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

An Or Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,083 for beginners, reaching about $54,999 at mid-level, and approach $55,990 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Or Assistant?

Or Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Or Assistant roles are District of Columbia $59,390, California $59,165, Massachusetts $58,376. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Or Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Or Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,559; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,559; Pathology Assistant: $79,117; Telemedicine Assistant: $76,671; Actuarial Assistant: $70,696.

How do different companies affect an Or Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Or Assistant 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.

Or Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an Or Assistant make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Or Assistant in the United States is $53,640 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,014
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,911 to $56,453
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,695

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Or Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,453	$4,704	$1,086	$27
Average	$53,640	$4,470	$1,032	$26
25th Percentile	$47,911	$3,993	$921	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Or Assistant Salaries

An Or 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Or Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Or 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): $53,083
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,242
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,999
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,924
Expert (over 8 years): $55,990

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Or Assistant	$53,083
Intermediate Level Or Assistant	$53,242
Senior Level Or Assistant	$54,999
Specialist Level Or Assistant	$55,924
Expert Level Or Assistant	$55,990

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

District of Columbia: $59,390.
California: $59,165.
Massachusetts: $58,376.

District of Columbia $59,390 California $59,165 Massachusetts $58,376 Washington $58,162 New Jersey $58,140 Alaska $58,065 Connecticut $57,325 New York $57,025

Hawaii $56,064 Rhode Island $55,614 Maryland $55,308 Minnesota $54,890 Colorado $54,729 Illinois $54,675 Oregon $54,471 Delaware $54,321

New Hampshire $54,227 Virginia $54,015 Pennsylvania $53,399 Nevada $53,087 North Dakota $52,985 Michigan $52,825 Wisconsin $52,766 Vermont $52,648

Texas $52,320 Maine $52,299 Arizona $52,267 Ohio $52,229 Georgia $51,736 Indiana $51,489 Wyoming $51,441 Utah $51,366

Iowa $51,333 Kansas $51,076 Louisiana $51,001 North Carolina $50,974 Missouri $50,963 Florida $50,754 Montana $50,641 Nebraska $50,534

Kentucky $50,475 South Carolina $50,261 Tennessee $50,126 Idaho $50,073 New Mexico $49,681 Oklahoma $49,595 Alabama $49,279 South Dakota $48,748

Arkansas $48,458 West Virginia $48,303 Mississippi $47,836

Top Paying Cities for Or 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: $67,656
San Francisco: $66,991
Oakland: $65,505

