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

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Educational Assistant's salary?

An Educational Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,039 for beginners, reaching about $35,727 at mid-level, and approach $37,475 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Educational Assistant?

Educational Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Educational Assistant roles are District of Columbia $39,246, California $39,097, Massachusetts $38,576. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Educational Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Educational Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Educational Psychologist: $139,823; Educational Consultant: $113,901; Educational Audiologist: $87,472; Educational Trainer: $69,278; Educational Technologist: $69,140.

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

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

Educational Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Educational Assistant in the United States is $35,446 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,080
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,394 to $38,395
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,705

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Educational Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,395	$3,200	$738	$18
Average	$35,446	$2,954	$682	$17
25th Percentile	$31,394	$2,616	$604	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Educational Assistant Salaries

An Educational 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 Educational Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Educational 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): $34,039
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,320
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,727
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,877
Expert (over 8 years): $37,475

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Educational Assistant	$34,039
Intermediate Level Educational Assistant	$34,320
Senior Level Educational Assistant	$35,727
Specialist Level Educational Assistant	$36,877
Expert Level Educational Assistant	$37,475

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

District of Columbia: $39,246.
California: $39,097.
Massachusetts: $38,576.

District of Columbia $39,246 California $39,097 Massachusetts $38,576 Washington $38,434 New Jersey $38,420 Alaska $38,370 Connecticut $37,881 New York $37,683

Hawaii $37,048 Rhode Island $36,750 Maryland $36,548 Minnesota $36,272 Colorado $36,166 Illinois $36,130 Oregon $35,995 Delaware $35,896

New Hampshire $35,834 Virginia $35,694 Pennsylvania $35,286 Nevada $35,081 North Dakota $35,014 Michigan $34,907 Wisconsin $34,868 Vermont $34,790

Texas $34,574 Maine $34,560 Arizona $34,539 Ohio $34,514 Georgia $34,188 Indiana $34,025 Wyoming $33,993 Utah $33,943

Iowa $33,922 Kansas $33,752 Louisiana $33,702 North Carolina $33,684 Missouri $33,677 Florida $33,539 Montana $33,465 Nebraska $33,394

Kentucky $33,355 South Carolina $33,213 Tennessee $33,124 Idaho $33,089 New Mexico $32,830 Oklahoma $32,773 Alabama $32,564 South Dakota $32,213

Arkansas $32,022 West Virginia $31,919 Mississippi $31,611

Top Paying Cities for Educational 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: $44,708
San Francisco: $44,269
Oakland: $43,287

