How much does a Strategic Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Strategic Assistant in the United States is $67,592 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.
However, a Strategic Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,237
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,362 to $75,781
Key Factors That Influence Strategic Assistant Salaries
A Strategic 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 Strategic Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Strategic 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 Strategic 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 Strategic 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: $85,254
San Francisco: $84,320
Oakland: $82,543
San Jose, CA$85,254
San Francisco, CA$84,320
Oakland, CA$82,543
New York, NY$77,825
Paramus, NJ$76,878
Queens Village, NY$76,875
Passaic, NJ$76,811
Bergenfield, NJ$76,805
Stamford, CT$76,656
Huntington, NY$76,628
Newark, NJ$76,129
Bridgeport, CT$75,986
Vallejo, CA$75,852
New Brunswick, NJ$75,825
Petaluma, CA$75,784
Middlesex, NJ$75,656
Somerset, NJ$75,608
Santa Cruz, CA$75,521
Boston, MA$75,108
Monterey, CA$74,871
Seattle, WA$74,716
Santa Rosa, CA$74,703
Los Angeles, CA$74,682
Juneau, AK$74,507
Washington, DC$74,432
Orange, CA$74,192
Santa Ana, CA$74,013
Long Beach, CA$73,946
Anaheim, CA$73,932
Anchorage, AK$73,898
Santa Maria, CA$73,696
Everett, WA$73,682
Danbury, CT$73,444
Bremerton, WA$73,351
Tacoma, WA$73,108
New Suffolk, NY$73,106
Sacramento, CA$73,087
Santa Barbara, CA$73,013
Trenton, NJ$72,939
San Diego, CA$72,939
Brockton, MA$72,864
Fairbanks, AK$72,699
Lompoc, CA$72,526
Lowell, MA$72,471
Ventura, CA$72,459
Nashua, NH$72,445
Stockton, CA$72,438
Modesto, CA$71,945
Poughkeepsie, NY$71,796
Olympia, WA$71,668
Kennewick, WA$71,668
New Haven, CT$71,641
Lawrence, MA$71,397
Hartford, CT$71,330
Riverside, CA$71,316
New Bedford, MA$71,249
Richland, WA$71,249
Bakersfield, CA$71,154
San Bernardino, CA$71,127
New Britain, CT$71,120
Atlantic City, NJ$71,120
New London, CT$71,093
Norwich, CT$71,073
Portsmouth, NH$71,059
Boulder, CO$70,916
Portland, OR$70,823
Worcester, MA$70,816
Minneapolis, MN$70,607
Philadelphia, PA$70,512
Honolulu, HI$70,289
Saint Paul, MN$70,256
Vineland, NJ$70,242
Providence, RI$70,046
Chicago, IL$69,850
Bellingham, WA$69,768
Springfield, MA$69,714
Baltimore, MD$69,694
Chico, CA$69,525
Pittsfield, MA$69,343
Manchester, NH$69,214
Spokane, WA$68,917
Denver, CO$68,910
Albany, NY$68,592
Troy, NY$68,565
Nassau, NY$68,493
Schenectady, NY$68,423
Wilmington, DE$68,369
Burlington, VT$68,275
Salem, OR$68,248
Portland, ME$68,038
Yakima, WA$67,971
Rochester, MN$67,761
Reno, NV$67,727
Fresno, CA$67,727
Milwaukee, WI$67,666
Detroit, MI$67,599
Ann Arbor, MI$67,587
Allentown, PA$67,578
Colorado Springs, CO$67,464
Syracuse, NY$67,430
Carson City, NV$67,430
Houston, TX$67,335
Eugene, OR$67,301
Gary, IN$67,220
Springfield, OR$67,166
Bismarck, ND$67,153
Galveston, TX$67,105
Medford, OR$67,004
Fort Collins, CO$66,977
Concord, NH$66,943
Austin, TX$66,923
Mesa, AZ$66,781
Reading, PA$66,774
Phoenix, AZ$66,767
Dallas, TX$66,747
Saint Cloud, MN$66,682
Madison, WI$66,592
Utica, NY$66,409
Rochester, NY$66,301
Des Moines, IA$66,294
Raleigh, NC$66,287
Atlanta, GA$66,186
Battle Creek, MI$66,166
Salt Lake City, UT$66,146
Lancaster, PA$66,044
Harrisburg, PA$65,950
Kansas City, MO$65,882
Champaign, IL$65,868
Kansas City, KS$65,868
Fort Worth, TX$65,862
Columbus, OH$65,850
Boca Raton, FL$65,835
Pittsburgh, PA$65,808
Richmond, VA$65,781
Indianapolis, IN$65,767
Cleveland, OH$65,760
Las Vegas, NV$65,679
Cincinnati, OH$65,679
Petersburg, VA$65,578
Huntsville, AL$65,476
Lansing, MI$65,431
Lebanon, PA$65,422
Pueblo, CO$65,416
Appleton, WI$65,395
Buffalo, NY$65,368
Dayton, OH$65,348
Racine, WI$65,334
Charlotte, NC$65,328
Saint Louis, MO$65,307
York, PA$65,267
Elkhart, IN$65,267
Gastonia, NC$65,254
Billings, MT$65,238
Beaumont, TX$65,220
Lorain, OH$65,206
Benton Harbor, MI$65,192
Toledo, OH$65,179
Binghamton, NY$65,145
Rock Hill, SC$65,138
Rockford, IL$65,105
Springfield, IL$65,078
Elyria, OH$65,071
Fargo, ND$65,071
Flagstaff, AZ$65,024
Fort Lauderdale, FL$64,983
Duluth, MN$64,942
Miami, FL$64,942
Cheyenne, WY$64,895
