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

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

How does experience change An ABA Teacher Assistant's salary?

An ABA Teacher Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,924 for beginners, reaching about $34,557 at mid-level, and approach $36,241 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an ABA Teacher Assistant?

ABA Teacher Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ABA Teacher Assistant roles are District of Columbia $38,997, California $38,850, Massachusetts $38,332. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of ABA Teacher Assistant roles make?

Salaries for ABA Teacher Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Teacher and Teacher Assistant: $55,487; Aba Teacher: $51,992; Aba Therapy Assistant: $45,725; ABA Case Manager/Teacher: $42,922; Aba Assistant: $42,366.

How do different companies affect an ABA Teacher Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for ABA Teacher Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

ABA Teacher Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an ABA Teacher Assistant make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Teacher Assistant in the United States is $35,222 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,315
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,890 to $38,411
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,856

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ABA Teacher Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,411	$3,201	$739	$18
Average	$35,222	$2,935	$677	$17
25th Percentile	$31,890	$2,657	$613	$15

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Key Factors That Influence ABA Teacher Assistant Salaries

An ABA Teacher 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects ABA Teacher Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an ABA Teacher 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): $32,924
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,196
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,557
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,665
Expert (over 8 years): $36,241

Levels	Salary
Entry Level ABA Teacher Assistant	$32,924
Intermediate Level ABA Teacher Assistant	$33,196
Senior Level ABA Teacher Assistant	$34,557
Specialist Level ABA Teacher Assistant	$35,665
Expert Level ABA Teacher Assistant	$36,241

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

District of Columbia: $38,997.
California: $38,850.
Massachusetts: $38,332.

District of Columbia $38,997

California $38,850

Massachusetts $38,332

Washington $38,191

New Jersey $38,177

Alaska $38,127

Connecticut $37,641

New York $37,444

Hawaii $36,814

Rhode Island $36,518

Maryland $36,317

Minnesota $36,042

Colorado $35,937

Illinois $35,901

Oregon $35,768

Delaware $35,669

New Hampshire $35,607

Virginia $35,468

Pennsylvania $35,063

Nevada $34,859

North Dakota $34,792

Michigan $34,686

Wisconsin $34,648

Vermont $34,570

Texas $34,355

Maine $34,341

Arizona $34,320

Ohio $34,295

Georgia $33,971

Indiana $33,809

Wyoming $33,778

Utah $33,728

Iowa $33,707

Kansas $33,538

Louisiana $33,489

North Carolina $33,471

Missouri $33,464

Florida $33,327

Montana $33,253

Nebraska $33,182

Kentucky $33,144

South Carolina $33,003

Tennessee $32,915

Idaho $32,879

New Mexico $32,622

Oklahoma $32,566

Alabama $32,358

South Dakota $32,009

Arkansas $31,819

West Virginia $31,717

Mississippi $31,411

Top Paying Cities for ABA Teacher 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: $44,425
San Francisco: $43,939
Oakland: $43,013

