Assistant Cruise Director Salary in the United States
How much does an Assistant Cruise Director make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Cruise Director in the United States is $46,569 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, an Assistant Cruise Director's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,680
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,529 to $51,338
Key Factors That Influence Assistant Cruise Director Salaries
An Assistant Cruise Director'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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Assistant Cruise Director Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Cruise Director'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 Assistant Cruise Director 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 Assistant Cruise Directors. 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: $58,738
San Francisco: $58,095
Oakland: $56,871
San Jose, CA$58,738
San Francisco, CA$58,095
Oakland, CA$56,871
New York, NY$53,620
Paramus, NJ$52,968
Queens Village, NY$52,965
Passaic, NJ$52,921
Bergenfield, NJ$52,917
Stamford, CT$52,814
Huntington, NY$52,795
Newark, NJ$52,451
Bridgeport, CT$52,353
Vallejo, CA$52,260
New Brunswick, NJ$52,242
Petaluma, CA$52,214
Middlesex, NJ$52,125
Somerset, NJ$52,093
Santa Cruz, CA$52,032
Boston, MA$51,748
Monterey, CA$51,584
Seattle, WA$51,478
Santa Rosa, CA$51,469
Los Angeles, CA$51,455
Juneau, AK$51,333
Washington, DC$51,282
Orange, CA$51,116
Santa Ana, CA$50,993
Long Beach, CA$50,947
Anaheim, CA$50,938
Anchorage, AK$50,914
Santa Maria, CA$50,775
Everett, WA$50,765
Danbury, CT$50,601
Bremerton, WA$50,537
Tacoma, WA$50,369
New Suffolk, NY$50,369
Sacramento, CA$50,355
Santa Barbara, CA$50,304
Trenton, NJ$50,253
San Diego, CA$50,253
Brockton, MA$50,202
Fairbanks, AK$50,088
Lompoc, CA$49,969
Lowell, MA$49,931
Ventura, CA$49,922
Nashua, NH$49,913
Stockton, CA$49,908
Modesto, CA$49,568
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,466
Olympia, WA$49,378
Kennewick, WA$49,378
New Haven, CT$49,359
Lawrence, MA$49,191
Hartford, CT$49,145
Riverside, CA$49,135
New Bedford, MA$49,089
Richland, WA$49,089
Bakersfield, CA$49,024
San Bernardino, CA$49,005
New Britain, CT$49,000
Atlantic City, NJ$49,000
New London, CT$48,982
Norwich, CT$48,968
Portsmouth, NH$48,958
Boulder, CO$48,860
Portland, OR$48,795
Worcester, MA$48,791
Minneapolis, MN$48,646
Philadelphia, PA$48,581
Honolulu, HI$48,428
Saint Paul, MN$48,405
Vineland, NJ$48,395
Providence, RI$48,260
Chicago, IL$48,125
Bellingham, WA$48,069
Springfield, MA$48,032
Baltimore, MD$48,018
Chico, CA$47,901
Pittsfield, MA$47,776
Manchester, NH$47,687
Spokane, WA$47,482
Denver, CO$47,478
Albany, NY$47,259
Troy, NY$47,240
Nassau, NY$47,190
Schenectady, NY$47,142
Wilmington, DE$47,105
Burlington, VT$47,040
Salem, OR$47,021
Portland, ME$46,877
Yakima, WA$46,830
Rochester, MN$46,686
Reno, NV$46,663
Fresno, CA$46,663
Milwaukee, WI$46,621
Detroit, MI$46,574
Ann Arbor, MI$46,566
Allentown, PA$46,560
Colorado Springs, CO$46,481
Syracuse, NY$46,458
Carson City, NV$46,458
Houston, TX$46,392
Eugene, OR$46,369
Gary, IN$46,313
Springfield, OR$46,276
Bismarck, ND$46,267
Galveston, TX$46,234
Medford, OR$46,164
Fort Collins, CO$46,146
Concord, NH$46,122
Austin, TX$46,108
Mesa, AZ$46,011
Reading, PA$46,006
Phoenix, AZ$46,001
Dallas, TX$45,987
Saint Cloud, MN$45,943
Madison, WI$45,880
Utica, NY$45,754
Rochester, NY$45,680
Des Moines, IA$45,675
Raleigh, NC$45,671
Atlanta, GA$45,601
Battle Creek, MI$45,587
