Assistant Don Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Don in the United States is $249,162 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $120.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $318,127
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $222,492 to $285,261
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $198,210
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Assistant Don Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $285,261 $23,772 $5,486 $137
Average $249,162 $20,764 $4,792 $120
25th Percentile $222,492 $18,541 $4,279 $107
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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Don Salaries

An Assistant Don'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 Don Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Don'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): $119,343
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $139,646
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $169,164
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $207,763
  • Expert (over 8 years): $251,014
Levels Salary
Nursing S... Level Assistant Don$119,343
Nursing M... Level Assistant Don$139,646
Nursing S... Level Assistant Don$169,164
Nursing D... Level Assistant Don$207,763
Assistant... Level Assistant Don$251,014
$119,343 0 yr
$139,646 < 2 yrs
$169,164 2-4 yrs
$207,763 5-8 yrs
$251,014 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Assistant Dons

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: $314,268
  • San Francisco: $310,827
  • Oakland: $304,277

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Don's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 9.82% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Assisted Living (Mentioned in 3.56% Job Postings): Assisted living exemplifies the shift from "care as service" to "care as business" in the broader health care arena predicted more than three decades ago. A consumer-driven industry, assisted living offers a wide range of options, levels of care, and diversity of services (Lockhart, 2009) and is subject to state rather than federal regulatory oversight. "Assisted living" means depends on both the state and provider in question: variations in state regulatory definitions are significant and provider variables include everything from philosophy, geographic location and auspice, to organizational size and structure.
  • Acute Care (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 9.82%
Assisted Living 3.56%
Acute Care 1.74%
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 Don's salary.
  • Clinical Services: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Clinical Services
$259,128
4%
Commitment
$259,128
4%
Coaching
$256,637
3%
Community Health
$256,637
3%
Staff Development
$256,637
3%
Integrity
$256,637
3%
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Assistant Don Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Don roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Don positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Don as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Don

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare$274,078$132.010%

How Education impacts an Assistant Don's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Dons enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Don with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $249,885 and $271,966).

Assistant Don Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Don
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 1.1%
High School 1.1%
Associates 11.1%
Bachelors 22.2%
Masters 57.9%
Doctorate 7.7%
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Assistant Don Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Don'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 July 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Assistant Don

Salaries for an Assistant Don can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $211,322 in 2023 to around $213,289 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Don salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Assistant Don Over Time

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2023
$211,322
2024
$215,279
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$213,289
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2024 $215,279
2025 $213,289
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