San Jose, CA $44,425

San Francisco, CA $43,939

Oakland, CA $43,013

New York, NY $40,554

Paramus, NJ $40,061

Queens Village, NY $40,059

Passaic, NJ $40,026

Bergenfield, NJ $40,022

Stamford, CT $39,945

Huntington, NY $39,930

Newark, NJ $39,670

Bridgeport, CT $39,596

Vallejo, CA $39,526

New Brunswick, NJ $39,512

Petaluma, CA $39,491

Middlesex, NJ $39,424

Somerset, NJ $39,399

Santa Cruz, CA $39,353

Boston, MA $39,138

Monterey, CA $39,015

Seattle, WA $38,934

Santa Rosa, CA $38,927

Los Angeles, CA $38,916

Juneau, AK $38,825

Washington, DC $38,786

Orange, CA $38,661

Santa Ana, CA $38,568

Long Beach, CA $38,533

Anaheim, CA $38,525

Anchorage, AK $38,508

Santa Maria, CA $38,402

Everett, WA $38,395

Danbury, CT $38,271

Bremerton, WA $38,223

Tacoma, WA $38,096

New Suffolk, NY $38,095

Sacramento, CA $38,085

Santa Barbara, CA $38,046

Trenton, NJ $38,008

San Diego, CA $38,008

Brockton, MA $37,969

Fairbanks, AK $37,883

Lompoc, CA $37,793

Lowell, MA $37,764

Ventura, CA $37,758

Nashua, NH $37,751

Stockton, CA $37,747

Modesto, CA $37,490

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,412

Olympia, WA $37,346

Kennewick, WA $37,346

New Haven, CT $37,331

Lawrence, MA $37,205

Hartford, CT $37,169

Riverside, CA $37,162

New Bedford, MA $37,127

Richland, WA $37,127

Bakersfield, CA $37,078

San Bernardino, CA $37,064

New Britain, CT $37,060

Atlantic City, NJ $37,060

New London, CT $37,046

Norwich, CT $37,036

Portsmouth, NH $37,029

Boulder, CO $36,954

Portland, OR $36,905

Worcester, MA $36,902

Minneapolis, MN $36,793

Philadelphia, PA $36,743

Honolulu, HI $36,627

Saint Paul, MN $36,610

Vineland, NJ $36,602

Providence, RI $36,500

Chicago, IL $36,398

Bellingham, WA $36,356

Springfield, MA $36,328

Baltimore, MD $36,317

Chico, CA $36,229

Pittsfield, MA $36,134

Manchester, NH $36,067

Spokane, WA $35,912

Denver, CO $35,909

Albany, NY $35,743

Troy, NY $35,729

Nassau, NY $35,691

Schenectady, NY $35,655

Wilmington, DE $35,627

Burlington, VT $35,577

Salem, OR $35,563

Portland, ME $35,454

Yakima, WA $35,419

Rochester, MN $35,310

Reno, NV $35,292

Fresno, CA $35,292

Milwaukee, WI $35,260

Detroit, MI $35,225

Ann Arbor, MI $35,219

Allentown, PA $35,215

Colorado Springs, CO $35,155

Syracuse, NY $35,137

Carson City, NV $35,137

Houston, TX $35,088

Eugene, OR $35,070

Gary, IN $35,028

Springfield, OR $35,000

Bismarck, ND $34,993

Galveston, TX $34,968

Medford, OR $34,915

Fort Collins, CO $34,901

Concord, NH $34,884

Austin, TX $34,873

Mesa, AZ $34,799

Reading, PA $34,796

Phoenix, AZ $34,792

Dallas, TX $34,781

Saint Cloud, MN $34,748

Madison, WI $34,700

Utica, NY $34,605

Rochester, NY $34,549

Des Moines, IA $34,545

Raleigh, NC $34,542

Atlanta, GA $34,489

Battle Creek, MI $34,479

Salt Lake City, UT $34,468

Lancaster, PA $34,415

Harrisburg, PA $34,366

Kansas City, MO $34,331

Champaign, IL $34,324

Kansas City, KS $34,324

Fort Worth, TX $34,320

Columbus, OH $34,314

Boca Raton, FL $34,306

Pittsburgh, PA $34,292

Richmond, VA $34,278

Indianapolis, IN $34,271

Cleveland, OH $34,267

Las Vegas, NV $34,225

Cincinnati, OH $34,225

Petersburg, VA $34,172

Huntsville, AL $34,119

Lansing, MI $34,096

Lebanon, PA $34,091

Pueblo, CO $34,088

Appleton, WI $34,077

Buffalo, NY $34,063

Dayton, OH $34,052

Racine, WI $34,045

Charlotte, NC $34,042

Saint Louis, MO $34,031

York, PA $34,010

Elkhart, IN $34,010

Gastonia, NC $34,003

Billings, MT $33,995

Beaumont, TX $33,985

Lorain, OH $33,978

Benton Harbor, MI $33,971

Toledo, OH $33,964

Binghamton, NY $33,947

Rock Hill, SC $33,943

Rockford, IL $33,926

Springfield, IL $33,911

Elyria, OH $33,908

Fargo, ND $33,908

Flagstaff, AZ $33,883

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,862

Duluth, MN $33,841

Miami, FL $33,841

Cheyenne, WY $33,816

Grand Forks, ND $33,816

Bangor, ME $33,739

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,700

Durham, NC $33,685

Louisville, KY $33,683

Grand Rapids, MI $33,675

Hialeah, FL $33,672

Casper, WY $33,623

Scranton, PA $33,580

New Orleans, LA $33,570

Virginia Beach, VA $33,566

Akron, OH $33,549

Peoria, IL $33,503

Sarasota, FL $33,496

Nashville, TN $33,471

Omaha, NE $33,471

