What are the main factors that influence a Governance 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 Governance Administrator?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Governance Administrator roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Governance Administrator's salary?

A Governance Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,282 for beginners, reaching about $33,706 at mid-level, and approach $35,312 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Governance Administrator?

Governance Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Governance Administrator roles are District of Columbia $40,659, California $40,505, Massachusetts $39,965. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Governance Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Governance Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Governance Consultant: $129,048; Governance Manager: $126,929; Governance Lead: $119,242; Board Governance Administrator: $110,100; Board Administrator: $110,086.

Governance Administrator Salary in Montana

How much does a Governance Administrator make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Governance Administrator in Montana is $34,670 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,508
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,915 to $39,296
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,496

10% $27,496

50% (Median) $34,670

90% $43,508

Governance Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,296	$3,275	$756	$19
Average	$34,670	$2,889	$667	$17
25th Percentile	$30,915	$2,576	$595	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Governance Administrator Salaries

A Governance 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 Governance Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Governance 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): $32,282
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,453
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $33,706
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,120
Expert (over 8 years): $35,312

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Governance Administrator	less than 1 year	$32,282
Early Career Level Governance Administrator	1-2 years	$32,453
Mid-Level Level Governance Administrator	2-4 years	$33,706
Senior-Level Level Governance Administrator	5-8 years	$35,120
Expert Level Governance Administrator	over 8 years	$35,312

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

District of Columbia: $40,659.
California: $40,505.
Massachusetts: $39,965.

District of Columbia $40,659 California $40,505 Massachusetts $39,965 Washington $39,819 New Jersey $39,804 Alaska $39,752 Connecticut $39,246 New York $39,040

Hawaii $38,383 Rhode Island $38,074 Maryland $37,865 Minnesota $37,578 Colorado $37,468 Illinois $37,432 Oregon $37,292 Delaware $37,189

New Hampshire $37,125 Virginia $36,980 Pennsylvania $36,558 Nevada $36,345 North Dakota $36,275 Michigan $36,165 Wisconsin $36,124 Vermont $36,043

Texas $35,819 Maine $35,805 Arizona $35,783 Ohio $35,757 Georgia $35,419 Indiana $35,250 Wyoming $35,217 Utah $35,166

Iowa $35,144 Kansas $34,967 Louisiana $34,916 North Carolina $34,898 Missouri $34,890 Florida $34,747 Montana $34,670 Nebraska $34,597

Kentucky $34,556 South Carolina $34,409 Tennessee $34,317 Idaho $34,281 New Mexico $34,013 Oklahoma $33,954 Alabama $33,737 South Dakota $33,374

Arkansas $33,175 West Virginia $33,069 Mississippi $32,749

Top Paying Cities for Governance 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:

