Clinical Research Coordinators Career, Salary and Skills
Clinical Research Coordinators have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $167,220 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 108,690. Wage data is published for 259 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.
O*NET code
11-9121.01
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$167,220
Hourly median
$80.39
Employment
108,690
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.62 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
- Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
- Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
- Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
- Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
- Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
Technology
- 5AM Glassbox Translational Research
- Budgeting software
- ClearTrial
- Clinical data management system CDMS
- Clinical trial management software
- Drug coding software
- DZS Software Solutions ClinPlus
- Electronic data capture EDC software
- ePharmaSolutions eMVR
- FileMaker Pro
- Google Meet
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- InferMed MACRO Electronic Data Capture
- InforSense InforSense
Clinical Research Coordinators salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in CAMedian $210,230 · Employment 14,950
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in MAMedian $267,290 · Employment 10,590
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in New York, NYMedian $180,460 · Employment 10,100
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in NJMedian $207,030 · Employment 10,040
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in Boston, MAMedian $291,000 · Employment 9,570
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in PAMedian $137,900 · Employment 7,980
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in TXMedian $129,960 · Employment 7,470
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in NCMedian $173,870 · Employment 6,010
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in Washington, DCMedian $169,060 · Employment 5,890
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in NYMedian $134,680 · Employment 5,690
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $225,230 · Employment 5,530
- Clinical Research Coordinators Salary in Philadelphia, PAMedian $172,900 · Employment 5,510
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.