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 $56,812 for beginners, reaching about $58,608 at mid-level, and approach $59,087 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 Vermont

How much does an ABA Behaviorist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Behaviorist in Vermont is $58,417 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,581
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,320 to $65,307
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,501

10% $52,501

50% (Median) $58,417

90% $71,581

ABA Behaviorist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,307	$5,442	$1,256	$31
Average	$58,417	$4,868	$1,123	$28
25th Percentile	$55,320	$4,610	$1,064	$27

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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): $56,812
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,173
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,608
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,895
Expert (over 8 years): $59,087

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level ABA Behaviorist	less than 1 year	$56,812
Early Career Level ABA Behaviorist	1-2 years	$57,173
Mid-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	2-4 years	$58,608
Senior-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	5-8 years	$58,895
Expert Level ABA Behaviorist	over 8 years	$59,087

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:

Adamant: $59,795
Barre: $59,884
Cabot: $59,753

Adamant, VT $59,795

Barre, VT $59,884

Cabot, VT $59,753

Calais, VT $59,805

East Barre, VT $59,793

East Calais, VT $59,795

East Montpelier, VT $59,834

Eden, VT $59,755

Eden Mills, VT $59,701

Graniteville, VT $59,881

Hyde Park, VT $59,843

Johnson, VT $59,919

Lake Elmore, VT $59,777

Marshfield, VT $59,763

Moretown, VT $59,923

Morrisville, VT $59,916

Moscow, VT $59,946

Northfield, VT $59,850

Northfield Falls, VT $60,130

North Hyde Park, VT $59,839

North Montpelier, VT $59,779

Plainfield, VT $59,771

Roxbury, VT $59,670

South Barre, VT $59,954

Waterbury, VT $59,940

Stowe, VT $59,949

Waitsfield, VT $59,915

Warren, VT $59,803

Washington, VT $59,687

Waterbury Center, VT $59,939

Websterville, VT $59,871

Williamstown, VT $59,802

Wolcott, VT $59,769

Woodbury, VT $59,710

Worcester, VT $59,770

Rutland, VT $59,768

Belmont, VT $59,583

Benson, VT $59,583

Bomoseen, VT $59,677

Brandon, VT $59,721

Bridport, VT $59,727

Castleton, VT $59,688

Center Rutland, VT $59,729

Chittenden, VT $59,592

Cuttingsville, VT $59,571

Danby, VT $59,673

East Middlebury, VT $59,760

East Poultney, VT $59,679

East Wallingford, VT $59,614

Fair Haven, VT $59,636

Florence, VT $59,615

Forest Dale, VT $59,723

Gaysville, VT $59,344

Granville, VT $59,624

Hancock, VT $59,615

Hydeville, VT $59,684

Killington, VT $59,608

Middlebury, VT $59,852

Middletown Springs, VT $59,647

Mount Holly, VT $59,592

North Clarendon, VT $59,679

Orwell, VT $59,673

Pawlet, VT $59,694

Pittsfield, VT $59,643

Pittsford, VT $59,700

Poultney, VT $59,689

Proctor, VT $59,755

Ripton, VT $59,686

Rochester, VT $59,655

Rupert, VT $59,649

Salisbury, VT $59,744

Shoreham, VT $59,693

Stockbridge, VT $59,587

Wallingford, VT $59,620

Wells, VT $59,696

West Pawlet, VT $59,717

West Rupert, VT $59,702

West Rutland, VT $59,666

Whiting, VT $59,696

Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,760

Albany, VT $59,726

Barnet, VT $59,696

Barton, VT $59,719

Beebe Plain, VT $59,737

Concord, VT $59,640

Coventry, VT $59,806

Craftsbury, VT $59,743

Craftsbury Common, VT $59,746

Danville, VT $59,709

Derby, VT $59,737

Derby Line, VT $59,692

East Burke, VT $59,690

East Charleston, VT $59,696

East Hardwick, VT $59,728

East Haven, VT $59,560

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,759

Glover, VT $59,701

Granby, VT $59,487

Greensboro, VT $59,681

Greensboro Bend, VT $59,719

Hardwick, VT $59,785

Irasburg, VT $59,704

Island Pond, VT $59,606

Lowell, VT $59,684

Lower Waterford, VT $59,752

Lyndon, VT $59,742

Lyndon Center, VT $59,809

Lyndonville, VT $59,744

Morgan, VT $59,636

Newport, VT $59,773

Newport Center, VT $59,696

North Concord, VT $59,540

North Troy, VT $59,705

Orleans, VT $59,682

Passumpsic, VT $59,764

Peacham, VT $59,643

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $59,765

Sheffield, VT $59,659

Sutton, VT $59,655

Troy, VT $59,711

West Burke, VT $59,695

West Charleston, VT $59,667

West Danville, VT $59,713

Westfield, VT $59,665

West Glover, VT $59,706

