27 Series · SOC 27-2022
Coaches and Scouts Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $47,320
- Median / year
- $98,860
- Top 10% earn
- +6.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 248,950
- US workers
Coaches and Scouts earn a median of $47,320 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $47,320, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,790 (10th percentile) to $98,860 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 248,950 US workers. New Jersey pays the most ($76,700), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Coaches and Scouts earn a median of $47,320, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 25% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media, it ranks #31 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.4% by 2033.
- $47,320
- Median annual wage
- Top 75%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #31 of 36
- in Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
- 3.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New Jersey at $76,700. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Coaches and Scouts (SOC 27-2022) pays a national median of $47,320 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,790 at the 10th percentile to $98,860 at the 90th, with a mean of $60,160 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 248,950 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 454 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 41,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.6 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Jersey pays the highest state median at $76,700, which is +62% above the national figure. The top metro is Corvallis, OR at $81,290 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 248,950 jobs Median $47,320/yr
Median Salary
$47,320
per year
Median Hourly
N/A
per hour
Mean Salary
$60,160
average
Employment
248,950
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Coaches and Scouts pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$47,320 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 27-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Coaches and Scouts; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 27-series occupations with growth data, Coaches and Scouts sits on the faster-growing side at +6.4% growth and $47,320 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+6.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
41,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.6/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Coaches and Scouts roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Instructing 4.8
Speaking 4.4
Learning Strategies 4.1
Monitoring 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Judgment and Decision Making 4.0
Active Learning 3.9
Knowledge Areas
Education and Training 3.8
English Language 3.7
Administration and Management 3.6
Psychology 3.6
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Communications and Media 3.3
Personnel and Human Resources 3.2
Public Safety and Security 3.1
Computers and Electronics 3.0
Administrative 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
- ▸ Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
- ▸ Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
- ▸ Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.
- ▸ Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.
- ▸ Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.
- ▸ Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.
- ▸ Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.
- ▸ Coordinate travel arrangements and travel with team to away contests.
- ▸ Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,790
25th Percentile
$35,330
Median
$47,320
75th Percentile
$64,710
90th Percentile
$98,860
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $76,700 | +62% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $65,360 | +38% above national |
| 3 | Louisiana | $60,960 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Vermont | $59,990 | +27% above national |
| 5 | New York | $59,920 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $55,860 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $55,130 | +17% above national |
| 8 | Connecticut | $54,790 | +16% above national |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $53,630 | +13% above national |
| 10 | Arizona | $53,130 | +12% above national |
| 11 | West Virginia | $52,050 | +10% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $51,490 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Nevada | $51,020 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Maryland | $50,590 | +7% above national |
| 15 | New Mexico | $49,980 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Wyoming | $49,420 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Iowa | $49,350 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $49,120 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Oregon | $48,960 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $48,730 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Georgia | $48,210 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Minnesota | $48,050 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Washington | $48,030 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Montana | $48,020 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $47,810 | +1% above national |
| 26 | California | $47,660 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Colorado | $47,110 | same as national |
| 28 | Michigan | $47,050 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Idaho | $46,600 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Ohio | $46,530 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Virginia | $46,290 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Utah | $45,680 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Delaware | $45,200 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $44,800 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $44,480 | 6% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $43,840 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Maine | $43,640 | 8% below national |
| 38 | South Carolina | $42,950 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $42,900 | 9% below national |
| 40 | Missouri | $42,790 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Alaska | $41,170 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $41,160 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $39,370 | 17% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $38,930 | 18% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $37,780 | 20% below national |
