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 $43,600, a Creative Production Manager (3-5 years)earns $108,139, a Creative Production Director (5+ years)earns $145,660,

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 $47,499, California $47,319, Massachusetts $46,688. 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: $119,340; Assistant Studio Manager In Training: $110,431; Studio Coordinator: $106,399; Studio Manager: $102,808; Studio Director: $100,708.

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 July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Studio Assistant in the United States is $42,900 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): $51,805
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,539 to $47,561
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,479

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Studio Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,561	$3,963	$915	$23
Average	$42,900	$3,575	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,539	$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: $47,499.
California: $47,319.
Massachusetts: $46,688.

District of Columbia $47,499 California $47,319 Massachusetts $46,688 Washington $46,517 New Jersey $46,499 Alaska $46,439 Connecticut $45,847 New York $45,607

Hawaii $44,839 Rhode Island $44,479 Maryland $44,234 Minnesota $43,900 Colorado $43,771 Illinois $43,728 Oregon $43,565 Delaware $43,445

New Hampshire $43,369 Virginia $43,200 Pennsylvania $42,707 Nevada $42,458 North Dakota $42,377 Michigan $42,248 Wisconsin $42,201 Vermont $42,106

Texas $41,845 Maine $41,828 Arizona $41,802 Ohio $41,772 Georgia $41,377 Indiana $41,180 Wyoming $41,141 Utah $41,081

Iowa $41,055 Kansas $40,849 Louisiana $40,789 North Carolina $40,768 Missouri $40,759 Florida $40,592 Montana $40,502 Nebraska $40,416

Kentucky $40,369 South Carolina $40,197 Tennessee $40,090 Idaho $40,047 New Mexico $39,734 Oklahoma $39,665 Alabama $39,412 South Dakota $38,988

Arkansas $38,756 West Virginia $38,632 Mississippi $38,258

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: $54,110
San Francisco: $53,517
Oakland: $52,390

