How much does a Site Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Site Assistant in the United States is $46,414 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, a Site Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,930
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,883 to $51,395
Key Factors That Influence Site Assistant Salaries
A Site 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 Experience Level Affects Site Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Site 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:
How Do Site 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 Site Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $58,541
San Francisco: $57,900
Oakland: $56,680
San Jose, CA$58,541
San Francisco, CA$57,900
Oakland, CA$56,680
New York, NY$53,440
Paramus, NJ$52,790
Queens Village, NY$52,788
Passaic, NJ$52,744
Bergenfield, NJ$52,740
Stamford, CT$52,638
Huntington, NY$52,619
Newark, NJ$52,276
Bridgeport, CT$52,178
Vallejo, CA$52,085
New Brunswick, NJ$52,067
Petaluma, CA$52,039
Middlesex, NJ$51,951
Somerset, NJ$51,918
Santa Cruz, CA$51,858
Boston, MA$51,575
Monterey, CA$51,412
Seattle, WA$51,305
Santa Rosa, CA$51,296
Los Angeles, CA$51,282
Juneau, AK$51,162
Washington, DC$51,111
Orange, CA$50,945
Santa Ana, CA$50,823
Long Beach, CA$50,776
Anaheim, CA$50,767
Anchorage, AK$50,744
Santa Maria, CA$50,605
Everett, WA$50,595
Danbury, CT$50,432
Bremerton, WA$50,368
Tacoma, WA$50,201
New Suffolk, NY$50,200
Sacramento, CA$50,187
Santa Barbara, CA$50,136
Trenton, NJ$50,085
San Diego, CA$50,085
Brockton, MA$50,034
Fairbanks, AK$49,920
Lompoc, CA$49,802
Lowell, MA$49,764
Ventura, CA$49,755
Nashua, NH$49,746
Stockton, CA$49,741
Modesto, CA$49,403
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,300
Olympia, WA$49,212
Kennewick, WA$49,212
New Haven, CT$49,194
Lawrence, MA$49,027
Hartford, CT$48,980
Riverside, CA$48,971
New Bedford, MA$48,924
Richland, WA$48,924
Bakersfield, CA$48,859
San Bernardino, CA$48,841
New Britain, CT$48,836
Atlantic City, NJ$48,836
New London, CT$48,818
Norwich, CT$48,804
Portsmouth, NH$48,795
Boulder, CO$48,696
Portland, OR$48,632
Worcester, MA$48,627
Minneapolis, MN$48,484
Philadelphia, PA$48,419
Honolulu, HI$48,265
Saint Paul, MN$48,243
Vineland, NJ$48,233
Providence, RI$48,098
Chicago, IL$47,964
Bellingham, WA$47,908
Springfield, MA$47,871
Baltimore, MD$47,857
Chico, CA$47,741
Pittsfield, MA$47,616
Manchester, NH$47,527
Spokane, WA$47,323
Denver, CO$47,319
Albany, NY$47,100
Troy, NY$47,082
Nassau, NY$47,032
Schenectady, NY$46,984
Wilmington, DE$46,947
Burlington, VT$46,882
Salem, OR$46,864
Portland, ME$46,720
Yakima, WA$46,673
Rochester, MN$46,530
Reno, NV$46,506
Fresno, CA$46,506
Milwaukee, WI$46,465
Detroit, MI$46,418
Ann Arbor, MI$46,410
Allentown, PA$46,404
Colorado Springs, CO$46,325
Syracuse, NY$46,302
Carson City, NV$46,302
Houston, TX$46,237
Eugene, OR$46,214
Gary, IN$46,158
Springfield, OR$46,121
Bismarck, ND$46,112
Galveston, TX$46,079
Medford, OR$46,010
Fort Collins, CO$45,991
Concord, NH$45,968
Austin, TX$45,954
Mesa, AZ$45,857
Reading, PA$45,852
Phoenix, AZ$45,847
Dallas, TX$45,833
Saint Cloud, MN$45,789
Madison, WI$45,727
Utica, NY$45,601
Rochester, NY$45,527
Des Moines, IA$45,522
Raleigh, NC$45,518
Atlanta, GA$45,448
Battle Creek, MI$45,434
Salt Lake City, UT$45,420
Lancaster, PA$45,351
Harrisburg, PA$45,286
Kansas City, MO$45,239
Champaign, IL$45,230
Kansas City, KS$45,230
Fort Worth, TX$45,225
Columbus, OH$45,217
Boca Raton, FL$45,207
Pittsburgh, PA$45,188
Richmond, VA$45,170
Indianapolis, IN$45,160
Cleveland, OH$45,156
Las Vegas, NV$45,100
Cincinnati, OH$45,100
Petersburg, VA$45,030
Huntsville, AL$44,961
Lansing, MI$44,930
Lebanon, PA$44,924
Pueblo, CO$44,919
Appleton, WI$44,905
Buffalo, NY$44,886
Dayton, OH$44,873
Racine, WI$44,863
Charlotte, NC$44,859
Saint Louis, MO$44,845
York, PA$44,817
Elkhart, IN$44,817
Gastonia, NC$44,808
Billings, MT$44,797
Beaumont, TX$44,784
Lorain, OH$44,775
Benton Harbor, MI$44,766
Toledo, OH$44,757
Binghamton, NY$44,733
Rock Hill, SC$44,729
Rockford, IL$44,705
Springfield, IL$44,687
Elyria, OH$44,682
Fargo, ND$44,682
Flagstaff, AZ$44,650
Fort Lauderdale, FL$44,622
Duluth, MN$44,594
Miami, FL$44,594
Cheyenne, WY$44,562
Grand Forks, ND$44,562
Bangor, ME$44,459
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,408
Durham, NC$44,389
Louisville, KY$44,385
Grand Rapids, MI$44,376
Hialeah, FL$44,371
Casper, WY$44,306
Scranton, PA$44,251
New Orleans, LA$44,237
Virginia Beach, VA$44,232
Akron, OH$44,209
Peoria, IL$44,149
Sarasota, FL$44,139
Nashville, TN$44,107
Omaha, NE$44,107
Green Bay, WI$44,107
Baton Rouge, LA$44,084
Charleston, SC$44,074
Jamestown, NY$44,051