| 46 | North Dakota | $37,100 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $36,510 | 23% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $36,360 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $35,570 | 25% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $32,090 | 32% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corvallis, OR | $81,290 | +72% above national |
| 2 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $74,620 | +58% above national |
| 3 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $74,000 | +56% above national |
| 4 | Albany, OR | $66,520 | +41% above national |
| 5 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $66,250 | +40% above national |
| 6 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $66,150 | +40% above national |
| 7 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $66,110 | +40% above national |
| 8 | Arecibo, PR | $65,870 | +39% above national |
| 9 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $65,750 | +39% above national |
| 10 | Salisbury, MD | $65,610 | +39% above national |
| 11 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $65,270 | +38% above national |
| 12 | Lake Charles, LA | $65,020 | +37% above national |
| 13 | Baton Rouge, LA | $64,680 | +37% above national |
| 14 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $64,650 | +37% above national |
| 15 | Flint, MI | $64,450 | +36% above national |
| 16 | Lexington Park, MD | $63,500 | +34% above national |
| 17 | Bozeman, MT | $63,020 | +33% above national |
| 18 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $62,970 | +33% above national |
| 19 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,920 | +33% above national |
| 20 | Morgantown, WV | $62,570 | +32% above national |
| 21 | Dover, DE | $61,690 | +30% above national |
| 22 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $61,680 | +30% above national |
| 23 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $61,100 | +29% above national |
| 24 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $61,090 | +29% above national |
| 25 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $60,930 | +29% above national |
| 26 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | +28% above national |
| 27 | Syracuse, NY | $60,600 | +28% above national |
| 28 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,470 | +28% above national |
| 29 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,390 | +28% above national |
| 30 | Binghamton, NY | $60,240 | +27% above national |
| 31 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $60,180 | +27% above national |
| 32 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,030 | +27% above national |
| 33 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $60,000 | +27% above national |
| 34 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,890 | +27% above national |
| 35 | Lafayette, LA | $59,850 | +26% above national |
| 36 | Muncie, IN | $59,640 | +26% above national |
| 37 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,550 | +26% above national |
| 38 | Rochester, MN | $59,000 | +25% above national |
| 39 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,910 | +24% above national |
| 40 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $58,560 | +24% above national |
| 41 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,360 | +23% above national |
| 42 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $57,620 | +22% above national |
| 43 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,600 | +22% above national |
| 44 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $57,250 | +21% above national |
| 45 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,030 | +21% above national |
| 46 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $56,800 | +20% above national |
| 47 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $56,770 | +20% above national |
| 48 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $56,220 | +19% above national |
| 49 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $55,960 | +18% above national |
| 50 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $55,820 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Lincoln, NE | $55,240 | +17% above national |
| 52 | Salinas, CA | $54,940 | +16% above national |
| 53 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $54,770 | +16% above national |
| 54 | Glens Falls, NY | $54,640 | +15% above national |
| 55 | Utica-Rome, NY | $53,810 | +14% above national |
| 56 | New Haven, CT | $53,740 | +14% above national |
| 57 | Aguadilla, PR | $53,710 | +14% above national |
| 58 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $53,510 | +13% above national |
| 59 | Bloomington, IL | $53,210 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $53,160 | +12% above national |
| 61 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $53,080 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $53,030 | +12% above national |
| 63 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $52,940 | +12% above national |
| 64 | Bloomington, IN | $52,900 | +12% above national |
| 65 | Barnstable Town, MA | $52,880 | +12% above national |
| 66 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $52,730 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Flagstaff, AZ | $52,710 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $52,520 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Helena, MT | $52,510 | +11% above national |
| 70 | Lawrence, KS | $52,460 | +11% above national |
| 71 | Charlottesville, VA | $52,450 | +11% above national |
| 72 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $52,420 | +11% above national |
| 73 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $52,180 | +10% above national |
| 74 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,100 | +10% above national |
| 75 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | +10% above national |
| 76 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $51,960 | +10% above national |
| 77 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $51,920 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $51,890 | +10% above national |
| 79 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $51,700 | +9% above national |
| 80 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $51,640 | +9% above national |
| 81 | Logan, UT-ID | $51,630 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $51,600 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,560 | +9% above national |
