What are the main factors that influence an Activity Therapy 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 Activity Therapy Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Activity Therapy Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Activity Therapy Assistant's salary?

An Activity Therapy Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,760 for beginners, reaching about $106,611 at mid-level, and approach $151,040 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Activity Therapy Assistant?

Activity Therapy Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activity Therapy Assistant roles are District of Columbia $73,883, California $73,603, Massachusetts $72,622. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activity Therapy Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Activity Therapy Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Activity Director Assistant: $118,964; Respiratory Therapy Assistant: $74,070; Activity Assistant: $47,028; Activity Therapy Coordinator: $41,881; Activity Program Assistant: $40,570.

Activity Therapy Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does an Activity Therapy Assistant make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Therapy Assistant in Vermont is $65,495 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,239
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,850 to $69,025
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,799

10% $52,799

50% (Median) $65,495

90% $72,239

Activity Therapy Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,025	$5,752	$1,327	$33
Average	$65,495	$5,458	$1,260	$31
25th Percentile	$58,850	$4,904	$1,132	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Activity Therapy Assistant Salaries

An Activity Therapy 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 Activity Therapy Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activity Therapy 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): $64,760
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,898
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,611
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,002
Expert (over 8 years): $151,040

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Activity Therapy Assistant	less than 1 year	$64,760
Physical Therapy Attendant	1-2 years	$36,898
Physical Therapy Supervisor	2-4 years	$106,611
Physical Therapy Manager	5-8 years	$114,002
Physical Therapy Director	over 8 years	$151,040

How Do Activity Therapy 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 Activity Therapy Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,883.
California: $73,603.
Massachusetts: $72,622.

District of Columbia $73,883 California $73,603 Massachusetts $72,622 Washington $72,355 New Jersey $72,329 Alaska $72,235 Connecticut $71,314 New York $70,941

Hawaii $69,746 Rhode Island $69,186 Maryland $68,805 Minnesota $68,285 Colorado $68,085 Illinois $68,018 Oregon $67,764 Delaware $67,577

New Hampshire $67,460 Virginia $67,197 Pennsylvania $66,430 Nevada $66,043 North Dakota $65,916 Michigan $65,716 Wisconsin $65,642 Vermont $65,495

Texas $65,088 Maine $65,062 Arizona $65,022 Ohio $64,975 Georgia $64,361 Indiana $64,054 Wyoming $63,994 Utah $63,901

Iowa $63,861 Kansas $63,540 Louisiana $63,447 North Carolina $63,413 Missouri $63,400 Florida $63,140 Montana $63,000 Nebraska $62,866

Kentucky $62,793 South Carolina $62,526 Tennessee $62,359 Idaho $62,292 New Mexico $61,805 Oklahoma $61,698 Alabama $61,305 South Dakota $60,644

Arkansas $60,284 West Virginia $60,090 Mississippi $59,510

Top Paying Cities for Activity Therapy 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:

