How much does a liaison make?

The average liaison salary in the United States is $53,737. Liaison salaries typically range between $30,000 and $95,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for liaisons is $25.84 per hour. Liaison salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Liaisons earn the highest average salary in Washington.

Liaison salary

Q: What state pays Liaisons the most?

Washington pays Liaisons the most in the United States, with an average salary of $83,232 per year, or $40.02 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a liaison?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a liaison if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $69,822 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Liaison?

A good starting salary for a liaison is $31,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a liaison in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for liaisons is $52,436, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a liaison can vary by state.

Q: How much do FBI liaisons make?

FBI liaisons make $50,000 to $70,000, on average. Federal Bureau of Investigation liaisons promote the bureau to the community, attending job fairs and visiting schools and other community events.

Q: How much does a clinical liaison make a year?

A clinical liaison makes $101,359 a year, on average. That equates to $48.73 an hour. The pay range for this career is $51,000 up to $199,000 annually. The pay gap in clinical liaison careers is vast. Significant predictors of pay for this career are location and race.

Q: What is a liaison's salary?

A liaison's salary is $47,539 a year, on average. That equates to $22.86 an hour. Generally speaking, a liaison is an intermediary. There are many different types of liaisons in a diversity of roles. Top earning liaisons can make upwards of $70,000 annually, while the bottom 10% make $31,000 a year, on average.

Q: What is the meaning of "liaison"?

The meaning of "liaison" is a mediator. Oxford American defines the term "liaison" as: "a person whose job is to make sure there is a good relationship between two groups or organizations."

Average liaison salary

$53,737

$25.84 hourly rate

Entry-level liaison salary

$30,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

Understanding Liaison Salaries

The average salary for a liaison is around $53,737 per year, translating to about $26 per hour. Salaries can vary widely based on factors such as experience, location, and the specific industry. For instance, liaisons in healthcare or technology may earn more due to the specialized nature of their roles.

Salary by Experience Level

Entry-level positions may start lower, while seasoned professionals can expect significantly higher compensation. Understanding the salary structure can aid in career planning and negotiations.

Highest Paying States

Some states offer better compensation for liaisons, often influenced by local demand and cost of living. For example, states with a strong healthcare market frequently report higher salaries for liaisons.

Job Opportunities

Career opportunities for liaisons are diverse, spanning sectors including education, healthcare, and corporate environments. Each sector presents unique challenges and growth potential, making this role versatile and rewarding for those who excel in communication and relationship management.

On this page

Liaison salary by:

Let Zippi find your next liaison job

Let Zippi find your next liaison job

Where can a Liaison earn more?

Compare salary by location

97k

77k

57k

37k

17k

Columbus, OH$83,350

Portland, ME$46,524

Compare salary by company

157k

137k

117k

97k

77k

Apple$138,072

Revance Therapeutics$106,514

Liaison salaries by experience level

Experience level	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
Entry-level liaison	$37,300	$17.93
Mid-level liaison	$52,900	$25.45
Senior-level liaison	$60,800	$29.21

Liaison salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a liaison typically falls between $35,758 and $73,166.

zippia

$53,737yearly

glassdoor[1]

$73,166yearly

indeed[2]

$70,186yearly

comparably[3]

$35,758yearly

Salary.com[4]

$64,715yearly

ZipRecruiter[5]

$52,801yearly

Average liaison salary by state

The average liaison salary in Washington, New Jersey, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average liaison salary states are South Carolina, Montana, and South Dakota.

State view
County view

Average salary:

Highest paying states for liaisons

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	District of Columbia	$83,232	$40.02
2	New Jersey	$68,448	$32.91
3	Nevada	$61,133	$29.39
4	Alaska	$62,313	$29.96
5	Virginia	$63,819	$30.68
6	Wisconsin	$62,022	$29.82
7	Washington	$69,822	$33.57
8	New York	$61,993	$29.80
9	Connecticut	$62,258	$29.93
10	North Carolina	$57,921	$27.85
11	Texas	$59,790	$28.75
12	Hawaii	$62,267	$29.94
13	Arizona	$58,458	$28.10
14	Pennsylvania	$56,397	$27.11
15	California	$67,652	$32.52
16	Tennessee	$53,009	$25.49
17	Illinois	$58,485	$28.12
18	Maryland	$57,530	$27.66
19	Kansas	$55,094	$26.49
20	Oregon	$58,196	$27.98
21	Rhode Island	$52,284	$25.14
22	Florida	$53,375	$25.66
23	Delaware	$58,347	$28.05
24	Idaho	$56,719	$27.27
25	Wyoming	$49,641	$23.87
26	Massachusetts	$48,762	$23.44
27	Kentucky	$48,192	$23.17
28	North Dakota	$53,870	$25.90
29	Michigan	$50,009	$24.04
30	Mississippi	$47,305	$22.74
31	Louisiana	$49,227	$23.67
32	Vermont	$45,871	$22.05
33	West Virginia	$47,590	$22.88
34	New Hampshire	$48,327	$23.23
35	Oklahoma	$47,285	$22.73
36	Ohio	$46,311	$22.26
37	New Mexico	$47,222	$22.70
38	Indiana	$44,908	$21.59
39	Maine	$45,757	$22.00
40	Colorado	$45,631	$21.94
41	Montana	$41,516	$19.96
42	South Carolina	$43,064	$20.70
43	Alabama	$45,060	$21.66
44	Georgia	$44,728	$21.50
45	Minnesota	$45,459	$21.86
46	Iowa	$44,710	$21.50
47	Arkansas	$41,216	$19.82
48	Utah	$43,237	$20.79
49	South Dakota	$41,255	$19.83
50	Nebraska	$39,700	$19.09
51	Missouri	$39,903	$19.18

Top liaison jobs near you

Highest paying cities for liaisons

The highest-paying cities for liaisons are Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA.

