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

A Station Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Station Assistant (0-2 years)earns $71,995, a Statistician II (2-4 years)earns $84,300, a Statistician III (4-7 years)earns $104,146, a Statistician IV (7+ years)earns $110,476, a Statistician V (7-10 years)earns $156,118,

What are the highest paying states for a Station Assistant?

Station Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Station Assistant roles are District of Columbia $80,386, California $80,081, Massachusetts $79,014. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Station Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Station Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Station Master: $103,901; Assistant Station Manager: $67,667; Station Supervisor: $65,853; Station Superintendent: $65,639; Station Manager: $56,832.

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

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

Station Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Station Assistant in the United States is $72,603 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,404
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,118 to $80,874
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,213

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Station Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,874	$6,740	$1,555	$39
Average	$72,603	$6,050	$1,396	$35
25th Percentile	$66,118	$5,510	$1,271	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Station Assistant Salaries

A Station 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 Station Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Station 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): $71,995
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,300
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,146
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,476
Expert (over 8 years): $156,118

Levels	Salary
Station A... Level Station Assistant	$71,995
Statistic... Level Station Assistant	$84,300
Statistic... Level Station Assistant	$104,146
Statistic... Level Station Assistant	$110,476
Statistic... Level Station Assistant	$156,118

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

District of Columbia: $80,386.
California: $80,081.
Massachusetts: $79,014.

District of Columbia $80,386

California $80,081

Massachusetts $79,014

Washington $78,723

New Jersey $78,694

Alaska $78,593

Connecticut $77,591

New York $77,184

Hawaii $75,884

Rhode Island $75,275

Maryland $74,861

Minnesota $74,294

Colorado $74,077

Illinois $74,004

Oregon $73,728

Delaware $73,525

New Hampshire $73,397

Virginia $73,111

Pennsylvania $72,276

Nevada $71,855

North Dakota $71,717

Michigan $71,499

Wisconsin $71,419

Vermont $71,260

Texas $70,817

Maine $70,788

Arizona $70,744

Ohio $70,693

Georgia $70,025

Indiana $69,691

Wyoming $69,626

Utah $69,524

Iowa $69,481

Kansas $69,132

Louisiana $69,031

North Carolina $68,994

Missouri $68,980

Florida $68,697

Montana $68,544

Nebraska $68,399

Kentucky $68,319

South Carolina $68,029

Tennessee $67,847

Idaho $67,775

New Mexico $67,245

Oklahoma $67,129

Alabama $66,700

South Dakota $65,981

Arkansas $65,589

West Virginia $65,379

Mississippi $64,747

Top Paying Cities for Station 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: $91,574
San Francisco: $90,571
Oakland: $88,663

