Transplant Coordinators

Salaries vary based on educational background, experience, and responsibilities of the coordinator. People who have a degree and work as directors or educators may earn a higher salary than those working at the clinical end. According to PayScale.com, in September 2020, organ transplant coordinators earned salaries that ranged from $51,000 to more than $101,000. The average annual salary was $75,110.

Many transplant coordinators are registered nurses. Salaries are often comparable to those of registered nurses in other fields. Median annual earnings of registered nurses were $73,300 in May 2019 (according to the U.S. Department of Labor), and ranged from less than $52,080 to more than $111,220. Some transplant coordinators are physician assistants, who had median annual earnings of $112,260 in May 2019.

Transplant centers and organ procurement agencies are nonprofit organizations, but transplant coordinators generally receive very good health and retirement benefits that are consistent with other medical professions.