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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Project Assistant?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Project Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Project Assistant's salary?

A Project Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Project Assistant (0-2 years)earns $49,139, a Non-Profit Program Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $67,272, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $79,769, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $85,204, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $95,536,

What are the highest paying states for a Project Assistant?

Project Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Project Assistant roles are District of Columbia $54,852, California $54,644, Massachusetts $53,915. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Project Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Project Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Project Director: $94,903; Assistant Project Engineer: $88,654; Senior Project Assistant: $77,948; Assistant Project Manager: $76,612; Assistant Project Accountant: $70,113.

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

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

Project Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Assistant in the United States is $49,541 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,990
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,201 to $55,010
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,429

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Project Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,010	$4,584	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,541	$4,128	$953	$24
25th Percentile	$43,201	$3,600	$831	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Project Assistant Salaries

A Project 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 Project Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project 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): $49,139
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,272
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,769
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,204
Expert (over 8 years): $95,536

Levels	Salary
Project A... Level Project Assistant	$49,139
Non-Profi... Level Project Assistant	$67,272
Non-Profi... Level Project Assistant	$79,769
Non-Profi... Level Project Assistant	$85,204
Non-Profi... Level Project Assistant	$95,536

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

District of Columbia: $54,852.
California: $54,644.
Massachusetts: $53,915.

District of Columbia $54,852 California $54,644 Massachusetts $53,915 Washington $53,717 New Jersey $53,697 Alaska $53,628 Connecticut $52,944 New York $52,667

Hawaii $51,780 Rhode Island $51,364 Maryland $51,082 Minnesota $50,695 Colorado $50,547 Illinois $50,497 Oregon $50,309 Delaware $50,170

New Hampshire $50,083 Virginia $49,888 Pennsylvania $49,318 Nevada $49,031 North Dakota $48,937 Michigan $48,788 Wisconsin $48,733 Vermont $48,624

Texas $48,322 Maine $48,302 Arizona $48,273 Ohio $48,238 Georgia $47,782 Indiana $47,554 Wyoming $47,510 Utah $47,440

Iowa $47,411 Kansas $47,173 Louisiana $47,103 North Carolina $47,079 Missouri $47,069 Florida $46,876 Montana $46,772 Nebraska $46,672

Kentucky $46,618 South Carolina $46,420 Tennessee $46,296 Idaho $46,246 New Mexico $45,885 Oklahoma $45,806 Alabama $45,513 South Dakota $45,023

Arkansas $44,755 West Virginia $44,612 Mississippi $44,181

Top Paying Cities for Project 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: $62,486
San Francisco: $61,802
Oakland: $60,499

