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 $43,598, a Creative Production Manager (3-5 years)earns $108,126, a Creative Production Director (5+ years)earns $145,658,

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 $47,497, California $47,316, Massachusetts $46,686. 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: $119,325; Assistant Studio Manager In Training: $110,423; Studio Coordinator: $106,391; Studio Manager: $102,800; Studio Director: $100,711.

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 June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Studio Assistant in the United States is $42,898 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): $51,799
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,536 to $47,557
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,475

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Studio Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,557	$3,963	$915	$23
Average	$42,898	$3,575	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,536	$3,295	$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: $47,497.
California: $47,316.
Massachusetts: $46,686.

District of Columbia $47,497 California $47,316 Massachusetts $46,686 Washington $46,514 New Jersey $46,497 Alaska $46,437 Connecticut $45,845 New York $45,605

Hawaii $44,837 Rhode Island $44,477 Maryland $44,232 Minnesota $43,897 Colorado $43,769 Illinois $43,726 Oregon $43,563 Delaware $43,443

New Hampshire $43,367 Virginia $43,198 Pennsylvania $42,705 Nevada $42,456 North Dakota $42,375 Michigan $42,246 Wisconsin $42,199 Vermont $42,104

Texas $41,843 Maine $41,825 Arizona $41,800 Ohio $41,770 Georgia $41,375 Indiana $41,178 Wyoming $41,139 Utah $41,079

Iowa $41,053 Kansas $40,847 Louisiana $40,787 North Carolina $40,766 Missouri $40,757 Florida $40,590 Montana $40,500 Nebraska $40,414

Kentucky $40,367 South Carolina $40,195 Tennessee $40,088 Idaho $40,045 New Mexico $39,732 Oklahoma $39,663 Alabama $39,410 South Dakota $38,986

Arkansas $38,754 West Virginia $38,630 Mississippi $38,256

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: $54,107
San Francisco: $53,515
Oakland: $52,387

