What are the main factors that influence an Artistic Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change An Artistic Associate's salary?

An Artistic Associate's salary grows with experience: a Payroll Clerk II (1-3 years)earns $49,517, a Payroll Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $55,527, a Artistic Associate (5-7 years)earns $61,064, a Payroll Team Lead (7+ years)earns $86,682, a Payroll Supervisor (7+ years)earns $93,075,

What are the highest paying states for an Artistic Associate?

Artistic Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Artistic Associate roles are District of Columbia $68,856, California $68,595, Massachusetts $67,681. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Artistic Associate roles make?

Salaries for Artistic Associate level roles vary by specialization: Artistic Director: $149,086; Associate Artistic Director: $136,506; Associate: $79,895; Associate Registrar: $71,804; Artistic Operations Manager: $71,742.

How do different companies affect an Artistic Associate's salary?

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

Artistic Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Artistic Associate make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Artistic Associate in the United States is $62,189 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,511
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,142 to $67,592
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,546

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Artistic Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,592	$5,633	$1,300	$32
Average	$62,189	$5,182	$1,196	$30
25th Percentile	$57,142	$4,762	$1,099	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Artistic Associate Salaries

An Artistic Associate'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 Artistic Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Artistic Associate'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): $49,517
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,527
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,064
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,682
Expert (over 8 years): $93,075

Levels	Salary
Payroll C... Level Artistic Associate	$49,517
Payroll C... Level Artistic Associate	$55,527
Artistic ... Level Artistic Associate	$61,064
Payroll T... Level Artistic Associate	$86,682
Payroll S... Level Artistic Associate	$93,075

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How Do Artistic Associate 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 Artistic Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,856.
California: $68,595.
Massachusetts: $67,681.

District of Columbia $68,856

California $68,595

Massachusetts $67,681

Washington $67,432

New Jersey $67,407

Alaska $67,320

Connecticut $66,462

New York $66,114

Hawaii $65,000

Rhode Island $64,478

Maryland $64,123

Minnesota $63,638

Colorado $63,452

Illinois $63,390

Oregon $63,153

Delaware $62,979

New Hampshire $62,870

Virginia $62,625

Pennsylvania $61,910

Nevada $61,549

North Dakota $61,431

Michigan $61,244

Wisconsin $61,176

Vermont $61,039

Texas $60,660

Maine $60,635

Arizona $60,597

Ohio $60,554

Georgia $59,982

Indiana $59,696

Wyoming $59,640

Utah $59,553

Iowa $59,515

Kansas $59,217

Louisiana $59,130

North Carolina $59,099

Missouri $59,086

Florida $58,844

Montana $58,713

Nebraska $58,589

Kentucky $58,520

South Carolina $58,271

Tennessee $58,116

Idaho $58,054

New Mexico $57,600

Oklahoma $57,500

Alabama $57,133

South Dakota $56,518

Arkansas $56,182

West Virginia $56,002

Mississippi $55,461

Top Paying Cities for Artistic Associates

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: $78,439
San Francisco: $77,668
Oakland: $75,946

