Camp Director Salary

Q: How much does a Camp Director make?

Camp directors make $38,675 per year on average, or $18.59 per hour, in the United States. Camp directors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $25,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $59,000. Location impacts how much a camp director can expect to make. Camp directors make the most in New York, Alaska, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Camp Director Salary

$38,675yearly

$18.59 hourly

Entry level Salary

$25,000 yearly

$25,00010%

$38,675Median

$59,00090%

How much does a Camp Director make?

Camp directors make $38,675 per year on average, or $18.59 per hour, in the United States. Camp directors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $25,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $59,000.

Location impacts how much a camp director can expect to make. Camp directors make the most in New York, Alaska, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

Highest Paying States For Camp Directors

While a camp director can average a salary of $38,675 per year, or $18.59 per hour, there are many opportunities for camp directors to make more. For example, in New York, NY you might make $59,445 per year. Other high-paying locations include Concord, CA, Fairbanks, AK and Pittsfield, MA. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to New York, NY where the average starting salary is $33,000. The highest paying states for camp directors include New York, Alaska and Mississippi. Meanwhile, Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Camp Director average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New York	$59,280	$28.50	391
2	Mississippi	$50,554	$24.30	294
3	Massachusetts	$49,804	$23.94	206
4	Connecticut	$49,266	$23.69	63
5	California	$49,237	$23.67	601
6	New Jersey	$46,630	$22.42	175
7	Vermont	$47,493	$22.83	14
8	Washington	$48,752	$23.44	133
9	Wyoming	$45,176	$21.72	11
10	Oregon	$48,548	$23.34	60
11	Rhode Island	$50,161	$24.12	9
12	Alaska	$53,439	$25.69	8
13	Maryland	$45,621	$21.93	130
14	New Hampshire	$46,802	$22.50	24
15	Maine	$48,007	$23.08	13
16	South Dakota	$37,887	$18.21	188
17	District of Columbia	$45,160	$21.71	72
18	West Virginia	$46,929	$22.56	9
19	Delaware	$47,284	$22.73	17
20	Pennsylvania	$42,155	$20.27	227
21	Alabama	$36,557	$17.58	491
22	North Dakota	$40,083	$19.27	14
23	Montana	$37,046	$17.81	22
24	Colorado	$35,818	$17.22	124
25	Idaho	$40,923	$19.67	7
26	Minnesota	$36,479	$17.54	117
27	Michigan	$34,814	$16.74	144
28	Nebraska	$35,842	$17.23	32
29	North Carolina	$34,855	$16.76	167
30	Ohio	$34,783	$16.72	160
31	Missouri	$33,237	$15.98	117
32	Florida	$35,231	$16.94	237
33	Wisconsin	$31,591	$15.19	136
34	Georgia	$32,738	$15.74	220
35	Oklahoma	$30,842	$14.83	448
36	South Carolina	$33,955	$16.32	66
37	Iowa	$29,492	$14.18	522
38	Virginia	$33,726	$16.21	178
39	Arkansas	$28,606	$13.75	474
40	Tennessee	$32,914	$15.82	69
41	Arizona	$33,906	$16.30	70
42	Illinois	$30,032	$14.44	325
43	New Mexico	$33,438	$16.08	12
44	Hawaii	$36,444	$17.52	4
45	Utah	$30,585	$14.70	51
46	Louisiana	$25,788	$12.40	485
47	Kansas	$28,829	$13.86	43
48	Kentucky	$28,864	$13.88	46
49	Texas	$27,589	$13.26	319
50	Indiana	$26,535	$12.76	91
51	Nevada	$24,698	$11.87	23

Highest Paying Cities For Camp Directors

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New York, NY	$59,445	$28.58
2	Concord, CA	$52,913	$25.44
3	Fairbanks, AK	$52,427	$25.21
4	Pittsfield, MA	$50,154	$24.11
5	Kirkland, WA	$49,264	$23.68
6	Hartford, CT	$49,189	$23.65
7	Medford, OR	$48,955	$23.54
8	Hackensack, NJ	$47,035	$22.61
9	Dover, DE	$46,284	$22.25
10	Pittsburgh, PA	$37,067	$17.82
11	Colorado Springs, CO	$35,829	$17.23	1
12	Saint Petersburg, FL	$35,450	$17.04
13	Raleigh, NC	$35,163	$16.91	1
14	Ann Arbor, MI	$34,201	$16.44	4
15	Saint Louis, MO	$33,251	$15.99

