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

An Assistant Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,162 for beginners, reaching about $35,855 at mid-level, and approach $37,540 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Teacher?

Assistant Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Teacher roles are District of Columbia $39,967, California $39,815, Massachusetts $39,285. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Teacher and Teacher Assistant: $60,780; Daycare Teacher Assistant: $44,331; Esl Teacher Assistant: $42,985; Upk Assistant Teacher: $39,958; Assistant Family Teacher: $38,679.

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

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

Assistant Teacher Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Assistant Teacher in the United States is $36,097 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,158
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,548 to $39,270
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,316

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Assistant Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,270	$3,272	$755	$19
Average	$36,097	$3,008	$694	$17
25th Percentile	$32,548	$2,712	$626	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Teacher Salaries

An Assistant Teacher'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 Assistant Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Teacher'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): $34,162
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,444
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,855
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,964
Expert (over 8 years): $37,540

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Assistant Teacher	$34,162
Intermediate Level Assistant Teacher	$34,444
Senior Level Assistant Teacher	$35,855
Specialist Level Assistant Teacher	$36,964
Expert Level Assistant Teacher	$37,540

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

District of Columbia: $39,967.
California: $39,815.
Massachusetts: $39,285.

District of Columbia $39,967 California $39,815 Massachusetts $39,285 Washington $39,140 New Jersey $39,126 Alaska $39,075 Connecticut $38,577 New York $38,375

Hawaii $37,729 Rhode Island $37,426 Maryland $37,220 Minnesota $36,938 Colorado $36,830 Illinois $36,794 Oregon $36,657 Delaware $36,556

New Hampshire $36,492 Virginia $36,350 Pennsylvania $35,935 Nevada $35,725 North Dakota $35,657 Michigan $35,548 Wisconsin $35,509 Vermont $35,429

Texas $35,209 Maine $35,195 Arizona $35,173 Ohio $35,148 Georgia $34,816 Indiana $34,650 Wyoming $34,617 Utah $34,567

Iowa $34,545 Kansas $34,372 Louisiana $34,321 North Carolina $34,303 Missouri $34,296 Florida $34,155 Montana $34,079 Nebraska $34,007

Kentucky $33,967 South Carolina $33,823 Tennessee $33,733 Idaho $33,697 New Mexico $33,433 Oklahoma $33,375 Alabama $33,162 South Dakota $32,805

Arkansas $32,610 West Virginia $32,505 Mississippi $32,191

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Teachers

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: $45,529
San Francisco: $45,082
Oakland: $44,082

