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

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

How does experience change An Assistant to COO's salary?

An Assistant to COO's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant I (0-2 years)earns $62,353, an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $72,319, an Assistant to COO (4-7 years)earns $86,993, an Executive Assistant IV (7+ years)earns $98,382, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $117,991,

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant to COO?

Assistant to COO salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant to COO roles are District of Columbia $98,825, California $98,450, Massachusetts $97,138. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant to COO roles make?

Salaries for Assistant to COO level roles vary by specialization: COO: $466,500; COO Nonprofit: $404,979; coo construction: $377,084; Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,559; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,559.

How do different companies affect an Assistant to COO's salary?

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

Assistant to COO Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant to COO make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant to COO in the United States is $89,256 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,011
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,895 to $100,120
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,373

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Assistant to COO Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,120	$8,343	$1,925	$48
Average	$89,256	$7,438	$1,716	$43
25th Percentile	$79,895	$6,658	$1,536	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant to COO Salaries

An Assistant to COO'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 Assistant to COO Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant to COO'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): $62,353
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,319
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,993
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,382
Expert (over 8 years): $117,991

Levels	Salary
Executive... Level Assistant to COO	$62,353
Executive... Level Assistant to COO	$72,319
Assistant... Level Assistant to COO	$86,993
Executive... Level Assistant to COO	$98,382
Executive... Level Assistant to COO	$117,991

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How Do Assistant to COO 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 Assistant to COOs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,825.
California: $98,450.
Massachusetts: $97,138.

District of Columbia $98,825

California $98,450

Massachusetts $97,138

Washington $96,781

New Jersey $96,745

Alaska $96,620

Connecticut $95,388

New York $94,888

Hawaii $93,291

Rhode Island $92,541

Maryland $92,032

Minnesota $91,336

Colorado $91,068

Illinois $90,979

Oregon $90,640

Delaware $90,390

New Hampshire $90,233

Virginia $89,881

Pennsylvania $88,855

Nevada $88,337

North Dakota $88,167

Michigan $87,900

Wisconsin $87,801

Vermont $87,605

Texas $87,061

Maine $87,025

Arizona $86,971

Ohio $86,909

Georgia $86,088

Indiana $85,677

Wyoming $85,597

Utah $85,472

Iowa $85,418

Kansas $84,990

Louisiana $84,865

North Carolina $84,820

Missouri $84,802

Florida $84,454

Montana $84,267

Nebraska $84,088

Kentucky $83,990

South Carolina $83,633

Tennessee $83,410

Idaho $83,321

New Mexico $82,669

Oklahoma $82,526

Alabama $82,000

South Dakota $81,116

Arkansas $80,634

West Virginia $80,375

Mississippi $79,599

Top Paying Cities for Assistant to COOs

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: $112,579
San Francisco: $111,472
Oakland: $109,000

