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 $51,626 for beginners, reaching about $53,259 at mid-level, and approach $53,693 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 $65,906, California $65,656, Massachusetts $64,781. 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: $83,349; Aba Specialist: $70,085; Behaviorist: $69,765; Aba Instructor: $66,221; Dog Behaviorist: $56,075.

ABA Behaviorist Salary in Mississippi

How much does an ABA Behaviorist make in Mississippi? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Behaviorist in Mississippi is $53,085 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,270 to $59,346
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,707

10% $47,707

50% (Median) $53,085

90% $65,047

ABA Behaviorist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,346	$4,946	$1,141	$29
Average	$53,085	$4,424	$1,021	$26
25th Percentile	$50,270	$4,189	$967	$24

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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): $51,626
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,954
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,259
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,519
Expert (over 8 years): $53,693

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level ABA Behaviorist	less than 1 year	$51,626
Early Career Level ABA Behaviorist	1-2 years	$51,954
Mid-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	2-4 years	$53,259
Senior-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	5-8 years	$53,519
Expert Level ABA Behaviorist	over 8 years	$53,693

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: $65,906.
California: $65,656.
Massachusetts: $64,781.

District of Columbia $65,906 California $65,656 Massachusetts $64,781 Washington $64,543 New Jersey $64,519 Alaska $64,436 Connecticut $63,615 New York $63,281

Hawaii $62,216 Rhode Island $61,716 Maryland $61,376 Minnesota $60,912 Colorado $60,734 Illinois $60,674 Oregon $60,448 Delaware $60,281

New Hampshire $60,176 Virginia $59,942 Pennsylvania $59,257 Nevada $58,912 North Dakota $58,799 Michigan $58,620 Wisconsin $58,555 Vermont $58,424

Texas $58,061 Maine $58,037 Arizona $58,001 Ohio $57,960 Georgia $57,412 Indiana $57,138 Wyoming $57,085 Utah $57,001

Iowa $56,966 Kansas $56,680 Louisiana $56,597 North Carolina $56,567 Missouri $56,555 Florida $56,323 Montana $56,198 Nebraska $56,079

Kentucky $56,013 South Carolina $55,775 Tennessee $55,626 Idaho $55,567 New Mexico $55,132 Oklahoma $55,037 Alabama $54,686 South Dakota $54,097

Arkansas $53,775 West Virginia $53,602 Mississippi $53,085

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:

