What are the main factors that influence a Study Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Study Director's salary?

A Study Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $93,089 for beginners, reaching about $95,705 at mid-level, and approach $100,206 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Study Director?

Study Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Study Director roles are District of Columbia $109,820, California $109,403, Massachusetts $107,945. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Study Director roles make?

Salaries for Study Director level roles vary by specialization: Study Manager: $123,895; Global Study Manager: $105,080; Study Abroad Director: $102,095; Assistant Director, Study Abroad: $66,646; Study Coordinator: $62,777.

How do different companies affect a Study Director's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Study Director roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Study Director Salary in the United States

How much does a Study Director make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Study Director in the United States is $99,187 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, a Study Director's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,330
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,896 to $107,113
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,706

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Study Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,113	$8,926	$2,060	$51
Average	$99,187	$8,266	$1,907	$48
25th Percentile	$86,896	$7,241	$1,671	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Study Director Salaries

A Study Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Study Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Study Director's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $93,089
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,693
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,705
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,641
Expert (over 8 years): $100,206

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Study Director	$93,089
Intermediate Level Study Director	$93,693
Senior Level Study Director	$95,705
Specialist Level Study Director	$98,641
Expert Level Study Director	$100,206

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How Do Study Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Study Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $109,820.
California: $109,403.
Massachusetts: $107,945.

District of Columbia $109,820 California $109,403 Massachusetts $107,945 Washington $107,549 New Jersey $107,509 Alaska $107,370 Connecticut $106,001 New York $105,446

Hawaii $103,670 Rhode Island $102,837 Maryland $102,272 Minnesota $101,498 Colorado $101,201 Illinois $101,101 Oregon $100,724 Delaware $100,447

New Hampshire $100,272 Virginia $99,881 Pennsylvania $98,741 Nevada $98,165 North Dakota $97,977 Michigan $97,679 Wisconsin $97,570 Vermont $97,352

Texas $96,747 Maine $96,707 Arizona $96,648 Ohio $96,578 Georgia $95,666 Indiana $95,210 Wyoming $95,120 Utah $94,982

Iowa $94,922 Kansas $94,446 Louisiana $94,307 North Carolina $94,257 Missouri $94,238 Florida $93,851 Montana $93,643 Nebraska $93,444

Kentucky $93,335 South Carolina $92,938 Tennessee $92,690 Idaho $92,591 New Mexico $91,867 Oklahoma $91,708 Alabama $91,123 South Dakota $90,141

Arkansas $89,606 West Virginia $89,318 Mississippi $88,455

Top Paying Cities for Study Directors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $125,105
San Francisco: $123,875
Oakland: $121,127

