Portfolio Manager Assistant Salary in the United States
How much does a Portfolio Manager Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Portfolio Manager Assistant in the United States is $81,502 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, a Portfolio Manager Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,143
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,759 to $87,072
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,979
10%$60,979
50% (Median)$81,502
90%$92,143
Portfolio Manager Assistant Salaries by Percentile
Key Factors That Influence Portfolio Manager Assistant Salaries
A Portfolio Manager Assistant'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 Portfolio Manager 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 Portfolio Manager Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Top Paying Cities for Portfolio Manager 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: $102,798
San Francisco: $101,673
Oakland: $99,530
San Jose, CA$102,798
San Francisco, CA$101,673
Oakland, CA$99,530
New York, NY$93,840
Paramus, NJ$92,699
Queens Village, NY$92,695
Passaic, NJ$92,618
Bergenfield, NJ$92,610
Stamford, CT$92,431
Huntington, NY$92,398
Newark, NJ$91,795
Bridgeport, CT$91,623
Vallejo, CA$91,461
New Brunswick, NJ$91,429
Petaluma, CA$91,380
Middlesex, NJ$91,225
Somerset, NJ$91,168
Santa Cruz, CA$91,062
Boston, MA$90,565
Monterey, CA$90,279
Seattle, WA$90,092
Santa Rosa, CA$90,076
Los Angeles, CA$90,051
Juneau, AK$89,839
Washington, DC$89,750
Orange, CA$89,460
Santa Ana, CA$89,244
Long Beach, CA$89,163
Anaheim, CA$89,147
Anchorage, AK$89,106
Santa Maria, CA$88,861
Everett, WA$88,845
Danbury, CT$88,558
Bremerton, WA$88,446
Tacoma, WA$88,152
New Suffolk, NY$88,151
Sacramento, CA$88,128
Santa Barbara, CA$88,038
Trenton, NJ$87,948
San Diego, CA$87,948
Brockton, MA$87,859
Fairbanks, AK$87,659
Lompoc, CA$87,451
Lowell, MA$87,385
Ventura, CA$87,370
Nashua, NH$87,354
Stockton, CA$87,345
Modesto, CA$86,750
Poughkeepsie, NY$86,571
Olympia, WA$86,416
Kennewick, WA$86,416
New Haven, CT$86,384
Lawrence, MA$86,090
Hartford, CT$86,009
Riverside, CA$85,992
New Bedford, MA$85,911
Richland, WA$85,911
Bakersfield, CA$85,797
San Bernardino, CA$85,764
New Britain, CT$85,756
Atlantic City, NJ$85,756
New London, CT$85,723
Norwich, CT$85,699
Portsmouth, NH$85,683
Boulder, CO$85,510
Portland, OR$85,397
Worcester, MA$85,389
Minneapolis, MN$85,137
Philadelphia, PA$85,023
Honolulu, HI$84,754
Saint Paul, MN$84,714
Vineland, NJ$84,697
Providence, RI$84,460
Chicago, IL$84,224
Bellingham, WA$84,126
Springfield, MA$84,061
Baltimore, MD$84,036
Chico, CA$83,833
Pittsfield, MA$83,613
Manchester, NH$83,458
Spokane, WA$83,099
Denver, CO$83,091
Albany, NY$82,708
Troy, NY$82,675
Nassau, NY$82,588
Schenectady, NY$82,504
Wilmington, DE$82,439
Burlington, VT$82,325
Salem, OR$82,292
Portland, ME$82,040
Yakima, WA$81,958
Rochester, MN$81,705
Reno, NV$81,665
Fresno, CA$81,665
Milwaukee, WI$81,591
Detroit, MI$81,510
Ann Arbor, MI$81,496
Allentown, PA$81,485
Colorado Springs, CO$81,347
Syracuse, NY$81,306
Carson City, NV$81,306
Houston, TX$81,192
Eugene, OR$81,151
Gary, IN$81,053
Springfield, OR$80,988
Bismarck, ND$80,972
Galveston, TX$80,915
Medford, OR$80,793
Fort Collins, CO$80,760
Concord, NH$80,719
Austin, TX$80,695
Mesa, AZ$80,524
Reading, PA$80,516
Phoenix, AZ$80,507
Dallas, TX$80,483
Saint Cloud, MN$80,405
Madison, WI$80,295
Utica, NY$80,075
Rochester, NY$79,945
Des Moines, IA$79,937
Raleigh, NC$79,929
Atlanta, GA$79,806
Battle Creek, MI$79,782
Salt Lake City, UT$79,758
Lancaster, PA$79,635
Harrisburg, PA$79,521
Kansas City, MO$79,440
Champaign, IL$79,423
Kansas City, KS$79,423
Fort Worth, TX$79,415
