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

An Assistant Head's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant I (0-2 years)earns $60,851, an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $70,566, an Assistant Head (4-7 years)earns $84,873, an Executive Assistant IV (7+ years)earns $96,012, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $115,153,

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Head?

Assistant Head salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Head roles are District of Columbia $94,785, California $94,425, Massachusetts $93,167. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Head roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Head level roles vary by specialization: Head of Purchasing: $218,303; Assistant Market Head: $123,603; Assistant Head of School: $101,364; Assistant Unit Head: $72,950; Assistant Head Coach: $69,975.

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

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

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

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Head in the United States is $85,607 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,690
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,234 to $95,596
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,700

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Assistant Head Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,596	$7,966	$1,838	$46
Average	$85,607	$7,134	$1,646	$41
25th Percentile	$76,234	$6,353	$1,466	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Head Salaries

An Assistant Head'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 Head Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Head'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): $60,851
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,566
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,873
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,012
Expert (over 8 years): $115,153

Levels	Salary
Executive... Level Assistant Head	$60,851
Executive... Level Assistant Head	$70,566
Assistant... Level Assistant Head	$84,873
Executive... Level Assistant Head	$96,012
Executive... Level Assistant Head	$115,153

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

District of Columbia: $94,785.
California: $94,425.
Massachusetts: $93,167.

District of Columbia $94,785

California $94,425

Massachusetts $93,167

Washington $92,824

New Jersey $92,790

Alaska $92,670

Connecticut $91,489

New York $91,009

Hawaii $89,477

Rhode Island $88,758

Maryland $88,270

Minnesota $87,602

Colorado $87,345

Illinois $87,260

Oregon $86,934

Delaware $86,695

New Hampshire $86,544

Virginia $86,207

Pennsylvania $85,222

Nevada $84,726

North Dakota $84,563

Michigan $84,306

Wisconsin $84,212

Vermont $84,024

Texas $83,501

Maine $83,467

Arizona $83,416

Ohio $83,356

Georgia $82,568

Indiana $82,175

Wyoming $82,097

Utah $81,978

Iowa $81,926

Kansas $81,515

Louisiana $81,396

North Carolina $81,353

Missouri $81,336

Florida $81,002

Montana $80,822

Nebraska $80,651

Kentucky $80,557

South Carolina $80,214

Tennessee $80,000

Idaho $79,915

New Mexico $79,290

Oklahoma $79,153

Alabama $78,648

South Dakota $77,800

Arkansas $77,338

West Virginia $77,089

Mississippi $76,345

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Heads

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: $107,977
San Francisco: $106,915
Oakland: $104,544