San Jose, CA $91,574

San Francisco, CA $90,571

Oakland, CA $88,663

New York, NY $83,594

Paramus, NJ $82,578

Queens Village, NY $82,574

Passaic, NJ $82,505

Bergenfield, NJ $82,499

Stamford, CT $82,339

Huntington, NY $82,309

Newark, NJ $81,773

Bridgeport, CT $81,619

Vallejo, CA $81,475

New Brunswick, NJ $81,446

Petaluma, CA $81,402

Middlesex, NJ $81,264

Somerset, NJ $81,213

Santa Cruz, CA $81,119

Boston, MA $80,676

Monterey, CA $80,421

Seattle, WA $80,255

Santa Rosa, CA $80,241

Los Angeles, CA $80,219

Juneau, AK $80,030

Washington, DC $79,950

Orange, CA $79,692

Santa Ana, CA $79,500

Long Beach, CA $79,427

Anaheim, CA $79,413

Anchorage, AK $79,377

Santa Maria, CA $79,159

Everett, WA $79,144

Danbury, CT $78,889

Bremerton, WA $78,789

Tacoma, WA $78,527

New Suffolk, NY $78,526

Sacramento, CA $78,505

Santa Barbara, CA $78,426

Trenton, NJ $78,346

San Diego, CA $78,346

Brockton, MA $78,266

Fairbanks, AK $78,088

Lompoc, CA $77,903

Lowell, MA $77,844

Ventura, CA $77,830

Nashua, NH $77,816

Stockton, CA $77,808

Modesto, CA $77,278

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,119

Olympia, WA $76,981

Kennewick, WA $76,981

New Haven, CT $76,952

Lawrence, MA $76,690

Hartford, CT $76,618

Riverside, CA $76,603

New Bedford, MA $76,531

Richland, WA $76,531

Bakersfield, CA $76,429

San Bernardino, CA $76,400

New Britain, CT $76,393

Atlantic City, NJ $76,393

New London, CT $76,364

Norwich, CT $76,342

Portsmouth, NH $76,327

Boulder, CO $76,173

Portland, OR $76,073

Worcester, MA $76,066

Minneapolis, MN $75,841

Philadelphia, PA $75,739

Honolulu, HI $75,500

Saint Paul, MN $75,465

Vineland, NJ $75,449

Providence, RI $75,238

Chicago, IL $75,028

Bellingham, WA $74,941

Springfield, MA $74,883

Baltimore, MD $74,861

Chico, CA $74,679

Pittsfield, MA $74,483

Manchester, NH $74,345

Spokane, WA $74,026

Denver, CO $74,019

Albany, NY $73,677

Troy, NY $73,648

Nassau, NY $73,571

Schenectady, NY $73,496

Wilmington, DE $73,438

Burlington, VT $73,336

Salem, OR $73,307

Portland, ME $73,082

Yakima, WA $73,009

Rochester, MN $72,784

Reno, NV $72,748

Fresno, CA $72,748

Milwaukee, WI $72,683

Detroit, MI $72,610

Ann Arbor, MI $72,598

Allentown, PA $72,588

Colorado Springs, CO $72,465

Syracuse, NY $72,429

Carson City, NV $72,429

Houston, TX $72,327

Eugene, OR $72,291

Gary, IN $72,203

Springfield, OR $72,145

Bismarck, ND $72,131

Galveston, TX $72,080

Medford, OR $71,971

Fort Collins, CO $71,942

Concord, NH $71,906

Austin, TX $71,884

Mesa, AZ $71,732

Reading, PA $71,724

Phoenix, AZ $71,717

Dallas, TX $71,695

Saint Cloud, MN $71,626

Madison, WI $71,528

Utica, NY $71,332

Rochester, NY $71,216

Des Moines, IA $71,209

Raleigh, NC $71,202

Atlanta, GA $71,093

Battle Creek, MI $71,071

Salt Lake City, UT $71,049

Lancaster, PA $70,940

Harrisburg, PA $70,839

Kansas City, MO $70,766

Champaign, IL $70,751

Kansas City, KS $70,751

Fort Worth, TX $70,744

Columbus, OH $70,732

Boca Raton, FL $70,715

Pittsburgh, PA $70,686

Richmond, VA $70,657

Indianapolis, IN $70,643

Cleveland, OH $70,635

Las Vegas, NV $70,548

Cincinnati, OH $70,548

Petersburg, VA $70,439

Huntsville, AL $70,330

Lansing, MI $70,282

Lebanon, PA $70,272

Pueblo, CO $70,265

Appleton, WI $70,243

Buffalo, NY $70,214

Dayton, OH $70,192

Racine, WI $70,178

Charlotte, NC $70,171

Saint Louis, MO $70,149

York, PA $70,105

Elkhart, IN $70,105

Gastonia, NC $70,091

Billings, MT $70,074

Beaumont, TX $70,054

Lorain, OH $70,040

Benton Harbor, MI $70,025

Toledo, OH $70,011

Binghamton, NY $69,975

Rock Hill, SC $69,967

Rockford, IL $69,931

Springfield, IL $69,902

Elyria, OH $69,895

Fargo, ND $69,895

Flagstaff, AZ $69,844

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,800

Duluth, MN $69,757

Miami, FL $69,757

Cheyenne, WY $69,706

Grand Forks, ND $69,706

Bangor, ME $69,546

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,466

Durham, NC $69,436

Louisville, KY $69,430

Grand Rapids, MI $69,416

Hialeah, FL $69,408

Casper, WY $69,307

Scranton, PA $69,220

New Orleans, LA $69,198

Virginia Beach, VA $69,190

Akron, OH $69,154

Peoria, IL $69,060

Sarasota, FL $69,045

Nashville, TN $68,994

Omaha, NE $68,994

Green Bay, WI $68,994

Baton Rouge, LA $68,958

Charleston, SC $68,944

Jamestown, NY $68,907

Davenport, IA $68,907

Tucson, AZ $68,871

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,827

Tampa, FL $68,813

Evansville, IN $68,769

Port Arthur, TX $68,769

Bradenton, FL $68,740

Santa Fe, NM $68,610

Orlando, FL $68,479

Clearwater, FL $68,457

Canton, OH $68,305

La Crosse, WI $68,305

Albuquerque, NM $68,261

Newport News, VA $68,254

High Point, NC $68,232

Ogden, UT $68,203

Corpus Christi, TX $68,145

Norfolk, VA $68,101

Laramie, WY $68,101

Rock Island, IL $68,058

Saginaw, MI $68,043

Jacksonville, FL $68,036

Salisbury, NC $68,022

Boise, ID $68,007

Moline, IL $67,971

Fort Myers, FL $67,949

Memphis, TN $67,934

Tulsa, OK $67,898

Waterloo, IA $67,855

Spartanburg, SC $67,782

Lincoln, NE $67,746

Fort Wayne, IN $67,731

Provo, UT $67,724

