Contracts Specialist Salary

Q: How much does a Contracts Specialist make?

Contracts specialists make $77,502 per year on average, or $37.26 per hour, in the United States. Contracts specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $49,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $122,000. Location impacts how much a contracts specialist can expect to make. Contracts specialists make the most in Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, California, and Connecticut.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Contracts Specialist Salary

$77,502 yearly
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$37.26 hourly

Entry level Salary

$49,000 yearly

$49,000

10 %

$77,502

Median

$122,000

90 %

How much does a Contracts Specialist make?

Contracts specialists make $77,502 per year on average, or $37.26 per hour, in the United States. Contracts specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $49,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $122,000.

Location impacts how much a contracts specialist can expect to make. Contracts specialists make the most in Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, California, and Connecticut.

Highest Paying States For Contracts Specialists

The darker areas on the map show where contracts specialists earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Contracts Specialist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	District of Columbia	$95,607	$45.96	315
2	Virginia	$90,715	$43.61	1,137
3	Delaware	$94,559	$45.46	118
4	Maryland	$87,348	$41.99	746
5	Pennsylvania	$75,109	$36.11	1,043
6	Nevada	$75,506	$36.30	190
7	Rhode Island	$72,544	$34.88	123
8	Florida	$71,407	$34.33	1,501
9	California	$78,980	$37.97	2,554
10	North Carolina	$70,188	$33.74	909
11	Arkansas	$73,596	$35.38	192
12	Texas	$70,356	$33.83	1,885
13	Connecticut	$78,242	$37.62	259
14	New York	$73,183	$35.18	1,211
15	Mississippi	$74,434	$35.79	130
16	Wyoming	$65,085	$31.29	74
17	South Carolina	$73,440	$35.31	292
18	Michigan	$70,842	$34.06	555
19	Louisiana	$69,375	$33.35	268
20	Massachusetts	$70,065	$33.69	831
21	New Jersey	$72,511	$34.86	620
22	Idaho	$67,653	$32.53	136
23	Oregon	$68,046	$32.71	358
24	North Dakota	$59,459	$28.59	131
25	Kentucky	$68,401	$32.89	224
26	Kansas	$65,359	$31.42	248
27	Tennessee	$66,092	$31.77	465
28	Alaska	$61,460	$29.55	101
29	Illinois	$66,814	$32.12	981
30	Arizona	$63,297	$30.43	640
31	Georgia	$69,465	$33.40	800
32	Ohio	$66,805	$32.12	685
33	New Mexico	$63,482	$30.52	169
34	West Virginia	$65,326	$31.41	107
35	Iowa	$59,862	$28.78	345
36	Washington	$62,469	$30.03	618
37	Hawaii	$57,223	$27.51	133
38	Nebraska	$58,235	$28.00	217
39	Oklahoma	$62,171	$29.89	242
40	New Hampshire	$63,064	$30.32	154
41	Vermont	$60,859	$29.26	73
42	South Dakota	$57,932	$27.85	95
43	Utah	$58,081	$27.92	305
44	Missouri	$62,789	$30.19	438
45	Colorado	$57,156	$27.48	570
46	Alabama	$59,412	$28.56	352
47	Montana	$56,154	$27.00	100
48	Indiana	$59,331	$28.52	454
49	Wisconsin	$60,132	$28.91	341
50	Minnesota	$57,809	$27.79	512
51	Maine	$47,452	$22.81	108

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Highest Paying Cities For Contracts Specialists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington, DC	$95,654	$45.99
2	Norfolk, VA	$91,823	$44.15
3	Baltimore, MD	$87,322	$41.98
4	Sacramento, CA	$80,754	$38.82
5	Philadelphia, PA	$76,434	$36.75
6	Las Vegas, NV	$75,112	$36.11
7	New York, NY	$74,520	$35.83
8	San Antonio, TX	$73,064	$35.13
9	Raleigh, NC	$72,115	$34.67
10	Tampa, FL	$71,884	$34.56
11	Englewood, NJ	$70,680	$33.98
12	Boston, MA	$69,701	$33.51
13	Albany, GA	$69,438	$33.38
14	Salem, OR	$68,241	$32.81
15	Columbus, OH	$67,677	$32.54

