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

A Yard Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,895 for beginners, reaching about $48,636 at mid-level, and approach $50,096 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Assistant?

Yard Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Assistant roles are District of Columbia $52,111, California $51,913, Massachusetts $51,221. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Yard Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $91,753; Yard Manager: $49,916; Yard Driver: $47,817; Yard Coordinator: $47,817; Yard Dog: $47,023.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Assistant Salary in the United States

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Yard Assistant in the United States is $47,065 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,785
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,642 to $52,153
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,614

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Yard Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,153	$4,346	$1,003	$25
Average	$47,065	$3,922	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$42,642	$3,553	$820	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Assistant Salaries

A Yard 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 Yard Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard 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): $46,895
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,535
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,636
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,691
Expert (over 8 years): $50,096

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Assistant	$46,895
Intermediate Level Yard Assistant	$47,535
Senior Level Yard Assistant	$48,636
Specialist Level Yard Assistant	$49,691
Expert Level Yard Assistant	$50,096

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

District of Columbia: $52,111.
California: $51,913.
Massachusetts: $51,221.

District of Columbia $52,111

California $51,913

Massachusetts $51,221

Washington $51,033

New Jersey $51,014

Alaska $50,948

Connecticut $50,299

New York $50,035

Hawaii $49,193

Rhode Island $48,797

Maryland $48,529

Minnesota $48,162

Colorado $48,021

Illinois $47,974

Oregon $47,795

Delaware $47,663

New Hampshire $47,580

Virginia $47,395

Pennsylvania $46,853

Nevada $46,580

North Dakota $46,491

Michigan $46,350

Wisconsin $46,298

Vermont $46,195

Texas $45,907

Maine $45,889

Arizona $45,860

Ohio $45,827

Georgia $45,394

Indiana $45,178

Wyoming $45,136

Utah $45,070

Iowa $45,041

Kansas $44,816

Louisiana $44,750

North Carolina $44,726

Missouri $44,717

Florida $44,533

Montana $44,434

Nebraska $44,340

Kentucky $44,288

South Carolina $44,100

Tennessee $43,982

Idaho $43,935

New Mexico $43,592

Oklahoma $43,517

Alabama $43,239

South Dakota $42,773

Arkansas $42,519

West Virginia $42,382

Mississippi $41,973

Top Paying Cities for Yard 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: $59,363
San Francisco: $58,780
Oakland: $57,476

