What are the main factors that influence an Administrative Chief'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 Administrative Chief?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrative Chief roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administrative Chief's salary?

An Administrative Chief's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,521 for beginners, reaching about $68,567 at mid-level, and approach $69,554 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Chief?

Administrative Chief salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Chief roles are District of Columbia $73,470, California $73,191, Massachusetts $72,216. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrative Chief roles make?

Salaries for Administrative Chief level roles vary by specialization: Chief Underwriting Officer: $345,590; Chief Administrative Executive: $311,100; Chief Administrative Officer: $311,056; Chief Patient Experience Officer: $249,484; Chief of Staff to CEO: $224,100.

Administrative Chief Salary in Colorado

How much does an Administrative Chief make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Chief in Colorado is $67,704 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,671
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,414 to $76,585
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,778

10% $53,778

50% (Median) $67,704

90% $84,671

Administrative Chief Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,585	$6,382	$1,473	$37
Average	$67,704	$5,642	$1,302	$33
25th Percentile	$60,414	$5,035	$1,162	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Chief Salaries

An Administrative Chief'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 Administrative Chief Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Chief'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): $64,521
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,853
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,567
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,937
Expert (over 8 years): $69,554

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Chief	less than 1 year	$64,521
Early Career Level Administrative Chief	1-2 years	$65,853
Mid-Level Level Administrative Chief	2-4 years	$68,567
Senior-Level Level Administrative Chief	5-8 years	$68,937
Expert Level Administrative Chief	over 8 years	$69,554

How Do Administrative Chief 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 Administrative Chieves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,470.
California: $73,191.
Massachusetts: $72,216.

District of Columbia $73,470 California $73,191 Massachusetts $72,216 Washington $71,950 New Jersey $71,924 Alaska $71,831 Connecticut $70,915 New York $70,544

Hawaii $69,356 Rhode Island $68,799 Maryland $68,420 Minnesota $67,903 Colorado $67,704 Illinois $67,637 Oregon $67,385 Delaware $67,199

New Hampshire $67,083 Virginia $66,821 Pennsylvania $66,058 Nevada $65,673 North Dakota $65,547 Michigan $65,348 Wisconsin $65,275 Vermont $65,129

Texas $64,724 Maine $64,698 Arizona $64,658 Ohio $64,611 Georgia $64,001 Indiana $63,696 Wyoming $63,636 Utah $63,543

Iowa $63,503 Kansas $63,185 Louisiana $63,092 North Carolina $63,059 Missouri $63,045 Florida $62,787 Montana $62,647 Nebraska $62,515

Kentucky $62,442 South Carolina $62,176 Tennessee $62,010 Idaho $61,944 New Mexico $61,459 Oklahoma $61,353 Alabama $60,962 South Dakota $60,305

Arkansas $59,947 West Virginia $59,754 Mississippi $59,177

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Chief

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: $66,378
Hygiene: $68,685
Johnstown: $66,526