| 84 | Bangor, ME | $51,550 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Valdosta, GA | $51,440 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Colorado Springs, CO | $51,330 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $51,270 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Worcester, MA | $51,260 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Duluth, MN-WI | $51,230 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $51,170 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Ithaca, NY | $51,140 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $51,060 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,020 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Rochester, NY | $50,850 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Great Falls, MT | $50,840 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $50,680 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $50,600 | +7% above national |
| 98 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,490 | +7% above national |
| 99 | St. George, UT | $50,450 | +7% above national |
| 100 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $50,380 | +6% above national |
| 101 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $50,350 | +6% above national |
| 102 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $50,340 | +6% above national |
| 103 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $50,320 | +6% above national |
| 104 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $50,180 | +6% above national |
| 105 | Missoula, MT | $50,140 | +6% above national |
| 106 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $50,000 | +6% above national |
| 107 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $49,920 | +5% above national |
| 108 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,880 | +5% above national |
| 109 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $49,870 | +5% above national |
| 110 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | +5% above national |
| 111 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $49,800 | +5% above national |
| 112 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,790 | +5% above national |
| 113 | Savannah, GA | $49,760 | +5% above national |
| 114 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $49,750 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Odessa, TX | $49,730 | +5% above national |
| 116 | Visalia, CA | $49,710 | +5% above national |
| 117 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,640 | +5% above national |
| 118 | Reno, NV | $49,620 | +5% above national |
| 119 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $49,540 | +5% above national |
| 120 | Medford, OR | $49,520 | +5% above national |
| 121 | Napa, CA | $49,470 | +5% above national |
| 122 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,460 | +5% above national |
| 123 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $49,400 | +4% above national |
| 124 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | +4% above national |
| 125 | Kankakee, IL | $49,240 | +4% above national |
| 126 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,150 | +4% above national |
| 127 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $49,140 | +4% above national |
| 128 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,130 | +4% above national |
| 129 | Chambersburg, PA | $49,080 | +4% above national |
| 130 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $49,080 | +4% above national |
| 131 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $49,070 | +4% above national |
| 132 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,060 | +4% above national |
| 133 | Grand Junction, CO | $49,010 | +4% above national |
| 134 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $48,970 | +3% above national |
| 135 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,970 | +3% above national |
| 136 | Pueblo, CO | $48,960 | +3% above national |
| 137 | Reading, PA | $48,960 | +3% above national |
| 138 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,930 | +3% above national |
| 139 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,900 | +3% above national |
| 140 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $48,860 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,830 | +3% above national |
| 142 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,810 | +3% above national |
| 143 | York-Hanover, PA | $48,650 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,640 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Walla Walla, WA | $48,640 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Wichita Falls, TX | $48,540 | +3% above national |
| 147 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | +3% above national |
| 148 | Cleveland, OH | $48,500 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Columbus, OH | $48,490 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $48,470 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Joplin, MO-KS | $48,460 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,440 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $48,440 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Jackson, MI | $48,430 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $48,380 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Kingston, NY | $48,350 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $48,330 | +2% above national |
| 159 | Columbia, MO | $48,290 | +2% above national |
| 160 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,290 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,240 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,200 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Terre Haute, IN | $48,180 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $48,150 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | +2% above national |
| 166 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,140 | +2% above national |
| 167 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $48,140 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,120 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,090 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,060 | +2% above national |
| 171 | Fond du Lac, WI | $48,060 | +2% above national |
| 172 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $48,050 | +2% above national |
| 173 | Topeka, KS | $47,960 | +1% above national |
| 174 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Dubuque, IA | $47,840 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $47,800 | +1% above national |
| 177 | El Centro, CA | $47,790 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Green Bay, WI | $47,670 | +1% above national |
| 180 | Modesto, CA | $47,520 | same as national |
| 181 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $47,510 | same as national |
| 182 | Fayetteville, NC | $47,510 | same as national |
| 183 | Merced, CA | $47,470 | same as national |
