What are the main factors that influence a Forensic Administrator'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 Forensic Administrator?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Forensic Administrator roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Forensic Administrator's salary?

A Forensic Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,502 for beginners, reaching about $62,682 at mid-level, and approach $63,184 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Forensic Administrator?

Forensic Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forensic Administrator roles are District of Columbia $70,483, California $70,216, Massachusetts $69,280. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forensic Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Forensic Administrator level roles vary by specialization: forensic psychiatry: $259,089; Forensic Psychiatrist: $256,532; Forensic Nurse - RN: $101,161; Forensic Engineer: $94,662; Forensic Interviewer: $75,176.

Forensic Administrator Salary in Vermont

How much does a Forensic Administrator make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forensic Administrator in Vermont is $62,481 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,299
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,350 to $69,714
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,768

10% $50,768

50% (Median) $62,481

90% $76,299

Forensic Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,714	$5,809	$1,341	$34
Average	$62,481	$5,207	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$56,350	$4,696	$1,084	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Forensic Administrator Salaries

A Forensic Administrator'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 Forensic Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Forensic Administrator'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): $60,502
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,175
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,682
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,983
Expert (over 8 years): $63,184

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Forensic Administrator	less than 1 year	$60,502
Early Career Level Forensic Administrator	1-2 years	$61,175
Mid-Level Level Forensic Administrator	2-4 years	$62,682
Senior-Level Level Forensic Administrator	5-8 years	$62,983
Expert Level Forensic Administrator	over 8 years	$63,184

How Do Forensic Administrator 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 Forensic Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,483.
California: $70,216.
Massachusetts: $69,280.

District of Columbia $70,483 California $70,216 Massachusetts $69,280 Washington $69,025 New Jersey $69,000 Alaska $68,911 Connecticut $68,032 New York $67,676

Hawaii $66,536 Rhode Island $66,001 Maryland $65,638 Minnesota $65,142 Colorado $64,951 Illinois $64,887 Oregon $64,645 Delaware $64,467

New Hampshire $64,355 Virginia $64,104 Pennsylvania $63,372 Nevada $63,003 North Dakota $62,882 Michigan $62,691 Wisconsin $62,621 Vermont $62,481

Texas $62,093 Maine $62,067 Arizona $62,029 Ohio $61,984 Georgia $61,399 Indiana $61,106 Wyoming $61,049 Utah $60,960

Iowa $60,921 Kansas $60,616 Louisiana $60,527 North Carolina $60,495 Missouri $60,482 Florida $60,234 Montana $60,100 Nebraska $59,973

Kentucky $59,903 South Carolina $59,648 Tennessee $59,489 Idaho $59,425 New Mexico $58,961 Oklahoma $58,859 Alabama $58,483 South Dakota $57,853

Arkansas $57,509 West Virginia $57,325 Mississippi $56,771

Top Paying Cities for Forensic Administrator

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: $63,955
Barre: $64,051
Cabot: $63,910

