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 $64,765 for beginners, reaching about $106,602 at mid-level, and approach $150,995 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 $73,889, California $73,609, Massachusetts $72,628. 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: $118,938; Respiratory Therapy Assistant: $74,060; Activity Assistant: $47,026; Activity Therapy Coordinator: $41,876; Activity Program Assistant: $40,572.

Activity Therapy Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does an Activity Therapy Assistant make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Therapy Assistant in Vermont is $65,500 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): $72,244
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,859 to $69,030
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,812

10% $52,812

50% (Median) $65,500

90% $72,244

Activity Therapy Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,030	$5,753	$1,328	$33
Average	$65,500	$5,458	$1,260	$31
25th Percentile	$58,859	$4,905	$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): $64,765
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,896
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,602
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,831
Expert (over 8 years): $150,995

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Activity Therapy Assistant	less than 1 year	$64,765
Physical Therapy Attendant	1-2 years	$36,896
Physical Therapy Supervisor	2-4 years	$106,602
Physical Therapy Manager	5-8 years	$125,831
Physical Therapy Director	over 8 years	$150,995

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: $73,889.
California: $73,609.
Massachusetts: $72,628.

District of Columbia $73,889 California $73,609 Massachusetts $72,628 Washington $72,361 New Jersey $72,334 Alaska $72,241 Connecticut $71,320 New York $70,946

Hawaii $69,751 Rhode Island $69,191 Maryland $68,810 Minnesota $68,290 Colorado $68,090 Illinois $68,023 Oregon $67,769 Delaware $67,582

New Hampshire $67,465 Virginia $67,202 Pennsylvania $66,435 Nevada $66,048 North Dakota $65,921 Michigan $65,721 Wisconsin $65,647 Vermont $65,500

Texas $65,093 Maine $65,067 Arizona $65,026 Ohio $64,980 Georgia $64,366 Indiana $64,059 Wyoming $63,999 Utah $63,905

Iowa $63,865 Kansas $63,545 Louisiana $63,452 North Carolina $63,418 Missouri $63,405 Florida $63,145 Montana $63,004 Nebraska $62,871

Kentucky $62,798 South Carolina $62,531 Tennessee $62,364 Idaho $62,297 New Mexico $61,810 Oklahoma $61,703 Alabama $61,309 South Dakota $60,649

Arkansas $60,288 West Virginia $60,095 Mississippi $59,514

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: $67,045
Barre: $67,146
Cabot: $66,999