San Jose, CA $112,579

San Francisco, CA $111,472

Oakland, CA $109,000

New York, NY $103,439

Queens Village, NY $102,770

Paramus, NJ $102,056

Passaic, NJ $101,966

Bergenfield, NJ $101,877

Stamford, CT $101,743

Huntington, NY $101,654

Newark, NJ $101,074

Bridgeport, CT $100,895

New Brunswick, NJ $100,601

Vallejo, CA $100,413

Middlesex, NJ $100,360

Somerset, NJ $100,279

Petaluma, CA $100,074

Santa Cruz, CA $99,726

Boston, MA $99,548

Monterey, CA $99,101

Fairbanks, AK $99,039

Los Angeles, CA $98,869

Washington, DC $98,825

Seattle, WA $98,664

Santa Rosa, CA $98,646

Juneau, AK $98,387

Orange, CA $98,093

Anchorage, AK $97,932

Anaheim, CA $97,870

Santa Ana, CA $97,736

Nassau, NY $97,682

Long Beach, CA $97,646

Danbury, CT $97,620

Santa Maria, CA $97,316

Everett, WA $97,298

Bremerton, WA $96,861

Trenton, NJ $96,691

Sacramento, CA $96,656

San Diego, CA $96,611

Brockton, MA $96,575

Tacoma, WA $96,540

Santa Barbara, CA $96,415

Lowell, MA $96,058

New Suffolk, NY $96,022

Nashua, NH $95,915

Lompoc, CA $95,772

Ventura, CA $95,683

Stockton, CA $95,656

New Haven, CT $95,477

Atlantic City, NJ $95,245

Hartford, CT $95,049

Modesto, CA $95,004

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,808

New Britain, CT $94,763

Olympia, WA $94,638

Kennewick, WA $94,638

New London, CT $94,621

Norwich, CT $94,594

Lawrence, MA $94,549

Bakersfield, CA $94,299

Riverside, CA $94,174

New Bedford, MA $94,174

Richland, WA $94,085

Portsmouth, NH $94,014

Vineland, NJ $93,996

San Bernardino, CA $93,924

Boulder, CO $93,674

Worcester, MA $93,603

Portland, OR $93,523

Saint Paul, MN $93,416

Minneapolis, MN $93,416

Philadelphia, PA $93,291

Honolulu, HI $92,818

Springfield, MA $92,505

Providence, RI $92,496

Chicago, IL $92,237

Bellingham, WA $92,130

Baltimore, MD $92,032

Chico, CA $91,809

Wilmington, DE $91,657

Pittsfield, MA $91,568

Manchester, NH $91,398

Spokane, WA $91,006

Denver, CO $90,997

Albany, NY $90,577

Troy, NY $90,542

Schenectady, NY $90,354

Burlington, VT $90,158

Portland, ME $89,845

Salem, OR $89,774

Yakima, WA $89,756

Ann Arbor, MI $89,729

Rochester, MN $89,479

Fresno, CA $89,435

Reno, NV $89,435

Milwaukee, WI $89,354

Detroit, MI $89,265

Allentown, PA $89,238

Carson City, NV $89,230

Houston, TX $89,096

Colorado Springs, CO $89,087

Syracuse, NY $89,042

Eugene, OR $88,872

Bismarck, ND $88,765

Gary, IN $88,765

Galveston, TX $88,765

Springfield, OR $88,694

Medford, OR $88,480

Fort Collins, CO $88,444

Austin, TX $88,373

Mesa, AZ $88,185

Phoenix, AZ $88,167

Dallas, TX $88,141

Reading, PA $88,087

Saint Cloud, MN $88,051

Concord, NH $87,971

Madison, WI $87,935

Utica, NY $87,694

Raleigh, NC $87,623

Las Vegas, NV $87,614

Rochester, NY $87,552

Des Moines, IA $87,543

Atlanta, GA $87,400

Battle Creek, MI $87,373

Salt Lake City, UT $87,346

Lancaster, PA $87,212

Champaign, IL $87,194

Harrisburg, PA $87,087

Durham, NC $87,007

Kansas City, MO $86,998

Kansas City, KS $86,980

Fort Worth, TX $86,971

Boca Raton, FL $86,936

Cleveland, OH $86,927

Columbus, OH $86,909

Pittsburgh, PA $86,900

Richmond, VA $86,864

Indianapolis, IN $86,846

Cincinnati, OH $86,730

Petersburg, VA $86,596

Billings, MT $86,400

Lansing, MI $86,400

Huntsville, AL $86,400

Lebanon, PA $86,391

Dayton, OH $86,382

Pueblo, CO $86,382

Appleton, WI $86,355

Buffalo, NY $86,320

Racine, WI $86,275

Charlotte, NC $86,266

Saint Louis, MO $86,239

Springfield, IL $86,204

Elkhart, IN $86,186

York, PA $86,186

Gastonia, NC $86,177

Benton Harbor, MI $86,177

Beaumont, TX $86,123

Lorain, OH $86,106

Toledo, OH $86,070

Binghamton, NY $86,025

Rock Hill, SC $86,016

Rockford, IL $85,972

Fargo, ND $85,927

Elyria, OH $85,927

Flagstaff, AZ $85,865

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,811

Miami, FL $85,757

Duluth, MN $85,615

Bangor, ME $85,499

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,400

Louisville, KY $85,356

Grand Rapids, MI $85,338

Hialeah, FL $85,329

Casper, WY $85,204

Scranton, PA $85,097

New Orleans, LA $85,070

Virginia Beach, VA $85,061

Akron, OH $85,017

Peoria, IL $84,901

Sarasota, FL $84,883

Green Bay, WI $84,820

Baton Rouge, LA $84,776

Charleston, SC $84,758

Nashville, TN $84,731

Jamestown, NY $84,713

Davenport, IA $84,713

Tucson, AZ $84,669

Cheyenne, WY $84,642

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,615

Tampa, FL $84,597

Omaha, NE $84,579

Port Arthur, TX $84,544

Evansville, IN $84,544

Bradenton, FL $84,508

Santa Fe, NM $84,347

Orlando, FL $84,258

Clearwater, FL $84,160

Canton, OH $83,972

La Crosse, WI $83,972

Grand Forks, ND $83,946

Albuquerque, NM $83,919

Tulsa, OK $83,919

Newport News, VA $83,910

High Point, NC $83,883

Ogden, UT $83,847

Corpus Christi, TX $83,776

Laramie, WY $83,722

