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

A Catering Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $31,296 for beginners, reaching about $32,055 at mid-level, and approach $32,222 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Catering Assistant?

Catering Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Catering Assistant roles are District of Columbia $35,048, California $34,915, Massachusetts $34,449. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Catering Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Catering Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Catering: $80,681; Catering Director: $79,640; Assistant Catering Sales Manager: $57,209; ASSISTANT VENUE AND CATERING MANAGER: $52,897; Catering Manager: $52,362.

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

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

Catering Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Catering Assistant in the United States is $31,654 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $35,989
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,156 to $33,923
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,881

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Catering Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$33,923	$2,827	$652	$16
Average	$31,654	$2,638	$609	$15
25th Percentile	$29,156	$2,430	$561	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Catering Assistant Salaries

A Catering 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 Experience Level Affects Catering Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Catering 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $31,296
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,554
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $32,055
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $32,155
Expert (over 8 years): $32,222

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Catering Assistant	$31,296
Intermediate Level Catering Assistant	$31,554
Senior Level Catering Assistant	$32,055
Specialist Level Catering Assistant	$32,155
Expert Level Catering Assistant	$32,222

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

District of Columbia: $35,048.
California: $34,915.
Massachusetts: $34,449.

District of Columbia $35,048 California $34,915 Massachusetts $34,449 Washington $34,323 New Jersey $34,310 Alaska $34,266 Connecticut $33,829 New York $33,652

Hawaii $33,085 Rhode Island $32,819 Maryland $32,639 Minnesota $32,392 Colorado $32,297 Illinois $32,265 Oregon $32,145 Delaware $32,056

New Hampshire $32,001 Virginia $31,876 Pennsylvania $31,512 Nevada $31,328 North Dakota $31,268 Michigan $31,173 Wisconsin $31,138 Vermont $31,069

Texas $30,876 Maine $30,863 Arizona $30,844 Ohio $30,822 Georgia $30,531 Indiana $30,385 Wyoming $30,356 Utah $30,312

Iowa $30,293 Kansas $30,141 Louisiana $30,097 North Carolina $30,081 Missouri $30,075 Florida $29,951 Montana $29,885 Nebraska $29,822

Kentucky $29,787 South Carolina $29,660 Tennessee $29,581 Idaho $29,549 New Mexico $29,318 Oklahoma $29,268 Alabama $29,081 South Dakota $28,767

Arkansas $28,596 West Virginia $28,505 Mississippi $28,229

Top Paying Cities for Catering 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: $39,926
San Francisco: $39,533
Oakland: $38,656