Cedar Falls, IA $67,637

San Antonio, TX $67,608

Greensboro, NC $67,579

South Bend, IN $67,571

Savannah, GA $67,492

Muskegon, MI $67,463

Birmingham, AL $67,455

Winston Salem, NC $67,420

Lake Charles, LA $67,245

Anderson, IN $67,230

Lexington, KY $67,208

Augusta, GA $67,187

Greenville, SC $67,187

Lima, OH $67,129

Wichita, KS $67,121

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,121

Columbia, SC $67,056

Springfield, OH $67,041

Asheville, NC $66,925

Bloomington, IN $66,874

Knoxville, TN $66,613

Shreveport, LA $66,606

Wilmington, NC $66,511

Roanoke, VA $66,511

Topeka, KS $66,381

Frankfort, KY $66,373

Oklahoma City, OK $66,323

Chillicothe, OH $66,294

Longview, TX $66,286

Melbourne, FL $66,279

Sioux Falls, SD $66,163

Mobile, AL $66,156

Terre Haute, IN $66,127

Altoona, PA $66,083

Amarillo, TX $66,032

Killeen, TX $66,010

Fayetteville, AR $65,952

Chattanooga, TN $65,931

Sioux City, IA $65,865

Idaho Falls, ID $65,851

Lynchburg, VA $65,793

Gainesville, FL $65,698

Portsmouth, OH $65,662

Little Rock, AR $65,647

Lafayette, LA $65,618

Youngstown, OH $65,618

Daytona Beach, FL $65,575

Clarksville, TN $65,568

Pensacola, FL $65,560

Temple, TX $65,555

Hopkinsville, KY $65,343

Erie, PA $65,328

Florence, SC $65,299

Charleston, WV $65,183

Great Falls, MT $65,146

Macon, GA $65,045

Tallahassee, FL $65,038

Fayetteville, NC $65,023

Waco, TX $65,009

Helena, MT $64,958

Pine Bluff, AR $64,930

Vincennes, IN $64,842

Lubbock, TX $64,813

Alamogordo, NM $64,769

Twin Falls, ID $64,704

Rapid City, SD $64,682

Jackson, MS $64,551

Huntington, WV $64,546

Greenville, MS $64,544

Parkersburg, WV $64,470

Montgomery, AL $64,457

Wichita Falls, TX $64,384

Springfield, MO $64,384

Biloxi, MS $64,348

Monroe, LA $64,275

Johnstown, PA $64,224

Sumter, SC $64,195

Columbus, GA $64,188

Pascagoula, MS $64,050

Abilene, TX $64,050

Kingsport, TN $63,861

Albany, GA $63,861

Gulfport, MS $63,840

Alexandria, LA $63,600

Fort Smith, AR $63,419

El Paso, TX $63,223

Las Cruces, NM $62,896

Harlingen, TX $62,711

Pocatello, ID $62,700

Florence, AL $62,605

Brownsville, TX $62,591

Mcallen, TX $62,438

Dothan, AL $62,337

Columbus, MS $61,906

Altus, OK $61,567

Lawton, OK $61,429

Pierre, SD $61,168

What Skills Can Increase a Station Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 12.79% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Quality Control (Mentioned in 2.23% Job Postings): Developing and implementing a set of procedures intended to maintain the quality of a product and reduce any risks or errors.
Clinical Research (Mentioned in 1.33% Job Postings): Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that determines the safety and effectiveness (efficacy) of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use. These may be used for prevention, treatment, diagnosis or for relieving symptoms of a disease. Clinical research is different from clinical practice. In clinical practice established treatments are used, while in clinical research evidence is collected to establish a treatment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	12.79%
Quality Control	2.23%
Clinical Research	1.33%

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 Station Assistant's salary.

Resource Management: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Resource Management	$86,397	19%
Innovation	$80,589	11%
Integrity	$79,137	9%
Leadership	$79,137	9%
Quality Control	$79,137	9%
Verbal Communication	$78,411	8%

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How Education impacts a Station Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Station 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 Station Assistant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $65,045 and $70,393).

Station Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Station Assistant

No Diploma 2.3%

High School 2.3%

Associates 1.1%

Bachelors 29.7%

Masters 56.6%

Doctorate 10.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.3%
High School	2.3%
Associates	1.1%
Bachelors	29.7%
Masters	56.6%
Doctorate	10.3%

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

Understanding how a Station 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 May 01, 2026

$66,118

Average $72,603/year

$80,874

$5,510

Average $6,050/month

$6,740

$1,271

Average $1,396/week

$1,555

$32

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,874	$6,740	$1,555	$39
Average	$72,603	$6,050	$1,396	$35
25th Percentile	$66,118	$5,510	$1,271	$32

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Salary Trends for Station Assistant

Salaries for a Station Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,538 in 2023 to around $74,373 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Station Assistant salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Station Assistant Over Time

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2023

$74,538

2024

$75,272

2025

$74,373

2026

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2023	$74,538
2024	$75,272
2025	$74,373
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