Adamant, VT $67,045

Barre, VT $67,146

Cabot, VT $66,999

Calais, VT $67,057

East Barre, VT $67,044

East Calais, VT $67,045

East Montpelier, VT $67,090

Eden, VT $67,001

Eden Mills, VT $66,940

Graniteville, VT $67,142

Hyde Park, VT $67,100

Johnson, VT $67,185

Lake Elmore, VT $67,025

Marshfield, VT $67,010

Moretown, VT $67,189

Morrisville, VT $67,181

Moscow, VT $67,215

Northfield, VT $67,107

Northfield Falls, VT $67,421

North Hyde Park, VT $67,095

North Montpelier, VT $67,028

Plainfield, VT $67,019

Roxbury, VT $66,905

South Barre, VT $67,224

Waterbury, VT $67,209

Stowe, VT $67,218

Waitsfield, VT $67,181

Warren, VT $67,055

Washington, VT $66,924

Waterbury Center, VT $67,207

Websterville, VT $67,131

Williamstown, VT $67,053

Wolcott, VT $67,017

Woodbury, VT $66,950

Worcester, VT $67,017

Rutland, VT $67,015

Belmont, VT $66,808

Benson, VT $66,808

Bomoseen, VT $66,913

Brandon, VT $66,962

Bridport, VT $66,970

Castleton, VT $66,926

Center Rutland, VT $66,972

Chittenden, VT $66,818

Cuttingsville, VT $66,794

Danby, VT $66,908

East Middlebury, VT $67,007

East Poultney, VT $66,916

East Wallingford, VT $66,843

Fair Haven, VT $66,867

Florence, VT $66,844

Forest Dale, VT $66,965

Gaysville, VT $66,540

Granville, VT $66,854

Hancock, VT $66,844

Hydeville, VT $66,921

Killington, VT $66,836

Middlebury, VT $67,110

Middletown Springs, VT $66,880

Mount Holly, VT $66,818

North Clarendon, VT $66,916

Orwell, VT $66,908

Pawlet, VT $66,932

Pittsfield, VT $66,875

Pittsford, VT $66,939

Poultney, VT $66,926

Proctor, VT $67,001

Ripton, VT $66,923

Rochester, VT $66,888

Rupert, VT $66,882

Salisbury, VT $66,988

Shoreham, VT $66,932

Stockbridge, VT $66,813

Wallingford, VT $66,849

Wells, VT $66,935

West Pawlet, VT $66,958

West Rupert, VT $66,942

West Rutland, VT $66,901

Whiting, VT $66,934

Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,007

Albany, VT $66,968

Barnet, VT $66,935

Barton, VT $66,960

Beebe Plain, VT $66,980

Concord, VT $66,872

Coventry, VT $67,059

Craftsbury, VT $66,987

Craftsbury Common, VT $66,990

Danville, VT $66,950

Derby, VT $66,980

Derby Line, VT $66,930

East Burke, VT $66,928

East Charleston, VT $66,935

East Hardwick, VT $66,971

East Haven, VT $66,782

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,005

Glover, VT $66,940

Granby, VT $66,700

Greensboro, VT $66,918

Greensboro Bend, VT $66,960

Hardwick, VT $67,035

Irasburg, VT $66,944

Island Pond, VT $66,834

Lowell, VT $66,921

Lower Waterford, VT $66,998

Lyndon, VT $66,986

Lyndon Center, VT $67,061

Lyndonville, VT $66,988

Morgan, VT $66,868

Newport, VT $67,021

Newport Center, VT $66,935

North Concord, VT $66,760

North Troy, VT $66,944

Orleans, VT $66,919

Passumpsic, VT $67,011

Peacham, VT $66,876

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $67,013

Sheffield, VT $66,894

Sutton, VT $66,888

Troy, VT $66,951

West Burke, VT $66,933

West Charleston, VT $66,902

West Danville, VT $66,954

Westfield, VT $66,900

West Glover, VT $66,946

Averill, VT $66,557

Beecher Falls, VT $66,988

Canaan, VT $66,822

Gilman, VT $67,116

Guildhall, VT $66,734

Lunenburg, VT $66,879

Norton, VT $66,690

North Bennington, VT $67,435

North Pownal, VT $67,571

Pownal, VT $67,609

White River Junction, VT $66,998

Ascutney, VT $67,029

Barnard, VT $66,846

Bethel, VT $66,887

Bradford, VT $66,957

Bridgewater, VT $66,914

Bridgewater Corners, VT $66,782

Brookfield, VT $66,952

Brownsville, VT $66,916

Chelsea, VT $66,914

Corinth, VT $66,896

East Corinth, VT $66,924

East Randolph, VT $66,936

East Ryegate, VT $66,878

East Thetford, VT $66,961

Fairlee, VT $66,889

Groton, VT $66,907

Hartford, VT $67,172

Hartland, VT $66,937

