What are the main factors that influence an ABA Behaviorist's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for ABA Behaviorist?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for ABA Behaviorist roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An ABA Behaviorist's salary?

An ABA Behaviorist's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,058 for beginners, reaching about $60,925 at mid-level, and approach $61,422 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an ABA Behaviorist?

ABA Behaviorist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ABA Behaviorist roles are District of Columbia $65,898, California $65,648, Massachusetts $64,773. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of ABA Behaviorist roles make?

Salaries for ABA Behaviorist level roles vary by specialization: Aba Supervisor: $83,354; Aba Specialist: $70,086; Behaviorist: $69,767; Aba Instructor: $66,216; Dog Behaviorist: $55,341.

ABA Behaviorist Salary in Colorado

How much does an ABA Behaviorist make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Behaviorist in Colorado is $60,726 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an ABA Behaviorist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,410
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,507 to $67,889
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,576

10% $54,576

50% (Median) $60,726

90% $74,410

ABA Behaviorist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,889	$5,657	$1,306	$33
Average	$60,726	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$57,507	$4,792	$1,106	$28

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Key Factors That Influence ABA Behaviorist Salaries

An ABA Behaviorist'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 ABA Behaviorist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an ABA Behaviorist'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): $59,058
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,433
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,925
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,223
Expert (over 8 years): $61,422

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level ABA Behaviorist	less than 1 year	$59,058
Early Career Level ABA Behaviorist	1-2 years	$59,433
Mid-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	2-4 years	$60,925
Senior-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	5-8 years	$61,223
Expert Level ABA Behaviorist	over 8 years	$61,422

How Do ABA Behaviorist 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 ABA Behaviorists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,898.
California: $65,648.
Massachusetts: $64,773.

District of Columbia $65,898 California $65,648 Massachusetts $64,773 Washington $64,535 New Jersey $64,511 Alaska $64,428 Connecticut $63,607 New York $63,273

Hawaii $62,208 Rhode Island $61,708 Maryland $61,369 Minnesota $60,905 Colorado $60,726 Illinois $60,666 Oregon $60,440 Delaware $60,274

New Hampshire $60,169 Virginia $59,934 Pennsylvania $59,250 Nevada $58,905 North Dakota $58,792 Michigan $58,613 Wisconsin $58,548 Vermont $58,417

Texas $58,054 Maine $58,030 Arizona $57,994 Ohio $57,952 Georgia $57,405 Indiana $57,131 Wyoming $57,078 Utah $56,994

Iowa $56,959 Kansas $56,673 Louisiana $56,590 North Carolina $56,560 Missouri $56,548 Florida $56,316 Montana $56,191 Nebraska $56,072

Kentucky $56,006 South Carolina $55,768 Tennessee $55,619 Idaho $55,560 New Mexico $55,125 Oklahoma $55,030 Alabama $54,679 South Dakota $54,090

Arkansas $53,768 West Virginia $53,596 Mississippi $53,078

Top Paying Cities for ABA Behaviorist

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:

Glen Haven: $59,537
Hygiene: $61,606
Johnstown: $59,670

Glen Haven, CO $59,537

Hygiene, CO $61,606

Johnstown, CO $59,670

Laporte, CO $59,008

Livermore, CO $58,817

Loveland, CO $59,483

Lyons, CO $61,498

Masonville, CO $59,046

Mead, CO $60,347

Milliken, CO $59,587

Niwot, CO $62,090

Red Feather Lakes, CO $58,979

Severance, CO $59,093

Timnath, CO $59,017

Wellington, CO $58,686

Windsor, CO $59,102

Brighton, CO $60,567

Ault, CO $58,989

Briggsdale, CO $59,005

Carr, CO $57,991

Eastlake, CO $60,724

Eaton, CO $59,176

Evans, CO $59,477

Fort Lupton, CO $60,394

Galeton, CO $59,182

Gilcrest, CO $59,802

Gill, CO $59,279

Greeley, CO $59,330

Henderson, CO $60,661

Hudson, CO $60,195

Keenesburg, CO $59,905

Kersey, CO $59,286

La Salle, CO $59,699

Lucerne, CO $59,267

Nunn, CO $58,802

Orchard, CO $58,998

Pierce, CO $59,027

Ohio City, CO $59,634

Parlin, CO $59,354

Penrose, CO $58,835

Pitkin, CO $59,560

Poncha Springs, CO $59,157

Powderhorn, CO $59,230

Rockvale, CO $58,568

Sargents, CO $59,057

Twin Lakes, CO $61,007

Westcliffe, CO $58,601

Wetmore, CO $58,224

Durango, CO $59,396

Cahone, CO $59,249

Cortez, CO $59,205

Dolores, CO $59,346

Dove Creek, CO $59,190

Egnar, CO $59,223

Hesperus, CO $58,877

Lewis, CO $59,354

Mancos, CO $59,204

Marvel, CO $58,875

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $58,897

Pleasant View, CO $59,079

Rico, CO $59,360

Towaoc, CO $58,958

Yellow Jacket, CO $59,283

Montrose, CO $59,582

Austin, CO $59,659

Bedrock, CO $59,208

Cedaredge, CO $59,720

Cory, CO $59,645

Crawford, CO $59,476

Delta, CO $59,581

Eckert, CO $59,674

Hotchkiss, CO $59,637

Lazear, CO $59,593

Naturita, CO $59,329

Norwood, CO $59,352

Nucla, CO $59,420

Olathe, CO $59,515

Ophir, CO $59,416

Ouray, CO $59,407

Paonia, CO $59,911

Paradox, CO $59,241

Placerville, CO $59,361

Redvale, CO $59,380

Ridgway, CO $59,398

Silverton, CO $59,298

Somerset, CO $60,093

Telluride, CO $59,427

Grand Junction, CO $59,949

Platteville, CO $59,934

Roggen, CO $59,316

Weldona, CO $58,858

Wiggins, CO $59,173

Fort Morgan, CO $58,882

Log Lane Village, CO $59,075

Akron, CO $58,455

Amherst, CO $58,268

Atwood, CO $58,660

Brush, CO $58,656

Crook, CO $58,493

Eckley, CO $58,309

Fleming, CO $58,605

Grover, CO $58,559

Haxtun, CO $58,593

Hereford, CO $58,185

Hillrose, CO $58,714

Holyoke, CO $58,416

Idalia, CO $58,123

Iliff, CO $58,647

Julesburg, CO $58,411

Lindon, CO $58,205

Merino, CO $58,711

New Raymer, CO $58,698

Otis, CO $58,508

Ovid, CO $58,431

Padroni, CO $58,498

Paoli, CO $58,594

Peetz, CO $58,482

Sedgwick, CO $58,452

Snyder, CO $58,667

Sterling, CO $58,761

Stoneham, CO $58,701

Vernon, CO $58,179

Woodrow, CO $58,326

Wray, CO $58,295

Yuma, CO $58,490

Anton, CO $58,220

Arapahoe, CO $57,761

Arriba, CO $57,970

Bethune, CO $58,056

Burlington, CO $58,002

Calhan, CO $58,920

Cascade, CO $59,404

Cheyenne Wells, CO $57,845

Cope, CO $58,192

Cripple Creek, CO $59,292

Divide, CO $59,324

Flagler, CO $58,030

Florissant, CO $59,276

Fountain, CO $58,914

Genoa, CO $58,010

Green Mountain Falls, CO $59,389

Guffey, CO $59,212

Hugo, CO $57,654

Joes, CO $58,250

Karval, CO $57,320

Kirk, CO $58,202

Kit Carson, CO $57,773