San Jose, CA $78,439

San Francisco, CA $77,668

Oakland, CA $75,946

New York, NY $72,071

Queens Village, NY $71,605

Paramus, NJ $71,107

Passaic, NJ $71,045

Bergenfield, NJ $70,983

Stamford, CT $70,890

Huntington, NY $70,828

Newark, NJ $70,423

Bridgeport, CT $70,299

New Brunswick, NJ $70,094

Vallejo, CA $69,963

Middlesex, NJ $69,926

Somerset, NJ $69,870

Petaluma, CA $69,727

Santa Cruz, CA $69,484

Boston, MA $69,360

Monterey, CA $69,049

Fairbanks, AK $69,005

Los Angeles, CA $68,887

Washington, DC $68,856

Seattle, WA $68,744

Santa Rosa, CA $68,732

Juneau, AK $68,551

Orange, CA $68,346

Anchorage, AK $68,234

Anaheim, CA $68,191

Santa Ana, CA $68,097

Nassau, NY $68,060

Long Beach, CA $68,035

Danbury, CT $68,017

Santa Maria, CA $67,805

Everett, WA $67,793

Bremerton, WA $67,488

Trenton, NJ $67,370

Sacramento, CA $67,345

San Diego, CA $67,314

Brockton, MA $67,289

Tacoma, WA $67,264

Santa Barbara, CA $67,177

Lowell, MA $66,928

New Suffolk, NY $66,903

Nashua, NH $66,829

Lompoc, CA $66,729

Ventura, CA $66,667

Stockton, CA $66,648

New Haven, CT $66,524

Atlantic City, NJ $66,362

Hartford, CT $66,225

Modesto, CA $66,194

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,058

New Britain, CT $66,026

Olympia, WA $65,939

Kennewick, WA $65,939

New London, CT $65,927

Norwich, CT $65,908

Lawrence, MA $65,877

Bakersfield, CA $65,703

Riverside, CA $65,616

New Bedford, MA $65,616

Richland, WA $65,554

Portsmouth, NH $65,504

Vineland, NJ $65,492

San Bernardino, CA $65,442

Boulder, CO $65,268

Worcester, MA $65,218

Portland, OR $65,162

Saint Paul, MN $65,087

Minneapolis, MN $65,087

Philadelphia, PA $65,000

Honolulu, HI $64,671

Springfield, MA $64,453

Providence, RI $64,447

Chicago, IL $64,267

Bellingham, WA $64,192

Baltimore, MD $64,123

Chico, CA $63,968

Wilmington, DE $63,862

Pittsfield, MA $63,800

Manchester, NH $63,682

Spokane, WA $63,408

Denver, CO $63,402

Albany, NY $63,110

Troy, NY $63,085

Schenectady, NY $62,954

Burlington, VT $62,818

Portland, ME $62,600

Salem, OR $62,550

Yakima, WA $62,538

Ann Arbor, MI $62,519

Rochester, MN $62,345

Fresno, CA $62,314

Reno, NV $62,314

Milwaukee, WI $62,258

Detroit, MI $62,196

Allentown, PA $62,177

Carson City, NV $62,171

Houston, TX $62,077

Colorado Springs, CO $62,071

Syracuse, NY $62,040

Eugene, OR $61,922

Bismarck, ND $61,847

Gary, IN $61,847

Galveston, TX $61,847

Springfield, OR $61,798

Medford, OR $61,648

Fort Collins, CO $61,623

Austin, TX $61,574

Mesa, AZ $61,443

Phoenix, AZ $61,431

Dallas, TX $61,412

Reading, PA $61,375

Saint Cloud, MN $61,350

Concord, NH $61,294

Madison, WI $61,269

Utica, NY $61,101

Raleigh, NC $61,051

Las Vegas, NV $61,045

Rochester, NY $61,002

Des Moines, IA $60,995

Atlanta, GA $60,896

Battle Creek, MI $60,877

Salt Lake City, UT $60,859

Lancaster, PA $60,765

Champaign, IL $60,753

Harrisburg, PA $60,678

Durham, NC $60,622

Kansas City, MO $60,616

Kansas City, KS $60,604

Fort Worth, TX $60,597

Boca Raton, FL $60,572

Cleveland, OH $60,566

Columbus, OH $60,554

Pittsburgh, PA $60,548

Richmond, VA $60,523

Indianapolis, IN $60,510

Cincinnati, OH $60,429

Petersburg, VA $60,336

Billings, MT $60,199

Lansing, MI $60,199

Huntsville, AL $60,199

Lebanon, PA $60,193

Dayton, OH $60,187

Pueblo, CO $60,187

Appleton, WI $60,168

Buffalo, NY $60,143

Racine, WI $60,112

Charlotte, NC $60,106

Saint Louis, MO $60,087

Springfield, IL $60,063

Elkhart, IN $60,050

York, PA $60,050

Gastonia, NC $60,044

Benton Harbor, MI $60,044

Beaumont, TX $60,007

Lorain, OH $59,994

Toledo, OH $59,969

Binghamton, NY $59,938

Rock Hill, SC $59,932

Rockford, IL $59,901

Fargo, ND $59,870

Elyria, OH $59,870

Flagstaff, AZ $59,826

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,789

Miami, FL $59,752

Duluth, MN $59,652

Bangor, ME $59,571

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,503

Louisville, KY $59,472

Grand Rapids, MI $59,459

Hialeah, FL $59,453

Casper, WY $59,366

Scranton, PA $59,291

New Orleans, LA $59,273

Virginia Beach, VA $59,266

Akron, OH $59,235

Peoria, IL $59,155

Sarasota, FL $59,142

Green Bay, WI $59,099

Baton Rouge, LA $59,067

Charleston, SC $59,055

Nashville, TN $59,036

Jamestown, NY $59,024

Davenport, IA $59,024

Tucson, AZ $58,993

Cheyenne, WY $58,974

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,956

Tampa, FL $58,943

Omaha, NE $58,931

Port Arthur, TX $58,906

Evansville, IN $58,906

Bradenton, FL $58,881

Santa Fe, NM $58,769

Orlando, FL $58,707

Clearwater, FL $58,638

Canton, OH $58,508

La Crosse, WI $58,508

Grand Forks, ND $58,489

Albuquerque, NM $58,470

Tulsa, OK $58,470

