66,400

Red Cliff, CO $67,668

Rifle, CO $66,843

Silt, CO $66,816

Slater, CO $66,541

Snowmass, CO $68,361

Wolcott, CO $67,646

Woody Creek, CO $68,496

Vail, CO $67,967

Pueblo, CO $63,992

Colorado City, CO $64,429

Aguilar, CO $64,710

Arlington, CO $63,571

Avondale, CO $64,163

Beulah, CO $64,433

Boncarbo, CO $64,742

Boone, CO $64,370

Branson, CO $64,212

Campo, CO $63,974

Cheraw, CO $64,097

Crowley, CO $64,234

Eads, CO $64,143

Fort Lyon, CO $64,072

Fowler, CO $64,256

Gardner, CO $64,885

Granada, CO $64,287

Hartman, CO $64,410

Hasty, CO $64,213

Haswell, CO $63,834

Hoehne, CO $64,638

Holly, CO $64,207

Kim, CO $64,146

La Junta, CO $64,188

Lamar, CO $64,384

Las Animas, CO $64,152

La Veta, CO $64,998

Mc Clave, CO $64,223

Manzanola, CO $64,138

Model, CO $64,236

Olney Springs, CO $64,029

Ordway, CO $63,710

Pritchett, CO $64,150

Rocky Ford, CO $64,046

Rye, CO $64,528

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,168

Springfield, CO $64,281

Sugar City, CO $63,539

Swink, CO $64,124

Trinchera, CO $64,361

Trinidad, CO $64,640

Two Buttes, CO $64,278

Vilas, CO $64,268

Walsenburg, CO $64,655

Walsh, CO $64,201

Weston, CO $64,864

Wiley, CO $64,164

Alamosa, CO $65,492

Antonito, CO $65,450

Arboles, CO $65,582

Arvada, CO $67,464

Aurora, CO $67,417

Bayfield, CO $65,767

Broomfield, CO $67,760

Commerce City, CO $67,305

Dupont, CO $67,434

Eldorado Springs, CO $69,039

Lafayette, CO $68,427

Louisville, CO $68,512

Westminster, CO $67,433

Wheat Ridge, CO $67,429

Agate, CO $65,040

Bennett, CO $66,731

Byers, CO $65,934

Castle Rock, CO $66,226

Deer Trail, CO $65,499

Elbert, CO $65,808

Elizabeth, CO $66,363

Englewood, CO $67,417

Franktown, CO $66,183

Kiowa, CO $65,885

Larkspur, CO $66,012

Littleton, CO $67,351

Lone Tree, CO $67,173

Louviers, CO $67,079

Monument, CO $65,947

Palmer Lake, CO $65,953

Parker, CO $66,927

Sedalia, CO $66,260

Strasburg, CO $66,519

Watkins, CO $67,018

Denver, CO $67,410

Thornton, CO $67,463

Boulder, CO $69,373

Golden, CO $67,424

Alma, CO $67,044

Bailey, CO $66,892

Black Hawk, CO $68,098

Bond, CO $67,639

Breckenridge, CO $67,188

Buffalo Creek, CO $66,661

Burns, CO $67,205

Central City, CO $67,715

Clark, CO $66,568

Climax, CO $67,265

Coalmont, CO $66,453

Como, CO $66,226

Conifer, CO $67,066

Cowdrey, CO $66,185

Dillon, CO $67,148

Dumont, CO $67,474

Evergreen, CO $67,307

Empire, CO $67,165

Fairplay, CO $66,288

Fraser, CO $67,241

Frisco, CO $67,562

Georgetown, CO $67,115

Granby, CO $67,062

Grand Lake, CO $67,025

Grant, CO $66,549

Hartsel, CO $65,935

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $66,972

Idaho Springs, CO $67,359

Idledale, CO $67,355

Indian Hills, CO $67,320

Jamestown, CO $69,261

Jefferson, CO $66,409

Kittredge, CO $67,327

Kremmling, CO $66,966

Leadville, CO $67,183

Mc Coy, CO $67,195

Morrison, CO $67,306

Nederland, CO $68,631

Oak Creek, CO $67,075

Parshall, CO $67,363

Phippsburg, CO $67,141

Pine, CO $66,742

Pinecliffe, CO $68,953

Rand, CO $66,458

Rollinsville, CO $68,311

Shawnee, CO $66,726

Silver Plume, CO $66,831

Steamboat Springs, CO $66,950

Tabernash, CO $67,398

Toponas, CO $67,116

Walden, CO $66,359

Ward, CO $68,450

Winter Park, CO $67,485

Yampa, CO $67,207

Silverthorne, CO $67,505

Longmont, CO $68,174

Allenspark, CO $67,864

Estes Park, CO $66,845

Bellvue, CO $65,990

Berthoud, CO $66,798

Dacono, CO $67,577

Drake, CO $66,014

Erie, CO $67,880

Firestone, CO $67,409

Fort Collins, CO $65,519

Frederick, CO $67,412

Blanca, CO $65,260

Capulin, CO $65,595

Center, CO $65,541

Chama, CO $65,036

Chimney Rock, CO $65,610

Chromo, CO $65,170

Conejos, CO $65,410

Creede, CO $65,753

Crestone, CO $65,290

Del Norte, CO $65,610

Fort Garland, CO $65,113

San Luis, CO $64,849

Homelake, CO $65,549

Hooper, CO $65,331

Ignacio, CO $65,484

Jaroso, CO $64,991

La Jara, CO $65,515

Manassa, CO $65,449

Moffat, CO $65,376

Monte Vista, CO $65,588

Mosca, CO $65,249

Pagosa Springs, CO $65,605

Romeo, CO $65,641

Saguache, CO $65,602

Sanford, CO $65,274

San Pablo, CO $64,938

South Fork, CO $65,676

Villa Grove, CO $65,464

Salida, CO $65,721

Almont, CO $67,413

Buena Vista, CO $67,310

Canon City, CO $65,428

Cimarron, CO $65,870

Coal Creek, CO $65,040

Coaldale, CO $65,561

Cotopaxi, CO $65,377

Crested Butte, CO $67,768

Florence, CO $64,938

Monarch, CO $65,859

Granite, CO $66,847

Gunnison, CO $65,921

Hillside, CO $65,352

Howard, CO $65,679

Lake City, CO $65,866

Nathrop, CO $65,919

Access Administration Specialist I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Access Administration Specialist I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 82% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Access Administration Specialist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Access Administration Specialist I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Access Administration Specialist I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$84,329	$41.0	25%
Internet	$82,305	$40.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$80,956	$39.0	20%
Financial Services	$79,606	$38.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$75,559	$36.0	12%

Access Administration Specialist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Access Administration Specialist I'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.

$60,910

Average $67,463/year

$75,492

$5,076

Average $5,622/month

$6,291

$1,171

Average $1,297/week

$1,452

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,492	$6,291	$1,452	$36
Average	$67,463	$5,622	$1,297	$32
25th Percentile	$60,910	$5,076	$1,171	$29

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