Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of assistant director salary by state for the United States:
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California has the highest assistant director salary of $93,031
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Arkansas has the lowest assistant director salary of $33,652
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The national average salary for assistant directors is $63,063
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The national hourly pay for assistant directors is $30.32
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do assistant directors get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for assistant director by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for assistant directors after this adjustment? That would be California.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for assistant director salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Assistant Directors By State
| Rank | State | Average Assistant Director Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | California | $93,031 | $54,000 | $158,000 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $89,025 | $51,000 | $152,000 |
| 3 | New York | $86,077 | $49,000 | $148,000 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $72,794 | $42,000 | $123,000 |
| 5 | Nevada | $72,179 | $41,000 | $124,000 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $72,102 | $41,000 | $124,000 |
| 7 | Washington | $68,883 | $40,000 | $116,000 |
| 8 | Maryland | $64,914 | $37,000 | $112,000 |
| 9 | Oregon | $61,854 | $36,000 | $104,000 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $57,713 | $34,000 | $97,000 |
| 11 | Illinois | $57,278 | $34,000 | $96,000 |
| 12 | Virginia | $57,047 | $32,000 | $98,000 |
| 13 | Michigan | $56,958 | $33,000 | $97,000 |
| 14 | Georgia | $56,082 | $33,000 | $93,000 |
| 15 | Vermont | $56,036 | $33,000 | $94,000 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $55,679 | $33,000 | $91,000 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $54,810 | $32,000 | $93,000 |
| 18 | Delaware | $54,772 | $31,000 | $95,000 |
| 19 | Wyoming | $53,790 | $33,000 | $87,000 |
| 20 | Arizona | $53,126 | $31,000 | $88,000 |
| 21 | Alaska | $52,992 | $37,000 | $74,000 |
| 22 | Colorado | $52,594 | $32,000 | $85,000 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $52,374 | $30,000 | $90,000 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $52,205 | $31,000 | $87,000 |
| 25 | Texas | $51,177 | $30,000 | $85,000 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $48,408 | $29,000 | $80,000 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $48,350 | $28,000 | $81,000 |
| 28 | Florida | $48,310 | $29,000 | $80,000 |
| 29 | Montana | $48,275 | $29,000 | $78,000 |
| 30 | Idaho | $47,964 | $28,000 | $79,000 |
| 31 | Utah | $47,476 | $28,000 | $78,000 |
| 32 | Ohio | $47,469 | $27,000 | $81,000 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $47,442 | $29,000 | $77,000 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $47,358 | $28,000 | $77,000 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $45,897 | $28,000 | $75,000 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $45,846 | $26,000 | $78,000 |
| 37 | Indiana | $44,643 | $26,000 | $75,000 |
| 38 | Maine | $44,118 | $26,000 | $73,000 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $43,630 | $27,000 | $70,000 |
| 40 | Missouri | $43,100 | $26,000 | $71,000 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $42,366 | $25,000 | $70,000 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $42,060 | $25,000 | $70,000 |
| 43 | Kansas | $40,891 | $25,000 | $66,000 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $40,676 | $24,000 | $67,000 |
| 45 | Alabama | $40,223 | $24,000 | $66,000 |
| 46 | Hawaii | $39,821 | $28,000 | $54,000 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $39,772 | $23,000 | $66,000 |
| 48 | Iowa | $39,710 | $24,000 | $65,000 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $36,813 | $21,000 | $61,000 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $33,652 | $20,000 | $55,000 |
Methodology: Assistant Director Salary By State
To better understand assistant director pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for assistant directors by state.
We took the average annual salary data for assistant directors from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for assistant directors.
Assistant Director Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for assistant directors?
The highest-paid state for assistant directors is California with an average salary of $93,031 per year.
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What city pays assistant directors the most?
San Francisco, CA pays assistant directors the most with an average salary of $98,073 per year.
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What is the worst state for assistant directors?
The worst state for assistant directors is Arkansas with an average salary of $33,652 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
