What are the main factors that influence an Activity Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Activity Assistant's salary?

An Activity Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Activity Assistant (0-2 years)earns $48,468, a Non-Profit Program Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $66,365, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $78,693, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $84,051, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $94,248,

What are the highest paying states for an Activity Assistant?

Activity Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activity Assistant roles are District of Columbia $52,067, California $51,870, Massachusetts $51,179. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activity Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Activity Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Activity Director Assistant: $118,938; Activity Therapy Assistant: $66,735; Activity Center Assistant Leader: $51,922; Activity Program Assistant: $40,572; Activity Assistant/Driver: $40,358.

How do different companies affect an Activity Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Activity Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Activity Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an Activity Assistant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Assistant in the United States is $47,026 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an Activity Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,198
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,107 to $52,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,808

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,351	$4,363	$1,007	$25
Average	$47,026	$3,919	$904	$23
25th Percentile	$40,107	$3,342	$771	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Activity Assistant Salaries

An Activity Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Activity Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activity Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,468
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,365
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,693
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,051
Expert (over 8 years): $94,248

Levels	Salary
Activity ... Level Activity Assistant	$48,468
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$66,365
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$78,693
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$84,051
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$94,248

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How Do Activity Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Activity Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,067.
California: $51,870.
Massachusetts: $51,179.

District of Columbia $52,067 California $51,870 Massachusetts $51,179 Washington $50,990 New Jersey $50,972 Alaska $50,906 Connecticut $50,257 New York $49,993

Hawaii $49,152 Rhode Island $48,757 Maryland $48,489 Minnesota $48,122 Colorado $47,981 Illinois $47,934 Oregon $47,755 Delaware $47,623

New Hampshire $47,541 Virginia $47,355 Pennsylvania $46,814 Nevada $46,542 North Dakota $46,452 Michigan $46,311 Wisconsin $46,260 Vermont $46,156

Texas $45,869 Maine $45,850 Arizona $45,822 Ohio $45,789 Georgia $45,357 Indiana $45,140 Wyoming $45,098 Utah $45,032

Iowa $45,004 Kansas $44,778 Louisiana $44,712 North Carolina $44,689 Missouri $44,679 Florida $44,496 Montana $44,397 Nebraska $44,303

Kentucky $44,252 South Carolina $44,063 Tennessee $43,946 Idaho $43,899 New Mexico $43,556 Oklahoma $43,480 Alabama $43,203 South Dakota $42,737

Arkansas $42,483 West Virginia $42,347 Mississippi $41,938

Top Paying Cities for Activity Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $59,314
San Francisco: $58,665
Oakland: $57,428

