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Peer advisor salary

Average peer advisor salary

$44,099

$21.2 hourly rate

Entry-level peer advisor salary
$29,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average peer advisor salary by state

Highest paying states for peer advisors

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Connecticut$52,976$25.47
2District of Columbia$58,100$27.93
3North Dakota$45,063$21.66
4Virginia$52,250$25.12
5Maryland$53,458$25.70
6Minnesota$44,718$21.50
7Delaware$47,819$22.99
8Wisconsin$41,747$20.07
9Michigan$42,135$20.26
10California$47,267$22.72
11West Virginia$49,701$23.89
12New York$44,711$21.50
13Massachusetts$48,596$23.36
14Pennsylvania$42,984$20.67
15Alaska$39,874$19.17
16Vermont$42,040$20.21
17Illinois$38,167$18.35
18New Jersey$44,035$21.17
19Ohio$41,438$19.92
20Texas$36,192$17.40
21New Hampshire$38,685$18.60
22Rhode Island$34,714$16.69
23Arizona$34,891$16.77
24North Carolina$39,121$18.81
25Maine$36,658$17.62
26Indiana$37,747$18.15
27Tennessee$34,204$16.44
28Missouri$33,854$16.28
29Iowa$35,906$17.26
30Nebraska$36,049$17.33
31Mississippi$33,945$16.32
32Georgia$34,891$16.77
33Alabama$33,048$15.89
34South Dakota$33,014$15.87
35Nevada$32,671$15.71
36Florida$32,043$15.41
37Washington$34,208$16.45
38Hawaii$29,722$14.29
39New Mexico$32,972$15.85
40Wyoming$28,939$13.91
41Colorado$31,603$15.19
42Utah$29,764$14.31
43Louisiana$30,926$14.87
44Kentucky$31,348$15.07
45South Carolina$32,517$15.63
46Idaho$29,575$14.22
47Oregon$31,166$14.98
48Kansas$30,599$14.71
49Arkansas$30,402$14.62
50Montana$27,263$13.11
51Oklahoma$24,879$11.96

Peer advisor salary details

A peer advisor's salary ranges from $29,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $65,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average peer advisor salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a peer advisor's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$65,000$5,417$31
75th Percentile$54,000$4,500$26
Average$44,099$3,675$21
25th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17
10th Percentile$29,000$2,417$14

Highest paying peer advisor jobs

The highest paying types of peer advisors are student development advisor, education consultant, and adviser.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Education Consultant$79,608$6,634$38.2715,462
Education Internship$34,580$2,882$16.6357,382
Job Coach$37,372$3,114$17.9749,874
School Counseling Internship$38,525$3,210$18.5269,348
School Counselor$49,904$4,159$23.9991,275
Student Mentor$33,392$2,783$16.0518,591

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$40,000$39,600$39,200$38,800$38,400$38,000
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Peer advisor salary trends

The average peer advisor salary has risen by $3,028 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average peer advisor earned $41,071 annually, but today, they earn $44,099 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for peer advisors over the last decade.

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Average peer advisor salary over time

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Peer advisor salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$44,100$21.20+1.9%
2024$43,300$20.81+1.3%
2023$42,700$20.54+1.6%
2022$42,000$20.21+1.5%
2021$41,400$19.90+1.6%

Recently added peer advisor salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
The College of New JerseyHead Peer Advisor-Center for Global Engagement Student WorkerDowne, NJ06/26/2025$32,328
The University of Texas at AustinPeer AdvisorCove, UT06/25/2025$25,044
Gateway Technical CollegeCasual-Peer AdvisorKenosha, WI06/18/2025$31,305
Utah Valley UniversityStudent-Peer Advisor-PpacOrem, UT06/15/2025$29,218
University of ArkansasPeer AdvisorFayetteville, NC05/31/2025$29,218
University of Nebraska at OmahaSlii Summer Bridge Programs-College Peer AdvisorOmaha, NE05/22/2025$29,218
The University of Texas at AustinCollege of Education Career Peer AdvisorCove, UT05/13/2025$31,305
Oregon State UniversityOSU GO Lead Peer AdvisorCorvallis, OR04/24/2025$30,679
National College Resources FoundationPeer Advisor In The Juvenile Court and Community Schools (Sdcoe)San Diego, CA03/21/2025$37,566
University of Colorado BoulderPeer Advisor-Mountain ProgramBoulder, CO03/19/2025$37,566

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