What are the main factors that influence a Design Assistant's salary?

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

How does experience change A Design Assistant's salary?

A Design Assistant's salary grows with experience: an Design Assistant (0-2 years)earns $56,237, an Art Designer II (2-4 years)earns $69,292, an Art Manager (4-5 years)earns $110,675, an Art Director (5+ years)earns $151,108,

What are the highest paying states for a Design Assistant?

Design Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Design Assistant roles are District of Columbia $61,350, California $61,117, Massachusetts $60,302. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Design Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Design Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Design Manager: $119,757; Technical Design Assistant: $82,931; Assistant Design Engineer: $73,883; Landscape Design Assistant: $64,184; Architectural Design Assistant: $64,117.

How do different companies affect a Design Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Design Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Design Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Design Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Design Assistant in the United States is $55,410 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,439 to $61,497
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,824

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Design Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,497	$5,125	$1,183	$30
Average	$55,410	$4,617	$1,066	$27
25th Percentile	$51,439	$4,287	$989	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Design Assistant Salaries

A Design 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 Do Design 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 Design Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,350.
California: $61,117.
Massachusetts: $60,302.

District of Columbia $61,350 California $61,117 Massachusetts $60,302 Washington $60,081 New Jersey $60,059 Alaska $59,981 Connecticut $59,216 New York $58,906

Hawaii $57,914 Rhode Island $57,449 Maryland $57,133 Minnesota $56,701 Colorado $56,535 Illinois $56,479 Oregon $56,269 Delaware $56,113

New Hampshire $56,016 Virginia $55,798 Pennsylvania $55,160 Nevada $54,839 North Dakota $54,734 Michigan $54,567 Wisconsin $54,507 Vermont $54,385

Texas $54,047 Maine $54,024 Arizona $53,991 Ohio $53,952 Georgia $53,443 Indiana $53,188 Wyoming $53,138 Utah $53,060

Iowa $53,027 Kansas $52,761 Louisiana $52,684 North Carolina $52,656 Missouri $52,645 Florida $52,429 Montana $52,312 Nebraska $52,201

Kentucky $52,141 South Carolina $51,919 Tennessee $51,780 Idaho $51,725 New Mexico $51,320 Oklahoma $51,232 Alabama $50,905 South Dakota $50,356

Arkansas $50,057 West Virginia $49,896 Mississippi $49,414

Top Paying Cities for Design 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: $69,888
San Francisco: $69,123
Oakland: $67,666

