What are the main factors that influence an Associate Director of employer relations'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 Associate Director of employer relations?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Director of employer relations roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Director of employer relations's salary?

An Associate Director of employer relations's salary grows with experience: starting around $100,823 for beginners, reaching about $123,655 at mid-level, and approach $234,070 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Director of employer relations?

Associate Director of employer relations salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Director of employer relations roles are District of Columbia $193,761, California $193,026, Massachusetts $190,454. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Director of employer relations roles make?

Salaries for Associate Director of employer relations level roles vary by specialization: Associate Director of External Relations: $256,940; Associate Director of Government Relations: $222,513; Associate Director of Client Relations: $175,638; Assistant Director for Employer Relations: $174,316; Assistant Director Employer Relations: $166,657.

Associate Director of employer relations Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Director of employer relations make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Director of employer relations in Vermont is $171,763 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $83.

However, an Associate Director of employer relations's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $188,456
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $163,934 to $180,501
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $156,806

10% $156,806

50% (Median) $171,763

90% $188,456

Associate Director of employer relations Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,501	$15,042	$3,471	$87
Average	$171,763	$14,314	$3,303	$83
25th Percentile	$163,934	$13,661	$3,153	$79

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Director of employer relations Salaries

An Associate Director of employer relations'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 Associate Director of employer relations Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Director of employer relations'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): $100,823
Early Career (1-2 years): $114,922
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,655
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $169,943
Expert (over 8 years): $234,070

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Employee Relations Specialist III	less than 1 year	$100,823
Employee Relations Specialist IV	1-2 years	$114,922
Employee Relations Manager	2-4 years	$123,655
Associate Director of employer relations	5-8 years	$169,943
VP of Employee Relations	over 8 years	$234,070

How Do Associate Director of employer relations 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 Associate Director of employer relations. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $193,761.
California: $193,026.
Massachusetts: $190,454.

District of Columbia $193,761 California $193,026 Massachusetts $190,454 Washington $189,754 New Jersey $189,684 Alaska $189,439 Connecticut $187,024 New York $186,044

Hawaii $182,911 Rhode Island $181,441 Maryland $180,444 Minnesota $179,079 Colorado $178,554 Illinois $178,379 Oregon $177,714 Delaware $177,224

New Hampshire $176,916 Virginia $176,226 Pennsylvania $174,213 Nevada $173,198 North Dakota $172,866 Michigan $172,341 Wisconsin $172,148 Vermont $171,763

Texas $170,696 Maine $170,626 Arizona $170,521 Ohio $170,398 Georgia $168,788 Indiana $167,983 Wyoming $167,826 Utah $167,581

Iowa $167,476 Kansas $166,636 Louisiana $166,391 North Carolina $166,303 Missouri $166,268 Florida $165,586 Montana $165,218 Nebraska $164,868

Kentucky $164,676 South Carolina $163,976 Tennessee $163,538 Idaho $163,363 New Mexico $162,086 Oklahoma $161,806 Alabama $160,773 South Dakota $159,041

Arkansas $158,096 West Virginia $157,588 Mississippi $156,066

Top Paying Cities for Associate Director of employer relations

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:

