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Project Coordinator salary — 2026 national benchmark

Project coordinators support substation project managers with scheduling, documentation, procurement tracking, and stakeholder coordination. The role is often a stepping stone toward project manager and is critical to keeping multi-discipline substation projects on schedule. Strong coordinators are in chronic short supply at most utilities and EPC firms.

National salary range

Project Coordinator, all U.S. geographies, base salary plus total cash compensation (TCC = base + bonus).

25th percentile
$74k
50th percentile (median)
$84k
75th percentile
$100k
TCC 50th
$88k

Effective 2026-05-01 · Data quarter Q2 2026

Typical responsibilities

  • Schedule maintenance in Primavera P6 / MS Project
  • Procurement tracking and vendor coordination
  • Meeting scheduling and minutes
  • Document control across multi-discipline teams
  • Status reporting to project managers and clients

State-level breakouts

Salary varies significantly by region. Click a state below for a state-specific salary range.

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