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Project Coordinator salary and cost of hiring in the US

A project coordinator keeps projects on track: plans, tasks, deadlines, status updates and the meeting notes everyone forgets to write.

$102,320US median wage
$146,171employer cost with benefits
1,066,670project coordinators employed
Washingtonhighest-paying state

BLS occupation 13-1082[1]; benefits share[2]. Checked 2026-10-16.

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US salary range

Range10thMedian90th
United States$61,580$102,320$167,970
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

Salary by state

Linked states have a detailed page with metro areas.
StateMedian90th percentileJobs
Washington
$124,160
$202,12036,240
New Jersey
$122,980
$190,60028,300
Delaware
$122,190
$166,6601,770
New York
$121,040
$192,16068,020
California
$120,910
$188,560114,380
Virginia
$120,840
$179,97043,860
Massachusetts
$114,190
$174,84021,960
Colorado
$110,050
$171,63032,390
New Mexico
$106,970
$173,0004,330
Oregon
$105,480
$168,48019,380
Connecticut
$105,240
$167,0108,410
District of Columbia
$104,900
$194,1705,170
Rhode Island
$104,680
$170,0503,880
Maryland
$104,040
$167,04030,530
Illinois
$103,470
$163,91027,180
Georgia (US state)
$102,140
$163,32028,900
Maine
$101,830
$147,6402,620
Michigan
$100,970
$154,26025,330
Alabama
$100,820
$164,9103,190
North Carolina
$100,820
$164,05036,200
Pennsylvania
$100,150
$160,56036,150
Kansas
$100,010
$165,0006,030
Nevada
$99,940
$162,8308,290
Alaska
$99,580
$160,7101,950
Arizona
$99,050
$161,87022,920
Texas
$98,440
$162,780138,960
Florida
$98,070
$161,25076,370
Minnesota
$97,860
$141,49018,850
Wisconsin
$97,580
$139,14021,610
Utah
$96,720
$159,24016,450
Iowa
$96,540
$150,2906,720
North Dakota
$96,160
$139,3202,020
Ohio
$95,770
$160,57034,260
Idaho
$95,630
$165,1405,750
South Carolina
$95,040
$159,31017,040
Indiana
$95,020
$149,35011,970
Missouri
$94,660
$157,65021,460
Wyoming
$94,080
$151,5001,180
West Virginia
$91,780
$149,4602,520
New Hampshire
$90,890
$144,9203,840
Montana
$87,890
$143,1702,940
Oklahoma
$86,240
$142,95011,220
Tennessee
$85,890
$135,35020,780
Louisiana
$84,850
$143,7808,050
South Dakota
$82,250
$130,4001,310
Kentucky
$81,700
$131,67010,250
Vermont
$80,800
$128,1101,190
Nebraska
$80,150
$129,5603,190
Mississippi
$78,870
$140,1404,320
Hawaii
$78,000
$150,4401,560
Arkansas
$77,170
$133,4205,510

Top-paying metro areas

Areas with at least 500 people in the job.

Metro areaMedianJobs
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$157,300
590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$135,120
10,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$135,040
20,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$130,380
26,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$127,030
38,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$126,660
68,910
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$125,940
1,260
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$124,350
6,860
Peoria, IL
$123,730
730
Boulder, CO
$122,040
2,920

What the job involves

  • Maintain project plans and task boards
  • Run stand-ups and write meeting notes
  • Track risks, blockers and deadlines
  • Send status reports to stakeholders
  • Coordinate contractors and vendors

Tools

  • Asana, Jira, Monday.com or ClickUp
  • Notion or Confluence
  • Slack
  • Google Sheets
  • Miro

How to test candidates

Remote work

Works remotely if the coordinator overlaps with the busiest part of the team's day.

Local or remote

We place executive assistants, customer support and e-commerce staff today; for project coordinators we answer within one business day whether we can help. Enter the monthly pay you have in mind to compare it with a local hire. The fee field shows our standard fee[3]; Deel's contractor plan is the default payroll tool[4].

$146,171local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Questions

What is the average project coordinator salary in the US?

The BLS median was $102,320 a year in May 2025 and the mean $110,740.

Which state pays project coordinators the most?

Washington, with a median of $124,160 a year.

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-1082: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131082.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.