How much does a Charity Assistant make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Charity Assistant in the United States is $62,707 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.
However, a Charity Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,632
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,441 to $70,519
Key Factors That Influence Charity Assistant Salaries
A Charity 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 Charity Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Charity 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): $60,080
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,267
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,707
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,924
Expert (over 8 years): $66,154
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Charity Assistant
$60,080
Intermediate Level Charity Assistant
$60,267
Senior Level Charity Assistant
$62,707
Specialist Level Charity Assistant
$65,924
Expert Level Charity Assistant
$66,154
$60,0800 yr
$60,267< 2 yrs
$62,7072-4 yrs
$65,9245-8 yrs
$66,154> 8 yrs
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How Do Charity 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 Charity Assistants.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $69,430.
California: $69,166.
Massachusetts: $68,244.
District of Columbia$69,430
California$69,166
Massachusetts$68,244
Washington$67,994
New Jersey$67,969
Alaska$67,881
Connecticut$67,015
New York$66,664
Hawaii$65,542
Rhode Island$65,015
Maryland$64,658
Minnesota$64,168
Colorado$63,980
Illinois$63,918
Oregon$63,679
Delaware$63,504
New Hampshire$63,393
Virginia$63,146
Pennsylvania$62,425
Nevada$62,062
North Dakota$61,942
Michigan$61,754
Wisconsin$61,685
Vermont$61,547
Texas$61,165
Maine$61,140
Arizona$61,102
Ohio$61,058
Georgia$60,481
Indiana$60,193
Wyoming$60,136
Utah$60,049
Iowa$60,011
Kansas$59,710
Louisiana$59,622
North Carolina$59,591
Missouri$59,578
Florida$59,334
Montana$59,202
Nebraska$59,077
Kentucky$59,008
South Carolina$58,757
Tennessee$58,600
Idaho$58,537
New Mexico$58,080
Oklahoma$57,979
Alabama$57,609
South Dakota$56,988
Arkansas$56,650
West Virginia$56,468
Mississippi$55,922
Top Paying Cities for Charity 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: $79,093
San Francisco: $78,227
Oakland: $76,578
San Jose, CA$79,093
San Francisco, CA$78,227
Oakland, CA$76,578
New York, NY$72,201
Paramus, NJ$71,323
Queens Village, NY$71,320
Passaic, NJ$71,260
Bergenfield, NJ$71,254
Stamford, CT$71,116
Huntington, NY$71,091
Newark, NJ$70,627
Bridgeport, CT$70,495
Vallejo, CA$70,370
New Brunswick, NJ$70,345
Petaluma, CA$70,308
Middlesex, NJ$70,188
Somerset, NJ$70,144
Santa Cruz, CA$70,063
Boston, MA$69,680
Monterey, CA$69,460
Seattle, WA$69,317
Santa Rosa, CA$69,304
Los Angeles, CA$69,285
Juneau, AK$69,122
Washington, DC$69,053
Orange, CA$68,830
Santa Ana, CA$68,665
Long Beach, CA$68,602
Anaheim, CA$68,589
Anchorage, AK$68,558
Santa Maria, CA$68,370
Everett, WA$68,357
Danbury, CT$68,137
Bremerton, WA$68,050
Tacoma, WA$67,824
New Suffolk, NY$67,823
Sacramento, CA$67,806
Santa Barbara, CA$67,737
Trenton, NJ$67,668
San Diego, CA$67,668
Brockton, MA$67,599
Fairbanks, AK$67,445
Lompoc, CA$67,285
Lowell, MA$67,234
Ventura, CA$67,222
Nashua, NH$67,210
Stockton, CA$67,204
Modesto, CA$66,746
Poughkeepsie, NY$66,608
Olympia, WA$66,489
Kennewick, WA$66,489
New Haven, CT$66,464
Lawrence, MA$66,238
Hartford, CT$66,175
Riverside, CA$66,163
New Bedford, MA$66,100
Richland, WA$66,100
Bakersfield, CA$66,012
San Bernardino, CA$65,987
New Britain, CT$65,981
Atlantic City, NJ$65,981
New London, CT$65,956
Norwich, CT$65,937
Portsmouth, NH$65,924
Boulder, CO$65,791
Portland, OR$65,705
Worcester, MA$65,699
Minneapolis, MN$65,504
Philadelphia, PA$65,416
Honolulu, HI$65,209
Saint Paul, MN$65,179
Vineland, NJ$65,166
Providence, RI$64,984
Chicago, IL$64,802
