How much does an Activity Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Assistant in the United States is $47,028 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): $57,212
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,116 to $52,358
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:
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:
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: $59,316
San Francisco: $58,667
Oakland: $57,430
San Jose, CA$59,316
San Francisco, CA$58,667
Oakland, CA$57,430
New York, NY$54,147
Paramus, NJ$53,489
Queens Village, NY$53,486
Passaic, NJ$53,442
Bergenfield, NJ$53,438
Stamford, CT$53,334
Huntington, NY$53,315
Newark, NJ$52,967
Bridgeport, CT$52,868
Vallejo, CA$52,774
New Brunswick, NJ$52,756
Petaluma, CA$52,727
Middlesex, NJ$52,638
Somerset, NJ$52,605
Santa Cruz, CA$52,544
Boston, MA$52,257
Monterey, CA$52,092
Seattle, WA$51,984
Santa Rosa, CA$51,975
Los Angeles, CA$51,961
Juneau, AK$51,839
Washington, DC$51,787
Orange, CA$51,619
Santa Ana, CA$51,495
Long Beach, CA$51,448
Anaheim, CA$51,439
Anchorage, AK$51,415
Santa Maria, CA$51,274
Everett, WA$51,265
Danbury, CT$51,099
Bremerton, WA$51,034
Tacoma, WA$50,865
New Suffolk, NY$50,864
Sacramento, CA$50,851
Santa Barbara, CA$50,799
Trenton, NJ$50,748
San Diego, CA$50,748
Brockton, MA$50,696
Fairbanks, AK$50,581
Lompoc, CA$50,461
Lowell, MA$50,423
Ventura, CA$50,414
Nashua, NH$50,404
Stockton, CA$50,400
Modesto, CA$50,056
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,953
Olympia, WA$49,863
Kennewick, WA$49,863
New Haven, CT$49,845
Lawrence, MA$49,675
Hartford, CT$49,628
Riverside, CA$49,619
New Bedford, MA$49,572
Richland, WA$49,572
Bakersfield, CA$49,506
San Bernardino, CA$49,487
New Britain, CT$49,483
Atlantic City, NJ$49,483
New London, CT$49,464
Norwich, CT$49,450
Portsmouth, NH$49,440
Boulder, CO$49,341
Portland, OR$49,276
Worcester, MA$49,271
Minneapolis, MN$49,125
Philadelphia, PA$49,059
Honolulu, HI$48,904
Saint Paul, MN$48,882
Vineland, NJ$48,871
Providence, RI$48,735
Chicago, IL$48,598
Bellingham, WA$48,542
Springfield, MA$48,504
Baltimore, MD$48,490
Chico, CA$48,373
Pittsfield, MA$48,246
Manchester, NH$48,156
Spokane, WA$47,949
Denver, CO$47,945
Albany, NY$47,724
Troy, NY$47,705
Nassau, NY$47,655
Schenectady, NY$47,606
Wilmington, DE$47,569
Burlington, VT$47,503
Salem, OR$47,484
Portland, ME$47,338
Yakima, WA$47,291
Rochester, MN$47,145
Reno, NV$47,122
Fresno, CA$47,122
Milwaukee, WI$47,079
Detroit, MI$47,032
Ann Arbor, MI$47,024
Allentown, PA$47,018
Colorado Springs, CO$46,938
Syracuse, NY$46,915
Carson City, NV$46,915
Houston, TX$46,849
Eugene, OR$46,825
Gary, IN$46,769
Springfield, OR$46,731
Bismarck, ND$46,722
Galveston, TX$46,689
Medford, OR$46,619
Fort Collins, CO$46,600
Concord, NH$46,576
Austin, TX$46,562
Mesa, AZ$46,463
Reading, PA$46,459
Phoenix, AZ$46,454
Dallas, TX$46,440
Saint Cloud, MN$46,395
Madison, WI$46,332
Utica, NY$46,205
Rochester, NY$46,129
Des Moines, IA$46,125
Raleigh, NC$46,120
Atlanta, GA$46,050
Battle Creek, MI$46,035
Salt Lake City, UT$46,021
Lancaster, PA$45,951
Harrisburg, PA$45,885
Kansas City, MO$45,838
Champaign, IL$45,828
Kansas City, KS$45,828
Fort Worth, TX$45,824
Columbus, OH$45,816
Boca Raton, FL$45,805
Pittsburgh, PA$45,786
Richmond, VA$45,767
Indianapolis, IN$45,758
Cleveland, OH$45,753
Las Vegas, NV$45,697
Cincinnati, OH$45,697
Petersburg, VA$45,626
Huntsville, AL$45,556
Lansing, MI$45,524
Lebanon, PA$45,518
Pueblo, CO$45,513
Appleton, WI$45,499
Buffalo, NY$45,480
Dayton, OH$45,466
Racine, WI$45,457
Charlotte, NC$45,452
Saint Louis, MO$45,438
York, PA$45,410
Elkhart, IN$45,410
Gastonia, NC$45,401
Billings, MT$45,390
Beaumont, TX$45,377
Lorain, OH$45,368
Benton Harbor, MI$45,358
Toledo, OH$45,349
Binghamton, NY$45,325
Rock Hill, SC$45,321
Rockford, IL$45,297
Springfield, IL$45,278
Elyria, OH$45,274
Fargo, ND$45,274
Flagstaff, AZ$45,241
Fort Lauderdale, FL$45,212
Duluth, MN$45,184
Miami, FL$45,184
Cheyenne, WY$45,151
