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

An Assistant Chief's salary grows with experience: a Financial Planning Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $66,896, a Financial Planning Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $78,774, a Assistant Chief (4-7 years)earns $94,407, a Financial Planning Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $113,808, a Financial Planning Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $146,802,

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Chief?

Assistant Chief salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Chief roles are District of Columbia $103,856, California $103,463, Massachusetts $102,084. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Chief roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Chief level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Chief Engineer: $298,291; Assistant Chief Counsel: $297,016; Assistant Chief Pilot: $195,528; Assistant Chief of Police: $134,480; Chief Physician Assistant: $111,689.

How do different companies affect an Assistant Chief's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assistant Chief 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 Chief Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Chief make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Chief in the United States is $93,801 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,808
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,075 to $101,656
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,130

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Assistant Chief Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,656	$8,471	$1,955	$49
Average	$93,801	$7,817	$1,804	$45
25th Percentile	$85,075	$7,090	$1,636	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Chief Salaries

An Assistant Chief'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 Chief Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Chief'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): $66,896
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,774
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,407
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,808
Expert (over 8 years): $146,802

Levels	Salary
Financial... Level Assistant Chief	$66,896
Financial... Level Assistant Chief	$78,774
Assistant... Level Assistant Chief	$94,407
Financial... Level Assistant Chief	$113,808
Financial... Level Assistant Chief	$146,802

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How Do Assistant Chief 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 Chieves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,856.
California: $103,463.
Massachusetts: $102,084.

District of Columbia $103,856

California $103,463

Massachusetts $102,084

Washington $101,708

New Jersey $101,671

Alaska $101,540

Connecticut $100,245

New York $99,720

Hawaii $98,041

Rhode Island $97,253

Maryland $96,718

Minnesota $95,987

Colorado $95,705

Illinois $95,611

Oregon $95,255

Delaware $94,992

New Hampshire $94,827

Virginia $94,458

Pennsylvania $93,379

Nevada $92,835

North Dakota $92,657

Michigan $92,375

Wisconsin $92,272

Vermont $92,066

Texas $91,493

Maine $91,456

Arizona $91,400

Ohio $91,334

Georgia $90,471

Indiana $90,040

Wyoming $89,955

Utah $89,824

Iowa $89,768

Kansas $89,317

Louisiana $89,186

North Carolina $89,139

Missouri $89,120

Florida $88,755

Montana $88,558

Nebraska $88,370

Kentucky $88,267

South Carolina $87,892

Tennessee $87,657

Idaho $87,563

New Mexico $86,878

Oklahoma $86,728

Alabama $86,175

South Dakota $85,246

Arkansas $84,740

West Virginia $84,468

Mississippi $83,652

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Chieves

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: $118,311
San Francisco: $117,016
Oakland: $114,550