| 184 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,450 | same as national |
| 185 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | same as national |
| 186 | Lancaster, PA | $47,380 | same as national |
| 187 | Springfield, IL | $47,370 | same as national |
| 188 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,320 | same as national |
| 189 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,280 | same as national |
| 190 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,280 | same as national |
| 191 | Toledo, OH | $47,270 | same as national |
| 192 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,260 | same as national |
| 193 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,230 | same as national |
| 194 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,120 | same as national |
| 195 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $47,110 | same as national |
| 196 | Tucson, AZ | $47,080 | 1% below national |
| 197 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Columbia, SC | $47,050 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,050 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Saginaw, MI | $47,040 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,970 | 1% below national |
| 202 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,880 | 1% below national |
| 204 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $46,850 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $46,850 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,820 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | 1% below national |
| 209 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,760 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,740 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Altoona, PA | $46,730 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,710 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $46,710 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $46,710 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Lynchburg, VA | $46,680 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,670 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,620 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $46,620 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $46,600 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,590 | 2% below national |
| 222 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $46,520 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,510 | 2% below national |
| 224 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,460 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,440 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,440 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Bellingham, WA | $46,430 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Bend, OR | $46,430 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,430 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,400 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Battle Creek, MI | $46,350 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Yakima, WA | $46,340 | 2% below national |
| 233 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,340 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $46,310 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $46,220 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Redding, CA | $46,050 | 3% below national |
| 237 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,050 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Springfield, MA | $46,000 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Yuba City, CA | $45,940 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,880 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,830 | 3% below national |
| 243 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,800 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Vallejo, CA | $45,760 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,690 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $45,630 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Boise City, ID | $45,570 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Punta Gorda, FL | $45,500 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,450 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Hattiesburg, MS | $45,440 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,410 | 4% below national |
| 253 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,390 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Albuquerque, NM | $45,380 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Twin Falls, ID | $45,360 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,350 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $45,330 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,260 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $45,190 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,170 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Fresno, CA | $45,120 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,120 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,110 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,100 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Charleston, WV | $45,000 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $44,990 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,980 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Asheville, NC | $44,890 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $44,810 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Springfield, MO | $44,550 | 6% below national |
| 272 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $44,500 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Peoria, IL | $44,480 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Salem, OR | $44,400 | 6% below national |
| 275 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $44,360 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Rome, GA | $44,320 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Gainesville, GA | $44,300 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Ocala, FL | $44,300 | 6% below national |
| 279 | Spartanburg, SC | $44,230 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,210 | 7% below national |
| 281 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,190 | 7% below national |
| 282 | Cleveland, TN | $44,090 | 7% below national |
| 283 | Wilmington, NC | $43,960 | 7% below national |
| 284 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $43,760 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $43,740 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $43,640 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Amarillo, TX | $43,630 | 8% below national |