Hillsboro: $52,093
Holly Bluff: $51,646
Kosciusko: $51,632

Hillsboro, MS $52,093

Holly Bluff, MS $51,646

Kosciusko, MS $51,632

Lake, MS $51,920

Lena, MS $52,125

Lexington, MS $51,541

Lorman, MS $51,670

Louise, MS $52,192

Ludlow, MS $52,239

Mc Adams, MS $51,586

Mc Cool, MS $51,528

Madden, MS $51,787

Madison, MS $52,714

Magee, MS $52,157

Mayersville, MS $51,955

Mendenhall, MS $52,342

Midnight, MS $52,193

Mize, MS $51,945

Morton, MS $52,361

Mount Olive, MS $51,948

Natchez, MS $51,803

Newhebron, MS $52,094

Pattison, MS $51,917

Pelahatchie, MS $52,527

Pickens, MS $51,955

Piney Woods, MS $52,614

Pinola, MS $52,311

Port Gibson, MS $51,908

Puckett, MS $52,411

Pulaski, MS $52,111

Raleigh, MS $51,971

Raymond, MS $52,695

Redwood, MS $51,983

Ridgeland, MS $52,849

Rolling Fork, MS $51,992

Sallis, MS $51,674

Sandhill, MS $52,648

Satartia, MS $52,248

Sharon, MS $52,303

Sibley, MS $51,929

Silver City, MS $51,902

Star, MS $52,686

Taylorsville, MS $51,814

Tchula, MS $51,585

Terry, MS $52,711

Thomastown, MS $51,791

Tinsley, MS $52,202

Tougaloo, MS $52,887

Utica, MS $52,404

Vaiden, MS $51,437

Valley Park, MS $51,744

Vaughan, MS $52,060

Vicksburg, MS $52,161

Walnut Grove, MS $51,886

Washington, MS $51,781

Wesson, MS $52,135

West, MS $51,430

Whitfield, MS $52,882

Yazoo City, MS $51,986

Jackson, MS $52,924

Pearl, MS $52,920

Richland, MS $52,924

Flowood, MS $52,909

Byram, MS $52,859

Lula, MS $52,651

Lyon, MS $51,671

Marks, MS $52,020

Michigan City, MS $53,042

Mount Pleasant, MS $54,317

Myrtle, MS $52,083

Nesbit, MS $55,216

New Albany, MS $51,991

Olive Branch, MS $55,135

Oxford, MS $52,170

Pope, MS $51,842

Potts Camp, MS $52,656

Red Banks, MS $54,291

Ripley, MS $51,923

Robinsonville, MS $54,470

Sarah, MS $53,691

Sardis, MS $52,750

Senatobia, MS $53,758

Sherard, MS $51,559

Sledge, MS $52,563

Southaven, MS $55,539

Taylor, MS $52,089

Tiplersville, MS $52,014

Tula, MS $51,798

Tunica, MS $53,833

University, MS $52,538

Victoria, MS $54,223

Walls, MS $55,419

Walnut, MS $52,032

Waterford, MS $52,848

Greenville, MS $52,918

Alligator, MS $51,395

Anguilla, MS $52,367

Arcola, MS $52,918

Avon, MS $52,918

Benoit, MS $52,423

Beulah, MS $51,939

Boyle, MS $52,188

Chatham, MS $52,827

Cleveland, MS $51,999

Doddsville, MS $51,712

Drew, MS $51,436

Parchman, MS $51,491

Dublin, MS $51,303

Duncan, MS $51,367

Glen Allan, MS $52,669

Grace, MS $52,541

Gunnison, MS $51,517

Hollandale, MS $52,918

Holly Ridge, MS $52,458

Indianola, MS $52,493

Inverness, MS $52,391

Isola, MS $52,508

Leland, MS $52,918

Merigold, MS $51,718

Metcalfe, MS $52,918

Moorhead, MS $51,985

Mound Bayou, MS $51,671

Pace, MS $51,976

Panther Burn, MS $52,688

Rena Lara, MS $51,379

Rome, MS $51,389

Rosedale, MS $51,853

Ruleville, MS $51,683

Scott, MS $52,604

Shaw, MS $52,346

Shelby, MS $51,548

Stoneville, MS $52,918

Sunflower, MS $51,888

Wayside, MS $52,918

Winstonville, MS $51,814

Winterville, MS $52,918

Tupelo, MS $52,229

Algoma, MS $52,085

Amory, MS $51,347

Baldwyn, MS $51,957

Becker, MS $51,215

Belden, MS $52,138

Belmont, MS $51,752

Blue Springs, MS $51,991

Booneville, MS $51,926

Burnsville, MS $51,885

Corinth, MS $52,081

Dennis, MS $51,693

Derma, MS $52,039

Ecru, MS $52,034

Fulton, MS $51,958

Gattman, MS $51,141

Glen, MS $51,936

Abbeville, MS $52,471

