What are the main factors that influence an Alumni Relations Assistant's salary?

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

How does experience change An Alumni Relations Assistant's salary?

An Alumni Relations Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,652 for beginners, reaching about $40,780 at mid-level, and approach $43,936 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Alumni Relations Assistant?

Alumni Relations Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Alumni Relations Assistant roles are District of Columbia $47,443, California $47,263, Massachusetts $46,633. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Alumni Relations Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Alumni Relations Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Relations: $85,471; Assistant Director, Development and Alumni Relations: $85,032; Alumni Relations Manager: $83,034; Assistant Director Of Alumni Relations: $81,594; Alumni Relations Specialist: $64,613.

Alumni Relations Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an Alumni Relations Assistant make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Alumni Relations Assistant in the United States is $42,849 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Alumni Relations Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,804
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,149 to $50,677
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,870

10% $33,870

50% (Median) $42,849

90% $57,804

Alumni Relations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,677	$4,223	$975	$24
Average	$42,849	$3,571	$824	$21
25th Percentile	$38,149	$3,179	$734	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Alumni Relations Assistant Salaries

An Alumni Relations Assistant'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 Alumni Relations Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Alumni Relations Assistant'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): $39,652
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,840
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,780
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,067
Expert (over 8 years): $43,936

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Alumni Relations Assistant	less than 1 year	$39,652
Early Career Level Alumni Relations Assistant	1-2 years	$39,840
Mid-Level Level Alumni Relations Assistant	2-4 years	$40,780
Senior-Level Level Alumni Relations Assistant	5-8 years	$43,067
Expert Level Alumni Relations Assistant	over 8 years	$43,936

How Do Alumni Relations Assistant 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 Alumni Relations Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,443.
California: $47,263.
Massachusetts: $46,633.

District of Columbia $47,443 California $47,263 Massachusetts $46,633 Washington $46,461 New Jersey $46,444 Alaska $46,384 Connecticut $45,793 New York $45,553

Hawaii $44,786 Rhode Island $44,426 Maryland $44,182 Minnesota $43,847 Colorado $43,719 Illinois $43,676 Oregon $43,513 Delaware $43,393

New Hampshire $43,318 Virginia $43,149 Pennsylvania $42,656 Nevada $42,408 North Dakota $42,326 Michigan $42,198 Wisconsin $42,151 Vermont $42,056

Texas $41,795 Maine $41,778 Arizona $41,752 Ohio $41,722 Georgia $41,328 Indiana $41,131 Wyoming $41,092 Utah $41,032

Iowa $41,007 Kansas $40,801 Louisiana $40,741 North Carolina $40,719 Missouri $40,711 Florida $40,544 Montana $40,454 Nebraska $40,368

Kentucky $40,321 South Carolina $40,150 Tennessee $40,042 Idaho $40,000 New Mexico $39,687 Oklahoma $39,618 Alabama $39,365 South Dakota $38,941

Arkansas $38,710 West Virginia $38,586 Mississippi $38,213

Top Paying Cities for Alumni Relations Assistant

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: $54,046
San Francisco: $53,454
Oakland: $52,327