Newport News, VA $58,464

High Point, NC $58,446

Ogden, UT $58,421

Corpus Christi, TX $58,371

Laramie, WY $58,334

Norfolk, VA $58,334

Rock Island, IL $58,296

Saginaw, MI $58,284

Jacksonville, FL $58,278

Salisbury, NC $58,265

Memphis, TN $58,253

Moline, IL $58,222

Fort Myers, FL $58,203

Waterloo, IA $58,122

Spartanburg, SC $58,060

Lincoln, NE $58,029

Fort Wayne, IN $58,016

Birmingham, AL $57,948

Cedar Falls, IA $57,936

Provo, UT $57,929

Springfield, OH $57,923

San Antonio, TX $57,911

Greensboro, NC $57,886

South Bend, IN $57,880

Winston Salem, NC $57,873

Boise, ID $57,855

Savannah, GA $57,811

Muskegon, MI $57,699

Lima, OH $57,625

Lake Charles, LA $57,600

Anderson, IN $57,587

Lexington, KY $57,569

Augusta, GA $57,550

Greenville, SC $57,550

Wichita, KS $57,494

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,494

Columbia, SC $57,438

Bloomington, IN $57,283

Roanoke, VA $57,245

Asheville, NC $57,164

Knoxville, TN $57,059

Shreveport, LA $57,053

Wilmington, NC $56,972

Frankfort, KY $56,854

Oklahoma City, OK $56,810

Chillicothe, OH $56,785

Longview, TX $56,779

Topeka, KS $56,760

Mobile, AL $56,667

Terre Haute, IN $56,642

Erie, PA $56,636

Altoona, PA $56,605

Melbourne, FL $56,586

Amarillo, TX $56,561

Killeen, TX $56,543

Fayetteville, AR $56,493

Sioux Falls, SD $56,449

Chattanooga, TN $56,412

Idaho Falls, ID $56,406

Gainesville, FL $56,275

Portsmouth, OH $56,244

Little Rock, AR $56,232

Lynchburg, VA $56,232

Lafayette, LA $56,207

Youngstown, OH $56,207

Temple, TX $56,182

Daytona Beach, FL $56,169

Clarksville, TN $56,163

Pensacola, FL $56,157

Hopkinsville, KY $55,970

Charleston, WV $55,964

Florence, SC $55,933

Sioux City, IA $55,896

Macon, GA $55,715

Tallahassee, FL $55,709

Fayetteville, NC $55,697

Waco, TX $55,684

Wichita Falls, TX $55,684

Pine Bluff, AR $55,660

Vincennes, IN $55,541

Lubbock, TX $55,516

Great Falls, MT $55,479

Alamogordo, NM $55,473

Abilene, TX $55,423

Rapid City, SD $55,342

Monroe, LA $55,342

Albany, GA $55,305

Huntington, WV $55,299

Jackson, MS $55,293

Greenville, MS $55,286

Parkersburg, WV $55,224

Montgomery, AL $55,212

Johnstown, PA $55,199

Springfield, MO $55,150

Biloxi, MS $55,118

Sumter, SC $54,988

Columbus, GA $54,982

Twin Falls, ID $54,944

Pascagoula, MS $54,863

Kingsport, TN $54,702

Gulfport, MS $54,683

Alexandria, LA $54,478

Fort Smith, AR $54,322

El Paso, TX $54,155

Helena, MT $54,074

Las Cruces, NM $53,875

Harlingen, TX $53,701

Pocatello, ID $53,645

Florence, AL $53,626

Brownsville, TX $53,613

Dothan, AL $53,514

Mcallen, TX $53,483

Columbus, MS $53,023

Altus, OK $52,737

Lawton, OK $52,618

Pierre, SD $52,395

What Skills Can Increase an Artistic Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.06% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
HRIS (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): HRIS is a management system designed specifically to provide managers with information to make HR decisions. Is a system that lets you keep track of all your employees and information about them.
Workday (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): A cloud-based human resource management software system that unifies a wide range of HR functionality into a single system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.06%
HRIS	2.37%
Workday	1.3%

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 Artistic Associate's salary.

Auditing: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Workday: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Child Support: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Auditing	$72,140	16%
Workday	$69,030	11%
Child Support	$69,030	11%
Collaboration	$68,408	10%
Verbal Communication	$67,786	9%
HRIS	$66,543	7%

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Artistic Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Artistic Associate'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 April 01, 2026

$57,142

Average $62,189/year

$67,592

$4,762

Average $5,182/month

$5,633

$1,099

Average $1,196/week

$1,300

$27

Average $30/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,592	$5,633	$1,300	$32
Average	$62,189	$5,182	$1,196	$30
25th Percentile	$57,142	$4,762	$1,099	$27

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Salary Trends for Artistic Associate

Salaries for an Artistic Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,133 in 2023 to around $56,993 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Artistic Associate salary trends, .

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2024

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