San Jose, CA $54,110

San Francisco, CA $53,517

Oakland, CA $52,390

New York, NY $49,395

Paramus, NJ $48,794

Queens Village, NY $48,792

Passaic, NJ $48,751

Bergenfield, NJ $48,747

Stamford, CT $48,653

Huntington, NY $48,635

Newark, NJ $48,318

Bridgeport, CT $48,228

Vallejo, CA $48,142

New Brunswick, NJ $48,125

Petaluma, CA $48,100

Middlesex, NJ $48,018

Somerset, NJ $47,988

Santa Cruz, CA $47,932

Boston, MA $47,671

Monterey, CA $47,520

Seattle, WA $47,422

Santa Rosa, CA $47,413

Los Angeles, CA $47,400

Juneau, AK $47,289

Washington, DC $47,242

Orange, CA $47,089

Santa Ana, CA $46,976

Long Beach, CA $46,933

Anaheim, CA $46,924

Anchorage, AK $46,903

Santa Maria, CA $46,774

Everett, WA $46,765

Danbury, CT $46,614

Bremerton, WA $46,555

Tacoma, WA $46,401

New Suffolk, NY $46,400

Sacramento, CA $46,388

Santa Barbara, CA $46,341

Trenton, NJ $46,293

San Diego, CA $46,293

Brockton, MA $46,246

Fairbanks, AK $46,141

Lompoc, CA $46,032

Lowell, MA $45,997

Ventura, CA $45,989

Nashua, NH $45,980

Stockton, CA $45,976

Modesto, CA $45,663

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,568

Olympia, WA $45,487

Kennewick, WA $45,487

New Haven, CT $45,470

Lawrence, MA $45,315

Hartford, CT $45,272

Riverside, CA $45,264

New Bedford, MA $45,221

Richland, WA $45,221

Bakersfield, CA $45,161

San Bernardino, CA $45,144

New Britain, CT $45,139

Atlantic City, NJ $45,139

New London, CT $45,122

Norwich, CT $45,109

Portsmouth, NH $45,101

Boulder, CO $45,010

Portland, OR $44,951

Worcester, MA $44,946

Minneapolis, MN $44,813

Philadelphia, PA $44,753

Honolulu, HI $44,612

Saint Paul, MN $44,591

Vineland, NJ $44,582

Providence, RI $44,457

Chicago, IL $44,333

Bellingham, WA $44,281

Springfield, MA $44,247

Baltimore, MD $44,234

Chico, CA $44,127

Pittsfield, MA $44,011

Manchester, NH $43,930

Spokane, WA $43,741

Denver, CO $43,737

Albany, NY $43,535

Troy, NY $43,518

Nassau, NY $43,472

Schenectady, NY $43,428

Wilmington, DE $43,393

Burlington, VT $43,333

Salem, OR $43,316

Portland, ME $43,183

Yakima, WA $43,140

Rochester, MN $43,007

Reno, NV $42,986

Fresno, CA $42,986

Milwaukee, WI $42,947

Detroit, MI $42,904

Ann Arbor, MI $42,897

Allentown, PA $42,892

Colorado Springs, CO $42,819

Syracuse, NY $42,797

Carson City, NV $42,797

Houston, TX $42,737

Eugene, OR $42,716

Gary, IN $42,664

Springfield, OR $42,630

Bismarck, ND $42,621

Galveston, TX $42,591

Medford, OR $42,527

Fort Collins, CO $42,510

Concord, NH $42,488

Austin, TX $42,475

Mesa, AZ $42,385

Reading, PA $42,381

Phoenix, AZ $42,377

Dallas, TX $42,364

Saint Cloud, MN $42,323

Madison, WI $42,265

Utica, NY $42,149

Rochester, NY $42,081

Des Moines, IA $42,076

Raleigh, NC $42,072

Atlanta, GA $42,008

Battle Creek, MI $41,995

Salt Lake City, UT $41,982

Lancaster, PA $41,918

Harrisburg, PA $41,858

Kansas City, MO $41,815

Champaign, IL $41,806

Kansas City, KS $41,806

Fort Worth, TX $41,802

Columbus, OH $41,795

Boca Raton, FL $41,785

Pittsburgh, PA $41,768

Richmond, VA $41,750

Indianapolis, IN $41,742

Cleveland, OH $41,738

Las Vegas, NV $41,686

Cincinnati, OH $41,686

Petersburg, VA $41,622

Huntsville, AL $41,557

Lansing, MI $41,529

Lebanon, PA $41,523

Pueblo, CO $41,519

Appleton, WI $41,506

Buffalo, NY $41,489

Dayton, OH $41,476

Racine, WI $41,467

Charlotte, NC $41,463

Saint Louis, MO $41,450

York, PA $41,424

Elkhart, IN $41,424

Gastonia, NC $41,416

Billings, MT $41,406

Beaumont, TX $41,394

Lorain, OH $41,386

Benton Harbor, MI $41,377

Toledo, OH $41,369

Binghamton, NY $41,347

Rock Hill, SC $41,343

Rockford, IL $41,321

Springfield, IL $41,304

Elyria, OH $41,300

Fargo, ND $41,300

Flagstaff, AZ $41,270

Fort Lauderdale, FL $41,244

Duluth, MN $41,218

Miami, FL $41,218

Cheyenne, WY $41,188

Grand Forks, ND $41,188

Bangor, ME $41,094

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,047

Durham, NC $41,029

Louisville, KY $41,025

Grand Rapids, MI $41,017

Hialeah, FL $41,012

Casper, WY $40,952

Scranton, PA $40,901

New Orleans, LA $40,888

Virginia Beach, VA $40,884

Akron, OH $40,862

Peoria, IL $40,807

Sarasota, FL $40,798

Nashville, TN $40,768

Omaha, NE $40,768

Green Bay, WI $40,768

Baton Rouge, LA $40,747

Charleston, SC $40,738

Jamestown, NY $40,716

Davenport, IA $40,716

Tucson, AZ $40,695

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,669

Tampa, FL $40,661

Evansville, IN $40,635

Port Arthur, TX $40,635

