What are the main factors that influence a COBRA Specialist'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 COBRA Specialist?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for COBRA Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A COBRA Specialist's salary?

A COBRA Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $36,611 for beginners, reaching about $38,573 at mid-level, and approach $39,673 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a COBRA Specialist?

COBRA Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for COBRA Specialist roles are District of Columbia $42,981, California $42,818, Massachusetts $42,247. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of COBRA Specialist roles make?

Salaries for COBRA Specialist level roles vary by specialization: COBRA Account Manager: $103,363; A&A Specialist: $93,197; Environmental Compliance Specialist: $85,738; Immigration Specialist: $83,069; Security Specialist: $63,160.

COBRA Specialist Salary in Vermont

How much does a COBRA Specialist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a COBRA Specialist in Vermont is $38,101 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a COBRA Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,507
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,915 to $40,931
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,014

10% $32,014

50% (Median) $38,101

90% $43,507

COBRA Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,931	$3,411	$787	$20
Average	$38,101	$3,175	$733	$18
25th Percentile	$34,915	$2,910	$671	$17

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Key Factors That Influence COBRA Specialist Salaries

A COBRA 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects COBRA Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a COBRA 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): $36,611
Early Career (1-2 years): $37,406
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $38,573
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $39,556
Expert (over 8 years): $39,673

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level COBRA Specialist	less than 1 year	$36,611
Early Career Level COBRA Specialist	1-2 years	$37,406
Mid-Level Level COBRA Specialist	2-4 years	$38,573
Senior-Level Level COBRA Specialist	5-8 years	$39,556
Expert Level COBRA Specialist	over 8 years	$39,673

How Do COBRA 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 COBRA Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,981.
California: $42,818.
Massachusetts: $42,247.

District of Columbia $42,981 California $42,818 Massachusetts $42,247 Washington $42,092 New Jersey $42,076 Alaska $42,022 Connecticut $41,486 New York $41,269

Hawaii $40,574 Rhode Island $40,248 Maryland $40,027 Minnesota $39,724 Colorado $39,608 Illinois $39,569 Oregon $39,421 Delaware $39,313

New Hampshire $39,244 Virginia $39,091 Pennsylvania $38,645 Nevada $38,420 North Dakota $38,346 Michigan $38,229 Wisconsin $38,187 Vermont $38,101

Texas $37,865 Maine $37,849 Arizona $37,826 Ohio $37,799 Georgia $37,441 Indiana $37,263 Wyoming $37,228 Utah $37,174

Iowa $37,150 Kansas $36,964 Louisiana $36,910 North Carolina $36,890 Missouri $36,882 Florida $36,731 Montana $36,649 Nebraska $36,572

Kentucky $36,529 South Carolina $36,374 Tennessee $36,277 Idaho $36,238 New Mexico $35,955 Oklahoma $35,893 Alabama $35,663 South Dakota $35,279

Arkansas $35,070 West Virginia $34,957 Mississippi $34,619

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Adamant: $39,000
Barre: $39,059
Cabot: $38,973

