What are the main factors that influence a Foster Care Director'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 Foster Care Director?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Foster Care Director roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Foster Care Director's salary?

A Foster Care Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $83,750 for beginners, reaching about $87,730 at mid-level, and approach $92,989 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Foster Care Director?

Foster Care Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Foster Care Director roles are District of Columbia $97,105, California $96,736, Massachusetts $95,447. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Foster Care Director roles make?

Salaries for Foster Care Director level roles vary by specialization: Foster Care Case Manager: $105,760; Foster Care Supervisor: $98,997; Foster Care Caseworker: $81,646; Foster Care Recruiter: $69,246; Foster Care Coordinator: $67,855.

Foster Care Director Salary in Colorado

How much does a Foster Care Director make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Foster Care Director in Colorado is $89,483 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Foster Care Director's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,597
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,940 to $102,106
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,251

10% $71,251

50% (Median) $89,483

90% $113,597

Foster Care Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,106	$8,509	$1,964	$49
Average	$89,483	$7,457	$1,721	$43
25th Percentile	$79,940	$6,662	$1,537	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Foster Care Director Salaries

A Foster Care Director'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 Foster Care Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Foster Care Director'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): $83,750
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,032
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,730
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,639
Expert (over 8 years): $92,989

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Foster Care Director	less than 1 year	$83,750
Early Career Level Foster Care Director	1-2 years	$84,032
Mid-Level Level Foster Care Director	2-4 years	$87,730
Senior-Level Level Foster Care Director	5-8 years	$92,639
Expert Level Foster Care Director	over 8 years	$92,989

How Do Foster Care Director 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 Foster Care Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,105.
California: $96,736.
Massachusetts: $95,447.

District of Columbia $97,105 California $96,736 Massachusetts $95,447 Washington $95,096 New Jersey $95,061 Alaska $94,938 Connecticut $93,728 New York $93,237

Hawaii $91,667 Rhode Island $90,930 Maryland $90,431 Minnesota $89,746 Colorado $89,483 Illinois $89,396 Oregon $89,062 Delaware $88,817

New Hampshire $88,662 Virginia $88,317 Pennsylvania $87,308 Nevada $86,800 North Dakota $86,633 Michigan $86,370 Wisconsin $86,273 Vermont $86,080

Texas $85,546 Maine $85,510 Arizona $85,458 Ohio $85,396 Georgia $84,590 Indiana $84,186 Wyoming $84,107 Utah $83,984

Iowa $83,932 Kansas $83,511 Louisiana $83,388 North Carolina $83,344 Missouri $83,327 Florida $82,985 Montana $82,800 Nebraska $82,625

Kentucky $82,529 South Carolina $82,178 Tennessee $81,958 Idaho $81,871 New Mexico $81,231 Oklahoma $81,090 Alabama $80,573 South Dakota $79,704

Arkansas $79,231 West Virginia $78,977 Mississippi $78,214

Top Paying Cities for Foster Care Director

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:

