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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Director's salary?

An Assistant Director's salary grows with experience: a Campus Bookstore Worker (0-2 years)earns $52,769, a Assistant Director (3-5 years)earns $56,237, a Campus Bookstore Manager (5+ years)earns $68,604,

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director?

Assistant Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director roles are District of Columbia $63,045, California $62,805, Massachusetts $61,968. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Medical Director: $301,701; Assistant Director Of Communications: $207,140; Assistant Director of Development: $152,857; Assistant Director Of Rehab: $142,076; Assistant News Director: $107,531.

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

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

Assistant Director Salary in the United States

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

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director in the United States is $56,941 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,221
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,524 to $66,509
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,682

10% $44,682

50% (Median) $56,941

90% $75,221

Assistant Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,509	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$56,941	$4,745	$1,095	$27
25th Percentile	$50,524	$4,210	$972	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director Salaries

An Assistant Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Assistant Director 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 Assistant Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,045.
California: $62,805.
Massachusetts: $61,968.

District of Columbia $63,045 California $62,805 Massachusetts $61,968 Washington $61,741 New Jersey $61,718 Alaska $61,638 Connecticut $60,852 New York $60,533

Hawaii $59,514 Rhode Island $59,036 Maryland $58,711 Minnesota $58,267 Colorado $58,096 Illinois $58,039 Oregon $57,823 Delaware $57,664

New Hampshire $57,563 Virginia $57,339 Pennsylvania $56,684 Nevada $56,354 North Dakota $56,246 Michigan $56,075 Wisconsin $56,012 Vermont $55,887

Texas $55,540 Maine $55,517 Arizona $55,483 Ohio $55,443 Georgia $54,919 Indiana $54,657 Wyoming $54,606 Utah $54,526

Iowa $54,492 Kansas $54,219 Louisiana $54,139 North Carolina $54,111 Missouri $54,099 Florida $53,877 Montana $53,758 Nebraska $53,644

Kentucky $53,581 South Carolina $53,353 Tennessee $53,211 Idaho $53,154 New Mexico $52,738 Oklahoma $52,647 Alabama $52,311 South Dakota $51,748

Arkansas $51,440 West Virginia $51,275 Mississippi $50,780

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Directors

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: $71,819
San Francisco: $71,033
Oakland: $69,536