San Jose, CA $118,311

San Francisco, CA $117,016

Oakland, CA $114,550

New York, NY $108,002

Paramus, NJ $106,688

Queens Village, NY $106,684

Passaic, NJ $106,595

Bergenfield, NJ $106,586

Stamford, CT $106,380

Huntington, NY $106,341

Newark, NJ $105,648

Bridgeport, CT $105,450

Vallejo, CA $105,263

New Brunswick, NJ $105,226

Petaluma, CA $105,170

Middlesex, NJ $104,991

Somerset, NJ $104,926

Santa Cruz, CA $104,804

Boston, MA $104,232

Monterey, CA $103,902

Seattle, WA $103,688

Santa Rosa, CA $103,669

Los Angeles, CA $103,641

Juneau, AK $103,397

Washington, DC $103,294

Orange, CA $102,960

Santa Ana, CA $102,712

Long Beach, CA $102,618

Anaheim, CA $102,600

Anchorage, AK $102,553

Santa Maria, CA $102,271

Everett, WA $102,252

Danbury, CT $101,922

Bremerton, WA $101,793

Tacoma, WA $101,455

New Suffolk, NY $101,453

Sacramento, CA $101,427

Santa Barbara, CA $101,324

Trenton, NJ $101,221

San Diego, CA $101,221

Brockton, MA $101,117

Fairbanks, AK $100,888

Lompoc, CA $100,648

Lowell, MA $100,572

Ventura, CA $100,555

Nashua, NH $100,536

Stockton, CA $100,527

Modesto, CA $99,842

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,635

Olympia, WA $99,457

Kennewick, WA $99,457

New Haven, CT $99,420

Lawrence, MA $99,082

Hartford, CT $98,988

Riverside, CA $98,969

New Bedford, MA $98,876

Richland, WA $98,876

Bakersfield, CA $98,744

San Bernardino, CA $98,707

New Britain, CT $98,697

Atlantic City, NJ $98,697

New London, CT $98,660

Norwich, CT $98,632

Portsmouth, NH $98,613

Boulder, CO $98,414

Portland, OR $98,285

Worcester, MA $98,275

Minneapolis, MN $97,985

Philadelphia, PA $97,853

Honolulu, HI $97,544

Saint Paul, MN $97,499

Vineland, NJ $97,478

Providence, RI $97,206

Chicago, IL $96,934

Bellingham, WA $96,821

Springfield, MA $96,746

Baltimore, MD $96,718

Chico, CA $96,484

Pittsfield, MA $96,230

Manchester, NH $96,052

Spokane, WA $95,639

Denver, CO $95,630

Albany, NY $95,189

Troy, NY $95,152

Nassau, NY $95,051

Schenectady, NY $94,955

Wilmington, DE $94,880

Burlington, VT $94,748

Salem, OR $94,711

Portland, ME $94,420

Yakima, WA $94,326

Rochester, MN $94,036

Reno, NV $93,989

Fresno, CA $93,989

Milwaukee, WI $93,904

Detroit, MI $93,810

Ann Arbor, MI $93,794

Allentown, PA $93,782

Colorado Springs, CO $93,623

Syracuse, NY $93,576

Carson City, NV $93,576

Houston, TX $93,445

Eugene, OR $93,398

Gary, IN $93,285

Springfield, OR $93,210

Bismarck, ND $93,191

Galveston, TX $93,126

Medford, OR $92,985

Fort Collins, CO $92,947

Concord, NH $92,901

Austin, TX $92,872

Mesa, AZ $92,675

Reading, PA $92,666

Phoenix, AZ $92,657

Dallas, TX $92,628

Saint Cloud, MN $92,538

Madison, WI $92,413

Utica, NY $92,159

Rochester, NY $92,009

Des Moines, IA $92,000

Raleigh, NC $91,991

Atlanta, GA $91,850

Battle Creek, MI $91,822

Salt Lake City, UT $91,794

Lancaster, PA $91,653

Harrisburg, PA $91,522

Kansas City, MO $91,428

Champaign, IL $91,409

Kansas City, KS $91,409

Fort Worth, TX $91,400

Columbus, OH $91,384

Boca Raton, FL $91,362

Pittsburgh, PA $91,325

Richmond, VA $91,287

Indianapolis, IN $91,268

Cleveland, OH $91,259

Las Vegas, NV $91,146

Cincinnati, OH $91,146

Petersburg, VA $91,006

Huntsville, AL $90,865

Lansing, MI $90,802

Lebanon, PA $90,790

Pueblo, CO $90,781

Appleton, WI $90,752

Buffalo, NY $90,715

Dayton, OH $90,687

Racine, WI $90,668

Charlotte, NC $90,659

Saint Louis, MO $90,631

York, PA $90,574

Elkhart, IN $90,574

Gastonia, NC $90,556

Billings, MT $90,534

Beaumont, TX $90,509

Lorain, OH $90,490

Benton Harbor, MI $90,471

Toledo, OH $90,452

Binghamton, NY $90,405

Rock Hill, SC $90,396

Rockford, IL $90,349

Springfield, IL $90,312

Elyria, OH $90,302

Fargo, ND $90,302

Flagstaff, AZ $90,237

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,180

Duluth, MN $90,124

Miami, FL $90,124

Cheyenne, WY $90,058

Grand Forks, ND $90,058

Bangor, ME $89,852

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,749

Durham, NC $89,709

Louisville, KY $89,702

Grand Rapids, MI $89,683

Hialeah, FL $89,674

Casper, WY $89,542

Scranton, PA $89,430

New Orleans, LA $89,402

Virginia Beach, VA $89,392

Akron, OH $89,345

Peoria, IL $89,224

Sarasota, FL $89,205

Nashville, TN $89,139

Omaha, NE $89,139

Green Bay, WI $89,139

Baton Rouge, LA $89,092

Charleston, SC $89,073

Jamestown, NY $89,027

Davenport, IA $89,027

Tucson, AZ $88,980

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,923

Tampa, FL $88,905

Evansville, IN $88,848

Port Arthur, TX $88,848

Bradenton, FL $88,811

Santa Fe, NM $88,642

Orlando, FL $88,473

Clearwater, FL $88,445

Canton, OH $88,248

La Crosse, WI $88,248

Albuquerque, NM $88,192

Newport News, VA $88,182

High Point, NC $88,154

Ogden, UT $88,117

Corpus Christi, TX $88,042

Norfolk, VA $87,985

Laramie, WY $87,985

Rock Island, IL $87,929

