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

A Classroom Aide's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,618 for beginners, reaching about $35,284 at mid-level, and approach $37,003 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Classroom Aide?

Classroom Aide salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Classroom Aide roles are District of Columbia $38,759, California $38,612, Massachusetts $38,097. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Classroom Aide roles make?

Salaries for Classroom Aide level roles vary by specialization: Classroom Therapist: $57,016; Classroom Teacher: $53,829; Classroom Instructor: $53,094; Classroom Facilitator: $52,932; Classroom Monitor: $52,758.

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

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

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Classroom Aide in the United States is $35,006 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,551
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,009 to $37,908
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,369

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Classroom Aide Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,908	$3,159	$729	$18
Average	$35,006	$2,917	$673	$17
25th Percentile	$31,009	$2,584	$596	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Classroom Aide Salaries

A Classroom Aide'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 Aide Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Classroom Aide'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): $33,618
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,896
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,284
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,415
Expert (over 8 years): $37,003

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Classroom Aide	$33,618
Intermediate Level Classroom Aide	$33,896
Senior Level Classroom Aide	$35,284
Specialist Level Classroom Aide	$36,415
Expert Level Classroom Aide	$37,003

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

District of Columbia: $38,759.
California: $38,612.
Massachusetts: $38,097.

District of Columbia $38,759

California $38,612

Massachusetts $38,097

Washington $37,957

New Jersey $37,943

Alaska $37,894

Connecticut $37,411

New York $37,215

Hawaii $36,589

Rhode Island $36,295

Maryland $36,095

Minnesota $35,822

Colorado $35,717

Illinois $35,682

Oregon $35,549

Delaware $35,451

New Hampshire $35,389

Virginia $35,251

Pennsylvania $34,849

Nevada $34,646

North Dakota $34,579

Michigan $34,474

Wisconsin $34,436

Vermont $34,359

Texas $34,145

Maine $34,131

Arizona $34,110

Ohio $34,086

Georgia $33,764

Indiana $33,603

Wyoming $33,571

Utah $33,522

Iowa $33,501

Kansas $33,333

Louisiana $33,284

North Carolina $33,267

Missouri $33,260

Florida $33,123

Montana $33,050

Nebraska $32,980

Kentucky $32,941

South Carolina $32,801

Tennessee $32,713

Idaho $32,678

New Mexico $32,423

Oklahoma $32,367

Alabama $32,160

South Dakota $31,814

Arkansas $31,625

West Virginia $31,523

Mississippi $31,219

Top Paying Cities for Classroom Aides

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: $44,154
San Francisco: $43,719
Oakland: $42,750

