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

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

How does experience change An Asst's salary?

An Asst's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,950 for beginners, reaching about $56,954 at mid-level, and approach $57,977 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Asst?

Asst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Asst roles are District of Columbia $61,486, California $61,253, Massachusetts $60,437. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Asst roles make?

Salaries for Asst level roles vary by specialization: Asst Controller: $97,483; Asst Manager, Service: $93,793; Executive Asst: $86,259; Industrial Engineering Asst: $68,374; Nurse Asst: $56,915.

How do different companies affect an Asst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Asst roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Asst Salary in the United States

How much does an Asst make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Asst in the United States is $55,533 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,114
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,532 to $58,454
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,069

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Asst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,454	$4,871	$1,124	$28
Average	$55,533	$4,628	$1,068	$27
25th Percentile	$49,532	$4,128	$953	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Asst Salaries

An Asst'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 Asst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Asst'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): $54,950
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,116
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,954
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,909
Expert (over 8 years): $57,977

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Asst	$54,950
Intermediate Level Asst	$55,116
Senior Level Asst	$56,954
Specialist Level Asst	$57,909
Expert Level Asst	$57,977

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How Do Asst 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 Assts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,486.
California: $61,253.
Massachusetts: $60,437.

District of Columbia $61,486

California $61,253

Massachusetts $60,437

Washington $60,215

New Jersey $60,192

Alaska $60,115

Connecticut $59,348

New York $59,037

Hawaii $58,043

Rhode Island $57,577

Maryland $57,260

Minnesota $56,827

Colorado $56,660

Illinois $56,605

Oregon $56,394

Delaware $56,238

New Hampshire $56,141

Virginia $55,922

Pennsylvania $55,283

Nevada $54,961

North Dakota $54,856

Michigan $54,689

Wisconsin $54,628

Vermont $54,506

Texas $54,167

Maine $54,145

Arizona $54,111

Ohio $54,073

Georgia $53,562

Indiana $53,306

Wyoming $53,256

Utah $53,178

Iowa $53,145

Kansas $52,879

Louisiana $52,801

North Carolina $52,773

Missouri $52,762

Florida $52,545

Montana $52,429

Nebraska $52,318

Kentucky $52,257

South Carolina $52,035

Tennessee $51,896

Idaho $51,840

New Mexico $51,435

Oklahoma $51,346

Alabama $51,018

South Dakota $50,468

Arkansas $50,169

West Virginia $50,008

Mississippi $49,524

Top Paying Cities for Assts

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: $70,044
San Francisco: $69,277
Oakland: $67,817

