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 $56,826 for beginners, reaching about $58,622 at mid-level, and approach $59,101 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 $65,914, California $65,664, Massachusetts $64,789. 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: $83,346; Aba Specialist: $70,083; Behaviorist: $69,763; Aba Instructor: $66,224; Dog Behaviorist: $56,222.

ABA Behaviorist Salary in Vermont

How much does an ABA Behaviorist make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Behaviorist in Vermont is $58,431 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): $71,597
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,339 to $65,323
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,525

10% $52,525

50% (Median) $58,431

90% $71,597

ABA Behaviorist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,323	$5,444	$1,256	$31
Average	$58,431	$4,869	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$55,339	$4,612	$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): $56,826
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,187
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,622
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,910
Expert (over 8 years): $59,101

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level ABA Behaviorist	less than 1 year	$56,826
Early Career Level ABA Behaviorist	1-2 years	$57,187
Mid-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	2-4 years	$58,622
Senior-Level Level ABA Behaviorist	5-8 years	$58,910
Expert Level ABA Behaviorist	over 8 years	$59,101

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: $65,914.
California: $65,664.
Massachusetts: $64,789.

District of Columbia $65,914 California $65,664 Massachusetts $64,789 Washington $64,551 New Jersey $64,527 Alaska $64,444 Connecticut $63,622 New York $63,289

Hawaii $62,223 Rhode Island $61,723 Maryland $61,384 Minnesota $60,920 Colorado $60,741 Illinois $60,681 Oregon $60,455 Delaware $60,288

New Hampshire $60,184 Virginia $59,949 Pennsylvania $59,265 Nevada $58,919 North Dakota $58,806 Michigan $58,628 Wisconsin $58,562 Vermont $58,431

Texas $58,068 Maine $58,044 Arizona $58,008 Ohio $57,967 Georgia $57,419 Indiana $57,145 Wyoming $57,092 Utah $57,008

Iowa $56,973 Kansas $56,687 Louisiana $56,603 North Carolina $56,574 Missouri $56,562 Florida $56,330 Montana $56,205 Nebraska $56,085

Kentucky $56,020 South Carolina $55,782 Tennessee $55,633 Idaho $55,573 New Mexico $55,139 Oklahoma $55,044 Alabama $54,692 South Dakota $54,103

Arkansas $53,782 West Virginia $53,609 Mississippi $53,091

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: $59,809
Barre: $59,899
Cabot: $59,768

