What are the main factors that influence an Equity Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change An Equity Associate's salary?

An Equity Associate's salary grows with experience: a Equity Associate (0-2 years)earns $83,743, a Chemical Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $97,381, a Chemical Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $114,593, a Chemical Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $138,533, a Chemical Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $165,043,

What are the highest paying states for an Equity Associate?

Equity Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Equity Associate roles are District of Columbia $92,670, California $92,319, Massachusetts $91,089. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Equity Associate roles make?

Salaries for Equity Associate level roles vary by specialization: Equity Partner: $137,194; Equity Research Associate: $116,443; Private Equity Investment Associate: $114,098; Equity Analyst: $113,761; Senior Equity Research Associate: $112,350.

How do different companies affect an Equity Associate's salary?

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

Equity Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Equity Associate make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Equity Associate in the United States is $83,698 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,655
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,631 to $90,480
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,108

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Equity Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,480	$7,540	$1,740	$44
Average	$83,698	$6,975	$1,610	$40
25th Percentile	$77,631	$6,469	$1,493	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Equity Associate Salaries

An Equity Associate'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 Equity Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Equity Associate'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): $83,743
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,381
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,593
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,533
Expert (over 8 years): $165,043

Levels	Salary
Equity As... Level Equity Associate	$83,743
Chemical ... Level Equity Associate	$97,381
Chemical ... Level Equity Associate	$114,593
Chemical ... Level Equity Associate	$138,533
Chemical ... Level Equity Associate	$165,043

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How Do Equity Associate 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 Equity Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,670.
California: $92,319.
Massachusetts: $91,089.

District of Columbia $92,670 California $92,319 Massachusetts $91,089 Washington $90,754 New Jersey $90,720 Alaska $90,603 Connecticut $89,448 New York $88,979

Hawaii $87,481 Rhode Island $86,778 Maryland $86,301 Minnesota $85,648 Colorado $85,397 Illinois $85,313 Oregon $84,995 Delaware $84,761

New Hampshire $84,614 Virginia $84,284 Pennsylvania $83,321 Nevada $82,836 North Dakota $82,677 Michigan $82,426 Wisconsin $82,334 Vermont $82,150

Texas $81,639 Maine $81,606 Arizona $81,555 Ohio $81,497 Georgia $80,727 Indiana $80,342 Wyoming $80,266 Utah $80,149

Iowa $80,099 Kansas $79,697 Louisiana $79,580 North Carolina $79,538 Missouri $79,521 Florida $79,195 Montana $79,019 Nebraska $78,852

Kentucky $78,760 South Carolina $78,425 Tennessee $78,216 Idaho $78,132 New Mexico $77,521 Oklahoma $77,387 Alabama $76,893 South Dakota $76,065

Arkansas $75,613 West Virginia $75,370 Mississippi $74,642

Top Paying Cities for Equity Associates

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: $105,568
San Francisco: $104,530
Oakland: $102,212