San Jose, CA $59,363

San Francisco, CA $58,780

Oakland, CA $57,476

New York, NY $54,544

Queens Village, NY $54,191

Paramus, NJ $53,814

Passaic, NJ $53,767

Bergenfield, NJ $53,720

Stamford, CT $53,650

Huntington, NY $53,603

Newark, NJ $53,297

Bridgeport, CT $53,203

New Brunswick, NJ $53,047

Vallejo, CA $52,948

Middlesex, NJ $52,920

Somerset, NJ $52,878

Petaluma, CA $52,770

Santa Cruz, CA $52,586

Boston, MA $52,492

Monterey, CA $52,257

Fairbanks, AK $52,224

Los Angeles, CA $52,134

Washington, DC $52,111

Seattle, WA $52,026

Santa Rosa, CA $52,016

Juneau, AK $51,880

Orange, CA $51,725

Anchorage, AK $51,640

Anaheim, CA $51,607

Santa Ana, CA $51,536

Nassau, NY $51,508

Long Beach, CA $51,489

Danbury, CT $51,475

Santa Maria, CA $51,315

Everett, WA $51,306

Bremerton, WA $51,075

Trenton, NJ $50,986

Sacramento, CA $50,967

San Diego, CA $50,943

Brockton, MA $50,925

Tacoma, WA $50,906

Santa Barbara, CA $50,840

Lowell, MA $50,652

New Suffolk, NY $50,633

Nashua, NH $50,576

Lompoc, CA $50,501

Ventura, CA $50,454

Stockton, CA $50,440

New Haven, CT $50,346

Atlantic City, NJ $50,223

Hartford, CT $50,120

Modesto, CA $50,096

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,993

New Britain, CT $49,969

Kennewick, WA $49,903

Olympia, WA $49,903

New London, CT $49,894

Norwich, CT $49,880

Lawrence, MA $49,856

Bakersfield, CA $49,724

New Bedford, MA $49,659

Riverside, CA $49,659

Richland, WA $49,611

Portsmouth, NH $49,574

Vineland, NJ $49,564

San Bernardino, CA $49,527

Boulder, CO $49,395

Worcester, MA $49,357

Portland, OR $49,315

Saint Paul, MN $49,258

Minneapolis, MN $49,258

Philadelphia, PA $49,193

Honolulu, HI $48,943

Springfield, MA $48,778

Providence, RI $48,774

Chicago, IL $48,637

Bellingham, WA $48,581

Baltimore, MD $48,529

Chico, CA $48,411

Wilmington, DE $48,331

Pittsfield, MA $48,284

Manchester, NH $48,195

Spokane, WA $47,988

Denver, CO $47,983

Albany, NY $47,762

Troy, NY $47,743

Schenectady, NY $47,644

Burlington, VT $47,541

Portland, ME $47,376

Salem, OR $47,338

Yakima, WA $47,329

Ann Arbor, MI $47,315

Rochester, MN $47,183

Reno, NV $47,159

Fresno, CA $47,159

Milwaukee, WI $47,117

Detroit, MI $47,070

Allentown, PA $47,056

Carson City, NV $47,051

Houston, TX $46,981

Colorado Springs, CO $46,976

Syracuse, NY $46,952

Eugene, OR $46,863

Gary, IN $46,806

Bismarck, ND $46,806

Galveston, TX $46,806

Springfield, OR $46,769

Medford, OR $46,656

Fort Collins, CO $46,637

Austin, TX $46,599

Mesa, AZ $46,500

Phoenix, AZ $46,491

Dallas, TX $46,477

Reading, PA $46,449

Saint Cloud, MN $46,430

Concord, NH $46,387

Madison, WI $46,369

Utica, NY $46,242

Raleigh, NC $46,204

Las Vegas, NV $46,199

Rochester, NY $46,166

Des Moines, IA $46,162

Atlanta, GA $46,086

Battle Creek, MI $46,072

Salt Lake City, UT $46,058

Lancaster, PA $45,987

Champaign, IL $45,978

Harrisburg, PA $45,922

Durham, NC $45,879

Kansas City, MO $45,874

Kansas City, KS $45,865

Fort Worth, TX $45,860

Boca Raton, FL $45,842

Cleveland, OH $45,837

Columbus, OH $45,827

Pittsburgh, PA $45,823

Richmond, VA $45,804

Indianapolis, IN $45,794

Cincinnati, OH $45,733

Petersburg, VA $45,663

Lansing, MI $45,559

Billings, MT $45,559

Huntsville, AL $45,559

Lebanon, PA $45,554

Pueblo, CO $45,550

Dayton, OH $45,550

Appleton, WI $45,536

Buffalo, NY $45,517

Racine, WI $45,493

Charlotte, NC $45,489

Saint Louis, MO $45,474

Springfield, IL $45,456

York, PA $45,446

Elkhart, IN $45,446

Gastonia, NC $45,441

Benton Harbor, MI $45,441

Beaumont, TX $45,413

Lorain, OH $45,404

Toledo, OH $45,385

Binghamton, NY $45,361

Rock Hill, SC $45,357

Rockford, IL $45,333

Elyria, OH $45,310

Fargo, ND $45,310

Flagstaff, AZ $45,277

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,249

Miami, FL $45,220

Duluth, MN $45,145

Bangor, ME $45,084

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,032

Louisville, KY $45,008

Grand Rapids, MI $44,999

Hialeah, FL $44,994

Casper, WY $44,928

Scranton, PA $44,872

New Orleans, LA $44,858

Virginia Beach, VA $44,853

Akron, OH $44,830

Peoria, IL $44,768

Sarasota, FL $44,759

Green Bay, WI $44,726

Baton Rouge, LA $44,703

Charleston, SC $44,693