Bellingham, WA$64,727
Springfield, MA$64,676
Baltimore, MD$64,658
Chico, CA$64,501
Pittsfield, MA$64,332
Manchester, NH$64,212
Spokane, WA$63,936
Denver, CO$63,930
Albany, NY$63,635
Troy, NY$63,610
Nassau, NY$63,543
Schenectady, NY$63,479
Wilmington, DE$63,429
Burlington, VT$63,341
Salem, OR$63,316
Portland, ME$63,121
Yakima, WA$63,059
Rochester, MN$62,864
Reno, NV$62,833
Fresno, CA$62,833
Milwaukee, WI$62,776
Detroit, MI$62,714
Ann Arbor, MI$62,703
Allentown, PA$62,695
Colorado Springs, CO$62,588
Syracuse, NY$62,557
Carson City, NV$62,557
Houston, TX$62,469
Eugene, OR$62,438
Gary, IN$62,363
Springfield, OR$62,312
Bismarck, ND$62,300
Galveston, TX$62,256
Medford, OR$62,162
Fort Collins, CO$62,137
Concord, NH$62,105
Austin, TX$62,087
Mesa, AZ$61,955
Reading, PA$61,949
Phoenix, AZ$61,942
Dallas, TX$61,924
Saint Cloud, MN$61,863
Madison, WI$61,779
Utica, NY$61,610
Rochester, NY$61,510
Des Moines, IA$61,503
Raleigh, NC$61,497
Atlanta, GA$61,403
Battle Creek, MI$61,384
Salt Lake City, UT$61,365
Lancaster, PA$61,271
Harrisburg, PA$61,184
Kansas City, MO$61,121
Champaign, IL$61,108
Kansas City, KS$61,108
Fort Worth, TX$61,102
Columbus, OH$61,091
Boca Raton, FL$61,077
Pittsburgh, PA$61,052
Richmond, VA$61,027
Indianapolis, IN$61,014
Cleveland, OH$61,008
Las Vegas, NV$60,933
Cincinnati, OH$60,933
Petersburg, VA$60,839
Huntsville, AL$60,745
Lansing, MI$60,703
Lebanon, PA$60,694
Pueblo, CO$60,688
Appleton, WI$60,669
Buffalo, NY$60,644
Dayton, OH$60,626
Racine, WI$60,613
Charlotte, NC$60,607
Saint Louis, MO$60,588
York, PA$60,550
Elkhart, IN$60,550
Gastonia, NC$60,538
Billings, MT$60,523
Beaumont, TX$60,506
Lorain, OH$60,494
Benton Harbor, MI$60,481
Toledo, OH$60,469
Binghamton, NY$60,437
Rock Hill, SC$60,431
Rockford, IL$60,400
Springfield, IL$60,375
Elyria, OH$60,368
Fargo, ND$60,368
Flagstaff, AZ$60,325
Fort Lauderdale, FL$60,287
Duluth, MN$60,249
Miami, FL$60,249
Cheyenne, WY$60,205
Grand Forks, ND$60,205
Bangor, ME$60,067
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,998
Durham, NC$59,972
Louisville, KY$59,967
Grand Rapids, MI$59,955
Hialeah, FL$59,948
Casper, WY$59,860
Scranton, PA$59,785
New Orleans, LA$59,766
Virginia Beach, VA$59,760
Akron, OH$59,729
Peoria, IL$59,647
Sarasota, FL$59,635
Nashville, TN$59,591
Omaha, NE$59,591
Green Bay, WI$59,591
Baton Rouge, LA$59,559
Charleston, SC$59,547
Jamestown, NY$59,516
Davenport, IA$59,516
Tucson, AZ$59,484
Saint Petersburg, FL$59,447
Tampa, FL$59,434
Evansville, IN$59,396
Port Arthur, TX$59,396
Bradenton, FL$59,371
Santa Fe, NM$59,258
Orlando, FL$59,146
Clearwater, FL$59,127
Canton, OH$58,995
La Crosse, WI$58,995
Albuquerque, NM$58,957
Newport News, VA$58,951
High Point, NC$58,932
Ogden, UT$58,907
Corpus Christi, TX$58,857
Norfolk, VA$58,820
Laramie, WY$58,820
Rock Island, IL$58,782
Saginaw, MI$58,769
Jacksonville, FL$58,763
Salisbury, NC$58,751
Boise, ID$58,738
Moline, IL$58,707
Fort Myers, FL$58,688
Memphis, TN$58,675
Tulsa, OK$58,644
Waterloo, IA$58,606
Spartanburg, SC$58,544
Lincoln, NE$58,512
Fort Wayne, IN$58,500
Provo, UT$58,493
Cedar Falls, IA$58,418
San Antonio, TX$58,393
Greensboro, NC$58,368
South Bend, IN$58,362
Savannah, GA$58,293
Muskegon, MI$58,268
Birmingham, AL$58,261
Winston Salem, NC$58,231
Lake Charles, LA$58,080
Anderson, IN$58,067
Lexington, KY$58,048
Augusta, GA$58,029
Greenville, SC$58,029
Lima, OH$57,979
Wichita, KS$57,973
Tuscaloosa, AL$57,973
Columbia, SC$57,917
Springfield, OH$57,904
Asheville, NC$57,804
Bloomington, IN$57,760
Knoxville, TN$57,534
Shreveport, LA$57,528
Wilmington, NC$57,446
Roanoke, VA$57,446
Topeka, KS$57,333
Frankfort, KY$57,326
Oklahoma City, OK$57,283
Chillicothe, OH$57,258
Longview, TX$57,252
Melbourne, FL$57,246
Sioux Falls, SD$57,145
Mobile, AL$57,139
Terre Haute, IN$57,114
Altoona, PA$57,076
Amarillo, TX$57,032
Killeen, TX$57,014
Fayetteville, AR$56,963
Chattanooga, TN$56,945
Sioux City, IA$56,888
Idaho Falls, ID$56,876