San Jose, CA $125,105

San Francisco, CA $123,875

Oakland, CA $121,127

New York, NY $114,948

Queens Village, NY $114,204

Paramus, NJ $113,411

Passaic, NJ $113,311

Bergenfield, NJ $113,212

Stamford, CT $113,063

Huntington, NY $112,964

Newark, NJ $112,319

Bridgeport, CT $112,121

New Brunswick, NJ $111,794

Vallejo, CA $111,585

Middlesex, NJ $111,526

Somerset, NJ $111,437

Petaluma, CA $111,209

Santa Cruz, CA $110,822

Boston, MA $110,623

Monterey, CA $110,127

Fairbanks, AK $110,058

Los Angeles, CA $109,870

Washington, DC $109,820

Seattle, WA $109,641

Santa Rosa, CA $109,622

Juneau, AK $109,334

Orange, CA $109,007

Anchorage, AK $108,828

Anaheim, CA $108,759

Santa Ana, CA $108,610

Nassau, NY $108,550

Long Beach, CA $108,511

Danbury, CT $108,481

Santa Maria, CA $108,144

Everett, WA $108,124

Bremerton, WA $107,638

Trenton, NJ $107,449

Sacramento, CA $107,410

San Diego, CA $107,360

Brockton, MA $107,320

Tacoma, WA $107,281

Santa Barbara, CA $107,142

Lowell, MA $106,745

New Suffolk, NY $106,705

Nashua, NH $106,586

Lompoc, CA $106,428

Ventura, CA $106,329

Stockton, CA $106,299

New Haven, CT $106,100

Atlantic City, NJ $105,843

Hartford, CT $105,624

Modesto, CA $105,575

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,357

New Britain, CT $105,307

Kennewick, WA $105,168

Olympia, WA $105,168

New London, CT $105,148

Norwich, CT $105,118

Lawrence, MA $105,069

Bakersfield, CA $104,791

New Bedford, MA $104,652

Riverside, CA $104,652

Richland, WA $104,553

Portsmouth, NH $104,474

Vineland, NJ $104,454

San Bernardino, CA $104,375

Boulder, CO $104,097

Worcester, MA $104,017

Portland, OR $103,928

Saint Paul, MN $103,809

Minneapolis, MN $103,809

Philadelphia, PA $103,670

Honolulu, HI $103,145

Springfield, MA $102,797

Providence, RI $102,788

Chicago, IL $102,500

Bellingham, WA $102,381

Baltimore, MD $102,272

Chico, CA $102,024

Wilmington, DE $101,855

Pittsfield, MA $101,756

Manchester, NH $101,568

Spokane, WA $101,131

Denver, CO $101,121

Albany, NY $100,655

Troy, NY $100,615

Schenectady, NY $100,407

Burlington, VT $100,189

Portland, ME $99,842

Salem, OR $99,762

Yakima, WA $99,743

Ann Arbor, MI $99,713

Rochester, MN $99,435

Reno, NV $99,385

Fresno, CA $99,385

Milwaukee, WI $99,296

Detroit, MI $99,197

Allentown, PA $99,167

Carson City, NV $99,157

Houston, TX $99,009

Colorado Springs, CO $98,999

Syracuse, NY $98,949

Eugene, OR $98,761

Gary, IN $98,642

Bismarck, ND $98,642

Galveston, TX $98,642

Springfield, OR $98,562

Medford, OR $98,324

Fort Collins, CO $98,284

Austin, TX $98,205

Mesa, AZ $97,997

Phoenix, AZ $97,977

Dallas, TX $97,947

Reading, PA $97,888

Saint Cloud, MN $97,848

Concord, NH $97,759

Madison, WI $97,719

Utica, NY $97,451

Raleigh, NC $97,372

Las Vegas, NV $97,362

Rochester, NY $97,293

Des Moines, IA $97,283

Atlanta, GA $97,124

Battle Creek, MI $97,094

Salt Lake City, UT $97,064

Lancaster, PA $96,916

Champaign, IL $96,896

Harrisburg, PA $96,777

Durham, NC $96,688

Kansas City, MO $96,678

Kansas City, KS $96,658

Fort Worth, TX $96,648

Boca Raton, FL $96,608

Cleveland, OH $96,598

Columbus, OH $96,578

Pittsburgh, PA $96,569

Richmond, VA $96,529

Indianapolis, IN $96,509

Cincinnati, OH $96,380

Petersburg, VA $96,231

Lansing, MI $96,013

Billings, MT $96,013

Huntsville, AL $96,013

Lebanon, PA $96,003

Pueblo, CO $95,993

Dayton, OH $95,993

Appleton, WI $95,963

Buffalo, NY $95,924

Racine, WI $95,874

Charlotte, NC $95,864

Saint Louis, MO $95,835

Springfield, IL $95,795

York, PA $95,775

Elkhart, IN $95,775

Gastonia, NC $95,765

Benton Harbor, MI $95,765

Beaumont, TX $95,706

Lorain, OH $95,686

Toledo, OH $95,646

Binghamton, NY $95,597

Rock Hill, SC $95,587

Rockford, IL $95,537

Elyria, OH $95,487

Fargo, ND $95,487

Flagstaff, AZ $95,418

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,358

Miami, FL $95,299

Duluth, MN $95,140

Bangor, ME $95,011

Cedar Rapids, IA $94,902

Louisville, KY $94,853

Grand Rapids, MI $94,833

Hialeah, FL $94,823

Casper, WY $94,684

Scranton, PA $94,565

New Orleans, LA $94,535

Virginia Beach, VA $94,525

Akron, OH $94,476

Peoria, IL $94,347

Sarasota, FL $94,327

Green Bay, WI $94,257

Baton Rouge, LA $94,208

Charleston, SC $94,188

Nashville, TN $94,158

Jamestown, NY $94,138

Davenport, IA $94,138

Tucson, AZ $94,089

Cheyenne, WY $94,059

Saint Petersburg, FL $94,029

Tampa, FL $94,010

Omaha, NE $93,990

Evansville, IN $93,950

Port Arthur, TX $93,950

Bradenton, FL $93,910

Santa Fe, NM $93,732

Orlando, FL $93,633

Clearwater, FL $93,523

La Crosse, WI $93,315

Canton, OH $93,315

Grand Forks, ND $93,285

Tulsa, OK $93,256

