What are the main factors that influence an Academic Center Assistant'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 Academic Center Assistant?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Academic Center Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 34% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academic Center Assistant's salary?

An Academic Center Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,314 for beginners, reaching about $49,198 at mid-level, and approach $54,443 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Center Assistant?

Academic Center Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Center Assistant roles are District of Columbia $56,640, California $56,425, Massachusetts $55,673. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Center Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Academic Center Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Academic Program Assistant: $53,170; Academic Support Assistant: $52,178; Academic Resources Assistant: $47,619; Assistant Registrar [Academic]: $46,494; Academic Records Assistant: $46,483.

Academic Center Assistant Salary in Colorado

How much does an Academic Center Assistant make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Center Assistant in Colorado is $52,195 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an Academic Center Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,091
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,566 to $58,421
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,352

10% $43,352

50% (Median) $52,195

90% $64,091

Academic Center Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,421	$4,868	$1,123	$28
Average	$52,195	$4,350	$1,004	$25
25th Percentile	$47,566	$3,964	$915	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Center Assistant Salaries

An Academic Center Assistant'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 Academic Center Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Center Assistant'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): $48,314
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,518
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,198
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,627
Expert (over 8 years): $54,443

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Center Assistant	less than 1 year	$48,314
Early Career Level Academic Center Assistant	1-2 years	$48,518
Mid-Level Level Academic Center Assistant	2-4 years	$49,198
Senior-Level Level Academic Center Assistant	5-8 years	$52,627
Expert Level Academic Center Assistant	over 8 years	$54,443

How Do Academic Center Assistant 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 Academic Center Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,640.
California: $56,425.
Massachusetts: $55,673.

District of Columbia $56,640 California $56,425 Massachusetts $55,673 Washington $55,469 New Jersey $55,448 Alaska $55,377 Connecticut $54,671 New York $54,384

Hawaii $53,469 Rhode Island $53,039 Maryland $52,747 Minnesota $52,348 Colorado $52,195 Illinois $52,144 Oregon $51,949 Delaware $51,806

New Hampshire $51,716 Virginia $51,514 Pennsylvania $50,926 Nevada $50,629 North Dakota $50,532 Michigan $50,379 Wisconsin $50,322 Vermont $50,210

Texas $49,898 Maine $49,877 Arizona $49,847 Ohio $49,811 Georgia $49,340 Indiana $49,105 Wyoming $49,059 Utah $48,987

Iowa $48,957 Kansas $48,711 Louisiana $48,639 North Carolina $48,614 Missouri $48,604 Florida $48,404 Montana $48,297 Nebraska $48,194

Kentucky $48,138 South Carolina $47,933 Tennessee $47,806 Idaho $47,754 New Mexico $47,381 Oklahoma $47,299 Alabama $46,997 South Dakota $46,491

Arkansas $46,215 West Virginia $46,066 Mississippi $45,621

Top Paying Cities for Academic Center Assistant

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: $51,173
Hygiene: $52,951
Johnstown: $51,287

