- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics includes contract administrators with all administrative services managers in its salary figures for this occupation. The average salary for this broad category as of May 2010 was $40.57 per hour, or $84,390 per year. The median salary, or the number in the exact middle of all the figures for administrative services managers, was $77,890 per year. The bottom 10 percent of the pay scale was at or below $41,420 per year, and the middle 50 percent at $56,490 to $103,550. The top 10 percent of administrative services managers were earning more than $135,000 per year.
- Senior level contracts administrators in particular had a median annual salary of $74,224 as of May 2011, according to Salary.com. The middle 50 percent of these level III administrators were earning $66,125 to $83,831 per year. The bottom 10 percent had salaries at or below $58,752 per year, and the top 10 percent were making $92,577 per year and more.
- Salary.com provides data for senior contracts administrators working specifically in the construction industry. These professionals had a median annual salary of $70,110 as of May 2011. The middle 50 percent range of the pay scale was $55,930 to $82,105 per year. The bottom 10 percent of senior contracts administrators in the construction field were making $43,021 per year and less, and the top 10 percent earned $93,025 per year and more.
- With experience, a senior contracts administrator can advance to the position of lead contracts administrator at level IV. The median salary for this position as of May 2011 was $84,641 per year. The bottom 10 percent of the pay scale for lead contracts administrators was at $65,738 and less, and the top 10 percent at $114,844 and higher. The middle 50 percent were earning $74,747 to $100,450 per year.
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