Ambassador Salary in the United States

Ambassador Salary

How much does an Ambassador make?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Ambassador in the United States is $184,063. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $166,120 to $207,040, with most professionals earning between $149,784 and $227,960.

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Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Ambassador Salary $149,784 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Ambassador Salary $166,120 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Ambassador Salary $184,063 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Ambassador Salary $207,040 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Ambassador Salary $227,960 US April 01, 2025
25% $166,120 10% $149,784 90% $227,960 75% $207,040 $184,063 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is an Ambassador ?

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also often used more liberally for persons who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities and fields of endeavor such as sales. An ambassador is the ranking government representative stationed in a foreign capital. The host...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Ambassador in the United States. The base salary for Ambassador ranges from $166,120 to $207,040 with the average base salary of $184,063. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $166,120 to $207,040 with the average total cash compensation of $184,063.

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