Bradenton, FL $40,618

Santa Fe, NM $40,541

Orlando, FL $40,463

Clearwater, FL $40,451

Canton, OH $40,360

La Crosse, WI $40,360

Albuquerque, NM $40,335

Newport News, VA $40,330

High Point, NC $40,318

Ogden, UT $40,300

Corpus Christi, TX $40,266

Norfolk, VA $40,240

Laramie, WY $40,240

Rock Island, IL $40,215

Saginaw, MI $40,206

Jacksonville, FL $40,202

Salisbury, NC $40,193

Boise, ID $40,185

Moline, IL $40,163

Fort Myers, FL $40,150

Memphis, TN $40,142

Tulsa, OK $40,120

Waterloo, IA $40,094

Spartanburg, SC $40,052

Lincoln, NE $40,030

Fort Wayne, IN $40,022

Provo, UT $40,017

Cedar Falls, IA $39,966

San Antonio, TX $39,949

Greensboro, NC $39,931

South Bend, IN $39,927

Savannah, GA $39,880

Muskegon, MI $39,863

Birmingham, AL $39,858

Winston Salem, NC $39,837

Lake Charles, LA $39,734

Anderson, IN $39,725

Lexington, KY $39,713

Augusta, GA $39,700

Greenville, SC $39,700

Lima, OH $39,665

Wichita, KS $39,661

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,661

Columbia, SC $39,623

Springfield, OH $39,614

Asheville, NC $39,545

Bloomington, IN $39,515

Knoxville, TN $39,361

Shreveport, LA $39,357

Wilmington, NC $39,301

Roanoke, VA $39,301

Topeka, KS $39,224

Frankfort, KY $39,219

Oklahoma City, OK $39,189

Chillicothe, OH $39,172

Longview, TX $39,168

Melbourne, FL $39,164

Sioux Falls, SD $39,095

Mobile, AL $39,091

Terre Haute, IN $39,073

Altoona, PA $39,048

Amarillo, TX $39,018

Killeen, TX $39,005

Fayetteville, AR $38,970

Chattanooga, TN $38,958

Sioux City, IA $38,919

Idaho Falls, ID $38,910

Lynchburg, VA $38,876

Gainesville, FL $38,820

Portsmouth, OH $38,799

Little Rock, AR $38,790

Lafayette, LA $38,773

Youngstown, OH $38,773

Daytona Beach, FL $38,747

Clarksville, TN $38,743

Pensacola, FL $38,739

Temple, TX $38,736

Hopkinsville, KY $38,610

Erie, PA $38,602

Florence, SC $38,584

Charleston, WV $38,516

Great Falls, MT $38,494

Macon, GA $38,434

Tallahassee, FL $38,430

Fayetteville, NC $38,421

Waco, TX $38,413

Helena, MT $38,383

Pine Bluff, AR $38,366

Vincennes, IN $38,314

Lubbock, TX $38,297

Alamogordo, NM $38,271

Twin Falls, ID $38,233

Rapid City, SD $38,220

Jackson, MS $38,142

Huntington, WV $38,139

Greenville, MS $38,138

Parkersburg, WV $38,094

Montgomery, AL $38,087

Wichita Falls, TX $38,044

Springfield, MO $38,044

Biloxi, MS $38,022

Monroe, LA $37,979

Johnstown, PA $37,949

Sumter, SC $37,932

Columbus, GA $37,928

Pascagoula, MS $37,846

Abilene, TX $37,846

Kingsport, TN $37,735

Albany, GA $37,735

Gulfport, MS $37,722

Alexandria, LA $37,580

Fort Smith, AR $37,473

El Paso, TX $37,357

Las Cruces, NM $37,164

Harlingen, TX $37,055

Pocatello, ID $37,049

Florence, AL $36,993

Brownsville, TX $36,984

Mcallen, TX $36,894

Dothan, AL $36,834

Columbus, MS $36,579

Altus, OK $36,379

Lawton, OK $36,298

Pierre, SD $36,143

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	$51,909	21%
Presentation	$50,622	18%
Scheduling	$48,906	14%
Microsoft Office	$48,906	14%
Time Management	$47,619	11%
Production Schedule	$47,619	11%

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Studio Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Studio Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 56% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 32% above the average. In contrast, Studio Assistant positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Studio Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Studio Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$56,628	$27.0	32%
Insurance	$51,480	$25.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,622	$24.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$48,048	$23.0	12%
Financial Services	$48,048	$23.0	12%

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 July 01, 2026

$39,539

Average $42,900/year

$47,561

$3,295

Average $3,575/month

$3,963

$760

Average $825/week

$915

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,561	$3,963	$915	$23
Average	$42,900	$3,575	$825	$21
25th Percentile	$39,539	$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

$48,479

2024

$48,417

2025

$48,198

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2023	$48,479
2024	$48,417
2025	$48,198
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Studio Assistant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Studio Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 32% above the market median.

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