San Jose, CA $70,044

San Francisco, CA $69,277

Oakland, CA $67,817

New York, NY $63,940

Paramus, NJ $63,163

Queens Village, NY $63,160

Passaic, NJ $63,107

Bergenfield, NJ $63,102

Stamford, CT $62,980

Huntington, NY $62,957

Newark, NJ $62,547

Bridgeport, CT $62,430

Vallejo, CA $62,319

New Brunswick, NJ $62,297

Petaluma, CA $62,264

Middlesex, NJ $62,158

Somerset, NJ $62,119

Santa Cruz, CA $62,047

Boston, MA $61,708

Monterey, CA $61,513

Seattle, WA $61,386

Santa Rosa, CA $61,375

Los Angeles, CA $61,359

Juneau, AK $61,214

Washington, DC $61,153

Orange, CA $60,955

Santa Ana, CA $60,809

Long Beach, CA $60,753

Anaheim, CA $60,742

Anchorage, AK $60,714

Santa Maria, CA $60,548

Everett, WA $60,537

Danbury, CT $60,341

Bremerton, WA $60,265

Tacoma, WA $60,065

New Suffolk, NY $60,063

Sacramento, CA $60,048

Santa Barbara, CA $59,987

Trenton, NJ $59,926

San Diego, CA $59,926

Brockton, MA $59,865

Fairbanks, AK $59,729

Lompoc, CA $59,587

Lowell, MA $59,542

Ventura, CA $59,531

Nashua, NH $59,520

Stockton, CA $59,515

Modesto, CA $59,109

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,987

Olympia, WA $58,882

Kennewick, WA $58,882

New Haven, CT $58,860

Lawrence, MA $58,660

Hartford, CT $58,604

Riverside, CA $58,593

New Bedford, MA $58,537

Richland, WA $58,537

Bakersfield, CA $58,460

San Bernardino, CA $58,437

New Britain, CT $58,432

Atlantic City, NJ $58,432

New London, CT $58,410

Norwich, CT $58,393

Portsmouth, NH $58,382

Boulder, CO $58,264

Portland, OR $58,188

Worcester, MA $58,182

Minneapolis, MN $58,010

Philadelphia, PA $57,932

Honolulu, HI $57,749

Saint Paul, MN $57,722

Vineland, NJ $57,710

Providence, RI $57,549

Chicago, IL $57,388

Bellingham, WA $57,321

Springfield, MA $57,277

Baltimore, MD $57,260

Chico, CA $57,121

Pittsfield, MA $56,971

Manchester, NH $56,866

Spokane, WA $56,622

Denver, CO $56,616

Albany, NY $56,355

Troy, NY $56,333

Nassau, NY $56,273

Schenectady, NY $56,216

Wilmington, DE $56,172

Burlington, VT $56,094

Salem, OR $56,072

Portland, ME $55,900

Yakima, WA $55,844

Rochester, MN $55,672

Reno, NV $55,644

Fresno, CA $55,644

Milwaukee, WI $55,594

Detroit, MI $55,539

Ann Arbor, MI $55,529

Allentown, PA $55,522

Colorado Springs, CO $55,428

Syracuse, NY $55,400

Carson City, NV $55,400

Houston, TX $55,322

Eugene, OR $55,294

Gary, IN $55,228

Springfield, OR $55,183

Bismarck, ND $55,172

Galveston, TX $55,133

Medford, OR $55,050

Fort Collins, CO $55,028

Concord, NH $55,000

Austin, TX $54,983

Mesa, AZ $54,867

Reading, PA $54,861

Phoenix, AZ $54,856

Dallas, TX $54,839

Saint Cloud, MN $54,786

Madison, WI $54,711

Utica, NY $54,561

Rochester, NY $54,472

Des Moines, IA $54,467

Raleigh, NC $54,461

Atlanta, GA $54,378

Battle Creek, MI $54,361

Salt Lake City, UT $54,345

Lancaster, PA $54,261

Harrisburg, PA $54,184

Kansas City, MO $54,128

Champaign, IL $54,117

Kansas City, KS $54,117

Fort Worth, TX $54,111

Columbus, OH $54,102

Boca Raton, FL $54,089

Pittsburgh, PA $54,067

Richmond, VA $54,045

Indianapolis, IN $54,034

Cleveland, OH $54,028

Las Vegas, NV $53,962

Cincinnati, OH $53,962

Petersburg, VA $53,878

Huntsville, AL $53,795

Lansing, MI $53,758

Lebanon, PA $53,750

Pueblo, CO $53,745

Appleton, WI $53,728

Buffalo, NY $53,706

Dayton, OH $53,689

Racine, WI $53,678

Charlotte, NC $53,673

Saint Louis, MO $53,656

York, PA $53,623

Elkhart, IN $53,623

Gastonia, NC $53,612

Billings, MT $53,599

Beaumont, TX $53,584

Lorain, OH $53,573

Benton Harbor, MI $53,562

Toledo, OH $53,551

Binghamton, NY $53,523

Rock Hill, SC $53,517

Rockford, IL $53,489

Springfield, IL $53,467

Elyria, OH $53,462

Fargo, ND $53,462

Flagstaff, AZ $53,423

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,390

Duluth, MN $53,356

Miami, FL $53,356

Cheyenne, WY $53,317

Grand Forks, ND $53,317

Bangor, ME $53,195

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,134

Durham, NC $53,111

Louisville, KY $53,106

Grand Rapids, MI $53,095

Hialeah, FL $53,090

Casper, WY $53,012

Scranton, PA $52,945

New Orleans, LA $52,929

Virginia Beach, VA $52,923

Akron, OH $52,895

Peoria, IL $52,823

Sarasota, FL $52,812

Nashville, TN $52,773

Omaha, NE $52,773

Green Bay, WI $52,773

Baton Rouge, LA $52,745

Charleston, SC $52,734

Jamestown, NY $52,706

Davenport, IA $52,706

Tucson, AZ $52,679

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,645

Tampa, FL $52,634

Evansville, IN $52,601

Port Arthur, TX $52,601

Bradenton, FL $52,579

Santa Fe, NM $52,479

Orlando, FL $52,379

Clearwater, FL $52,362

Canton, OH $52,246

La Crosse, WI $52,246

Albuquerque, NM $52,212

Newport News, VA $52,207

High Point, NC $52,190

Ogden, UT $52,168

Corpus Christi, TX $52,123

Norfolk, VA $52,090

Laramie, WY $52,090

Rock Island, IL $52,057

Saginaw, MI $52,046

Jacksonville, FL $52,040

Salisbury, NC $52,029

Boise, ID $52,018