Camp Directors Salary Details

Average Camp Director Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Camp Director's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$59,000	$4,917	$28
75th Percentile	$48,000	$4,000	$23
Average	$38,675	$3,223	$19
25th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14
10th Percentile	$25,000	$2,083	$12

Highest Paying Types of Camp Directors

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Site Leader	$64,886	$5,407	$31.20	56,932
Orientation Leader	$33,848	$2,821	$16.27	32,073
Group Leader	$100,480	$8,373	$48.31	56,173
Activities/Volunteer	$32,875	$2,740	$15.81	4,126
Recreation Aide	$28,756	$2,396	$13.83	43,283
Activity Coordinator	$35,309	$2,942	$16.98	20,364

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Camp Directors The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Gill St. Bernard's School and Camp Sloane are the highest paying companies for camp directors.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Gill St. Bernard's School	$48,821	$23.47
2	Camp Sloane	$43,988	$21.15
3	Esf, Inc.	$43,739	$21.03	41
4	Camp Allen	$43,388	$20.86
5	NJY Camps	$42,647	$20.50
6	Galileo	$42,280	$20.33	83
7	YMCA	$41,678	$20.04	52
8	Westcare Health Corporation	$41,463	$19.93
9	Tioga	$40,651	$19.54
10	University of Alaska	$39,711	$19.09
11	North States Ind	$38,824	$18.67
12	New York Botanical Garden	$37,560	$18.06	2
13	City Of Kirkland	$37,526	$18.04
14	Camp Hazen YMCA	$35,535	$17.08
15	City of Georgetown	$34,279	$16.48	3
16	City of Richardson Texas	$32,223	$15.49
17	Gotham	$31,403	$15.10
18	City of Medford	$30,893	$14.85	1
19	City of Ann Arbor	$30,015	$14.43	4
20	Wheaton Park District	$29,931	$14.39	4

How Much Do Camp Directors Make In Different Industries?

Here are some examples of how much a camp director salaries can based on different industries:

The education industry pays camp directors an average salary of $37,701
The hospitality industry pay $33,681
The lowest paying industry for camp directors is the non profits industry. Camp directors in this industry earn an average salary of $26,973

Highest Paying Industries For Camp Directors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Education	$37,701	$18.13
2	Hospitality	$33,681	$16.19
3	Government	$32,128	$15.45
4	Health Care	$27,321	$13.14
5	Non Profits	$26,973	$12.97

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Camp Director Pay Trends

Average Camp Director Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Camp Director Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$38,700	$18.59	+7.3%
2022	$35,800	$17.23	+4.9%
2021	$34,100	$16.38	+2.1%
2020	$33,400	$16.04	+2.7%
2019	$32,500	$15.61	+2.3%

Recently Added Camp Director Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Bright Horizons	Camp Director, Steve and Kate's	Chevy Chase, MD	11/29/2022	$63,000
Bright Horizons Family Solutons	Camp Director, Steve and Kate's	New York, NY	11/24/2022	$65,500
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana	Trip Director for Resident Camp	Valparaiso, IN	11/21/2022	$37,566
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington	Camp Director-Camp Arrowhead	Stevenson, WA	11/12/2022	$38,088
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington	Camp Director-Camp Cleawox	Florence, OR	11/12/2022	$38,088
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington	Camp Director-Camp Cleawox	Florence, OR	11/12/2022	$38,088
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington	Camp Director-Camp Arrowhead	Stevenson, WA	11/12/2022	$38,088
Kidztopros	Holiday Camp Director	Los Angeles, CA	11/07/2022	$39,653
Kidztopros	Holiday Camp Director	Oakland, NJ	11/07/2022	$39,653
Kidztopros	Holiday Camp Director	Los Angeles, CA	11/07/2022	$39,653

Camp Director Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Camp Directors The Most?

New York pays Camp Directors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $59,280 per year, or $28.50 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Camp Director?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Camp Director if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Alaska you should be paid close to $53,439 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023