Grand Forks, ND$64,895
Bangor, ME$64,746
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,672
Durham, NC$64,644
Louisville, KY$64,638
Grand Rapids, MI$64,625
Hialeah, FL$64,618
Casper, WY$64,523
Scranton, PA$64,442
New Orleans, LA$64,422
Virginia Beach, VA$64,415
Akron, OH$64,381
Peoria, IL$64,294
Sarasota, FL$64,280
Nashville, TN$64,233
Omaha, NE$64,233
Green Bay, WI$64,233
Baton Rouge, LA$64,199
Charleston, SC$64,185
Jamestown, NY$64,152
Davenport, IA$64,152
Tucson, AZ$64,118
Saint Petersburg, FL$64,077
Tampa, FL$64,064
Evansville, IN$64,023
Port Arthur, TX$64,023
Bradenton, FL$63,996
Santa Fe, NM$63,874
Orlando, FL$63,753
Clearwater, FL$63,732
Canton, OH$63,591
La Crosse, WI$63,591
Albuquerque, NM$63,550
Newport News, VA$63,543
High Point, NC$63,523
Ogden, UT$63,496
Corpus Christi, TX$63,442
Norfolk, VA$63,401
Laramie, WY$63,401
Rock Island, IL$63,361
Saginaw, MI$63,347
Jacksonville, FL$63,340
Salisbury, NC$63,327
Boise, ID$63,313
Moline, IL$63,280
Fort Myers, FL$63,259
Memphis, TN$63,246
Tulsa, OK$63,212
Waterloo, IA$63,171
Spartanburg, SC$63,104
Lincoln, NE$63,070
Fort Wayne, IN$63,057
Provo, UT$63,050
Cedar Falls, IA$62,969
San Antonio, TX$62,942
Greensboro, NC$62,915
South Bend, IN$62,908
Savannah, GA$62,834
Muskegon, MI$62,806
Birmingham, AL$62,800
Winston Salem, NC$62,767
Lake Charles, LA$62,604
Anderson, IN$62,590
Lexington, KY$62,570
Augusta, GA$62,550
Greenville, SC$62,550
Lima, OH$62,496
Wichita, KS$62,489
Tuscaloosa, AL$62,489
Columbia, SC$62,428
Springfield, OH$62,414
Asheville, NC$62,306
Bloomington, IN$62,259
Knoxville, TN$62,016
Shreveport, LA$62,009
Wilmington, NC$61,921
Roanoke, VA$61,921
Topeka, KS$61,799
Frankfort, KY$61,792
Oklahoma City, OK$61,745
Chillicothe, OH$61,718
Longview, TX$61,711
Melbourne, FL$61,705
Sioux Falls, SD$61,597
Mobile, AL$61,590
Terre Haute, IN$61,563
Altoona, PA$61,522
Amarillo, TX$61,475
Killeen, TX$61,455
Fayetteville, AR$61,401
Chattanooga, TN$61,380
Sioux City, IA$61,319
Idaho Falls, ID$61,306
Lynchburg, VA$61,252
Gainesville, FL$61,164
Portsmouth, OH$61,130
Little Rock, AR$61,117
Lafayette, LA$61,090
Youngstown, OH$61,090
Daytona Beach, FL$61,049
Clarksville, TN$61,042
Pensacola, FL$61,036
Temple, TX$61,031
Hopkinsville, KY$60,833
Erie, PA$60,819
Florence, SC$60,792
Charleston, WV$60,684
Great Falls, MT$60,650
Macon, GA$60,556
Tallahassee, FL$60,549
Fayetteville, NC$60,535
Waco, TX$60,522
Helena, MT$60,475
Pine Bluff, AR$60,449
Vincennes, IN$60,366
Lubbock, TX$60,339
Alamogordo, NM$60,299
Twin Falls, ID$60,238
Rapid City, SD$60,218
Jackson, MS$60,096
Huntington, WV$60,091
Greenville, MS$60,089
Parkersburg, WV$60,020
Montgomery, AL$60,008
Wichita Falls, TX$59,941
Springfield, MO$59,941
Biloxi, MS$59,907
Monroe, LA$59,839
Johnstown, PA$59,792
Sumter, SC$59,765
Columbus, GA$59,758
Pascagoula, MS$59,630
Abilene, TX$59,630
Kingsport, TN$59,454
Albany, GA$59,454
Gulfport, MS$59,434
Alexandria, LA$59,211
Fort Smith, AR$59,042
El Paso, TX$58,859
Las Cruces, NM$58,555
Harlingen, TX$58,383
Pocatello, ID$58,372
Florence, AL$58,285
Brownsville, TX$58,271
Mcallen, TX$58,129
Dothan, AL$58,034
Columbus, MS$57,633
Altus, OK$57,318
Lawton, OK$57,190
Pierre, SD$56,946
Strategic Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Strategic Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Internet and Insurance
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Strategic Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Strategic Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Strategic Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Internet
$87,870
$42.0
30%
Insurance
$84,490
$41.0
25%
Biotechnology
$81,110
$39.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$81,110
$39.0
20%
Healthcare
$77,731
$37.0
15%
Strategic Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Strategic 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.
Here are companies hiring for Strategic Assistant 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 Strategic Assistant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Strategic Assistant?
The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Strategic Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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