San Jose, CA $105,568

San Francisco, CA $104,530

Oakland, CA $102,212

New York, NY $96,998

Queens Village, NY $96,370

Paramus, NJ $95,700

Passaic, NJ $95,617

Bergenfield, NJ $95,533

Stamford, CT $95,407

Huntington, NY $95,324

Newark, NJ $94,780

Bridgeport, CT $94,612

New Brunswick, NJ $94,336

Vallejo, CA $94,160

Middlesex, NJ $94,110

Somerset, NJ $94,035

Petaluma, CA $93,842

Santa Cruz, CA $93,516

Boston, MA $93,348

Monterey, CA $92,930

Fairbanks, AK $92,871

Los Angeles, CA $92,712

Washington, DC $92,670

Seattle, WA $92,520

Santa Rosa, CA $92,503

Juneau, AK $92,260

Orange, CA $91,984

Anchorage, AK $91,833

Anaheim, CA $91,775

Santa Ana, CA $91,649

Nassau, NY $91,599

Long Beach, CA $91,566

Danbury, CT $91,541

Santa Maria, CA $91,256

Everett, WA $91,239

Bremerton, WA $90,829

Trenton, NJ $90,670

Sacramento, CA $90,637

San Diego, CA $90,595

Brockton, MA $90,561

Tacoma, WA $90,528

Santa Barbara, CA $90,411

Lowell, MA $90,076

New Suffolk, NY $90,042

Nashua, NH $89,942

Lompoc, CA $89,808

Ventura, CA $89,724

Stockton, CA $89,699

New Haven, CT $89,532

Atlantic City, NJ $89,314

Hartford, CT $89,130

Modesto, CA $89,088

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,904

New Britain, CT $88,862

Kennewick, WA $88,745

Olympia, WA $88,745

New London, CT $88,728

Norwich, CT $88,703

Lawrence, MA $88,661

Bakersfield, CA $88,427

New Bedford, MA $88,310

Riverside, CA $88,310

Richland, WA $88,226

Portsmouth, NH $88,159

Vineland, NJ $88,142

San Bernardino, CA $88,075

Boulder, CO $87,841

Worcester, MA $87,774

Portland, OR $87,699

Saint Paul, MN $87,598

Minneapolis, MN $87,598

Philadelphia, PA $87,481

Honolulu, HI $87,038

Springfield, MA $86,745

Providence, RI $86,736

Chicago, IL $86,494

Bellingham, WA $86,393

Baltimore, MD $86,301

Chico, CA $86,092

Wilmington, DE $85,949

Pittsfield, MA $85,866

Manchester, NH $85,707

Spokane, WA $85,338

Denver, CO $85,330

Albany, NY $84,937

Troy, NY $84,903

Schenectady, NY $84,727

Burlington, VT $84,543

Portland, ME $84,250

Salem, OR $84,183

Yakima, WA $84,167

Ann Arbor, MI $84,142

Rochester, MN $83,907

Reno, NV $83,865

Fresno, CA $83,865

Milwaukee, WI $83,790

Detroit, MI $83,706

Allentown, PA $83,681

Carson City, NV $83,673

Houston, TX $83,547

Colorado Springs, CO $83,539

Syracuse, NY $83,497

Eugene, OR $83,338

Gary, IN $83,238

Bismarck, ND $83,238

Galveston, TX $83,238

Springfield, OR $83,171

Medford, OR $82,970

Fort Collins, CO $82,936

Austin, TX $82,869

Mesa, AZ $82,694

Phoenix, AZ $82,677

Dallas, TX $82,652

Reading, PA $82,602

Saint Cloud, MN $82,568

Concord, NH $82,493

Madison, WI $82,459

Utica, NY $82,233

Raleigh, NC $82,166

Las Vegas, NV $82,158

Rochester, NY $82,099

Des Moines, IA $82,091

Atlanta, GA $81,957

Battle Creek, MI $81,932

Salt Lake City, UT $81,907

Lancaster, PA $81,781

Champaign, IL $81,765

Harrisburg, PA $81,664

Durham, NC $81,589

Kansas City, MO $81,580

Kansas City, KS $81,564

Fort Worth, TX $81,555

Boca Raton, FL $81,522

Cleveland, OH $81,513

Columbus, OH $81,497

Pittsburgh, PA $81,488

Richmond, VA $81,455

Indianapolis, IN $81,438

Cincinnati, OH $81,329

Petersburg, VA $81,204

Lansing, MI $81,020

Billings, MT $81,020

Huntsville, AL $81,020

Lebanon, PA $81,011

Pueblo, CO $81,003

Dayton, OH $81,003

Appleton, WI $80,978

Buffalo, NY $80,944

Racine, WI $80,902

Charlotte, NC $80,894

Saint Louis, MO $80,869

Springfield, IL $80,836

York, PA $80,819

Elkhart, IN $80,819

Gastonia, NC $80,810

Benton Harbor, MI $80,810

Beaumont, TX $80,760

Lorain, OH $80,743

Toledo, OH $80,710

Binghamton, NY $80,668

Rock Hill, SC $80,660

Rockford, IL $80,618

Elyria, OH $80,576

Fargo, ND $80,576

Flagstaff, AZ $80,517

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,467

Miami, FL $80,417

Duluth, MN $80,283

Bangor, ME $80,174

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,082

Louisville, KY $80,040

Grand Rapids, MI $80,024

Hialeah, FL $80,015

Casper, WY $79,898

Scranton, PA $79,798

New Orleans, LA $79,773

Virginia Beach, VA $79,764

Akron, OH $79,722

Peoria, IL $79,614

Sarasota, FL $79,597

Green Bay, WI $79,538

Baton Rouge, LA $79,496

Charleston, SC $79,480

Nashville, TN $79,455

Jamestown, NY $79,438

Davenport, IA $79,438

Tucson, AZ $79,396

Cheyenne, WY $79,371

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,346

Tampa, FL $79,329

Omaha, NE $79,312

Evansville, IN $79,279

Port Arthur, TX $79,279

Bradenton, FL $79,245

Santa Fe, NM $79,095

Orlando, FL $79,011

Clearwater, FL $78,919

La Crosse, WI $78,743

Canton, OH $78,743

Grand Forks, ND $78,718

Tulsa, OK $78,693

Albuquerque, NM $78,693

Newport News, VA $78,684

High Point, NC $78,659

Ogden, UT $78,626

Corpus Christi, TX $78,559

Laramie, WY $78,509

Norfolk, VA $78,509

