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

A Classroom Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,979 for beginners, reaching about $35,662 at mid-level, and approach $37,339 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Classroom Assistant?

Classroom Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Classroom Assistant roles are District of Columbia $39,812, California $39,661, Massachusetts $39,132. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Classroom Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Classroom Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Classroom Therapist: $56,846; Classroom Teacher: $54,859; Classroom Coordinator: $53,661; Special Ed Classroom Assistant: $39,958; Special Needs Classroom Assistant: $39,494.

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

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

Classroom Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Classroom Assistant in the United States is $35,957 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $46,648
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,223 to $41,553
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $25,003

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,553	$3,463	$799	$20
Average	$35,957	$2,996	$691	$17
25th Percentile	$30,223	$2,519	$581	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Classroom Assistant Salaries

A Classroom 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 Classroom Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Classroom 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): $33,979
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,259
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,662
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,765
Expert (over 8 years): $37,339

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Classroom Assistant	$33,979
Intermediate Level Classroom Assistant	$34,259
Senior Level Classroom Assistant	$35,662
Specialist Level Classroom Assistant	$36,765
Expert Level Classroom Assistant	$37,339

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

District of Columbia: $39,812.
California: $39,661.
Massachusetts: $39,132.

District of Columbia $39,812 California $39,661 Massachusetts $39,132 Washington $38,989 New Jersey $38,974 Alaska $38,924 Connecticut $38,428 New York $38,226

Hawaii $37,583 Rhode Island $37,281 Maryland $37,076 Minnesota $36,795 Colorado $36,687 Illinois $36,651 Oregon $36,515 Delaware $36,414

New Hampshire $36,351 Virginia $36,209 Pennsylvania $35,796 Nevada $35,587 North Dakota $35,519 Michigan $35,411 Wisconsin $35,371 Vermont $35,292

Texas $35,073 Maine $35,058 Arizona $35,037 Ohio $35,012 Georgia $34,681 Indiana $34,515 Wyoming $34,483 Utah $34,433

Iowa $34,411 Kansas $34,239 Louisiana $34,188 North Carolina $34,170 Missouri $34,163 Florida $34,023 Montana $33,947 Nebraska $33,875

Kentucky $33,836 South Carolina $33,692 Tennessee $33,602 Idaho $33,566 New Mexico $33,304 Oklahoma $33,246 Alabama $33,034 South Dakota $32,678

Arkansas $32,484 West Virginia $32,380 Mississippi $32,067

Top Paying Cities for Classroom 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: $45,353
San Francisco: $44,907
Oakland: $43,911