San Jose, CA $45,529

San Francisco, CA $45,082

Oakland, CA $44,082

New York, NY $41,833

Queens Village, NY $41,562

Paramus, NJ $41,273

Passaic, NJ $41,237

Bergenfield, NJ $41,201

Stamford, CT $41,147

Huntington, NY $41,111

Newark, NJ $40,876

Bridgeport, CT $40,804

New Brunswick, NJ $40,685

Vallejo, CA $40,609

Middlesex, NJ $40,588

Somerset, NJ $40,555

Petaluma, CA $40,472

Santa Cruz, CA $40,331

Boston, MA $40,259

Monterey, CA $40,079

Fairbanks, AK $40,053

Los Angeles, CA $39,985

Washington, DC $39,967

Seattle, WA $39,902

Santa Rosa, CA $39,895

Juneau, AK $39,790

Orange, CA $39,671

Anchorage, AK $39,606

Anaheim, CA $39,581

Santa Ana, CA $39,526

Nassau, NY $39,505

Long Beach, CA $39,490

Danbury, CT $39,479

Santa Maria, CA $39,357

Everett, WA $39,349

Bremerton, WA $39,173

Trenton, NJ $39,104

Sacramento, CA $39,090

San Diego, CA $39,072

Brockton, MA $39,057

Tacoma, WA $39,043

Santa Barbara, CA $38,992

Lowell, MA $38,848

New Suffolk, NY $38,833

Nashua, NH $38,790

Lompoc, CA $38,732

Ventura, CA $38,696

Stockton, CA $38,685

New Haven, CT $38,613

Atlantic City, NJ $38,519

Hartford, CT $38,440

Modesto, CA $38,422

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,342

New Britain, CT $38,324

Kennewick, WA $38,274

Olympia, WA $38,274

New London, CT $38,267

Norwich, CT $38,256

Lawrence, MA $38,238

Bakersfield, CA $38,137

New Bedford, MA $38,086

Riverside, CA $38,086

Richland, WA $38,050

Portsmouth, NH $38,021

Vineland, NJ $38,014

San Bernardino, CA $37,985

Boulder, CO $37,884

Worcester, MA $37,855

Portland, OR $37,823

Saint Paul, MN $37,779

Minneapolis, MN $37,779

Philadelphia, PA $37,729

Honolulu, HI $37,537

Springfield, MA $37,411

Providence, RI $37,407

Chicago, IL $37,303

Bellingham, WA $37,259

Baltimore, MD $37,220

Chico, CA $37,130

Wilmington, DE $37,068

Pittsfield, MA $37,032

Manchester, NH $36,963

Spokane, WA $36,805

Denver, CO $36,801

Albany, NY $36,631

Troy, NY $36,617

Schenectady, NY $36,541

Burlington, VT $36,462

Portland, ME $36,335

Salem, OR $36,306

Yakima, WA $36,299

Ann Arbor, MI $36,288

Rochester, MN $36,187

Reno, NV $36,169

Fresno, CA $36,169

Milwaukee, WI $36,137

Detroit, MI $36,101

Allentown, PA $36,090

Carson City, NV $36,086

Houston, TX $36,032

Colorado Springs, CO $36,029

Syracuse, NY $36,010

Eugene, OR $35,942

Gary, IN $35,899

Bismarck, ND $35,899

Galveston, TX $35,899

Springfield, OR $35,870

Medford, OR $35,783

Fort Collins, CO $35,769

Austin, TX $35,740

Mesa, AZ $35,664

Phoenix, AZ $35,657

Dallas, TX $35,646

Reading, PA $35,624

Saint Cloud, MN $35,610

Concord, NH $35,577

Madison, WI $35,563

Utica, NY $35,465

Raleigh, NC $35,437

Las Vegas, NV $35,433

Rochester, NY $35,408

Des Moines, IA $35,404

Atlanta, GA $35,346

Battle Creek, MI $35,335

Salt Lake City, UT $35,325

Lancaster, PA $35,271

Champaign, IL $35,263

Harrisburg, PA $35,220

Durham, NC $35,187

Kansas City, MO $35,184

Kansas City, KS $35,177

Fort Worth, TX $35,173

Boca Raton, FL $35,159

Cleveland, OH $35,155

Columbus, OH $35,148

Pittsburgh, PA $35,144

Richmond, VA $35,130

Indianapolis, IN $35,123

Cincinnati, OH $35,076

Petersburg, VA $35,021

Lansing, MI $34,942

Billings, MT $34,942

Huntsville, AL $34,942

Lebanon, PA $34,938

Pueblo, CO $34,935

Dayton, OH $34,935

Appleton, WI $34,924

Buffalo, NY $34,910

Racine, WI $34,891

Charlotte, NC $34,888

Saint Louis, MO $34,877

Springfield, IL $34,863

York, PA $34,855

Elkhart, IN $34,855

Gastonia, NC $34,852

Benton Harbor, MI $34,852

Beaumont, TX $34,830

Lorain, OH $34,823

Toledo, OH $34,808

Binghamton, NY $34,790

Rock Hill, SC $34,787

Rockford, IL $34,769

Elyria, OH $34,751

Fargo, ND $34,751

Flagstaff, AZ $34,725

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,704

Miami, FL $34,682

Duluth, MN $34,624

Bangor, ME $34,577

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,538

Louisville, KY $34,520

Grand Rapids, MI $34,512

Hialeah, FL $34,509

Casper, WY $34,458

Scranton, PA $34,415

New Orleans, LA $34,404

Virginia Beach, VA $34,401

Akron, OH $34,383

Peoria, IL $34,336

Sarasota, FL $34,328

Green Bay, WI $34,303

Baton Rouge, LA $34,285

Charleston, SC $34,278