Glen Haven: $87,731
Hygiene: $90,780
Johnstown: $87,927

Glen Haven, CO $87,731

Hygiene, CO $90,780

Johnstown, CO $87,927

Laporte, CO $86,952

Livermore, CO $86,670

Loveland, CO $87,652

Lyons, CO $90,621

Masonville, CO $87,008

Mead, CO $88,926

Milliken, CO $87,805

Niwot, CO $91,493

Red Feather Lakes, CO $86,908

Severance, CO $87,077

Timnath, CO $86,965

Wellington, CO $86,478

Windsor, CO $87,090

Brighton, CO $89,248

Ault, CO $86,924

Briggsdale, CO $86,948

Carr, CO $85,453

Eastlake, CO $89,481

Eaton, CO $87,199

Evans, CO $87,642

Fort Lupton, CO $88,994

Galeton, CO $87,207

Gilcrest, CO $88,121

Gill, CO $87,350

Greeley, CO $87,427

Henderson, CO $89,387

Hudson, CO $88,701

Keenesburg, CO $88,273

Kersey, CO $87,361

La Salle, CO $87,970

Lucerne, CO $87,333

Nunn, CO $86,648

Orchard, CO $86,937

Pierce, CO $86,979

Ohio City, CO $87,874

Parlin, CO $87,461

Penrose, CO $86,697

Pitkin, CO $87,765

Poncha Springs, CO $87,171

Powderhorn, CO $87,279

Rockvale, CO $86,303

Sargents, CO $87,023

Twin Lakes, CO $89,897

Westcliffe, CO $86,351

Wetmore, CO $85,796

Durango, CO $87,523

Cahone, CO $87,307

Cortez, CO $87,242

Dolores, CO $87,450

Dove Creek, CO $87,221

Egnar, CO $87,269

Hesperus, CO $86,758

Lewis, CO $87,462

Mancos, CO $87,240

Marvel, CO $86,756

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $86,788

Pleasant View, CO $87,057

Rico, CO $87,471

Towaoc, CO $86,878

Yellow Jacket, CO $87,357

Montrose, CO $87,798

Austin, CO $87,912

Bedrock, CO $87,247

Cedaredge, CO $88,001

Cory, CO $87,891

Crawford, CO $87,642

Delta, CO $87,796

Eckert, CO $87,934

Hotchkiss, CO $87,879

Lazear, CO $87,814

Naturita, CO $87,424

Norwood, CO $87,458

Nucla, CO $87,558

Olathe, CO $87,699

Ophir, CO $87,553

Ouray, CO $87,539

Paonia, CO $88,283

Paradox, CO $87,295

Placerville, CO $87,472

Redvale, CO $87,500

Ridgway, CO $87,527

Silverton, CO $87,379

Somerset, CO $88,550

Telluride, CO $87,570

Grand Junction, CO $88,338

Platteville, CO $88,317

Roggen, CO $87,406

Weldona, CO $86,731

Wiggins, CO $87,195

Fort Morgan, CO $86,766

Log Lane Village, CO $87,050

Akron, CO $86,138

Amherst, CO $85,861

Atwood, CO $86,439

Brush, CO $86,433

Crook, CO $86,194

Eckley, CO $85,922

Fleming, CO $86,359

Grover, CO $86,290

Haxtun, CO $86,341

Hereford, CO $85,739

Hillrose, CO $86,518

Holyoke, CO $86,080

Idalia, CO $85,648

Iliff, CO $86,420

Julesburg, CO $86,072

Lindon, CO $85,768

Merino, CO $86,515

New Raymer, CO $86,495

Otis, CO $86,215

Ovid, CO $86,102

Padroni, CO $86,201

Paoli, CO $86,342

Peetz, CO $86,177

Sedgwick, CO $86,133

Snyder, CO $86,450

Sterling, CO $86,587

Stoneham, CO $86,500

Vernon, CO $85,730

Woodrow, CO $85,947

Wray, CO $85,901

Yuma, CO $86,188

Anton, CO $85,790

Arapahoe, CO $85,114

Arriba, CO $85,423

Bethune, CO $85,549

Burlington, CO $85,469

Calhan, CO $86,822

Cascade, CO $87,535

Cheyenne Wells, CO $85,238

Cope, CO $85,750

Cripple Creek, CO $87,371

Divide, CO $87,417

Flagler, CO $85,510

Florissant, CO $87,346

Fountain, CO $86,814

Genoa, CO $85,481

Green Mountain Falls, CO $87,514

Guffey, CO $87,252

Hugo, CO $84,957

Joes, CO $85,835

Karval, CO $84,464

Kirk, CO $85,764