Green Bay, WI $33,471

Baton Rouge, LA $33,454

Charleston, SC $33,447

Jamestown, NY $33,429

Davenport, IA $33,429

Tucson, AZ $33,411

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,390

Tampa, FL $33,383

Evansville, IN $33,362

Port Arthur, TX $33,362

Bradenton, FL $33,348

Santa Fe, NM $33,285

Orlando, FL $33,221

Clearwater, FL $33,211

Canton, OH $33,137

La Crosse, WI $33,137

Albuquerque, NM $33,115

Newport News, VA $33,112

High Point, NC $33,101

Ogden, UT $33,087

Corpus Christi, TX $33,059

Norfolk, VA $33,038

Laramie, WY $33,038

Rock Island, IL $33,017

Saginaw, MI $33,010

Jacksonville, FL $33,006

Salisbury, NC $32,999

Boise, ID $32,992

Moline, IL $32,975

Fort Myers, FL $32,964

Memphis, TN $32,957

Tulsa, OK $32,939

Waterloo, IA $32,918

Spartanburg, SC $32,883

Lincoln, NE $32,865

Fort Wayne, IN $32,858

Provo, UT $32,855

Cedar Falls, IA $32,813

San Antonio, TX $32,798

Greensboro, NC $32,784

South Bend, IN $32,781

Savannah, GA $32,742

Muskegon, MI $32,728

Birmingham, AL $32,724

Winston Salem, NC $32,707

Lake Charles, LA $32,622

Anderson, IN $32,615

Lexington, KY $32,605

Augusta, GA $32,594

Greenville, SC $32,594

Lima, OH $32,566

Wichita, KS $32,562

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,562

Columbia, SC $32,531

Springfield, OH $32,524

Asheville, NC $32,467

Bloomington, IN $32,443

Knoxville, TN $32,316

Shreveport, LA $32,312

Wilmington, NC $32,267

Roanoke, VA $32,267

Topeka, KS $32,203

Frankfort, KY $32,199

Oklahoma City, OK $32,175

Chillicothe, OH $32,161

Longview, TX $32,157

Melbourne, FL $32,154

Sioux Falls, SD $32,098

Mobile, AL $32,094

Terre Haute, IN $32,080

Altoona, PA $32,059

Amarillo, TX $32,034

Killeen, TX $32,024

Fayetteville, AR $31,995

Chattanooga, TN $31,985

Sioux City, IA $31,953

Idaho Falls, ID $31,946

Lynchburg, VA $31,918

Gainesville, FL $31,872

Portsmouth, OH $31,855

Little Rock, AR $31,847

Lafayette, LA $31,833

Youngstown, OH $31,833

Daytona Beach, FL $31,812

Clarksville, TN $31,809

Pensacola, FL $31,805

Temple, TX $31,803

Hopkinsville, KY $31,700

Erie, PA $31,692

Florence, SC $31,678

Charleston, WV $31,622

Great Falls, MT $31,604

Macon, GA $31,555

Tallahassee, FL $31,552

Fayetteville, NC $31,545

Waco, TX $31,538

Helena, MT $31,513

Pine Bluff, AR $31,499

Vincennes, IN $31,457

Lubbock, TX $31,442

Alamogordo, NM $31,421

Twin Falls, ID $31,390

Rapid City, SD $31,379

Jackson, MS $31,316

Huntington, WV $31,313

Greenville, MS $31,312

Parkersburg, WV $31,276

Montgomery, AL $31,270

Wichita Falls, TX $31,235

Springfield, MO $31,235

Biloxi, MS $31,217

Monroe, LA $31,182

Johnstown, PA $31,157

Sumter, SC $31,143

Columbus, GA $31,140

Pascagoula, MS $31,073

Abilene, TX $31,073

Kingsport, TN $30,981

Albany, GA $30,981

Gulfport, MS $30,970

Alexandria, LA $30,854

Fort Smith, AR $30,766

El Paso, TX $30,671

Las Cruces, NM $30,513

Harlingen, TX $30,423

Pocatello, ID $30,417

Florence, AL $30,372

Brownsville, TX $30,365

Mcallen, TX $30,291

Dothan, AL $30,241

Columbus, MS $30,032

Altus, OK $29,868

Lawton, OK $29,801

Pierre, SD $29,674

What Skills Can Increase an ABA Teacher Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

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 an ABA Teacher Assistant's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$39,096	11%
Hard Working	$37,687	7%
Coaching	$37,687	7%
Critical Thinking	$36,983	5%
Flexibility	$36,631	4%
Problem Solving	$36,631	4%

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ABA Teacher Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an ABA Teacher 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

$31,890

Average $35,222/year

$38,411

$2,657

Average $2,935/month

$3,201

$613

Average $677/week

$739

$15

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,411	$3,201	$739	$18
Average	$35,222	$2,935	$677	$17
25th Percentile	$31,890	$2,657	$613	$15

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Salaries for an ABA Teacher Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,379 in 2023 to around $43,026 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of ABA Teacher Assistant salary trends, .

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