San Jose, CA $45,353

San Francisco, CA $44,907

Oakland, CA $43,911

New York, NY $41,671

Queens Village, NY $41,401

Paramus, NJ $41,114

Passaic, NJ $41,078

Bergenfield, NJ $41,042

Stamford, CT $40,988

Huntington, NY $40,952

Newark, NJ $40,718

Bridgeport, CT $40,646

New Brunswick, NJ $40,528

Vallejo, CA $40,452

Middlesex, NJ $40,430

Somerset, NJ $40,398

Petaluma, CA $40,315

Santa Cruz, CA $40,175

Boston, MA $40,103

Monterey, CA $39,923

Fairbanks, AK $39,898

Los Angeles, CA $39,830

Washington, DC $39,812

Seattle, WA $39,747

Santa Rosa, CA $39,740

Juneau, AK $39,636

Orange, CA $39,517

Anchorage, AK $39,452

Anaheim, CA $39,427

Santa Ana, CA $39,373

Nassau, NY $39,352

Long Beach, CA $39,337

Danbury, CT $39,327

Santa Maria, CA $39,204

Everett, WA $39,197

Bremerton, WA $39,021

Trenton, NJ $38,953

Sacramento, CA $38,938

San Diego, CA $38,920

Brockton, MA $38,906

Tacoma, WA $38,891

Santa Barbara, CA $38,841

Lowell, MA $38,697

New Suffolk, NY $38,683

Nashua, NH $38,640

Lompoc, CA $38,582

Ventura, CA $38,546

Stockton, CA $38,535

New Haven, CT $38,464

Atlantic City, NJ $38,370

Hartford, CT $38,291

Modesto, CA $38,273

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,194

New Britain, CT $38,176

Kennewick, WA $38,126

Olympia, WA $38,126

New London, CT $38,118

Norwich, CT $38,108

Lawrence, MA $38,090

Bakersfield, CA $37,989

New Bedford, MA $37,939

Riverside, CA $37,939

Richland, WA $37,903

Portsmouth, NH $37,874

Vineland, NJ $37,867

San Bernardino, CA $37,838

Boulder, CO $37,737

Worcester, MA $37,708

Portland, OR $37,676

Saint Paul, MN $37,633

Minneapolis, MN $37,633

Philadelphia, PA $37,583

Honolulu, HI $37,392

Springfield, MA $37,266

Providence, RI $37,263

Chicago, IL $37,158

Bellingham, WA $37,115

Baltimore, MD $37,076

Chico, CA $36,986

Wilmington, DE $36,925

Pittsfield, MA $36,889

Manchester, NH $36,820

Spokane, WA $36,662

Denver, CO $36,659

Albany, NY $36,490

Troy, NY $36,475

Schenectady, NY $36,400

Burlington, VT $36,321

Portland, ME $36,195

Salem, OR $36,166

Yakima, WA $36,159

Ann Arbor, MI $36,148

Rochester, MN $36,047

Reno, NV $36,029

Fresno, CA $36,029

Milwaukee, WI $35,997

Detroit, MI $35,961

Allentown, PA $35,950

Carson City, NV $35,947

Houston, TX $35,893

Colorado Springs, CO $35,889

Syracuse, NY $35,871

Eugene, OR $35,803

Gary, IN $35,760

Bismarck, ND $35,760

Galveston, TX $35,760

Springfield, OR $35,731

Medford, OR $35,645

Fort Collins, CO $35,630

Austin, TX $35,601

Mesa, AZ $35,526

Phoenix, AZ $35,519

Dallas, TX $35,508

Reading, PA $35,486

Saint Cloud, MN $35,472

Concord, NH $35,440

Madison, WI $35,425

Utica, NY $35,328

Raleigh, NC $35,299

Las Vegas, NV $35,296

Rochester, NY $35,271

Des Moines, IA $35,267

Atlanta, GA $35,209

Battle Creek, MI $35,199

Salt Lake City, UT $35,188

Lancaster, PA $35,134

Champaign, IL $35,127

Harrisburg, PA $35,084

Durham, NC $35,051

Kansas City, MO $35,048

Kansas City, KS $35,040

Fort Worth, TX $35,037

Boca Raton, FL $35,022

Cleveland, OH $35,019

Columbus, OH $35,012

Pittsburgh, PA $35,008

Richmond, VA $34,994

Indianapolis, IN $34,986

Cincinnati, OH $34,940

Petersburg, VA $34,886

Lansing, MI $34,807

Billings, MT $34,807

Huntsville, AL $34,807

Lebanon, PA $34,803

Pueblo, CO $34,800

Dayton, OH $34,800

Appleton, WI $34,789

Buffalo, NY $34,774

Racine, WI $34,756

Charlotte, NC $34,753

Saint Louis, MO $34,742

Springfield, IL $34,728

York, PA $34,720

Elkhart, IN $34,720

Gastonia, NC $34,717

Benton Harbor, MI $34,717

Beaumont, TX $34,695

Lorain, OH $34,688

Toledo, OH $34,674

Binghamton, NY $34,656

Rock Hill, SC $34,652

Rockford, IL $34,634

Elyria, OH $34,616

Fargo, ND $34,616

Flagstaff, AZ $34,591

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,569

Miami, FL $34,548

Duluth, MN $34,490

Bangor, ME $34,444

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,404

Louisville, KY $34,386

Grand Rapids, MI $34,379

Hialeah, FL $34,375

Casper, WY $34,325

Scranton, PA $34,282

New Orleans, LA $34,271

Virginia Beach, VA $34,267

Akron, OH $34,249

Peoria, IL $34,203

Sarasota, FL $34,195

Green Bay, WI $34,170

Baton Rouge, LA $34,152

Charleston, SC $34,145

Nashville, TN $34,134