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Washington, DC	$83,350	$40.07
2	San Francisco, CA	$73,995	$35.57
3	Seattle, WA	$70,831	$34.05
4	McLean, VA	$64,060	$30.80
5	New York, NY	$62,447	$30.02
6	San Antonio, TX	$61,245	$29.44
7	Bristol, CT	$61,225	$29.44
8	Las Vegas, NV	$60,305	$28.99
9	Chicago, IL	$58,901	$28.32
10	Phoenix, AZ	$58,387	$28.07
11	Salem, OR	$58,173	$27.97
12	Baltimore, MD	$57,675	$27.73
13	Philadelphia, PA	$57,041	$27.42
14	Charlotte, NC	$55,342	$26.61
15	Kansas City, KS	$55,222	$26.55
16	Miami, FL	$55,098	$26.49
17	Memphis, TN	$52,124	$25.06
18	Boston, MA	$48,556	$23.34
19	Akron, OH	$47,331	$22.76
20	Portland, ME	$46,524	$22.37

Liaisons are the most in-demand in these five cities:

Liaison salary details

A liaison's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $95,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average liaison salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a liaison's salary?

Percentile	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate
90th Percentile	$95,000	$7,917	$46
75th Percentile	$72,000	$6,000	$35
Average	$53,737	$4,478	$26
25th Percentile	$39,000	$3,250	$19
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Highest paying liaison jobs

The highest paying types of liaisons are liaison officer, clinical liaison, and customer liaison.

Job title	Annual salary	Monthly salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
Support Services Coordinator	$39,440	$3,287	$18.96	165,302
Case Management Coordinator	$47,063	$3,922	$22.63	126,335
Outreach Worker	$37,639	$3,137	$18.10	65,822
Resource Coordinator	$40,658	$3,388	$19.55	49,620
Support Coordinator	$41,144	$3,429	$19.78	103,838
Case Coordinator	$41,179	$3,432	$19.80	73,596

Top companies hiring liaisons now:

Which companies pay liaisons the most?

Liaison salaries at Apple and Bristol-Myers Squibb are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average liaison salary at companies like National Medical Association and D.A. Davidson Companies are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate
1	Apple	$138,072	$66.38
2	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$128,762	$61.90
3	National Medical Association	$125,646	$60.41
4	D.A. Davidson Companies	$124,034	$59.63
5	MongoDB	$121,515	$58.42
6	Children's Hospital New Orleans	$119,304	$57.36
7	City National Bank	$117,327	$56.41
8	Barclays	$116,847	$56.18
9	American Red Cross	$116,272	$55.90
10	Artisan Partners	$116,256	$55.89
11	Sharecare	$114,853	$55.22
12	American Society of Clinical Oncology	$112,519	$54.10
13	Community College System of New Hampshire	$112,349	$54.01
14	Micron Technology	$111,480	$53.60
15	U.S. Pharmacopeia	$111,090	$53.41
16	University of Maryland Medical System	$110,519	$53.13
17	Berkshire Medical Center	$108,397	$52.11
18	Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc	$107,545	$51.70
19	Medtronic	$107,290	$51.58
20	Revance Therapeutics	$106,514	$51.21

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$62,000$61,000$60,000$59,000$58,000$57,000

MaleFemale

Liaison salary by industry

The average liaison salary varies across industries:

The average liaison salary in the manufacturing industry is $77,941, the highest of any industry.
The average liaison salary in the finance industry is $69,990.
Liaisons in the education industry earn an average salary of $48,114, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for liaisons

Rank	Industry	Average salary	Hourly rate
1	Manufacturing	$77,941	$37.47
2	Technology	$69,990	$33.65
3	Professional	$59,729	$28.72
4	Government	$52,855	$25.41
5	Health Care	$52,309	$25.15
6	Education	$48,114	$23.13

High paying liaison jobs

Liaison salary trends

The average liaison salary has risen by $10,789 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average liaison earned $42,948 annually, but today, they earn $53,737 a year. That works out to a 13% change in pay for liaisons over the last decade.

Compare liaison salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average liaison salary over time

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

Liaison salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$53,700	$25.84	+2.5%
2024	$52,400	$25.19	+3.7%
2023	$50,400	$24.25	+1.9%
2022	$49,500	$23.79	+4.0%
2021	$47,500	$22.85	+3.1%

Recently added liaison salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Centerstone	DCS Liaison Ccbhc	Mooresville, IN	06/30/2025	$32,870
California Department of Education	Elementary Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (Mtss) Liaison	Riverside, CA	06/30/2025	$72,213
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison	Colorado Springs, CO	06/29/2025	$72,842
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison (Pool)	Knoxville, TN	06/29/2025	$79,306
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison (Pool)	Sioux Falls, SD	06/29/2025	$77,219
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison	Bakersfield, CA	06/29/2025	$90,951
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison	Altoona, PA	06/29/2025	$70,000
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison	Town and Country, MO	06/29/2025	$93,915
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison	Jacksonville, FL	06/29/2025	$65,000
Encompass Health	Rehab Liaison (Pool)	Prosper, TX	06/29/2025	$93,915

Liaison salary FAQs

What state pays Liaisons the most?

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

What is a good starting salary for a Liaison?

How much do FBI liaisons make?

How much does a clinical liaison make a year?

What is a liaison's salary?

What is the meaning of "liaison"?

Have more questions? See all answers to common community and social services questions.

Search for liaison jobs

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse community and social services jobs