Adamant, VT $39,000

Barre, VT $39,059

Cabot, VT $38,973

Calais, VT $39,007

East Barre, VT $38,999

East Calais, VT $39,000

East Montpelier, VT $39,026

Eden, VT $38,974

Eden Mills, VT $38,939

Graniteville, VT $39,056

Hyde Park, VT $39,032

Johnson, VT $39,081

Lake Elmore, VT $38,988

Marshfield, VT $38,979

Moretown, VT $39,084

Morrisville, VT $39,079

Moscow, VT $39,099

Northfield, VT $39,036

Northfield Falls, VT $39,219

North Hyde Park, VT $39,029

North Montpelier, VT $38,990

Plainfield, VT $38,984

Roxbury, VT $38,918

South Barre, VT $39,104

Waterbury, VT $39,095

Stowe, VT $39,101

Waitsfield, VT $39,079

Warren, VT $39,006

Washington, VT $38,930

Waterbury Center, VT $39,094

Websterville, VT $39,050

Williamstown, VT $39,005

Wolcott, VT $38,983

Woodbury, VT $38,945

Worcester, VT $38,984

Rutland, VT $38,983

Belmont, VT $38,862

Benson, VT $38,862

Bomoseen, VT $38,923

Brandon, VT $38,952

Bridport, VT $38,956

Castleton, VT $38,931

Center Rutland, VT $38,957

Chittenden, VT $38,868

Cuttingsville, VT $38,854

Danby, VT $38,920

East Middlebury, VT $38,977

East Poultney, VT $38,925

East Wallingford, VT $38,882

Fair Haven, VT $38,896

Florence, VT $38,883

Forest Dale, VT $38,953

Gaysville, VT $38,706

Granville, VT $38,889

Hancock, VT $38,883

Hydeville, VT $38,928

Killington, VT $38,879

Middlebury, VT $39,038

Middletown Springs, VT $38,904

Mount Holly, VT $38,868

North Clarendon, VT $38,925

Orwell, VT $38,920

Pawlet, VT $38,934

Pittsfield, VT $38,901

Pittsford, VT $38,938

Poultney, VT $38,931

Proctor, VT $38,974

Ripton, VT $38,929

Rochester, VT $38,909

Rupert, VT $38,905

Salisbury, VT $38,967

Shoreham, VT $38,934

Stockbridge, VT $38,865

Wallingford, VT $38,886

Wells, VT $38,936

West Pawlet, VT $38,949

West Rupert, VT $38,940

West Rutland, VT $38,916

Whiting, VT $38,936

Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,977

Albany, VT $38,955

Barnet, VT $38,936

Barton, VT $38,951

Beebe Plain, VT $38,962

Concord, VT $38,899

Coventry, VT $39,008

Craftsbury, VT $38,966

Craftsbury Common, VT $38,968

Danville, VT $38,944

Derby, VT $38,962

Derby Line, VT $38,933

East Burke, VT $38,932

East Charleston, VT $38,936

East Hardwick, VT $38,957

East Haven, VT $38,847

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $38,977

Glover, VT $38,939

Granby, VT $38,799

Greensboro, VT $38,926

Greensboro Bend, VT $38,951

Hardwick, VT $38,994

Irasburg, VT $38,941

Island Pond, VT $38,877

Lowell, VT $38,928

Lower Waterford, VT $38,972

Lyndon, VT $38,965

Lyndon Center, VT $39,009

Lyndonville, VT $38,967

Morgan, VT $38,897

Newport, VT $38,986

Newport Center, VT $38,936

North Concord, VT $38,834

North Troy, VT $38,941

Orleans, VT $38,927

Passumpsic, VT $38,980

Peacham, VT $38,901

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $38,981

Sheffield, VT $38,912

Sutton, VT $38,909

Troy, VT $38,945

West Burke, VT $38,935

West Charleston, VT $38,917

West Danville, VT $38,947

Westfield, VT $38,916

West Glover, VT $38,943

Averill, VT $38,716

Beecher Falls, VT $38,967

Canaan, VT $38,870

Gilman, VT $39,041

Guildhall, VT $38,819

Lunenburg, VT $38,903

Norton, VT $38,793

North Bennington, VT $39,227

North Pownal, VT $39,306

Pownal, VT $39,328

White River Junction, VT $38,972

Ascutney, VT $38,991

Barnard, VT $38,884

Bethel, VT $38,908

Bradford, VT $38,949

Bridgewater, VT $38,924

Bridgewater Corners, VT $38,847

Brookfield, VT $38,946

Brownsville, VT $38,925

Chelsea, VT $38,924

Corinth, VT $38,913

East Corinth, VT $38,929

East Randolph, VT $38,937

East Ryegate, VT $38,903

East Thetford, VT $38,951

Fairlee, VT $38,909

Groton, VT $38,920

Hartford, VT $39,074

Hartland, VT $38,937

Hartland Four Corners, VT $38,936

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $39,036

Newbury, VT $38,915

North Hartland, VT $38,965

North Pomfret, VT $38,898

North Thetford, VT $38,950

Norwich, VT $38,943

Plymouth, VT $38,819

Post Mills, VT $38,942

Quechee, VT $38,982

Randolph, VT $38,975