Glen Haven, CO $66,378

Hygiene, CO $68,685

Johnstown, CO $66,526

Laporte, CO $65,789

Livermore, CO $65,575

Loveland, CO $66,318

Lyons, CO $68,564

Masonville, CO $65,830

Mead, CO $67,282

Milliken, CO $66,434

Niwot, CO $69,224

Red Feather Lakes, CO $65,755

Severance, CO $65,883

Timnath, CO $65,798

Wellington, CO $65,430

Windsor, CO $65,893

Brighton, CO $67,526

Ault, CO $65,767

Briggsdale, CO $65,785

Carr, CO $64,654

Eastlake, CO $67,702

Eaton, CO $65,975

Evans, CO $66,311

Fort Lupton, CO $67,333

Galeton, CO $65,982

Gilcrest, CO $66,673

Gill, CO $66,090

Greeley, CO $66,148

Henderson, CO $67,631

Hudson, CO $67,112

Keenesburg, CO $66,788

Kersey, CO $66,098

La Salle, CO $66,558

Lucerne, CO $66,077

Nunn, CO $65,558

Orchard, CO $65,777

Pierce, CO $65,809

Ohio City, CO $66,486

Parlin, CO $66,173

Penrose, CO $65,595

Pitkin, CO $66,404

Poncha Springs, CO $65,954

Powderhorn, CO $66,035

Rockvale, CO $65,298

Sargents, CO $65,842

Twin Lakes, CO $68,017

Westcliffe, CO $65,334

Wetmore, CO $64,914

Durango, CO $66,221

Cahone, CO $66,057

Cortez, CO $66,008

Dolores, CO $66,165

Dove Creek, CO $65,992

Egnar, CO $66,028

Hesperus, CO $65,642

Lewis, CO $66,174

Mancos, CO $66,006

Marvel, CO $65,640

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $65,665

Pleasant View, CO $65,868

Rico, CO $66,181

Towaoc, CO $65,732

Yellow Jacket, CO $66,095

Montrose, CO $66,428

Austin, CO $66,515

Bedrock, CO $66,012

Cedaredge, CO $66,582

Cory, CO $66,499

Crawford, CO $66,310

Delta, CO $66,427

Eckert, CO $66,531

Hotchkiss, CO $66,490

Lazear, CO $66,440

Naturita, CO $66,146

Norwood, CO $66,171

Nucla, CO $66,247

Olathe, CO $66,354

Ophir, CO $66,243

Ouray, CO $66,233

Paonia, CO $66,795

Paradox, CO $66,048

Placerville, CO $66,182

Redvale, CO $66,203

Ridgway, CO $66,223

Silverton, CO $66,112

Somerset, CO $66,998

Telluride, CO $66,256

Grand Junction, CO $66,837

Platteville, CO $66,821

Roggen, CO $66,132

Weldona, CO $65,621

Wiggins, CO $65,972

Fort Morgan, CO $65,648

Log Lane Village, CO $65,863

Akron, CO $65,172

Amherst, CO $64,963

Atwood, CO $65,400

Brush, CO $65,396

Crook, CO $65,215

Eckley, CO $65,009

Fleming, CO $65,339

Grover, CO $65,288

Haxtun, CO $65,326

Hereford, CO $64,871

Hillrose, CO $65,460

Holyoke, CO $65,128

Idalia, CO $64,802

Iliff, CO $65,386

Julesburg, CO $65,122

Lindon, CO $64,893

Merino, CO $65,457

New Raymer, CO $65,443

Otis, CO $65,231

Ovid, CO $65,145

Padroni, CO $65,220

Paoli, CO $65,327

Peetz, CO $65,202

Sedgwick, CO $65,169

Snyder, CO $65,408

Sterling, CO $65,513

Stoneham, CO $65,446

Vernon, CO $64,864

Woodrow, CO $65,028

Wray, CO $64,993

Yuma, CO $65,211

Anton, CO $64,909

Arapahoe, CO $64,398

Arriba, CO $64,631

Bethune, CO $64,727

Burlington, CO $64,666

Calhan, CO $65,690

Cascade, CO $66,230

Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,491

Cope, CO $64,879

Cripple Creek, CO $66,105

Divide, CO $66,140

Flagler, CO $64,698

Florissant, CO $66,087

Fountain, CO $65,684

Genoa, CO $64,675

Green Mountain Falls, CO $66,213

Guffey, CO $66,016

Hugo, CO $64,279

Joes, CO $64,943

Karval, CO $63,906

Kirk, CO $64,889

Kit Carson, CO $64,411

Limon, CO $65,065