San Jose, CA $44,154

San Francisco, CA $43,719

Oakland, CA $42,750

New York, NY $40,569

Queens Village, NY $40,306

Paramus, NJ $40,026

Passaic, NJ $39,991

Bergenfield, NJ $39,956

Stamford, CT $39,904

Huntington, NY $39,869

Newark, NJ $39,641

Bridgeport, CT $39,571

New Brunswick, NJ $39,456

Vallejo, CA $39,382

Middlesex, NJ $39,361

Somerset, NJ $39,330

Petaluma, CA $39,249

Santa Cruz, CA $39,113

Boston, MA $39,043

Monterey, CA $38,868

Fairbanks, AK $38,843

Los Angeles, CA $38,777

Washington, DC $38,759

Seattle, WA $38,696

Santa Rosa, CA $38,689

Juneau, AK $38,588

Orange, CA $38,472

Anchorage, AK $38,409

Anaheim, CA $38,385

Santa Ana, CA $38,332

Nassau, NY $38,311

Long Beach, CA $38,297

Danbury, CT $38,286

Santa Maria, CA $38,167

Everett, WA $38,160

Bremerton, WA $37,989

Trenton, NJ $37,922

Sacramento, CA $37,908

San Diego, CA $37,891

Brockton, MA $37,877

Tacoma, WA $37,863

Santa Barbara, CA $37,814

Lowell, MA $37,674

New Suffolk, NY $37,660

Nashua, NH $37,618

Lompoc, CA $37,562

Ventura, CA $37,527

Stockton, CA $37,516

New Haven, CT $37,446

Atlantic City, NJ $37,355

Hartford, CT $37,278

Modesto, CA $37,261

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,184

New Britain, CT $37,166

Olympia, WA $37,117

Kennewick, WA $37,117

New London, CT $37,110

Norwich, CT $37,100

Lawrence, MA $37,082

Bakersfield, CA $36,984

Riverside, CA $36,935

New Bedford, MA $36,935

Richland, WA $36,900

Portsmouth, NH $36,872

Vineland, NJ $36,865

San Bernardino, CA $36,837

Boulder, CO $36,739

Worcester, MA $36,711

Portland, OR $36,680

Saint Paul, MN $36,638

Minneapolis, MN $36,638

Philadelphia, PA $36,589

Honolulu, HI $36,403

Springfield, MA $36,281

Providence, RI $36,277

Chicago, IL $36,176

Bellingham, WA $36,134

Baltimore, MD $36,095

Chico, CA $36,008

Wilmington, DE $35,948

Pittsfield, MA $35,913

Manchester, NH $35,847

Spokane, WA $35,693

Denver, CO $35,689

Albany, NY $35,524

Troy, NY $35,510

Schenectady, NY $35,437

Burlington, VT $35,360

Portland, ME $35,237

Salem, OR $35,209

Yakima, WA $35,202

Ann Arbor, MI $35,192

Rochester, MN $35,094

Fresno, CA $35,076

Reno, NV $35,076

Milwaukee, WI $35,045

Detroit, MI $35,010

Allentown, PA $34,999

Carson City, NV $34,996

Houston, TX $34,943

Colorado Springs, CO $34,940

Syracuse, NY $34,922

Eugene, OR $34,856

Bismarck, ND $34,814

Gary, IN $34,814

Galveston, TX $34,814

Springfield, OR $34,786

Medford, OR $34,702

Fort Collins, CO $34,688

Austin, TX $34,660

Mesa, AZ $34,586

Phoenix, AZ $34,579

Dallas, TX $34,569

Reading, PA $34,548

Saint Cloud, MN $34,534

Concord, NH $34,502

Madison, WI $34,488

Utica, NY $34,394

Raleigh, NC $34,366

Las Vegas, NV $34,362

Rochester, NY $34,338

Des Moines, IA $34,334

Atlanta, GA $34,278

Battle Creek, MI $34,268

Salt Lake City, UT $34,257

Lancaster, PA $34,205

Champaign, IL $34,198

Harrisburg, PA $34,156

Durham, NC $34,124

Kansas City, MO $34,121

Kansas City, KS $34,114

Fort Worth, TX $34,110

Boca Raton, FL $34,096

Cleveland, OH $34,093

Columbus, OH $34,086

Pittsburgh, PA $34,082

Richmond, VA $34,068

Indianapolis, IN $34,061

Cincinnati, OH $34,016

Petersburg, VA $33,963

Billings, MT $33,886

Lansing, MI $33,886

Huntsville, AL $33,886

Lebanon, PA $33,883

Dayton, OH $33,879

Pueblo, CO $33,879

Appleton, WI $33,869

Buffalo, NY $33,855

Racine, WI $33,837

Charlotte, NC $33,834

Saint Louis, MO $33,823

Springfield, IL $33,809

Elkhart, IN $33,802

York, PA $33,802

Gastonia, NC $33,799

Benton Harbor, MI $33,799

Beaumont, TX $33,778

Lorain, OH $33,771

Toledo, OH $33,757

Binghamton, NY $33,739

Rock Hill, SC $33,736

Rockford, IL $33,718

Fargo, ND $33,701

Elyria, OH $33,701

Flagstaff, AZ $33,676

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,655

Miami, FL $33,634

Duluth, MN $33,578

Bangor, ME $33,533

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,494

Louisville, KY $33,477

Grand Rapids, MI $33,470

Hialeah, FL $33,466

Casper, WY $33,417

Scranton, PA $33,375

New Orleans, LA $33,365

Virginia Beach, VA $33,361

Akron, OH $33,344

Peoria, IL $33,298

Sarasota, FL $33,291

Green Bay, WI $33,267

Baton Rouge, LA $33,249