Adamant: $175,815
Barre: $176,079
Cabot: $175,692

Adamant, VT $175,815

Barre, VT $176,079

Cabot, VT $175,692

Calais, VT $175,846

East Barre, VT $175,811

East Calais, VT $175,815

East Montpelier, VT $175,932

Eden, VT $175,699

Eden Mills, VT $175,540

Graniteville, VT $176,069

Hyde Park, VT $175,958

Johnson, VT $176,181

Lake Elmore, VT $175,762

Marshfield, VT $175,722

Moretown, VT $176,193

Morrisville, VT $176,172

Moscow, VT $176,261

Northfield, VT $175,978

Northfield Falls, VT $176,800

North Hyde Park, VT $175,946

North Montpelier, VT $175,769

Plainfield, VT $175,745

Roxbury, VT $175,447

South Barre, VT $176,284

Waterbury, VT $176,244

Stowe, VT $176,268

Waitsfield, VT $176,170

Warren, VT $175,841

Washington, VT $175,498

Waterbury Center, VT $176,238

Websterville, VT $176,041

Williamstown, VT $175,836

Wolcott, VT $175,740

Woodbury, VT $175,566

Worcester, VT $175,741

Rutland, VT $175,736

Belmont, VT $175,194

Benson, VT $175,192

Bomoseen, VT $175,468

Brandon, VT $175,598

Bridport, VT $175,617

Castleton, VT $175,502

Center Rutland, VT $175,622

Chittenden, VT $175,218

Cuttingsville, VT $175,157

Danby, VT $175,456

East Middlebury, VT $175,713

East Poultney, VT $175,475

East Wallingford, VT $175,285

Fair Haven, VT $175,348

Florence, VT $175,286

Forest Dale, VT $175,605

Gaysville, VT $174,490

Granville, VT $175,314

Hancock, VT $175,286

Hydeville, VT $175,489

Killington, VT $175,267

Middlebury, VT $175,985

Middletown Springs, VT $175,381

Mount Holly, VT $175,218

North Clarendon, VT $175,475

Orwell, VT $175,456

Pawlet, VT $175,519

Pittsfield, VT $175,369

Pittsford, VT $175,537

Poultney, VT $175,503

Proctor, VT $175,698

Ripton, VT $175,495

Rochester, VT $175,404

Rupert, VT $175,386

Salisbury, VT $175,666

Shoreham, VT $175,517

Stockbridge, VT $175,206

Wallingford, VT $175,300

Wells, VT $175,526

West Pawlet, VT $175,586

West Rupert, VT $175,544

West Rutland, VT $175,437

Whiting, VT $175,524

Saint Johnsbury, VT $175,713

Albany, VT $175,612

Barnet, VT $175,526

Barton, VT $175,593

Beebe Plain, VT $175,645

Concord, VT $175,360

Coventry, VT $175,850

Craftsbury, VT $175,663

Craftsbury Common, VT $175,671

Danville, VT $175,565

Derby, VT $175,645

Derby Line, VT $175,514

East Burke, VT $175,509

East Charleston, VT $175,526

East Hardwick, VT $175,621

East Haven, VT $175,125

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $175,710

Glover, VT $175,540

Granby, VT $174,910

Greensboro, VT $175,481

Greensboro Bend, VT $175,593

Hardwick, VT $175,787

Irasburg, VT $175,549

Island Pond, VT $175,262

Lowell, VT $175,489

Lower Waterford, VT $175,691

Lyndon, VT $175,659

Lyndon Center, VT $175,857

Lyndonville, VT $175,666

Morgan, VT $175,349

Newport, VT $175,750

Newport Center, VT $175,526

North Concord, VT $175,068

North Troy, VT $175,551

Orleans, VT $175,484

Passumpsic, VT $175,724

Peacham, VT $175,370

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $175,729

Sheffield, VT $175,418

Sutton, VT $175,404

Troy, VT $175,568

West Burke, VT $175,521

West Charleston, VT $175,439

West Danville, VT $175,575

Westfield, VT $175,435

West Glover, VT $175,556

Averill, VT $174,534

Beecher Falls, VT $175,666

Canaan, VT $175,229

Gilman, VT $176,000

Guildhall, VT $174,997

Lunenburg, VT $175,379

Norton, VT $174,884

North Bennington, VT $176,837

North Pownal, VT $177,194

Pownal, VT $177,294

White River Junction, VT $175,691

Ascutney, VT $175,773

Barnard, VT $175,292

Bethel, VT $175,400

Bradford, VT $175,584

Bridgewater, VT $175,472

Bridgewater Corners, VT $175,124

Brookfield, VT $175,572

Brownsville, VT $175,475

Chelsea, VT $175,470

Corinth, VT $175,423

East Corinth, VT $175,496

East Randolph, VT $175,530

East Ryegate, VT $175,377

East Thetford, VT $175,594

Fairlee, VT $175,405

Groton, VT $175,453

Hartford, VT $176,147

Hartland, VT $175,531

Hartland Four Corners, VT $175,524

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $175,976

Newbury, VT $175,432

North Hartland, VT $175,656

North Pomfret, VT $175,355

North Thetford, VT $175,591

Norwich, VT $175,556

Plymouth, VT $174,997

Post Mills, VT $175,552

Quechee, VT $175,734

Randolph, VT $175,703

Randolph Center, VT $175,614

Reading, VT $175,143

