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

An After Care Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Child Care Center Teacher (0-0 years)earns $43,579, a After Care Assistant (0-1 years)earns $33,300, a Child Caregiver II (1-3 years)earns $37,586,

What are the highest paying states for an After Care Assistant?

After Care Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for After Care Assistant roles are District of Columbia $37,578, California $37,436, Massachusetts $36,937. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of After Care Assistant roles make?

Salaries for After Care Assistant level roles vary by specialization: After Care Counselor: $79,286; After Care Instructor: $64,553; After School Care Assistant: $55,265; After School Care: $55,179; After School Care Coordinator: $53,803.

How do different companies affect an After Care Assistant's salary?

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

After Care Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does an After Care Assistant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an After Care Assistant in the United States is $33,940 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,811
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,503 to $37,013
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,285

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After Care Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,013	$3,084	$712	$18
Average	$33,940	$2,828	$653	$16
25th Percentile	$31,503	$2,625	$606	$15

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Key Factors That Influence After Care Assistant Salaries

An After Care 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 Do After Care 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 After Care Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,578.
California: $37,436.
Massachusetts: $36,937.

District of Columbia $37,578

California $37,436

Massachusetts $36,937

Washington $36,801

New Jersey $36,788

Alaska $36,740

Connecticut $36,272

New York $36,082

Hawaii $35,474

Rhode Island $35,189

Maryland $34,996

Minnesota $34,731

Colorado $34,629

Illinois $34,595

Oregon $34,466

Delaware $34,371

New Hampshire $34,311

Virginia $34,178

Pennsylvania $33,787

Nevada $33,591

North Dakota $33,526

Michigan $33,424

Wisconsin $33,387

Vermont $33,312

Texas $33,105

Maine $33,092

Arizona $33,071

Ohio $33,047

Georgia $32,735

Indiana $32,579

Wyoming $32,549

Utah $32,501

Iowa $32,481

Kansas $32,318

Louisiana $32,270

North Carolina $32,253

Missouri $32,246

Florida $32,114

Montana $32,043

Nebraska $31,975

Kentucky $31,938

South Carolina $31,802

Tennessee $31,717

Idaho $31,683

New Mexico $31,435

Oklahoma $31,381

Alabama $31,181

South Dakota $30,845

Arkansas $30,661

West Virginia $30,563

Mississippi $30,268

Top Paying Cities for After Care 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: $42,809
San Francisco: $42,340
Oakland: $41,448

