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

A Classroom Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,377 for beginners, reaching about $35,031 at mid-level, and approach $36,738 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Classroom Assistant?

Classroom Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Classroom Assistant roles are District of Columbia $39,035, California $38,887, Massachusetts $38,369. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Classroom Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Classroom Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Classroom Therapist: $57,016; Classroom Teacher: $53,829; Classroom Coordinator: $51,470; Special Ed Classroom Assistant: $39,139; Special Education Classroom Assistant: $38,473.

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

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

Classroom Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Classroom Assistant in the United States is $35,256 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,092
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,669 to $38,311
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,403

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Classroom Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,311	$3,193	$737	$18
Average	$35,256	$2,938	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$31,669	$2,639	$609	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Classroom Assistant Salaries

A Classroom 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 Experience Level Affects Classroom Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Classroom 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): $33,377
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,653
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,031
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,154
Expert (over 8 years): $36,738

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Classroom Assistant	$33,377
Intermediate Level Classroom Assistant	$33,653
Senior Level Classroom Assistant	$35,031
Specialist Level Classroom Assistant	$36,154
Expert Level Classroom Assistant	$36,738

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

District of Columbia: $39,035.
California: $38,887.
Massachusetts: $38,369.

District of Columbia $39,035 California $38,887 Massachusetts $38,369 Washington $38,228 New Jersey $38,214 Alaska $38,164 Connecticut $37,678 New York $37,480

Hawaii $36,849 Rhode Island $36,553 Maryland $36,352 Minnesota $36,077 Colorado $35,971 Illinois $35,936 Oregon $35,802 Delaware $35,703

New Hampshire $35,641 Virginia $35,502 Pennsylvania $35,097 Nevada $34,893 North Dakota $34,826 Michigan $34,720 Wisconsin $34,681 Vermont $34,603

Texas $34,388 Maine $34,374 Arizona $34,353 Ohio $34,328 Georgia $34,004 Indiana $33,842 Wyoming $33,810 Utah $33,761

Iowa $33,740 Kansas $33,570 Louisiana $33,521 North Carolina $33,503 Missouri $33,496 Florida $33,359 Montana $33,285 Nebraska $33,214

Kentucky $33,176 South Carolina $33,035 Tennessee $32,946 Idaho $32,911 New Mexico $32,654 Oklahoma $32,597 Alabama $32,389 South Dakota $32,040

Arkansas $31,850 West Virginia $31,748 Mississippi $31,441

Top Paying Cities for Classroom 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: $44,468
San Francisco: $44,031
Oakland: $43,054