Adamant, VT $63,955

Barre, VT $64,051

Cabot, VT $63,910

Calais, VT $63,966

East Barre, VT $63,953

East Calais, VT $63,955

East Montpelier, VT $63,997

Eden, VT $63,913

Eden Mills, VT $63,855

Graniteville, VT $64,047

Hyde Park, VT $64,007

Johnson, VT $64,088

Lake Elmore, VT $63,936

Marshfield, VT $63,921

Moretown, VT $64,092

Morrisville, VT $64,085

Moscow, VT $64,117

Northfield, VT $64,014

Northfield Falls, VT $64,313

North Hyde Park, VT $64,002

North Montpelier, VT $63,938

Plainfield, VT $63,929

Roxbury, VT $63,821

South Barre, VT $64,125

Waterbury, VT $64,111

Stowe, VT $64,120

Waitsfield, VT $64,084

Warren, VT $63,964

Washington, VT $63,839

Waterbury Center, VT $64,109

Websterville, VT $64,037

Williamstown, VT $63,962

Wolcott, VT $63,927

Woodbury, VT $63,864

Worcester, VT $63,928

Rutland, VT $63,926

Belmont, VT $63,729

Benson, VT $63,728

Bomoseen, VT $63,829

Brandon, VT $63,876

Bridport, VT $63,883

Castleton, VT $63,841

Center Rutland, VT $63,885

Chittenden, VT $63,738

Cuttingsville, VT $63,715

Danby, VT $63,824

East Middlebury, VT $63,918

East Poultney, VT $63,831

East Wallingford, VT $63,762

Fair Haven, VT $63,785

Florence, VT $63,762

Forest Dale, VT $63,878

Gaysville, VT $63,473

Granville, VT $63,773

Hancock, VT $63,762

Hydeville, VT $63,836

Killington, VT $63,755

Middlebury, VT $64,016

Middletown Springs, VT $63,797

Mount Holly, VT $63,738

North Clarendon, VT $63,831

Orwell, VT $63,824

Pawlet, VT $63,847

Pittsfield, VT $63,792

Pittsford, VT $63,853

Poultney, VT $63,841

Proctor, VT $63,912

Ripton, VT $63,838

Rochester, VT $63,805

Rupert, VT $63,799

Salisbury, VT $63,901

Shoreham, VT $63,846

Stockbridge, VT $63,733

Wallingford, VT $63,768

Wells, VT $63,850

West Pawlet, VT $63,871

West Rupert, VT $63,856

West Rutland, VT $63,817

Whiting, VT $63,849

Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,918

Albany, VT $63,881

Barnet, VT $63,850

Barton, VT $63,874

Beebe Plain, VT $63,893

Concord, VT $63,789

Coventry, VT $63,967

Craftsbury, VT $63,899

Craftsbury Common, VT $63,903

Danville, VT $63,864

Derby, VT $63,893

Derby Line, VT $63,845

East Burke, VT $63,843

East Charleston, VT $63,850

East Hardwick, VT $63,884

East Haven, VT $63,704

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,917

Glover, VT $63,855

Granby, VT $63,626

Greensboro, VT $63,833

Greensboro Bend, VT $63,874

Hardwick, VT $63,945

Irasburg, VT $63,858

Island Pond, VT $63,754

Lowell, VT $63,836

Lower Waterford, VT $63,910

Lyndon, VT $63,898

Lyndon Center, VT $63,970

Lyndonville, VT $63,901

Morgan, VT $63,785

Newport, VT $63,931

Newport Center, VT $63,850

North Concord, VT $63,683

North Troy, VT $63,859

Orleans, VT $63,834

Passumpsic, VT $63,922

Peacham, VT $63,793

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $63,924

Sheffield, VT $63,810

Sutton, VT $63,805

Troy, VT $63,865

West Burke, VT $63,848

West Charleston, VT $63,818

West Danville, VT $63,868

Westfield, VT $63,817

West Glover, VT $63,860

Averill, VT $63,489

Beecher Falls, VT $63,901

Canaan, VT $63,741

Gilman, VT $64,022

Guildhall, VT $63,657

Lunenburg, VT $63,796

Norton, VT $63,616

North Bennington, VT $64,326

North Pownal, VT $64,456

Pownal, VT $64,493

White River Junction, VT $63,910

Ascutney, VT $63,939

Barnard, VT $63,764

Bethel, VT $63,804

Bradford, VT $63,871

Bridgewater, VT $63,830

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,703

Brookfield, VT $63,866

Brownsville, VT $63,831

Chelsea, VT $63,829

Corinth, VT $63,812

East Corinth, VT $63,839

East Randolph, VT $63,851

East Ryegate, VT $63,796

East Thetford, VT $63,875

Fairlee, VT $63,806

Groton, VT $63,823

Hartford, VT $64,076

Hartland, VT $63,852

Hartland Four Corners, VT $63,849

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,013

Newbury, VT $63,815

North Hartland, VT $63,897

North Pomfret, VT $63,787

North Thetford, VT $63,873

Norwich, VT $63,860

Plymouth, VT $63,657

Post Mills, VT $63,859

Quechee, VT $63,925

Randolph, VT $63,914

Randolph Center, VT $63,882