San Jose, CA $54,107

San Francisco, CA $53,515

Oakland, CA $52,387

New York, NY $49,392

Paramus, NJ $48,792

Queens Village, NY $48,789

Passaic, NJ $48,749

Bergenfield, NJ $48,745

Stamford, CT $48,651

Huntington, NY $48,633

Newark, NJ $48,316

Bridgeport, CT $48,225

Vallejo, CA $48,140

New Brunswick, NJ $48,123

Petaluma, CA $48,097

Middlesex, NJ $48,016

Somerset, NJ $47,986

Santa Cruz, CA $47,930

Boston, MA $47,668

Monterey, CA $47,518

Seattle, WA $47,419

Santa Rosa, CA $47,411

Los Angeles, CA $47,398

Juneau, AK $47,286

Washington, DC $47,239

Orange, CA $47,086

Santa Ana, CA $46,973

Long Beach, CA $46,930

Anaheim, CA $46,922

Anchorage, AK $46,900

Santa Maria, CA $46,772

Everett, WA $46,763

Danbury, CT $46,612

Bremerton, WA $46,553

Tacoma, WA $46,398

New Suffolk, NY $46,398

Sacramento, CA $46,385

Santa Barbara, CA $46,338

Trenton, NJ $46,291

San Diego, CA $46,291

Brockton, MA $46,244

Fairbanks, AK $46,139

Lompoc, CA $46,029

Lowell, MA $45,995

Ventura, CA $45,987

Nashua, NH $45,978

Stockton, CA $45,974

Modesto, CA $45,661

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,566

Olympia, WA $45,485

Kennewick, WA $45,485

New Haven, CT $45,467

Lawrence, MA $45,313

Hartford, CT $45,270

Riverside, CA $45,262

New Bedford, MA $45,219

Richland, WA $45,219

Bakersfield, CA $45,159

San Bernardino, CA $45,141

New Britain, CT $45,137

Atlantic City, NJ $45,137

New London, CT $45,120

Norwich, CT $45,107

Portsmouth, NH $45,099

Boulder, CO $45,008

Portland, OR $44,948

Worcester, MA $44,944

Minneapolis, MN $44,811

Philadelphia, PA $44,751

Honolulu, HI $44,610

Saint Paul, MN $44,589

Vineland, NJ $44,579

Providence, RI $44,455

Chicago, IL $44,331

Bellingham, WA $44,279

Springfield, MA $44,245

Baltimore, MD $44,232

Chico, CA $44,125

Pittsfield, MA $44,009

Manchester, NH $43,927

Spokane, WA $43,739

Denver, CO $43,734

Albany, NY $43,533

Troy, NY $43,516

Nassau, NY $43,470

Schenectady, NY $43,426

Wilmington, DE $43,391

Burlington, VT $43,331

Salem, OR $43,314

Portland, ME $43,181

Yakima, WA $43,138

Rochester, MN $43,005

Reno, NV $42,984

Fresno, CA $42,984

Milwaukee, WI $42,945

Detroit, MI $42,902

Ann Arbor, MI $42,895

Allentown, PA $42,889

Colorado Springs, CO $42,816

Syracuse, NY $42,795

Carson City, NV $42,795

Houston, TX $42,735

Eugene, OR $42,713

Gary, IN $42,662

Springfield, OR $42,628

Bismarck, ND $42,619

Galveston, TX $42,589

Medford, OR $42,525

Fort Collins, CO $42,508

Concord, NH $42,486

Austin, TX $42,473

Mesa, AZ $42,383

Reading, PA $42,379

Phoenix, AZ $42,375

Dallas, TX $42,362

Saint Cloud, MN $42,320

Madison, WI $42,263

Utica, NY $42,147

Rochester, NY $42,079

Des Moines, IA $42,074

Raleigh, NC $42,070

Atlanta, GA $42,006

Battle Creek, MI $41,993

Salt Lake City, UT $41,980

Lancaster, PA $41,916

Harrisburg, PA $41,855

Kansas City, MO $41,813

Champaign, IL $41,804

Kansas City, KS $41,804

Fort Worth, TX $41,800

Columbus, OH $41,792

Boca Raton, FL $41,783

Pittsburgh, PA $41,765

Richmond, VA $41,748

Indianapolis, IN $41,740

Cleveland, OH $41,735

Las Vegas, NV $41,684

Cincinnati, OH $41,684

Petersburg, VA $41,620

Huntsville, AL $41,555

Lansing, MI $41,526

Lebanon, PA $41,521

Pueblo, CO $41,517

Appleton, WI $41,504

Buffalo, NY $41,487

Dayton, OH $41,474

Racine, WI $41,465

Charlotte, NC $41,461

Saint Louis, MO $41,448

York, PA $41,422

Elkhart, IN $41,422

Gastonia, NC $41,414

Billings, MT $41,404

Beaumont, TX $41,392

Lorain, OH $41,384

Benton Harbor, MI $41,375

Toledo, OH $41,366

Binghamton, NY $41,345

Rock Hill, SC $41,341

Rockford, IL $41,319

Springfield, IL $41,302

Elyria, OH $41,298

Fargo, ND $41,298

Flagstaff, AZ $41,268

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,242

Duluth, MN $41,216

Miami, FL $41,216

Cheyenne, WY $41,186

Grand Forks, ND $41,186

Bangor, ME $41,092

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,045

Durham, NC $41,027

Louisville, KY $41,023