San Jose, CA $44,468

San Francisco, CA $44,031

Oakland, CA $43,054

New York, NY $40,858

Queens Village, NY $40,593

Paramus, NJ $40,311

Passaic, NJ $40,276

Bergenfield, NJ $40,241

Stamford, CT $40,188

Huntington, NY $40,153

Newark, NJ $39,924

Bridgeport, CT $39,853

New Brunswick, NJ $39,737

Vallejo, CA $39,663

Middlesex, NJ $39,642

Somerset, NJ $39,610

Petaluma, CA $39,529

Santa Cruz, CA $39,391

Boston, MA $39,321

Monterey, CA $39,144

Fairbanks, AK $39,120

Los Angeles, CA $39,053

Washington, DC $39,035

Seattle, WA $38,972

Santa Rosa, CA $38,965

Juneau, AK $38,862

Orange, CA $38,746

Anchorage, AK $38,683

Anaheim, CA $38,658

Santa Ana, CA $38,605

Nassau, NY $38,584

Long Beach, CA $38,570

Danbury, CT $38,559

Santa Maria, CA $38,439

Everett, WA $38,432

Bremerton, WA $38,259

Trenton, NJ $38,192

Sacramento, CA $38,178

San Diego, CA $38,161

Brockton, MA $38,147

Tacoma, WA $38,133

Santa Barbara, CA $38,083

Lowell, MA $37,942

New Suffolk, NY $37,928

Nashua, NH $37,886

Lompoc, CA $37,829

Ventura, CA $37,794

Stockton, CA $37,784

New Haven, CT $37,713

Atlantic City, NJ $37,621

Hartford, CT $37,544

Modesto, CA $37,526

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,449

New Britain, CT $37,431

Olympia, WA $37,382

Kennewick, WA $37,382

New London, CT $37,375

Norwich, CT $37,364

Lawrence, MA $37,346

Bakersfield, CA $37,248

Riverside, CA $37,198

New Bedford, MA $37,198

Richland, WA $37,163

Portsmouth, NH $37,135

Vineland, NJ $37,128

San Bernardino, CA $37,100

Boulder, CO $37,001

Worcester, MA $36,973

Portland, OR $36,941

Saint Paul, MN $36,899

Minneapolis, MN $36,899

Philadelphia, PA $36,849

Honolulu, HI $36,662

Springfield, MA $36,539

Providence, RI $36,535

Chicago, IL $36,433

Bellingham, WA $36,391

Baltimore, MD $36,352

Chico, CA $36,264

Wilmington, DE $36,204

Pittsfield, MA $36,169

Manchester, NH $36,102

Spokane, WA $35,947

Denver, CO $35,943

Albany, NY $35,777

Troy, NY $35,763

Schenectady, NY $35,689

Burlington, VT $35,612

Portland, ME $35,488

Salem, OR $35,460

Yakima, WA $35,453

Ann Arbor, MI $35,443

Rochester, MN $35,344

Fresno, CA $35,326

Reno, NV $35,326

Milwaukee, WI $35,294

Detroit, MI $35,259

Allentown, PA $35,249

Carson City, NV $35,245

Houston, TX $35,192

Colorado Springs, CO $35,189

Syracuse, NY $35,171

Eugene, OR $35,104

Bismarck, ND $35,062

Gary, IN $35,062

Galveston, TX $35,062

Springfield, OR $35,034

Medford, OR $34,949

Fort Collins, CO $34,935

Austin, TX $34,907

Mesa, AZ $34,833

Phoenix, AZ $34,826

Dallas, TX $34,815

Reading, PA $34,794

Saint Cloud, MN $34,780

Concord, NH $34,748

Madison, WI $34,734

Utica, NY $34,639

Raleigh, NC $34,611

Las Vegas, NV $34,607

Rochester, NY $34,582

Des Moines, IA $34,579

Atlanta, GA $34,522

Battle Creek, MI $34,512

Salt Lake City, UT $34,501

Lancaster, PA $34,448

Champaign, IL $34,441

Harrisburg, PA $34,399

Durham, NC $34,367

Kansas City, MO $34,364

Kansas City, KS $34,357

Fort Worth, TX $34,353

Boca Raton, FL $34,339

Cleveland, OH $34,336

Columbus, OH $34,328

Pittsburgh, PA $34,325

Richmond, VA $34,311

Indianapolis, IN $34,304

Cincinnati, OH $34,258

Petersburg, VA $34,205

Billings, MT $34,128

Lansing, MI $34,128

Huntsville, AL $34,128

Lebanon, PA $34,124

Dayton, OH $34,120

Pueblo, CO $34,120

Appleton, WI $34,110

Buffalo, NY $34,096

Racine, WI $34,078

Charlotte, NC $34,075

Saint Louis, MO $34,064

Springfield, IL $34,050

Elkhart, IN $34,043

York, PA $34,043

Gastonia, NC $34,039

Benton Harbor, MI $34,039

Beaumont, TX $34,018

Lorain, OH $34,011

Toledo, OH $33,997

Binghamton, NY $33,979

Rock Hill, SC $33,976

Rockford, IL $33,958

Fargo, ND $33,941

Elyria, OH $33,941

Flagstaff, AZ $33,916

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,895

Miami, FL $33,874

Duluth, MN $33,817

Bangor, ME $33,771

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,733

Louisville, KY $33,715

Grand Rapids, MI $33,708

Hialeah, FL $33,704

Casper, WY $33,655

Scranton, PA $33,613

New Orleans, LA $33,602

Virginia Beach, VA $33,599

Akron, OH $33,581

Peoria, IL $33,535

Sarasota, FL $33,528

Green Bay, WI $33,503

Baton Rouge, LA $33,486

Charleston, SC $33,479

Nashville, TN $33,468

Jamestown, NY $33,461

Davenport, IA $33,461