Nashville, TN $44,679

Jamestown, NY $44,670

Davenport, IA $44,670

Tucson, AZ $44,646

Cheyenne, WY $44,632

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,618

Tampa, FL $44,608

Omaha, NE $44,599

Evansville, IN $44,580

Port Arthur, TX $44,580

Bradenton, FL $44,561

Santa Fe, NM $44,477

Orlando, FL $44,430

Clearwater, FL $44,378

La Crosse, WI $44,279

Canton, OH $44,279

Grand Forks, ND $44,265

Tulsa, OK $44,251

Albuquerque, NM $44,251

Newport News, VA $44,246

High Point, NC $44,232

Ogden, UT $44,213

Corpus Christi, TX $44,175

Laramie, WY $44,147

Norfolk, VA $44,147

Rock Island, IL $44,119

Saginaw, MI $44,110

Jacksonville, FL $44,105

Salisbury, NC $44,095

Memphis, TN $44,086

Moline, IL $44,062

Fort Myers, FL $44,048

Waterloo, IA $43,987

Spartanburg, SC $43,940

Lincoln, NE $43,917

Fort Wayne, IN $43,907

Birmingham, AL $43,855

Cedar Falls, IA $43,846

Provo, UT $43,841

Springfield, OH $43,837

San Antonio, TX $43,827

Greensboro, NC $43,808

South Bend, IN $43,804

Winston Salem, NC $43,799

Boise, ID $43,785

Savannah, GA $43,752

Muskegon, MI $43,667

Lima, OH $43,611

Lake Charles, LA $43,592

Anderson, IN $43,582

Lexington, KY $43,568

Augusta, GA $43,554

Greenville, SC $43,554

Wichita, KS $43,512

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,512

Columbia, SC $43,469

Bloomington, IN $43,352

Roanoke, VA $43,324

Asheville, NC $43,262

Knoxville, TN $43,182

Shreveport, LA $43,178

Wilmington, NC $43,116

Frankfort, KY $43,027

Oklahoma City, OK $42,994

Chillicothe, OH $42,975

Longview, TX $42,971

Topeka, KS $42,956

Mobile, AL $42,886

Terre Haute, IN $42,867

Erie, PA $42,862

Altoona, PA $42,839

Melbourne, FL $42,825

Amarillo, TX $42,806

Killeen, TX $42,792

Fayetteville, AR $42,754

Sioux Falls, SD $42,721

Chattanooga, TN $42,693

Idaho Falls, ID $42,688

Gainesville, FL $42,589

Portsmouth, OH $42,566

Little Rock, AR $42,556

Lynchburg, VA $42,556

Youngstown, OH $42,538

Lafayette, LA $42,538

Temple, TX $42,519

Daytona Beach, FL $42,509

Clarksville, TN $42,505

Pensacola, FL $42,500

Hopkinsville, KY $42,359

Charleston, WV $42,354

Florence, SC $42,330

Sioux City, IA $42,302

Macon, GA $42,166

Tallahassee, FL $42,161

Fayetteville, NC $42,152

Wichita Falls, TX $42,142

Waco, TX $42,142

Pine Bluff, AR $42,123

Vincennes, IN $42,034

Lubbock, TX $42,015

Great Falls, MT $41,987

Alamogordo, NM $41,982

Abilene, TX $41,945

Rapid City, SD $41,883

Monroe, LA $41,883

Albany, GA $41,855

Huntington, WV $41,850

Jackson, MS $41,846

Greenville, MS $41,841

Parkersburg, WV $41,794

Montgomery, AL $41,785

Johnstown, PA $41,775

Springfield, MO $41,737

Biloxi, MS $41,714

Sumter, SC $41,615

Columbus, GA $41,610

Twin Falls, ID $41,582

Pascagoula, MS $41,521

Kingsport, TN $41,399

Gulfport, MS $41,384

Alexandria, LA $41,229

Fort Smith, AR $41,111

El Paso, TX $40,984

Helena, MT $40,923

Las Cruces, NM $40,773

Harlingen, TX $40,641

Pocatello, ID $40,598

Florence, AL $40,584

Brownsville, TX $40,575

Dothan, AL $40,500

Mcallen, TX $40,476

Columbus, MS $40,128

Altus, OK $39,911

Lawton, OK $39,822

Pierre, SD $39,652

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

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 Yard Assistant's salary.

Container: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Container	$48,477	3%
Teamwork	$48,477	3%
Leadership	$48,007	2%
Logistics	$47,536	1%
Integrity	$47,536	1%
Attention to Detail	$47,065	0%

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

Understanding how a Yard 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

$42,642

Average $47,065/year

$52,153

$3,553

Average $3,922/month

$4,346

$820

Average $905/week

$1,003

$21

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,153	$4,346	$1,003	$25
Average	$47,065	$3,922	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$42,642	$3,553	$820	$21

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Salary Trends for Yard Assistant

Salaries for a Yard Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,256 in 2023 to around $47,625 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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