San Jose, CA $62,486

San Francisco, CA $61,802

Oakland, CA $60,499

New York, NY $57,041

Paramus, NJ $56,347

Queens Village, NY $56,345

Passaic, NJ $56,298

Bergenfield, NJ $56,293

Stamford, CT $56,184

Huntington, NY $56,164

Newark, NJ $55,798

Bridgeport, CT $55,693

Vallejo, CA $55,595

New Brunswick, NJ $55,575

Petaluma, CA $55,545

Middlesex, NJ $55,451

Somerset, NJ $55,416

Santa Cruz, CA $55,352

Boston, MA $55,050

Monterey, CA $54,876

Seattle, WA $54,763

Santa Rosa, CA $54,753

Los Angeles, CA $54,738

Juneau, AK $54,609

Washington, DC $54,554

Orange, CA $54,378

Santa Ana, CA $54,247

Long Beach, CA $54,198

Anaheim, CA $54,188

Anchorage, AK $54,163

Santa Maria, CA $54,014

Everett, WA $54,005

Danbury, CT $53,830

Bremerton, WA $53,762

Tacoma, WA $53,583

New Suffolk, NY $53,582

Sacramento, CA $53,569

Santa Barbara, CA $53,514

Trenton, NJ $53,460

San Diego, CA $53,460

Brockton, MA $53,405

Fairbanks, AK $53,284

Lompoc, CA $53,157

Lowell, MA $53,117

Ventura, CA $53,108

Nashua, NH $53,098

Stockton, CA $53,093

Modesto, CA $52,731

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,622

Olympia, WA $52,528

Kennewick, WA $52,528

New Haven, CT $52,508

Lawrence, MA $52,330

Hartford, CT $52,281

Riverside, CA $52,271

New Bedford, MA $52,221

Richland, WA $52,221

Bakersfield, CA $52,152

San Bernardino, CA $52,132

New Britain, CT $52,127

Atlantic City, NJ $52,127

New London, CT $52,107

Norwich, CT $52,092

Portsmouth, NH $52,082

Boulder, CO $51,977

Portland, OR $51,909

Worcester, MA $51,904

Minneapolis, MN $51,750

Philadelphia, PA $51,681

Honolulu, HI $51,518

Saint Paul, MN $51,494

Vineland, NJ $51,483

Providence, RI $51,339

Chicago, IL $51,196

Bellingham, WA $51,136

Springfield, MA $51,096

Baltimore, MD $51,082

Chico, CA $50,958

Pittsfield, MA $50,824

Manchester, NH $50,730

Spokane, WA $50,512

Denver, CO $50,507

Albany, NY $50,274

Troy, NY $50,254

Nassau, NY $50,201

Schenectady, NY $50,150

Wilmington, DE $50,111

Burlington, VT $50,041

Salem, OR $50,021

Portland, ME $49,868

Yakima, WA $49,818

Rochester, MN $49,665

Reno, NV $49,640

Fresno, CA $49,640

Milwaukee, WI $49,595

Detroit, MI $49,546

Ann Arbor, MI $49,537

Allentown, PA $49,531

Colorado Springs, CO $49,447

Syracuse, NY $49,422

Carson City, NV $49,422

Houston, TX $49,353

Eugene, OR $49,328

Gary, IN $49,268

Springfield, OR $49,229

Bismarck, ND $49,219

Galveston, TX $49,184

Medford, OR $49,110

Fort Collins, CO $49,090

Concord, NH $49,065

Austin, TX $49,050

Mesa, AZ $48,946

Reading, PA $48,941

Phoenix, AZ $48,937

Dallas, TX $48,922

Saint Cloud, MN $48,874

Madison, WI $48,808

Utica, NY $48,674

Rochester, NY $48,595

Des Moines, IA $48,590

Raleigh, NC $48,585

Atlanta, GA $48,510

Battle Creek, MI $48,496

Salt Lake City, UT $48,481

Lancaster, PA $48,406

Harrisburg, PA $48,337

Kansas City, MO $48,288

Champaign, IL $48,278

Kansas City, KS $48,278

Fort Worth, TX $48,273

Columbus, OH $48,264

Boca Raton, FL $48,253

Pittsburgh, PA $48,233

Richmond, VA $48,213

Indianapolis, IN $48,203

Cleveland, OH $48,198

Las Vegas, NV $48,139

Cincinnati, OH $48,139

Petersburg, VA $48,065

Huntsville, AL $47,990

Lansing, MI $47,957

Lebanon, PA $47,951

Pueblo, CO $47,946

Appleton, WI $47,931

Buffalo, NY $47,911

Dayton, OH $47,896

Racine, WI $47,886

Charlotte, NC $47,881

Saint Louis, MO $47,866

York, PA $47,837

Elkhart, IN $47,837

Gastonia, NC $47,827

Billings, MT $47,815

Beaumont, TX $47,802

Lorain, OH $47,792

Benton Harbor, MI $47,782

Toledo, OH $47,772

Binghamton, NY $47,748

Rock Hill, SC $47,743

Rockford, IL $47,718

Springfield, IL $47,698

Elyria, OH $47,693

Fargo, ND $47,693

Flagstaff, AZ $47,658

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,629

Duluth, MN $47,599

Miami, FL $47,599

Cheyenne, WY $47,564

Grand Forks, ND $47,564

Bangor, ME $47,455

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,401

Durham, NC $47,380

Louisville, KY $47,376

Grand Rapids, MI $47,366

Hialeah, FL $47,361

Casper, WY $47,292

Scranton, PA $47,232

New Orleans, LA $47,217

Virginia Beach, VA $47,212

Akron, OH $47,188

Peoria, IL $47,123

Sarasota, FL $47,113

Nashville, TN $47,079

Omaha, NE $47,079

Green Bay, WI $47,079

Baton Rouge, LA $47,054

Charleston, SC $47,044

Jamestown, NY $47,019

Davenport, IA $47,019

Tucson, AZ $46,994

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,965

Tampa, FL $46,955

Evansville, IN $46,925

Port Arthur, TX $46,925

Bradenton, FL $46,905