Columbus, OH$79,401
Boca Raton, FL$79,383
Pittsburgh, PA$79,350
Richmond, VA$79,317
Indianapolis, IN$79,301
Cleveland, OH$79,293
Las Vegas, NV$79,195
Cincinnati, OH$79,195
Petersburg, VA$79,073
Huntsville, AL$78,951
Lansing, MI$78,896
Lebanon, PA$78,885
Pueblo, CO$78,877
Appleton, WI$78,853
Buffalo, NY$78,820
Dayton, OH$78,796
Racine, WI$78,780
Charlotte, NC$78,771
Saint Louis, MO$78,747
York, PA$78,698
Elkhart, IN$78,698
Gastonia, NC$78,683
Billings, MT$78,663
Beaumont, TX$78,641
Lorain, OH$78,625
Benton Harbor, MI$78,608
Toledo, OH$78,592
Binghamton, NY$78,551
Rock Hill, SC$78,543
Rockford, IL$78,502
Springfield, IL$78,470
Elyria, OH$78,462
Fargo, ND$78,462
Flagstaff, AZ$78,405
Fort Lauderdale, FL$78,356
Duluth, MN$78,307
Miami, FL$78,307
Cheyenne, WY$78,250
Grand Forks, ND$78,250
Bangor, ME$78,070
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,981
Durham, NC$77,947
Louisville, KY$77,940
Grand Rapids, MI$77,924
Hialeah, FL$77,916
Casper, WY$77,802
Scranton, PA$77,704
New Orleans, LA$77,679
Virginia Beach, VA$77,671
Akron, OH$77,630
Peoria, IL$77,524
Sarasota, FL$77,508
Nashville, TN$77,451
Omaha, NE$77,451
Green Bay, WI$77,451
Baton Rouge, LA$77,410
Charleston, SC$77,394
Jamestown, NY$77,353
Davenport, IA$77,353
Tucson, AZ$77,313
Saint Petersburg, FL$77,264
Tampa, FL$77,247
Evansville, IN$77,198
Port Arthur, TX$77,198
Bradenton, FL$77,166
Santa Fe, NM$77,019
Orlando, FL$76,872
Clearwater, FL$76,848
Canton, OH$76,677
La Crosse, WI$76,677
Albuquerque, NM$76,628
Newport News, VA$76,620
High Point, NC$76,595
Ogden, UT$76,563
Corpus Christi, TX$76,497
Norfolk, VA$76,449
Laramie, WY$76,449
Rock Island, IL$76,400
Saginaw, MI$76,383
Jacksonville, FL$76,375
Salisbury, NC$76,359
Boise, ID$76,343
Moline, IL$76,302
Fort Myers, FL$76,277
Memphis, TN$76,261
Tulsa, OK$76,220
Waterloo, IA$76,171
Spartanburg, SC$76,090
Lincoln, NE$76,049
Fort Wayne, IN$76,033
Provo, UT$76,025
Cedar Falls, IA$75,927
San Antonio, TX$75,894
Greensboro, NC$75,862
South Bend, IN$75,854
Savannah, GA$75,764
Muskegon, MI$75,731
Birmingham, AL$75,723
Winston Salem, NC$75,683
Lake Charles, LA$75,487
Anderson, IN$75,471
Lexington, KY$75,446
Augusta, GA$75,422
Greenville, SC$75,422
Lima, OH$75,356
Wichita, KS$75,348
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,348
Columbia, SC$75,275
Springfield, OH$75,259
Asheville, NC$75,128
Bloomington, IN$75,071
Knoxville, TN$74,778
Shreveport, LA$74,770
Wilmington, NC$74,664
Roanoke, VA$74,664
Topeka, KS$74,517
Frankfort, KY$74,508
Oklahoma City, OK$74,452
Chillicothe, OH$74,419
Longview, TX$74,411
Melbourne, FL$74,403
Sioux Falls, SD$74,272
Mobile, AL$74,264
Terre Haute, IN$74,232
Altoona, PA$74,183
Amarillo, TX$74,126
Killeen, TX$74,101
Fayetteville, AR$74,036
Chattanooga, TN$74,012
Sioux City, IA$73,938
Idaho Falls, ID$73,922
Lynchburg, VA$73,857
Gainesville, FL$73,751
Portsmouth, OH$73,710
Little Rock, AR$73,694
Lafayette, LA$73,661
Youngstown, OH$73,661
Daytona Beach, FL$73,612
Clarksville, TN$73,604
Pensacola, FL$73,596
Temple, TX$73,590
Hopkinsville, KY$73,352
Erie, PA$73,335
Florence, SC$73,303
Charleston, WV$73,172
Great Falls, MT$73,131
Macon, GA$73,017
Tallahassee, FL$73,009
Fayetteville, NC$72,993
Waco, TX$72,977
Helena, MT$72,920
Pine Bluff, AR$72,889
Vincennes, IN$72,789
Lubbock, TX$72,757
Alamogordo, NM$72,708
Twin Falls, ID$72,634
Rapid City, SD$72,610
Jackson, MS$72,463
Huntington, WV$72,457
Greenville, MS$72,455
Parkersburg, WV$72,372
Montgomery, AL$72,357
Wichita Falls, TX$72,276
Springfield, MO$72,276
Biloxi, MS$72,235
Monroe, LA$72,153
Johnstown, PA$72,096
Sumter, SC$72,064
Columbus, GA$72,056
Pascagoula, MS$71,901
Abilene, TX$71,901
Kingsport, TN$71,689
