What are the main factors that influence an Admissions/Marketing Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change An Admissions/Marketing Specialist's salary?

An Admissions/Marketing Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,262 for beginners, reaching about $45,512 at mid-level, and approach $45,769 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Admissions/Marketing Specialist?

Admissions/Marketing Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Admissions/Marketing Specialist roles are District of Columbia $50,276, California $50,086, Massachusetts $49,418. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does an Admissions/Marketing Specialist make in the United States? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Admissions/Marketing Specialist in the United States is $45,409 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Admissions/Marketing Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,495
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,974 to $49,118
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,937

10% $36,937

50% (Median) $45,409

90% $52,495

Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,118	$4,093	$945	$24
Average	$45,409	$3,784	$873	$22
25th Percentile	$40,974	$3,415	$788	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salaries

An Admissions/Marketing Specialist'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 Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Admissions/Marketing Specialist'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): $44,262
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,739
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,512
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,666
Expert (over 8 years): $45,769

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Admissions/Marketing Specialist	less than 1 year	$44,262
Early Career Level Admissions/Marketing Specialist	1-2 years	$44,739
Mid-Level Level Admissions/Marketing Specialist	2-4 years	$45,512
Senior-Level Level Admissions/Marketing Specialist	5-8 years	$45,666
Expert Level Admissions/Marketing Specialist	over 8 years	$45,769

How Do Admissions/Marketing Specialist 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 Admissions/Marketing Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,276.
California: $50,086.
Massachusetts: $49,418.

District of Columbia $50,276 California $50,086 Massachusetts $49,418 Washington $49,236 New Jersey $49,218 Alaska $49,155 Connecticut $48,528 New York $48,274

Hawaii $47,461 Rhode Island $47,080 Maryland $46,821 Minnesota $46,467 Colorado $46,330 Illinois $46,285 Oregon $46,112 Delaware $45,985

New Hampshire $45,905 Virginia $45,726 Pennsylvania $45,204 Nevada $44,941 North Dakota $44,855 Michigan $44,718 Wisconsin $44,668 Vermont $44,568

Texas $44,291 Maine $44,273 Arizona $44,246 Ohio $44,214 Georgia $43,796 Indiana $43,588 Wyoming $43,547 Utah $43,483

Iowa $43,456 Kansas $43,238 Louisiana $43,174 North Carolina $43,152 Missouri $43,143 Florida $42,966 Montana $42,870 Nebraska $42,779

Kentucky $42,729 South Carolina $42,548 Tennessee $42,434 Idaho $42,389 New Mexico $42,057 Oklahoma $41,985 Alabama $41,717 South Dakota $41,267

Arkansas $41,022 West Virginia $40,890 Mississippi $40,495

Top Paying Cities for Admissions/Marketing Specialist

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: $57,274
San Francisco: $56,647
Oakland: $55,453