Albuquerque, NM $93,256

Newport News, VA $93,246

High Point, NC $93,216

Ogden, UT $93,176

Corpus Christi, TX $93,097

Laramie, WY $93,037

Norfolk, VA $93,037

Rock Island, IL $92,978

Saginaw, MI $92,958

Jacksonville, FL $92,948

Salisbury, NC $92,928

Memphis, TN $92,909

Moline, IL $92,859

Fort Myers, FL $92,829

Waterloo, IA $92,700

Spartanburg, SC $92,601

Lincoln, NE $92,551

Fort Wayne, IN $92,532

Birmingham, AL $92,423

Cedar Falls, IA $92,403

Provo, UT $92,393

Springfield, OH $92,383

San Antonio, TX $92,363

Greensboro, NC $92,323

South Bend, IN $92,313

Winston Salem, NC $92,303

Boise, ID $92,274

Savannah, GA $92,204

Muskegon, MI $92,026

Lima, OH $91,907

Lake Charles, LA $91,867

Anderson, IN $91,847

Lexington, KY $91,817

Augusta, GA $91,788

Greenville, SC $91,788

Wichita, KS $91,698

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,698

Columbia, SC $91,609

Bloomington, IN $91,361

Roanoke, VA $91,302

Asheville, NC $91,173

Knoxville, TN $91,004

Shreveport, LA $90,994

Wilmington, NC $90,865

Frankfort, KY $90,677

Oklahoma City, OK $90,607

Chillicothe, OH $90,568

Longview, TX $90,558

Topeka, KS $90,528

Mobile, AL $90,379

Terre Haute, IN $90,340

Erie, PA $90,330

Altoona, PA $90,280

Melbourne, FL $90,250

Amarillo, TX $90,211

Killeen, TX $90,181

Fayetteville, AR $90,102

Sioux Falls, SD $90,032

Chattanooga, TN $89,973

Idaho Falls, ID $89,963

Gainesville, FL $89,754

Portsmouth, OH $89,705

Little Rock, AR $89,685

Lynchburg, VA $89,685

Youngstown, OH $89,645

Lafayette, LA $89,645

Temple, TX $89,606

Daytona Beach, FL $89,586

Clarksville, TN $89,576

Pensacola, FL $89,566

Hopkinsville, KY $89,268

Charleston, WV $89,258

Florence, SC $89,209

Sioux City, IA $89,149

Macon, GA $88,862

Tallahassee, FL $88,852

Fayetteville, NC $88,832

Wichita Falls, TX $88,812

Waco, TX $88,812

Pine Bluff, AR $88,772

Vincennes, IN $88,584

Lubbock, TX $88,544

Great Falls, MT $88,485

Alamogordo, NM $88,475

Abilene, TX $88,396

Rapid City, SD $88,267

Monroe, LA $88,267

Albany, GA $88,207

Huntington, WV $88,197

Jackson, MS $88,187

Greenville, MS $88,177

Parkersburg, WV $88,078

Montgomery, AL $88,058

Johnstown, PA $88,038

Springfield, MO $87,959

Biloxi, MS $87,910

Sumter, SC $87,701

Columbus, GA $87,691

Twin Falls, ID $87,632

Pascagoula, MS $87,503

Kingsport, TN $87,245

Gulfport, MS $87,215

Alexandria, LA $86,888

Fort Smith, AR $86,640

El Paso, TX $86,372

Helena, MT $86,243

Las Cruces, NM $85,926

Harlingen, TX $85,648

Pocatello, ID $85,559

Florence, AL $85,529

Brownsville, TX $85,509

Dothan, AL $85,350

Mcallen, TX $85,301

Columbus, MS $84,567

Altus, OK $84,111

Lawton, OK $83,922

Pierre, SD $83,565

What Skills Can Increase a Study Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 11.06% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.22% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Accounting (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	11.06%
Housekeeping	2.22%
Accounting	1.58%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Study Director's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$106,130	7%
Planning	$104,146	5%
Problem Solving	$102,163	3%
Initiative	$102,163	3%
Project Management	$102,163	3%
Leadership	$102,163	3%

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How Education impacts a Study Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Study Directors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Study Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $80,078 and $89,237).

Study Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Study Director

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.6%

Bachelors 21.1%

Masters 50.0%

Doctorate 23.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.6%
Bachelors	21.1%
Masters	50.0%
Doctorate	23.7%

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Study Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Study Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$86,896

Average $99,187/year

$107,113

$7,241

Average $8,266/month

$8,926

$1,671

Average $1,907/week

$2,060

$42

Average $48/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,113	$8,926	$2,060	$51
Average	$99,187	$8,266	$1,907	$48
25th Percentile	$86,896	$7,241	$1,671	$42

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Salary Trends for Study Director

Salaries for a Study Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $83,600 in 2023 to around $81,459 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Study Director salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$82,683
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