Albany, GA$71,689
Gulfport, MS$71,664
Alexandria, LA$71,395
Fort Smith, AR$71,192
El Paso, TX$70,972
Las Cruces, NM$70,605
Harlingen, TX$70,398
Pocatello, ID$70,385
Florence, AL$70,279
Brownsville, TX$70,263
Mcallen, TX$70,091
Dothan, AL$69,977
Columbus, MS$69,493
Altus, OK$69,113
Lawton, OK$68,959
Pierre, SD$68,665
What Skills Can Increase a Portfolio Manager Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 11.4% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Due Diligence (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party, or an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. A common example of due diligence in various industries is the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company or its assets for an acquisition. The theory behind due diligence holds that performing this type of investigation contributes significantly to informed decision making by enhancing the amount and quality of information available to decision makers and by ensuring that this information is systematically used to deliberate in a reflexive manner on the decision at hand and all its costs, benefits, and risks.
Diversity and Inclusion (Mentioned in 1.1% Job Postings): Developing and promoting acquaintance, empowerment, and integration of each unique individual to create a productive and safe working environment.
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 Portfolio Manager Assistant's salary.
Employment Authorization: Can increase your salary by up to 35%.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Investment Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Portfolio Manager Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Portfolio Manager Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Portfolio Manager Assistant positions in Business Services or Insurance typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Portfolio Manager Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Portfolio Manager Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$114,102
$55.0
40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$85,577
$41.0
5%
How Education impacts a Portfolio Manager Assistant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Portfolio Manager 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 Portfolio Manager Assistant with a No Diploma is between
$80,299
and $87,635).
Portfolio Manager Assistant Salaries by Degree Level
Understanding how a Portfolio Manager 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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$70,759
Average$81,502/year
$87,072
$5,897
Average$6,792/month
$7,256
$1,361
Average$1,567/week
$1,674
$34
Average$39/hour
$42
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$87,072
$7,256
$1,674
$42
Average
$81,502
$6,792
$1,567
$39
25th Percentile
$70,759
$5,897
$1,361
$34
Salaries of Jobs related to Portfolio Manager Assistant
Salaries for a Portfolio Manager Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $81,019 in 2023
to around $80,109 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Portfolio Manager Assistant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Portfolio Manager Assistant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Portfolio Manager Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Portfolio Manager Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Portfolio Manager Assistant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Portfolio Manager Assistant?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Portfolio Manager Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
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