Sharon, VT $175,397

South Pomfret, VT $175,229

South Royalton, VT $175,447

South Ryegate, VT $175,482

South Strafford, VT $175,439

South Woodstock, VT $175,187

Strafford, VT $175,286

Taftsville, VT $175,748

Thetford, VT $175,594

Thetford Center, VT $175,411

Topsham, VT $175,358

Tunbridge, VT $175,391

Vershire, VT $175,309

Wells River, VT $175,495

West Fairlee, VT $175,817

West Hartford, VT $175,358

West Newbury, VT $175,426

West Topsham, VT $175,498

Wilder, VT $176,156

Windsor, VT $175,603

Woodstock, VT $175,388

Bellows Falls, VT $176,028

Cambridgeport, VT $175,827

Cavendish, VT $175,243

Chester, VT $175,418

Chester Depot, VT $175,355

Grafton, VT $175,285

Londonderry, VT $175,600

Ludlow, VT $175,334

North Springfield, VT $175,946

Perkinsville, VT $175,468

Peru, VT $175,416

Proctorsville, VT $175,272

Saxtons River, VT $175,992

South Londonderry, VT $175,708

Springfield, VT $175,860

Westminster, VT $176,027

Westminster Station, VT $176,039

Weston, VT $175,236

Shaftsbury, VT $176,627

Brattleboro, VT $176,387

Bondville, VT $175,657

East Dover, VT $176,014

Jacksonville, VT $176,457

Jamaica, VT $175,661

Marlboro, VT $177,260

Newfane, VT $175,899

Putney, VT $175,862

Readsboro, VT $177,281

South Newfane, VT $175,960

Stamford, VT $177,154

Townshend, VT $175,740

Vernon, VT $176,926

Wardsboro, VT $175,867

West Dover, VT $176,156

West Dummerston, VT $175,943

West Halifax, VT $176,214

West Townshend, VT $175,503

West Wardsboro, VT $175,507

Whitingham, VT $176,394

Williamsville, VT $175,943

Wilmington, VT $176,287

Burlington, VT $176,769

South Burlington, VT $176,758

Winooski, VT $176,769

Colchester, VT $176,769

Alburgh, VT $175,887

Bakersfield, VT $176,147

Belvidere Center, VT $175,509

Bristol, VT $176,184

Cambridge, VT $176,394

Charlotte, VT $176,529

East Berkshire, VT $175,978

East Fairfield, VT $176,240

Enosburg Falls, VT $175,754

Essex, VT $176,634

Essex Junction, VT $176,646

Fairfax, VT $176,406

Fairfield, VT $176,237

Ferrisburgh, VT $176,333

Franklin, VT $175,764

Grand Isle, VT $176,424

Highgate Center, VT $175,913

Highgate Springs, VT $176,002

Hinesburg, VT $176,525

Huntington, VT $176,392

Isle La Motte, VT $176,105

Jeffersonville, VT $176,275

Jericho, VT $176,487

Jonesville, VT $176,524

Milton, VT $176,571

Monkton, VT $176,384

Montgomery, VT $175,754

Montgomery Center, VT $175,540

New Haven, VT $176,163

North Ferrisburgh, VT $176,412

North Hero, VT $176,237

Richford, VT $175,724

Richmond, VT $176,506

Saint Albans, VT $176,315

Saint Albans Bay, VT $176,293

Shelburne, VT $176,690

Sheldon, VT $176,105

Sheldon Springs, VT $176,538

South Hero, VT $176,583

Starksboro, VT $176,287

Swanton, VT $176,074

Underhill, VT $176,447

Underhill Center, VT $176,452

Vergennes, VT $176,109

Waterville, VT $176,168

Westford, VT $176,534

Williston, VT $176,667

Montpelier, VT $176,051

Bennington, VT $176,966

Arlington, VT $176,343

Dorset, VT $175,657

East Arlington, VT $175,591

East Dorset, VT $175,661

Manchester, VT $176,135

Manchester Center, VT $176,020

Associate Director of employer relations Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Director of employer relations 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 Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Associate Director of employer relations positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Director of employer relations as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Director of employer relations

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$257,645	$124.0	50%
Biotechnology	$257,645	$124.0	50%
Financial Services	$257,645	$124.0	50%
Healthcare	$257,645	$124.0	50%
Software & Networking	$257,645	$124.0	50%

Associate Director of employer relations Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Director of employer relations'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.

$163,934

Average $171,763/year

$180,501

$13,661

Average $14,314/month

$15,042

$3,153

Average $3,303/week

$3,471

$79

Average $83/hour

$87

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,501	$15,042	$3,471	$87
Average	$171,763	$14,314	$3,303	$83
25th Percentile	$163,934	$13,661	$3,153	$79

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