San Jose, CA $42,809

San Francisco, CA $42,340

Oakland, CA $41,448

New York, NY $39,078

Paramus, NJ $38,603

Queens Village, NY $38,601

Passaic, NJ $38,569

Bergenfield, NJ $38,566

Stamford, CT $38,491

Huntington, NY $38,478

Newark, NJ $38,227

Bridgeport, CT $38,155

Vallejo, CA $38,088

New Brunswick, NJ $38,074

Petaluma, CA $38,054

Middlesex, NJ $37,989

Somerset, NJ $37,965

Santa Cruz, CA $37,921

Boston, MA $37,714

Monterey, CA $37,595

Seattle, WA $37,517

Santa Rosa, CA $37,511

Los Angeles, CA $37,500

Juneau, AK $37,412

Washington, DC $37,375

Orange, CA $37,254

Santa Ana, CA $37,164

Long Beach, CA $37,130

Anaheim, CA $37,124

Anchorage, AK $37,107

Santa Maria, CA $37,005

Everett, WA $36,998

Danbury, CT $36,879

Bremerton, WA $36,832

Tacoma, WA $36,710

New Suffolk, NY $36,709

Sacramento, CA $36,699

Santa Barbara, CA $36,662

Trenton, NJ $36,625

San Diego, CA $36,625

Brockton, MA $36,587

Fairbanks, AK $36,504

Lompoc, CA $36,418

Lowell, MA $36,390

Ventura, CA $36,384

Nashua, NH $36,377

Stockton, CA $36,374

Modesto, CA $36,126

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,051

Olympia, WA $35,987

Kennewick, WA $35,987

New Haven, CT $35,973

Lawrence, MA $35,851

Hartford, CT $35,817

Riverside, CA $35,810

New Bedford, MA $35,776

Richland, WA $35,776

Bakersfield, CA $35,729

San Bernardino, CA $35,715

New Britain, CT $35,712

Atlantic City, NJ $35,712

New London, CT $35,698

Norwich, CT $35,688

Portsmouth, NH $35,681

Boulder, CO $35,609

Portland, OR $35,562

Worcester, MA $35,559

Minneapolis, MN $35,454

Philadelphia, PA $35,406

Honolulu, HI $35,294

Saint Paul, MN $35,278

Vineland, NJ $35,271

Providence, RI $35,172

Chicago, IL $35,074

Bellingham, WA $35,033

Springfield, MA $35,006

Baltimore, MD $34,996

Chico, CA $34,911

Pittsfield, MA $34,819

Manchester, NH $34,755

Spokane, WA $34,605

Denver, CO $34,602

Albany, NY $34,442

Troy, NY $34,429

Nassau, NY $34,393

Schenectady, NY $34,358

Wilmington, DE $34,330

Burlington, VT $34,283

Salem, OR $34,269

Portland, ME $34,164

Yakima, WA $34,130

Rochester, MN $34,025

Reno, NV $34,008

Fresno, CA $34,008

Milwaukee, WI $33,977

Detroit, MI $33,943

Ann Arbor, MI $33,938

Allentown, PA $33,933

Colorado Springs, CO $33,876

Syracuse, NY $33,859

Carson City, NV $33,859

Houston, TX $33,811

Eugene, OR $33,794

Gary, IN $33,753

Springfield, OR $33,726

Bismarck, ND $33,719

Galveston, TX $33,696

Medford, OR $33,645

Fort Collins, CO $33,631

Concord, NH $33,614

Austin, TX $33,604

Mesa, AZ $33,533

Reading, PA $33,529

Phoenix, AZ $33,526

Dallas, TX $33,516

Saint Cloud, MN $33,483

Madison, WI $33,438

Utica, NY $33,346

Rochester, NY $33,292

Des Moines, IA $33,288

Raleigh, NC $33,285

Atlanta, GA $33,234

Battle Creek, MI $33,224

Salt Lake City, UT $33,214

Lancaster, PA $33,163

Harrisburg, PA $33,115

Kansas City, MO $33,081

Champaign, IL $33,075

Kansas City, KS $33,075

Fort Worth, TX $33,071

Columbus, OH $33,065

Boca Raton, FL $33,058

Pittsburgh, PA $33,044

Richmond, VA $33,031

Indianapolis, IN $33,024

Cleveland, OH $33,020

Las Vegas, NV $32,980

Cincinnati, OH $32,980

Petersburg, VA $32,929

Huntsville, AL $32,878

Lansing, MI $32,855

Lebanon, PA $32,851

Pueblo, CO $32,847

Appleton, WI $32,837

Buffalo, NY $32,823

Dayton, OH $32,813

Racine, WI $32,807

Charlotte, NC $32,803

Saint Louis, MO $32,793

York, PA $32,773

Elkhart, IN $32,773

Gastonia, NC $32,766

Billings, MT $32,758

Beaumont, TX $32,749

Lorain, OH $32,742

Benton Harbor, MI $32,735

Toledo, OH $32,728

Binghamton, NY $32,711

Rock Hill, SC $32,708

Rockford, IL $32,691

Springfield, IL $32,678

Elyria, OH $32,674

Fargo, ND $32,674

Flagstaff, AZ $32,650

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,630

Duluth, MN $32,610

Miami, FL $32,610

Cheyenne, WY $32,586

Grand Forks, ND $32,586

Bangor, ME $32,511

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,474

Durham, NC $32,460

Louisville, KY $32,457

Grand Rapids, MI $32,450

Hialeah, FL $32,447

Casper, WY $32,399

Scranton, PA $32,358

New Orleans, LA $32,348

Virginia Beach, VA $32,345

Akron, OH $32,328

Peoria, IL $32,284

Sarasota, FL $32,277

Nashville, TN $32,253

Omaha, NE $32,253

Green Bay, WI $32,253

Baton Rouge, LA $32,236

Charleston, SC $32,230

Jamestown, NY $32,213

Davenport, IA $32,213

Tucson, AZ $32,196

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,175

Tampa, FL $32,168

Evansville, IN $32,148

Port Arthur, TX $32,148

Bradenton, FL $32,134

Santa Fe, NM $32,073

Orlando, FL $32,012

Clearwater, FL $32,002

Canton, OH $31,931