San Jose, CA $57,274

San Francisco, CA $56,647

Oakland, CA $55,453

New York, NY $52,283

Paramus, NJ $51,647

Queens Village, NY $51,645

Passaic, NJ $51,602

Bergenfield, NJ $51,598

Stamford, CT $51,498

Huntington, NY $51,479

Newark, NJ $51,144

Bridgeport, CT $51,048

Vallejo, CA $50,957

New Brunswick, NJ $50,939

Petaluma, CA $50,912

Middlesex, NJ $50,826

Somerset, NJ $50,794

Santa Cruz, CA $50,735

Boston, MA $50,458

Monterey, CA $50,299

Seattle, WA $50,195

Santa Rosa, CA $50,185

Los Angeles, CA $50,172

Juneau, AK $50,054

Washington, DC $50,004

Orange, CA $49,842

Santa Ana, CA $49,722

Long Beach, CA $49,677

Anaheim, CA $49,668

Anchorage, AK $49,645

Santa Maria, CA $49,509

Everett, WA $49,500

Danbury, CT $49,340

Bremerton, WA $49,277

Tacoma, WA $49,114

New Suffolk, NY $49,113

Sacramento, CA $49,100

Santa Barbara, CA $49,050

San Diego, CA $49,000

Trenton, NJ $49,000

Brockton, MA $48,950

Fairbanks, AK $48,839

Lompoc, CA $48,723

Lowell, MA $48,687

Ventura, CA $48,678

Nashua, NH $48,669

Stockton, CA $48,664

Modesto, CA $48,333

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,233

Olympia, WA $48,147

Kennewick, WA $48,147

New Haven, CT $48,128

Lawrence, MA $47,965

Hartford, CT $47,920

Riverside, CA $47,911

New Bedford, MA $47,865

Richland, WA $47,865

Bakersfield, CA $47,802

San Bernardino, CA $47,783

New Britain, CT $47,779

Atlantic City, NJ $47,779

New London, CT $47,761

Norwich, CT $47,747

Portsmouth, NH $47,738

Boulder, CO $47,642

Portland, OR $47,579

Worcester, MA $47,574

Minneapolis, MN $47,434

Philadelphia, PA $47,370

Honolulu, HI $47,220

Saint Paul, MN $47,199

Vineland, NJ $47,189

Providence, RI $47,057

Chicago, IL $46,925

Bellingham, WA $46,871

Springfield, MA $46,834

Baltimore, MD $46,821

Chico, CA $46,707

Pittsfield, MA $46,585

Manchester, NH $46,498

Spokane, WA $46,299

Denver, CO $46,294

Albany, NY $46,081

Troy, NY $46,062

Nassau, NY $46,014

Schenectady, NY $45,967

Wilmington, DE $45,931

Burlington, VT $45,867

Salem, OR $45,849

Portland, ME $45,708

Yakima, WA $45,663

Rochester, MN $45,522

Reno, NV $45,499

Fresno, CA $45,499

Milwaukee, WI $45,458

Detroit, MI $45,413

Ann Arbor, MI $45,405

Allentown, PA $45,399

Colorado Springs, CO $45,322

Syracuse, NY $45,300

Carson City, NV $45,300

Houston, TX $45,236

Eugene, OR $45,213

Gary, IN $45,159

Springfield, OR $45,122

Bismarck, ND $45,113

Galveston, TX $45,082

Medford, OR $45,013

Fort Collins, CO $44,995

Concord, NH $44,973

Austin, TX $44,959

Mesa, AZ $44,864

Reading, PA $44,859

Phoenix, AZ $44,855

Dallas, TX $44,841

Saint Cloud, MN $44,797

Madison, WI $44,736

Utica, NY $44,614

Rochester, NY $44,541

Des Moines, IA $44,537

Raleigh, NC $44,532

Atlanta, GA $44,464

Battle Creek, MI $44,450

Salt Lake City, UT $44,437

Lancaster, PA $44,369

Harrisburg, PA $44,305

Kansas City, MO $44,260

Kansas City, KS $44,251

Champaign, IL $44,251

Fort Worth, TX $44,246

Columbus, OH $44,238

Boca Raton, FL $44,228

Pittsburgh, PA $44,210

Richmond, VA $44,192

Indianapolis, IN $44,182

Cleveland, OH $44,178

Las Vegas, NV $44,123

Cincinnati, OH $44,123

Petersburg, VA $44,055

Huntsville, AL $43,987

Lansing, MI $43,957

Lebanon, PA $43,951

Pueblo, CO $43,946

Appleton, WI $43,933

Buffalo, NY $43,915

Dayton, OH $43,901

Racine, WI $43,892

Charlotte, NC $43,887

Saint Louis, MO $43,874

York, PA $43,846

Elkhart, IN $43,846

Gastonia, NC $43,838

Billings, MT $43,827

Beaumont, TX $43,815

Lorain, OH $43,806

Benton Harbor, MI $43,796

Toledo, OH $43,787

Binghamton, NY $43,765

Rock Hill, SC $43,760

Rockford, IL $43,737

Springfield, IL $43,719

Elyria, OH $43,715

Fargo, ND $43,715

Flagstaff, AZ $43,683

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,656

Duluth, MN $43,628

Miami, FL $43,628

Grand Forks, ND $43,597

Cheyenne, WY $43,597

Bangor, ME $43,497

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,447

Durham, NC $43,428

Louisville, KY $43,424

Grand Rapids, MI $43,415

Hialeah, FL $43,411

Casper, WY $43,347

Scranton, PA $43,292

New Orleans, LA $43,279

Virginia Beach, VA $43,274

Akron, OH $43,252

Peoria, IL $43,193

Sarasota, FL $43,183

Nashville, TN $43,152

Omaha, NE $43,152

Green Bay, WI $43,152

Baton Rouge, LA $43,129

Charleston, SC $43,120

Davenport, IA $43,097

Jamestown, NY $43,097

Tucson, AZ $43,075

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,047

Tampa, FL $43,038

Evansville, IN $43,011

Port Arthur, TX $43,011

Bradenton, FL $42,993

Santa Fe, NM $42,911

Orlando, FL $42,829

Clearwater, FL $42,816

La Crosse, WI $42,720

Canton, OH $42,720

Albuquerque, NM $42,693

Newport News, VA $42,689

High Point, NC $42,675

Ogden, UT $42,657

Corpus Christi, TX $42,620

Norfolk, VA $42,593

Laramie, WY $42,593

Rock Island, IL $42,566

Saginaw, MI $42,557

Jacksonville, FL $42,552

Salisbury, NC $42,543

Boise, ID $42,534

Moline, IL $42,511

Fort Myers, FL $42,498

Memphis, TN $42,489

Tulsa, OK $42,466

Waterloo, IA $42,439

Spartanburg, SC $42,393

Lincoln, NE $42,371

Fort Wayne, IN $42,362

Provo, UT $42,357