San Jose, CA $59,314

San Francisco, CA $58,665

Oakland, CA $57,428

New York, NY $54,145

Paramus, NJ $53,487

Queens Village, NY $53,485

Passaic, NJ $53,440

Bergenfield, NJ $53,436

Stamford, CT $53,332

Huntington, NY $53,313

Newark, NJ $52,965

Bridgeport, CT $52,866

Vallejo, CA $52,773

New Brunswick, NJ $52,754

Petaluma, CA $52,726

Middlesex, NJ $52,636

Somerset, NJ $52,603

Santa Cruz, CA $52,542

Boston, MA $52,255

Monterey, CA $52,090

Seattle, WA $51,983

Santa Rosa, CA $51,973

Los Angeles, CA $51,959

Juneau, AK $51,837

Washington, DC $51,785

Orange, CA $51,618

Santa Ana, CA $51,494

Long Beach, CA $51,447

Anaheim, CA $51,437

Anchorage, AK $51,414

Santa Maria, CA $51,273

Everett, WA $51,263

Danbury, CT $51,098

Bremerton, WA $51,033

Tacoma, WA $50,863

New Suffolk, NY $50,862

Sacramento, CA $50,849

Santa Barbara, CA $50,798

Trenton, NJ $50,746

San Diego, CA $50,746

Brockton, MA $50,694

Fairbanks, AK $50,579

Lompoc, CA $50,459

Lowell, MA $50,421

Ventura, CA $50,412

Nashua, NH $50,403

Stockton, CA $50,398

Modesto, CA $50,055

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,951

Olympia, WA $49,862

Kennewick, WA $49,862

New Haven, CT $49,843

Lawrence, MA $49,674

Hartford, CT $49,627

Riverside, CA $49,617

New Bedford, MA $49,570

Richland, WA $49,570

Bakersfield, CA $49,504

San Bernardino, CA $49,486

New Britain, CT $49,481

Atlantic City, NJ $49,481

New London, CT $49,462

Norwich, CT $49,448

Portsmouth, NH $49,439

Boulder, CO $49,339

Portland, OR $49,274

Worcester, MA $49,269

Minneapolis, MN $49,123

Philadelphia, PA $49,058

Honolulu, HI $48,902

Saint Paul, MN $48,880

Vineland, NJ $48,870

Providence, RI $48,733

Chicago, IL $48,597

Bellingham, WA $48,540

Springfield, MA $48,503

Baltimore, MD $48,489

Chico, CA $48,371

Pittsfield, MA $48,244

Manchester, NH $48,155

Spokane, WA $47,948

Denver, CO $47,943

Albany, NY $47,722

Troy, NY $47,703

Nassau, NY $47,653

Schenectady, NY $47,605

Wilmington, DE $47,567

Burlington, VT $47,501

Salem, OR $47,482

Portland, ME $47,336

Yakima, WA $47,289

Rochester, MN $47,144

Reno, NV $47,120

Fresno, CA $47,120

Milwaukee, WI $47,078

Detroit, MI $47,031

Ann Arbor, MI $47,023

Allentown, PA $47,017

Colorado Springs, CO $46,937

Syracuse, NY $46,913

Carson City, NV $46,913

Houston, TX $46,847

Eugene, OR $46,824

Gary, IN $46,767

Springfield, OR $46,730

Bismarck, ND $46,720

Galveston, TX $46,688

Medford, OR $46,617

Fort Collins, CO $46,598

Concord, NH $46,575

Austin, TX $46,561

Mesa, AZ $46,462

Reading, PA $46,457

Phoenix, AZ $46,452

Dallas, TX $46,438

Saint Cloud, MN $46,393

Madison, WI $46,330

Utica, NY $46,203

Rochester, NY $46,128

Des Moines, IA $46,123

Raleigh, NC $46,118

Atlanta, GA $46,048

Battle Creek, MI $46,034

Salt Lake City, UT $46,020

Lancaster, PA $45,949

Harrisburg, PA $45,883

Kansas City, MO $45,836

Champaign, IL $45,827

Kansas City, KS $45,827

Fort Worth, TX $45,822

Columbus, OH $45,814

Boca Raton, FL $45,803

Pittsburgh, PA $45,785

Richmond, VA $45,766

Indianapolis, IN $45,756

Cleveland, OH $45,752

Las Vegas, NV $45,695

Cincinnati, OH $45,695

Petersburg, VA $45,625

Huntsville, AL $45,554

Lansing, MI $45,523

Lebanon, PA $45,517

Pueblo, CO $45,512

Appleton, WI $45,498

Buffalo, NY $45,479

Dayton, OH $45,465

Racine, WI $45,455

Charlotte, NC $45,451

Saint Louis, MO $45,437

York, PA $45,408

Elkhart, IN $45,408

Gastonia, NC $45,399

Billings, MT $45,388

Beaumont, TX $45,375

Lorain, OH $45,366

Benton Harbor, MI $45,357

Toledo, OH $45,347

Binghamton, NY $45,324

Rock Hill, SC $45,319

Rockford, IL $45,296

Springfield, IL $45,277

Elyria, OH $45,272

Fargo, ND $45,272

Flagstaff, AZ $45,239

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,211

Duluth, MN $45,183

Miami, FL $45,183

Cheyenne, WY $45,150

Grand Forks, ND $45,150

Bangor, ME $45,046

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,995

Durham, NC $44,975

Louisville, KY $44,971

Grand Rapids, MI $44,962

Hialeah, FL $44,957

Casper, WY $44,891

Scranton, PA $44,835

New Orleans, LA $44,821

Virginia Beach, VA $44,816

Akron, OH $44,792

Peoria, IL $44,731

Sarasota, FL $44,722

Nashville, TN $44,689

Omaha, NE $44,689

Green Bay, WI $44,689

Baton Rouge, LA $44,665

Charleston, SC $44,656

Jamestown, NY $44,632

Davenport, IA $44,632

Tucson, AZ $44,609

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,581

Tampa, FL $44,571

Evansville, IN $44,543

Port Arthur, TX $44,543

Bradenton, FL $44,524

Santa Fe, NM $44,440

Orlando, FL $44,355

Clearwater, FL $44,341