Glen Haven, CO $51,173

Hygiene, CO $52,951

Johnstown, CO $51,287

Laporte, CO $50,718

Livermore, CO $50,554

Loveland, CO $51,127

Lyons, CO $52,858

Masonville, CO $50,751

Mead, CO $51,869

Milliken, CO $51,216

Niwot, CO $53,367

Red Feather Lakes, CO $50,693

Severance, CO $50,791

Timnath, CO $50,726

Wellington, CO $50,442

Windsor, CO $50,799

Brighton, CO $52,058

Ault, CO $50,702

Briggsdale, CO $50,716

Carr, CO $49,844

Eastlake, CO $52,193

Eaton, CO $50,862

Evans, CO $51,121

Fort Lupton, CO $51,909

Galeton, CO $50,867

Gilcrest, CO $51,400

Gill, CO $50,951

Greeley, CO $50,995

Henderson, CO $52,139

Hudson, CO $51,738

Keenesburg, CO $51,489

Kersey, CO $50,957

La Salle, CO $51,312

Lucerne, CO $50,940

Nunn, CO $50,541

Orchard, CO $50,710

Pierce, CO $50,734

Ohio City, CO $51,256

Parlin, CO $51,015

Penrose, CO $50,570

Pitkin, CO $51,193

Poncha Springs, CO $50,846

Powderhorn, CO $50,909

Rockvale, CO $50,340

Sargents, CO $50,760

Twin Lakes, CO $52,436

Westcliffe, CO $50,368

Wetmore, CO $50,044

Durango, CO $51,051

Cahone, CO $50,926

Cortez, CO $50,887

Dolores, CO $51,008

Dove Creek, CO $50,875

Egnar, CO $50,903

Hesperus, CO $50,605

Lewis, CO $51,016

Mancos, CO $50,886

Marvel, CO $50,604

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $50,623

Pleasant View, CO $50,779

Rico, CO $51,021

Towaoc, CO $50,675

Yellow Jacket, CO $50,955

Montrose, CO $51,212

Austin, CO $51,278

Bedrock, CO $50,890

Cedaredge, CO $51,330

Cory, CO $51,266

Crawford, CO $51,120

Delta, CO $51,211

Eckert, CO $51,291

Hotchkiss, CO $51,259

Lazear, CO $51,221

Naturita, CO $50,994

Norwood, CO $51,014

Nucla, CO $51,072

Olathe, CO $51,154

Ophir, CO $51,069

Ouray, CO $51,061

Paonia, CO $51,494

Paradox, CO $50,918

Placerville, CO $51,022

Redvale, CO $51,038

Ridgway, CO $51,053

Silverton, CO $50,968

Somerset, CO $51,650

Telluride, CO $51,079

Grand Junction, CO $51,527

Platteville, CO $51,514

Roggen, CO $50,983

Weldona, CO $50,589

Wiggins, CO $50,860

Fort Morgan, CO $50,610

Log Lane Village, CO $50,776

Akron, CO $50,243

Amherst, CO $50,082

Atwood, CO $50,419

Brush, CO $50,416

Crook, CO $50,276

Eckley, CO $50,117

Fleming, CO $50,372

Grover, CO $50,332

Haxtun, CO $50,362

Hereford, CO $50,011

Hillrose, CO $50,465

Holyoke, CO $50,209

Idalia, CO $49,958

Iliff, CO $50,408

Julesburg, CO $50,205

Lindon, CO $50,028

Merino, CO $50,463

New Raymer, CO $50,452

Otis, CO $50,288

Ovid, CO $50,222

Padroni, CO $50,280

Paoli, CO $50,362

Peetz, CO $50,266

Sedgwick, CO $50,241

Snyder, CO $50,425

Sterling, CO $50,506

Stoneham, CO $50,454

Vernon, CO $50,005

Woodrow, CO $50,132

Wray, CO $50,105

Yuma, CO $50,273

Anton, CO $50,041

Arapahoe, CO $49,646

Arriba, CO $49,826

Bethune, CO $49,900

Burlington, CO $49,853

Calhan, CO $50,642

Cascade, CO $51,059

Cheyenne Wells, CO $49,718

Cope, CO $50,017

Cripple Creek, CO $50,962

Divide, CO $50,990

Flagler, CO $49,877

Florissant, CO $50,948

Fountain, CO $50,638

Genoa, CO $49,860

Green Mountain Falls, CO $51,046

Guffey, CO $50,893

Hugo, CO $49,555

Joes, CO $50,067

Karval, CO $49,267

Kirk, CO $50,025

Kit Carson, CO $49,656

Limon, CO $50,161

Lake George, CO $51,025

Manitou Springs, CO $51,059

Matheson, CO $50,124

