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

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

How does experience change A COO Assistant's salary?

A COO Assistant's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant I (0-2 years)earns $62,639, an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $72,657, an COO Assistant (4-7 years)earns $87,406, an Executive Assistant IV (7+ years)earns $98,836, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $118,535,

What are the highest paying states for a COO Assistant?

COO Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for COO Assistant roles are District of Columbia $99,292, California $98,915, Massachusetts $97,597. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of COO Assistant roles make?

Salaries for COO Assistant level roles vary by specialization: COO: $466,700; COO Nonprofit: $405,143; coo construction: $377,222; Physician Assistant - Cardiology: $121,555; Physician Assistant - Clinic: $121,555.

How do different companies affect a COO Assistant's salary?

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

COO Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a COO Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a COO Assistant in the United States is $89,678 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,511
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,267 to $100,583
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,699

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COO Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,583	$8,382	$1,934	$48
Average	$89,678	$7,473	$1,725	$43
25th Percentile	$80,267	$6,689	$1,544	$39

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Key Factors That Influence COO Assistant Salaries

A COO 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 COO Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a COO 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): $62,639
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,657
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,406
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,836
Expert (over 8 years): $118,535

Levels	Salary
Executive... Level COO Assistant	$62,639
Executive... Level COO Assistant	$72,657
COO Assis... Level COO Assistant	$87,406
Executive... Level COO Assistant	$98,836
Executive... Level COO Assistant	$118,535

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

District of Columbia: $99,292.
California: $98,915.
Massachusetts: $97,597.

District of Columbia $99,292

California $98,915

Massachusetts $97,597

Washington $97,238

New Jersey $97,202

Alaska $97,077

Connecticut $95,839

New York $95,337

Hawaii $93,732

Rhode Island $92,978

Maryland $92,467

Minnesota $91,768

Colorado $91,499

Illinois $91,409

Oregon $91,068

Delaware $90,817

New Hampshire $90,659

Virginia $90,306

Pennsylvania $89,275

Nevada $88,755

North Dakota $88,584

Michigan $88,315

Wisconsin $88,216

Vermont $88,019

Texas $87,472

Maine $87,436

Arizona $87,382

Ohio $87,320

Georgia $86,495

Indiana $86,082

Wyoming $86,001

Utah $85,876

Iowa $85,822

Kansas $85,392

Louisiana $85,266

North Carolina $85,221

Missouri $85,203

Florida $84,854

Montana $84,665

Nebraska $84,486

Kentucky $84,387

South Carolina $84,028

Tennessee $83,804

Idaho $83,715

New Mexico $83,060

Oklahoma $82,916

Alabama $82,387

South Dakota $81,500

Arkansas $81,015

West Virginia $80,755

Mississippi $79,975

Top Paying Cities for COO 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: $113,111
San Francisco: $111,873
Oakland: $109,515