Salt Lake City, UT$45,573
Lancaster, PA$45,503
Harrisburg, PA$45,438
Kansas City, MO$45,391
Champaign, IL$45,382
Kansas City, KS$45,382
Fort Worth, TX$45,377
Columbus, OH$45,369
Boca Raton, FL$45,359
Pittsburgh, PA$45,340
Richmond, VA$45,321
Indianapolis, IN$45,312
Cleveland, OH$45,307
Las Vegas, NV$45,251
Cincinnati, OH$45,251
Petersburg, VA$45,182
Huntsville, AL$45,112
Lansing, MI$45,081
Lebanon, PA$45,075
Pueblo, CO$45,070
Appleton, WI$45,056
Buffalo, NY$45,037
Dayton, OH$45,023
Racine, WI$45,014
Charlotte, NC$45,009
Saint Louis, MO$44,995
York, PA$44,967
Elkhart, IN$44,967
Gastonia, NC$44,959
Billings, MT$44,947
Beaumont, TX$44,935
Lorain, OH$44,926
Benton Harbor, MI$44,916
Toledo, OH$44,907
Binghamton, NY$44,884
Rock Hill, SC$44,879
Rockford, IL$44,856
Springfield, IL$44,837
Elyria, OH$44,832
Fargo, ND$44,832
Flagstaff, AZ$44,800
Fort Lauderdale, FL$44,772
Duluth, MN$44,744
Miami, FL$44,744
Cheyenne, WY$44,711
Grand Forks, ND$44,711
Bangor, ME$44,609
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,558
Durham, NC$44,538
Louisville, KY$44,534
Grand Rapids, MI$44,525
Hialeah, FL$44,520
Casper, WY$44,455
Scranton, PA$44,399
New Orleans, LA$44,385
Virginia Beach, VA$44,381
Akron, OH$44,357
Peoria, IL$44,297
Sarasota, FL$44,287
Nashville, TN$44,255
Omaha, NE$44,255
Green Bay, WI$44,255
Baton Rouge, LA$44,232
Charleston, SC$44,222
Jamestown, NY$44,199
Davenport, IA$44,199
Tucson, AZ$44,176
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,148
Tampa, FL$44,138
Evansville, IN$44,111
Port Arthur, TX$44,111
Bradenton, FL$44,092
Santa Fe, NM$44,008
Orlando, FL$43,924
Clearwater, FL$43,910
Canton, OH$43,812
La Crosse, WI$43,812
Albuquerque, NM$43,785
Newport News, VA$43,780
High Point, NC$43,766
Ogden, UT$43,747
Corpus Christi, TX$43,710
Norfolk, VA$43,682
Laramie, WY$43,682
Rock Island, IL$43,654
Saginaw, MI$43,645
Jacksonville, FL$43,640
Salisbury, NC$43,631
Boise, ID$43,622
Moline, IL$43,598
Fort Myers, FL$43,584
Memphis, TN$43,575
Tulsa, OK$43,552
Waterloo, IA$43,524
Spartanburg, SC$43,477
Lincoln, NE$43,454
Fort Wayne, IN$43,445
Provo, UT$43,440
Cedar Falls, IA$43,384
San Antonio, TX$43,365
Greensboro, NC$43,347
South Bend, IN$43,342
Savannah, GA$43,291
Muskegon, MI$43,272
Birmingham, AL$43,268
Winston Salem, NC$43,245
Lake Charles, LA$43,133
Anderson, IN$43,123
Lexington, KY$43,109
Augusta, GA$43,095
Greenville, SC$43,095
Lima, OH$43,058
Wichita, KS$43,053
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,053
Columbia, SC$43,011
Springfield, OH$43,002
Asheville, NC$42,928
Bloomington, IN$42,895
Knoxville, TN$42,727
Shreveport, LA$42,723
Wilmington, NC$42,662
Roanoke, VA$42,662
Topeka, KS$42,578
Frankfort, KY$42,573
Oklahoma City, OK$42,541
Chillicothe, OH$42,523
Longview, TX$42,518
Melbourne, FL$42,513
Sioux Falls, SD$42,439
Mobile, AL$42,434
Terre Haute, IN$42,415
Altoona, PA$42,387
Amarillo, TX$42,355
Killeen, TX$42,341
Fayetteville, AR$42,304
Chattanooga, TN$42,290
Sioux City, IA$42,248
Idaho Falls, ID$42,238
Lynchburg, VA$42,201
Gainesville, FL$42,141
Portsmouth, OH$42,117
Little Rock, AR$42,108
Lafayette, LA$42,089
Youngstown, OH$42,089
Daytona Beach, FL$42,061
Clarksville, TN$42,057
Pensacola, FL$42,052
Temple, TX$42,049
Hopkinsville, KY$41,912
Erie, PA$41,903
Florence, SC$41,885
Charleston, WV$41,810
Great Falls, MT$41,787
Macon, GA$41,722
Tallahassee, FL$41,717
Fayetteville, NC$41,708
Waco, TX$41,698
Helena, MT$41,666
Pine Bluff, AR$41,648
Vincennes, IN$41,591
Lubbock, TX$41,573
Alamogordo, NM$41,545
Twin Falls, ID$41,503
Rapid City, SD$41,489
Jackson, MS$41,405