Peyton, CO $50,881

Ramah, CO $49,800

Rush, CO $49,919

Seibert, CO $49,856

Simla, CO $50,352

Stratton, CO $49,906

U S A F Academy, CO $51,056

Victor, CO $50,939

Vona, CO $49,886

Wild Horse, CO $49,561

Woodland Park, CO $51,017

Yoder, CO $50,111

Colorado Springs, CO $51,059

Clifton, CO $51,494

Fruita, CO $51,367

Gateway, CO $51,005

Glade Park, CO $51,181

Loma, CO $51,385

Mack, CO $51,248

Palisade, CO $51,401

Whitewater, CO $51,178

Glenwood Springs, CO $52,023

Dinosaur, CO $51,164

Aspen, CO $52,998

Snowmass Village, CO $52,996

Avon, CO $52,520

Basalt, CO $52,829

Carbondale, CO $52,633

Collbran, CO $51,351

Craig, CO $51,728

De Beque, CO $51,345

Eagle, CO $52,305

Edwards, CO $52,417

Parachute, CO $51,612

Battlement Mesa, CO $51,565

Gypsum, CO $52,045

Hamilton, CO $51,948

Hayden, CO $51,801

Maybell, CO $51,228

Meeker, CO $51,953

Meredith, CO $52,656

Mesa, CO $51,326

Minturn, CO $52,360

Molina, CO $51,295

New Castle, CO $51,844

Rangely, CO $51,372

Red Cliff, CO $52,353

Rifle, CO $51,715

Silt, CO $51,694

Slater, CO $51,482

Snowmass, CO $52,889

Wolcott, CO $52,336

Woody Creek, CO $52,994

Vail, CO $52,585

Pueblo, CO $49,509

Colorado City, CO $49,848

Aguilar, CO $50,065

Arlington, CO $49,184

Avondale, CO $49,642

Beulah, CO $49,851

Boncarbo, CO $50,090

Boone, CO $49,802

Branson, CO $49,680

Campo, CO $49,496

Cheraw, CO $49,591

Crowley, CO $49,697

Eads, CO $49,626

Fort Lyon, CO $49,571

Fowler, CO $49,714

Gardner, CO $50,200

Granada, CO $49,738

Hartman, CO $49,833

Hasty, CO $49,680

Haswell, CO $49,387

Hoehne, CO $50,009

Holly, CO $49,676

Kim, CO $49,629

La Junta, CO $49,661

Lamar, CO $49,812

Las Animas, CO $49,633

La Veta, CO $50,288

Mc Clave, CO $49,688

Manzanola, CO $49,623

Model, CO $49,698

Olney Springs, CO $49,538

Ordway, CO $49,291

Pritchett, CO $49,631

Rocky Ford, CO $49,551

Rye, CO $49,924

Sheridan Lake, CO $49,646

Springfield, CO $49,733

Sugar City, CO $49,159

Swink, CO $49,611

Trinchera, CO $49,795

Trinidad, CO $50,010

Two Buttes, CO $49,731

Vilas, CO $49,723

Walsenburg, CO $50,023

Walsh, CO $49,671

Weston, CO $50,184

Wiley, CO $49,643

Alamosa, CO $50,670

Antonito, CO $50,638

Arboles, CO $50,740

Arvada, CO $52,195

Aurora, CO $52,159

Bayfield, CO $50,883

Broomfield, CO $52,424

Commerce City, CO $52,073

Dupont, CO $52,172

Eldorado Springs, CO $53,414

Lafayette, CO $52,941

Louisville, CO $53,006

Westminster, CO $52,171

Wheat Ridge, CO $52,169

Agate, CO $50,320

Bennett, CO $51,628

Byers, CO $51,012

Castle Rock, CO $51,238

Deer Trail, CO $50,675

Elbert, CO $50,914

Elizabeth, CO $51,344

Englewood, CO $52,159

Franktown, CO $51,204

Kiowa, CO $50,974

Larkspur, CO $51,072

Littleton, CO $52,108

Lone Tree, CO $51,970

Louviers, CO $51,898

Monument, CO $51,022

Palmer Lake, CO $51,027

Parker, CO $51,780

Sedalia, CO $51,264

Strasburg, CO $51,464

Watkins, CO $51,850

Denver, CO $52,154

Thornton, CO $52,195

Boulder, CO $53,672

Golden, CO $52,165

Alma, CO $51,871

Bailey, CO $51,753

Black Hawk, CO $52,686

Bond, CO $52,331

Breckenridge, CO $51,982

Buffalo Creek, CO $51,574

Burns, CO $51,995

Central City, CO $52,390

Clark, CO $51,503

Climax, CO $52,042

Coalmont, CO $51,414

Como, CO $51,238

