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

A College Assistant's salary grows with experience: an College Assistant (0-5 years)earns $98,491, a School Principal (5+ years)earns $107,627, a School Superintendent (5+ years)earns $161,174,

What are the highest paying states for a College Assistant?

College Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for College Assistant roles are District of Columbia $110,168, California $109,750, Massachusetts $108,287. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of College Assistant roles make?

Salaries for College Assistant level roles vary by specialization: College Assistant Professor - Law: $114,000; College Assistant Professor - Dentistry: $94,200; College Assistant Professor - Economics: $86,300; College Admissions Assistant Director: $76,093; College Assistant Professor - Architecture: $72,300.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for College Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

College Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a College Assistant in the United States is $99,502 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,754
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,448 to $113,243
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,385

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College Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,243	$9,437	$2,178	$54
Average	$99,502	$8,292	$1,913	$48
25th Percentile	$88,448	$7,371	$1,701	$43

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Key Factors That Influence College Assistant Salaries

A College 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $110,168.
California: $109,750.
Massachusetts: $108,287.

District of Columbia $110,168

California $109,750

Massachusetts $108,287

Washington $107,889

New Jersey $107,850

Alaska $107,710

Connecticut $106,337

New York $105,780

Hawaii $103,999

Rhode Island $103,163

Maryland $102,596

Minnesota $101,820

Colorado $101,521

Illinois $101,422

Oregon $101,044

Delaware $100,765

New Hampshire $100,590

Virginia $100,198

Pennsylvania $99,054

Nevada $98,477

North Dakota $98,288

Michigan $97,989

Wisconsin $97,880

Vermont $97,661

Texas $97,054

Maine $97,014

Arizona $96,954

Ohio $96,885

Georgia $95,969

Indiana $95,511

Wyoming $95,422

Utah $95,283

Iowa $95,223

Kansas $94,745

Louisiana $94,606

North Carolina $94,556

Missouri $94,536

Florida $94,148

Montana $93,939

Nebraska $93,740

Kentucky $93,631

South Carolina $93,233

Tennessee $92,984

Idaho $92,885

New Mexico $92,158

Oklahoma $91,999

Alabama $91,412

South Dakota $90,427

Arkansas $89,890

West Virginia $89,601

Mississippi $88,735

Top Paying Cities for College 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: $125,501
San Francisco: $124,127
Oakland: $121,511