Norfolk, VA $83,722

Rock Island, IL $83,669

Saginaw, MI $83,651

Jacksonville, FL $83,642

Salisbury, NC $83,624

Memphis, TN $83,606

Moline, IL $83,562

Fort Myers, FL $83,535

Waterloo, IA $83,419

Spartanburg, SC $83,330

Lincoln, NE $83,285

Fort Wayne, IN $83,267

Birmingham, AL $83,169

Cedar Falls, IA $83,151

Provo, UT $83,142

Springfield, OH $83,133

San Antonio, TX $83,115

Greensboro, NC $83,080

South Bend, IN $83,071

Winston Salem, NC $83,062

Boise, ID $83,035

Savannah, GA $82,973

Muskegon, MI $82,812

Lima, OH $82,705

Lake Charles, LA $82,669

Anderson, IN $82,651

Lexington, KY $82,625

Augusta, GA $82,598

Greenville, SC $82,598

Wichita, KS $82,517

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,517

Columbia, SC $82,437

Bloomington, IN $82,214

Roanoke, VA $82,160

Asheville, NC $82,044

Knoxville, TN $81,893

Shreveport, LA $81,884

Wilmington, NC $81,768

Frankfort, KY $81,598

Oklahoma City, OK $81,536

Chillicothe, OH $81,500

Longview, TX $81,491

Topeka, KS $81,464

Mobile, AL $81,330

Terre Haute, IN $81,295

Erie, PA $81,286

Altoona, PA $81,241

Melbourne, FL $81,214

Amarillo, TX $81,179

Killeen, TX $81,152

Fayetteville, AR $81,080

Sioux Falls, SD $81,018

Chattanooga, TN $80,964

Idaho Falls, ID $80,955

Gainesville, FL $80,768

Portsmouth, OH $80,723

Little Rock, AR $80,706

Lynchburg, VA $80,706

Lafayette, LA $80,670

Youngstown, OH $80,670

Temple, TX $80,634

Daytona Beach, FL $80,616

Clarksville, TN $80,607

Pensacola, FL $80,598

Hopkinsville, KY $80,331

Charleston, WV $80,322

Florence, SC $80,277

Sioux City, IA $80,224

Macon, GA $79,965

Tallahassee, FL $79,956

Fayetteville, NC $79,938

Waco, TX $79,920

Wichita Falls, TX $79,920

Pine Bluff, AR $79,884

Vincennes, IN $79,715

Lubbock, TX $79,679

Great Falls, MT $79,626

Alamogordo, NM $79,617

Abilene, TX $79,545

Rapid City, SD $79,429

Monroe, LA $79,429

Albany, GA $79,376

Huntington, WV $79,367

Jackson, MS $79,358

Greenville, MS $79,349

Parkersburg, WV $79,260

Montgomery, AL $79,242

Johnstown, PA $79,224

Springfield, MO $79,152

Biloxi, MS $79,108

Sumter, SC $78,920

Columbus, GA $78,911

Twin Falls, ID $78,858

Pascagoula, MS $78,742

Kingsport, TN $78,510

Gulfport, MS $78,483

Alexandria, LA $78,189

Fort Smith, AR $77,965

El Paso, TX $77,724

Helena, MT $77,608

Las Cruces, NM $77,323

Harlingen, TX $77,073

Pocatello, ID $76,992

Florence, AL $76,966

Brownsville, TX $76,948

Dothan, AL $76,805

Mcallen, TX $76,760

Columbus, MS $76,100

Altus, OK $75,689

Lawton, OK $75,520

Pierre, SD $75,198

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant to COO's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.72% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Catering (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.72%
Microsoft Excel	1.61%
Catering	1.09%

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 Assistant to COO's salary.

Logistics: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Logistics	$92,827	4%
Analysis	$92,827	4%
Innovation	$91,934	3%
Project Management	$91,934	3%
Collaboration	$91,934	3%
Onboarding	$91,934	3%

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How Education impacts an Assistant to COO's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant to COOs enter the field with a Associate'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 Assistant to COO with a Associate's Degree is between $85,896 and $91,763).

Assistant to COO Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant to COO

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 26.3%

Associates 19.2%

Bachelors 46.2%

Masters 6.9%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	26.3%
Associates	19.2%
Bachelors	46.2%
Masters	6.9%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Assistant to COO Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant to COO'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

$79,895

Average $89,256/year

$100,120

$6,658

Average $7,438/month

$8,343

$1,536

Average $1,716/week

$1,925

$38

Average $43/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,120	$8,343	$1,925	$48
Average	$89,256	$7,438	$1,716	$43
25th Percentile	$79,895	$6,658	$1,536	$38

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Salary Trends for Assistant to COO

Salaries for an Assistant to COO can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,120 in 2023 to around $74,566 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant to COO salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Assistant to COO Over Time

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2023

$77,120

2024

$75,322

2025

$74,566

2026

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2024	$75,322
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