How Much Do Residential Advisors Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Residential Advisors

Residential Advisors coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.

Salary
$33430
Becoming One
Medium
Education
Associate's degree
Job Satisfaction
Low
Job Growth

Personality
Interest Match



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$33430 per year
Hourly wage
$16 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$21,550 to $26,010 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$10 to $13 per hour

Entry-level Residential Advisors with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $21,550 to $26,010 per year or $10 to $13 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
D

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Residential Advisors to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $24 $49,180
Senior (Top 25%) $19 $39,100
Middle (Mid 50%) $15 $31,190
Junior (Bottom 25%) $13 $26,010
No experience (Bottom 10%) $10 $21,550

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
VT $20 $42,060
NJ $20 $41,950
MN $20 $41,090
CA $19 $39,500
NY $19 $39,300
DC $19 $38,810
WA $19 $38,670
AK $18 $37,710
RI $18 $37,170
MA $18 $36,780

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Residential Advisor is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like VT doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at VT might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Residential Advisors are in the states of VT, NJ, MN, CA and NY.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $43050 $20.70
Management of Companies and Enterprises $39360 $18.92
Offices of Physicians $38120 $18.33
State Government $37460 $18.01
Grantmaking and Giving Services $37260 $17.91
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $37030 $17.81
Local Government $36970 $17.77
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $36240 $17.43
Other Schools and Instruction $36230 $17.42
Elementary and Secondary Schools $36050 $17.33
Civic and Social Organizations $36030 $17.32
Home Health Care Services $35140 $16.90
Religious Organizations $34840 $16.75
Outpatient Care Centers $34420 $16.55
Rooming and Boarding Houses $34230 $16.46
Real Estate $33780 $16.24
Junior Colleges $33710 $16.21
Technical and Trade Schools $33330 $16.02
Offices of Other Health Practitioners $33080 $15.90
Individual and Family Services $32830 $15.78
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $32560 $15.65
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $32540 $15.64
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $32390 $15.57
Vocational Rehabilitation Services $32170 $15.47
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $32110 $15.44
Other Residential Care Facilities $31890 $15.33
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $31710 $15.24
Child Day Care Services $30990 $14.90
Specialty Hospitals $30900 $14.86
Educational Support Services $29930 $14.39

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