Conifer, CO $51,888

Cowdrey, CO $51,206

Dillon, CO $51,951

Dumont, CO $52,203

Evergreen, CO $52,074

Empire, CO $51,965

Fairplay, CO $51,286

Fraser, CO $52,023

Frisco, CO $52,272

Georgetown, CO $51,926

Granby, CO $51,885

Grand Lake, CO $51,856

Grant, CO $51,487

Hartsel, CO $51,013

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $51,815

Idaho Springs, CO $52,114

Idledale, CO $52,111

Indian Hills, CO $52,084

Jamestown, CO $53,586

Jefferson, CO $51,379

Kittredge, CO $52,089

Kremmling, CO $51,810

Leadville, CO $51,978

Mc Coy, CO $51,987

Morrison, CO $52,073

Nederland, CO $53,098

Oak Creek, CO $51,894

Parshall, CO $52,118

Phippsburg, CO $51,946

Pine, CO $51,637

Pinecliffe, CO $53,348

Rand, CO $51,417

Rollinsville, CO $52,851

Shawnee, CO $51,624

Silver Plume, CO $51,706

Steamboat Springs, CO $51,798

Tabernash, CO $52,145

Toponas, CO $51,926

Walden, CO $51,340

Ward, CO $52,959

Winter Park, CO $52,212

Yampa, CO $51,997

Silverthorne, CO $52,227

Longmont, CO $52,745

Allenspark, CO $52,505

Estes Park, CO $51,717

Bellvue, CO $51,055

Berthoud, CO $51,681

Dacono, CO $52,283

Drake, CO $51,073

Erie, CO $52,518

Firestone, CO $52,153

Fort Collins, CO $50,691

Frederick, CO $52,155

Blanca, CO $50,490

Capulin, CO $50,750

Center, CO $50,708

Chama, CO $50,317

Chimney Rock, CO $50,761

Chromo, CO $50,421

Conejos, CO $50,606

Creede, CO $50,872

Crestone, CO $50,514

Del Norte, CO $50,761

Fort Garland, CO $50,377

San Luis, CO $50,172

Homelake, CO $50,714

Hooper, CO $50,545

Ignacio, CO $50,664

Jaroso, CO $50,283

La Jara, CO $50,688

Manassa, CO $50,637

Moffat, CO $50,580

Monte Vista, CO $50,744

Mosca, CO $50,482

Pagosa Springs, CO $50,757

Romeo, CO $50,785

Saguache, CO $50,755

Sanford, CO $50,501

San Pablo, CO $50,242

South Fork, CO $50,812

Villa Grove, CO $50,648

Salida, CO $50,847

Almont, CO $52,156

Buena Vista, CO $52,077

Canon City, CO $50,621

Cimarron, CO $50,962

Coal Creek, CO $50,320

Coaldale, CO $50,723

Cotopaxi, CO $50,581

Crested Butte, CO $52,431

Florence, CO $50,241

Monarch, CO $50,954

Granite, CO $51,719

Gunnison, CO $51,002

Hillside, CO $50,562

Howard, CO $50,815

Lake City, CO $50,959

Nathrop, CO $51,000

Academic Center Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academic Center Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 59% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 34% above the average. In contrast, Academic Center Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Academic Center Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Academic Center Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$69,941	$34.0	34%
Pharmaceuticals	$65,243	$31.0	25%
Biotechnology	$62,634	$30.0	20%
Internet	$61,068	$29.0	17%
Financial Services	$58,980	$28.0	13%

Academic Center Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Center Assistant'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.

$47,566

Average $52,195/year

$58,421

$3,964

Average $4,350/month

$4,868

$915

Average $1,004/week

$1,123

$23

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,421	$4,868	$1,123	$28
Average	$52,195	$4,350	$1,004	$25
25th Percentile	$47,566	$3,964	$915	$23

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