Jamestown, NY $34,127

Davenport, IA $34,127

Tucson, AZ $34,109

Cheyenne, WY $34,098

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,088

Tampa, FL $34,080

Omaha, NE $34,073

Evansville, IN $34,059

Port Arthur, TX $34,059

Bradenton, FL $34,044

Santa Fe, NM $33,980

Orlando, FL $33,944

Clearwater, FL $33,904

La Crosse, WI $33,829

Canton, OH $33,829

Grand Forks, ND $33,818

Tulsa, OK $33,807

Albuquerque, NM $33,807

Newport News, VA $33,803

High Point, NC $33,793

Ogden, UT $33,778

Corpus Christi, TX $33,750

Laramie, WY $33,728

Norfolk, VA $33,728

Rock Island, IL $33,706

Saginaw, MI $33,699

Jacksonville, FL $33,696

Salisbury, NC $33,688

Memphis, TN $33,681

Moline, IL $33,663

Fort Myers, FL $33,652

Waterloo, IA $33,606

Spartanburg, SC $33,570

Lincoln, NE $33,552

Fort Wayne, IN $33,545

Birmingham, AL $33,505

Cedar Falls, IA $33,498

Provo, UT $33,494

Springfield, OH $33,491

San Antonio, TX $33,483

Greensboro, NC $33,469

South Bend, IN $33,465

Winston Salem, NC $33,462

Boise, ID $33,451

Savannah, GA $33,426

Muskegon, MI $33,361

Lima, OH $33,318

Lake Charles, LA $33,304

Anderson, IN $33,296

Lexington, KY $33,286

Augusta, GA $33,275

Greenville, SC $33,275

Wichita, KS $33,243

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,243

Columbia, SC $33,210

Bloomington, IN $33,120

Roanoke, VA $33,099

Asheville, NC $33,052

Knoxville, TN $32,991

Shreveport, LA $32,987

Wilmington, NC $32,941

Frankfort, KY $32,872

Oklahoma City, OK $32,847

Chillicothe, OH $32,833

Longview, TX $32,829

Topeka, KS $32,818

Mobile, AL $32,764

Terre Haute, IN $32,750

Erie, PA $32,746

Altoona, PA $32,728

Melbourne, FL $32,718

Amarillo, TX $32,703

Killeen, TX $32,692

Fayetteville, AR $32,664

Sioux Falls, SD $32,638

Chattanooga, TN $32,617

Idaho Falls, ID $32,613

Gainesville, FL $32,538

Portsmouth, OH $32,520

Little Rock, AR $32,513

Lynchburg, VA $32,513

Youngstown, OH $32,498

Lafayette, LA $32,498

Temple, TX $32,484

Daytona Beach, FL $32,477

Clarksville, TN $32,473

Pensacola, FL $32,469

Hopkinsville, KY $32,362

Charleston, WV $32,358

Florence, SC $32,340

Sioux City, IA $32,318

Macon, GA $32,214

Tallahassee, FL $32,211

Fayetteville, NC $32,203

Wichita Falls, TX $32,196

Waco, TX $32,196

Pine Bluff, AR $32,182

Vincennes, IN $32,113

Lubbock, TX $32,099

Great Falls, MT $32,078

Alamogordo, NM $32,074

Abilene, TX $32,045

Rapid City, SD $31,998

Monroe, LA $31,998

Albany, GA $31,977

Huntington, WV $31,973

Jackson, MS $31,970

Greenville, MS $31,966

Parkersburg, WV $31,930

Montgomery, AL $31,923

Johnstown, PA $31,916

Springfield, MO $31,887

Biloxi, MS $31,869

Sumter, SC $31,793

Columbus, GA $31,790

Twin Falls, ID $31,768

Pascagoula, MS $31,722

Kingsport, TN $31,628

Gulfport, MS $31,617

Alexandria, LA $31,499

Fort Smith, AR $31,409

El Paso, TX $31,312

Helena, MT $31,265

Las Cruces, NM $31,150

Harlingen, TX $31,049

Pocatello, ID $31,017

Florence, AL $31,006

Brownsville, TX $30,999

Dothan, AL $30,941

Mcallen, TX $30,923

Columbus, MS $30,657

Altus, OK $30,492

Lawton, OK $30,424

Pierre, SD $30,294

What Skills Can Increase a Classroom Assistant'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 a Classroom Assistant'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	$39,913	11%
Coaching	$38,474	7%
Critical Thinking	$37,755	5%
Flexibility	$37,396	4%
Problem Solving	$37,396	4%
Programming	$37,396	4%

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

Understanding how a Classroom 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 18, 2021

$30,223

Average $35,957/year

$41,553

$2,519

Average $2,996/month

$3,463

$581

Average $691/week

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Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,553	$3,463	$799	$20
Average	$35,957	$2,996	$691	$17
25th Percentile	$30,223	$2,519	$581	$15

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Salary Trends for Classroom Assistant

Salaries for a Classroom Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,720 in 2023 to around $44,356 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Classroom Assistant salary trends, .

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