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

A Studio Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Studio Assistant (1-3 years)earns $43,594, a Creative Production Manager (3-5 years)earns $108,100, a Creative Production Director (5+ years)earns $145,652,

What are the highest paying states for a Studio Assistant?

Studio Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Studio Assistant roles are District of Columbia $47,492, California $47,311, Massachusetts $46,681. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Studio Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Studio Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Studio Manager: $119,304; Assistant Studio Manager In Training: $110,405; Studio Coordinator: $106,374; Studio Manager: $102,784; Studio Director: $100,714.

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

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

Studio Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Studio Assistant in the United States is $42,893 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,792
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,529 to $47,551
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,466

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Studio Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,551	$3,963	$914	$23
Average	$42,893	$3,574	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,529	$3,294	$760	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Studio Assistant Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $47,492.
California: $47,311.
Massachusetts: $46,681.

District of Columbia $47,492 California $47,311 Massachusetts $46,681 Washington $46,509 New Jersey $46,492 Alaska $46,432 Connecticut $45,840 New York $45,600

Hawaii $44,832 Rhode Island $44,472 Maryland $44,227 Minnesota $43,893 Colorado $43,764 Illinois $43,721 Oregon $43,558 Delaware $43,438

New Hampshire $43,363 Virginia $43,194 Pennsylvania $42,700 Nevada $42,452 North Dakota $42,370 Michigan $42,241 Wisconsin $42,194 Vermont $42,100

Texas $41,838 Maine $41,821 Arizona $41,795 Ohio $41,765 Georgia $41,371 Indiana $41,173 Wyoming $41,135 Utah $41,075

Iowa $41,049 Kansas $40,843 Louisiana $40,783 North Carolina $40,762 Missouri $40,753 Florida $40,586 Montana $40,496 Nebraska $40,410

Kentucky $40,363 South Carolina $40,191 Tennessee $40,084 Idaho $40,041 New Mexico $39,728 Oklahoma $39,659 Alabama $39,406 South Dakota $38,982

Arkansas $38,750 West Virginia $38,626 Mississippi $38,252

Top Paying Cities for Studio 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: $54,101
San Francisco: $53,570
Oakland: $52,381

