Contract Specialist salary: median $108,500 a year
Contract Specialist listings that state pay run from $88,000 to $129,500 for the middle half, based on 40 current job listings. 70 contract specialist roles are open now.
Contract Specialist pay range
From 40 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.
- Lower quarter
- $88,000
- Median
- $108,500
- Upper quarter
- $129,500
Open contract specialist jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Contract Specialist
Nakupuna Solutions · Arlington, VA, US
Oct 27, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST
ATSG · Wilmington, Ohio, United States
Oct 25, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST (GG-12)
Joint Activities · Fort Meade, Maryland
$102k–$140k · Oct 23, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST (TITLE 32) (GS-12)
Air National Guard Units · Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
$92k–$119k · Oct 23, 2026
- Contract Specialist
World Wide Technology · Louisville, KY
$61k–$76k · Oct 23, 2026
- Contract Specialist (Supervisory Contract Specialist) (GS-11/12)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Beaumont, Texas
$75k–$116k · Oct 23, 2026
- Contract Specialist (GS-14)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona
$107k–$140k · Oct 23, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST (NH-3)
United States Space Force · Buckley AFB, Colorado
$100k–$154k · Oct 23, 2026
- Contract Specialist (GS-14)
U.S. Coast Guard · Elizabeth City, North Carolina
$128k–$166k · Oct 22, 2026
- Contract Specialist (Entry level)
Olympus America · Center Valley, PA, US, 18034-0610
Oct 22, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST (TITLE 5) (GS-7/11)
Army National Guard Units · Saint Augustine, Florida
$50k–$97k · Oct 22, 2026
- Contract Specialist / Acquisition Analyst
CACI International · Washington, DC, US
Oct 22, 2026
- CONTRACT SPECIALIST (GS-12/13)
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Virginia
$96k–$148k · Oct 21, 2026
- Contract Specialist
R+L Carriers · Ocala, FL, United States
Oct 21, 2026
- Contract Specialist (GS-14)
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, District of Columbia
$144k–$187k · Oct 20, 2026
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Contract Specialist salary questions
- How much does a contract specialist make?
- Among 40 open contract specialist listings that state pay, the median is $108,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $88,000 and $129,500.
- Where does this contract specialist pay data come from?
- From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
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