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

A Yard Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,894 for beginners, reaching about $46,567 at mid-level, and approach $47,976 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Assistant?

Yard Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Assistant roles are District of Columbia $50,180, California $49,990, Massachusetts $49,324. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Yard Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $88,912; Yard Manager: $50,341; Yard Switcher: $47,088; Yard Dog: $47,023; Yard Coordinator: $46,497.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Assistant in the United States is $45,322 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,581
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,926 to $50,168
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,925

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Yard Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,168	$4,181	$965	$24
Average	$45,322	$3,777	$872	$22
25th Percentile	$40,926	$3,411	$787	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Assistant Salaries

A Yard 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 Yard Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard 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): $44,894
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,505
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,567
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,584
Expert (over 8 years): $47,976

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Assistant	$44,894
Intermediate Level Yard Assistant	$45,505
Senior Level Yard Assistant	$46,567
Specialist Level Yard Assistant	$47,584
Expert Level Yard Assistant	$47,976

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

District of Columbia: $50,180.
California: $49,990.
Massachusetts: $49,324.

District of Columbia $50,180

California $49,990

Massachusetts $49,324

Washington $49,142

New Jersey $49,124

Alaska $49,061

Connecticut $48,435

New York $48,181

Hawaii $47,370

Rhode Island $46,990

Maryland $46,731

Minnesota $46,378

Colorado $46,242

Illinois $46,196

Oregon $46,024

Delaware $45,897

New Hampshire $45,818

Virginia $45,639

Pennsylvania $45,118

Nevada $44,855

North Dakota $44,769

Michigan $44,633

Wisconsin $44,583

Vermont $44,483

Texas $44,207

Maine $44,189

Arizona $44,161

Ohio $44,130

Georgia $43,713

Indiana $43,504

Wyoming $43,464

Utah $43,400

Iowa $43,373

Kansas $43,155

Louisiana $43,092

North Carolina $43,069

Missouri $43,060

Florida $42,883

Montana $42,788

Nebraska $42,698

Kentucky $42,648

South Carolina $42,466

Tennessee $42,353

Idaho $42,308

New Mexico $41,977

Oklahoma $41,904

Alabama $41,637

South Dakota $41,188

Arkansas $40,944

West Virginia $40,812

Mississippi $40,418

Top Paying Cities for Yard 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: $57,164
San Francisco: $56,602
Oakland: $55,347