Grand Forks, ND$45,151
Bangor, ME$45,048
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,996
Durham, NC$44,976
Louisville, KY$44,973
Grand Rapids, MI$44,963
Hialeah, FL$44,958
Casper, WY$44,893
Scranton, PA$44,836
New Orleans, LA$44,822
Virginia Beach, VA$44,817
Akron, OH$44,794
Peoria, IL$44,733
Sarasota, FL$44,723
Nashville, TN$44,690
Omaha, NE$44,690
Green Bay, WI$44,690
Baton Rouge, LA$44,667
Charleston, SC$44,658
Jamestown, NY$44,634
Davenport, IA$44,634
Tucson, AZ$44,610
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,582
Tampa, FL$44,573
Evansville, IN$44,545
Port Arthur, TX$44,545
Bradenton, FL$44,526
Santa Fe, NM$44,441
Orlando, FL$44,357
Clearwater, FL$44,342
Canton, OH$44,244
La Crosse, WI$44,244
Albuquerque, NM$44,215
Newport News, VA$44,211
High Point, NC$44,197
Ogden, UT$44,178
Corpus Christi, TX$44,140
Norfolk, VA$44,112
Laramie, WY$44,112
Rock Island, IL$44,084
Saginaw, MI$44,074
Jacksonville, FL$44,070
Salisbury, NC$44,060
Boise, ID$44,051
Moline, IL$44,027
Fort Myers, FL$44,013
Memphis, TN$44,004
Tulsa, OK$43,980
Waterloo, IA$43,952
Spartanburg, SC$43,905
Lincoln, NE$43,882
Fort Wayne, IN$43,872
Provo, UT$43,867
Cedar Falls, IA$43,811
San Antonio, TX$43,792
Greensboro, NC$43,773
South Bend, IN$43,769
Savannah, GA$43,717
Muskegon, MI$43,698
Birmingham, AL$43,693
Winston Salem, NC$43,670
Lake Charles, LA$43,557
Anderson, IN$43,548
Lexington, KY$43,534
Augusta, GA$43,519
Greenville, SC$43,519
Lima, OH$43,482
Wichita, KS$43,477
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,477
Columbia, SC$43,435
Springfield, OH$43,425
Asheville, NC$43,350
Bloomington, IN$43,317
Knoxville, TN$43,148
Shreveport, LA$43,143
Wilmington, NC$43,082
Roanoke, VA$43,082
Topeka, KS$42,997
Frankfort, KY$42,992
Oklahoma City, OK$42,960
Chillicothe, OH$42,941
Longview, TX$42,936
Melbourne, FL$42,932
Sioux Falls, SD$42,856
Mobile, AL$42,852
Terre Haute, IN$42,833
Altoona, PA$42,805
Amarillo, TX$42,772
Killeen, TX$42,758
Fayetteville, AR$42,720
Chattanooga, TN$42,706
Sioux City, IA$42,664
Idaho Falls, ID$42,654
Lynchburg, VA$42,617
Gainesville, FL$42,555
Portsmouth, OH$42,532
Little Rock, AR$42,522
Lafayette, LA$42,504
Youngstown, OH$42,504
Daytona Beach, FL$42,475
Clarksville, TN$42,471
Pensacola, FL$42,466
Temple, TX$42,463
Hopkinsville, KY$42,325
Erie, PA$42,316
Florence, SC$42,297
Charleston, WV$42,221
Great Falls, MT$42,198
Macon, GA$42,132
Tallahassee, FL$42,127
Fayetteville, NC$42,118
Waco, TX$42,109
Helena, MT$42,076
Pine Bluff, AR$42,058
Vincennes, IN$42,000
Lubbock, TX$41,982
Alamogordo, NM$41,953
Twin Falls, ID$41,911
Rapid City, SD$41,897
Jackson, MS$41,812
Huntington, WV$41,809
Greenville, MS$41,808
Parkersburg, WV$41,760
Montgomery, AL$41,751
Wichita Falls, TX$41,704
Springfield, MO$41,704
Biloxi, MS$41,681
Monroe, LA$41,634
Johnstown, PA$41,601
Sumter, SC$41,582
Columbus, GA$41,577
Pascagoula, MS$41,488
Abilene, TX$41,488
Kingsport, TN$41,366
Albany, GA$41,366
Gulfport, MS$41,351
Alexandria, LA$41,196
Fort Smith, AR$41,079
El Paso, TX$40,952
Las Cruces, NM$40,740
Harlingen, TX$40,621
Pocatello, ID$40,613
Florence, AL$40,552
Brownsville, TX$40,543
Mcallen, TX$40,444
Dothan, AL$40,378
Columbus, MS$40,099
Altus, OK$39,879
Lawton, OK$39,790
Pierre, SD$39,621
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.
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%.
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
$56,433
$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.
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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Most common benefits for Activity Assistant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Activity Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Activity Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Activity Assistant
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.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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