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

An Adult Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $80,881 for beginners, reaching about $82,757 at mid-level, and approach $90,636 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adult Assistant?

Adult Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adult Assistant roles are District of Columbia $96,954, California $96,586, Massachusetts $95,299. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adult Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Adult Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Adult Psychiatrist: $292,193; Assistant Director for Adult Services: $96,902; Additional Adult Assistant: $92,060; Assistant Nursing Service Chief - Adult Inpatient Psychiatric: $75,258; Adult Services Assistant: $57,446.

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

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

Adult Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adult Assistant in the United States is $87,567 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,022
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,814 to $99,844
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,114

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Adult Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,844	$8,320	$1,920	$48
Average	$87,567	$7,297	$1,684	$42
25th Percentile	$75,814	$6,318	$1,458	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Adult Assistant Salaries

An Adult 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 Adult Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adult 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): $80,881
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,256
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,757
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,055
Expert (over 8 years): $90,636

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Adult Assistant	$80,881
Intermediate Level Adult Assistant	$81,256
Senior Level Adult Assistant	$82,757
Specialist Level Adult Assistant	$87,055
Expert Level Adult Assistant	$90,636

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

District of Columbia: $96,954.
California: $96,586.
Massachusetts: $95,299.

District of Columbia $96,954

California $96,586

Massachusetts $95,299

Washington $94,949

New Jersey $94,914

Alaska $94,791

Connecticut $93,583

New York $93,092

Hawaii $91,525

Rhode Island $90,789

Maryland $90,290

Minnesota $89,607

Colorado $89,344

Illinois $89,257

Oregon $88,924

Delaware $88,679

New Hampshire $88,525

Virginia $88,180

Pennsylvania $87,173

Nevada $86,665

North Dakota $86,498

Michigan $86,236

Wisconsin $86,139

Vermont $85,947

Texas $85,413

Maine $85,378

Arizona $85,325

Ohio $85,264

Georgia $84,458

Indiana $84,055

Wyoming $83,977

Utah $83,854

Iowa $83,801

Kansas $83,381

Louisiana $83,259

North Carolina $83,215

Missouri $83,197

Florida $82,856

Montana $82,672

Nebraska $82,497

Kentucky $82,400

South Carolina $82,050

Tennessee $81,831

Idaho $81,744

New Mexico $81,104

Oklahoma $80,964

Alabama $80,448

South Dakota $79,581

Arkansas $79,108

West Virginia $78,854

Mississippi $78,092

Top Paying Cities for Adult 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: $110,448
San Francisco: $109,362
Oakland: $106,937