San Jose, CA $39,926

San Francisco, CA $39,533

Oakland, CA $38,656

New York, NY $36,684

Queens Village, NY $36,447

Paramus, NJ $36,194

Passaic, NJ $36,162

Bergenfield, NJ $36,130

Stamford, CT $36,083

Huntington, NY $36,051

Newark, NJ $35,845

Bridgeport, CT $35,782

New Brunswick, NJ $35,678

Vallejo, CA $35,611

Middlesex, NJ $35,592

Somerset, NJ $35,564

Petaluma, CA $35,491

Santa Cruz, CA $35,367

Boston, MA $35,304

Monterey, CA $35,146

Fairbanks, AK $35,124

Los Angeles, CA $35,063

Washington, DC $35,048

Seattle, WA $34,991

Santa Rosa, CA $34,984

Juneau, AK $34,893

Orange, CA $34,788

Anchorage, AK $34,731

Anaheim, CA $34,709

Santa Ana, CA $34,661

Nassau, NY $34,642

Long Beach, CA $34,630

Danbury, CT $34,620

Santa Maria, CA $34,513

Everett, WA $34,506

Bremerton, WA $34,351

Trenton, NJ $34,291

Sacramento, CA $34,278

San Diego, CA $34,263

Brockton, MA $34,250

Tacoma, WA $34,237

Santa Barbara, CA $34,193

Lowell, MA $34,066

New Suffolk, NY $34,054

Nashua, NH $34,016

Lompoc, CA $33,965

Ventura, CA $33,933

Stockton, CA $33,924

New Haven, CT $33,861

Atlantic City, NJ $33,778

Hartford, CT $33,709

Modesto, CA $33,693

Poughkeepsie, NY $33,623

New Britain, CT $33,607

Olympia, WA $33,563

Kennewick, WA $33,563

New London, CT $33,557

Norwich, CT $33,547

Lawrence, MA $33,531

Bakersfield, CA $33,443

Riverside, CA $33,398

New Bedford, MA $33,398

Richland, WA $33,367

Portsmouth, NH $33,341

Vineland, NJ $33,335

San Bernardino, CA $33,310

Boulder, CO $33,221

Worcester, MA $33,196

Portland, OR $33,167

Saint Paul, MN $33,129

Minneapolis, MN $33,129

Philadelphia, PA $33,085

Honolulu, HI $32,917

Springfield, MA $32,807

Providence, RI $32,803

Chicago, IL $32,712

Bellingham, WA $32,674

Baltimore, MD $32,639

Chico, CA $32,560

Wilmington, DE $32,506

Pittsfield, MA $32,474

Manchester, NH $32,414

Spokane, WA $32,275

Denver, CO $32,272

Albany, NY $32,123

Troy, NY $32,110

Schenectady, NY $32,044

Burlington, VT $31,974

Portland, ME $31,863

Salem, OR $31,838

Yakima, WA $31,832

Ann Arbor, MI $31,822

Rochester, MN $31,733

Fresno, CA $31,718

Reno, NV $31,718

Milwaukee, WI $31,689

Detroit, MI $31,657

Allentown, PA $31,648

Carson City, NV $31,645

Houston, TX $31,597

Colorado Springs, CO $31,594

Syracuse, NY $31,578

Eugene, OR $31,518

Bismarck, ND $31,480

Gary, IN $31,480

Galveston, TX $31,480

Springfield, OR $31,455

Medford, OR $31,379

Fort Collins, CO $31,366

Austin, TX $31,341

Mesa, AZ $31,274

Phoenix, AZ $31,268

Dallas, TX $31,259

Reading, PA $31,240

Saint Cloud, MN $31,227

Concord, NH $31,198

Madison, WI $31,186

Utica, NY $31,100

Raleigh, NC $31,075

Las Vegas, NV $31,072

Rochester, NY $31,050

Des Moines, IA $31,047

Atlanta, GA $30,996

Battle Creek, MI $30,986

Salt Lake City, UT $30,977

Lancaster, PA $30,929

Champaign, IL $30,923

Harrisburg, PA $30,885

Durham, NC $30,857

Kansas City, MO $30,853

Kansas City, KS $30,847

Fort Worth, TX $30,844

Boca Raton, FL $30,831

Cleveland, OH $30,828

Columbus, OH $30,822

Pittsburgh, PA $30,819

Richmond, VA $30,806

Indianapolis, IN $30,800

Cincinnati, OH $30,758

Petersburg, VA $30,711

Billings, MT $30,641

Lansing, MI $30,641

Huntsville, AL $30,641

Lebanon, PA $30,638

Dayton, OH $30,635

Pueblo, CO $30,635

Appleton, WI $30,626

Buffalo, NY $30,613

Racine, WI $30,597

Charlotte, NC $30,594

Saint Louis, MO $30,584

Springfield, IL $30,572

Elkhart, IN $30,565

York, PA $30,565

Gastonia, NC $30,562

Benton Harbor, MI $30,562

Beaumont, TX $30,543

Lorain, OH $30,537

Toledo, OH $30,524

Binghamton, NY $30,508

Rock Hill, SC $30,505

Rockford, IL $30,489

Fargo, ND $30,474

Elyria, OH $30,474

Flagstaff, AZ $30,451

Fort Lauderdale, FL $30,432

Miami, FL $30,413

Duluth, MN $30,363

Bangor, ME $30,322

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,287

Louisville, KY $30,271

Grand Rapids, MI $30,265

Hialeah, FL $30,262

Casper, WY $30,217

Scranton, PA $30,179

New Orleans, LA $30,170

Virginia Beach, VA $30,167

Akron, OH $30,151

Peoria, IL $30,110

Sarasota, FL $30,103

Green Bay, WI $30,081

Baton Rouge, LA $30,065

Charleston, SC $30,059

Nashville, TN $30,049

Jamestown, NY $30,043

Davenport, IA $30,043

Tucson, AZ $30,027

Cheyenne, WY $30,018

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,008

Tampa, FL $30,002

Omaha, NE $29,996

Port Arthur, TX $29,983

Evansville, IN $29,983

Bradenton, FL $29,970

Santa Fe, NM $29,913

Orlando, FL $29,882

Clearwater, FL $29,847

Canton, OH $29,780

La Crosse, WI $29,780

Grand Forks, ND $29,771

Albuquerque, NM $29,761

Tulsa, OK $29,761

Newport News, VA $29,758

High Point, NC $29,749

Ogden, UT $29,736

Corpus Christi, TX $29,711

Laramie, WY $29,692

Norfolk, VA $29,692

Rock Island, IL $29,673

Saginaw, MI $29,666

Jacksonville, FL $29,663

