Coroner earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level coroner earnings begin at:

$59.15 per hour

$123,020 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level coroner earnings begin at:

$50.99 per hour

$106,060 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level coroner earnings begin at:

$39.81 per hour

$82,800 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level coroner earnings begin at:

$31.33 per hour

$65,170 per year

10th percentile

Starting level coroner earnings begin at:

$26.43 per hour

$54,980 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Coroner salary by state

State Name Average Salary
California $96,980
Connecticut $91,810
Delaware $91,050
Vermont $90,420
New York $90,080
Washington $88,790
Rhode Island $87,620
Minnesota $85,920
Pennsylvania $85,580
Maryland $84,720
Maine $83,740
Oregon $82,990
New Hampshire $82,800
Hawaii $82,590
Colorado $82,450
Illinois $80,550
Virginia $80,380
Wyoming $79,890
North Dakota $79,440
Wisconsin $78,800
Indiana $78,770
North Carolina $78,500
Nevada $78,290
Michigan $77,390
Alaska $76,430
Iowa $75,620
South Carolina $75,460
Idaho $75,450
Texas $75,370
Ohio $75,030
Arizona $74,920
Florida $74,920
Nebraska $73,920
Alabama $72,990
South Dakota $72,630
Louisiana $70,290
Georgia $70,200
Kansas $69,740
Kentucky $69,240
New Mexico $67,990
Mississippi $67,450
Utah $67,370
Missouri $67,270
Montana $66,660
Arkansas $64,680
Virgin Islands, U.S. $64,650
West Virginia $64,270
Tennessee $63,960
Oklahoma $63,000
Guam $62,980
Puerto Rico $39,410
District of Columbia $111,030
Massachusetts $102,060
New Jersey $100,000

How do coroner salaries compare to similar careers?

Coroners earn 6% less than similar careers in New Hampshire. On average, they make less than compliance managers but more than paralegals.

Career Median Salary
Compliance manager salary $146K
Detective salary $89K
Customs inspector salary $89K
Special agent salary $89K
Coroner salary $83K
Sheriff salary $72K
Police officer salary $72K
Private detective salary $65K
Paralegal salary $62K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)