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 $66,319, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $78,640, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $84,008, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $94,180,

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 $52,073, California $51,875, Massachusetts $51,184. 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: $118,835; Activity Therapy Assistant: $66,755; Activity Center Assistant Leader: $51,914; Activity Program Assistant: $40,581; Activity Assistant/Driver: $40,366.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Assistant in the United States is $47,031 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): $57,193
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,136 to $52,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,859

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,351	$4,363	$1,007	$25
Average	$47,031	$3,919	$904	$23
25th Percentile	$40,136	$3,345	$772	$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): $66,319
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,008
Expert (over 8 years): $94,180

Levels	Salary
Activity ... Level Activity Assistant	$48,468
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$66,319
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$78,640
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$84,008
Non-Profi... Level Activity Assistant	$94,180

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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: $52,073.
California: $51,875.
Massachusetts: $51,184.

District of Columbia $52,073 California $51,875 Massachusetts $51,184 Washington $50,996 New Jersey $50,977 Alaska $50,911 Connecticut $50,262 New York $49,999

Hawaii $49,157 Rhode Island $48,762 Maryland $48,494 Minnesota $48,127 Colorado $47,986 Illinois $47,939 Oregon $47,760 Delaware $47,628

New Hampshire $47,546 Virginia $47,360 Pennsylvania $46,820 Nevada $46,547 North Dakota $46,457 Michigan $46,316 Wisconsin $46,265 Vermont $46,161

Texas $45,874 Maine $45,855 Arizona $45,827 Ohio $45,794 Georgia $45,362 Indiana $45,145 Wyoming $45,103 Utah $45,037

Iowa $45,009 Kansas $44,783 Louisiana $44,717 North Carolina $44,694 Missouri $44,684 Florida $44,501 Montana $44,402 Nebraska $44,308

Kentucky $44,256 South Carolina $44,068 Tennessee $43,951 Idaho $43,904 New Mexico $43,560 Oklahoma $43,485 Alabama $43,208 South Dakota $42,742

Arkansas $42,488 West Virginia $42,352 Mississippi $41,942

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: $59,320
San Francisco: $58,737
Oakland: $57,435