Limon, CO $58,360

Lake George, CO $59,365

Manitou Springs, CO $59,404

Matheson, CO $58,317

Peyton, CO $59,198

Ramah, CO $57,940

Rush, CO $58,078

Seibert, CO $58,005

Simla, CO $58,582

Stratton, CO $58,063

U S A F Academy, CO $59,401

Victor, CO $59,265

Vona, CO $58,039

Wild Horse, CO $57,661

Woodland Park, CO $59,355

Yoder, CO $58,302

Colorado Springs, CO $59,405

Clifton, CO $59,911

Fruita, CO $59,762

Gateway, CO $59,342

Glade Park, CO $59,547

Loma, CO $59,784

Mack, CO $59,625

Palisade, CO $59,803

Whitewater, CO $59,543

Glenwood Springs, CO $60,527

Dinosaur, CO $59,527

Aspen, CO $61,660

Snowmass Village, CO $61,658

Avon, CO $61,105

Basalt, CO $61,464

Carbondale, CO $61,235

Collbran, CO $59,744

Craig, CO $60,183

De Beque, CO $59,737

Eagle, CO $60,855

Edwards, CO $60,985

Parachute, CO $60,048

Battlement Mesa, CO $59,993

Gypsum, CO $60,552

Hamilton, CO $60,439

Hayden, CO $60,268

Maybell, CO $59,601

Meeker, CO $60,444

Meredith, CO $61,262

Mesa, CO $59,715

Minturn, CO $60,918

Molina, CO $59,679

New Castle, CO $60,318

Rangely, CO $59,769

Red Cliff, CO $60,911

Rifle, CO $60,168

Silt, CO $60,144

Slater, CO $59,896

Snowmass, CO $61,534

Wolcott, CO $60,891

Woody Creek, CO $61,656

Vail, CO $61,180

Pueblo, CO $57,601

Colorado City, CO $57,995

Aguilar, CO $58,248

Arlington, CO $57,223

Avondale, CO $57,755

Beulah, CO $57,999

Boncarbo, CO $58,277

Boone, CO $57,942

Branson, CO $57,800

Campo, CO $57,586

Cheraw, CO $57,697

Crowley, CO $57,820

Eads, CO $57,738

Fort Lyon, CO $57,674

Fowler, CO $57,839

Gardner, CO $58,405

Granada, CO $57,867

Hartman, CO $57,978

Hasty, CO $57,801

Haswell, CO $57,459

Hoehne, CO $58,183

Holly, CO $57,795

Kim, CO $57,741

La Junta, CO $57,778

Lamar, CO $57,954

Las Animas, CO $57,746

La Veta, CO $58,507

Mc Clave, CO $57,810

Manzanola, CO $57,733

Model, CO $57,822

Olney Springs, CO $57,635

Ordway, CO $57,348

Pritchett, CO $57,744

Rocky Ford, CO $57,650

Rye, CO $58,084

Sheridan Lake, CO $57,760

Springfield, CO $57,862

Sugar City, CO $57,194

Swink, CO $57,720

Trinchera, CO $57,933

Trinidad, CO $58,185

Two Buttes, CO $57,859

Vilas, CO $57,850

Walsenburg, CO $58,199

Walsh, CO $57,789

Weston, CO $58,387

Wiley, CO $57,757

Alamosa, CO $58,952

Antonito, CO $58,914

Arboles, CO $59,033

Arvada, CO $60,727

Aurora, CO $60,685

Bayfield, CO $59,199

Broomfield, CO $60,993

Commerce City, CO $60,584

Dupont, CO $60,700

Eldorado Springs, CO $62,145

Lafayette, CO $61,594

Louisville, CO $61,670

Westminster, CO $60,699

Wheat Ridge, CO $60,696

Agate, CO $58,545

Bennett, CO $60,067

Byers, CO $59,350

Castle Rock, CO $59,613

Deer Trail, CO $58,958

Elbert, CO $59,236

Elizabeth, CO $59,736

Englewood, CO $60,685

Franktown, CO $59,574

Kiowa, CO $59,306

Larkspur, CO $59,420

Littleton, CO $60,625

Lone Tree, CO $60,465

Louviers, CO $60,381

Monument, CO $59,361

Palmer Lake, CO $59,367

Parker, CO $60,243

Sedalia, CO $59,643

Strasburg, CO $59,876

Watkins, CO $60,325

Denver, CO $60,678

Thornton, CO $60,726

Boulder, CO $62,445

Golden, CO $60,691

Alma, CO $60,349

Bailey, CO $60,212

Black Hawk, CO $61,297

Bond, CO $60,885

Breckenridge, CO $60,478

Buffalo Creek, CO $60,004