Rock Island, IL $78,459

Saginaw, MI $78,442

Jacksonville, FL $78,433

Salisbury, NC $78,417

Memphis, TN $78,400

Moline, IL $78,358

Fort Myers, FL $78,333

Waterloo, IA $78,224

Spartanburg, SC $78,140

Lincoln, NE $78,099

Fort Wayne, IN $78,082

Birmingham, AL $77,990

Cedar Falls, IA $77,973

Provo, UT $77,965

Springfield, OH $77,956

San Antonio, TX $77,940

Greensboro, NC $77,906

South Bend, IN $77,898

Winston Salem, NC $77,889

Boise, ID $77,864

Savannah, GA $77,806

Muskegon, MI $77,655

Lima, OH $77,555

Lake Charles, LA $77,521

Anderson, IN $77,504

Lexington, KY $77,479

Augusta, GA $77,454

Greenville, SC $77,454

Wichita, KS $77,379

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,379

Columbia, SC $77,303

Bloomington, IN $77,094

Roanoke, VA $77,044

Asheville, NC $76,935

Knoxville, TN $76,793

Shreveport, LA $76,785

Wilmington, NC $76,676

Frankfort, KY $76,517

Oklahoma City, OK $76,458

Chillicothe, OH $76,425

Longview, TX $76,416

Topeka, KS $76,391

Mobile, AL $76,266

Terre Haute, IN $76,232

Erie, PA $76,224

Altoona, PA $76,182

Melbourne, FL $76,157

Amarillo, TX $76,123

Killeen, TX $76,098

Fayetteville, AR $76,031

Sioux Falls, SD $75,973

Chattanooga, TN $75,922

Idaho Falls, ID $75,914

Gainesville, FL $75,738

Portsmouth, OH $75,696

Little Rock, AR $75,680

Lynchburg, VA $75,680

Youngstown, OH $75,646

Lafayette, LA $75,646

Temple, TX $75,613

Daytona Beach, FL $75,596

Clarksville, TN $75,588

Pensacola, FL $75,579

Hopkinsville, KY $75,328

Charleston, WV $75,320

Florence, SC $75,278

Sioux City, IA $75,228

Macon, GA $74,985

Tallahassee, FL $74,977

Fayetteville, NC $74,960

Wichita Falls, TX $74,943

Waco, TX $74,943

Pine Bluff, AR $74,910

Vincennes, IN $74,751

Lubbock, TX $74,717

Great Falls, MT $74,667

Alamogordo, NM $74,659

Abilene, TX $74,592

Rapid City, SD $74,483

Monroe, LA $74,483

Albany, GA $74,433

Huntington, WV $74,424

Jackson, MS $74,416

Greenville, MS $74,408

Parkersburg, WV $74,324

Montgomery, AL $74,307

Johnstown, PA $74,290

Springfield, MO $74,223

Biloxi, MS $74,182

Sumter, SC $74,006

Columbus, GA $73,997

Twin Falls, ID $73,947

Pascagoula, MS $73,838

Kingsport, TN $73,621

Gulfport, MS $73,596

Alexandria, LA $73,319

Fort Smith, AR $73,110

El Paso, TX $72,884

Helena, MT $72,775

Las Cruces, NM $72,508

Harlingen, TX $72,273

Pocatello, ID $72,198

Florence, AL $72,173

Brownsville, TX $72,156

Dothan, AL $72,022

Mcallen, TX $71,980

Columbus, MS $71,361

Altus, OK $70,976

Lawton, OK $70,817

Pierre, SD $70,516

What Skills Can Increase an Equity Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.91% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Design Engineering (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Creating a system, component, or process to develop new products and systems.
Support Services (Mentioned in 1.89% 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
Analysis	5.91%
Design Engineering	2.13%
Support Services	1.89%

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 Equity Associate's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$87,883	5%
Leadership	$86,209	3%
Initiative	$85,372	2%
Process Engineering	$85,372	2%
Manufacturing Processes	$85,372	2%
Chemical Engineering	$84,535	1%

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How Education impacts an Equity Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Equity Associates enter the field with a Associate'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 an Equity Associate with a Associate's Degree is between $81,116 and $85,865).

Equity Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Equity Associate

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 0.9%

Associates 0.4%

Bachelors 68.5%

Masters 22.1%

Doctorate 7.7%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	0.9%
Associates	0.4%
Bachelors	68.5%
Masters	22.1%
Doctorate	7.7%

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Equity Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Equity Associate'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

$77,631

Average $83,698/year

$90,480

$6,469

Average $6,975/month

$7,540

$1,493

Average $1,610/week

$1,740

$37

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,480	$7,540	$1,740	$44
Average	$83,698	$6,975	$1,610	$40
25th Percentile	$77,631	$6,469	$1,493	$37

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Salary Trends for Equity Associate

Salaries for an Equity Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $81,951 in 2023 to around $74,379 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Equity Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$81,951

2024

$78,190

2025

$74,379

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2024	$78,190
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