Charleston, SC $33,242

Nashville, TN $33,232

Jamestown, NY $33,225

Davenport, IA $33,225

Tucson, AZ $33,207

Cheyenne, WY $33,197

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,186

Tampa, FL $33,179

Omaha, NE $33,172

Port Arthur, TX $33,158

Evansville, IN $33,158

Bradenton, FL $33,144

Santa Fe, NM $33,081

Orlando, FL $33,046

Clearwater, FL $33,008

Canton, OH $32,934

La Crosse, WI $32,934

Grand Forks, ND $32,924

Albuquerque, NM $32,913

Tulsa, OK $32,913

Newport News, VA $32,910

High Point, NC $32,899

Ogden, UT $32,885

Corpus Christi, TX $32,857

Laramie, WY $32,836

Norfolk, VA $32,836

Rock Island, IL $32,815

Saginaw, MI $32,808

Jacksonville, FL $32,804

Salisbury, NC $32,797

Memphis, TN $32,790

Moline, IL $32,773

Fort Myers, FL $32,762

Waterloo, IA $32,717

Spartanburg, SC $32,682

Lincoln, NE $32,664

Fort Wayne, IN $32,657

Birmingham, AL $32,619

Cedar Falls, IA $32,612

Provo, UT $32,608

Springfield, OH $32,605

San Antonio, TX $32,598

Greensboro, NC $32,584

South Bend, IN $32,580

Winston Salem, NC $32,577

Boise, ID $32,566

Savannah, GA $32,542

Muskegon, MI $32,479

Lima, OH $32,437

Lake Charles, LA $32,423

Anderson, IN $32,416

Lexington, KY $32,405

Augusta, GA $32,395

Greenville, SC $32,395

Wichita, KS $32,363

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,363

Columbia, SC $32,332

Bloomington, IN $32,244

Roanoke, VA $32,223

Asheville, NC $32,178

Knoxville, TN $32,118

Shreveport, LA $32,115

Wilmington, NC $32,069

Frankfort, KY $32,003

Oklahoma City, OK $31,978

Chillicothe, OH $31,964

Longview, TX $31,961

Topeka, KS $31,950

Mobile, AL $31,898

Terre Haute, IN $31,884

Erie, PA $31,880

Altoona, PA $31,863

Melbourne, FL $31,852

Amarillo, TX $31,838

Killeen, TX $31,828

Fayetteville, AR $31,800

Sioux Falls, SD $31,775

Chattanooga, TN $31,754

Idaho Falls, ID $31,751

Gainesville, FL $31,677

Portsmouth, OH $31,660

Little Rock, AR $31,653

Lynchburg, VA $31,653

Lafayette, LA $31,639

Youngstown, OH $31,639

Temple, TX $31,625

Daytona Beach, FL $31,618

Clarksville, TN $31,614

Pensacola, FL $31,611

Hopkinsville, KY $31,506

Charleston, WV $31,502

Florence, SC $31,485

Sioux City, IA $31,464

Macon, GA $31,362

Tallahassee, FL $31,359

Fayetteville, NC $31,352

Waco, TX $31,345

Wichita Falls, TX $31,345

Pine Bluff, AR $31,331

Vincennes, IN $31,264

Lubbock, TX $31,250

Great Falls, MT $31,229

Alamogordo, NM $31,226

Abilene, TX $31,198

Rapid City, SD $31,152

Monroe, LA $31,152

Albany, GA $31,131

Huntington, WV $31,128

Jackson, MS $31,124

Greenville, MS $31,121

Parkersburg, WV $31,086

Montgomery, AL $31,079

Johnstown, PA $31,072

Springfield, MO $31,044

Biloxi, MS $31,026

Sumter, SC $30,953

Columbus, GA $30,949

Twin Falls, ID $30,928

Pascagoula, MS $30,883

Kingsport, TN $30,792

Gulfport, MS $30,781

Alexandria, LA $30,666

Fort Smith, AR $30,578

El Paso, TX $30,484

Helena, MT $30,438

Las Cruces, NM $30,326

Harlingen, TX $30,228

Pocatello, ID $30,197

Florence, AL $30,186

Brownsville, TX $30,179

Dothan, AL $30,123

Mcallen, TX $30,106

Columbus, MS $29,846

Altus, OK $29,685

Lawton, OK $29,619

Pierre, SD $29,493

What Skills Can Increase a Classroom Aide'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 Aide'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	$38,857	11%
Hard Working	$37,457	7%
Coaching	$37,457	7%
Critical Thinking	$36,757	5%
Flexibility	$36,407	4%
Problem Solving	$36,407	4%

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

Understanding how a Classroom Aide'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

$31,009

Average $35,006/year

$37,908

$2,584

Average $2,917/month

$3,159

$596

Average $673/week

$729

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,908	$3,159	$729	$18
Average	$35,006	$2,917	$673	$17
25th Percentile	$31,009	$2,584	$596	$15

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Salary Trends for Classroom Aide

Salaries for a Classroom Aide can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,264 in 2023 to around $43,904 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Classroom Aide salary trends, .

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