Moline, IL $51,990

Fort Myers, FL $51,973

Memphis, TN $51,962

Tulsa, OK $51,935

Waterloo, IA $51,901

Spartanburg, SC $51,846

Lincoln, NE $51,818

Fort Wayne, IN $51,807

Provo, UT $51,801

Cedar Falls, IA $51,735

San Antonio, TX $51,712

Greensboro, NC $51,690

South Bend, IN $51,685

Savannah, GA $51,624

Muskegon, MI $51,601

Birmingham, AL $51,596

Winston Salem, NC $51,569

Lake Charles, LA $51,435

Anderson, IN $51,424

Lexington, KY $51,407

Augusta, GA $51,390

Greenville, SC $51,390

Lima, OH $51,346

Wichita, KS $51,340

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,340

Columbia, SC $51,290

Springfield, OH $51,279

Asheville, NC $51,190

Bloomington, IN $51,152

Knoxville, TN $50,952

Shreveport, LA $50,946

Wilmington, NC $50,874

Roanoke, VA $50,874

Topeka, KS $50,774

Frankfort, KY $50,768

Oklahoma City, OK $50,729

Chillicothe, OH $50,707

Longview, TX $50,702

Melbourne, FL $50,696

Sioux Falls, SD $50,607

Mobile, AL $50,602

Terre Haute, IN $50,580

Altoona, PA $50,546

Amarillo, TX $50,507

Killeen, TX $50,491

Fayetteville, AR $50,446

Chattanooga, TN $50,430

Sioux City, IA $50,380

Idaho Falls, ID $50,369

Lynchburg, VA $50,324

Gainesville, FL $50,252

Portsmouth, OH $50,224

Little Rock, AR $50,213

Lafayette, LA $50,191

Youngstown, OH $50,191

Daytona Beach, FL $50,157

Clarksville, TN $50,152

Pensacola, FL $50,146

Temple, TX $50,143

Hopkinsville, KY $49,980

Erie, PA $49,969

Florence, SC $49,946

Charleston, WV $49,858

Great Falls, MT $49,830

Macon, GA $49,752

Tallahassee, FL $49,747

Fayetteville, NC $49,735

Waco, TX $49,724

Helena, MT $49,685

Pine Bluff, AR $49,664

Vincennes, IN $49,597

Lubbock, TX $49,574

Alamogordo, NM $49,541

Twin Falls, ID $49,491

Rapid City, SD $49,474

Jackson, MS $49,374

Huntington, WV $49,371

Greenville, MS $49,369

Parkersburg, WV $49,312

Montgomery, AL $49,302

Wichita Falls, TX $49,247

Springfield, MO $49,247

Biloxi, MS $49,219

Monroe, LA $49,163

Johnstown, PA $49,125

Sumter, SC $49,102

Columbus, GA $49,097

Pascagoula, MS $48,991

Abilene, TX $48,991

Kingsport, TN $48,847

Albany, GA $48,847

Gulfport, MS $48,830

Alexandria, LA $48,647

Fort Smith, AR $48,508

El Paso, TX $48,358

Las Cruces, NM $48,108

Harlingen, TX $47,967

Pocatello, ID $47,958

Florence, AL $47,886

Brownsville, TX $47,875

Mcallen, TX $47,758

Dothan, AL $47,681

Columbus, MS $47,351

Altus, OK $47,092

Lawton, OK $46,987

Pierre, SD $46,787

What Skills Can Increase an Asst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.36% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 3.08% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Cardiac (Mentioned in 2.09% Job Postings): Cardiac means relating to the heart. The adjective cardiac is most often used in a medical context: a doctor who operates on people's hearts is a cardiac surgeon and an irregular heart beat is called "cardiac arrhythmia."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.36%
Basic Life Support	3.08%
Cardiac	2.09%

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 Asst's salary.

Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Building	$75,525	36%
Innovation	$58,865	6%
Accountability	$58,310	5%
Communication Skills	$57,754	4%
Diversity and Inclusion	$57,754	4%
Anesthesia	$57,199	3%

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How Education impacts an Asst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assts 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 Asst with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $55,038 and $58,332).

Asst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Asst

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 58.7%

Associates 30.1%

Bachelors 8.4%

Masters 2.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	58.7%
Associates	30.1%
Bachelors	8.4%
Masters	2.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Asst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Asst'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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$49,532

Average $55,533/year

$58,454

$4,128

Average $4,628/month

$4,871

$953

Average $1,068/week

$1,124

$24

Average $27/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,454	$4,871	$1,124	$28
Average	$55,533	$4,628	$1,068	$27
25th Percentile	$49,532	$4,128	$953	$24

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Salary Trends for Asst

Salaries for an Asst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,315 in 2023 to around $57,912 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Asst salary trends, .

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2023

$64,315

2024

$60,633

2025

$57,912

2026

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2027

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2023	$64,315
2024	$60,633
2025	$57,912
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