Arkabutla, MS $54,265

Ashland, MS $52,670

Batesville, MS $52,323

Belen, MS $51,861

Blue Mountain, MS $52,043

Byhalia, MS $54,531

Clarksdale, MS $51,521

Coahoma, MS $52,052

Coldwater, MS $54,350

Como, MS $53,049

Courtland, MS $52,051

Crenshaw, MS $52,774

Crowder, MS $51,871

Darling, MS $52,303

Dumas, MS $51,889

Dundee, MS $52,683

Etta, MS $52,027

Falcon, MS $52,429

Falkner, MS $52,275

Farrell, MS $51,672

Friars Point, MS $52,082

Hernando, MS $54,755

Hickory Flat, MS $52,423

Holly Springs, MS $53,270

Horn Lake, MS $55,479

Independence, MS $54,138

Jonestown, MS $52,099

Lake Cormorant, MS $55,186

Lamar, MS $53,298

Stennis Space Center, MS $52,882

Diamondhead, MS $52,436

Biloxi, MS $52,757

Diberville, MS $52,728

Escatawpa, MS $52,471

Gautier, MS $52,461

Hurley, MS $52,611

Kiln, MS $52,489

Lakeshore, MS $52,921

Long Beach, MS $52,371

Mc Henry, MS $52,226

Moss Point, MS $52,514

Ocean Springs, MS $52,540

Vancleave, MS $52,410

Pascagoula, MS $52,513

Pass Christian, MS $52,373

Pearlington, MS $53,607

Perkinston, MS $52,216

Saucier, MS $52,382

Waveland, MS $52,518

Wiggins, MS $52,038

Brookhaven, MS $52,126

Bogue Chitto, MS $51,861

Bude, MS $51,867

Centreville, MS $53,393

Chatawa, MS $52,336

Crosby, MS $52,173

Fernwood, MS $52,090

Gloster, MS $52,528

Jayess, MS $51,688

Kokomo, MS $51,713

Liberty, MS $52,673

Mc Call Creek, MS $51,818

Mccomb, MS $51,880

Magnolia, MS $52,150

Meadville, MS $51,664

Monticello, MS $51,996

Oak Vale, MS $51,734

Osyka, MS $52,512

Roxie, MS $51,634

Ruth, MS $51,767

Silver Creek, MS $51,950

Smithdale, MS $51,785

Sontag, MS $52,014

Summit, MS $51,765

Tylertown, MS $51,754

Union Church, MS $51,868

Woodville, MS $52,728

Columbus, MS $50,755

Aberdeen, MS $51,097

Ackerman, MS $51,551

Artesia, MS $50,829

Bellefontaine, MS $51,629

Brooksville, MS $51,024

Caledonia, MS $50,980

Cedarbluff, MS $51,104

Crawford, MS $50,905

Eupora, MS $51,615

French Camp, MS $51,537

Hamilton, MS $50,883

Kilmichael, MS $51,511

Maben, MS $51,412

Mantee, MS $51,480

Mathiston, MS $51,504

Mayhew, MS $50,758

Montpelier, MS $51,286

Pheba, MS $51,236

Prairie, MS $51,091

Starkville, MS $51,038

Mississippi State, MS $50,996

Steens, MS $50,783

Stewart, MS $51,518

Sturgis, MS $51,383

Walthall, MS $51,715

Weir, MS $51,601

West Point, MS $50,855

Woodland, MS $51,510

Thaxton, MS $51,896

Tishomingo, MS $51,653

Toccopola, MS $51,901

Trebloc, MS $51,340

Tremont, MS $51,839

Van Vleet, MS $51,739

Vardaman, MS $51,801

Verona, MS $52,217

Wheeler, MS $51,931

Grenada, MS $51,536

Banner, MS $51,759

Big Creek, MS $51,623

Bruce, MS $51,792

Calhoun City, MS $51,729

Carrollton, MS $51,293

Cascilla, MS $51,357

Charleston, MS $51,427

Coffeeville, MS $51,567

Coila, MS $51,298

Cruger, MS $51,416

Duck Hill, MS $51,495

Elliott, MS $51,552

Enid, MS $51,575

Glendora, MS $51,273

Gore Springs, MS $51,588

Greenwood, MS $51,279

Holcomb, MS $51,290

Itta Bena, MS $51,657

Mc Carley, MS $51,360

Minter City, MS $51,170

Money, MS $51,238

Morgan City, MS $51,748

North Carrollton, MS $51,570

Oakland, MS $51,516

Paris, MS $51,760

Philipp, MS $51,130

Pittsboro, MS $51,804

Schlater, MS $51,271

Scobey, MS $51,433

Sidon, MS $51,401

Slate Spring, MS $51,695

Sumner, MS $51,426

Swan Lake, MS $51,291

Swiftown, MS $51,884

Tie Plant, MS $51,538

Tillatoba, MS $51,458