Kit Carson, CO $85,132

Limon, CO $85,996

Lake George, CO $87,478

Manitou Springs, CO $87,535

Matheson, CO $85,933

Peyton, CO $87,231

Ramah, CO $85,378

Rush, CO $85,581

Seibert, CO $85,474

Simla, CO $86,324

Stratton, CO $85,560

U S A F Academy, CO $87,530

Victor, CO $87,331

Vona, CO $85,524

Wild Horse, CO $84,968

Woodland Park, CO $87,464

Yoder, CO $85,911

Colorado Springs, CO $87,536

Clifton, CO $88,283

Fruita, CO $88,063

Gateway, CO $87,443

Glade Park, CO $87,746

Loma, CO $88,095

Mack, CO $87,861

Palisade, CO $88,123

Whitewater, CO $87,740

Glenwood Springs, CO $89,190

Dinosaur, CO $87,716

Aspen, CO $90,860

Snowmass Village, CO $90,857

Avon, CO $90,041

Basalt, CO $90,571

Carbondale, CO $90,234

Collbran, CO $88,036

Craig, CO $88,683

De Beque, CO $88,026

Eagle, CO $89,673

Edwards, CO $89,865

Parachute, CO $88,484

Battlement Mesa, CO $88,403

Gypsum, CO $89,226

Hamilton, CO $89,061

Hayden, CO $88,809

Maybell, CO $87,826

Meeker, CO $89,069

Meredith, CO $90,274

Mesa, CO $87,993

Minturn, CO $89,767

Molina, CO $87,941

New Castle, CO $88,882

Rangely, CO $88,073

Red Cliff, CO $89,755

Rifle, CO $88,662

Silt, CO $88,626

Slater, CO $88,261

Snowmass, CO $90,674

Wolcott, CO $89,726

Woody Creek, CO $90,854

Vail, CO $90,152

Pueblo, CO $84,879

Colorado City, CO $85,460

Aguilar, CO $85,832

Arlington, CO $84,321

Avondale, CO $85,106

Beulah, CO $85,465

Boncarbo, CO $85,874

Boone, CO $85,382

Branson, CO $85,172

Campo, CO $84,856

Cheraw, CO $85,019

Crowley, CO $85,201

Eads, CO $85,080

Fort Lyon, CO $84,986

Fowler, CO $85,230

Gardner, CO $86,064

Granada, CO $85,271

Hartman, CO $85,434

Hasty, CO $85,173

Haswell, CO $84,669

Hoehne, CO $85,736

Holly, CO $85,165

Kim, CO $85,084

La Junta, CO $85,139

Lamar, CO $85,399

Las Animas, CO $85,092

La Veta, CO $86,214

Mc Clave, CO $85,186

Manzanola, CO $85,074

Model, CO $85,203

Olney Springs, CO $84,928

Ordway, CO $84,505

Pritchett, CO $85,089

Rocky Ford, CO $84,951

Rye, CO $85,590

Sheridan Lake, CO $85,113

Springfield, CO $85,263

Sugar City, CO $84,279

Swink, CO $85,054

Trinchera, CO $85,368

Trinidad, CO $85,738

Two Buttes, CO $85,259

Vilas, CO $85,246

Walsenburg, CO $85,760

Walsh, CO $85,156

Weston, CO $86,037

Wiley, CO $85,108

Alamosa, CO $86,869

Antonito, CO $86,814

Arboles, CO $86,989

Arvada, CO $89,484

Aurora, CO $89,423

Bayfield, CO $87,234

Broomfield, CO $89,877

Commerce City, CO $89,274

Dupont, CO $89,445

Eldorado Springs, CO $91,574

Lafayette, CO $90,762

Louisville, CO $90,874

Westminster, CO $89,443

Wheat Ridge, CO $89,439

Agate, CO $86,270

Bennett, CO $88,512

Byers, CO $87,456

Castle Rock, CO $87,843

Deer Trail, CO $86,879

Elbert, CO $87,288

Elizabeth, CO $88,024

Englewood, CO $89,423

Franktown, CO $87,785

Kiowa, CO $87,391

Larkspur, CO $87,558

Littleton, CO $89,334

Lone Tree, CO $89,098

Louviers, CO $88,975

Monument, CO $87,472

Palmer Lake, CO $87,481

Parker, CO $88,772

Sedalia, CO $87,888

Strasburg, CO $88,231

Watkins, CO $88,893

Denver, CO $89,413

Thornton, CO $89,483

Boulder, CO $92,016

Golden, CO $89,432

Alma, CO $88,928

Bailey, CO $88,726

Black Hawk, CO $90,325

Bond, CO $89,718

Breckenridge, CO $89,119

