Coroner earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level coroner earnings begin at:

$44.85 per hour

$93,280 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level coroner earnings begin at:

$41.15 per hour

$85,590 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level coroner earnings begin at:

$32.83 per hour

$68,280 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level coroner earnings begin at:

$22.98 per hour

$47,790 per year

10th percentile

Starting level coroner earnings begin at:

$17.89 per hour

$37,220 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Coroner salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $91,550
Alaska $80,830
California $80,810
Connecticut $80,080
New Jersey $79,320
Massachusetts $77,990
Washington $77,510
Maryland $74,150
Texas $74,150
Minnesota $73,190
Vermont $73,050
Delaware $72,840
Virginia $72,650
New York $72,620
Illinois $72,610
Rhode Island $71,900
New Hampshire $70,900
North Dakota $70,420
Michigan $69,800
Colorado $68,910
Hawaii $68,740
Virgin Islands, U.S. $68,280
Oregon $68,250
Nebraska $67,340
Pennsylvania $66,820
Maine $66,800
Alabama $65,650
New Mexico $65,170
Nevada $64,190
Wyoming $63,780
Guam $63,530
North Carolina $62,470
Ohio $61,990
Iowa $60,300
Arizona $59,510
Wisconsin $59,200
Missouri $58,480
Georgia $58,010
Indiana $57,760
Florida $57,580
Louisiana $57,460
West Virginia $57,020
Montana $56,650
South Carolina $55,930
South Dakota $55,130
Kansas $55,050
Kentucky $54,980
Tennessee $54,620
Oklahoma $54,560
Utah $53,440
Arkansas $51,930
Idaho $51,910
Mississippi $51,020
Puerto Rico $38,770

How do coroner salaries compare to similar careers?

Coroners earn 33% less than similar careers in Virgin Islands, U.S.. On average, they make less than sports medicine physicians but more than security guards.

Career Median Salary
Sports medicine physician salary $107K
Radiologist salary $107K
Pathologist salary $107K
Lawyer salary $117K
Compliance manager salary $60K
Coroner salary $68K
Security guard salary $24K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)