Saginaw, MI $87,910

Jacksonville, FL $87,901

Salisbury, NC $87,882

Boise, ID $87,863

Moline, IL $87,816

Fort Myers, FL $87,788

Memphis, TN $87,770

Tulsa, OK $87,723

Waterloo, IA $87,666

Spartanburg, SC $87,573

Lincoln, NE $87,526

Fort Wayne, IN $87,507

Provo, UT $87,498

Cedar Falls, IA $87,385

San Antonio, TX $87,347

Greensboro, NC $87,310

South Bend, IN $87,301

Savannah, GA $87,197

Muskegon, MI $87,160

Birmingham, AL $87,151

Winston Salem, NC $87,105

Lake Charles, LA $86,878

Anderson, IN $86,860

Lexington, KY $86,832

Augusta, GA $86,803

Greenville, SC $86,803

Lima, OH $86,728

Wichita, KS $86,719

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,719

Columbia, SC $86,635

Springfield, OH $86,616

Asheville, NC $86,466

Bloomington, IN $86,400

Knoxville, TN $86,062

Shreveport, LA $86,053

Wilmington, NC $85,931

Roanoke, VA $85,931

Topeka, KS $85,762

Frankfort, KY $85,752

Oklahoma City, OK $85,687

Chillicothe, OH $85,650

Longview, TX $85,640

Melbourne, FL $85,631

Sioux Falls, SD $85,481

Mobile, AL $85,471

Terre Haute, IN $85,434

Altoona, PA $85,378

Amarillo, TX $85,312

Killeen, TX $85,284

Fayetteville, AR $85,209

Chattanooga, TN $85,181

Sioux City, IA $85,096

Idaho Falls, ID $85,078

Lynchburg, VA $85,002

Gainesville, FL $84,881

Portsmouth, OH $84,834

Little Rock, AR $84,815

Lafayette, LA $84,777

Youngstown, OH $84,777

Daytona Beach, FL $84,721

Clarksville, TN $84,712

Pensacola, FL $84,702

Temple, TX $84,696

Hopkinsville, KY $84,421

Erie, PA $84,402

Florence, SC $84,365

Charleston, WV $84,215

Great Falls, MT $84,168

Macon, GA $84,036

Tallahassee, FL $84,027

Fayetteville, NC $84,008

Waco, TX $83,989

Helena, MT $83,924

Pine Bluff, AR $83,888

Vincennes, IN $83,774

Lubbock, TX $83,736

Alamogordo, NM $83,680

Twin Falls, ID $83,595

Rapid City, SD $83,567

Jackson, MS $83,398

Huntington, WV $83,392

Greenville, MS $83,389

Parkersburg, WV $83,293

Montgomery, AL $83,277

Wichita Falls, TX $83,183

Springfield, MO $83,183

Biloxi, MS $83,136

Monroe, LA $83,042

Johnstown, PA $82,976

Sumter, SC $82,939

Columbus, GA $82,929

Pascagoula, MS $82,751

Abilene, TX $82,751

Kingsport, TN $82,507

Albany, GA $82,507

Gulfport, MS $82,479

Alexandria, LA $82,170

Fort Smith, AR $81,935

El Paso, TX $81,682

Las Cruces, NM $81,260

Harlingen, TX $81,022

Pocatello, ID $81,007

Florence, AL $80,885

Brownsville, TX $80,866

Mcallen, TX $80,669

Dothan, AL $80,538

Columbus, MS $79,980

Altus, OK $79,543

Lawton, OK $79,365

Pierre, SD $79,027

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Chief's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 19.98% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.49% 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.
Pricing (Mentioned in 0.98% Job Postings): Pricing is a process of fixing the value that a manufacturer will receive in the exchange of services and goods.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	19.98%
Microsoft Excel	1.49%
Pricing	0.98%

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 Chief's salary.

Corporate Finance: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Tableau: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
KPI: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Corporate Finance	$96,615	3%
Tableau	$96,615	3%
KPI	$96,615	3%
Forecasting	$95,677	2%
Hyperion	$95,677	2%
Presentation	$95,677	2%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Chief's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Chieves 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 an Assistant Chief with a Bachelor's Degree is between $96,877 and $101,839).

Assistant Chief Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Chief

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 0.8%

Associates 1.1%

Bachelors 39.3%

Masters 58.2%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	0.8%
Associates	1.1%
Bachelors	39.3%
Masters	58.2%
Doctorate	0.5%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Chief'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 May 01, 2026

$85,075

Average $93,801/year

$101,656

$7,090

Average $7,817/month

$8,471

$1,636

Average $1,804/week

$1,955

$41

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,656	$8,471	$1,955	$49
Average	$93,801	$7,817	$1,804	$45
25th Percentile	$85,075	$7,090	$1,636	$41

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Salary Trends for Assistant Chief

Salaries for an Assistant Chief can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $92,128 in 2023 to around $90,395 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Chief salary trends, .

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2023

$92,128

2024

$91,137

2025

$90,395

2026

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2024	$91,137
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