Averill, VT $59,359

Beecher Falls, VT $59,744

Canaan, VT $59,595

Gilman, VT $59,858

Guildhall, VT $59,517

Lunenburg, VT $59,646

Norton, VT $59,478

North Bennington, VT $60,142

North Pownal, VT $60,264

Pownal, VT $60,297

White River Junction, VT $59,752

Ascutney, VT $59,780

Barnard, VT $59,617

Bethel, VT $59,654

Bradford, VT $59,716

Bridgewater, VT $59,678

Bridgewater Corners, VT $59,559

Brookfield, VT $59,712

Brownsville, VT $59,679

Chelsea, VT $59,677

Corinth, VT $59,661

East Corinth, VT $59,686

East Randolph, VT $59,698

East Ryegate, VT $59,646

East Thetford, VT $59,720

Fairlee, VT $59,655

Groton, VT $59,671

Hartford, VT $59,908

Hartland, VT $59,698

Hartland Four Corners, VT $59,696

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,849

Newbury, VT $59,664

North Hartland, VT $59,740

North Pomfret, VT $59,638

North Thetford, VT $59,718

Norwich, VT $59,706

Plymouth, VT $59,517

Post Mills, VT $59,705

Quechee, VT $59,767

Randolph, VT $59,756

Randolph Center, VT $59,726

Reading, VT $59,566

Sharon, VT $59,652

South Pomfret, VT $59,595

South Royalton, VT $59,670

South Ryegate, VT $59,681

South Strafford, VT $59,667

South Woodstock, VT $59,581

Strafford, VT $59,615

Taftsville, VT $59,772

Thetford, VT $59,720

Thetford Center, VT $59,657

Topsham, VT $59,639

Tunbridge, VT $59,651

Vershire, VT $59,623

Wells River, VT $59,686

West Fairlee, VT $59,795

West Hartford, VT $59,639

West Newbury, VT $59,662

West Topsham, VT $59,687

Wilder, VT $59,911

Windsor, VT $59,723

Woodstock, VT $59,649

Bellows Falls, VT $59,867

Cambridgeport, VT $59,799

Cavendish, VT $59,600

Chester, VT $59,659

Chester Depot, VT $59,638

Grafton, VT $59,614

Londonderry, VT $59,721

Ludlow, VT $59,631

North Springfield, VT $59,839

Perkinsville, VT $59,677

Peru, VT $59,659

Proctorsville, VT $59,610

Saxtons River, VT $59,855

South Londonderry, VT $59,758

Springfield, VT $59,810

Westminster, VT $59,867

Westminster Station, VT $59,871

Weston, VT $59,598

Shaftsbury, VT $60,071

Brattleboro, VT $59,989

Bondville, VT $59,741

East Dover, VT $59,862

Jacksonville, VT $60,013

Jamaica, VT $59,742

Marlboro, VT $60,286

Newfane, VT $59,823

Putney, VT $59,811

Readsboro, VT $60,293

South Newfane, VT $59,844

Stamford, VT $60,250

Townshend, VT $59,769

Vernon, VT $60,172

Wardsboro, VT $59,812

West Dover, VT $59,911

West Dummerston, VT $59,838

West Halifax, VT $59,930

West Townshend, VT $59,689

West Wardsboro, VT $59,690

Whitingham, VT $59,992

Williamsville, VT $59,838

Wilmington, VT $59,955

Burlington, VT $60,119

South Burlington, VT $60,115

Winooski, VT $60,119

Colchester, VT $60,119

Alburgh, VT $59,819

Bakersfield, VT $59,908

Belvidere Center, VT $59,690

Bristol, VT $59,920

Cambridge, VT $59,992

Charlotte, VT $60,037

East Berkshire, VT $59,850

East Fairfield, VT $59,939

Enosburg Falls, VT $59,774

Essex, VT $60,073

Essex Junction, VT $60,077

Fairfax, VT $59,996

Fairfield, VT $59,938

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,971

Franklin, VT $59,777

Grand Isle, VT $60,002

Highgate Center, VT $59,828

Highgate Springs, VT $59,858

Hinesburg, VT $60,036

Huntington, VT $59,991

Isle La Motte, VT $59,893

Jeffersonville, VT $59,951

Jericho, VT $60,023

Jonesville, VT $60,036

Milton, VT $60,052

Monkton, VT $59,988

Montgomery, VT $59,774

Montgomery Center, VT $59,701

New Haven, VT $59,913

North Ferrisburgh, VT $59,998

North Hero, VT $59,938

Richford, VT $59,764

Richmond, VT $60,030

Saint Albans, VT $59,965

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,957

Shelburne, VT $60,092

Sheldon, VT $59,893

Sheldon Springs, VT $60,040

South Hero, VT $60,056

Starksboro, VT $59,955

Swanton, VT $59,883

Underhill, VT $60,009

Underhill Center, VT $60,011

Vergennes, VT $59,895

Waterville, VT $59,915

Westford, VT $60,039

Williston, VT $60,084

Montpelier, VT $59,875

Bennington, VT $60,186

Arlington, VT $59,974

Dorset, VT $59,741

East Arlington, VT $59,718

East Dorset, VT $59,742

Manchester, VT $59,903

Manchester Center, VT $59,864

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	$87,625	$42.0	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.

$55,320

Average $58,417/year

$65,307

$4,610

Average $4,868/month

$5,442

$1,064

Average $1,123/week

$1,256

$27

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,307	$5,442	$1,256	$31
Average	$58,417	$4,868	$1,123	$28
25th Percentile	$55,320	$4,610	$1,064	$27

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