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

A Faculty Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,050 for beginners, reaching about $35,737 at mid-level, and approach $37,417 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Faculty Assistant?

Faculty Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Faculty Assistant roles are District of Columbia $39,388, California $39,238, Massachusetts $38,715. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Faculty Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Faculty Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Dean Of Faculty: $155,053; Physician Assistant Faculty: $124,041; Faculty Manager: $109,034; Assistant Faculty Associate: $88,783; Clinical Faculty: $82,313.

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

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

Faculty Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Faculty Assistant in the United States is $35,574 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,286
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,687 to $38,564
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,149

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Faculty Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,564	$3,214	$742	$19
Average	$35,574	$2,965	$684	$17
25th Percentile	$31,687	$2,641	$609	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Faculty Assistant Salaries

A Faculty 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 Faculty Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Faculty 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): $34,050
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,331
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,737
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,842
Expert (over 8 years): $37,417

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Faculty Assistant	$34,050
Intermediate Level Faculty Assistant	$34,331
Senior Level Faculty Assistant	$35,737
Specialist Level Faculty Assistant	$36,842
Expert Level Faculty Assistant	$37,417

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

District of Columbia: $39,388.
California: $39,238.
Massachusetts: $38,715.

District of Columbia $39,388

California $39,238

Massachusetts $38,715

Washington $38,573

New Jersey $38,559

Alaska $38,509

Connecticut $38,018

New York $37,819

Hawaii $37,182

Rhode Island $36,883

Maryland $36,681

Minnesota $36,403

Colorado $36,296

Illinois $36,261

Oregon $36,126

Delaware $36,026

New Hampshire $35,963

Virginia $35,823

Pennsylvania $35,414

Nevada $35,208

North Dakota $35,140

Michigan $35,033

Wisconsin $34,994

Vermont $34,916

Texas $34,699

Maine $34,685

Arizona $34,663

Ohio $34,639

Georgia $34,311

Indiana $34,148

Wyoming $34,116

Utah $34,066

Iowa $34,044

Kansas $33,874

Louisiana $33,824

North Carolina $33,806

Missouri $33,799

Florida $33,660

Montana $33,586

Nebraska $33,514

Kentucky $33,475

South Carolina $33,333

Tennessee $33,244

Idaho $33,208

New Mexico $32,949

Oklahoma $32,892

Alabama $32,682

South Dakota $32,330

Arkansas $32,138

West Virginia $32,035

Mississippi $31,725

Top Paying Cities for Faculty 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: $44,870
San Francisco: $44,429
Oakland: $43,443