Lynchburg, VA$56,825
Gainesville, FL$56,744
Portsmouth, OH$56,713
Little Rock, AR$56,700
Lafayette, LA$56,675
Youngstown, OH$56,675
Daytona Beach, FL$56,637
Clarksville, TN$56,631
Pensacola, FL$56,625
Temple, TX$56,620
Hopkinsville, KY$56,437
Erie, PA$56,424
Florence, SC$56,399
Charleston, WV$56,299
Great Falls, MT$56,267
Macon, GA$56,180
Tallahassee, FL$56,173
Fayetteville, NC$56,161
Waco, TX$56,148
Helena, MT$56,104
Pine Bluff, AR$56,080
Vincennes, IN$56,004
Lubbock, TX$55,979
Alamogordo, NM$55,941
Twin Falls, ID$55,885
Rapid City, SD$55,866
Jackson, MS$55,753
Huntington, WV$55,749
Greenville, MS$55,747
Parkersburg, WV$55,683
Montgomery, AL$55,672
Wichita Falls, TX$55,609
Springfield, MO$55,609
Biloxi, MS$55,578
Monroe, LA$55,515
Johnstown, PA$55,471
Sumter, SC$55,446
Columbus, GA$55,440
Pascagoula, MS$55,320
Abilene, TX$55,320
Kingsport, TN$55,157
Albany, GA$55,157
Gulfport, MS$55,139
Alexandria, LA$54,932
Fort Smith, AR$54,775
El Paso, TX$54,606
Las Cruces, NM$54,323
Harlingen, TX$54,164
Pocatello, ID$54,154
Florence, AL$54,073
Brownsville, TX$54,060
Mcallen, TX$53,928
Dothan, AL$53,841
Columbus, MS$53,468
Altus, OK$53,176
Lawton, OK$53,057
Pierre, SD$52,831
What Skills Can Increase a Charity Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 7.82% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Discharge Planning (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): Developing a personalized plan to ensure the smooth transition of a patient from a health organization to the patient's home or residential care.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
7.82%
Discharge Planning
3.73%
Patient Care
2.13%
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 Charity Assistant's salary.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Community Health: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Care Management
$67,097
7%
Patient Care
$66,470
6%
Community Health
$65,216
4%
Leadership
$65,216
4%
Organizing
$65,216
4%
Collaboration
$64,589
3%
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Charity Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Charity Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Charity Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Charity Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Charity Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Insurance
$75,249
$36.0
20%
How Education impacts a Charity Assistant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Charity 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 a Charity Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$63,714
and $67,641).
Charity Assistant Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Charity Assistant
No Diploma0.2%
High School2.3%
Associates3.7%
Bachelors82.5%
Masters10.9%
Doctorate0.5%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.2%
High School
2.3%
Associates
3.7%
Bachelors
82.5%
Masters
10.9%
Doctorate
0.5%
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Charity Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Charity 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.
Salaries for a Charity Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $73,317 in 2023
to around $69,765 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Charity Assistant salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Charity Assistant Over Time
2022
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2023
$73,317
2024
$71,178
2025
$69,765
2026
$???
2027
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$73,317
2024
$71,178
2025
$69,765
2026
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for Charity Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Charity Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for Charity Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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