Cedar Falls, IA $42,303

San Antonio, TX $42,284

Greensboro, NC $42,266

South Bend, IN $42,262

Savannah, GA $42,212

Muskegon, MI $42,194

Birmingham, AL $42,189

Winston Salem, NC $42,167

Lake Charles, LA $42,057

Anderson, IN $42,048

Lexington, KY $42,035

Augusta, GA $42,021

Greenville, SC $42,021

Lima, OH $41,985

Wichita, KS $41,980

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,980

Columbia, SC $41,939

Springfield, OH $41,930

Asheville, NC $41,858

Bloomington, IN $41,826

Knoxville, TN $41,662

Shreveport, LA $41,658

Wilmington, NC $41,599

Roanoke, VA $41,599

Topeka, KS $41,517

Frankfort, KY $41,512

Oklahoma City, OK $41,481

Chillicothe, OH $41,463

Longview, TX $41,458

Melbourne, FL $41,453

Sioux Falls, SD $41,381

Mobile, AL $41,376

Terre Haute, IN $41,358

Altoona, PA $41,331

Amarillo, TX $41,299

Killeen, TX $41,285

Fayetteville, AR $41,249

Chattanooga, TN $41,235

Sioux City, IA $41,195

Idaho Falls, ID $41,186

Lynchburg, VA $41,149

Gainesville, FL $41,090

Portsmouth, OH $41,067

Little Rock, AR $41,058

Lafayette, LA $41,040

Youngstown, OH $41,040

Daytona Beach, FL $41,013

Clarksville, TN $41,008

Pensacola, FL $41,004

Temple, TX $41,001

Hopkinsville, KY $40,868

Erie, PA $40,859

Florence, SC $40,840

Charleston, WV $40,768

Great Falls, MT $40,745

Macon, GA $40,681

Tallahassee, FL $40,677

Fayetteville, NC $40,668

Waco, TX $40,659

Helena, MT $40,627

Pine Bluff, AR $40,610

Vincennes, IN $40,554

Lubbock, TX $40,536

Alamogordo, NM $40,509

Twin Falls, ID $40,468

Rapid City, SD $40,454

Jackson, MS $40,373

Huntington, WV $40,370

Greenville, MS $40,368

Parkersburg, WV $40,322

Montgomery, AL $40,314

Wichita Falls, TX $40,268

Springfield, MO $40,268

Biloxi, MS $40,246

Monroe, LA $40,200

Johnstown, PA $40,168

Sumter, SC $40,150

Columbus, GA $40,146

Pascagoula, MS $40,059

Abilene, TX $40,059

Kingsport, TN $39,941

Albany, GA $39,941

Gulfport, MS $39,928

Alexandria, LA $39,778

Fort Smith, AR $39,664

El Paso, TX $39,542

Las Cruces, NM $39,337

Harlingen, TX $39,222

Pocatello, ID $39,215

Florence, AL $39,156

Brownsville, TX $39,147

Mcallen, TX $39,051

Dothan, AL $38,988

Columbus, MS $38,718

Altus, OK $38,506

Lawton, OK $38,420

Pierre, SD $38,257

Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Admissions/Marketing Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Admissions/Marketing Specialist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Admissions/Marketing Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Admissions/Marketing Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$68,113	$33.0	50%
Pharmaceuticals	$63,572	$31.0	40%
Healthcare	$59,031	$28.0	30%
Financial Services	$54,490	$26.0	20%

How Education impacts an Admissions/Marketing Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Admissions/Marketing Specialist professionals enter the field with a Associate's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Admissions/Marketing Specialist with a Associate's is between $46,398 and $50,248.

Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

$53,300
$52,300
$51,300
$50,400
$49,400
$48,400
$47,400
$46,400

Typical Education for Admissions/Marketing Specialist
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	0.2%
High School	6%
Associate's Degree	6.8%
Bachelor's Degree	78.8%
Master's Degree or MBA	8%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0.2%

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Admissions/Marketing Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Admissions/Marketing Specialist'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.

$40,974

Average $45,409/year

$49,118

$3,415

Average $3,784/month

$4,093

$788

Average $873/week

$945

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,118	$4,093	$945	$24
Average	$45,409	$3,784	$873	$22
25th Percentile	$40,974	$3,415	$788	$20

Salary Trends for Admissions/Marketing Specialist

Salaries for an Admissions/Marketing Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,773 in 2023 to around $47,903 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Admissions/Marketing Specialist salary trends, click here.

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2023	$48,773
2024	$48,326
2025	$47,903

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Common company salaries for Admissions/Marketing Specialist

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C $128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc Biotechnology United States

H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

Onward Technology Biotechnology United States

L $84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc Biotechnology United States

E $84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd Biotechnology United States

P $84,523/per year

Paerosol Biotechnology United States

I $83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc Biotechnology United States

S $82,815/per year

Stateside PPE Biotechnology United States

D $82,041/per year

Digi Bio Biotechnology United States

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