San Jose, CA $54,101

San Francisco, CA $53,570

Oakland, CA $52,381

New York, NY $49,709

Queens Village, NY $49,387

Paramus, NJ $49,044

Passaic, NJ $49,001

Bergenfield, NJ $48,959

Stamford, CT $48,894

Huntington, NY $48,851

Newark, NJ $48,572

Bridgeport, CT $48,487

New Brunswick, NJ $48,345

Vallejo, CA $48,255

Middlesex, NJ $48,229

Somerset, NJ $48,191

Petaluma, CA $48,092

Santa Cruz, CA $47,925

Boston, MA $47,839

Monterey, CA $47,625

Fairbanks, AK $47,595

Los Angeles, CA $47,513

Washington, DC $47,492

Seattle, WA $47,414

Santa Rosa, CA $47,406

Juneau, AK $47,281

Orange, CA $47,140

Anchorage, AK $47,063

Anaheim, CA $47,033

Santa Ana, CA $46,968

Nassau, NY $46,943

Long Beach, CA $46,925

Danbury, CT $46,913

Santa Maria, CA $46,767

Everett, WA $46,758

Bremerton, WA $46,548

Trenton, NJ $46,466

Sacramento, CA $46,449

San Diego, CA $46,428

Brockton, MA $46,411

Tacoma, WA $46,394

Santa Barbara, CA $46,333

Lowell, MA $46,162

New Suffolk, NY $46,145

Nashua, NH $46,093

Lompoc, CA $46,025

Ventura, CA $45,982

Stockton, CA $45,969

New Haven, CT $45,883

Atlantic City, NJ $45,772

Hartford, CT $45,677

Modesto, CA $45,656

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,561

New Britain, CT $45,540

Olympia, WA $45,480

Kennewick, WA $45,480

New London, CT $45,471

Norwich, CT $45,458

Lawrence, MA $45,437

Bakersfield, CA $45,317

Riverside, CA $45,257

New Bedford, MA $45,257

Richland, WA $45,214

Portsmouth, NH $45,180

Vineland, NJ $45,171

San Bernardino, CA $45,137

Boulder, CO $45,017

Worcester, MA $44,982

Portland, OR $44,944

Saint Paul, MN $44,892

Minneapolis, MN $44,892

Philadelphia, PA $44,832

Honolulu, HI $44,605

Springfield, MA $44,455

Providence, RI $44,450

Chicago, IL $44,326

Bellingham, WA $44,275

Baltimore, MD $44,227

Chico, CA $44,120

Wilmington, DE $44,047

Pittsfield, MA $44,004

Manchester, NH $43,923

Spokane, WA $43,734

Denver, CO $43,730

Albany, NY $43,528

Troy, NY $43,511

Schenectady, NY $43,421

Burlington, VT $43,327

Portland, ME $43,176

Salem, OR $43,142

Yakima, WA $43,134

Ann Arbor, MI $43,121

Rochester, MN $43,001

Fresno, CA $42,979

Reno, NV $42,979

Milwaukee, WI $42,941

Detroit, MI $42,898

Allentown, PA $42,885

Carson City, NV $42,881

Houston, TX $42,816

Colorado Springs, CO $42,812

Syracuse, NY $42,790

Eugene, OR $42,709

Bismarck, ND $42,657

Gary, IN $42,657

Galveston, TX $42,657

Springfield, OR $42,623

Medford, OR $42,520

Fort Collins, CO $42,503

Austin, TX $42,469

Mesa, AZ $42,379

Phoenix, AZ $42,370

Dallas, TX $42,357

Reading, PA $42,331

Saint Cloud, MN $42,314

Concord, NH $42,276

Madison, WI $42,259

Utica, NY $42,143

Raleigh, NC $42,108

Las Vegas, NV $42,104

Rochester, NY $42,074

Des Moines, IA $42,070

Atlanta, GA $42,001

Battle Creek, MI $41,988

Salt Lake City, UT $41,975

Lancaster, PA $41,911

Champaign, IL $41,903

Harrisburg, PA $41,851

Durham, NC $41,812

Kansas City, MO $41,808

Kansas City, KS $41,800

Fort Worth, TX $41,795

Boca Raton, FL $41,778

Cleveland, OH $41,774

Columbus, OH $41,765

Pittsburgh, PA $41,761

Richmond, VA $41,744

Indianapolis, IN $41,735

Cincinnati, OH $41,680

Petersburg, VA $41,615

Billings, MT $41,521

Lansing, MI $41,521

Huntsville, AL $41,521

Lebanon, PA $41,517

Dayton, OH $41,512

Pueblo, CO $41,512

Appleton, WI $41,499

Buffalo, NY $41,482

Racine, WI $41,461

Charlotte, NC $41,456

Saint Louis, MO $41,444

Springfield, IL $41,426

Elkhart, IN $41,418

York, PA $41,418

Gastonia, NC $41,414

Benton Harbor, MI $41,414

Beaumont, TX $41,388

Lorain, OH $41,379

Toledo, OH $41,362

Binghamton, NY $41,341

Rock Hill, SC $41,336

Rockford, IL $41,315

Fargo, ND $41,293

Elyria, OH $41,293

Flagstaff, AZ $41,263

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,238

Miami, FL $41,212

Duluth, MN $41,143

Bangor, ME $41,088

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,040

Louisville, KY $41,019

Grand Rapids, MI $41,010

Hialeah, FL $41,006

Casper, WY $40,946

Scranton, PA $40,895

New Orleans, LA $40,882

Virginia Beach, VA $40,877

Akron, OH $40,856

Peoria, IL $40,800

Sarasota, FL $40,792

Green Bay, WI $40,762

Baton Rouge, LA $40,740

Charleston, SC $40,732

Nashville, TN $40,719

Jamestown, NY $40,710

Davenport, IA $40,710

Tucson, AZ $40,689

Cheyenne, WY $40,676

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,663

Tampa, FL $40,654

Omaha, NE $40,646

Port Arthur, TX $40,629

Evansville, IN $40,629

Bradenton, FL $40,611

Santa Fe, NM $40,534

Orlando, FL $40,491

Clearwater, FL $40,444

Canton, OH $40,354

La Crosse, WI $40,354

Grand Forks, ND $40,341