| 288 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,600 | 8% below national |
| 289 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,470 | 8% below national |
| 290 | Erie, PA | $43,410 | 8% below national |
| 291 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,340 | 8% below national |
| 292 | Ogden, UT | $43,290 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,170 | 9% below national |
| 294 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,170 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Paducah, KY-IL | $43,110 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Johnson City, TN | $43,090 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,090 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,040 | 9% below national |
| 299 | Jacksonville, FL | $42,990 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Madison, WI | $42,750 | 10% below national |
| 301 | Morristown, TN | $42,680 | 10% below national |
| 302 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $42,520 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Burlington, NC | $42,280 | 11% below national |
| 304 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $42,190 | 11% below national |
| 305 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $42,180 | 11% below national |
| 306 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,170 | 11% below national |
| 307 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,060 | 11% below national |
| 308 | Alexandria, LA | $42,010 | 11% below national |
| 309 | San Angelo, TX | $41,960 | 11% below national |
| 310 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $41,800 | 12% below national |
| 311 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $41,700 | 12% below national |
| 312 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,490 | 12% below national |
| 313 | Evansville, IN | $41,470 | 12% below national |
| 314 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $41,370 | 13% below national |
| 315 | Fargo, ND-MN | $41,240 | 13% below national |
| 316 | Mankato, MN | $41,220 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Anchorage, AK | $41,170 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Eau Claire, WI | $41,170 | 13% below national |
| 319 | Winston-Salem, NC | $41,110 | 13% below national |
| 320 | Casper, WY | $40,990 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $40,880 | 14% below national |
| 322 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,870 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,810 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $40,750 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $40,570 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $40,490 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,460 | 14% below national |
| 328 | Omaha, NE-IA | $40,410 | 15% below national |
| 329 | Tyler, TX | $40,410 | 15% below national |
| 330 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,360 | 15% below national |
| 331 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,330 | 15% below national |
| 332 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $40,300 | 15% below national |
| 333 | Sheboygan, WI | $40,230 | 15% below national |
| 334 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $40,220 | 15% below national |
| 335 | Abilene, TX | $40,060 | 15% below national |
| 336 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $39,960 | 16% below national |
| 337 | Appleton, WI | $39,800 | 16% below national |
| 338 | Traverse City, MI | $39,800 | 16% below national |
| 339 | Gettysburg, PA | $39,720 | 16% below national |
| 340 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $39,670 | 16% below national |
| 341 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,650 | 16% below national |
| 342 | Jackson, MS | $39,570 | 16% below national |
| 343 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $39,500 | 17% below national |
| 344 | Kenosha, WI | $39,490 | 17% below national |
| 345 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $39,480 | 17% below national |
| 346 | Akron, OH | $39,390 | 17% below national |
| 347 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,370 | 17% below national |
| 348 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,370 | 17% below national |
| 349 | Tulsa, OK | $39,310 | 17% below national |
| 350 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,210 | 17% below national |
| 351 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,170 | 17% below national |
| 352 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,170 | 17% below national |
| 353 | Springfield, OH | $39,070 | 17% below national |
| 354 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,030 | 18% below national |
| 355 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $38,980 | 18% below national |
| 356 | Mobile, AL | $38,970 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,960 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $38,960 | 18% below national |
| 359 | Midland, MI | $38,890 | 18% below national |
| 360 | Decatur, IL | $38,870 | 18% below national |
| 361 | Fort Wayne, IN | $38,840 | 18% below national |
| 362 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,810 | 18% below national |
| 363 | Lubbock, TX | $38,800 | 18% below national |
| 364 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $38,750 | 18% below national |
| 365 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,690 | 18% below national |
| 366 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,690 | 18% below national |
| 367 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $38,660 | 18% below national |
| 368 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,580 | 18% below national |
| 369 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $38,570 | 18% below national |
| 370 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,260 | 19% below national |
| 371 | Jonesboro, AR | $38,220 | 19% below national |
| 372 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,140 | 19% below national |
| 373 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,100 | 19% below national |
| 374 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,970 | 20% below national |
| 375 | Greeley, CO | $37,920 | 20% below national |
| 376 | Sandusky, OH | $37,910 | 20% below national |
| 377 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 20% below national |
| 378 | Jefferson City, MO | $37,840 | 20% below national |
| 379 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,840 | 20% below national |
| 380 | Niles, MI | $37,830 | 20% below national |
| 381 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,820 | 20% below national |