Absarokee: $34,459
Acton: $35,293
Ashland: $34,432

Absarokee, MT $34,459

Acton, MT $35,293

Ashland, MT $34,432

Ballantine, MT $35,239

Bearcreek, MT $34,454

Belfry, MT $34,489

Bighorn, MT $34,376

Big Timber, MT $34,430

Birney, MT $34,408

Boyd, MT $34,769

Bridger, MT $34,634

Broadview, MT $35,098

Busby, MT $34,447

Clyde Park, MT $34,436

Columbus, MT $34,720

Cooke City, MT $34,369

Crow Agency, MT $34,476

Custer, MT $34,486

Decker, MT $34,441

Edgar, MT $35,162

Emigrant, MT $34,434

Fishtail, MT $34,404

Fromberg, MT $35,023

Gardiner, MT $34,435

Garryowen, MT $34,463

Grass Range, MT $34,399

Greycliff, MT $34,432

Hardin, MT $34,763

Fort Smith, MT $34,655

Harlowton, MT $34,418

Huntley, MT $35,413

Hysham, MT $34,393

Ingomar, MT $34,328

Joliet, MT $35,027

Lame Deer, MT $34,467

Laurel, MT $35,403

Lavina, MT $34,514

Livingston, MT $34,475

Lodge Grass, MT $34,482

Mc Leod, MT $34,358

Martinsdale, MT $34,381

Melstone, MT $34,393

Melville, MT $34,367

Molt, MT $35,194

Mosby, MT $34,346

Musselshell, MT $34,382

Nye, MT $34,400

Otter, MT $34,433

Park City, MT $35,160

Pompeys Pillar, MT $35,020

Pray, MT $34,416

Pryor, MT $35,040

Rapelje, MT $34,635

Red Lodge, MT $34,461

Reed Point, MT $34,418

Roberts, MT $34,607

Roscoe, MT $34,393

Roundup, MT $34,458

Ryegate, MT $34,387

Saint Xavier, MT $34,624

Sanders, MT $34,435

Sand Springs, MT $34,350

Shawmut, MT $34,376

Shepherd, MT $35,258

Silver Gate, MT $34,462

Springdale, MT $34,411

Sumatra, MT $34,350

Teigen, MT $34,400

Two Dot, MT $34,373

Wilsall, MT $34,403

Winnett, MT $34,375

Worden, MT $34,977

Wyola, MT $34,497

Billings, MT $35,444

Baker, MT $34,552

Wolf Point, MT $34,434

Antelope, MT $34,476

Bainville, MT $34,594

Brockton, MT $34,417

Brockway, MT $34,369

Circle, MT $34,395

Crane, MT $34,618

Culbertson, MT $34,492

Dagmar, MT $34,508

Fairview, MT $34,609

Flaxville, MT $34,390

Fort Peck, MT $34,373

Frazer, MT $34,413

Froid, MT $34,446

Glasgow, MT $34,431

Saint Marie, MT $34,577

Glentana, MT $34,374

Hinsdale, MT $34,366

Homestead, MT $34,446

Lambert, MT $34,425

Larslan, MT $34,369

Medicine Lake, MT $34,441

Nashua, MT $34,413

Opheim, MT $34,363

Outlook, MT $34,415

Peerless, MT $34,370

Plentywood, MT $34,469

Poplar, MT $34,440

Raymond, MT $34,444

Redstone, MT $34,371

Reserve, MT $34,405

Richey, MT $34,385

Richland, MT $34,366

Saco, MT $34,386

Savage, MT $34,487

Scobey, MT $34,417

Sidney, MT $34,617

Vandalia, MT $34,382

Vida, MT $34,393

Westby, MT $34,502

Whitetail, MT $34,365

Miles City, MT $34,437

Alzada, MT $34,407

Angela, MT $34,345

Alberton, MT $34,396

Arlee, MT $34,409

Bonner, MT $34,398

Charlo, MT $34,419

Clinton, MT $34,421

Condon, MT $34,359

Conner, MT $34,427

Corvallis, MT $34,472

Darby, MT $34,361

De Borgia, MT $34,290

Dixon, MT $34,388

Drummond, MT $34,407

Florence, MT $34,464

Frenchtown, MT $34,450

Grantsdale, MT $34,454

Hall, MT $34,400

Hamilton, MT $34,455

Pinesdale, MT $34,534

Haugan, MT $34,281

Helmville, MT $34,333

Heron, MT $34,294

Hot Springs, MT $34,357

Huson, MT $34,405

Lolo, MT $34,444

Lonepine, MT $34,369

Milltown, MT $34,531

Noxon, MT $34,280

Ovando, MT $34,329

Pablo, MT $34,542

Paradise, MT $34,408

Philipsburg, MT $34,400

Plains, MT $34,381

Polson, MT $34,435

Ravalli, MT $34,413

Ronan, MT $34,439

Saint Ignatius, MT $34,431

Saint Regis, MT $34,357

Saltese, MT $34,268

Seeley Lake, MT $34,417

Stevensville, MT $34,471

Sula, MT $34,349

Superior, MT $34,382

Thompson Falls, MT $34,333

Trout Creek, MT $34,301

Victor, MT $34,450

Kalispell, MT $34,464

Big Arm, MT $34,419

Bigfork, MT $34,417

Columbia Falls, MT $34,461

Coram, MT $34,417

Dayton, MT $34,424

Elmo, MT $34,383

Essex, MT $34,361

Eureka, MT $34,427

Fortine, MT $34,393

Hungry Horse, MT $34,501

Kila, MT $34,389

Lake Mc Donald, MT $34,421

Lakeside, MT $34,446

Libby, MT $34,375

Marion, MT $34,370

Martin City, MT $34,445

Olney, MT $34,365

Polebridge, MT $34,305

Proctor, MT $34,373

Rexford, MT $34,399

Rollins, MT $34,394

Somers, MT $34,442

Stryker, MT $34,359

Trego, MT $34,385

Troy, MT $34,280

West Glacier, MT $34,316

Whitefish, MT $34,444

Bloomfield, MT $34,404

Boyes, MT $34,415

Broadus, MT $34,425

Brusett, MT $34,370

Capitol, MT $34,343

Cohagen, MT $34,357

Colstrip, MT $34,497

Ekalaka, MT $34,417