San Jose, CA $59,320

San Francisco, CA $58,737

Oakland, CA $57,435

New York, NY $54,504

Queens Village, NY $54,152

Paramus, NJ $53,775

Passaic, NJ $53,728

Bergenfield, NJ $53,681

Stamford, CT $53,611

Huntington, NY $53,564

Newark, NJ $53,258

Bridgeport, CT $53,164

New Brunswick, NJ $53,009

Vallejo, CA $52,910

Middlesex, NJ $52,882

Somerset, NJ $52,840

Petaluma, CA $52,731

Santa Cruz, CA $52,548

Boston, MA $52,454

Monterey, CA $52,219

Fairbanks, AK $52,186

Los Angeles, CA $52,096

Washington, DC $52,073

Seattle, WA $51,988

Santa Rosa, CA $51,979

Juneau, AK $51,842

Orange, CA $51,687

Anchorage, AK $51,603

Anaheim, CA $51,570

Santa Ana, CA $51,499

Nassau, NY $51,471

Long Beach, CA $51,452

Danbury, CT $51,438

Santa Maria, CA $51,278

Everett, WA $51,269

Bremerton, WA $51,038

Trenton, NJ $50,949

Sacramento, CA $50,930

San Diego, CA $50,907

Brockton, MA $50,888

Tacoma, WA $50,869

Santa Barbara, CA $50,803

Lowell, MA $50,615

New Suffolk, NY $50,596

Nashua, NH $50,540

Lompoc, CA $50,464

Ventura, CA $50,417

Stockton, CA $50,403

New Haven, CT $50,309

Atlantic City, NJ $50,187

Hartford, CT $50,084

Modesto, CA $50,060

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,957

New Britain, CT $49,933

Olympia, WA $49,867

Kennewick, WA $49,867

New London, CT $49,858

Norwich, CT $49,844

Lawrence, MA $49,820

Bakersfield, CA $49,688

Riverside, CA $49,623

New Bedford, MA $49,623

Richland, WA $49,576

Portsmouth, NH $49,538

Vineland, NJ $49,529

San Bernardino, CA $49,491

Boulder, CO $49,359

Worcester, MA $49,322

Portland, OR $49,279

Saint Paul, MN $49,223

Minneapolis, MN $49,223

Philadelphia, PA $49,157

Honolulu, HI $48,908

Springfield, MA $48,743

Providence, RI $48,738

Chicago, IL $48,602

Bellingham, WA $48,546

Baltimore, MD $48,494

Chico, CA $48,376

Wilmington, DE $48,296

Pittsfield, MA $48,249

Manchester, NH $48,160

Spokane, WA $47,953

Denver, CO $47,948

Albany, NY $47,727

Troy, NY $47,708

Schenectady, NY $47,610

Burlington, VT $47,506

Portland, ME $47,342

Salem, OR $47,304

Yakima, WA $47,295

Ann Arbor, MI $47,280

Rochester, MN $47,149

Fresno, CA $47,125

Reno, NV $47,125

Milwaukee, WI $47,083

Detroit, MI $47,036

Allentown, PA $47,022

Carson City, NV $47,017

Houston, TX $46,947

Colorado Springs, CO $46,942

Syracuse, NY $46,918

Eugene, OR $46,829

Bismarck, ND $46,773

Gary, IN $46,773

Galveston, TX $46,773

Springfield, OR $46,735

Medford, OR $46,622

Fort Collins, CO $46,603

Austin, TX $46,566

Mesa, AZ $46,467

Phoenix, AZ $46,457

Dallas, TX $46,443

Reading, PA $46,415

Saint Cloud, MN $46,396

Concord, NH $46,354

Madison, WI $46,335

Utica, NY $46,208

Raleigh, NC $46,171

Las Vegas, NV $46,166

Rochester, NY $46,133

Des Moines, IA $46,128

Atlanta, GA $46,053

Battle Creek, MI $46,039

Salt Lake City, UT $46,025

Lancaster, PA $45,954

Champaign, IL $45,945

Harrisburg, PA $45,888

Durham, NC $45,846

Kansas City, MO $45,841

Kansas City, KS $45,832

Fort Worth, TX $45,827

Boca Raton, FL $45,808

Cleveland, OH $45,804

Columbus, OH $45,794

Pittsburgh, PA $45,790

Richmond, VA $45,771

Indianapolis, IN $45,761

Cincinnati, OH $45,700

Petersburg, VA $45,630

Billings, MT $45,526

Lansing, MI $45,526

Huntsville, AL $45,526

Lebanon, PA $45,521

Dayton, OH $45,517

Pueblo, CO $45,517

Appleton, WI $45,503

Buffalo, NY $45,484

Racine, WI $45,460

Charlotte, NC $45,456

Saint Louis, MO $45,442

Springfield, IL $45,423

Elkhart, IN $45,413

York, PA $45,413

Gastonia, NC $45,409

Benton Harbor, MI $45,409

Beaumont, TX $45,380

Lorain, OH $45,371

Toledo, OH $45,352

Binghamton, NY $45,329

Rock Hill, SC $45,324

Rockford, IL $45,300

Fargo, ND $45,277

Elyria, OH $45,277

Flagstaff, AZ $45,244

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,216

Miami, FL $45,188

Duluth, MN $45,112

Bangor, ME $45,051

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,999

Louisville, KY $44,976

Grand Rapids, MI $44,967

Hialeah, FL $44,962

Casper, WY $44,896

Scranton, PA $44,840

New Orleans, LA $44,825