Santa Fe, NM $46,816

Orlando, FL $46,727

Clearwater, FL $46,712

Canton, OH $46,608

La Crosse, WI $46,608

Albuquerque, NM $46,578

Newport News, VA $46,573

High Point, NC $46,559

Ogden, UT $46,539

Corpus Christi, TX $46,499

Norfolk, VA $46,469

Laramie, WY $46,469

Rock Island, IL $46,440

Saginaw, MI $46,430

Jacksonville, FL $46,425

Salisbury, NC $46,415

Boise, ID $46,405

Moline, IL $46,380

Fort Myers, FL $46,365

Memphis, TN $46,355

Tulsa, OK $46,331

Waterloo, IA $46,301

Spartanburg, SC $46,251

Lincoln, NE $46,227

Fort Wayne, IN $46,217

Provo, UT $46,212

Cedar Falls, IA $46,152

San Antonio, TX $46,132

Greensboro, NC $46,113

South Bend, IN $46,108

Savannah, GA $46,053

Muskegon, MI $46,033

Birmingham, AL $46,028

Winston Salem, NC $46,004

Lake Charles, LA $45,885

Anderson, IN $45,875

Lexington, KY $45,860

Augusta, GA $45,845

Greenville, SC $45,845

Lima, OH $45,806

Wichita, KS $45,801

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,801

Columbia, SC $45,756

Springfield, OH $45,746

Asheville, NC $45,667

Bloomington, IN $45,632

Knoxville, TN $45,454

Shreveport, LA $45,449

Wilmington, NC $45,384

Roanoke, VA $45,384

Topeka, KS $45,295

Frankfort, KY $45,290

Oklahoma City, OK $45,256

Chillicothe, OH $45,236

Longview, TX $45,231

Melbourne, FL $45,226

Sioux Falls, SD $45,147

Mobile, AL $45,142

Terre Haute, IN $45,122

Altoona, PA $45,092

Amarillo, TX $45,057

Killeen, TX $45,043

Fayetteville, AR $45,003

Chattanooga, TN $44,988

Sioux City, IA $44,944

Idaho Falls, ID $44,934

Lynchburg, VA $44,894

Gainesville, FL $44,830

Portsmouth, OH $44,805

Little Rock, AR $44,795

Lafayette, LA $44,775

Youngstown, OH $44,775

Daytona Beach, FL $44,745

Clarksville, TN $44,740

Pensacola, FL $44,735

Temple, TX $44,732

Hopkinsville, KY $44,587

Erie, PA $44,577

Florence, SC $44,557

Charleston, WV $44,478

Great Falls, MT $44,453

Macon, GA $44,384

Tallahassee, FL $44,379

Fayetteville, NC $44,369

Waco, TX $44,359

Helena, MT $44,324

Pine Bluff, AR $44,305

Vincennes, IN $44,245

Lubbock, TX $44,225

Alamogordo, NM $44,195

Twin Falls, ID $44,151

Rapid City, SD $44,136

Jackson, MS $44,047

Huntington, WV $44,043

Greenville, MS $44,042

Parkersburg, WV $43,991

Montgomery, AL $43,982

Wichita Falls, TX $43,933

Springfield, MO $43,933

Biloxi, MS $43,908

Monroe, LA $43,859

Johnstown, PA $43,824

Sumter, SC $43,804

Columbus, GA $43,799

Pascagoula, MS $43,705

Abilene, TX $43,705

Kingsport, TN $43,576

Albany, GA $43,576

Gulfport, MS $43,561

Alexandria, LA $43,398

Fort Smith, AR $43,274

El Paso, TX $43,140

Las Cruces, NM $42,917

Harlingen, TX $42,791

Pocatello, ID $42,784

Florence, AL $42,719

Brownsville, TX $42,709

Mcallen, TX $42,605

Dothan, AL $42,536

Columbus, MS $42,242

Altus, OK $42,011

Lawton, OK $41,917

Pierre, SD $41,738

What Skills Can Increase a Project Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 9.38% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Programming (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.38%
Programming	3.18%
Word Processing	1.77%

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 Project Assistant's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$60,440	22%
Presentation	$60,440	22%
PowerPoint	$58,458	18%
Attention to Detail	$58,458	18%
Billing	$57,963	17%
Administrative Support	$57,467	16%

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Project Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Project Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Project Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Project Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Project Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$59,449	$29.0	20%

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

Understanding how a Project 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 July 01, 2026

$43,201

Average $49,541/year

$55,010

$3,600

Average $4,128/month

$4,584

$831

Average $953/week

$1,058

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,010	$4,584	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,541	$4,128	$953	$24
25th Percentile	$43,201	$3,600	$831	$21

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Salary Trends for Project Assistant

Salaries for a Project Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,791 in 2023 to around $47,875 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Project Assistant salary trends, .

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