San Jose, CA $113,111

San Francisco, CA $111,873

Oakland, CA $109,515

New York, NY $103,255

Paramus, NJ $101,999

Queens Village, NY $101,995

Passaic, NJ $101,909

Bergenfield, NJ $101,901

Stamford, CT $101,704

Huntington, NY $101,667

Newark, NJ $101,005

Bridgeport, CT $100,815

Vallejo, CA $100,637

New Brunswick, NJ $100,601

Petaluma, CA $100,547

Middlesex, NJ $100,377

Somerset, NJ $100,314

Santa Cruz, CA $100,197

Boston, MA $99,650

Monterey, CA $99,336

Seattle, WA $99,130

Santa Rosa, CA $99,112

Los Angeles, CA $99,085

Juneau, AK $98,852

Washington, DC $98,754

Orange, CA $98,434

Santa Ana, CA $98,198

Long Beach, CA $98,108

Anaheim, CA $98,090

Anchorage, AK $98,045

Santa Maria, CA $97,776

Everett, WA $97,758

Danbury, CT $97,443

Bremerton, WA $97,319

Tacoma, WA $96,996

New Suffolk, NY $96,994

Sacramento, CA $96,969

Santa Barbara, CA $96,870

Trenton, NJ $96,772

San Diego, CA $96,772

Brockton, MA $96,673

Fairbanks, AK $96,453

Lompoc, CA $96,225

Lowell, MA $96,152

Ventura, CA $96,135

Nashua, NH $96,117

Stockton, CA $96,108

Modesto, CA $95,453

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,256

Olympia, WA $95,086

Kennewick, WA $95,086

New Haven, CT $95,050

Lawrence, MA $94,727

Hartford, CT $94,637

Riverside, CA $94,619

New Bedford, MA $94,530

Richland, WA $94,530

Bakersfield, CA $94,404

San Bernardino, CA $94,368

New Britain, CT $94,359

Atlantic City, NJ $94,359

New London, CT $94,324

Norwich, CT $94,297

Portsmouth, NH $94,279

Boulder, CO $94,089

Portland, OR $93,965

Worcester, MA $93,956

Minneapolis, MN $93,678

Philadelphia, PA $93,552

Honolulu, HI $93,256

Saint Paul, MN $93,213

Vineland, NJ $93,194

Providence, RI $92,934

Chicago, IL $92,673

Bellingham, WA $92,566

Springfield, MA $92,494

Baltimore, MD $92,467

Chico, CA $92,243

Pittsfield, MA $92,001

Manchester, NH $91,830

Spokane, WA $91,436

Denver, CO $91,427

Albany, NY $91,005

Troy, NY $90,970

Nassau, NY $90,874

Schenectady, NY $90,781

Wilmington, DE $90,709

Burlington, VT $90,584

Salem, OR $90,548

Portland, ME $90,270

Yakima, WA $90,180

Rochester, MN $89,902

Reno, NV $89,858

Fresno, CA $89,858

Milwaukee, WI $89,777

Detroit, MI $89,687

Ann Arbor, MI $89,672

Allentown, PA $89,660

Colorado Springs, CO $89,508

Syracuse, NY $89,463

Carson City, NV $89,463

Houston, TX $89,337

Eugene, OR $89,293

Gary, IN $89,185

Springfield, OR $89,113

Bismarck, ND $89,095

Galveston, TX $89,033

Medford, OR $88,898

Fort Collins, CO $88,862

Concord, NH $88,817

Austin, TX $88,790

Mesa, AZ $88,602

Reading, PA $88,593

Phoenix, AZ $88,584

Dallas, TX $88,557

Saint Cloud, MN $88,471

Madison, WI $88,351

Utica, NY $88,109

Rochester, NY $87,965

Des Moines, IA $87,956

Raleigh, NC $87,947

Atlanta, GA $87,813

Battle Creek, MI $87,786

Salt Lake City, UT $87,759

Lancaster, PA $87,625

Harrisburg, PA $87,499

Kansas City, MO $87,409

Champaign, IL $87,391

Kansas City, KS $87,391

Fort Worth, TX $87,382

Columbus, OH $87,367

Boca Raton, FL $87,347

Pittsburgh, PA $87,311

Richmond, VA $87,275

Indianapolis, IN $87,257

Cleveland, OH $87,248

Las Vegas, NV $87,140

Cincinnati, OH $87,140

Petersburg, VA $87,006

Huntsville, AL $86,871

Lansing, MI $86,811

Lebanon, PA $86,800

Pueblo, CO $86,791

Appleton, WI $86,764

Buffalo, NY $86,728

Dayton, OH $86,701

Racine, WI $86,683

Charlotte, NC $86,674

Saint Louis, MO $86,647

York, PA $86,593

Elkhart, IN $86,593

Gastonia, NC $86,576

Billings, MT $86,555

Beaumont, TX $86,530

Lorain, OH $86,513

Benton Harbor, MI $86,495

Toledo, OH $86,477

Binghamton, NY $86,432

Rock Hill, SC $86,423

Rockford, IL $86,378

Springfield, IL $86,342

Elyria, OH $86,333

Fargo, ND $86,333

Flagstaff, AZ $86,270

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,217

Duluth, MN $86,163

Miami, FL $86,163

Cheyenne, WY $86,100

Grand Forks, ND $86,100

Bangor, ME $85,903

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,804

Durham, NC $85,766

Louisville, KY $85,759

Grand Rapids, MI $85,741

Hialeah, FL $85,732

Casper, WY $85,607

Scranton, PA $85,499

New Orleans, LA $85,472

Virginia Beach, VA $85,463

Akron, OH $85,418

Peoria, IL $85,302

Sarasota, FL $85,284

Nashville, TN $85,221

Omaha, NE $85,221

Green Bay, WI $85,221

Baton Rouge, LA $85,176

Charleston, SC $85,158

Jamestown, NY $85,114

Davenport, IA $85,114

Tucson, AZ $85,069