San Jose, CA $110,448

San Francisco, CA $109,362

Oakland, CA $106,937

New York, NY $101,481

Queens Village, NY $100,824

Paramus, NJ $100,124

Passaic, NJ $100,036

Bergenfield, NJ $99,949

Stamford, CT $99,817

Huntington, NY $99,730

Newark, NJ $99,161

Bridgeport, CT $98,986

New Brunswick, NJ $98,697

Vallejo, CA $98,513

Middlesex, NJ $98,460

Somerset, NJ $98,381

Petaluma, CA $98,180

Santa Cruz, CA $97,838

Boston, MA $97,663

Monterey, CA $97,225

Fairbanks, AK $97,164

Los Angeles, CA $96,998

Washington, DC $96,954

Seattle, WA $96,796

Santa Rosa, CA $96,779

Juneau, AK $96,525

Orange, CA $96,236

Anchorage, AK $96,078

Anaheim, CA $96,017

Santa Ana, CA $95,886

Nassau, NY $95,833

Long Beach, CA $95,798

Danbury, CT $95,772

Santa Maria, CA $95,474

Everett, WA $95,457

Bremerton, WA $95,027

Trenton, NJ $94,861

Sacramento, CA $94,826

San Diego, CA $94,782

Brockton, MA $94,747

Tacoma, WA $94,712

Santa Barbara, CA $94,590

Lowell, MA $94,239

New Suffolk, NY $94,204

Nashua, NH $94,099

Lompoc, CA $93,959

Ventura, CA $93,872

Stockton, CA $93,845

New Haven, CT $93,670

Atlantic City, NJ $93,443

Hartford, CT $93,250

Modesto, CA $93,206

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,013

New Britain, CT $92,970

Olympia, WA $92,847

Kennewick, WA $92,847

New London, CT $92,830

Norwich, CT $92,803

Lawrence, MA $92,760

Bakersfield, CA $92,514

Riverside, CA $92,392

New Bedford, MA $92,392

Richland, WA $92,304

Portsmouth, NH $92,234

Vineland, NJ $92,217

San Bernardino, CA $92,147

Boulder, CO $91,901

Worcester, MA $91,831

Portland, OR $91,752

Saint Paul, MN $91,647

Minneapolis, MN $91,647

Philadelphia, PA $91,525

Honolulu, HI $91,061

Springfield, MA $90,754

Providence, RI $90,745

Chicago, IL $90,492

Bellingham, WA $90,386

Baltimore, MD $90,290

Chico, CA $90,071

Wilmington, DE $89,922

Pittsfield, MA $89,835

Manchester, NH $89,668

Spokane, WA $89,283

Denver, CO $89,274

Albany, NY $88,863

Troy, NY $88,828

Schenectady, NY $88,644

Burlington, VT $88,451

Portland, ME $88,145

Salem, OR $88,075

Yakima, WA $88,057

Ann Arbor, MI $88,031

Rochester, MN $87,786

Fresno, CA $87,742

Reno, NV $87,742

Milwaukee, WI $87,663

Detroit, MI $87,576

Allentown, PA $87,549

Carson City, NV $87,541

Houston, TX $87,409

Colorado Springs, CO $87,400

Syracuse, NY $87,357

Eugene, OR $87,190

Bismarck, ND $87,085

Gary, IN $87,085

Galveston, TX $87,085

Springfield, OR $87,015

Medford, OR $86,805

Fort Collins, CO $86,770

Austin, TX $86,700

Mesa, AZ $86,516

Phoenix, AZ $86,498

Dallas, TX $86,472

Reading, PA $86,420

Saint Cloud, MN $86,385

Concord, NH $86,306

Madison, WI $86,271

Utica, NY $86,034

Raleigh, NC $85,964

Las Vegas, NV $85,956

Rochester, NY $85,894

Des Moines, IA $85,886

Atlanta, GA $85,745

Battle Creek, MI $85,719

Salt Lake City, UT $85,693

Lancaster, PA $85,562

Champaign, IL $85,544

Harrisburg, PA $85,439

Durham, NC $85,360

Kansas City, MO $85,351

Kansas City, KS $85,334

Fort Worth, TX $85,325

Boca Raton, FL $85,290

Cleveland, OH $85,281

Columbus, OH $85,264

Pittsburgh, PA $85,255

Richmond, VA $85,220

Indianapolis, IN $85,202

Cincinnati, OH $85,089

Petersburg, VA $84,957

Billings, MT $84,765

Lansing, MI $84,765

Huntsville, AL $84,765

Lebanon, PA $84,756

Dayton, OH $84,747

Pueblo, CO $84,747

Appleton, WI $84,721

Buffalo, NY $84,686

Racine, WI $84,642

Charlotte, NC $84,633

Saint Louis, MO $84,607

Springfield, IL $84,572

Elkhart, IN $84,555

York, PA $84,555

Gastonia, NC $84,546

Benton Harbor, MI $84,546

Beaumont, TX $84,493

Lorain, OH $84,476

Toledo, OH $84,441

Binghamton, NY $84,397

Rock Hill, SC $84,388

Rockford, IL $84,344

Fargo, ND $84,301

Elyria, OH $84,301

Flagstaff, AZ $84,239

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,187

Miami, FL $84,134

Duluth, MN $83,994

Bangor, ME $83,880

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,784

Louisville, KY $83,740

Grand Rapids, MI $83,723

Hialeah, FL $83,714

Casper, WY $83,591

Scranton, PA $83,486

New Orleans, LA $83,460

Virginia Beach, VA $83,451

Akron, OH $83,407

Peoria, IL $83,294

Sarasota, FL $83,276

Green Bay, WI $83,215

Baton Rouge, LA $83,171

Charleston, SC $83,153

Nashville, TN $83,127

Jamestown, NY $83,110

Davenport, IA $83,110

Tucson, AZ $83,066

Cheyenne, WY $83,040

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,013

Tampa, FL $82,996

Omaha, NE $82,978

Port Arthur, TX $82,943

Evansville, IN $82,943

Bradenton, FL $82,908

Santa Fe, NM $82,751

Orlando, FL $82,663

Clearwater, FL $82,567

Canton, OH $82,383

La Crosse, WI $82,383

Grand Forks, ND $82,357

Albuquerque, NM $82,330

Tulsa, OK $82,330

Newport News, VA $82,322

High Point, NC $82,295

Ogden, UT $82,260

Corpus Christi, TX $82,190

Laramie, WY $82,138

Norfolk, VA $82,138

Rock Island, IL $82,085

Saginaw, MI $82,068