San Jose, CA $67,656

San Francisco, CA $66,991

Oakland, CA $65,505

New York, NY $62,163

Queens Village, NY $61,761

Paramus, NJ $61,332

Passaic, NJ $61,278

Bergenfield, NJ $61,225

Stamford, CT $61,144

Huntington, NY $61,090

Newark, NJ $60,742

Bridgeport, CT $60,635

New Brunswick, NJ $60,458

Vallejo, CA $60,345

Middlesex, NJ $60,313

Somerset, NJ $60,264

Petaluma, CA $60,141

Santa Cruz, CA $59,932

Boston, MA $59,825

Monterey, CA $59,556

Fairbanks, AK $59,519

Los Angeles, CA $59,417

Washington, DC $59,390

Seattle, WA $59,294

Santa Rosa, CA $59,283

Juneau, AK $59,127

Orange, CA $58,950

Anchorage, AK $58,854

Anaheim, CA $58,816

Santa Ana, CA $58,736

Nassau, NY $58,704

Long Beach, CA $58,682

Danbury, CT $58,666

Santa Maria, CA $58,484

Everett, WA $58,473

Bremerton, WA $58,210

Trenton, NJ $58,108

Sacramento, CA $58,087

San Diego, CA $58,060

Brockton, MA $58,038

Tacoma, WA $58,017

Santa Barbara, CA $57,942

Lowell, MA $57,727

New Suffolk, NY $57,706

Nashua, NH $57,641

Lompoc, CA $57,556

Ventura, CA $57,502

Stockton, CA $57,486

New Haven, CT $57,379

Atlantic City, NJ $57,239

Hartford, CT $57,121

Modesto, CA $57,094

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,976

New Britain, CT $56,949

Olympia, WA $56,874

Kennewick, WA $56,874

New London, CT $56,864

Norwich, CT $56,848

Lawrence, MA $56,821

Bakersfield, CA $56,671

Riverside, CA $56,595

New Bedford, MA $56,595

Richland, WA $56,542

Portsmouth, NH $56,499

Vineland, NJ $56,488

San Bernardino, CA $56,445

Boulder, CO $56,295

Worcester, MA $56,252

Portland, OR $56,204

Saint Paul, MN $56,140

Minneapolis, MN $56,140

Philadelphia, PA $56,064

Honolulu, HI $55,780

Springfield, MA $55,592

Providence, RI $55,587

Chicago, IL $55,431

Bellingham, WA $55,367

Baltimore, MD $55,308

Chico, CA $55,174

Wilmington, DE $55,083

Pittsfield, MA $55,029

Manchester, NH $54,927

Spokane, WA $54,691

Denver, CO $54,686

Albany, NY $54,434

Troy, NY $54,412

Schenectady, NY $54,300

Burlington, VT $54,182

Portland, ME $53,994

Salem, OR $53,951

Yakima, WA $53,940

Ann Arbor, MI $53,924

Rochester, MN $53,774

Fresno, CA $53,747

Reno, NV $53,747

Milwaukee, WI $53,699

Detroit, MI $53,645

Allentown, PA $53,629

Carson City, NV $53,624

Houston, TX $53,543

Colorado Springs, CO $53,538

Syracuse, NY $53,511

Eugene, OR $53,409

Bismarck, ND $53,345

Gary, IN $53,345

Galveston, TX $53,345

Springfield, OR $53,302

Medford, OR $53,173

Fort Collins, CO $53,152

Austin, TX $53,109

Mesa, AZ $52,996

Phoenix, AZ $52,985

Dallas, TX $52,969

Reading, PA $52,937

Saint Cloud, MN $52,916

Concord, NH $52,867

Madison, WI $52,846

Utica, NY $52,701

Raleigh, NC $52,658

Las Vegas, NV $52,653

Rochester, NY $52,615

Des Moines, IA $52,610

Atlanta, GA $52,524

Battle Creek, MI $52,508

Salt Lake City, UT $52,492

Lancaster, PA $52,412

Champaign, IL $52,401

Harrisburg, PA $52,336

Durham, NC $52,288

Kansas City, MO $52,283

Kansas City, KS $52,272

Fort Worth, TX $52,267

Boca Raton, FL $52,245

Cleveland, OH $52,240

Columbus, OH $52,229

Pittsburgh, PA $52,224

Richmond, VA $52,202

Indianapolis, IN $52,192

Cincinnati, OH $52,122

Petersburg, VA $52,041

Billings, MT $51,923

Lansing, MI $51,923

Huntsville, AL $51,923

Lebanon, PA $51,918

Dayton, OH $51,913

Pueblo, CO $51,913

Appleton, WI $51,897

Buffalo, NY $51,875

Racine, WI $51,848

Charlotte, NC $51,843

Saint Louis, MO $51,827

Springfield, IL $51,805

Elkhart, IN $51,795

York, PA $51,795

Gastonia, NC $51,789

Benton Harbor, MI $51,789

Beaumont, TX $51,757

Lorain, OH $51,746

Toledo, OH $51,725

Binghamton, NY $51,698

Rock Hill, SC $51,693

Rockford, IL $51,666

Fargo, ND $51,639

Elyria, OH $51,639

Flagstaff, AZ $51,602

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,569

Miami, FL $51,537

Duluth, MN $51,451

Bangor, ME $51,382

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,323

Louisville, KY $51,296

Grand Rapids, MI $51,285

Hialeah, FL $51,280

Casper, WY $51,205

Scranton, PA $51,140

New Orleans, LA $51,124

Virginia Beach, VA $51,119

Akron, OH $51,092

Peoria, IL $51,022

Sarasota, FL $51,012

Green Bay, WI $50,974

Baton Rouge, LA $50,947

Charleston, SC $50,936

Nashville, TN $50,920

Jamestown, NY $50,910

Davenport, IA $50,910

Tucson, AZ $50,883

Cheyenne, WY $50,867

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,851