Lake George, CO $66,186

Manitou Springs, CO $66,230

Matheson, CO $65,018

Peyton, CO $66,000

Ramah, CO $64,597

Rush, CO $64,751

Seibert, CO $64,670

Simla, CO $65,313

Stratton, CO $64,735

U S A F Academy, CO $66,226

Victor, CO $66,075

Vona, CO $64,708

Wild Horse, CO $64,287

Woodland Park, CO $66,175

Yoder, CO $65,001

Colorado Springs, CO $66,231

Clifton, CO $66,795

Fruita, CO $66,629

Gateway, CO $66,160

Glade Park, CO $66,389

Loma, CO $66,653

Mack, CO $66,476

Palisade, CO $66,674

Whitewater, CO $66,384

Glenwood Springs, CO $67,481

Dinosaur, CO $66,367

Aspen, CO $68,745

Snowmass Village, CO $68,743

Avon, CO $68,126

Basalt, CO $68,526

Carbondale, CO $68,272

Collbran, CO $66,609

Craig, CO $67,098

De Beque, CO $66,601

Eagle, CO $67,847

Edwards, CO $67,992

Parachute, CO $66,948

Battlement Mesa, CO $66,886

Gypsum, CO $67,509

Hamilton, CO $67,384

Hayden, CO $67,193

Maybell, CO $66,449

Meeker, CO $67,390

Meredith, CO $68,302

Mesa, CO $66,576

Minturn, CO $67,918

Molina, CO $66,536

New Castle, CO $67,248

Rangely, CO $66,637

Red Cliff, CO $67,909

Rifle, CO $67,082

Silt, CO $67,055

Slater, CO $66,779

Snowmass, CO $68,605

Wolcott, CO $67,887

Woody Creek, CO $68,741

Vail, CO $68,209

Pueblo, CO $64,220

Colorado City, CO $64,659

Aguilar, CO $64,941

Arlington, CO $63,798

Avondale, CO $64,392

Beulah, CO $64,663

Boncarbo, CO $64,973

Boone, CO $64,600

Branson, CO $64,442

Campo, CO $64,203

Cheraw, CO $64,326

Crowley, CO $64,463

Eads, CO $64,372

Fort Lyon, CO $64,301

Fowler, CO $64,485

Gardner, CO $65,116

Granada, CO $64,517

Hartman, CO $64,640

Hasty, CO $64,442

Haswell, CO $64,061

Hoehne, CO $64,868

Holly, CO $64,436

Kim, CO $64,375

La Junta, CO $64,417

Lamar, CO $64,613

Las Animas, CO $64,381

La Veta, CO $65,230

Mc Clave, CO $64,452

Manzanola, CO $64,367

Model, CO $64,465

Olney Springs, CO $64,257

Ordway, CO $63,937

Pritchett, CO $64,379

Rocky Ford, CO $64,274

Rye, CO $64,758

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,397

Springfield, CO $64,511

Sugar City, CO $63,766

Swink, CO $64,353

Trinchera, CO $64,590

Trinidad, CO $64,870

Two Buttes, CO $64,507

Vilas, CO $64,497

Walsenburg, CO $64,886

Walsh, CO $64,430

Weston, CO $65,096

Wiley, CO $64,393

Alamosa, CO $65,726

Antonito, CO $65,684

Arboles, CO $65,816

Arvada, CO $67,704

Aurora, CO $67,658

Bayfield, CO $66,002

Broomfield, CO $68,002

Commerce City, CO $67,545

Dupont, CO $67,674

Eldorado Springs, CO $69,286

Lafayette, CO $68,671

Louisville, CO $68,756

Westminster, CO $67,673

Wheat Ridge, CO $67,670

Agate, CO $65,272

Bennett, CO $66,969

Byers, CO $66,169

Castle Rock, CO $66,463

Deer Trail, CO $65,733

Elbert, CO $66,043

Elizabeth, CO $66,599

Englewood, CO $67,658

Franktown, CO $66,419

Kiowa, CO $66,120

Larkspur, CO $66,247

Littleton, CO $67,591

Lone Tree, CO $67,412

Louviers, CO $67,319

Monument, CO $66,182

Palmer Lake, CO $66,189

Parker, CO $67,165

Sedalia, CO $66,497

Strasburg, CO $66,756

Watkins, CO $67,257

Denver, CO $67,651

Thornton, CO $67,704

Boulder, CO $69,620

Golden, CO $67,664

Alma, CO $67,284

Bailey, CO $67,131

Black Hawk, CO $68,341

Bond, CO $67,881

Breckenridge, CO $67,428