San Jose, CA $57,164

San Francisco, CA $56,602

Oakland, CA $55,347

New York, NY $52,523

Queens Village, NY $52,183

Paramus, NJ $51,821

Passaic, NJ $51,776

Bergenfield, NJ $51,730

Stamford, CT $51,662

Huntington, NY $51,617

Newark, NJ $51,322

Bridgeport, CT $51,232

New Brunswick, NJ $51,082

Vallejo, CA $50,987

Middlesex, NJ $50,960

Somerset, NJ $50,919

Petaluma, CA $50,815

Santa Cruz, CA $50,638

Boston, MA $50,547

Monterey, CA $50,321

Fairbanks, AK $50,289

Los Angeles, CA $50,203

Washington, DC $50,180

Seattle, WA $50,099

Santa Rosa, CA $50,090

Juneau, AK $49,958

Orange, CA $49,809

Anchorage, AK $49,727

Anaheim, CA $49,695

Santa Ana, CA $49,627

Nassau, NY $49,600

Long Beach, CA $49,582

Danbury, CT $49,568

Santa Maria, CA $49,414

Everett, WA $49,405

Bremerton, WA $49,183

Trenton, NJ $49,097

Sacramento, CA $49,079

San Diego, CA $49,056

Brockton, MA $49,038

Tacoma, WA $49,020

Santa Barbara, CA $48,957

Lowell, MA $48,775

New Suffolk, NY $48,757

Nashua, NH $48,703

Lompoc, CA $48,630

Ventura, CA $48,585

Stockton, CA $48,571

New Haven, CT $48,481

Atlantic City, NJ $48,363

Hartford, CT $48,263

Modesto, CA $48,240

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,141

New Britain, CT $48,118

Olympia, WA $48,055

Kennewick, WA $48,055

New London, CT $48,046

Norwich, CT $48,032

Lawrence, MA $48,009

Bakersfield, CA $47,882

Riverside, CA $47,819

New Bedford, MA $47,819

Richland, WA $47,774

Portsmouth, NH $47,737

Vineland, NJ $47,728

San Bernardino, CA $47,692

Boulder, CO $47,565

Worcester, MA $47,529

Portland, OR $47,488

Saint Paul, MN $47,434

Minneapolis, MN $47,434

Philadelphia, PA $47,370

Honolulu, HI $47,130

Springfield, MA $46,971

Providence, RI $46,967

Chicago, IL $46,835

Bellingham, WA $46,781

Baltimore, MD $46,731

Chico, CA $46,618

Wilmington, DE $46,541

Pittsfield, MA $46,496

Manchester, NH $46,409

Spokane, WA $46,210

Denver, CO $46,205

Albany, NY $45,992

Troy, NY $45,974

Schenectady, NY $45,879

Burlington, VT $45,779

Portland, ME $45,621

Salem, OR $45,585

Yakima, WA $45,576

Ann Arbor, MI $45,562

Rochester, MN $45,435

Fresno, CA $45,412

Reno, NV $45,412

Milwaukee, WI $45,372

Detroit, MI $45,326

Allentown, PA $45,313

Carson City, NV $45,308

Houston, TX $45,240

Colorado Springs, CO $45,236

Syracuse, NY $45,213

Eugene, OR $45,127

Bismarck, ND $45,072

Gary, IN $45,072

Galveston, TX $45,072

Springfield, OR $45,036

Medford, OR $44,927

Fort Collins, CO $44,909

Austin, TX $44,873

Mesa, AZ $44,778

Phoenix, AZ $44,769

Dallas, TX $44,755

Reading, PA $44,728

Saint Cloud, MN $44,710

Concord, NH $44,669

Madison, WI $44,651

Utica, NY $44,529

Raleigh, NC $44,492

Las Vegas, NV $44,488

Rochester, NY $44,456

Des Moines, IA $44,452

Atlanta, GA $44,379

Battle Creek, MI $44,365

Salt Lake City, UT $44,352

Lancaster, PA $44,284

Champaign, IL $44,275

Harrisburg, PA $44,220

Durham, NC $44,180

Kansas City, MO $44,175

Kansas City, KS $44,166

Fort Worth, TX $44,161

Boca Raton, FL $44,143

Cleveland, OH $44,139

Columbus, OH $44,130

Pittsburgh, PA $44,125

Richmond, VA $44,107

Indianapolis, IN $44,098

Cincinnati, OH $44,039

Petersburg, VA $43,971

Billings, MT $43,871

Lansing, MI $43,871

Huntsville, AL $43,871

Lebanon, PA $43,867

Dayton, OH $43,862

Pueblo, CO $43,862

Appleton, WI $43,849

Buffalo, NY $43,831

Racine, WI $43,808

Charlotte, NC $43,803

Saint Louis, MO $43,790

Springfield, IL $43,772

Elkhart, IN $43,763

York, PA $43,763

Gastonia, NC $43,758

Benton Harbor, MI $43,758

Beaumont, TX $43,731

Lorain, OH $43,722

Toledo, OH $43,704

Binghamton, NY $43,681

Rock Hill, SC $43,677

Rockford, IL $43,654

Fargo, ND $43,631

Elyria, OH $43,631

Flagstaff, AZ $43,599

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,572

Miami, FL $43,545

Duluth, MN $43,473

Bangor, ME $43,414

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,364

Louisville, KY $43,341

Grand Rapids, MI $43,332

Hialeah, FL $43,328

Casper, WY $43,264

Scranton, PA $43,210

New Orleans, LA $43,196

Virginia Beach, VA $43,192

Akron, OH $43,169

Peoria, IL $43,110

Sarasota, FL $43,101

Green Bay, WI $43,069

Baton Rouge, LA $43,047

Charleston, SC $43,037

Nashville, TN $43,024