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,015

Tampa, FL $84,997

Evansville, IN $84,943

Port Arthur, TX $84,943

Bradenton, FL $84,907

Santa Fe, NM $84,746

Orlando, FL $84,584

Clearwater, FL $84,558

Canton, OH $84,369

La Crosse, WI $84,369

Albuquerque, NM $84,315

Newport News, VA $84,306

High Point, NC $84,280

Ogden, UT $84,244

Corpus Christi, TX $84,172

Norfolk, VA $84,118

Laramie, WY $84,118

Rock Island, IL $84,064

Saginaw, MI $84,046

Jacksonville, FL $84,037

Salisbury, NC $84,020

Boise, ID $84,002

Moline, IL $83,957

Fort Myers, FL $83,930

Memphis, TN $83,912

Tulsa, OK $83,867

Waterloo, IA $83,813

Spartanburg, SC $83,724

Lincoln, NE $83,679

Fort Wayne, IN $83,661

Provo, UT $83,652

Cedar Falls, IA $83,544

San Antonio, TX $83,508

Greensboro, NC $83,472

South Bend, IN $83,464

Savannah, GA $83,365

Muskegon, MI $83,329

Birmingham, AL $83,320

Winston Salem, NC $83,276

Lake Charles, LA $83,060

Anderson, IN $83,042

Lexington, KY $83,015

Augusta, GA $82,988

Greenville, SC $82,988

Lima, OH $82,916

Wichita, KS $82,907

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,907

Columbia, SC $82,827

Springfield, OH $82,809

Asheville, NC $82,665

Bloomington, IN $82,603

Knoxville, TN $82,280

Shreveport, LA $82,271

Wilmington, NC $82,154

Roanoke, VA $82,154

Topeka, KS $81,993

Frankfort, KY $81,983

Oklahoma City, OK $81,921

Chillicothe, OH $81,885

Longview, TX $81,876

Melbourne, FL $81,867

Sioux Falls, SD $81,724

Mobile, AL $81,715

Terre Haute, IN $81,679

Altoona, PA $81,625

Amarillo, TX $81,562

Killeen, TX $81,535

Fayetteville, AR $81,464

Chattanooga, TN $81,437

Sioux City, IA $81,356

Idaho Falls, ID $81,338

Lynchburg, VA $81,266

Gainesville, FL $81,150

Portsmouth, OH $81,105

Little Rock, AR $81,087

Lafayette, LA $81,051

Youngstown, OH $81,051

Daytona Beach, FL $80,997

Clarksville, TN $80,988

Pensacola, FL $80,979

Temple, TX $80,973

Hopkinsville, KY $80,710

Erie, PA $80,692

Florence, SC $80,657

Charleston, WV $80,513

Great Falls, MT $80,468

Macon, GA $80,343

Tallahassee, FL $80,334

Fayetteville, NC $80,316

Waco, TX $80,298

Helena, MT $80,235

Pine Bluff, AR $80,201

Vincennes, IN $80,092

Lubbock, TX $80,056

Alamogordo, NM $80,002

Twin Falls, ID $79,921

Rapid City, SD $79,894

Jackson, MS $79,733

Huntington, WV $79,727

Greenville, MS $79,724

Parkersburg, WV $79,632

Montgomery, AL $79,616

Wichita Falls, TX $79,527

Springfield, MO $79,527

Biloxi, MS $79,482

Monroe, LA $79,392

Johnstown, PA $79,329

Sumter, SC $79,293

Columbus, GA $79,284

Pascagoula, MS $79,114

Abilene, TX $79,114

Kingsport, TN $78,881

Albany, GA $78,881

Gulfport, MS $78,854

Alexandria, LA $78,558

Fort Smith, AR $78,334

El Paso, TX $78,092

Las Cruces, NM $77,688

Harlingen, TX $77,460

Pocatello, ID $77,446

Florence, AL $77,330

Brownsville, TX $77,312

Mcallen, TX $77,123

Dothan, AL $76,998

Columbus, MS $76,465

Altus, OK $76,047

Lawton, OK $75,877

Pierre, SD $75,554

What Skills Can Increase a COO Assistant'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 a COO Assistant'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	$93,265	4%
Analysis	$93,265	4%
Innovation	$92,369	3%
Project Management	$92,369	3%
Collaboration	$92,369	3%
Onboarding	$92,369	3%

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How Education impacts a COO Assistant's Salary?

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

COO Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for COO Assistant

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

Understanding how a COO 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.

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$80,267

Average $89,678/year

$100,583

$6,689

Average $7,473/month

$8,382

$1,544

Average $1,725/week

$1,934

$39

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,583	$8,382	$1,934	$48
Average	$89,678	$7,473	$1,725	$43
25th Percentile	$80,267	$6,689	$1,544	$39

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Salary Trends for COO Assistant

Salaries for a COO Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,476 in 2023 to around $74,910 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of COO Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$75,669

2025

$74,910

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2024	$75,669
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