Buffalo Creek, CO $66,899

Burns, CO $67,445

Central City, CO $67,956

Clark, CO $66,806

Climax, CO $67,505

Coalmont, CO $66,690

Como, CO $66,463

Conifer, CO $67,305

Cowdrey, CO $66,421

Dillon, CO $67,387

Dumont, CO $67,714

Evergreen, CO $67,547

Empire, CO $67,405

Fairplay, CO $66,524

Fraser, CO $67,481

Frisco, CO $67,803

Georgetown, CO $67,355

Granby, CO $67,302

Grand Lake, CO $67,264

Grant, CO $66,786

Hartsel, CO $66,170

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $67,211

Idaho Springs, CO $67,599

Idledale, CO $67,595

Indian Hills, CO $67,560

Jamestown, CO $69,508

Jefferson, CO $66,646

Kittredge, CO $67,567

Kremmling, CO $67,205

Leadville, CO $67,423

Mc Coy, CO $67,434

Morrison, CO $67,546

Nederland, CO $68,875

Oak Creek, CO $67,314

Parshall, CO $67,603

Phippsburg, CO $67,380

Pine, CO $66,980

Pinecliffe, CO $69,199

Rand, CO $66,695

Rollinsville, CO $68,554

Shawnee, CO $66,964

Silver Plume, CO $67,069

Steamboat Springs, CO $67,189

Tabernash, CO $67,639

Toponas, CO $67,355

Walden, CO $66,595

Ward, CO $68,694

Winter Park, CO $67,726

Yampa, CO $67,447

Silverthorne, CO $67,745

Longmont, CO $68,417

Allenspark, CO $68,106

Estes Park, CO $67,084

Bellvue, CO $66,225

Berthoud, CO $67,037

Dacono, CO $67,818

Drake, CO $66,249

Erie, CO $68,122

Firestone, CO $67,650

Fort Collins, CO $65,753

Frederick, CO $67,653

Blanca, CO $65,493

Capulin, CO $65,829

Center, CO $65,775

Chama, CO $65,268

Chimney Rock, CO $65,844

Chromo, CO $65,402

Conejos, CO $65,643

Creede, CO $65,988

Crestone, CO $65,523

Del Norte, CO $65,844

Fort Garland, CO $65,345

San Luis, CO $65,080

Homelake, CO $65,783

Hooper, CO $65,564

Ignacio, CO $65,718

Jaroso, CO $65,223

La Jara, CO $65,749

Manassa, CO $65,682

Moffat, CO $65,609

Monte Vista, CO $65,822

Mosca, CO $65,481

Pagosa Springs, CO $65,839

Romeo, CO $65,876

Saguache, CO $65,836

Sanford, CO $65,507

San Pablo, CO $65,170

South Fork, CO $65,910

Villa Grove, CO $65,698

Salida, CO $65,956

Almont, CO $67,654

Buena Vista, CO $67,550

Canon City, CO $65,662

Cimarron, CO $66,105

Coal Creek, CO $65,272

Coaldale, CO $65,795

Cotopaxi, CO $65,610

Crested Butte, CO $68,010

Florence, CO $65,169

Monarch, CO $66,094

Granite, CO $67,086

Gunnison, CO $66,156

Hillside, CO $65,586

Howard, CO $65,913

Lake City, CO $66,101

Nathrop, CO $66,154

Administrative Chief Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Chief roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Administrative Chief positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Administrative Chief as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Administrative Chief

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$74,474	$36.0	10%

Administrative Chief Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrative Chief'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.

$60,414

Average $67,704/year

$76,585

$5,035

Average $5,642/month

$6,382

$1,162

Average $1,302/week

$1,473

$29

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,585	$6,382	$1,473	$37
Average	$67,704	$5,642	$1,302	$33
25th Percentile	$60,414	$5,035	$1,162	$29

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