Fallon, MT $34,453

Forsyth, MT $34,408

Glendive, MT $34,522

Hammond, MT $34,393

Hathaway, MT $34,431

Ismay, MT $34,404

Jordan, MT $34,377

Kinsey, MT $34,418

Lindsay, MT $34,375

Mildred, MT $34,453

Olive, MT $34,382

Plevna, MT $34,483

Powderville, MT $34,348

Rosebud, MT $34,365

Terry, MT $34,388

Volborg, MT $34,366

Wibaux, MT $34,508

Willard, MT $34,494

Great Falls, MT $32,951

Malmstrom A F B, MT $32,951

Augusta, MT $34,364

Babb, MT $34,377

Belt, MT $33,356

Black Eagle, MT $32,951

Brady, MT $34,038

Browning, MT $34,423

Buffalo, MT $34,397

Bynum, MT $34,392

Carter, MT $33,524

Cascade, MT $33,987

Choteau, MT $34,393

Coffee Creek, MT $34,396

Conrad, MT $34,424

Cut Bank, MT $34,401

Denton, MT $34,388

Dupuyer, MT $34,361

Dutton, MT $33,648

East Glacier Park, MT $34,346

Ethridge, MT $34,357

Fairfield, MT $34,122

Floweree, MT $33,020

Forest Grove, MT $34,382

Fort Benton, MT $34,146

Fort Shaw, MT $33,402

Galata, MT $34,366

Geraldine, MT $34,381

Geyser, MT $34,133

Heart Butte, MT $34,422

Highwood, MT $33,403

Hilger, MT $34,396

Hobson, MT $34,401

Judith Gap, MT $34,394

Kevin, MT $34,388

Ledger, MT $34,373

Lewistown, MT $34,457

Loma, MT $34,380

Lothair, MT $34,377

Moccasin, MT $34,403

Monarch, MT $34,022

Moore, MT $34,422

Neihart, MT $34,276

Oilmont, MT $34,371

Pendroy, MT $34,361

Power, MT $33,273

Raynesford, MT $33,983

Roy, MT $34,364

Sand Coulee, MT $32,951

Shelby, MT $34,425

Simms, MT $33,662

Stanford, MT $34,399

Stockett, MT $33,291

Sunburst, MT $34,401

Sun River, MT $33,229

Sweet Grass, MT $34,380

Biddle, MT $34,437

Ulm, MT $32,967

Valier, MT $34,396

Vaughn, MT $33,088

Winifred, MT $34,384

Havre, MT $34,449

Big Sandy, MT $34,391

Box Elder, MT $34,459

Chester, MT $34,395

Chinook, MT $34,402

Dodson, MT $34,389

Gildford, MT $34,383

Harlem, MT $34,430

Hays, MT $34,444

Hingham, MT $34,383

Hogeland, MT $34,377

Inverness, MT $34,375

Joplin, MT $34,383

Kremlin, MT $34,382

Lloyd, MT $34,332

Loring, MT $34,364

Malta, MT $34,407

Rudyard, MT $34,391

Turner, MT $34,385

Whitewater, MT $34,370

Whitlash, MT $34,346

Zortman, MT $34,410

Zurich, MT $34,363

Helena, MT $32,856

Basin, MT $33,574

Boulder, MT $33,941

Canyon Creek, MT $33,222

Clancy, MT $32,912

East Helena, MT $32,834

Fort Harrison, MT $32,834

Jefferson City, MT $33,148

Lincoln, MT $34,392

Marysville, MT $33,182

Radersburg, MT $33,996

Ringling, MT $34,353

Toston, MT $34,126

Townsend, MT $33,620

White Sulphur Springs, MT $34,252

Winston, MT $33,216

Wolf Creek, MT $33,917

Butte, MT $34,390

Alder, MT $34,378

Anaconda, MT $34,466

Avon, MT $33,550

Belgrade, MT $34,507

Bozeman, MT $34,529

Big Sky, MT $34,504

Cameron, MT $34,356

Cardwell, MT $34,430

Deer Lodge, MT $34,181

Dell, MT $34,262

Dillon, MT $34,405

Divide, MT $34,395

Elliston, MT $33,270

Ennis, MT $34,451

Gallatin Gateway, MT $34,431

Garrison, MT $34,012

Glen, MT $34,394

Gold Creek, MT $34,239

Harrison, MT $34,440

Jackson, MT $34,306

Lima, MT $34,286

Mc Allister, MT $34,445

Manhattan, MT $34,497

Melrose, MT $34,398

Norris, MT $34,398

Polaris, MT $34,356

Pony, MT $34,447

Ramsay, MT $34,465

Sheridan, MT $34,459

Silver Star, MT $34,458

Three Forks, MT $34,470

Twin Bridges, MT $34,429

Virginia City, MT $34,442

Warm Springs, MT $34,461

West Yellowstone, MT $34,422

Whitehall, MT $34,465

Willow Creek, MT $34,455

Wisdom, MT $34,314

Wise River, MT $34,374

Missoula, MT $34,583

Governance Administrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Governance Administrator 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, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Governance Administrator positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Governance Administrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Governance Administrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$38,137	$18.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Governance 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.

$30,915

Average $34,670/year

$39,296

$2,576

Average $2,889/month

$3,275

$595

Average $667/week

$756

$15

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,296	$3,275	$756	$19
Average	$34,670	$2,889	$667	$17
25th Percentile	$30,915	$2,576	$595	$15

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