Jacksonville, FL $82,059

Salisbury, NC $82,041

Memphis, TN $82,024

Moline, IL $81,980

Fort Myers, FL $81,954

Waterloo, IA $81,840

Spartanburg, SC $81,752

Lincoln, NE $81,709

Fort Wayne, IN $81,691

Birmingham, AL $81,595

Cedar Falls, IA $81,577

Provo, UT $81,568

Springfield, OH $81,560

San Antonio, TX $81,542

Greensboro, NC $81,507

South Bend, IN $81,498

Winston Salem, NC $81,490

Boise, ID $81,463

Savannah, GA $81,402

Muskegon, MI $81,244

Lima, OH $81,139

Lake Charles, LA $81,104

Anderson, IN $81,087

Lexington, KY $81,061

Augusta, GA $81,034

Greenville, SC $81,034

Wichita, KS $80,956

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,956

Columbia, SC $80,877

Bloomington, IN $80,658

Roanoke, VA $80,605

Asheville, NC $80,491

Knoxville, TN $80,343

Shreveport, LA $80,334

Wilmington, NC $80,220

Frankfort, KY $80,054

Oklahoma City, OK $79,992

Chillicothe, OH $79,957

Longview, TX $79,948

Topeka, KS $79,922

Mobile, AL $79,791

Terre Haute, IN $79,756

Erie, PA $79,747

Altoona, PA $79,703

Melbourne, FL $79,677

Amarillo, TX $79,642

Killeen, TX $79,616

Fayetteville, AR $79,546

Sioux Falls, SD $79,484

Chattanooga, TN $79,432

Idaho Falls, ID $79,423

Gainesville, FL $79,239

Portsmouth, OH $79,195

Little Rock, AR $79,178

Lynchburg, VA $79,178

Lafayette, LA $79,143

Youngstown, OH $79,143

Temple, TX $79,108

Daytona Beach, FL $79,090

Clarksville, TN $79,082

Pensacola, FL $79,073

Hopkinsville, KY $78,810

Charleston, WV $78,801

Florence, SC $78,758

Sioux City, IA $78,705

Macon, GA $78,451

Tallahassee, FL $78,442

Fayetteville, NC $78,425

Waco, TX $78,407

Wichita Falls, TX $78,407

Pine Bluff, AR $78,372

Vincennes, IN $78,206

Lubbock, TX $78,171

Great Falls, MT $78,118

Alamogordo, NM $78,110

Abilene, TX $78,040

Rapid City, SD $77,926

Monroe, LA $77,926

Albany, GA $77,873

Huntington, WV $77,864

Jackson, MS $77,856

Greenville, MS $77,847

Parkersburg, WV $77,759

Montgomery, AL $77,742

Johnstown, PA $77,724

Springfield, MO $77,654

Biloxi, MS $77,610

Sumter, SC $77,427

Columbus, GA $77,418

Twin Falls, ID $77,365

Pascagoula, MS $77,251

Kingsport, TN $77,024

Gulfport, MS $76,997

Alexandria, LA $76,709

Fort Smith, AR $76,490

El Paso, TX $76,253

Helena, MT $76,139

Las Cruces, NM $75,859

Harlingen, TX $75,614

Pocatello, ID $75,535

Florence, AL $75,509

Brownsville, TX $75,491

Dothan, AL $75,351

Mcallen, TX $75,307

Columbus, MS $74,659

Altus, OK $74,257

Lawton, OK $74,090

Pierre, SD $73,775

What Skills Can Increase an Adult Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.5% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Academic Advising (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Academic advising is, according to the National Academic Advising Association, "a series of intentional interactions with a curriculum, a pedagogy, and a set of student learning outcomes. Academic advising synthesizes and contextualizes students' educational experiences within the frameworks of their aspirations, abilities and lives to extend learning beyond campus boundaries and timeframes."
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.5%
Academic Advising	2.08%
Computer Science	2.08%

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 Adult Assistant's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$98,950	13%
Computer Science	$98,950	13%
Teamwork	$91,945	5%
Billing	$91,945	5%
Environmental Health	$90,194	3%
Clinical Services	$90,194	3%

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How Education impacts an Adult Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Adult Assistants 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 Adult Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $84,023 and $93,876).

Adult Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Adult Assistant

No Diploma 4.9%

High School 7.3%

Associates 87.8%

Bachelors 4.9%

Masters 7.3%

Doctorate 87.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	4.9%
High School	7.3%
Associates	87.8%
Bachelors	4.9%
Masters	7.3%
Doctorate	87.8%

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

Understanding how an Adult 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

$75,814

Average $87,567/year

$99,844

$6,318

Average $7,297/month

$8,320

$1,458

Average $1,684/week

$1,920

$36

Average $42/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,844	$8,320	$1,920	$48
Average	$87,567	$7,297	$1,684	$42
25th Percentile	$75,814	$6,318	$1,458	$36

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Salary Trends for Adult Assistant

Salaries for an Adult Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,084 in 2023 to around $53,206 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Adult Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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