Davenport, IA$44,051
Tucson, AZ$44,028
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,000
Tampa, FL$43,991
Evansville, IN$43,963
Port Arthur, TX$43,963
Bradenton, FL$43,944
Santa Fe, NM$43,861
Orlando, FL$43,777
Clearwater, FL$43,763
Canton, OH$43,666
La Crosse, WI$43,666
Albuquerque, NM$43,638
Newport News, VA$43,633
High Point, NC$43,619
Ogden, UT$43,601
Corpus Christi, TX$43,564
Norfolk, VA$43,536
Laramie, WY$43,536
Rock Island, IL$43,508
Saginaw, MI$43,499
Jacksonville, FL$43,494
Salisbury, NC$43,485
Boise, ID$43,476
Moline, IL$43,452
Fort Myers, FL$43,438
Memphis, TN$43,429
Tulsa, OK$43,406
Waterloo, IA$43,378
Spartanburg, SC$43,332
Lincoln, NE$43,308
Fort Wayne, IN$43,299
Provo, UT$43,295
Cedar Falls, IA$43,239
San Antonio, TX$43,220
Greensboro, NC$43,202
South Bend, IN$43,197
Savannah, GA$43,146
Muskegon, MI$43,127
Birmingham, AL$43,123
Winston Salem, NC$43,100
Lake Charles, LA$42,988
Anderson, IN$42,979
Lexington, KY$42,965
Augusta, GA$42,951
Greenville, SC$42,951
Lima, OH$42,914
Wichita, KS$42,909
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,909
Columbia, SC$42,868
Springfield, OH$42,858
Asheville, NC$42,784
Bloomington, IN$42,751
Knoxville, TN$42,584
Shreveport, LA$42,580
Wilmington, NC$42,519
Roanoke, VA$42,519
Topeka, KS$42,436
Frankfort, KY$42,431
Oklahoma City, OK$42,399
Chillicothe, OH$42,380
Longview, TX$42,376
Melbourne, FL$42,371
Sioux Falls, SD$42,297
Mobile, AL$42,292
Terre Haute, IN$42,273
Altoona, PA$42,246
Amarillo, TX$42,213
Killeen, TX$42,199
Fayetteville, AR$42,162
Chattanooga, TN$42,148
Sioux City, IA$42,106
Idaho Falls, ID$42,097
Lynchburg, VA$42,060
Gainesville, FL$42,000
Portsmouth, OH$41,976
Little Rock, AR$41,967
Lafayette, LA$41,949
Youngstown, OH$41,949
Daytona Beach, FL$41,921
Clarksville, TN$41,916
Pensacola, FL$41,911
Temple, TX$41,908
Hopkinsville, KY$41,772
Erie, PA$41,763
Florence, SC$41,744
Charleston, WV$41,670
Great Falls, MT$41,647
Macon, GA$41,582
Tallahassee, FL$41,577
Fayetteville, NC$41,568
Waco, TX$41,559
Helena, MT$41,526
Pine Bluff, AR$41,509
Vincennes, IN$41,452
Lubbock, TX$41,433
Alamogordo, NM$41,405
Twin Falls, ID$41,364
Rapid City, SD$41,350
Jackson, MS$41,266
Huntington, WV$41,263
Greenville, MS$41,262
Parkersburg, WV$41,214
Montgomery, AL$41,206
Wichita Falls, TX$41,159
Springfield, MO$41,159
Biloxi, MS$41,136
Monroe, LA$41,090
Johnstown, PA$41,057
Sumter, SC$41,039
Columbus, GA$41,034
Pascagoula, MS$40,946
Abilene, TX$40,946
Kingsport, TN$40,825
Albany, GA$40,825
Gulfport, MS$40,811
Alexandria, LA$40,658
Fort Smith, AR$40,542
El Paso, TX$40,417
Las Cruces, NM$40,208
Harlingen, TX$40,090
Pocatello, ID$40,083
Florence, AL$40,022
Brownsville, TX$40,013
Mcallen, TX$39,916
Dothan, AL$39,851
Columbus, MS$39,575
Altus, OK$39,359
Lawton, OK$39,270
Pierre, SD$39,103
What Skills Can Increase a Site Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.08% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 6.32% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Repairing (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
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 Site Assistant's salary.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Property Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Site Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Site Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Site Assistant positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Site Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Site Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$55,696
$27.0
20%
Pharmaceuticals
$55,696
$27.0
20%
Biotechnology
$53,376
$26.0
15%
Financial Services
$53,376
$26.0
15%
Software & Networking
$53,376
$26.0
15%
How Education impacts a Site Assistant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Site Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Site Assistant with a No Diploma is between
$44,861
and $49,079).
Site Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Site 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.
Salaries for a Site Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $39,167 in 2023
to around $39,058 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Site Assistant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Site Assistant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Site Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Site Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Site Assistant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Site Assistant?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Site Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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