San Jose, CA $54,046

San Francisco, CA $53,454

Oakland, CA $52,327

New York, NY $49,336

Paramus, NJ $48,736

Queens Village, NY $48,734

Passaic, NJ $48,693

Bergenfield, NJ $48,689

Stamford, CT $48,595

Huntington, NY $48,578

Newark, NJ $48,261

Bridgeport, CT $48,171

Vallejo, CA $48,085

New Brunswick, NJ $48,068

Petaluma, CA $48,042

Middlesex, NJ $47,961

Somerset, NJ $47,931

Santa Cruz, CA $47,875

Boston, MA $47,614

Monterey, CA $47,464

Seattle, WA $47,365

Santa Rosa, CA $47,357

Los Angeles, CA $47,344

Juneau, AK $47,233

Washington, DC $47,185

Orange, CA $47,033

Santa Ana, CA $46,920

Long Beach, CA $46,877

Anaheim, CA $46,868

Anchorage, AK $46,847

Santa Maria, CA $46,718

Everett, WA $46,710

Danbury, CT $46,559

Bremerton, WA $46,500

Tacoma, WA $46,346

New Suffolk, NY $46,345

Sacramento, CA $46,333

Santa Barbara, CA $46,286

San Diego, CA $46,238

Trenton, NJ $46,238

Brockton, MA $46,191

Fairbanks, AK $46,086

Lompoc, CA $45,977

Lowell, MA $45,942

Ventura, CA $45,934

Nashua, NH $45,926

Stockton, CA $45,921

Modesto, CA $45,609

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,514

Olympia, WA $45,433

Kennewick, WA $45,433

New Haven, CT $45,416

Lawrence, MA $45,262

Hartford, CT $45,219

Riverside, CA $45,210

New Bedford, MA $45,167

Richland, WA $45,167

Bakersfield, CA $45,107

San Bernardino, CA $45,090

New Britain, CT $45,086

Atlantic City, NJ $45,086

New London, CT $45,069

Norwich, CT $45,056

Portsmouth, NH $45,047

Boulder, CO $44,956

Portland, OR $44,897

Worcester, MA $44,893

Minneapolis, MN $44,760

Philadelphia, PA $44,700

Honolulu, HI $44,559

Saint Paul, MN $44,538

Vineland, NJ $44,529

Providence, RI $44,405

Chicago, IL $44,280

Bellingham, WA $44,229

Springfield, MA $44,195

Baltimore, MD $44,182

Chico, CA $44,075

Pittsfield, MA $43,959

Manchester, NH $43,877

Spokane, WA $43,689

Denver, CO $43,685

Albany, NY $43,483

Troy, NY $43,466

Nassau, NY $43,420

Schenectady, NY $43,376

Wilmington, DE $43,342

Burlington, VT $43,282

Salem, OR $43,265

Portland, ME $43,132

Yakima, WA $43,089

Rochester, MN $42,956

Reno, NV $42,935

Fresno, CA $42,935

Milwaukee, WI $42,896

Detroit, MI $42,853

Ann Arbor, MI $42,846

Allentown, PA $42,841

Colorado Springs, CO $42,768

Syracuse, NY $42,746

Carson City, NV $42,746

Houston, TX $42,686

Eugene, OR $42,665

Gary, IN $42,613

Springfield, OR $42,579

Bismarck, ND $42,571

Galveston, TX $42,541

Medford, OR $42,476

Fort Collins, CO $42,459

Concord, NH $42,438

Austin, TX $42,425

Mesa, AZ $42,335

Reading, PA $42,331

Phoenix, AZ $42,326

Dallas, TX $42,313

Saint Cloud, MN $42,272

Madison, WI $42,215

Utica, NY $42,099

Rochester, NY $42,031

Des Moines, IA $42,026

Raleigh, NC $42,022

Atlanta, GA $41,958

Battle Creek, MI $41,945

Salt Lake City, UT $41,932

Lancaster, PA $41,868

Harrisburg, PA $41,808

Kansas City, MO $41,765

Kansas City, KS $41,756

Champaign, IL $41,756

Fort Worth, TX $41,752

Columbus, OH $41,745

Boca Raton, FL $41,735

Pittsburgh, PA $41,718

Richmond, VA $41,701

Indianapolis, IN $41,692

Cleveland, OH $41,688

Las Vegas, NV $41,636

Cincinnati, OH $41,636

Petersburg, VA $41,572

Huntsville, AL $41,508

Lansing, MI $41,479

Lebanon, PA $41,474

Pueblo, CO $41,469

Appleton, WI $41,457

Buffalo, NY $41,439

Dayton, OH $41,427

Racine, WI $41,418

Charlotte, NC $41,414

Saint Louis, MO $41,401

York, PA $41,375

Elkhart, IN $41,375

Gastonia, NC $41,367

Billings, MT $41,357

Beaumont, TX $41,345

Lorain, OH $41,337

Benton Harbor, MI $41,328

Toledo, OH $41,319

Binghamton, NY $41,298

Rock Hill, SC $41,294

Rockford, IL $41,272

Springfield, IL $41,255

Elyria, OH $41,251

Fargo, ND $41,251

Flagstaff, AZ $41,221

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,195

Duluth, MN $41,169

Miami, FL $41,169

Grand Forks, ND $41,139

Cheyenne, WY $41,139

Bangor, ME $41,045

Cedar Rapids, IA $40,998

Durham, NC $40,980

Louisville, KY $40,977

Grand Rapids, MI $40,968

Hialeah, FL $40,964

Casper, WY $40,904

Scranton, PA $40,852

New Orleans, LA $40,839

Virginia Beach, VA $40,835

Akron, OH $40,814

Peoria, IL $40,758

Sarasota, FL $40,749

Nashville, TN $40,719

Omaha, NE $40,719

Green Bay, WI $40,719

Baton Rouge, LA $40,698

Charleston, SC $40,690

Davenport, IA $40,668

Jamestown, NY $40,668

Tucson, AZ $40,647

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,621

Tampa, FL $40,612

Evansville, IN $40,587

Port Arthur, TX $40,587