San Jose, CA $69,888

San Francisco, CA $69,123

Oakland, CA $67,666

New York, NY $63,798

Paramus, NJ $63,022

Queens Village, NY $63,020

Passaic, NJ $62,967

Bergenfield, NJ $62,962

Stamford, CT $62,840

Huntington, NY $62,817

Newark, NJ $62,408

Bridgeport, CT $62,291

Vallejo, CA $62,181

New Brunswick, NJ $62,159

Petaluma, CA $62,125

Middlesex, NJ $62,020

Somerset, NJ $61,981

Santa Cruz, CA $61,909

Boston, MA $61,571

Monterey, CA $61,377

Seattle, WA $61,250

Santa Rosa, CA $61,239

Los Angeles, CA $61,222

Juneau, AK $61,078

Washington, DC $61,017

Orange, CA $60,820

Santa Ana, CA $60,674

Long Beach, CA $60,618

Anaheim, CA $60,607

Anchorage, AK $60,579

Santa Maria, CA $60,413

Everett, WA $60,402

Danbury, CT $60,207

Bremerton, WA $60,131

Tacoma, WA $59,931

New Suffolk, NY $59,930

Sacramento, CA $59,915

Santa Barbara, CA $59,854

Trenton, NJ $59,793

San Diego, CA $59,793

Brockton, MA $59,732

Fairbanks, AK $59,596

Lompoc, CA $59,455

Lowell, MA $59,410

Ventura, CA $59,399

Nashua, NH $59,388

Stockton, CA $59,383

Modesto, CA $58,978

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,856

Olympia, WA $58,751

Kennewick, WA $58,751

New Haven, CT $58,729

Lawrence, MA $58,529

Hartford, CT $58,474

Riverside, CA $58,463

New Bedford, MA $58,407

Richland, WA $58,407

Bakersfield, CA $58,330

San Bernardino, CA $58,308

New Britain, CT $58,302

Atlantic City, NJ $58,302

New London, CT $58,280

Norwich, CT $58,263

Portsmouth, NH $58,252

Boulder, CO $58,135

Portland, OR $58,058

Worcester, MA $58,053

Minneapolis, MN $57,881

Philadelphia, PA $57,803

Honolulu, HI $57,621

Saint Paul, MN $57,594

Vineland, NJ $57,582

Providence, RI $57,421

Chicago, IL $57,260

Bellingham, WA $57,194

Springfield, MA $57,150

Baltimore, MD $57,133

Chico, CA $56,994

Pittsfield, MA $56,845

Manchester, NH $56,740

Spokane, WA $56,496

Denver, CO $56,490

Albany, NY $56,230

Troy, NY $56,208

Nassau, NY $56,148

Schenectady, NY $56,091

Wilmington, DE $56,047

Burlington, VT $55,969

Salem, OR $55,947

Portland, ME $55,775

Yakima, WA $55,720

Rochester, MN $55,548

Reno, NV $55,521

Fresno, CA $55,521

Milwaukee, WI $55,471

Detroit, MI $55,415

Ann Arbor, MI $55,406

Allentown, PA $55,399

Colorado Springs, CO $55,304

Syracuse, NY $55,277

Carson City, NV $55,277

Houston, TX $55,199

Eugene, OR $55,171

Gary, IN $55,105

Springfield, OR $55,061

Bismarck, ND $55,050

Galveston, TX $55,011

Medford, OR $54,928

Fort Collins, CO $54,905

Concord, NH $54,878

Austin, TX $54,861

Mesa, AZ $54,745

Reading, PA $54,739

Phoenix, AZ $54,734

Dallas, TX $54,717

Saint Cloud, MN $54,664

Madison, WI $54,590

Utica, NY $54,440

Rochester, NY $54,351

Des Moines, IA $54,346

Raleigh, NC $54,340

Atlanta, GA $54,257

Battle Creek, MI $54,241

Salt Lake City, UT $54,224

Lancaster, PA $54,141

Harrisburg, PA $54,063

Kansas City, MO $54,008

Champaign, IL $53,997

Kansas City, KS $53,997

Fort Worth, TX $53,991

Columbus, OH $53,982

Boca Raton, FL $53,969

Pittsburgh, PA $53,947

Richmond, VA $53,925

Indianapolis, IN $53,914

Cleveland, OH $53,908

Las Vegas, NV $53,842

Cincinnati, OH $53,842

Petersburg, VA $53,758

Huntsville, AL $53,675

Lansing, MI $53,638

Lebanon, PA $53,631

Pueblo, CO $53,626

Appleton, WI $53,609

Buffalo, NY $53,587

Dayton, OH $53,570

Racine, WI $53,559

Charlotte, NC $53,553

Saint Louis, MO $53,537

York, PA $53,504

Elkhart, IN $53,504

Gastonia, NC $53,493

Billings, MT $53,480

Beaumont, TX $53,465

Lorain, OH $53,454

Benton Harbor, MI $53,443

Toledo, OH $53,432

Binghamton, NY $53,404

Rock Hill, SC $53,398

Rockford, IL $53,371

Springfield, IL $53,348

Elyria, OH $53,343

Fargo, ND $53,343

Flagstaff, AZ $53,304

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,271

Duluth, MN $53,238

Miami, FL $53,238

Cheyenne, WY $53,199

Grand Forks, ND $53,199

Bangor, ME $53,077

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,016

Durham, NC $52,993

Louisville, KY $52,988

Grand Rapids, MI $52,977

Hialeah, FL $52,972

Casper, WY $52,894

Scranton, PA $52,828

New Orleans, LA $52,811

Virginia Beach, VA $52,805

Akron, OH $52,778

Peoria, IL $52,706

Sarasota, FL $52,695

Nashville, TN $52,656

Omaha, NE $52,656

Green Bay, WI $52,656

Baton Rouge, LA $52,628

Charleston, SC $52,617

Jamestown, NY $52,589

Davenport, IA $52,589

Tucson, AZ $52,562

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,528