San Jose, CA $71,819

San Francisco, CA $71,033

Oakland, CA $69,536

New York, NY $65,561

Paramus, NJ $64,764

Queens Village, NY $64,761

Passaic, NJ $64,707

Bergenfield, NJ $64,701

Stamford, CT $64,576

Huntington, NY $64,553

Newark, NJ $64,132

Bridgeport, CT $64,012

Vallejo, CA $63,899

New Brunswick, NJ $63,876

Petaluma, CA $63,842

Middlesex, NJ $63,734

Somerset, NJ $63,694

Santa Cruz, CA $63,620

Boston, MA $63,272

Monterey, CA $63,072

Seattle, WA $62,942

Santa Rosa, CA $62,931

Los Angeles, CA $62,914

Juneau, AK $62,766

Washington, DC $62,703

Orange, CA $62,500

Santa Ana, CA $62,350

Long Beach, CA $62,293

Anaheim, CA $62,282

Anchorage, AK $62,253

Santa Maria, CA $62,082

Everett, WA $62,071

Danbury, CT $61,870

Bremerton, WA $61,792

Tacoma, WA $61,587

New Suffolk, NY $61,586

Sacramento, CA $61,570

Santa Barbara, CA $61,507

Trenton, NJ $61,444

San Diego, CA $61,444

Brockton, MA $61,382

Fairbanks, AK $61,242

Lompoc, CA $61,097

Lowell, MA $61,051

Ventura, CA $61,040

Nashua, NH $61,029

Stockton, CA $61,023

Modesto, CA $60,607

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,482

Olympia, WA $60,374

Kennewick, WA $60,374

New Haven, CT $60,351

Lawrence, MA $60,146

Hartford, CT $60,089

Riverside, CA $60,078

New Bedford, MA $60,021

Richland, WA $60,021

Bakersfield, CA $59,941

San Bernardino, CA $59,918

New Britain, CT $59,913

Atlantic City, NJ $59,913

New London, CT $59,890

Norwich, CT $59,873

Portsmouth, NH $59,862

Boulder, CO $59,741

Portland, OR $59,662

Worcester, MA $59,657

Minneapolis, MN $59,480

Philadelphia, PA $59,400

Honolulu, HI $59,212

Saint Paul, MN $59,185

Vineland, NJ $59,173

Providence, RI $59,007

Chicago, IL $58,842

Bellingham, WA $58,774

Springfield, MA $58,728

Baltimore, MD $58,711

Chico, CA $58,569

Pittsfield, MA $58,415

Manchester, NH $58,307

Spokane, WA $58,057

Denver, CO $58,051

Albany, NY $57,783

Troy, NY $57,760

Nassau, NY $57,700

Schenectady, NY $57,641

Wilmington, DE $57,595

Burlington, VT $57,516

Salem, OR $57,493

Portland, ME $57,316

Yakima, WA $57,259

Rochester, MN $57,083

Reno, NV $57,054

Fresno, CA $57,054

Milwaukee, WI $57,003

Detroit, MI $56,946

Ann Arbor, MI $56,937

Allentown, PA $56,929

Colorado Springs, CO $56,832

Syracuse, NY $56,804

Carson City, NV $56,804

Houston, TX $56,724

Eugene, OR $56,696

Gary, IN $56,627

Springfield, OR $56,582

Bismarck, ND $56,570

Galveston, TX $56,531

Medford, OR $56,445

Fort Collins, CO $56,422

Concord, NH $56,394

Austin, TX $56,377

Mesa, AZ $56,257

Reading, PA $56,252

Phoenix, AZ $56,246

Dallas, TX $56,229

Saint Cloud, MN $56,174

Madison, WI $56,098

Utica, NY $55,944

Rochester, NY $55,853

Des Moines, IA $55,847

Raleigh, NC $55,842

Atlanta, GA $55,756

Battle Creek, MI $55,739

Salt Lake City, UT $55,722

Lancaster, PA $55,637

Harrisburg, PA $55,557

Kansas City, MO $55,500

Champaign, IL $55,489

Kansas City, KS $55,489

Fort Worth, TX $55,483

Columbus, OH $55,473

Boca Raton, FL $55,460

Pittsburgh, PA $55,437

Richmond, VA $55,414

Indianapolis, IN $55,403

Cleveland, OH $55,397

Las Vegas, NV $55,329

Cincinnati, OH $55,329

Petersburg, VA $55,244

Huntsville, AL $55,158

Lansing, MI $55,120

Lebanon, PA $55,113

Pueblo, CO $55,107

Appleton, WI $55,090

Buffalo, NY $55,067

Dayton, OH $55,050

Racine, WI $55,039

Charlotte, NC $55,033

Saint Louis, MO $55,016

York, PA $54,982

Elkhart, IN $54,982

Gastonia, NC $54,971

Billings, MT $54,957

Beaumont, TX $54,942

Lorain, OH $54,931

Benton Harbor, MI $54,919

Toledo, OH $54,908

Binghamton, NY $54,879

Rock Hill, SC $54,874

Rockford, IL $54,845

Springfield, IL $54,822

Elyria, OH $54,817

Fargo, ND $54,817

Flagstaff, AZ $54,777

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,743

Duluth, MN $54,708

Miami, FL $54,708

Cheyenne, WY $54,669

Grand Forks, ND $54,669

Bangor, ME $54,543

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,481

Durham, NC $54,457

Louisville, KY $54,452

Grand Rapids, MI $54,441

Hialeah, FL $54,435

Casper, WY $54,355

Scranton, PA $54,287

New Orleans, LA $54,270

Virginia Beach, VA $54,264

Akron, OH $54,236

Peoria, IL $54,162

Sarasota, FL $54,150

Nashville, TN $54,111

Omaha, NE $54,111

Green Bay, WI $54,111

Baton Rouge, LA $54,082

Charleston, SC $54,071

Jamestown, NY $54,042

Davenport, IA $54,042

Tucson, AZ $54,014

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,980

Tampa, FL $53,968