San Jose, CA $44,708

San Francisco, CA $44,269

Oakland, CA $43,287

New York, NY $41,078

Queens Village, NY $40,813

Paramus, NJ $40,529

Passaic, NJ $40,494

Bergenfield, NJ $40,458

Stamford, CT $40,405

Huntington, NY $40,369

Newark, NJ $40,139

Bridgeport, CT $40,068

New Brunswick, NJ $39,951

Vallejo, CA $39,877

Middlesex, NJ $39,855

Somerset, NJ $39,824

Petaluma, CA $39,742

Santa Cruz, CA $39,604

Boston, MA $39,533

Monterey, CA $39,356

Fairbanks, AK $39,331

Los Angeles, CA $39,264

Washington, DC $39,246

Seattle, WA $39,182

Santa Rosa, CA $39,175

Juneau, AK $39,072

Orange, CA $38,955

Anchorage, AK $38,891

Anaheim, CA $38,867

Santa Ana, CA $38,813

Nassau, NY $38,792

Long Beach, CA $38,778

Danbury, CT $38,767

Santa Maria, CA $38,647

Everett, WA $38,640

Bremerton, WA $38,466

Trenton, NJ $38,399

Sacramento, CA $38,384

San Diego, CA $38,367

Brockton, MA $38,353

Tacoma, WA $38,338

Santa Barbara, CA $38,289

Lowell, MA $38,147

New Suffolk, NY $38,133

Nashua, NH $38,090

Lompoc, CA $38,034

Ventura, CA $37,998

Stockton, CA $37,987

New Haven, CT $37,917

Atlantic City, NJ $37,824

Hartford, CT $37,746

Modesto, CA $37,729

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,651

New Britain, CT $37,633

Olympia, WA $37,583

Kennewick, WA $37,583

New London, CT $37,576

Norwich, CT $37,566

Lawrence, MA $37,548

Bakersfield, CA $37,449

Riverside, CA $37,399

New Bedford, MA $37,399

Richland, WA $37,364

Portsmouth, NH $37,335

Vineland, NJ $37,328

San Bernardino, CA $37,300

Boulder, CO $37,201

Worcester, MA $37,172

Portland, OR $37,140

Saint Paul, MN $37,098

Minneapolis, MN $37,098

Philadelphia, PA $37,048

Honolulu, HI $36,860

Springfield, MA $36,736

Providence, RI $36,733

Chicago, IL $36,630

Bellingham, WA $36,587

Baltimore, MD $36,548

Chico, CA $36,460

Wilmington, DE $36,399

Pittsfield, MA $36,364

Manchester, NH $36,297

Spokane, WA $36,141

Denver, CO $36,137

Albany, NY $35,971

Troy, NY $35,956

Schenectady, NY $35,882

Burlington, VT $35,804

Portland, ME $35,680

Salem, OR $35,652

Yakima, WA $35,644

Ann Arbor, MI $35,634

Rochester, MN $35,535

Fresno, CA $35,517

Reno, NV $35,517

Milwaukee, WI $35,485

Detroit, MI $35,450

Allentown, PA $35,439

Carson City, NV $35,435

Houston, TX $35,382

Colorado Springs, CO $35,379

Syracuse, NY $35,361

Eugene, OR $35,294

Bismarck, ND $35,251

Gary, IN $35,251

Galveston, TX $35,251

Springfield, OR $35,223

Medford, OR $35,138

Fort Collins, CO $35,123

Austin, TX $35,095

Mesa, AZ $35,021

Phoenix, AZ $35,014

Dallas, TX $35,003

Reading, PA $34,982

Saint Cloud, MN $34,967

Concord, NH $34,936

Madison, WI $34,921

Utica, NY $34,826

Raleigh, NC $34,797

Las Vegas, NV $34,794

Rochester, NY $34,769

Des Moines, IA $34,765

Atlanta, GA $34,709

Battle Creek, MI $34,698

Salt Lake City, UT $34,687

Lancaster, PA $34,634

Champaign, IL $34,627

Harrisburg, PA $34,585

Durham, NC $34,553

Kansas City, MO $34,549

Kansas City, KS $34,542

Fort Worth, TX $34,539

Boca Raton, FL $34,524

Cleveland, OH $34,521

Columbus, OH $34,514

Pittsburgh, PA $34,510

Richmond, VA $34,496

Indianapolis, IN $34,489

Cincinnati, OH $34,443

Petersburg, VA $34,390

Billings, MT $34,312

Lansing, MI $34,312

Huntsville, AL $34,312

Lebanon, PA $34,308

Dayton, OH $34,305

Pueblo, CO $34,305

Appleton, WI $34,294

Buffalo, NY $34,280

Racine, WI $34,262

Charlotte, NC $34,259

Saint Louis, MO $34,248

Springfield, IL $34,234

Elkhart, IN $34,227

York, PA $34,227

Gastonia, NC $34,223

Benton Harbor, MI $34,223

Beaumont, TX $34,202

Lorain, OH $34,195

Toledo, OH $34,181

Binghamton, NY $34,163

Rock Hill, SC $34,159

Rockford, IL $34,142

Fargo, ND $34,124

Elyria, OH $34,124

Flagstaff, AZ $34,099

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,078

Miami, FL $34,057

Duluth, MN $34,000

Bangor, ME $33,954

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,915

Louisville, KY $33,897

Grand Rapids, MI $33,890

Hialeah, FL $33,886

Casper, WY $33,837

Scranton, PA $33,794

New Orleans, LA $33,784

Virginia Beach, VA $33,780

Akron, OH $33,762

Peoria, IL $33,716

Sarasota, FL $33,709

Green Bay, WI $33,684

Baton Rouge, LA $33,667

Charleston, SC $33,660