San Jose, CA $44,870

San Francisco, CA $44,429

Oakland, CA $43,443

New York, NY $41,227

Queens Village, NY $40,960

Paramus, NJ $40,675

Passaic, NJ $40,640

Bergenfield, NJ $40,604

Stamford, CT $40,551

Huntington, NY $40,515

Newark, NJ $40,284

Bridgeport, CT $40,213

New Brunswick, NJ $40,096

Vallejo, CA $40,021

Middlesex, NJ $40,000

Somerset, NJ $39,968

Petaluma, CA $39,886

Santa Cruz, CA $39,747

Boston, MA $39,676

Monterey, CA $39,498

Fairbanks, AK $39,473

Los Angeles, CA $39,405

Washington, DC $39,388

Seattle, WA $39,324

Santa Rosa, CA $39,317

Juneau, AK $39,213

Orange, CA $39,096

Anchorage, AK $39,032

Anaheim, CA $39,007

Santa Ana, CA $38,954

Nassau, NY $38,932

Long Beach, CA $38,918

Danbury, CT $38,907

Santa Maria, CA $38,786

Everett, WA $38,779

Bremerton, WA $38,605

Trenton, NJ $38,537

Sacramento, CA $38,523

San Diego, CA $38,505

Brockton, MA $38,491

Tacoma, WA $38,477

Santa Barbara, CA $38,427

Lowell, MA $38,285

New Suffolk, NY $38,271

Nashua, NH $38,228

Lompoc, CA $38,171

Ventura, CA $38,135

Stockton, CA $38,125

New Haven, CT $38,054

Atlantic City, NJ $37,961

Hartford, CT $37,883

Modesto, CA $37,865

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,787

New Britain, CT $37,769

Kennewick, WA $37,719

Olympia, WA $37,719

New London, CT $37,712

Norwich, CT $37,701

Lawrence, MA $37,684

Bakersfield, CA $37,584

New Bedford, MA $37,534

Riverside, CA $37,534

Richland, WA $37,499

Portsmouth, NH $37,470

Vineland, NJ $37,463

San Bernardino, CA $37,435

Boulder, CO $37,335

Worcester, MA $37,307

Portland, OR $37,275

Saint Paul, MN $37,232

Minneapolis, MN $37,232

Philadelphia, PA $37,182

Honolulu, HI $36,994

Springfield, MA $36,869

Providence, RI $36,865

Chicago, IL $36,762

Bellingham, WA $36,720

Baltimore, MD $36,681

Chico, CA $36,592

Wilmington, DE $36,531

Pittsfield, MA $36,496

Manchester, NH $36,428

Spokane, WA $36,271

Denver, CO $36,268

Albany, NY $36,101

Troy, NY $36,086

Schenectady, NY $36,012

Burlington, VT $35,933

Portland, ME $35,809

Salem, OR $35,780

Yakima, WA $35,773

Ann Arbor, MI $35,763

Rochester, MN $35,663

Reno, NV $35,645

Fresno, CA $35,645

Milwaukee, WI $35,613

Detroit, MI $35,578

Allentown, PA $35,567

Carson City, NV $35,563

Houston, TX $35,510

Colorado Springs, CO $35,507

Syracuse, NY $35,489

Eugene, OR $35,421

Gary, IN $35,378

Bismarck, ND $35,378

Galveston, TX $35,378

Springfield, OR $35,350

Medford, OR $35,265

Fort Collins, CO $35,250

Austin, TX $35,222

Mesa, AZ $35,147

Phoenix, AZ $35,140

Dallas, TX $35,129

Reading, PA $35,108

Saint Cloud, MN $35,094

Concord, NH $35,062

Madison, WI $35,048

Utica, NY $34,952

Raleigh, NC $34,923

Las Vegas, NV $34,920

Rochester, NY $34,895

Des Moines, IA $34,891

Atlanta, GA $34,834

Battle Creek, MI $34,824

Salt Lake City, UT $34,813

Lancaster, PA $34,759

Champaign, IL $34,752

Harrisburg, PA $34,710

Durham, NC $34,678

Kansas City, MO $34,674

Kansas City, KS $34,667

Fort Worth, TX $34,663

Boca Raton, FL $34,649

Cleveland, OH $34,646

Columbus, OH $34,639

Pittsburgh, PA $34,635

Richmond, VA $34,621

Indianapolis, IN $34,614

Cincinnati, OH $34,567

Petersburg, VA $34,514

Lansing, MI $34,436

Billings, MT $34,436

Huntsville, AL $34,436

Lebanon, PA $34,432

Pueblo, CO $34,429

Dayton, OH $34,429

Appleton, WI $34,418

Buffalo, NY $34,404

Racine, WI $34,386

Charlotte, NC $34,382

Saint Louis, MO $34,372

Springfield, IL $34,358

York, PA $34,350

Elkhart, IN $34,350

Gastonia, NC $34,347

Benton Harbor, MI $34,347

Beaumont, TX $34,325

Lorain, OH $34,318

Toledo, OH $34,304

Binghamton, NY $34,286

Rock Hill, SC $34,283

Rockford, IL $34,265

Elyria, OH $34,247

Fargo, ND $34,247

Flagstaff, AZ $34,222

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,201

Miami, FL $34,180

Duluth, MN $34,123

Bangor, ME $34,076

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,037

Louisville, KY $34,020

Grand Rapids, MI $34,012

Hialeah, FL $34,009

Casper, WY $33,959

Scranton, PA $33,916

New Orleans, LA $33,906

Virginia Beach, VA $33,902

Akron, OH $33,884

Peoria, IL $33,838

Sarasota, FL $33,831

Green Bay, WI $33,806

Baton Rouge, LA $33,788