San Jose, CA $107,977

San Francisco, CA $106,915

Oakland, CA $104,544

New York, NY $99,210

Queens Village, NY $98,568

Paramus, NJ $97,884

Passaic, NJ $97,798

Bergenfield, NJ $97,712

Stamford, CT $97,584

Huntington, NY $97,498

Newark, NJ $96,942

Bridgeport, CT $96,771

New Brunswick, NJ $96,488

Vallejo, CA $96,308

Middlesex, NJ $96,257

Somerset, NJ $96,180

Petaluma, CA $95,983

Santa Cruz, CA $95,649

Boston, MA $95,478

Monterey, CA $95,050

Fairbanks, AK $94,990

Los Angeles, CA $94,827

Washington, DC $94,785

Seattle, WA $94,630

Santa Rosa, CA $94,613

Juneau, AK $94,365

Orange, CA $94,083

Anchorage, AK $93,928

Anaheim, CA $93,869

Santa Ana, CA $93,740

Nassau, NY $93,689

Long Beach, CA $93,654

Danbury, CT $93,629

Santa Maria, CA $93,338

Everett, WA $93,321

Bremerton, WA $92,901

Trenton, NJ $92,738

Sacramento, CA $92,704

San Diego, CA $92,661

Brockton, MA $92,627

Tacoma, WA $92,593

Santa Barbara, CA $92,473

Lowell, MA $92,131

New Suffolk, NY $92,096

Nashua, NH $91,994

Lompoc, CA $91,857

Ventura, CA $91,771

Stockton, CA $91,745

New Haven, CT $91,574

Atlantic City, NJ $91,352

Hartford, CT $91,163

Modesto, CA $91,121

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,932

New Britain, CT $90,889

Olympia, WA $90,770

Kennewick, WA $90,770

New London, CT $90,752

Norwich, CT $90,727

Lawrence, MA $90,684

Bakersfield, CA $90,444

Riverside, CA $90,324

New Bedford, MA $90,324

Richland, WA $90,239

Portsmouth, NH $90,170

Vineland, NJ $90,153

San Bernardino, CA $90,085

Boulder, CO $89,845

Worcester, MA $89,776

Portland, OR $89,699

Saint Paul, MN $89,597

Minneapolis, MN $89,597

Philadelphia, PA $89,477

Honolulu, HI $89,023

Springfield, MA $88,724

Providence, RI $88,715

Chicago, IL $88,467

Bellingham, WA $88,364

Baltimore, MD $88,270

Chico, CA $88,056

Wilmington, DE $87,910

Pittsfield, MA $87,825

Manchester, NH $87,662

Spokane, WA $87,285

Denver, CO $87,277

Albany, NY $86,874

Troy, NY $86,840

Schenectady, NY $86,660

Burlington, VT $86,472

Portland, ME $86,172

Salem, OR $86,104

Yakima, WA $86,087

Ann Arbor, MI $86,061

Rochester, MN $85,821

Fresno, CA $85,779

Reno, NV $85,779

Milwaukee, WI $85,702

Detroit, MI $85,616

Allentown, PA $85,590

Carson City, NV $85,582

Houston, TX $85,453

Colorado Springs, CO $85,445

Syracuse, NY $85,402

Eugene, OR $85,239

Bismarck, ND $85,137

Gary, IN $85,137

Galveston, TX $85,137

Springfield, OR $85,068

Medford, OR $84,863

Fort Collins, CO $84,828

Austin, TX $84,760

Mesa, AZ $84,580

Phoenix, AZ $84,563

Dallas, TX $84,537

Reading, PA $84,486

Saint Cloud, MN $84,452

Concord, NH $84,375

Madison, WI $84,340

Utica, NY $84,109

Raleigh, NC $84,041

Las Vegas, NV $84,032

Rochester, NY $83,972

Des Moines, IA $83,964

Atlanta, GA $83,827

Battle Creek, MI $83,801

Salt Lake City, UT $83,775

Lancaster, PA $83,647

Champaign, IL $83,630

Harrisburg, PA $83,527

Durham, NC $83,450

Kansas City, MO $83,442

Kansas City, KS $83,424

Fort Worth, TX $83,416

Boca Raton, FL $83,382

Cleveland, OH $83,373

Columbus, OH $83,356

Pittsburgh, PA $83,347

Richmond, VA $83,313

Indianapolis, IN $83,296

Cincinnati, OH $83,185

Petersburg, VA $83,056

Billings, MT $82,868

Lansing, MI $82,868

Huntsville, AL $82,868

Lebanon, PA $82,859

Dayton, OH $82,851

Pueblo, CO $82,851

Appleton, WI $82,825

Buffalo, NY $82,791

Racine, WI $82,748

Charlotte, NC $82,740

Saint Louis, MO $82,714

Springfield, IL $82,680

Elkhart, IN $82,663

York, PA $82,663

Gastonia, NC $82,654

Benton Harbor, MI $82,654

Beaumont, TX $82,603

Lorain, OH $82,585

Toledo, OH $82,551

Binghamton, NY $82,508

Rock Hill, SC $82,500

Rockford, IL $82,457

Fargo, ND $82,414

Elyria, OH $82,414

Flagstaff, AZ $82,354

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,303

Miami, FL $82,252

Duluth, MN $82,115

Bangor, ME $82,003

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,909

Louisville, KY $81,866

Grand Rapids, MI $81,849

Hialeah, FL $81,841

Casper, WY $81,721

Scranton, PA $81,618

New Orleans, LA $81,592

Virginia Beach, VA $81,584

Akron, OH $81,541

Peoria, IL $81,430

Sarasota, FL $81,413

Green Bay, WI $81,353

Baton Rouge, LA $81,310

Charleston, SC $81,293

Nashville, TN $81,267

Jamestown, NY $81,250

Davenport, IA $81,250

Tucson, AZ $81,207

Cheyenne, WY $81,181

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,156

Tampa, FL $81,139

Omaha, NE $81,122

Port Arthur, TX $81,087

Evansville, IN $81,087

Bradenton, FL $81,053

Santa Fe, NM $80,899

Orlando, FL $80,813

Clearwater, FL $80,719

Canton, OH $80,539

La Crosse, WI $80,539

Grand Forks, ND $80,514

Albuquerque, NM $80,488

Tulsa, OK $80,488

Newport News, VA $80,480

High Point, NC $80,454

Ogden, UT $80,420

Corpus Christi, TX $80,351