Contracts Specialist Salary Details

What is a Contracts Specialist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$122,000	$10,167	$59
75th Percentile	$98,000	$8,167	$47
Average	$77,502	$6,459	$37
25th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
10th Percentile	$49,000	$4,083	$24

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Contracting Officer	$70,519	$5,877	$33.90	59,896
Subcontract Administrator	$80,988	$6,749	$38.94	51,285
Contract Coordinator	$46,539	$3,878	$22.37	38,845
Contracts Administrator	$65,125	$5,427	$31.31	58,038
Contract Analyst	$54,128	$4,511	$26.02	58,593

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Contracts Specialists The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Google and Microsoft are the highest paying companies for contracts specialists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Google	$134,230	$64.53	29
2	Microsoft	$126,673	$60.90	41
3	Juniper Networks	$116,118	$55.83	2
4	Antero Resources	$115,103	$55.34
5	Genesis Health System	$112,282	$53.98	4
6	CTG	$109,185	$52.49	2
7	Aetna	$106,135	$51.03	12
8	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	$105,849	$50.89
9	Ball	$103,938	$49.97	18
10	Los Alamos National Laboratory	$101,968	$49.02	9
11	ION Geo	$101,671	$48.88
12	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	$100,759	$48.44	13
13	Koch Industries	$100,131	$48.14	6
14	Proofpoint	$99,181	$47.68	4
15	Whirlpool	$98,435	$47.32
16	Kronos Incorporated	$97,017	$46.64	152
17	The Cincinnati Insurance Companies	$96,937	$46.60	5
18	Fortive	$96,668	$46.48	4
19	Parker Hannifin	$96,654	$46.47	14
20	Lubrizol	$96,247	$46.27

Contracts Specialist Salary Trends

The salary for a contracts specialist can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Average Contracts Specialist Salary Over Time

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

Contracts Specialist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$77,500	$37.26	+3.8%
2021	$74,600	$35.84	+2.3%
2020	$72,800	$35.00	+0.7%
2019	$72,300	$34.74	+1.4%
2018	$71,300	$34.26	+1.3%

Recently Added Contracts Specialist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
HCSC	Contract Specialist	Helena, MT	06/01/2022	$39,300
CiNQ Group	Specialty Pharmacy Contract Specialist	Lake Mary, FL	06/01/2022	$45,000
Rentokil Initial	Contract Specialist	Chicago, IL	06/01/2022	$46,565
Medpace	Contract Specialist	Denver, CO	05/31/2022	$45,000
Workforce Logiq	Contract Specialist (Hybrid)	Alpharetta, GA	05/31/2022	$39,820
World Resources Institute (WRI)	Grants and Contracts Specialist	Washington, DC	05/31/2022	$53,000
Workforce Logiq Iq Talent Network	Contract Specialist (Hybrid)	Alpharetta, GA	05/31/2022	$39,820
National Security Agency	Contracting Specialist-Experienced Level	Fort Meade, MD	05/30/2022	$106,823
State of North Carolina	Contract Specialist I--Temporary Solutions	Raleigh, NC	05/29/2022	$51,132
Washington Health Benefit Exchange	Contracts Specialist	Olympia, WA	05/29/2022	$61,395

Contracts Specialist Salaries FAQs

What state pays Contracts Specialists the most?

Delaware pays Contracts Specialists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $95,607 per year, or $45.96 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Contracts Specialist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Contracts Specialist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Delaware you should be paid close to $94,559 per year.

What type of Contracts Specialist gets paid the most?

Senior Specialist gets paid the most. Senior Specialist made a median salary of $104,946. The best-paid 10 percent make $122,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $89,000.

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