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Development Associate salary

Average development associate salary

$70,451

$33.87 hourly rate

Entry-level development associate salary
$42,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a development associate make?

The average development associate salary in the United States is $70,451. Development associate salaries typically range between $42,000 and $116,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for development associates is $33.87 per hour.

Development associate salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Development associates earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Development Associate

Development Associate salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a development associate typically falls between $41,831 and $70,451.
zippia
$70,451yearly
glassdoor[1]
$61,822yearly
indeed[2]
$56,996yearly
Salary.com[3]
$42,188yearly
payscale[4]
$41,831yearly

Average development associate salary by state

The highest-paying states for development associates are New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. The lowest average development associate salary states are Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.

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Highest paying states for development associates

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Minnesota$76,803$36.92
2New York$86,046$41.37
3Nebraska$72,451$34.83
4Connecticut$87,736$42.18
5New Jersey$103,187$49.61
6Ohio$72,327$34.77
7Pennsylvania$71,231$34.25
8Rhode Island$81,359$39.11
9Massachusetts$75,523$36.31
10North Dakota$69,309$33.32
11New Hampshire$84,299$40.53
12Michigan$70,140$33.72
13District of Columbia$72,756$34.98
14Wisconsin$70,319$33.81
15Delaware$73,200$35.19
16Texas$62,490$30.04
17Virginia$76,413$36.74
18Washington$80,995$38.94
19Vermont$67,207$32.31
20Maine$71,003$34.14
21Georgia$61,253$29.45
22Illinois$69,915$33.61
23California$74,914$36.02
24Indiana$63,045$30.31
25Idaho$67,194$32.30
26Iowa$63,517$30.54
27Wyoming$61,960$29.79
28Maryland$71,559$34.40
29New Mexico$58,932$28.33
30Mississippi$61,953$29.79
31Tennessee$57,531$27.66
32Kansas$58,443$28.10
33Missouri$58,300$28.03
34Montana$55,569$26.72
35South Dakota$56,082$26.96
36Nevada$54,932$26.41
37Louisiana$59,463$28.59
38Colorado$61,213$29.43
39Oregon$62,619$30.11
40Alabama$55,700$26.78
41Kentucky$55,145$26.51
42Florida$54,345$26.13
43Arizona$49,041$23.58
44South Carolina$56,588$27.21
45North Carolina$57,345$27.57
46Alaska$44,783$21.53
47Arkansas$44,833$21.55
48Hawaii$25,208$12.12
49Oklahoma$48,591$23.36
50West Virginia$47,261$22.72
51Utah$54,265$26.09

Highest paying cities for development associates

The highest-paying cities for development associates are Jersey City, NJ, Sacramento, CA, and Greenwich, CT.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Jersey City, NJ$103,562$49.79
2Sacramento, CA$88,412$42.51
3Greenwich, CT$87,563$42.10
4New York, NY$86,045$41.37
5Seattle, WA$81,613$39.24
6McLean, VA$78,883$37.92
7Minneapolis, MN$76,931$36.99
8Boston, MA$75,490$36.29
9Washington, DC$72,872$35.03
10Portland, ME$71,852$34.54
11Columbus, OH$71,720$34.48
12Philadelphia, PA$71,426$34.34
13Gaithersburg, MD$71,381$34.32
14Chicago, IL$70,359$33.83
15Iowa City, IA$64,330$30.93
16Austin, TX$62,984$30.28
17Indianapolis, IN$62,717$30.15
18Portland, OR$62,308$29.96
19Alpharetta, GA$61,633$29.63
20Denver, CO$61,313$29.48

Development Associates are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Jersey City, NJ
  2. Sacramento, CA
  3. Greenwich, CT
  4. New York, NY
  5. Seattle, WA

Development Associate salary details

A development associate's salary ranges from $42,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $116,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Development Associate Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a development associate's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$116,000$9,667$56
75th Percentile$91,000$7,583$44
Average$70,451$5,871$34
25th Percentile$54,000$4,500$26
10th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20

Highest paying development associate jobs

The highest paying types of development associates are development manager, senior technician specialist, and development officer.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Trainer$47,574$3,964$22.8740,650
Training Coordinator$46,698$3,891$22.4554,796
Training Supervisor$38,093$3,174$18.3145,171
Facilitator$44,851$3,738$21.5630,474
Corporate Trainer$58,803$4,900$28.2752,090
Business Development Internship$33,146$2,762$15.94147,302

Top companies hiring development associates now:

  1. AQR Capital Management Jobs (30)
  2. Google Jobs (61)
  3. SAP Jobs (60)
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jobs (143)
  5. Praxair Jobs (87)

Which companies pay development associates the most?

Development associate salaries at Discovery and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average development associate salary at companies like Nomura Securities and ARES are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Discovery$149,047$71.66
2Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group$140,537$67.57
3Nomura Securities$139,278$66.96
4ARES$137,089$65.91
5Santander Private Banking International$136,522$65.64
6Brookfield Properties$136,245$65.50
7OCC$135,699$65.24
8Meta$134,960$64.88
9Tradeweb$134,401$64.62
10Instinet Incorporated$134,035$64.44
11GLG$133,798$64.33
12RSM US$132,939$63.91
13Silicon Valley Bank$131,754$63.34
14D. E. Shaw group$131,007$62.98
15Vista Equity Partners$130,304$62.65
16Deutsche Bank$129,830$62.42
17Mayo Clinic$128,195$61.63
18AQR Capital Management$127,557$61.33
19Barclays$127,527$61.31
20Google$127,508$61.30

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Development Associate salary by industry

The average development associate salary varies across industries:

  • The average development associate salary in the finance industry is $78,060, the highest of any industry.
  • The average development associate salary in the finance industry is $76,823.
  • Development associates in the non profits industry earn an average salary of $49,802, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for development associates

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$78,060$37.53
2Technology$76,823$36.93
3Manufacturing$70,421$33.86
4Health Care$67,591$32.50
5Media$62,823$30.20
6Professional$59,176$28.45
7Non Profits$49,802$23.94

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Development Associate salary trends

The average development associate salary has risen by $8,484 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average development associate earned $61,967 annually, but today, they earn $70,451 a year. That works out to a 6% change in pay for development associates over the last decade.

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

Average development associate salary over time

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

    Development Associate salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$70,500$33.87+2.4%
    2024$68,800$33.07+0.6%
    2023$68,400$32.88+0.8%
    2022$67,800$32.61+2.2%
    2021$66,300$31.88+1.4%

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