Adamant, VT $59,809

Barre, VT $59,899

Cabot, VT $59,768

Calais, VT $59,820

East Barre, VT $59,808

East Calais, VT $59,809

East Montpelier, VT $59,849

Eden, VT $59,770

Eden Mills, VT $59,716

Graniteville, VT $59,896

Hyde Park, VT $59,858

Johnson, VT $59,934

Lake Elmore, VT $59,791

Marshfield, VT $59,778

Moretown, VT $59,938

Morrisville, VT $59,931

Moscow, VT $59,961

Northfield, VT $59,865

Northfield Falls, VT $60,144

North Hyde Park, VT $59,854

North Montpelier, VT $59,794

Plainfield, VT $59,785

Roxbury, VT $59,684

South Barre, VT $59,969

Waterbury, VT $59,955

Stowe, VT $59,963

Waitsfield, VT $59,930

Warren, VT $59,818

Washington, VT $59,701

Waterbury Center, VT $59,953

Websterville, VT $59,886

Williamstown, VT $59,816

Wolcott, VT $59,784

Woodbury, VT $59,725

Worcester, VT $59,784

Rutland, VT $59,782

Belmont, VT $59,598

Benson, VT $59,597

Bomoseen, VT $59,691

Brandon, VT $59,735

Bridport, VT $59,742

Castleton, VT $59,703

Center Rutland, VT $59,744

Chittenden, VT $59,606

Cuttingsville, VT $59,585

Danby, VT $59,687

East Middlebury, VT $59,775

East Poultney, VT $59,694

East Wallingford, VT $59,629

Fair Haven, VT $59,650

Florence, VT $59,629

Forest Dale, VT $59,738

Gaysville, VT $59,359

Granville, VT $59,639

Hancock, VT $59,629

Hydeville, VT $59,698

Killington, VT $59,623

Middlebury, VT $59,867

Middletown Springs, VT $59,662

Mount Holly, VT $59,606

North Clarendon, VT $59,694

Orwell, VT $59,687

Pawlet, VT $59,709

Pittsfield, VT $59,657

Pittsford, VT $59,715

Poultney, VT $59,703

Proctor, VT $59,769

Ripton, VT $59,700

Rochester, VT $59,669

Rupert, VT $59,663

Salisbury, VT $59,759

Shoreham, VT $59,708

Stockbridge, VT $59,602

Wallingford, VT $59,634

Wells, VT $59,711

West Pawlet, VT $59,731

West Rupert, VT $59,717

West Rutland, VT $59,681

Whiting, VT $59,710

Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,775

Albany, VT $59,740

Barnet, VT $59,711

Barton, VT $59,734

Beebe Plain, VT $59,751

Concord, VT $59,654

Coventry, VT $59,821

Craftsbury, VT $59,757

Craftsbury Common, VT $59,760

Danville, VT $59,724

Derby, VT $59,751

Derby Line, VT $59,707

East Burke, VT $59,705

East Charleston, VT $59,711

East Hardwick, VT $59,743

East Haven, VT $59,575

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $59,774

Glover, VT $59,716

Granby, VT $59,501

Greensboro, VT $59,696

Greensboro Bend, VT $59,734

Hardwick, VT $59,800

Irasburg, VT $59,719

Island Pond, VT $59,621

Lowell, VT $59,698

Lower Waterford, VT $59,767

Lyndon, VT $59,756

Lyndon Center, VT $59,824

Lyndonville, VT $59,759

Morgan, VT $59,651

Newport, VT $59,787

Newport Center, VT $59,711

North Concord, VT $59,555

North Troy, VT $59,719

Orleans, VT $59,697

Passumpsic, VT $59,778

Peacham, VT $59,658

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $59,780

Sheffield, VT $59,674

Sutton, VT $59,669

Troy, VT $59,725

West Burke, VT $59,709

West Charleston, VT $59,681

West Danville, VT $59,728

Westfield, VT $59,680

West Glover, VT $59,721

Averill, VT $59,373

Beecher Falls, VT $59,759

Canaan, VT $59,610

Gilman, VT $59,872

Guildhall, VT $59,531

Lunenburg, VT $59,661

Norton, VT $59,493

North Bennington, VT $60,157

North Pownal, VT $60,278

Pownal, VT $60,312

White River Junction, VT $59,767

Ascutney, VT $59,795

Barnard, VT $59,631

Bethel, VT $59,668

Bradford, VT $59,731

Bridgewater, VT $59,693

Bridgewater Corners, VT $59,574

Brookfield, VT $59,726

Brownsville, VT $59,694

Chelsea, VT $59,692

Corinth, VT $59,676

East Corinth, VT $59,701

East Randolph, VT $59,712

East Ryegate, VT $59,660

East Thetford, VT $59,734

Fairlee, VT $59,670

Groton, VT $59,686

Hartford, VT $59,922

Hartland, VT $59,713

Hartland Four Corners, VT $59,710

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,864