Charleston, SC $33,781

Nashville, TN $33,771

Jamestown, NY $33,763

Davenport, IA $33,763

Tucson, AZ $33,746

Cheyenne, WY $33,735

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,724

Tampa, FL $33,717

Omaha, NE $33,710

Evansville, IN $33,696

Port Arthur, TX $33,696

Bradenton, FL $33,682

Santa Fe, NM $33,618

Orlando, FL $33,582

Clearwater, FL $33,543

La Crosse, WI $33,468

Canton, OH $33,468

Grand Forks, ND $33,457

Tulsa, OK $33,447

Albuquerque, NM $33,447

Newport News, VA $33,443

High Point, NC $33,433

Ogden, UT $33,418

Corpus Christi, TX $33,390

Laramie, WY $33,369

Norfolk, VA $33,369

Rock Island, IL $33,347

Saginaw, MI $33,340

Jacksonville, FL $33,337

Salisbury, NC $33,329

Memphis, TN $33,322

Moline, IL $33,305

Fort Myers, FL $33,294

Waterloo, IA $33,248

Spartanburg, SC $33,212

Lincoln, NE $33,194

Fort Wayne, IN $33,187

Birmingham, AL $33,148

Cedar Falls, IA $33,141

Provo, UT $33,137

Springfield, OH $33,134

San Antonio, TX $33,127

Greensboro, NC $33,112

South Bend, IN $33,109

Winston Salem, NC $33,105

Boise, ID $33,095

Savannah, GA $33,070

Muskegon, MI $33,006

Lima, OH $32,963

Lake Charles, LA $32,949

Anderson, IN $32,942

Lexington, KY $32,931

Augusta, GA $32,920

Greenville, SC $32,920

Wichita, KS $32,888

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,888

Columbia, SC $32,856

Bloomington, IN $32,767

Roanoke, VA $32,746

Asheville, NC $32,700

Knoxville, TN $32,639

Shreveport, LA $32,636

Wilmington, NC $32,589

Frankfort, KY $32,522

Oklahoma City, OK $32,497

Chillicothe, OH $32,483

Longview, TX $32,479

Topeka, KS $32,469

Mobile, AL $32,415

Terre Haute, IN $32,401

Erie, PA $32,397

Altoona, PA $32,380

Melbourne, FL $32,369

Amarillo, TX $32,355

Killeen, TX $32,344

Fayetteville, AR $32,316

Sioux Falls, SD $32,291

Chattanooga, TN $32,269

Idaho Falls, ID $32,266

Gainesville, FL $32,191

Portsmouth, OH $32,173

Little Rock, AR $32,166

Lynchburg, VA $32,166

Youngstown, OH $32,152

Lafayette, LA $32,152

Temple, TX $32,138

Daytona Beach, FL $32,131

Clarksville, TN $32,127

Pensacola, FL $32,123

Hopkinsville, KY $32,017

Charleston, WV $32,013

Florence, SC $31,995

Sioux City, IA $31,974

Macon, GA $31,871

Tallahassee, FL $31,867

Fayetteville, NC $31,860

Wichita Falls, TX $31,853

Waco, TX $31,853

Pine Bluff, AR $31,839

Vincennes, IN $31,771

Lubbock, TX $31,757

Great Falls, MT $31,736

Alamogordo, NM $31,732

Abilene, TX $31,704

Rapid City, SD $31,657

Monroe, LA $31,657

Albany, GA $31,636

Huntington, WV $31,633

Jackson, MS $31,629

Greenville, MS $31,625

Parkersburg, WV $31,590

Montgomery, AL $31,583

Johnstown, PA $31,576

Springfield, MO $31,547

Biloxi, MS $31,529

Sumter, SC $31,455

Columbus, GA $31,451

Twin Falls, ID $31,430

Pascagoula, MS $31,384

Kingsport, TN $31,291

Gulfport, MS $31,280

Alexandria, LA $31,163

Fort Smith, AR $31,074

El Paso, TX $30,978

Helena, MT $30,932

Las Cruces, NM $30,818

Harlingen, TX $30,718

Pocatello, ID $30,686

Florence, AL $30,676

Brownsville, TX $30,668

Dothan, AL $30,612

Mcallen, TX $30,594

Columbus, MS $30,331

Altus, OK $30,167

Lawton, OK $30,099

Pierre, SD $29,971

What Skills Can Increase a Faculty 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 Faculty 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	$39,487	11%
Coaching	$38,064	7%
Critical Thinking	$37,353	5%
Flexibility	$36,997	4%
Problem Solving	$36,997	4%
Programming	$36,997	4%

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

Understanding how a Faculty 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

$31,687

Average $35,574/year

$38,564

$2,641

Average $2,965/month

$3,214

$609

Average $684/week

$742

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,564	$3,214	$742	$19
Average	$35,574	$2,965	$684	$17
25th Percentile	$31,687	$2,641	$609	$15

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Salary Trends for Faculty Assistant

Salaries for a Faculty Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,814 in 2023 to around $44,449 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Faculty Assistant salary trends, .

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