Grand Rapids, MI $41,015

Hialeah, FL $41,010

Casper, WY $40,950

Scranton, PA $40,899

New Orleans, LA $40,886

Virginia Beach, VA $40,882

Akron, OH $40,860

Peoria, IL $40,804

Sarasota, FL $40,796

Nashville, TN $40,766

Omaha, NE $40,766

Green Bay, WI $40,766

Baton Rouge, LA $40,744

Charleston, SC $40,736

Jamestown, NY $40,714

Davenport, IA $40,714

Tucson, AZ $40,693

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,667

Tampa, FL $40,659

Evansville, IN $40,633

Port Arthur, TX $40,633

Bradenton, FL $40,616

Santa Fe, NM $40,539

Orlando, FL $40,461

Clearwater, FL $40,448

Canton, OH $40,358

La Crosse, WI $40,358

Albuquerque, NM $40,333

Newport News, VA $40,328

High Point, NC $40,315

Ogden, UT $40,298

Corpus Christi, TX $40,264

Norfolk, VA $40,238

Laramie, WY $40,238

Rock Island, IL $40,212

Saginaw, MI $40,204

Jacksonville, FL $40,200

Salisbury, NC $40,191

Boise, ID $40,182

Moline, IL $40,161

Fort Myers, FL $40,148

Memphis, TN $40,140

Tulsa, OK $40,118

Waterloo, IA $40,092

Spartanburg, SC $40,049

Lincoln, NE $40,028

Fort Wayne, IN $40,019

Provo, UT $40,015

Cedar Falls, IA $39,964

San Antonio, TX $39,947

Greensboro, NC $39,929

South Bend, IN $39,925

Savannah, GA $39,878

Muskegon, MI $39,861

Birmingham, AL $39,856

Winston Salem, NC $39,835

Lake Charles, LA $39,732

Anderson, IN $39,723

Lexington, KY $39,711

Augusta, GA $39,698

Greenville, SC $39,698

Lima, OH $39,663

Wichita, KS $39,659

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,659

Columbia, SC $39,621

Springfield, OH $39,612

Asheville, NC $39,543

Bloomington, IN $39,513

Knoxville, TN $39,359

Shreveport, LA $39,355

Wilmington, NC $39,299

Roanoke, VA $39,299

Topeka, KS $39,222

Frankfort, KY $39,217

Oklahoma City, OK $39,187

Chillicothe, OH $39,170

Longview, TX $39,166

Melbourne, FL $39,161

Sioux Falls, SD $39,093

Mobile, AL $39,089

Terre Haute, IN $39,071

Altoona, PA $39,046

Amarillo, TX $39,016

Killeen, TX $39,003

Fayetteville, AR $38,968

Chattanooga, TN $38,956

Sioux City, IA $38,917

Idaho Falls, ID $38,908

Lynchburg, VA $38,874

Gainesville, FL $38,818

Portsmouth, OH $38,797

Little Rock, AR $38,788

Lafayette, LA $38,771

Youngstown, OH $38,771

Daytona Beach, FL $38,745

Clarksville, TN $38,741

Pensacola, FL $38,737

Temple, TX $38,734

Hopkinsville, KY $38,608

Erie, PA $38,600

Florence, SC $38,582

Charleston, WV $38,514

Great Falls, MT $38,492

Macon, GA $38,432

Tallahassee, FL $38,428

Fayetteville, NC $38,419

Waco, TX $38,411

Helena, MT $38,381

Pine Bluff, AR $38,364

Vincennes, IN $38,312

Lubbock, TX $38,295

Alamogordo, NM $38,269

Twin Falls, ID $38,231

Rapid City, SD $38,218

Jackson, MS $38,141

Huntington, WV $38,138

Greenville, MS $38,136

Parkersburg, WV $38,092

Montgomery, AL $38,085

Wichita Falls, TX $38,042

Springfield, MO $38,042

Biloxi, MS $38,020

Monroe, LA $37,978

Johnstown, PA $37,947

Sumter, SC $37,930

Columbus, GA $37,926

Pascagoula, MS $37,845

Abilene, TX $37,845

Kingsport, TN $37,733

Albany, GA $37,733

Gulfport, MS $37,720

Alexandria, LA $37,579

Fort Smith, AR $37,471

El Paso, TX $37,355

Las Cruces, NM $37,162

Harlingen, TX $37,053

Pocatello, ID $37,047

Florence, AL $36,991

Brownsville, TX $36,982

Mcallen, TX $36,892

Dothan, AL $36,832

Columbus, MS $36,577

Altus, OK $36,377

Lawton, OK $36,296

Pierre, SD $36,141

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	$51,906	21%
Presentation	$50,620	18%
Scheduling	$48,904	14%
Microsoft Office	$48,904	14%
Time Management	$47,617	11%
Production Schedule	$47,617	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 June 01, 2026

$39,536

Average $42,898/year

$47,557

$3,295

Average $3,575/month

$3,963

$760

Average $825/week

$915

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,557	$3,963	$915	$23
Average	$42,898	$3,575	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,536	$3,295	$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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