San Jose, CA $125,501

San Francisco, CA $124,127

Oakland, CA $121,511

New York, NY $114,565

Paramus, NJ $113,172

Queens Village, NY $113,167

Passaic, NJ $113,073

Bergenfield, NJ $113,064

Stamford, CT $112,845

Huntington, NY $112,804

Newark, NJ $112,069

Bridgeport, CT $111,859

Vallejo, CA $111,661

New Brunswick, NJ $111,621

Petaluma, CA $111,561

Middlesex, NJ $111,372

Somerset, NJ $111,302

Santa Cruz, CA $111,173

Boston, MA $110,566

Monterey, CA $110,217

Seattle, WA $109,989

Santa Rosa, CA $109,969

Los Angeles, CA $109,939

Juneau, AK $109,681

Washington, DC $109,571

Orange, CA $109,217

Santa Ana, CA $108,954

Long Beach, CA $108,855

Anaheim, CA $108,835

Anchorage, AK $108,785

Santa Maria, CA $108,486

Everett, WA $108,467

Danbury, CT $108,116

Bremerton, WA $107,979

Tacoma, WA $107,621

New Suffolk, NY $107,619

Sacramento, CA $107,591

Santa Barbara, CA $107,482

Trenton, NJ $107,372

San Diego, CA $107,372

Brockton, MA $107,263

Fairbanks, AK $107,019

Lompoc, CA $106,765

Lowell, MA $106,685

Ventura, CA $106,666

Nashua, NH $106,646

Stockton, CA $106,636

Modesto, CA $105,909

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,690

Olympia, WA $105,501

Kennewick, WA $105,501

New Haven, CT $105,462

Lawrence, MA $105,103

Hartford, CT $105,004

Riverside, CA $104,984

New Bedford, MA $104,885

Richland, WA $104,885

Bakersfield, CA $104,745

San Bernardino, CA $104,705

New Britain, CT $104,695

Atlantic City, NJ $104,695

New London, CT $104,656

Norwich, CT $104,626

Portsmouth, NH $104,606

Boulder, CO $104,395

Portland, OR $104,258

Worcester, MA $104,248

Minneapolis, MN $103,939

Philadelphia, PA $103,800

Honolulu, HI $103,472

Saint Paul, MN $103,424

Vineland, NJ $103,402

Providence, RI $103,113

Chicago, IL $102,825

Bellingham, WA $102,705

Springfield, MA $102,626

Baltimore, MD $102,596

Chico, CA $102,347

Pittsfield, MA $102,079

Manchester, NH $101,890

Spokane, WA $101,452

Denver, CO $101,442

Albany, NY $100,974

Troy, NY $100,934

Nassau, NY $100,828

Schenectady, NY $100,725

Wilmington, DE $100,646

Burlington, VT $100,506

Salem, OR $100,467

Portland, ME $100,158

Yakima, WA $100,059

Rochester, MN $99,750

Reno, NV $99,701

Fresno, CA $99,701

Milwaukee, WI $99,611

Detroit, MI $99,511

Ann Arbor, MI $99,495

Allentown, PA $99,482

Colorado Springs, CO $99,312

Syracuse, NY $99,263

Carson City, NV $99,263

Houston, TX $99,123

Eugene, OR $99,074

Gary, IN $98,954

Springfield, OR $98,875

Bismarck, ND $98,855

Galveston, TX $98,785

Medford, OR $98,636

Fort Collins, CO $98,596

Concord, NH $98,546

Austin, TX $98,516

Mesa, AZ $98,307

Reading, PA $98,298

Phoenix, AZ $98,288

Dallas, TX $98,258

Saint Cloud, MN $98,162

Madison, WI $98,029

Utica, NY $97,760

Rochester, NY $97,601

Des Moines, IA $97,591

Raleigh, NC $97,581

Atlanta, GA $97,432

Battle Creek, MI $97,402

Salt Lake City, UT $97,372

Lancaster, PA $97,223

Harrisburg, PA $97,084

Kansas City, MO $96,984

Champaign, IL $96,964

Kansas City, KS $96,964

Fort Worth, TX $96,954

Columbus, OH $96,937

Boca Raton, FL $96,914

Pittsburgh, PA $96,875

Richmond, VA $96,835

Indianapolis, IN $96,815

Cleveland, OH $96,805

Las Vegas, NV $96,686

Cincinnati, OH $96,686

Petersburg, VA $96,536

Huntsville, AL $96,387

Lansing, MI $96,320

Lebanon, PA $96,308

Pueblo, CO $96,298

Appleton, WI $96,268

Buffalo, NY $96,228

Dayton, OH $96,198

Racine, WI $96,178

Charlotte, NC $96,168

Saint Louis, MO $96,138

York, PA $96,079

Elkhart, IN $96,079

Gastonia, NC $96,060

Billings, MT $96,036

Beaumont, TX $96,009

Lorain, OH $95,989

Benton Harbor, MI $95,969

Toledo, OH $95,949

Binghamton, NY $95,900

Rock Hill, SC $95,890

Rockford, IL $95,840

Springfield, IL $95,800

Elyria, OH $95,790

Fargo, ND $95,790

Flagstaff, AZ $95,720

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,661

Duluth, MN $95,601

Miami, FL $95,601

Cheyenne, WY $95,531

Grand Forks, ND $95,531

Bangor, ME $95,312

Cedar Rapids, IA $95,203

Durham, NC $95,161

Louisville, KY $95,153

Grand Rapids, MI $95,133

Hialeah, FL $95,123

Casper, WY $94,984

Scranton, PA $94,865

New Orleans, LA $94,835

Virginia Beach, VA $94,825

Akron, OH $94,775

Peoria, IL $94,646

Sarasota, FL $94,626

Nashville, TN $94,556

Omaha, NE $94,556

Green Bay, WI $94,556

Baton Rouge, LA $94,507

Charleston, SC $94,487

Jamestown, NY $94,437

Davenport, IA $94,437

Tucson, AZ $94,387

Saint Petersburg, FL $94,327

Tampa, FL $94,308

Evansville, IN $94,248

Port Arthur, TX $94,248

Bradenton, FL $94,208

Santa Fe, NM $94,029

Orlando, FL $93,850

Clearwater, FL $93,820

Canton, OH $93,611

La Crosse, WI $93,611

Albuquerque, NM $93,551

Newport News, VA $93,541

High Point, NC $93,512

Ogden, UT $93,472

Corpus Christi, TX $93,392

Norfolk, VA $93,332

Laramie, WY $93,332

Rock Island, IL $93,273

Saginaw, MI $93,253

Jacksonville, FL $93,243