Nashville, TN $33,649

Jamestown, NY $33,642

Davenport, IA $33,642

Tucson, AZ $33,624

Cheyenne, WY $33,613

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,603

Tampa, FL $33,596

Omaha, NE $33,589

Port Arthur, TX $33,574

Evansville, IN $33,574

Bradenton, FL $33,560

Santa Fe, NM $33,496

Orlando, FL $33,461

Clearwater, FL $33,422

Canton, OH $33,348

La Crosse, WI $33,348

Grand Forks, ND $33,337

Albuquerque, NM $33,326

Tulsa, OK $33,326

Newport News, VA $33,323

High Point, NC $33,312

Ogden, UT $33,298

Corpus Christi, TX $33,270

Laramie, WY $33,248

Norfolk, VA $33,248

Rock Island, IL $33,227

Saginaw, MI $33,220

Jacksonville, FL $33,216

Salisbury, NC $33,209

Memphis, TN $33,202

Moline, IL $33,185

Fort Myers, FL $33,174

Waterloo, IA $33,128

Spartanburg, SC $33,092

Lincoln, NE $33,075

Fort Wayne, IN $33,068

Birmingham, AL $33,029

Cedar Falls, IA $33,021

Provo, UT $33,018

Springfield, OH $33,014

San Antonio, TX $33,007

Greensboro, NC $32,993

South Bend, IN $32,990

Winston Salem, NC $32,986

Boise, ID $32,975

Savannah, GA $32,951

Muskegon, MI $32,887

Lima, OH $32,844

Lake Charles, LA $32,830

Anderson, IN $32,823

Lexington, KY $32,812

Augusta, GA $32,802

Greenville, SC $32,802

Wichita, KS $32,770

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,770

Columbia, SC $32,738

Bloomington, IN $32,649

Roanoke, VA $32,628

Asheville, NC $32,582

Knoxville, TN $32,522

Shreveport, LA $32,518

Wilmington, NC $32,472

Frankfort, KY $32,405

Oklahoma City, OK $32,380

Chillicothe, OH $32,366

Longview, TX $32,362

Topeka, KS $32,352

Mobile, AL $32,298

Terre Haute, IN $32,284

Erie, PA $32,281

Altoona, PA $32,263

Melbourne, FL $32,252

Amarillo, TX $32,238

Killeen, TX $32,228

Fayetteville, AR $32,199

Sioux Falls, SD $32,174

Chattanooga, TN $32,153

Idaho Falls, ID $32,150

Gainesville, FL $32,075

Portsmouth, OH $32,057

Little Rock, AR $32,050

Lynchburg, VA $32,050

Lafayette, LA $32,036

Youngstown, OH $32,036

Temple, TX $32,022

Daytona Beach, FL $32,015

Clarksville, TN $32,011

Pensacola, FL $32,008

Hopkinsville, KY $31,901

Charleston, WV $31,898

Florence, SC $31,880

Sioux City, IA $31,859

Macon, GA $31,756

Tallahassee, FL $31,753

Fayetteville, NC $31,745

Waco, TX $31,738

Wichita Falls, TX $31,738

Pine Bluff, AR $31,724

Vincennes, IN $31,657

Lubbock, TX $31,643

Great Falls, MT $31,621

Alamogordo, NM $31,618

Abilene, TX $31,589

Rapid City, SD $31,543

Monroe, LA $31,543

Albany, GA $31,522

Huntington, WV $31,519

Jackson, MS $31,515

Greenville, MS $31,511

Parkersburg, WV $31,476

Montgomery, AL $31,469

Johnstown, PA $31,462

Springfield, MO $31,434

Biloxi, MS $31,416

Sumter, SC $31,341

Columbus, GA $31,338

Twin Falls, ID $31,317

Pascagoula, MS $31,270

Kingsport, TN $31,178

Gulfport, MS $31,168

Alexandria, LA $31,051

Fort Smith, AR $30,962

El Paso, TX $30,866

Helena, MT $30,820

Las Cruces, NM $30,707

Harlingen, TX $30,608

Pocatello, ID $30,576

Florence, AL $30,565

Brownsville, TX $30,558

Dothan, AL $30,501

Mcallen, TX $30,484

Columbus, MS $30,221

Altus, OK $30,058

Lawton, OK $29,991

Pierre, SD $29,863

What Skills Can Increase an Educational 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 an Educational 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	$39,345	11%
Hard Working	$37,927	7%
Coaching	$37,927	7%
Critical Thinking	$37,218	5%
Flexibility	$36,864	4%
Problem Solving	$36,864	4%

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

Understanding how an Educational 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 March 01, 2026

$31,394

Average $35,446/year

$38,395

$2,616

Average $2,954/month

$3,200

$604

Average $682/week

$738

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,395	$3,200	$738	$18
Average	$35,446	$2,954	$682	$17
25th Percentile	$31,394	$2,616	$604	$15

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Salary Trends for Educational Assistant

Salaries for an Educational Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,831 in 2023 to around $44,467 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Educational Assistant salary trends, .

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