Reading, VT $63,710

Sharon, VT $63,803

South Pomfret, VT $63,741

South Royalton, VT $63,821

South Ryegate, VT $63,834

South Strafford, VT $63,818

South Woodstock, VT $63,726

Strafford, VT $63,762

Taftsville, VT $63,931

Thetford, VT $63,875

Thetford Center, VT $63,808

Topsham, VT $63,789

Tunbridge, VT $63,801

Vershire, VT $63,771

Wells River, VT $63,838

West Fairlee, VT $63,955

West Hartford, VT $63,789

West Newbury, VT $63,813

West Topsham, VT $63,839

Wilder, VT $64,079

Windsor, VT $63,878

Woodstock, VT $63,799

Bellows Falls, VT $64,032

Cambridgeport, VT $63,959

Cavendish, VT $63,747

Chester, VT $63,810

Chester Depot, VT $63,787

Grafton, VT $63,762

Londonderry, VT $63,876

Ludlow, VT $63,780

North Springfield, VT $64,002

Perkinsville, VT $63,829

Peru, VT $63,810

Proctorsville, VT $63,757

Saxtons River, VT $64,019

South Londonderry, VT $63,916

Springfield, VT $63,971

Westminster, VT $64,032

Westminster Station, VT $64,036

Weston, VT $63,744

Shaftsbury, VT $64,250

Brattleboro, VT $64,163

Bondville, VT $63,897

East Dover, VT $64,027

Jacksonville, VT $64,188

Jamaica, VT $63,899

Marlboro, VT $64,481

Newfane, VT $63,985

Putney, VT $63,972

Readsboro, VT $64,488

South Newfane, VT $64,008

Stamford, VT $64,442

Townshend, VT $63,927

Vernon, VT $64,359

Wardsboro, VT $63,974

West Dover, VT $64,079

West Dummerston, VT $64,001

West Halifax, VT $64,100

West Townshend, VT $63,841

West Wardsboro, VT $63,843

Whitingham, VT $64,165

Williamsville, VT $64,001

Wilmington, VT $64,127

Burlington, VT $64,302

South Burlington, VT $64,298

Winooski, VT $64,302

Colchester, VT $64,302

Alburgh, VT $63,981

Bakersfield, VT $64,076

Belvidere Center, VT $63,843

Bristol, VT $64,089

Cambridge, VT $64,165

Charlotte, VT $64,214

East Berkshire, VT $64,014

East Fairfield, VT $64,109

Enosburg Falls, VT $63,932

Essex, VT $64,253

Essex Junction, VT $64,257

Fairfax, VT $64,170

Fairfield, VT $64,108

Ferrisburgh, VT $64,143

Franklin, VT $63,936

Grand Isle, VT $64,176

Highgate Center, VT $63,990

Highgate Springs, VT $64,023

Hinesburg, VT $64,213

Huntington, VT $64,165

Isle La Motte, VT $64,060

Jeffersonville, VT $64,122

Jericho, VT $64,199

Jonesville, VT $64,213

Milton, VT $64,230

Monkton, VT $64,162

Montgomery, VT $63,932

Montgomery Center, VT $63,855

New Haven, VT $64,081

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,172

North Hero, VT $64,108

Richford, VT $63,922

Richmond, VT $64,206

Saint Albans, VT $64,137

Saint Albans Bay, VT $64,129

Shelburne, VT $64,273

Sheldon, VT $64,060

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,218

South Hero, VT $64,234

Starksboro, VT $64,127

Swanton, VT $64,049

Underhill, VT $64,185

Underhill Center, VT $64,186

Vergennes, VT $64,062

Waterville, VT $64,083

Westford, VT $64,216

Williston, VT $64,265

Montpelier, VT $64,041

Bennington, VT $64,374

Arlington, VT $64,147

Dorset, VT $63,897

East Arlington, VT $63,873

East Dorset, VT $63,899

Manchester, VT $64,071

Manchester Center, VT $64,029

Forensic Administrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Forensic Administrator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Forensic Administrator positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Forensic Administrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Forensic Administrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$78,101	$38.0	25%
Biotechnology	$74,977	$36.0	20%
Software & Networking	$74,977	$36.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$71,853	$35.0	15%
Chemicals	$68,729	$33.0	10%

Forensic Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Forensic Administrator'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.

$56,350

Average $62,481/year

$69,714

$4,696

Average $5,207/month

$5,809

$1,084

Average $1,202/week

$1,341

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,714	$5,809	$1,341	$34
Average	$62,481	$5,207	$1,202	$30
25th Percentile	$56,350	$4,696	$1,084	$27

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