Salisbury, NC $93,223

Boise, ID $93,203

Moline, IL $93,153

Fort Myers, FL $93,123

Memphis, TN $93,104

Tulsa, OK $93,054

Waterloo, IA $92,994

Spartanburg, SC $92,895

Lincoln, NE $92,845

Fort Wayne, IN $92,825

Provo, UT $92,815

Cedar Falls, IA $92,696

San Antonio, TX $92,656

Greensboro, NC $92,616

South Bend, IN $92,606

Savannah, GA $92,497

Muskegon, MI $92,457

Birmingham, AL $92,447

Winston Salem, NC $92,398

Lake Charles, LA $92,158

Anderson, IN $92,138

Lexington, KY $92,109

Augusta, GA $92,079

Greenville, SC $92,079

Lima, OH $91,999

Wichita, KS $91,989

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,989

Columbia, SC $91,900

Springfield, OH $91,880

Asheville, NC $91,720

Bloomington, IN $91,651

Knoxville, TN $91,293

Shreveport, LA $91,283

Wilmington, NC $91,153

Roanoke, VA $91,153

Topeka, KS $90,974

Frankfort, KY $90,963

Oklahoma City, OK $90,895

Chillicothe, OH $90,855

Longview, TX $90,845

Melbourne, FL $90,835

Sioux Falls, SD $90,676

Mobile, AL $90,666

Terre Haute, IN $90,626

Altoona, PA $90,566

Amarillo, TX $90,497

Killeen, TX $90,467

Fayetteville, AR $90,387

Chattanooga, TN $90,357

Sioux City, IA $90,268

Idaho Falls, ID $90,248

Lynchburg, VA $90,168

Gainesville, FL $90,039

Portsmouth, OH $89,989

Little Rock, AR $89,969

Lafayette, LA $89,929

Youngstown, OH $89,929

Daytona Beach, FL $89,870

Clarksville, TN $89,860

Pensacola, FL $89,850

Temple, TX $89,843

Hopkinsville, KY $89,551

Erie, PA $89,531

Florence, SC $89,492

Charleston, WV $89,332

Great Falls, MT $89,283

Macon, GA $89,143

Tallahassee, FL $89,133

Fayetteville, NC $89,114

Waco, TX $89,094

Helena, MT $89,024

Pine Bluff, AR $88,986

Vincennes, IN $88,865

Lubbock, TX $88,825

Alamogordo, NM $88,765

Twin Falls, ID $88,676

Rapid City, SD $88,646

Jackson, MS $88,467

Huntington, WV $88,460

Greenville, MS $88,457

Parkersburg, WV $88,355

Montgomery, AL $88,337

Wichita Falls, TX $88,238

Springfield, MO $88,238

Biloxi, MS $88,188

Monroe, LA $88,089

Johnstown, PA $88,019

Sumter, SC $87,979

Columbus, GA $87,969

Pascagoula, MS $87,780

Abilene, TX $87,780

Kingsport, TN $87,522

Albany, GA $87,522

Gulfport, MS $87,492

Alexandria, LA $87,163

Fort Smith, AR $86,915

El Paso, TX $86,646

Las Cruces, NM $86,198

Harlingen, TX $85,945

Pocatello, ID $85,929

Florence, AL $85,800

Brownsville, TX $85,780

Mcallen, TX $85,571

Dothan, AL $85,432

Columbus, MS $84,841

Altus, OK $84,377

Lawton, OK $84,188

Pierre, SD $83,830

What Skills Can Increase a College Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

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Curriculum Development (Mentioned in 0.86% Job Postings): Curriculum development is the multi-step process of creating and improving a course taught at a school or university.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	16.15%
API	1.51%
Curriculum Development	0.86%

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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 College Assistant's salary.

Supply Ordering: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
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Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Supply Ordering	$111,442	12%
Salesforce CRM	$110,447	11%
Hosting	$108,457	9%
CRM	$107,462	8%
Project Management	$106,467	7%
Action Oriented	$106,467	7%

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How Education impacts a College Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many College Assistants enter the field with a Bachelor'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 a College Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,126 and $100,672).

College Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for College Assistant

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 3.0%

Associates 1.7%

Bachelors 14.4%

Masters 68.1%

Doctorate 12.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	3.0%
Associates	1.7%
Bachelors	14.4%
Masters	68.1%
Doctorate	12.4%

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

Understanding how a College 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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$88,448

Average $99,502/year

$113,243

$7,371

Average $8,292/month

$9,437

$1,701

Average $1,913/week

$2,178

$43

Average $48/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$113,243	$9,437	$2,178	$54
Average	$99,502	$8,292	$1,913	$48
25th Percentile	$88,448	$7,371	$1,701	$43

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Salary Trends for College Assistant

Salaries for a College Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,277 in 2023 to around $74,134 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of College Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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