Salisbury, NC $29,657

Memphis, TN $29,651

Moline, IL $29,635

Fort Myers, FL $29,625

Waterloo, IA $29,584

Spartanburg, SC $29,552

Lincoln, NE $29,537

Fort Wayne, IN $29,530

Birmingham, AL $29,495

Cedar Falls, IA $29,489

Provo, UT $29,486

Springfield, OH $29,483

San Antonio, TX $29,476

Greensboro, NC $29,464

South Bend, IN $29,461

Winston Salem, NC $29,457

Boise, ID $29,448

Savannah, GA $29,426

Muskegon, MI $29,369

Lima, OH $29,331

Lake Charles, LA $29,318

Anderson, IN $29,312

Lexington, KY $29,302

Augusta, GA $29,293

Greenville, SC $29,293

Wichita, KS $29,264

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,264

Columbia, SC $29,236

Bloomington, IN $29,157

Roanoke, VA $29,138

Asheville, NC $29,097

Knoxville, TN $29,043

Shreveport, LA $29,040

Wilmington, NC $28,999

Frankfort, KY $28,938

Oklahoma City, OK $28,916

Chillicothe, OH $28,904

Longview, TX $28,900

Topeka, KS $28,891

Mobile, AL $28,843

Terre Haute, IN $28,831

Erie, PA $28,828

Altoona, PA $28,812

Melbourne, FL $28,802

Amarillo, TX $28,790

Killeen, TX $28,780

Fayetteville, AR $28,755

Sioux Falls, SD $28,733

Chattanooga, TN $28,714

Idaho Falls, ID $28,710

Gainesville, FL $28,644

Portsmouth, OH $28,628

Little Rock, AR $28,622

Lynchburg, VA $28,622

Lafayette, LA $28,609

Youngstown, OH $28,609

Temple, TX $28,596

Daytona Beach, FL $28,590

Clarksville, TN $28,587

Pensacola, FL $28,584

Hopkinsville, KY $28,489

Charleston, WV $28,486

Florence, SC $28,470

Sioux City, IA $28,451

Macon, GA $28,359

Tallahassee, FL $28,356

Fayetteville, NC $28,350

Waco, TX $28,343

Wichita Falls, TX $28,343

Pine Bluff, AR $28,331

Vincennes, IN $28,270

Lubbock, TX $28,258

Great Falls, MT $28,239

Alamogordo, NM $28,236

Abilene, TX $28,210

Rapid City, SD $28,169

Monroe, LA $28,169

Albany, GA $28,150

Huntington, WV $28,147

Jackson, MS $28,144

Greenville, MS $28,141

Parkersburg, WV $28,109

Montgomery, AL $28,103

Johnstown, PA $28,096

Springfield, MO $28,071

Biloxi, MS $28,055

Sumter, SC $27,989

Columbus, GA $27,986

Twin Falls, ID $27,967

Pascagoula, MS $27,925

Kingsport, TN $27,843

Gulfport, MS $27,834

Alexandria, LA $27,729

Fort Smith, AR $27,650

El Paso, TX $27,565

Helena, MT $27,523

Las Cruces, NM $27,422

Harlingen, TX $27,333

Pocatello, ID $27,305

Florence, AL $27,296

Brownsville, TX $27,289

Dothan, AL $27,239

Mcallen, TX $27,223

Columbus, MS $26,988

Altus, OK $26,843

Lawton, OK $26,783

Pierre, SD $26,669

What Skills Can Increase a Catering Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 9.34% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Healthcare Services (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): The improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields.
POS System (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Point-of-sale system is the hardware and software that enable your business to make those sales.A point of sale, or point of purchase, is where you ring up customers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	9.34%
Healthcare Services	3.03%
POS System	2.12%

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 Catering Assistant's salary.

SOP: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Organizing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SOP	$37,036	17%
Hard Working	$33,870	7%
Organizing	$33,870	7%
Problem Solving	$33,870	7%
Organizational Skills	$33,554	6%
Commitment	$33,237	5%

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How Education impacts a Catering Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Catering 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 Catering Assistant with a No Diploma is between $28,238 and $30,684).

Catering Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Catering Assistant

No Diploma 5.8%

High School 52.8%

Associates 13.0%

Bachelors 26.0%

Masters 2.1%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.8%
High School	52.8%
Associates	13.0%
Bachelors	26.0%
Masters	2.1%
Doctorate	0.3%

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

Understanding how a Catering 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 January 01, 2026

$29,156

Average $31,654/year

$33,923

$2,430

Average $2,638/month

$2,827

$561

Average $609/week

$652

$14

Average $15/hour

$16

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$33,923	$2,827	$652	$16
Average	$31,654	$2,638	$609	$15
25th Percentile	$29,156	$2,430	$561	$14

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Salary Trends for Catering Assistant

Salaries for a Catering Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $30,662 in 2023 to around $30,160 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Catering Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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