Jamestown, NY $43,015

Davenport, IA $43,015

Tucson, AZ $42,992

Cheyenne, WY $42,979

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,965

Tampa, FL $42,956

Omaha, NE $42,947

Port Arthur, TX $42,929

Evansville, IN $42,929

Bradenton, FL $42,911

Santa Fe, NM $42,829

Orlando, FL $42,784

Clearwater, FL $42,734

Canton, OH $42,639

La Crosse, WI $42,639

Grand Forks, ND $42,625

Albuquerque, NM $42,611

Tulsa, OK $42,611

Newport News, VA $42,607

High Point, NC $42,593

Ogden, UT $42,575

Corpus Christi, TX $42,539

Laramie, WY $42,512

Norfolk, VA $42,512

Rock Island, IL $42,485

Saginaw, MI $42,475

Jacksonville, FL $42,471

Salisbury, NC $42,462

Memphis, TN $42,453

Moline, IL $42,430

Fort Myers, FL $42,417

Waterloo, IA $42,358

Spartanburg, SC $42,312

Lincoln, NE $42,290

Fort Wayne, IN $42,281

Birmingham, AL $42,231

Cedar Falls, IA $42,222

Provo, UT $42,217

Springfield, OH $42,213

San Antonio, TX $42,204

Greensboro, NC $42,185

South Bend, IN $42,181

Winston Salem, NC $42,176

Boise, ID $42,163

Savannah, GA $42,131

Muskegon, MI $42,049

Lima, OH $41,995

Lake Charles, LA $41,977

Anderson, IN $41,968

Lexington, KY $41,954

Augusta, GA $41,941

Greenville, SC $41,941

Wichita, KS $41,900

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,900

Columbia, SC $41,859

Bloomington, IN $41,746

Roanoke, VA $41,719

Asheville, NC $41,660

Knoxville, TN $41,583

Shreveport, LA $41,578

Wilmington, NC $41,519

Frankfort, KY $41,433

Oklahoma City, OK $41,401

Chillicothe, OH $41,383

Longview, TX $41,379

Topeka, KS $41,365

Mobile, AL $41,297

Terre Haute, IN $41,279

Erie, PA $41,274

Altoona, PA $41,252

Melbourne, FL $41,238

Amarillo, TX $41,220

Killeen, TX $41,206

Fayetteville, AR $41,170

Sioux Falls, SD $41,139

Chattanooga, TN $41,111

Idaho Falls, ID $41,107

Gainesville, FL $41,012

Portsmouth, OH $40,989

Little Rock, AR $40,980

Lynchburg, VA $40,980

Lafayette, LA $40,962

Youngstown, OH $40,962

Temple, TX $40,944

Daytona Beach, FL $40,935

Clarksville, TN $40,930

Pensacola, FL $40,925

Hopkinsville, KY $40,790

Charleston, WV $40,785

Florence, SC $40,762

Sioux City, IA $40,735

Macon, GA $40,604

Tallahassee, FL $40,599

Fayetteville, NC $40,590

Waco, TX $40,581

Wichita Falls, TX $40,581

Pine Bluff, AR $40,563

Vincennes, IN $40,477

Lubbock, TX $40,459

Great Falls, MT $40,431

Alamogordo, NM $40,427

Abilene, TX $40,391

Rapid City, SD $40,332

Monroe, LA $40,332

Albany, GA $40,305

Huntington, WV $40,300

Jackson, MS $40,296

Greenville, MS $40,291

Parkersburg, WV $40,246

Montgomery, AL $40,237

Johnstown, PA $40,228

Springfield, MO $40,191

Biloxi, MS $40,169

Sumter, SC $40,073

Columbus, GA $40,069

Twin Falls, ID $40,042

Pascagoula, MS $39,983

Kingsport, TN $39,865

Gulfport, MS $39,851

Alexandria, LA $39,702

Fort Smith, AR $39,589

El Paso, TX $39,466

Helena, MT $39,407

Las Cruces, NM $39,262

Harlingen, TX $39,135

Pocatello, ID $39,094

Florence, AL $39,081

Brownsville, TX $39,072

Dothan, AL $38,999

Mcallen, TX $38,977

Columbus, MS $38,641

Altus, OK $38,433

Lawton, OK $38,347

Pierre, SD $38,184

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

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 Yard Assistant's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$50,307	11%
Time Management	$48,494	7%
Commitment	$48,041	6%
Organizational Skills	$48,041	6%
Negotiating	$48,041	6%
Team Operations	$46,681	3%

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

Understanding how a Yard 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.

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$40,926

Average $45,322/year

$50,168

$3,411

Average $3,777/month

$4,181

$787

Average $872/week

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Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,168	$4,181	$965	$24
Average	$45,322	$3,777	$872	$22
25th Percentile	$40,926	$3,411	$787	$20

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Salary Trends for Yard Assistant

Salaries for a Yard Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,143 in 2023 to around $45,582 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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