Albuquerque, NM $40,328

Tulsa, OK $40,328

Newport News, VA $40,324

High Point, NC $40,311

Ogden, UT $40,294

Corpus Christi, TX $40,260

Laramie, WY $40,234

Norfolk, VA $40,234

Rock Island, IL $40,208

Saginaw, MI $40,200

Jacksonville, FL $40,195

Salisbury, NC $40,187

Memphis, TN $40,178

Moline, IL $40,157

Fort Myers, FL $40,144

Waterloo, IA $40,088

Spartanburg, SC $40,045

Lincoln, NE $40,024

Fort Wayne, IN $40,015

Birmingham, AL $39,968

Cedar Falls, IA $39,959

Provo, UT $39,955

Springfield, OH $39,951

San Antonio, TX $39,942

Greensboro, NC $39,925

South Bend, IN $39,921

Winston Salem, NC $39,917

Boise, ID $39,904

Savannah, GA $39,874

Muskegon, MI $39,796

Lima, OH $39,745

Lake Charles, LA $39,728

Anderson, IN $39,719

Lexington, KY $39,706

Augusta, GA $39,694

Greenville, SC $39,694

Wichita, KS $39,655

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,655

Columbia, SC $39,616

Bloomington, IN $39,509

Roanoke, VA $39,483

Asheville, NC $39,428

Knoxville, TN $39,355

Shreveport, LA $39,350

Wilmington, NC $39,295

Frankfort, KY $39,213

Oklahoma City, OK $39,183

Chillicothe, OH $39,166

Longview, TX $39,162

Topeka, KS $39,149

Mobile, AL $39,084

Terre Haute, IN $39,067

Erie, PA $39,063

Altoona, PA $39,042

Melbourne, FL $39,029

Amarillo, TX $39,012

Killeen, TX $38,999

Fayetteville, AR $38,964

Sioux Falls, SD $38,934

Chattanooga, TN $38,909

Idaho Falls, ID $38,904

Gainesville, FL $38,814

Portsmouth, OH $38,793

Little Rock, AR $38,784

Lynchburg, VA $38,784

Lafayette, LA $38,767

Youngstown, OH $38,767

Temple, TX $38,750

Daytona Beach, FL $38,741

Clarksville, TN $38,737

Pensacola, FL $38,733

Hopkinsville, KY $38,604

Charleston, WV $38,600

Florence, SC $38,578

Sioux City, IA $38,553

Macon, GA $38,428

Tallahassee, FL $38,424

Fayetteville, NC $38,415

Waco, TX $38,407

Wichita Falls, TX $38,407

Pine Bluff, AR $38,390

Vincennes, IN $38,308

Lubbock, TX $38,291

Great Falls, MT $38,265

Alamogordo, NM $38,261

Abilene, TX $38,227

Rapid City, SD $38,171

Monroe, LA $38,171

Albany, GA $38,145

Huntington, WV $38,141

Jackson, MS $38,137

Greenville, MS $38,132

Parkersburg, WV $38,089

Montgomery, AL $38,081

Johnstown, PA $38,072

Springfield, MO $38,038

Biloxi, MS $38,016

Sumter, SC $37,926

Columbus, GA $37,922

Twin Falls, ID $37,896

Pascagoula, MS $37,841

Kingsport, TN $37,729

Gulfport, MS $37,716

Alexandria, LA $37,575

Fort Smith, AR $37,467

El Paso, TX $37,352

Helena, MT $37,296

Las Cruces, NM $37,159

Harlingen, TX $37,038

Pocatello, ID $37,000

Florence, AL $36,987

Brownsville, TX $36,978

Dothan, AL $36,910

Mcallen, TX $36,888

Columbus, MS $36,571

Altus, OK $36,374

Lawton, OK $36,292

Pierre, SD $36,138

What Skills Can Increase a Studio Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.75% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.8% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.75%
Housekeeping	2.8%
Logistics	1.55%

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 Studio Assistant's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$51,901	21%
Presentation	$50,614	18%
Scheduling	$48,898	14%
Microsoft Office	$48,898	14%
Time Management	$47,612	11%
Production Schedule	$47,612	11%

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How Education impacts a Studio Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Studio Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Studio Assistant with a No Diploma is between $42,881 and $46,025).

Studio Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Studio Assistant

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 9.9%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 71.4%

Masters 8.9%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	9.9%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	71.4%
Masters	8.9%
Doctorate	0.4%

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

Understanding how a Studio 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

$39,529

Average $42,893/year

$47,551

$3,294

Average $3,574/month

$3,963

$760

Average $825/week

$914

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,551	$3,963	$914	$23
Average	$42,893	$3,574	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,529	$3,294	$760	$19

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Salary Trends for Studio Assistant

Salaries for a Studio Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,479 in 2023 to around $48,198 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Studio Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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