Adamant: $67,040
Barre: $67,141
Cabot: $66,993

Adamant, VT $67,040

Barre, VT $67,141

Cabot, VT $66,993

Calais, VT $67,052

East Barre, VT $67,039

East Calais, VT $67,040

East Montpelier, VT $67,085

Eden, VT $66,996

Eden Mills, VT $66,935

Graniteville, VT $67,137

Hyde Park, VT $67,095

Johnson, VT $67,180

Lake Elmore, VT $67,020

Marshfield, VT $67,005

Moretown, VT $67,184

Morrisville, VT $67,176

Moscow, VT $67,210

Northfield, VT $67,102

Northfield Falls, VT $67,416

North Hyde Park, VT $67,090

North Montpelier, VT $67,023

Plainfield, VT $67,014

Roxbury, VT $66,900

South Barre, VT $67,219

Waterbury, VT $67,204

Stowe, VT $67,213

Waitsfield, VT $67,176

Warren, VT $67,050

Washington, VT $66,919

Waterbury Center, VT $67,202

Websterville, VT $67,126

Williamstown, VT $67,048

Wolcott, VT $67,012

Woodbury, VT $66,945

Worcester, VT $67,012

Rutland, VT $67,010

Belmont, VT $66,803

Benson, VT $66,803

Bomoseen, VT $66,908

Brandon, VT $66,957

Bridport, VT $66,965

Castleton, VT $66,921

Center Rutland, VT $66,967

Chittenden, VT $66,813

Cuttingsville, VT $66,789

Danby, VT $66,903

East Middlebury, VT $67,001

East Poultney, VT $66,911

East Wallingford, VT $66,838

Fair Haven, VT $66,862

Florence, VT $66,839

Forest Dale, VT $66,960

Gaysville, VT $66,535

Granville, VT $66,849

Hancock, VT $66,839

Hydeville, VT $66,916

Killington, VT $66,831

Middlebury, VT $67,105

Middletown Springs, VT $66,875

Mount Holly, VT $66,813

North Clarendon, VT $66,911

Orwell, VT $66,903

Pawlet, VT $66,927

Pittsfield, VT $66,870

Pittsford, VT $66,934

Poultney, VT $66,921

Proctor, VT $66,995

Ripton, VT $66,918

Rochester, VT $66,883

Rupert, VT $66,877

Salisbury, VT $66,983

Shoreham, VT $66,927

Stockbridge, VT $66,808

Wallingford, VT $66,844

Wells, VT $66,930

West Pawlet, VT $66,953

West Rupert, VT $66,937

West Rutland, VT $66,896

Whiting, VT $66,929

Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,001

Albany, VT $66,963

Barnet, VT $66,930

Barton, VT $66,955

Beebe Plain, VT $66,975

Concord, VT $66,867

Coventry, VT $67,054

Craftsbury, VT $66,982

Craftsbury Common, VT $66,985

Danville, VT $66,945

Derby, VT $66,975

Derby Line, VT $66,925

East Burke, VT $66,923

East Charleston, VT $66,930

East Hardwick, VT $66,966

East Haven, VT $66,777

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,000

Glover, VT $66,935

Granby, VT $66,695

Greensboro, VT $66,913

Greensboro Bend, VT $66,955

Hardwick, VT $67,030

Irasburg, VT $66,939

Island Pond, VT $66,829

Lowell, VT $66,916

Lower Waterford, VT $66,993

Lyndon, VT $66,981

Lyndon Center, VT $67,056

Lyndonville, VT $66,983

Morgan, VT $66,863

Newport, VT $67,016

Newport Center, VT $66,930

North Concord, VT $66,755

North Troy, VT $66,939

Orleans, VT $66,914

Passumpsic, VT $67,005

Peacham, VT $66,871

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $67,007

Sheffield, VT $66,889

Sutton, VT $66,883

Troy, VT $66,946

West Burke, VT $66,928

West Charleston, VT $66,897

West Danville, VT $66,949

Westfield, VT $66,895

West Glover, VT $66,941

Averill, VT $66,552

Beecher Falls, VT $66,983

Canaan, VT $66,817

Gilman, VT $67,111

Guildhall, VT $66,729

Lunenburg, VT $66,874

Norton, VT $66,685

North Bennington, VT $67,430

North Pownal, VT $67,566

Pownal, VT $67,604

White River Junction, VT $66,993

Ascutney, VT $67,024

Barnard, VT $66,841

Bethel, VT $66,882

Bradford, VT $66,952

Bridgewater, VT $66,909

Bridgewater Corners, VT $66,777

Brookfield, VT $66,947

Brownsville, VT $66,911

Chelsea, VT $66,909

Corinth, VT $66,891

East Corinth, VT $66,919

East Randolph, VT $66,931

East Ryegate, VT $66,873

East Thetford, VT $66,956

Fairlee, VT $66,884

Groton, VT $66,902

Hartford, VT $67,167

Hartland, VT $66,932

Hartland Four Corners, VT $66,929

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,102

Newbury, VT $66,894

North Hartland, VT $66,979

North Pomfret, VT $66,865

North Thetford, VT $66,955

Norwich, VT $66,941