Huntington, WV$41,402
Greenville, MS$41,400
Parkersburg, WV$41,353
Montgomery, AL$41,344
Wichita Falls, TX$41,298
Springfield, MO$41,298
Biloxi, MS$41,274
Monroe, LA$41,228
Johnstown, PA$41,195
Sumter, SC$41,177
Columbus, GA$41,172
Pascagoula, MS$41,084
Abilene, TX$41,084
Kingsport, TN$40,962
Albany, GA$40,962
Gulfport, MS$40,948
Alexandria, LA$40,795
Fort Smith, AR$40,678
El Paso, TX$40,553
Las Cruces, NM$40,343
Harlingen, TX$40,225
Pocatello, ID$40,217
Florence, AL$40,157
Brownsville, TX$40,147
Mcallen, TX$40,050
Dothan, AL$39,984
Columbus, MS$39,708
Altus, OK$39,491
Lawton, OK$39,402
Pierre, SD$39,235
What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Cruise Director's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 6.21% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Technical Support (Mentioned in 3.66% Job Postings): Offering hands-on assistance and solutions to end-users in addressing and troubleshooting technical issues.
IT Support (Mentioned in 2.6% Job Postings): Assisting with managing, maintaining, and repairing business technology to ensure all IT functions work seamlessly.
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 Assistant Cruise Director's salary.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 28%.
Artificial Intelligence: Can increase your salary by up to 24%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Assistant Cruise Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Assistant Cruise Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average.
In contrast, Assistant Cruise Director positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Assistant Cruise Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Assistant Cruise Director
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$51,226
$25.0
10%
Biotechnology
$51,226
$25.0
10%
Business Services
$51,226
$25.0
10%
Chemicals
$51,226
$25.0
10%
Construction
$51,226
$25.0
10%
How Education impacts an Assistant Cruise Director's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Assistant Cruise Directors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Assistant Cruise Director with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$44,552
and $47,939).
Assistant Cruise Director Salaries by Degree Level
Assistant Cruise Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Assistant Cruise Director'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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$41,529
Average$46,569/year
$51,338
$3,461
Average$3,881/month
$4,278
$799
Average$896/week
$987
$20
Average$22/hour
$25
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$51,338
$4,278
$987
$25
Average
$46,569
$3,881
$896
$22
25th Percentile
$41,529
$3,461
$799
$20
Salaries of Jobs related to Assistant Cruise Director
Salaries for an Assistant Cruise Director can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $46,283 in 2023
to around $45,608 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Assistant Cruise Director salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Assistant Cruise Director
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Assistant Cruise Director
Here are companies hiring for Assistant Cruise Director and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Assistant Cruise Director
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Cruise Director?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Cruise Director roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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