Laramie, WY $80,300

Norfolk, VA $80,300

Rock Island, IL $80,248

Saginaw, MI $80,231

Jacksonville, FL $80,223

Salisbury, NC $80,206

Memphis, TN $80,188

Moline, IL $80,146

Fort Myers, FL $80,120

Waterloo, IA $80,009

Spartanburg, SC $79,923

Lincoln, NE $79,880

Fort Wayne, IN $79,863

Birmingham, AL $79,769

Cedar Falls, IA $79,752

Provo, UT $79,743

Springfield, OH $79,735

San Antonio, TX $79,718

Greensboro, NC $79,683

South Bend, IN $79,675

Winston Salem, NC $79,666

Boise, ID $79,641

Savannah, GA $79,581

Muskegon, MI $79,427

Lima, OH $79,324

Lake Charles, LA $79,290

Anderson, IN $79,272

Lexington, KY $79,247

Augusta, GA $79,221

Greenville, SC $79,221

Wichita, KS $79,144

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,144

Columbia, SC $79,067

Bloomington, IN $78,853

Roanoke, VA $78,802

Asheville, NC $78,690

Knoxville, TN $78,545

Shreveport, LA $78,536

Wilmington, NC $78,425

Frankfort, KY $78,262

Oklahoma City, OK $78,202

Chillicothe, OH $78,168

Longview, TX $78,160

Topeka, KS $78,134

Mobile, AL $78,005

Terre Haute, IN $77,971

Erie, PA $77,963

Altoona, PA $77,920

Melbourne, FL $77,894

Amarillo, TX $77,860

Killeen, TX $77,834

Fayetteville, AR $77,766

Sioux Falls, SD $77,706

Chattanooga, TN $77,654

Idaho Falls, ID $77,646

Gainesville, FL $77,466

Portsmouth, OH $77,423

Little Rock, AR $77,406

Lynchburg, VA $77,406

Lafayette, LA $77,372

Youngstown, OH $77,372

Temple, TX $77,338

Daytona Beach, FL $77,321

Clarksville, TN $77,312

Pensacola, FL $77,303

Hopkinsville, KY $77,047

Charleston, WV $77,038

Florence, SC $76,995

Sioux City, IA $76,944

Macon, GA $76,696

Tallahassee, FL $76,687

Fayetteville, NC $76,670

Waco, TX $76,653

Wichita Falls, TX $76,653

Pine Bluff, AR $76,619

Vincennes, IN $76,456

Lubbock, TX $76,422

Great Falls, MT $76,370

Alamogordo, NM $76,362

Abilene, TX $76,293

Rapid City, SD $76,182

Monroe, LA $76,182

Albany, GA $76,131

Huntington, WV $76,122

Jackson, MS $76,114

Greenville, MS $76,105

Parkersburg, WV $76,019

Montgomery, AL $76,002

Johnstown, PA $75,985

Springfield, MO $75,917

Biloxi, MS $75,874

Sumter, SC $75,694

Columbus, GA $75,686

Twin Falls, ID $75,634

Pascagoula, MS $75,523

Kingsport, TN $75,300

Gulfport, MS $75,275

Alexandria, LA $74,992

Fort Smith, AR $74,778

El Paso, TX $74,547

Helena, MT $74,436

Las Cruces, NM $74,162

Harlingen, TX $73,922

Pocatello, ID $73,845

Florence, AL $73,819

Brownsville, TX $73,802

Dothan, AL $73,665

Mcallen, TX $73,622

Columbus, MS $72,989

Altus, OK $72,595

Lawton, OK $72,432

Pierre, SD $72,124

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Head's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.72% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.61% 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.
Catering (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.72%
Microsoft Excel	1.61%
Catering	1.09%

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 Head's salary.

Logistics: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Logistics	$89,032	4%
Analysis	$89,032	4%
Innovation	$88,176	3%
Project Management	$88,176	3%
Collaboration	$88,176	3%
Onboarding	$88,176	3%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Head's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Heads enter the field with a Associate'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 Head with a Associate's Degree is between $85,896 and $91,763).

Assistant Head Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Head

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 26.3%

Associates 19.2%

Bachelors 46.2%

Masters 6.9%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	26.3%
Associates	19.2%
Bachelors	46.2%
Masters	6.9%
Doctorate	0.2%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Head'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 February 01, 2026

$76,234

Average $85,607/year

$95,596

$6,353

Average $7,134/month

$7,966

$1,466

Average $1,646/week

$1,838

$37

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,596	$7,966	$1,838	$46
Average	$85,607	$7,134	$1,646	$41
25th Percentile	$76,234	$6,353	$1,466	$37

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Salary Trends for Assistant Head

Salaries for an Assistant Head can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $75,263 in 2023 to around $72,771 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Head salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Assistant Head Over Time

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2023

$75,263

2024

$73,508

2025

$72,771

2026

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2024	$73,508
2025	$72,771
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