Tucson, AZ $33,444

Cheyenne, WY $33,433

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,422

Tampa, FL $33,415

Omaha, NE $33,408

Port Arthur, TX $33,394

Evansville, IN $33,394

Bradenton, FL $33,380

Santa Fe, NM $33,317

Orlando, FL $33,281

Clearwater, FL $33,243

Canton, OH $33,169

La Crosse, WI $33,169

Grand Forks, ND $33,158

Albuquerque, NM $33,147

Tulsa, OK $33,147

Newport News, VA $33,144

High Point, NC $33,133

Ogden, UT $33,119

Corpus Christi, TX $33,091

Laramie, WY $33,070

Norfolk, VA $33,070

Rock Island, IL $33,049

Saginaw, MI $33,042

Jacksonville, FL $33,038

Salisbury, NC $33,031

Memphis, TN $33,024

Moline, IL $33,006

Fort Myers, FL $32,996

Waterloo, IA $32,950

Spartanburg, SC $32,915

Lincoln, NE $32,897

Fort Wayne, IN $32,890

Birmingham, AL $32,851

Cedar Falls, IA $32,844

Provo, UT $32,841

Springfield, OH $32,837

San Antonio, TX $32,830

Greensboro, NC $32,816

South Bend, IN $32,812

Winston Salem, NC $32,809

Boise, ID $32,798

Savannah, GA $32,774

Muskegon, MI $32,710

Lima, OH $32,668

Lake Charles, LA $32,654

Anderson, IN $32,647

Lexington, KY $32,636

Augusta, GA $32,626

Greenville, SC $32,626

Wichita, KS $32,594

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,594

Columbia, SC $32,562

Bloomington, IN $32,474

Roanoke, VA $32,453

Asheville, NC $32,407

Knoxville, TN $32,347

Shreveport, LA $32,344

Wilmington, NC $32,298

Frankfort, KY $32,231

Oklahoma City, OK $32,206

Chillicothe, OH $32,192

Longview, TX $32,188

Topeka, KS $32,178

Mobile, AL $32,125

Terre Haute, IN $32,111

Erie, PA $32,107

Altoona, PA $32,090

Melbourne, FL $32,079

Amarillo, TX $32,065

Killeen, TX $32,054

Fayetteville, AR $32,026

Sioux Falls, SD $32,002

Chattanooga, TN $31,980

Idaho Falls, ID $31,977

Gainesville, FL $31,903

Portsmouth, OH $31,885

Little Rock, AR $31,878

Lynchburg, VA $31,878

Lafayette, LA $31,864

Youngstown, OH $31,864

Temple, TX $31,850

Daytona Beach, FL $31,843

Clarksville, TN $31,839

Pensacola, FL $31,836

Hopkinsville, KY $31,730

Charleston, WV $31,727

Florence, SC $31,709

Sioux City, IA $31,688

Macon, GA $31,586

Tallahassee, FL $31,582

Fayetteville, NC $31,575

Waco, TX $31,568

Wichita Falls, TX $31,568

Pine Bluff, AR $31,554

Vincennes, IN $31,487

Lubbock, TX $31,473

Great Falls, MT $31,452

Alamogordo, NM $31,448

Abilene, TX $31,420

Rapid City, SD $31,374

Monroe, LA $31,374

Albany, GA $31,353

Huntington, WV $31,349

Jackson, MS $31,346

Greenville, MS $31,342

Parkersburg, WV $31,307

Montgomery, AL $31,300

Johnstown, PA $31,293

Springfield, MO $31,265

Biloxi, MS $31,247

Sumter, SC $31,173

Columbus, GA $31,170

Twin Falls, ID $31,148

Pascagoula, MS $31,103

Kingsport, TN $31,011

Gulfport, MS $31,000

Alexandria, LA $30,884

Fort Smith, AR $30,796

El Paso, TX $30,701

Helena, MT $30,655

Las Cruces, NM $30,542

Harlingen, TX $30,443

Pocatello, ID $30,412

Florence, AL $30,401

Brownsville, TX $30,394

Dothan, AL $30,338

Mcallen, TX $30,320

Columbus, MS $30,059

Altus, OK $29,897

Lawton, OK $29,830

Pierre, SD $29,703

What Skills Can Increase a Classroom Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

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 Classroom Assistant's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$39,134	11%
Hard Working	$37,724	7%
Coaching	$37,724	7%
Critical Thinking	$37,018	5%
Flexibility	$36,666	4%
Problem Solving	$36,666	4%

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

Understanding how a Classroom 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 January 01, 2026

$31,669

Average $35,256/year

$38,311

$2,639

Average $2,938/month

$3,193

$609

Average $678/week

$737

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Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,311	$3,193	$737	$18
Average	$35,256	$2,938	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$31,669	$2,639	$609	$15

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Salary Trends for Classroom Assistant

Salaries for a Classroom Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,946 in 2023 to around $43,589 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Classroom Assistant salary trends, .

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