Tampa, FL $52,517

Evansville, IN $52,484

Port Arthur, TX $52,484

Bradenton, FL $52,462

Santa Fe, NM $52,362

Orlando, FL $52,262

Clearwater, FL $52,246

Canton, OH $52,129

La Crosse, WI $52,129

Albuquerque, NM $52,096

Newport News, VA $52,091

High Point, NC $52,074

Ogden, UT $52,052

Corpus Christi, TX $52,008

Norfolk, VA $51,974

Laramie, WY $51,974

Rock Island, IL $51,941

Saginaw, MI $51,930

Jacksonville, FL $51,924

Salisbury, NC $51,913

Boise, ID $51,902

Moline, IL $51,875

Fort Myers, FL $51,858

Memphis, TN $51,847

Tulsa, OK $51,819

Waterloo, IA $51,786

Spartanburg, SC $51,730

Lincoln, NE $51,703

Fort Wayne, IN $51,692

Provo, UT $51,686

Cedar Falls, IA $51,620

San Antonio, TX $51,598

Greensboro, NC $51,575

South Bend, IN $51,570

Savannah, GA $51,509

Muskegon, MI $51,487

Birmingham, AL $51,481

Winston Salem, NC $51,454

Lake Charles, LA $51,320

Anderson, IN $51,309

Lexington, KY $51,293

Augusta, GA $51,276

Greenville, SC $51,276

Lima, OH $51,232

Wichita, KS $51,226

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,226

Columbia, SC $51,176

Springfield, OH $51,165

Asheville, NC $51,077

Bloomington, IN $51,038

Knoxville, TN $50,838

Shreveport, LA $50,833

Wilmington, NC $50,761

Roanoke, VA $50,761

Topeka, KS $50,661

Frankfort, KY $50,655

Oklahoma City, OK $50,617

Chillicothe, OH $50,595

Longview, TX $50,589

Melbourne, FL $50,584

Sioux Falls, SD $50,495

Mobile, AL $50,489

Terre Haute, IN $50,467

Altoona, PA $50,434

Amarillo, TX $50,395

Killeen, TX $50,378

Fayetteville, AR $50,334

Chattanooga, TN $50,318

Sioux City, IA $50,268

Idaho Falls, ID $50,257

Lynchburg, VA $50,212

Gainesville, FL $50,140

Portsmouth, OH $50,113

Little Rock, AR $50,101

Lafayette, LA $50,079

Youngstown, OH $50,079

Daytona Beach, FL $50,046

Clarksville, TN $50,041

Pensacola, FL $50,035

Temple, TX $50,031

Hopkinsville, KY $49,869

Erie, PA $49,858

Florence, SC $49,835

Charleston, WV $49,747

Great Falls, MT $49,719

Macon, GA $49,642

Tallahassee, FL $49,636

Fayetteville, NC $49,625

Waco, TX $49,614

Helena, MT $49,575

Pine Bluff, AR $49,554

Vincennes, IN $49,486

Lubbock, TX $49,464

Alamogordo, NM $49,431

Twin Falls, ID $49,381

Rapid City, SD $49,365

Jackson, MS $49,265

Huntington, WV $49,261

Greenville, MS $49,259

Parkersburg, WV $49,203

Montgomery, AL $49,193

Wichita Falls, TX $49,137

Springfield, MO $49,137

Biloxi, MS $49,110

Monroe, LA $49,054

Johnstown, PA $49,015

Sumter, SC $48,993

Columbus, GA $48,988

Pascagoula, MS $48,882

Abilene, TX $48,882

Kingsport, TN $48,738

Albany, GA $48,738

Gulfport, MS $48,722

Alexandria, LA $48,539

Fort Smith, AR $48,400

El Paso, TX $48,251

Las Cruces, NM $48,001

Harlingen, TX $47,861

Pocatello, ID $47,852

Florence, AL $47,780

Brownsville, TX $47,769

Mcallen, TX $47,652

Dothan, AL $47,575

Columbus, MS $47,246

Altus, OK $46,987

Lawton, OK $46,882

Pierre, SD $46,683

What Skills Can Increase a Design Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.22% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Sales Systems (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Tracking and containing relevant information about the sale using tools and software to organize the sales process.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.22%
Photoshop	2.43%
Sales Systems	1.74%

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 a Design Assistant's salary.

Study Design: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Study Design	$73,141	32%
Consulting	$64,275	16%
Leadership	$63,721	15%
Innovation	$62,059	12%
Illustration	$60,951	10%
Project Management	$60,397	9%

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

Understanding how a Design 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 May 01, 2026

$51,439

Average $55,410/year

$61,497

$4,287

Average $4,617/month

$5,125

$989

Average $1,066/week

$1,183

$25

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,497	$5,125	$1,183	$30
Average	$55,410	$4,617	$1,066	$27
25th Percentile	$51,439	$4,287	$989	$25

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Salary Trends for Design Assistant

Salaries for a Design Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,151 in 2023 to around $55,061 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Design Assistant salary trends, .

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