Burns, CO $60,494

Central City, CO $60,953

Clark, CO $59,921

Climax, CO $60,548

Coalmont, CO $59,817

Como, CO $59,613

Conifer, CO $60,369

Cowdrey, CO $59,576

Dillon, CO $60,442

Dumont, CO $60,736

Evergreen, CO $60,586

Empire, CO $60,458

Fairplay, CO $59,668

Fraser, CO $60,527

Frisco, CO $60,815

Georgetown, CO $60,413

Granby, CO $60,365

Grand Lake, CO $60,332

Grant, CO $59,903

Hartsel, CO $59,351

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $60,284

Idaho Springs, CO $60,633

Idledale, CO $60,628

Indian Hills, CO $60,597

Jamestown, CO $62,344

Jefferson, CO $59,777

Kittredge, CO $60,603

Kremmling, CO $60,278

Leadville, CO $60,474

Mc Coy, CO $60,484

Morrison, CO $60,584

Nederland, CO $61,777

Oak Creek, CO $60,377

Parshall, CO $60,636

Phippsburg, CO $60,436

Pine, CO $60,077

Pinecliffe, CO $62,068

Rand, CO $59,821

Rollinsville, CO $61,489

Shawnee, CO $60,062

Silver Plume, CO $60,157

Steamboat Springs, CO $60,264

Tabernash, CO $60,668

Toponas, CO $60,414

Walden, CO $59,732

Ward, CO $61,615

Winter Park, CO $60,746

Yampa, CO $60,496

Silverthorne, CO $60,764

Longmont, CO $61,366

Allenspark, CO $61,087

Estes Park, CO $60,170

Bellvue, CO $59,400

Berthoud, CO $60,128

Dacono, CO $60,829

Drake, CO $59,421

Erie, CO $61,102

Firestone, CO $60,678

Fort Collins, CO $58,976

Frederick, CO $60,680

Blanca, CO $58,743

Capulin, CO $59,045

Center, CO $58,996

Chama, CO $58,542

Chimney Rock, CO $59,058

Chromo, CO $58,662

Conejos, CO $58,878

Creede, CO $59,187

Crestone, CO $58,770

Del Norte, CO $59,058

Fort Garland, CO $58,611

San Luis, CO $58,373

Homelake, CO $59,003

Hooper, CO $58,807

Ignacio, CO $58,945

Jaroso, CO $58,501

La Jara, CO $58,973

Manassa, CO $58,913

Moffat, CO $58,848

Monte Vista, CO $59,038

Mosca, CO $58,733

Pagosa Springs, CO $59,054

Romeo, CO $59,086

Saguache, CO $59,051

Sanford, CO $58,755

San Pablo, CO $58,454

South Fork, CO $59,117

Villa Grove, CO $58,927

Salida, CO $59,158

Almont, CO $60,681

Buena Vista, CO $60,589

Canon City, CO $58,895

Cimarron, CO $59,292

Coal Creek, CO $58,545

Coaldale, CO $59,014

Cotopaxi, CO $58,848

Crested Butte, CO $61,000

Florence, CO $58,453

Monarch, CO $59,282

Granite, CO $60,172

Gunnison, CO $59,338

Hillside, CO $58,826

Howard, CO $59,120

Lake City, CO $59,289

Nathrop, CO $59,336

ABA Behaviorist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For ABA Behaviorist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, ABA Behaviorist positions in Telecom or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view ABA Behaviorist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an ABA Behaviorist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$91,089	$44.0	50%

ABA Behaviorist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an ABA Behaviorist'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.

$57,507

Average $60,726/year

$67,889

$4,792

Average $5,061/month

$5,657

$1,106

Average $1,168/week

$1,306

$28

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,889	$5,657	$1,306	$33
Average	$60,726	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$57,507	$4,792	$1,106	$28

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