Tippo, MS $51,210

Tutwiler, MS $51,399

Vance, MS $51,317

Water Valley, MS $51,707

Webb, MS $51,355

Winona, MS $51,494

Belzoni, MS $52,129

Benton, MS $52,049

Bentonia, MS $52,421

Bolton, MS $52,637

Brandon, MS $52,641

Braxton, MS $52,552

Camden, MS $51,914

Canton, MS $52,452

Carthage, MS $51,815

Cary, MS $52,046

Clinton, MS $52,803

Conehatta, MS $51,814

Crystal Springs, MS $52,530

Delta City, MS $52,684

D Lo, MS $52,443

Durant, MS $51,592

Edwards, MS $52,500

Ethel, MS $51,523

Fayette, MS $51,692

Flora, MS $52,613

Pocahontas, MS $52,870

Florence, MS $52,747

Meridian, MS $51,713

Bailey, MS $51,643

Buckatunna, MS $51,688

Chunky, MS $51,595

Clara, MS $51,651

Collinsville, MS $51,670

Daleville, MS $51,593

Decatur, MS $51,671

De Kalb, MS $51,604

Enterprise, MS $51,594

Hickory, MS $51,604

Lauderdale, MS $51,656

Lawrence, MS $51,781

Little Rock, MS $51,614

Louin, MS $51,701

Louisville, MS $51,602

Macon, MS $51,732

Marion, MS $51,824

Newton, MS $51,683

Noxapater, MS $51,626

Pachuta, MS $51,564

Paulding, MS $51,554

Philadelphia, MS $51,669

Porterville, MS $51,595

Preston, MS $51,610

Quitman, MS $51,631

Rose Hill, MS $51,524

Scooba, MS $51,714

Sebastopol, MS $51,940

Shubuta, MS $51,587

Shuqualak, MS $51,706

State Line, MS $51,784

Stonewall, MS $51,653

Toomsuba, MS $51,667

Union, MS $51,638

Vossburg, MS $51,575

Waynesboro, MS $51,654

Hattiesburg, MS $51,773

Bassfield, MS $51,735

Bay Springs, MS $51,740

Beaumont, MS $51,715

Brooklyn, MS $51,821

Carriere, MS $52,732

Carson, MS $51,758

Collins, MS $51,805

Columbia, MS $51,729

Eastabuchie, MS $51,676

Ellisville, MS $51,694

Heidelberg, MS $51,611

Laurel, MS $51,854

Leakesville, MS $52,114

Lucedale, MS $52,520

Lumberton, MS $51,961

Mc Lain, MS $51,917

Mc Neill, MS $52,667

Moselle, MS $51,676

Moss, MS $51,645

Neely, MS $51,822

New Augusta, MS $51,610

Nicholson, MS $52,993

Ovett, MS $51,607

Petal, MS $51,755

Picayune, MS $52,944

Poplarville, MS $52,324

Prentiss, MS $51,920

Purvis, MS $51,757

Richton, MS $51,599

Sandersville, MS $51,701

Sandy Hook, MS $51,748

Seminary, MS $51,665

Soso, MS $51,656

Stringer, MS $51,686

Sumrall, MS $51,690

Foxworth, MS $51,713

Gulfport, MS $52,341

Bay Saint Louis, MS $52,823

Plantersville, MS $51,930

Pontotoc, MS $52,072

Randolph, MS $51,879

Rienzi, MS $51,931

Saltillo, MS $52,093

Shannon, MS $51,948

Sherman, MS $52,155

Smithville, MS $51,668

Golden, MS $51,757

Greenwood Springs, MS $51,308

Guntown, MS $52,009

Houlka, MS $51,952

Houston, MS $51,673

Iuka, MS $51,698

Mantachie, MS $52,015

Marietta, MS $51,863

Mooreville, MS $52,113

Nettleton, MS $51,743

New Site, MS $51,751

Okolona, MS $51,625

Lambert, MS $51,459

Forest, MS $52,063

Gallman, MS $52,388

Georgetown, MS $52,420

Goodman, MS $51,861

Harperville, MS $52,021

Harriston, MS $51,715

Harrisville, MS $52,505

Hazlehurst, MS $52,183

Hermanville, MS $52,014

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	$79,627	$38.0	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.

$50,270

Average $53,085/year

$59,346

$4,189

Average $4,424/month

$4,946

$967

Average $1,021/week

$1,141

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,346	$4,946	$1,141	$29
Average	$53,085	$4,424	$1,021	$26
25th Percentile	$50,270	$4,189	$967	$24

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