Newbury, VT $59,679

North Hartland, VT $59,755

North Pomfret, VT $59,653

North Thetford, VT $59,733

Norwich, VT $59,721

Plymouth, VT $59,531

Post Mills, VT $59,720

Quechee, VT $59,782

Randolph, VT $59,771

Randolph Center, VT $59,741

Reading, VT $59,581

Sharon, VT $59,667

South Pomfret, VT $59,610

South Royalton, VT $59,684

South Ryegate, VT $59,696

South Strafford, VT $59,681

South Woodstock, VT $59,596

Strafford, VT $59,629

Taftsville, VT $59,787

Thetford, VT $59,734

Thetford Center, VT $59,672

Topsham, VT $59,654

Tunbridge, VT $59,665

Vershire, VT $59,637

Wells River, VT $59,700

West Fairlee, VT $59,810

West Hartford, VT $59,654

West Newbury, VT $59,677

West Topsham, VT $59,701

Wilder, VT $59,925

Windsor, VT $59,737

Woodstock, VT $59,664

Bellows Falls, VT $59,882

Cambridgeport, VT $59,813

Cavendish, VT $59,615

Chester, VT $59,674

Chester Depot, VT $59,653

Grafton, VT $59,629

Londonderry, VT $59,736

Ludlow, VT $59,646

North Springfield, VT $59,854

Perkinsville, VT $59,691

Peru, VT $59,673

Proctorsville, VT $59,625

Saxtons River, VT $59,869

South Londonderry, VT $59,773

Springfield, VT $59,825

Westminster, VT $59,881

Westminster Station, VT $59,885

Weston, VT $59,612

Shaftsbury, VT $60,085

Brattleboro, VT $60,004

Bondville, VT $59,756

East Dover, VT $59,877

Jacksonville, VT $60,028

Jamaica, VT $59,757

Marlboro, VT $60,301

Newfane, VT $59,838

Putney, VT $59,825

Readsboro, VT $60,308

South Newfane, VT $59,859

Stamford, VT $60,265

Townshend, VT $59,784

Vernon, VT $60,187

Wardsboro, VT $59,827

West Dover, VT $59,925

West Dummerston, VT $59,853

West Halifax, VT $59,945

West Townshend, VT $59,703

West Wardsboro, VT $59,704

Whitingham, VT $60,006

Williamsville, VT $59,853

Wilmington, VT $59,970

Burlington, VT $60,134

South Burlington, VT $60,130

Winooski, VT $60,134

Colchester, VT $60,134

Alburgh, VT $59,834

Bakersfield, VT $59,922

Belvidere Center, VT $59,705

Bristol, VT $59,935

Cambridge, VT $60,006

Charlotte, VT $60,052

East Berkshire, VT $59,865

East Fairfield, VT $59,954

Enosburg Falls, VT $59,788

Essex, VT $60,088

Essex Junction, VT $60,092

Fairfax, VT $60,010

Fairfield, VT $59,953

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,985

Franklin, VT $59,792

Grand Isle, VT $60,016

Highgate Center, VT $59,843

Highgate Springs, VT $59,873

Hinesburg, VT $60,051

Huntington, VT $60,006

Isle La Motte, VT $59,908

Jeffersonville, VT $59,966

Jericho, VT $60,038

Jonesville, VT $60,050

Milton, VT $60,066

Monkton, VT $60,003

Montgomery, VT $59,788

Montgomery Center, VT $59,716

New Haven, VT $59,928

North Ferrisburgh, VT $60,012

North Hero, VT $59,953

Richford, VT $59,778

Richmond, VT $60,044

Saint Albans, VT $59,979

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,972

Shelburne, VT $60,107

Sheldon, VT $59,908

Sheldon Springs, VT $60,055

South Hero, VT $60,071

Starksboro, VT $59,970

Swanton, VT $59,897

Underhill, VT $60,024

Underhill Center, VT $60,026

Vergennes, VT $59,909

Waterville, VT $59,929

Westford, VT $60,054

Williston, VT $60,099

Montpelier, VT $59,890

Bennington, VT $60,201

Arlington, VT $59,989

Dorset, VT $59,756

East Arlington, VT $59,733

East Dorset, VT $59,757

Manchester, VT $59,918

Manchester Center, VT $59,879

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	$87,647	$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.

$55,339

Average $58,431/year

$65,323

$4,612

Average $4,869/month

$5,444

$1,064

Average $1,124/week

$1,256

$27

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,323	$5,444	$1,256	$31
Average	$58,431	$4,869	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$55,339	$4,612	$1,064	$27

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