Plymouth, VT $66,729

Post Mills, VT $66,940

Quechee, VT $67,009

Randolph, VT $66,997

Randolph Center, VT $66,963

Reading, VT $66,784

Sharon, VT $66,881

South Pomfret, VT $66,817

South Royalton, VT $66,900

South Ryegate, VT $66,913

South Strafford, VT $66,897

South Woodstock, VT $66,801

Strafford, VT $66,839

Taftsville, VT $67,015

Thetford, VT $66,956

Thetford Center, VT $66,886

Topsham, VT $66,866

Tunbridge, VT $66,879

Vershire, VT $66,847

Wells River, VT $66,918

West Fairlee, VT $67,041

West Hartford, VT $66,866

West Newbury, VT $66,892

West Topsham, VT $66,919

Wilder, VT $67,170

Windsor, VT $66,959

Woodstock, VT $66,877

Bellows Falls, VT $67,122

Cambridgeport, VT $67,045

Cavendish, VT $66,822

Chester, VT $66,889

Chester Depot, VT $66,865

Grafton, VT $66,838

Londonderry, VT $66,958

Ludlow, VT $66,857

North Springfield, VT $67,090

Perkinsville, VT $66,908

Peru, VT $66,888

Proctorsville, VT $66,833

Saxtons River, VT $67,108

South Londonderry, VT $66,999

Springfield, VT $67,058

Westminster, VT $67,121

Westminster Station, VT $67,126

Weston, VT $66,819

Shaftsbury, VT $67,350

Brattleboro, VT $67,258

Bondville, VT $66,980

East Dover, VT $67,116

Jacksonville, VT $67,285

Jamaica, VT $66,981

Marlboro, VT $67,591

Newfane, VT $67,072

Putney, VT $67,058

Readsboro, VT $67,599

South Newfane, VT $67,096

Stamford, VT $67,551

Townshend, VT $67,012

Vernon, VT $67,464

Wardsboro, VT $67,060

West Dover, VT $67,170

West Dummerston, VT $67,089

West Halifax, VT $67,192

West Townshend, VT $66,921

West Wardsboro, VT $66,923

Whitingham, VT $67,261

Williamsville, VT $67,089

Wilmington, VT $67,220

Burlington, VT $67,404

South Burlington, VT $67,400

Winooski, VT $67,404

Colchester, VT $67,404

Alburgh, VT $67,068

Bakersfield, VT $67,167

Belvidere Center, VT $66,923

Bristol, VT $67,181

Cambridge, VT $67,261

Charlotte, VT $67,312

East Berkshire, VT $67,102

East Fairfield, VT $67,202

Enosburg Falls, VT $67,017

Essex, VT $67,352

Essex Junction, VT $67,357

Fairfax, VT $67,266

Fairfield, VT $67,201

Ferrisburgh, VT $67,238

Franklin, VT $67,021

Grand Isle, VT $67,272

Highgate Center, VT $67,078

Highgate Springs, VT $67,112

Hinesburg, VT $67,311

Huntington, VT $67,260

Isle La Motte, VT $67,151

Jeffersonville, VT $67,216

Jericho, VT $67,296

Jonesville, VT $67,310

Milton, VT $67,328

Monkton, VT $67,257

Montgomery, VT $67,017

Montgomery Center, VT $66,935

New Haven, VT $67,173

North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,268

North Hero, VT $67,201

Richford, VT $67,005

Richmond, VT $67,304

Saint Albans, VT $67,231

Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,222

Shelburne, VT $67,374

Sheldon, VT $67,151

Sheldon Springs, VT $67,316

South Hero, VT $67,333

Starksboro, VT $67,220

Swanton, VT $67,139

Underhill, VT $67,281

Underhill Center, VT $67,283

Vergennes, VT $67,152

Waterville, VT $67,175

Westford, VT $67,314

Williston, VT $67,365

Montpelier, VT $67,130

Bennington, VT $67,479

Arlington, VT $67,242

Dorset, VT $66,980

East Arlington, VT $66,955

East Dorset, VT $66,981

Manchester, VT $67,162

Manchester Center, VT $67,118

Activity Therapy Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Activity Therapy Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Activity Therapy Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Activity Therapy Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Activity Therapy Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$78,594	$38.0	20%

Activity Therapy Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Activity Therapy 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.

$58,850

Average $65,495/year

$69,025

$4,904

Average $5,458/month

$5,752

$1,132

Average $1,260/week

$1,327

$28

Average $31/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,025	$5,752	$1,327	$33
Average	$65,495	$5,458	$1,260	$31
25th Percentile	$58,850	$4,904	$1,132	$28

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