Virginia Beach, VA $44,821

Akron, OH $44,797

Peoria, IL $44,736

Sarasota, FL $44,727

Green Bay, WI $44,694

Baton Rouge, LA $44,670

Charleston, SC $44,661

Nashville, TN $44,647

Jamestown, NY $44,637

Davenport, IA $44,637

Tucson, AZ $44,614

Cheyenne, WY $44,600

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,586

Tampa, FL $44,576

Omaha, NE $44,567

Port Arthur, TX $44,548

Evansville, IN $44,548

Bradenton, FL $44,529

Santa Fe, NM $44,444

Orlando, FL $44,397

Clearwater, FL $44,346

Canton, OH $44,247

La Crosse, WI $44,247

Grand Forks, ND $44,233

Albuquerque, NM $44,219

Tulsa, OK $44,219

Newport News, VA $44,214

High Point, NC $44,200

Ogden, UT $44,181

Corpus Christi, TX $44,143

Laramie, WY $44,115

Norfolk, VA $44,115

Rock Island, IL $44,087

Saginaw, MI $44,078

Jacksonville, FL $44,073

Salisbury, NC $44,064

Memphis, TN $44,054

Moline, IL $44,031

Fort Myers, FL $44,017

Waterloo, IA $43,955

Spartanburg, SC $43,908

Lincoln, NE $43,885

Fort Wayne, IN $43,875

Birmingham, AL $43,824

Cedar Falls, IA $43,814

Provo, UT $43,810

Springfield, OH $43,805

San Antonio, TX $43,795

Greensboro, NC $43,777

South Bend, IN $43,772

Winston Salem, NC $43,767

Boise, ID $43,753

Savannah, GA $43,720

Muskegon, MI $43,636

Lima, OH $43,579

Lake Charles, LA $43,560

Anderson, IN $43,551

Lexington, KY $43,537

Augusta, GA $43,523

Greenville, SC $43,523

Wichita, KS $43,480

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,480

Columbia, SC $43,438

Bloomington, IN $43,320

Roanoke, VA $43,292

Asheville, NC $43,231

Knoxville, TN $43,151

Shreveport, LA $43,146

Wilmington, NC $43,085

Frankfort, KY $42,996

Oklahoma City, OK $42,963

Chillicothe, OH $42,944

Longview, TX $42,939

Topeka, KS $42,925

Mobile, AL $42,855

Terre Haute, IN $42,836

Erie, PA $42,831

Altoona, PA $42,808

Melbourne, FL $42,794

Amarillo, TX $42,775

Killeen, TX $42,761

Fayetteville, AR $42,723

Sioux Falls, SD $42,690

Chattanooga, TN $42,662

Idaho Falls, ID $42,657

Gainesville, FL $42,559

Portsmouth, OH $42,535

Little Rock, AR $42,526

Lynchburg, VA $42,526

Lafayette, LA $42,507

Youngstown, OH $42,507

Temple, TX $42,488

Daytona Beach, FL $42,479

Clarksville, TN $42,474

Pensacola, FL $42,469

Hopkinsville, KY $42,328

Charleston, WV $42,323

Florence, SC $42,300

Sioux City, IA $42,272

Macon, GA $42,135

Tallahassee, FL $42,131

Fayetteville, NC $42,121

Waco, TX $42,112

Wichita Falls, TX $42,112

Pine Bluff, AR $42,093

Vincennes, IN $42,004

Lubbock, TX $41,985

Great Falls, MT $41,957

Alamogordo, NM $41,952

Abilene, TX $41,914

Rapid City, SD $41,853

Monroe, LA $41,853

Albany, GA $41,825

Huntington, WV $41,820

Jackson, MS $41,815

Greenville, MS $41,811

Parkersburg, WV $41,764

Montgomery, AL $41,754

Johnstown, PA $41,745

Springfield, MO $41,707

Biloxi, MS $41,684

Sumter, SC $41,585

Columbus, GA $41,580

Twin Falls, ID $41,552

Pascagoula, MS $41,491

Kingsport, TN $41,369

Gulfport, MS $41,355

Alexandria, LA $41,199

Fort Smith, AR $41,082

El Paso, TX $40,955

Helena, MT $40,894

Las Cruces, NM $40,743

Harlingen, TX $40,611

Pocatello, ID $40,569

Florence, AL $40,555

Brownsville, TX $40,546

Dothan, AL $40,470

Mcallen, TX $40,447

Columbus, MS $40,099

Altus, OK $39,882

Lawton, OK $39,793

Pierre, SD $39,624

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%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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	$57,378	22%
Presentation	$57,378	22%
PowerPoint	$55,497	18%
Attention to Detail	$55,497	18%
Billing	$55,027	17%
Administrative Support	$54,556	16%

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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.

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$40,136

Average $47,031/year

$52,351

$3,345

Average $3,919/month

$4,363

$772

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	$47,031	$3,919	$904	$23
25th Percentile	$40,136	$3,345	$772	$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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