Randolph Center, VT $38,955

Reading, VT $38,851

Sharon, VT $38,907

South Pomfret, VT $38,870

South Royalton, VT $38,918

South Ryegate, VT $38,926

South Strafford, VT $38,917

South Woodstock, VT $38,861

Strafford, VT $38,883

Taftsville, VT $38,985

Thetford, VT $38,951

Thetford Center, VT $38,910

Topsham, VT $38,899

Tunbridge, VT $38,906

Vershire, VT $38,888

Wells River, VT $38,929

West Fairlee, VT $39,000

West Hartford, VT $38,899

West Newbury, VT $38,914

West Topsham, VT $38,930

Wilder, VT $39,076

Windsor, VT $38,953

Woodstock, VT $38,905

Bellows Falls, VT $39,047

Cambridgeport, VT $39,003

Cavendish, VT $38,873

Chester, VT $38,912

Chester Depot, VT $38,898

Grafton, VT $38,882

Londonderry, VT $38,952

Ludlow, VT $38,893

North Springfield, VT $39,029

Perkinsville, VT $38,923

Peru, VT $38,912

Proctorsville, VT $38,880

Saxtons River, VT $39,039

South Londonderry, VT $38,976

Springfield, VT $39,010

Westminster, VT $39,047

Westminster Station, VT $39,050

Weston, VT $38,872

Shaftsbury, VT $39,180

Brattleboro, VT $39,127

Bondville, VT $38,965

East Dover, VT $39,044

Jacksonville, VT $39,142

Jamaica, VT $38,966

Marlboro, VT $39,321

Newfane, VT $39,019

Putney, VT $39,010

Readsboro, VT $39,325

South Newfane, VT $39,032

Stamford, VT $39,297

Townshend, VT $38,983

Vernon, VT $39,247

Wardsboro, VT $39,012

West Dover, VT $39,076

West Dummerston, VT $39,028

West Halifax, VT $39,089

West Townshend, VT $38,931

West Wardsboro, VT $38,932

Whitingham, VT $39,129

Williamsville, VT $39,028

Wilmington, VT $39,105

Burlington, VT $39,212

South Burlington, VT $39,209

Winooski, VT $39,212

Colchester, VT $39,212

Alburgh, VT $39,016

Bakersfield, VT $39,074

Belvidere Center, VT $38,932

Bristol, VT $39,082

Cambridge, VT $39,129

Charlotte, VT $39,158

East Berkshire, VT $39,036

East Fairfield, VT $39,094

Enosburg Falls, VT $38,986

Essex, VT $39,182

Essex Junction, VT $39,184

Fairfax, VT $39,131

Fairfield, VT $39,094

Ferrisburgh, VT $39,115

Franklin, VT $38,989

Grand Isle, VT $39,135

Highgate Center, VT $39,022

Highgate Springs, VT $39,042

Hinesburg, VT $39,158

Huntington, VT $39,128

Isle La Motte, VT $39,064

Jeffersonville, VT $39,102

Jericho, VT $39,149

Jonesville, VT $39,157

Milton, VT $39,168

Monkton, VT $39,126

Montgomery, VT $38,986

Montgomery Center, VT $38,939

New Haven, VT $39,077

North Ferrisburgh, VT $39,132

North Hero, VT $39,094

Richford, VT $38,980

Richmond, VT $39,153

Saint Albans, VT $39,111

Saint Albans Bay, VT $39,106

Shelburne, VT $39,194

Sheldon, VT $39,064

Sheldon Springs, VT $39,160

South Hero, VT $39,170

Starksboro, VT $39,105

Swanton, VT $39,057

Underhill, VT $39,140

Underhill Center, VT $39,141

Vergennes, VT $39,065

Waterville, VT $39,078

Westford, VT $39,160

Williston, VT $39,189

Montpelier, VT $39,052

Bennington, VT $39,255

Arlington, VT $39,117

Dorset, VT $38,965

East Arlington, VT $38,950

East Dorset, VT $38,966

Manchester, VT $39,071

Manchester Center, VT $39,045

COBRA Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For COBRA Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 39% (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, COBRA Specialist positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view COBRA Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a COBRA Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$45,722	$22.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$42,673	$21.0	12%
Software & Networking	$42,673	$21.0	12%
Internet	$41,911	$20.0	10%
Pharmaceuticals	$41,911	$20.0	10%

COBRA Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a COBRA 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.

$34,915

Average $38,101/year

$40,931

$2,910

Average $3,175/month

$3,411

$671

Average $733/week

$787

$17

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,931	$3,411	$787	$20
Average	$38,101	$3,175	$733	$18
25th Percentile	$34,915	$2,910	$671	$17

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