Buffalo Creek, CO $88,420

Burns, CO $89,141

Central City, CO $89,818

Clark, CO $88,297

Climax, CO $89,221

Coalmont, CO $88,144

Como, CO $87,843

Conifer, CO $88,957

Cowdrey, CO $87,788

Dillon, CO $89,065

Dumont, CO $89,497

Evergreen, CO $89,276

Empire, CO $89,089

Fairplay, CO $87,925

Fraser, CO $89,190

Frisco, CO $89,615

Georgetown, CO $89,022

Granby, CO $88,952

Grand Lake, CO $88,903

Grant, CO $88,270

Hartsel, CO $87,457

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $88,833

Idaho Springs, CO $89,346

Idledale, CO $89,340

Indian Hills, CO $89,294

Jamestown, CO $91,868

Jefferson, CO $88,085

Kittredge, CO $89,303

Kremmling, CO $88,824

Leadville, CO $89,112

Mc Coy, CO $89,127

Morrison, CO $89,275

Nederland, CO $91,032

Oak Creek, CO $88,969

Parshall, CO $89,351

Phippsburg, CO $89,056

Pine, CO $88,527

Pinecliffe, CO $91,460

Rand, CO $88,150

Rollinsville, CO $90,608

Shawnee, CO $88,505

Silver Plume, CO $88,645

Steamboat Springs, CO $88,803

Tabernash, CO $89,397

Toponas, CO $89,023

Walden, CO $88,019

Ward, CO $90,793

Winter Park, CO $89,512

Yampa, CO $89,144

Silverthorne, CO $89,539

Longmont, CO $90,426

Allenspark, CO $90,016

Estes Park, CO $88,664

Bellvue, CO $87,529

Berthoud, CO $88,602

Dacono, CO $89,635

Drake, CO $87,561

Erie, CO $90,037

Firestone, CO $89,412

Fort Collins, CO $86,905

Frederick, CO $89,416

Blanca, CO $86,561

Capulin, CO $87,006

Center, CO $86,935

Chama, CO $86,265

Chimney Rock, CO $87,026

Chromo, CO $86,442

Conejos, CO $86,760

Creede, CO $87,215

Crestone, CO $86,601

Del Norte, CO $87,026

Fort Garland, CO $86,366

San Luis, CO $86,016

Homelake, CO $86,944

Hooper, CO $86,656

Ignacio, CO $86,858

Jaroso, CO $86,205

La Jara, CO $86,900

Manassa, CO $86,812

Moffat, CO $86,715

Monte Vista, CO $86,996

Mosca, CO $86,546

Pagosa Springs, CO $87,019

Romeo, CO $87,067

Saguache, CO $87,015

Sanford, CO $86,580

San Pablo, CO $86,135

South Fork, CO $87,113

Villa Grove, CO $86,832

Salida, CO $87,173

Almont, CO $89,418

Buena Vista, CO $89,281

Canon City, CO $86,785

Cimarron, CO $87,371

Coal Creek, CO $86,270

Coaldale, CO $86,960

Cotopaxi, CO $86,716

Crested Butte, CO $89,888

Florence, CO $86,134

Monarch, CO $87,356

Granite, CO $88,667

Gunnison, CO $87,438

Hillside, CO $86,684

Howard, CO $87,117

Lake City, CO $87,365

Nathrop, CO $87,436

Foster Care Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Foster Care Director roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Foster Care Director positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Foster Care Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Foster Care Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$98,432	$47.0	10%

Foster Care Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Foster Care Director'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.

$79,940

Average $89,483/year

$102,106

$6,662

Average $7,457/month

$8,509

$1,537

Average $1,721/week

$1,964

$38

Average $43/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,106	$8,509	$1,964	$49
Average	$89,483	$7,457	$1,721	$43
25th Percentile	$79,940	$6,662	$1,537	$38

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