La Crosse, WI $31,931

Albuquerque, NM $31,910

Newport News, VA $31,907

High Point, NC $31,897

Ogden, UT $31,883

Corpus Christi, TX $31,856

Norfolk, VA $31,836

Laramie, WY $31,836

Rock Island, IL $31,815

Saginaw, MI $31,809

Jacksonville, FL $31,805

Salisbury, NC $31,798

Boise, ID $31,792

Moline, IL $31,775

Fort Myers, FL $31,765

Memphis, TN $31,758

Tulsa, OK $31,741

Waterloo, IA $31,720

Spartanburg, SC $31,686

Lincoln, NE $31,670

Fort Wayne, IN $31,663

Provo, UT $31,659

Cedar Falls, IA $31,619

San Antonio, TX $31,605

Greensboro, NC $31,591

South Bend, IN $31,588

Savannah, GA $31,551

Muskegon, MI $31,537

Birmingham, AL $31,534

Winston Salem, NC $31,517

Lake Charles, LA $31,435

Anderson, IN $31,429

Lexington, KY $31,418

Augusta, GA $31,408

Greenville, SC $31,408

Lima, OH $31,381

Wichita, KS $31,378

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,378

Columbia, SC $31,347

Springfield, OH $31,340

Asheville, NC $31,286

Bloomington, IN $31,262

Knoxville, TN $31,140

Shreveport, LA $31,137

Wilmington, NC $31,093

Roanoke, VA $31,093

Topeka, KS $31,031

Frankfort, KY $31,028

Oklahoma City, OK $31,004

Chillicothe, OH $30,991

Longview, TX $30,987

Melbourne, FL $30,984

Sioux Falls, SD $30,930

Mobile, AL $30,926

Terre Haute, IN $30,913

Altoona, PA $30,892

Amarillo, TX $30,869

Killeen, TX $30,858

Fayetteville, AR $30,831

Chattanooga, TN $30,821

Sioux City, IA $30,790

Idaho Falls, ID $30,784

Lynchburg, VA $30,757

Gainesville, FL $30,712

Portsmouth, OH $30,695

Little Rock, AR $30,689

Lafayette, LA $30,675

Youngstown, OH $30,675

Daytona Beach, FL $30,655

Clarksville, TN $30,651

Pensacola, FL $30,648

Temple, TX $30,646

Hopkinsville, KY $30,546

Erie, PA $30,539

Florence, SC $30,526

Charleston, WV $30,471

Great Falls, MT $30,454

Macon, GA $30,407

Tallahassee, FL $30,404

Fayetteville, NC $30,397

Waco, TX $30,390

Helena, MT $30,366

Pine Bluff, AR $30,353

Vincennes, IN $30,312

Lubbock, TX $30,298

Alamogordo, NM $30,278

Twin Falls, ID $30,247

Rapid City, SD $30,237

Jackson, MS $30,176

Huntington, WV $30,174

Greenville, MS $30,173

Parkersburg, WV $30,138

Montgomery, AL $30,132

Wichita Falls, TX $30,098

Springfield, MO $30,098

Biloxi, MS $30,081

Monroe, LA $30,047

Johnstown, PA $30,023

Sumter, SC $30,010

Columbus, GA $30,006

Pascagoula, MS $29,942

Abilene, TX $29,942

Kingsport, TN $29,854

Albany, GA $29,854

Gulfport, MS $29,844

Alexandria, LA $29,732

Fort Smith, AR $29,647

El Paso, TX $29,555

Las Cruces, NM $29,402

Harlingen, TX $29,316

Pocatello, ID $29,311

Florence, AL $29,267

Brownsville, TX $29,260

Mcallen, TX $29,188

Dothan, AL $29,141

Columbus, MS $28,939

Altus, OK $28,781

Lawton, OK $28,717

Pierre, SD $28,595

What Skills Can Increase an After Care Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.73% 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.
Child Development (Mentioned in 9.81% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 4.68% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.73%
Child Development	9.81%
Early Childhood Education	4.68%

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 After Care Assistant's salary.

Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Motivating	$39,031	15%
Coordination	$36,995	9%
Problem Solving	$36,655	8%
Accountability	$36,655	8%
Customer Service	$36,316	7%
Leadership	$35,977	6%

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After Care Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For After Care Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, After Care Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view After Care Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an After Care Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$44,122	$21.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$37,334	$18.0	10%

After Care Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an After Care 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 August 01, 2026

$31,503

Average $33,940/year

$37,013

$2,625

Average $2,828/month

$3,084

$606

Average $653/week

$712

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,013	$3,084	$712	$18
Average	$33,940	$2,828	$653	$16
25th Percentile	$31,503	$2,625	$606	$15

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Salary Trends for After Care Assistant

Salaries for an After Care Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,191 in 2023 to around $36,184 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of After Care Assistant salary trends, .

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