Canton, OH $44,242

La Crosse, WI $44,242

Albuquerque, NM $44,214

Newport News, VA $44,209

High Point, NC $44,195

Ogden, UT $44,176

Corpus Christi, TX $44,139

Norfolk, VA $44,110

Laramie, WY $44,110

Rock Island, IL $44,082

Saginaw, MI $44,073

Jacksonville, FL $44,068

Salisbury, NC $44,059

Boise, ID $44,049

Moline, IL $44,026

Fort Myers, FL $44,012

Memphis, TN $44,002

Tulsa, OK $43,979

Waterloo, IA $43,951

Spartanburg, SC $43,904

Lincoln, NE $43,880

Fort Wayne, IN $43,871

Provo, UT $43,866

Cedar Falls, IA $43,810

San Antonio, TX $43,791

Greensboro, NC $43,772

South Bend, IN $43,767

Savannah, GA $43,715

Muskegon, MI $43,697

Birmingham, AL $43,692

Winston Salem, NC $43,669

Lake Charles, LA $43,556

Anderson, IN $43,546

Lexington, KY $43,532

Augusta, GA $43,518

Greenville, SC $43,518

Lima, OH $43,480

Wichita, KS $43,476

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,476

Columbia, SC $43,433

Springfield, OH $43,424

Asheville, NC $43,349

Bloomington, IN $43,316

Knoxville, TN $43,146

Shreveport, LA $43,142

Wilmington, NC $43,081

Roanoke, VA $43,081

Topeka, KS $42,996

Frankfort, KY $42,991

Oklahoma City, OK $42,958

Chillicothe, OH $42,940

Longview, TX $42,935

Melbourne, FL $42,930

Sioux Falls, SD $42,855

Mobile, AL $42,850

Terre Haute, IN $42,831

Altoona, PA $42,803

Amarillo, TX $42,770

Killeen, TX $42,756

Fayetteville, AR $42,719

Chattanooga, TN $42,704

Sioux City, IA $42,662

Idaho Falls, ID $42,653

Lynchburg, VA $42,615

Gainesville, FL $42,554

Portsmouth, OH $42,530

Little Rock, AR $42,521

Lafayette, LA $42,502

Youngstown, OH $42,502

Daytona Beach, FL $42,474

Clarksville, TN $42,469

Pensacola, FL $42,465

Temple, TX $42,461

Hopkinsville, KY $42,323

Erie, PA $42,314

Florence, SC $42,295

Charleston, WV $42,220

Great Falls, MT $42,197

Macon, GA $42,131

Tallahassee, FL $42,126

Fayetteville, NC $42,117

Waco, TX $42,107

Helena, MT $42,074

Pine Bluff, AR $42,056

Vincennes, IN $41,999

Lubbock, TX $41,980

Alamogordo, NM $41,952

Twin Falls, ID $41,910

Rapid City, SD $41,896

Jackson, MS $41,811

Huntington, WV $41,808

Greenville, MS $41,806

Parkersburg, WV $41,758

Montgomery, AL $41,750

Wichita Falls, TX $41,703

Springfield, MO $41,703

Biloxi, MS $41,679

Monroe, LA $41,632

Johnstown, PA $41,599

Sumter, SC $41,580

Columbus, GA $41,576

Pascagoula, MS $41,486

Abilene, TX $41,486

Kingsport, TN $41,364

Albany, GA $41,364

Gulfport, MS $41,350

Alexandria, LA $41,195

Fort Smith, AR $41,077

El Paso, TX $40,950

Las Cruces, NM $40,739

Harlingen, TX $40,619

Pocatello, ID $40,612

Florence, AL $40,551

Brownsville, TX $40,541

Mcallen, TX $40,442

Dothan, AL $40,377

Columbus, MS $40,097

Altus, OK $39,878

Lawton, OK $39,789

Pierre, SD $39,619

What Skills Can Increase an Activity Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 9.38% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Programming (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.38%
Programming	3.18%
Word Processing	1.77%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Activity Assistant's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$57,372	22%
Presentation	$57,372	22%
PowerPoint	$55,491	18%
Attention to Detail	$55,491	18%
Billing	$55,021	17%
Administrative Support	$54,550	16%

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Activity Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Activity Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Activity Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Activity Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Activity Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$56,431	$27.0	20%

Activity Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Activity Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$40,107

Average $47,026/year

$52,351

$3,342

Average $3,919/month

$4,363

$771

Average $904/week

$1,007

$19

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,351	$4,363	$1,007	$25
Average	$47,026	$3,919	$904	$23
25th Percentile	$40,107	$3,342	$771	$19

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Salary Trends for Activity Assistant

Salaries for an Activity Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,124 in 2023 to around $47,221 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Activity Assistant salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Activity Assistant?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Activity Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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