Nashville, TN $34,267

Jamestown, NY $34,260

Davenport, IA $34,260

Tucson, AZ $34,242

Cheyenne, WY $34,231

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,220

Tampa, FL $34,213

Omaha, NE $34,206

Evansville, IN $34,191

Port Arthur, TX $34,191

Bradenton, FL $34,177

Santa Fe, NM $34,112

Orlando, FL $34,076

Clearwater, FL $34,036

La Crosse, WI $33,960

Canton, OH $33,960

Grand Forks, ND $33,949

Tulsa, OK $33,939

Albuquerque, NM $33,939

Newport News, VA $33,935

High Point, NC $33,924

Ogden, UT $33,910

Corpus Christi, TX $33,881

Laramie, WY $33,859

Norfolk, VA $33,859

Rock Island, IL $33,837

Saginaw, MI $33,830

Jacksonville, FL $33,827

Salisbury, NC $33,819

Memphis, TN $33,812

Moline, IL $33,794

Fort Myers, FL $33,783

Waterloo, IA $33,736

Spartanburg, SC $33,700

Lincoln, NE $33,682

Fort Wayne, IN $33,675

Birmingham, AL $33,635

Cedar Falls, IA $33,628

Provo, UT $33,624

Springfield, OH $33,621

San Antonio, TX $33,614

Greensboro, NC $33,599

South Bend, IN $33,596

Winston Salem, NC $33,592

Boise, ID $33,581

Savannah, GA $33,556

Muskegon, MI $33,491

Lima, OH $33,448

Lake Charles, LA $33,433

Anderson, IN $33,426

Lexington, KY $33,415

Augusta, GA $33,404

Greenville, SC $33,404

Wichita, KS $33,372

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,372

Columbia, SC $33,339

Bloomington, IN $33,249

Roanoke, VA $33,227

Asheville, NC $33,180

Knoxville, TN $33,119

Shreveport, LA $33,116

Wilmington, NC $33,069

Frankfort, KY $33,000

Oklahoma City, OK $32,975

Chillicothe, OH $32,960

Longview, TX $32,957

Topeka, KS $32,946

Mobile, AL $32,892

Terre Haute, IN $32,877

Erie, PA $32,874

Altoona, PA $32,856

Melbourne, FL $32,845

Amarillo, TX $32,830

Killeen, TX $32,820

Fayetteville, AR $32,791

Sioux Falls, SD $32,765

Chattanooga, TN $32,744

Idaho Falls, ID $32,740

Gainesville, FL $32,664

Portsmouth, OH $32,646

Little Rock, AR $32,639

Lynchburg, VA $32,639

Youngstown, OH $32,625

Lafayette, LA $32,625

Temple, TX $32,610

Daytona Beach, FL $32,603

Clarksville, TN $32,599

Pensacola, FL $32,596

Hopkinsville, KY $32,487

Charleston, WV $32,484

Florence, SC $32,466

Sioux City, IA $32,444

Macon, GA $32,339

Tallahassee, FL $32,336

Fayetteville, NC $32,329

Wichita Falls, TX $32,321

Waco, TX $32,321

Pine Bluff, AR $32,307

Vincennes, IN $32,238

Lubbock, TX $32,224

Great Falls, MT $32,202

Alamogordo, NM $32,199

Abilene, TX $32,170

Rapid City, SD $32,123

Monroe, LA $32,123

Albany, GA $32,101

Huntington, WV $32,098

Jackson, MS $32,094

Greenville, MS $32,090

Parkersburg, WV $32,054

Montgomery, AL $32,047

Johnstown, PA $32,040

Springfield, MO $32,011

Biloxi, MS $31,993

Sumter, SC $31,917

Columbus, GA $31,913

Twin Falls, ID $31,892

Pascagoula, MS $31,845

Kingsport, TN $31,751

Gulfport, MS $31,740

Alexandria, LA $31,621

Fort Smith, AR $31,531

El Paso, TX $31,433

Helena, MT $31,386

Las Cruces, NM $31,271

Harlingen, TX $31,170

Pocatello, ID $31,137

Florence, AL $31,127

Brownsville, TX $31,119

Dothan, AL $31,062

Mcallen, TX $31,044

Columbus, MS $30,776

Altus, OK $30,610

Lawton, OK $30,542

Pierre, SD $30,412

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

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 Teacher's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Critical Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$40,068	11%
Coaching	$38,624	7%
Critical Thinking	$37,902	5%
Flexibility	$37,541	4%
Problem Solving	$37,541	4%
Programming	$37,541	4%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Teacher'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 18, 2021

$32,548

Average $36,097/year

$39,270

$2,712

Average $3,008/month

$3,272

$626

Average $694/week

$755

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,270	$3,272	$755	$19
Average	$36,097	$3,008	$694	$17
25th Percentile	$32,548	$2,712	$626	$16

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Salary Trends for Assistant Teacher

Salaries for an Assistant Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,961 in 2023 to around $44,595 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Teacher salary trends, .

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