| 382 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,770 | 20% below national |
| 383 | Jackson, TN | $37,700 | 20% below national |
| 384 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,670 | 20% below national |
| 385 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 20% below national |
| 386 | Midland, TX | $37,610 | 21% below national |
| 387 | Idaho Falls, ID | $37,590 | 21% below national |
| 388 | Johnstown, PA | $37,500 | 21% below national |
| 389 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $37,440 | 21% below national |
| 390 | Lima, OH | $37,380 | 21% below national |
| 391 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,320 | 21% below national |
| 392 | Montgomery, AL | $37,290 | 21% below national |
| 393 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $37,190 | 21% below national |
| 394 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 21% below national |
| 395 | Birmingham, AL | $37,140 | 22% below national |
| 396 | Mansfield, OH | $37,080 | 22% below national |
| 397 | Longview, TX | $37,030 | 22% below national |
| 398 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,000 | 22% below national |
| 399 | El Paso, TX | $36,840 | 22% below national |
| 400 | Ames, IA | $36,740 | 22% below national |
| 401 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,710 | 22% below national |
| 402 | Knoxville, TN | $36,670 | 23% below national |
| 403 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $36,670 | 23% below national |
| 404 | Monroe, MI | $36,570 | 23% below national |
| 405 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $36,490 | 23% below national |
| 406 | Columbus, IN | $36,490 | 23% below national |
| 407 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $36,420 | 23% below national |
| 408 | Roanoke, VA | $36,340 | 23% below national |
| 409 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $36,330 | 23% below national |
| 410 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $36,310 | 23% below national |
| 411 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 23% below national |
| 412 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $36,260 | 23% below national |
| 413 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,110 | 24% below national |
| 414 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 24% below national |
| 415 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,090 | 24% below national |
| 416 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,890 | 24% below national |
| 417 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,550 | 25% below national |
| 418 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $35,390 | 25% below national |
| 419 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,780 | 27% below national |
| 420 | Minot, ND | $34,600 | 27% below national |
| 421 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,590 | 27% below national |
| 422 | Bismarck, ND | $34,530 | 27% below national |
| 423 | Sumter, SC | $34,510 | 27% below national |
| 424 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,450 | 27% below national |
| 425 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $34,170 | 28% below national |
| 426 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $33,930 | 28% below national |
| 427 | Greenville, NC | $32,570 | 31% below national |
| 428 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $32,510 | 31% below national |
| 429 | Bowling Green, KY | $32,480 | 31% below national |
| 430 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $32,280 | 32% below national |
| 431 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $32,260 | 32% below national |
| 432 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $31,970 | 32% below national |
| 433 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $31,920 | 33% below national |
| 434 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,830 | 33% below national |
| 435 | Huntsville, AL | $31,770 | 33% below national |
| 436 | Rockford, IL | $31,770 | 33% below national |
| 437 | Rapid City, SD | $31,670 | 33% below national |
| 438 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $31,480 | 33% below national |
| 439 | Laredo, TX | $31,240 | 34% below national |
| 440 | Wausau, WI | $31,010 | 34% below national |
| 441 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,500 | 36% below national |
| 442 | Jacksonville, NC | $30,420 | 36% below national |
| 443 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $30,120 | 36% below national |
| 444 | Tallahassee, FL | $29,830 | 37% below national |
| 445 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,570 | 38% below national |
| 446 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $29,530 | 38% below national |
| 447 | Winchester, VA-WV | $28,610 | 40% below national |
| 448 | Wichita, KS | $28,330 | 40% below national |
| 449 | Billings, MT | $28,090 | 41% below national |
| 450 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $27,180 | 43% below national |
| 451 | Harrisonburg, VA | $25,810 | 45% below national |
| 452 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 54% below national |
| 453 | Dothan, AL | $21,520 | 55% below national |
| 454 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $17,650 | 63% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Coaches and Scouts make? ▼
The median annual salary for Coaches and Scouts is $47,320 ($N/A/hour). The salary range spans from $28,790 at the 10th percentile to $98,860 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Coaches and Scouts the most? ▼
New Jersey pays the highest median salary for Coaches and Scouts at $76,700/year, which is +62% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Coaches and Scouts? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Coaches and Scouts is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Coaches and Scouts? ▼
Coaches and Scouts has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.6 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Coaches and Scouts a good career? ▼
Employment for Coaches and Scouts is projected to grow 6.4% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 41,800 openings are projected each year.
How does Coaches and Scouts pay vary by state? ▼
Coaches and Scouts salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New Jersey at $76,700/year, while North Dakota pays the least at $37,100/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Coaches and Scouts? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Coaches and Scouts is Corvallis, OR at $81,290/year. BLS reports wage data for 454 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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