Evansville, IN $53,934

Port Arthur, TX $53,934

Bradenton, FL $53,911

Santa Fe, NM $53,809

Orlando, FL $53,706

Clearwater, FL $53,689

Canton, OH $53,570

La Crosse, WI $53,570

Albuquerque, NM $53,535

Newport News, VA $53,530

High Point, NC $53,513

Ogden, UT $53,490

Corpus Christi, TX $53,444

Norfolk, VA $53,410

Laramie, WY $53,410

Rock Island, IL $53,376

Saginaw, MI $53,365

Jacksonville, FL $53,359

Salisbury, NC $53,348

Boise, ID $53,336

Moline, IL $53,308

Fort Myers, FL $53,291

Memphis, TN $53,279

Tulsa, OK $53,251

Waterloo, IA $53,217

Spartanburg, SC $53,160

Lincoln, NE $53,131

Fort Wayne, IN $53,120

Provo, UT $53,114

Cedar Falls, IA $53,046

San Antonio, TX $53,023

Greensboro, NC $53,000

South Bend, IN $52,995

Savannah, GA $52,932

Muskegon, MI $52,909

Birmingham, AL $52,903

Winston Salem, NC $52,876

Lake Charles, LA $52,738

Anderson, IN $52,727

Lexington, KY $52,710

Augusta, GA $52,693

Greenville, SC $52,693

Lima, OH $52,647

Wichita, KS $52,641

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,641

Columbia, SC $52,590

Springfield, OH $52,579

Asheville, NC $52,488

Bloomington, IN $52,448

Knoxville, TN $52,243

Shreveport, LA $52,237

Wilmington, NC $52,163

Roanoke, VA $52,163

Topeka, KS $52,061

Frankfort, KY $52,054

Oklahoma City, OK $52,015

Chillicothe, OH $51,992

Longview, TX $51,987

Melbourne, FL $51,981

Sioux Falls, SD $51,890

Mobile, AL $51,884

Terre Haute, IN $51,861

Altoona, PA $51,827

Amarillo, TX $51,787

Killeen, TX $51,770

Fayetteville, AR $51,725

Chattanooga, TN $51,708

Sioux City, IA $51,656

Idaho Falls, ID $51,645

Lynchburg, VA $51,599

Gainesville, FL $51,525

Portsmouth, OH $51,497

Little Rock, AR $51,486

Lafayette, LA $51,463

Youngstown, OH $51,463

Daytona Beach, FL $51,429

Clarksville, TN $51,423

Pensacola, FL $51,417

Temple, TX $51,413

Hopkinsville, KY $51,246

Erie, PA $51,235

Florence, SC $51,212

Charleston, WV $51,121

Great Falls, MT $51,093

Macon, GA $51,013

Tallahassee, FL $51,007

Fayetteville, NC $50,996

Waco, TX $50,985

Helena, MT $50,945

Pine Bluff, AR $50,923

Vincennes, IN $50,854

Lubbock, TX $50,831

Alamogordo, NM $50,797

Twin Falls, ID $50,745

Rapid City, SD $50,728

Jackson, MS $50,626

Huntington, WV $50,622

Greenville, MS $50,620

Parkersburg, WV $50,562

Montgomery, AL $50,552

Wichita Falls, TX $50,495

Springfield, MO $50,495

Biloxi, MS $50,466

Monroe, LA $50,409

Johnstown, PA $50,370

Sumter, SC $50,347

Columbus, GA $50,341

Pascagoula, MS $50,233

Abilene, TX $50,233

Kingsport, TN $50,085

Albany, GA $50,085

Gulfport, MS $50,068

Alexandria, LA $49,880

Fort Smith, AR $49,738

El Paso, TX $49,584

Las Cruces, NM $49,328

Harlingen, TX $49,183

Pocatello, ID $49,174

Florence, AL $49,100

Brownsville, TX $49,088

Mcallen, TX $48,969

Dothan, AL $48,889

Columbus, MS $48,551

Altus, OK $48,286

Lawton, OK $48,177

Pierre, SD $47,972

How Education impacts an Assistant Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Directors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Assistant Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $60,261 and $66,909).

Assistant Director Salaries by Degree Level

$69,400
$68,100
$66,800
$65,500
$64,200
$62,900
$61,600
$60,300

Typical Education for Assistant Director
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	40.0%
High School	40.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	40.0%
Masters	40.0%
Doctorate	20.0%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Director'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.

$50,524

Average $56,941/year

$66,509

$4,210

Average $4,745/month

$5,542

$972

Average $1,095/week

$1,279

$24

Average $27/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,509	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$56,941	$4,745	$1,095	$27
25th Percentile	$50,524	$4,210	$972	$24

Salary Trends for Assistant Director

Salaries for an Assistant Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $54,780 in 2023 to around $55,248 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Director salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Assistant Director Over Time

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2024	$55,525
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Common company salaries for Assistant Director

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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