Tampa, FL $50,840

Omaha, NE $50,829

Port Arthur, TX $50,808

Evansville, IN $50,808

Bradenton, FL $50,786

Santa Fe, NM $50,690

Orlando, FL $50,636

Clearwater, FL $50,577

Canton, OH $50,464

La Crosse, WI $50,464

Grand Forks, ND $50,448

Albuquerque, NM $50,432

Tulsa, OK $50,432

Newport News, VA $50,427

High Point, NC $50,411

Ogden, UT $50,389

Corpus Christi, TX $50,346

Laramie, WY $50,314

Norfolk, VA $50,314

Rock Island, IL $50,282

Saginaw, MI $50,271

Jacksonville, FL $50,266

Salisbury, NC $50,255

Memphis, TN $50,244

Moline, IL $50,218

Fort Myers, FL $50,202

Waterloo, IA $50,132

Spartanburg, SC $50,078

Lincoln, NE $50,051

Fort Wayne, IN $50,041

Birmingham, AL $49,982

Cedar Falls, IA $49,971

Provo, UT $49,966

Springfield, OH $49,960

San Antonio, TX $49,949

Greensboro, NC $49,928

South Bend, IN $49,923

Winston Salem, NC $49,917

Boise, ID $49,901

Savannah, GA $49,864

Muskegon, MI $49,767

Lima, OH $49,703

Lake Charles, LA $49,681

Anderson, IN $49,671

Lexington, KY $49,654

Augusta, GA $49,638

Greenville, SC $49,638

Wichita, KS $49,590

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,590

Columbia, SC $49,542

Bloomington, IN $49,408

Roanoke, VA $49,376

Asheville, NC $49,306

Knoxville, TN $49,215

Shreveport, LA $49,209

Wilmington, NC $49,140

Frankfort, KY $49,038

Oklahoma City, OK $49,000

Chillicothe, OH $48,979

Longview, TX $48,973

Topeka, KS $48,957

Mobile, AL $48,877

Terre Haute, IN $48,855

Erie, PA $48,850

Altoona, PA $48,823

Melbourne, FL $48,807

Amarillo, TX $48,785

Killeen, TX $48,769

Fayetteville, AR $48,726

Sioux Falls, SD $48,689

Chattanooga, TN $48,657

Idaho Falls, ID $48,651

Gainesville, FL $48,539

Portsmouth, OH $48,512

Little Rock, AR $48,501

Lynchburg, VA $48,501

Lafayette, LA $48,480

Youngstown, OH $48,480

Temple, TX $48,458

Daytona Beach, FL $48,448

Clarksville, TN $48,442

Pensacola, FL $48,437

Hopkinsville, KY $48,276

Charleston, WV $48,271

Florence, SC $48,244

Sioux City, IA $48,212

Macon, GA $48,056

Tallahassee, FL $48,051

Fayetteville, NC $48,040

Waco, TX $48,029

Wichita Falls, TX $48,029

Pine Bluff, AR $48,008

Vincennes, IN $47,906

Lubbock, TX $47,884

Great Falls, MT $47,852

Alamogordo, NM $47,847

Abilene, TX $47,804

Rapid City, SD $47,734

Monroe, LA $47,734

Albany, GA $47,702

Huntington, WV $47,697

Jackson, MS $47,691

Greenville, MS $47,686

Parkersburg, WV $47,632

Montgomery, AL $47,622

Johnstown, PA $47,611

Springfield, MO $47,568

Biloxi, MS $47,541

Sumter, SC $47,428

Columbus, GA $47,423

Twin Falls, ID $47,391

Pascagoula, MS $47,321

Kingsport, TN $47,182

Gulfport, MS $47,166

Alexandria, LA $46,989

Fort Smith, AR $46,854

El Paso, TX $46,710

Helena, MT $46,640

Las Cruces, NM $46,468

Harlingen, TX $46,318

Pocatello, ID $46,270

Florence, AL $46,254

Brownsville, TX $46,243

Dothan, AL $46,157

Mcallen, TX $46,130

Columbus, MS $45,733

Altus, OK $45,487

Lawton, OK $45,385

Pierre, SD $45,192

What Skills Can Increase an Or Assistant'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 Or Assistant'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	$72,950	36%
Innovation	$56,858	6%
Accountability	$56,322	5%
Communication Skills	$55,785	4%
Diversity and Inclusion	$55,785	4%
Anesthesia	$55,249	3%

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How Education impacts an Or Assistant's Salary?

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

Or Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Or Assistant

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

Understanding how an Or 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 April 01, 2026

$47,911

Average $53,640/year

$56,453

$3,993

Average $4,470/month

$4,704

$921

Average $1,032/week

$1,086

$23

Average $26/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,453	$4,704	$1,086	$27
Average	$53,640	$4,470	$1,032	$26
25th Percentile	$47,911	$3,993	$921	$23

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Salary Trends for Or Assistant

Salaries for an Or Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,100 in 2023 to around $55,917 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Or Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

$62,100

2024

$58,545

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2024	$58,545
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