Bradenton, FL $40,570

Santa Fe, NM $40,492

Orlando, FL $40,415

Clearwater, FL $40,402

La Crosse, WI $40,312

Canton, OH $40,312

Albuquerque, NM $40,287

Newport News, VA $40,282

High Point, NC $40,270

Ogden, UT $40,252

Corpus Christi, TX $40,218

Norfolk, VA $40,192

Laramie, WY $40,192

Rock Island, IL $40,167

Saginaw, MI $40,158

Jacksonville, FL $40,154

Salisbury, NC $40,145

Boise, ID $40,137

Moline, IL $40,115

Fort Myers, FL $40,102

Memphis, TN $40,094

Tulsa, OK $40,072

Waterloo, IA $40,047

Spartanburg, SC $40,004

Lincoln, NE $39,982

Fort Wayne, IN $39,974

Provo, UT $39,970

Cedar Falls, IA $39,918

San Antonio, TX $39,901

Greensboro, NC $39,884

South Bend, IN $39,880

Savannah, GA $39,833

Muskegon, MI $39,815

Birmingham, AL $39,811

Winston Salem, NC $39,790

Lake Charles, LA $39,687

Anderson, IN $39,678

Lexington, KY $39,665

Augusta, GA $39,653

Greenville, SC $39,653

Lima, OH $39,618

Wichita, KS $39,614

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,614

Columbia, SC $39,575

Springfield, OH $39,567

Asheville, NC $39,498

Bloomington, IN $39,468

Knoxville, TN $39,314

Shreveport, LA $39,310

Wilmington, NC $39,254

Roanoke, VA $39,254

Topeka, KS $39,177

Frankfort, KY $39,172

Oklahoma City, OK $39,143

Chillicothe, OH $39,126

Longview, TX $39,121

Melbourne, FL $39,117

Sioux Falls, SD $39,048

Mobile, AL $39,044

Terre Haute, IN $39,027

Altoona, PA $39,001

Amarillo, TX $38,971

Killeen, TX $38,958

Fayetteville, AR $38,924

Chattanooga, TN $38,911

Sioux City, IA $38,873

Idaho Falls, ID $38,864

Lynchburg, VA $38,830

Gainesville, FL $38,774

Portsmouth, OH $38,753

Little Rock, AR $38,744

Lafayette, LA $38,727

Youngstown, OH $38,727

Daytona Beach, FL $38,701

Clarksville, TN $38,697

Pensacola, FL $38,693

Temple, TX $38,690

Hopkinsville, KY $38,564

Erie, PA $38,556

Florence, SC $38,538

Charleston, WV $38,470

Great Falls, MT $38,448

Macon, GA $38,389

Tallahassee, FL $38,384

Fayetteville, NC $38,376

Waco, TX $38,367

Helena, MT $38,337

Pine Bluff, AR $38,321

Vincennes, IN $38,269

Lubbock, TX $38,251

Alamogordo, NM $38,226

Twin Falls, ID $38,187

Rapid City, SD $38,174

Jackson, MS $38,097

Huntington, WV $38,094

Greenville, MS $38,093

Parkersburg, WV $38,049

Montgomery, AL $38,041

Wichita Falls, TX $37,999

Springfield, MO $37,999

Biloxi, MS $37,977

Monroe, LA $37,934

Johnstown, PA $37,904

Sumter, SC $37,887

Columbus, GA $37,883

Pascagoula, MS $37,801

Abilene, TX $37,801

Kingsport, TN $37,690

Albany, GA $37,690

Gulfport, MS $37,677

Alexandria, LA $37,536

Fort Smith, AR $37,429

El Paso, TX $37,313

Las Cruces, NM $37,120

Harlingen, TX $37,011

Pocatello, ID $37,004

Florence, AL $36,949

Brownsville, TX $36,940

Mcallen, TX $36,850

Dothan, AL $36,790

Columbus, MS $36,536

Altus, OK $36,336

Lawton, OK $36,255

Pierre, SD $36,100

Alumni Relations Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Alumni Relations Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Alumni Relations Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Alumni Relations Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Alumni Relations Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$51,419	$25.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$49,276	$24.0	15%
Internet	$49,276	$24.0	15%
Chemicals	$47,134	$23.0	10%
Software & Networking	$47,134	$23.0	10%

Alumni Relations Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Alumni Relations Assistant'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.

$38,149

Average $42,849/year

$50,677

$3,179

Average $3,571/month

$4,223

$734

Average $824/week

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$18

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,677	$4,223	$975	$24
Average	$42,849	$3,571	$824	$21
25th Percentile	$38,149	$3,179	$734	$18

Salary Trends for Alumni Relations Assistant

Salaries for an Alumni Relations Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $45,506 in 2023 to around $45,936 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Alumni Relations Assistant salary trends, click here.

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2024	$46,138
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Common company salaries for Alumni Relations Assistant

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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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