Hartland Four Corners, VT $66,934

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,107

Newbury, VT $66,899

North Hartland, VT $66,984

North Pomfret, VT $66,870

North Thetford, VT $66,960

Norwich, VT $66,946

Plymouth, VT $66,734

Post Mills, VT $66,945

Quechee, VT $67,015

Randolph, VT $67,003

Randolph Center, VT $66,968

Reading, VT $66,789

Sharon, VT $66,886

South Pomfret, VT $66,822

South Royalton, VT $66,905

South Ryegate, VT $66,918

South Strafford, VT $66,902

South Woodstock, VT $66,806

Strafford, VT $66,844

Taftsville, VT $67,020

Thetford, VT $66,961

Thetford Center, VT $66,891

Topsham, VT $66,871

Tunbridge, VT $66,884

Vershire, VT $66,852

Wells River, VT $66,923

West Fairlee, VT $67,046

West Hartford, VT $66,871

West Newbury, VT $66,897

West Topsham, VT $66,924

Wilder, VT $67,175

Windsor, VT $66,964

Woodstock, VT $66,882

Bellows Falls, VT $67,127

Cambridgeport, VT $67,050

Cavendish, VT $66,827

Chester, VT $66,894

Chester Depot, VT $66,870

Grafton, VT $66,843

Londonderry, VT $66,963

Ludlow, VT $66,862

North Springfield, VT $67,095

Perkinsville, VT $66,913

Peru, VT $66,893

Proctorsville, VT $66,838

Saxtons River, VT $67,113

South Londonderry, VT $67,005

Springfield, VT $67,063

Westminster, VT $67,126

Westminster Station, VT $67,131

Weston, VT $66,824

Shaftsbury, VT $67,355

Brattleboro, VT $67,263

Bondville, VT $66,985

East Dover, VT $67,121

Jacksonville, VT $67,290

Jamaica, VT $66,986

Marlboro, VT $67,596

Newfane, VT $67,077

Putney, VT $67,063

Readsboro, VT $67,604

South Newfane, VT $67,101

Stamford, VT $67,556

Townshend, VT $67,017

Vernon, VT $67,469

Wardsboro, VT $67,065

West Dover, VT $67,175

West Dummerston, VT $67,094

West Halifax, VT $67,197

West Townshend, VT $66,926

West Wardsboro, VT $66,928

Whitingham, VT $67,266

Williamsville, VT $67,094

Wilmington, VT $67,225

Burlington, VT $67,409

South Burlington, VT $67,405

Winooski, VT $67,409

Colchester, VT $67,409

Alburgh, VT $67,073

Bakersfield, VT $67,172

Belvidere Center, VT $66,928

Bristol, VT $67,186

Cambridge, VT $67,266

Charlotte, VT $67,317

East Berkshire, VT $67,107

East Fairfield, VT $67,207

Enosburg Falls, VT $67,022

Essex, VT $67,358

Essex Junction, VT $67,362

Fairfax, VT $67,271

Fairfield, VT $67,206

Ferrisburgh, VT $67,243

Franklin, VT $67,026

Grand Isle, VT $67,277

Highgate Center, VT $67,083

Highgate Springs, VT $67,117

Hinesburg, VT $67,316

Huntington, VT $67,265

Isle La Motte, VT $67,156

Jeffersonville, VT $67,221

Jericho, VT $67,301

Jonesville, VT $67,315

Milton, VT $67,334

Monkton, VT $67,262

Montgomery, VT $67,022

Montgomery Center, VT $66,940

New Haven, VT $67,178

North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,273

North Hero, VT $67,206

Richford, VT $67,011

Richmond, VT $67,309

Saint Albans, VT $67,236

Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,227

Shelburne, VT $67,379

Sheldon, VT $67,156

Sheldon Springs, VT $67,321

South Hero, VT $67,338

Starksboro, VT $67,225

Swanton, VT $67,144

Underhill, VT $67,286

Underhill Center, VT $67,288

Vergennes, VT $67,157

Waterville, VT $67,180

Westford, VT $67,319

Williston, VT $67,370

Montpelier, VT $67,135

Bennington, VT $67,484

Arlington, VT $67,247

Dorset, VT $66,985

East Arlington, VT $66,960

East Dorset, VT $66,986

Manchester, VT $67,167

Manchester Center, VT $67,123

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	$78,600	$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.

$58,859

Average $65,500/year

$69,030

$4,905

Average $5,458/month

$5,753

$1,132

Average $1,260/week

$1,328

$28

Average $31/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,030	$5,753	$1,328	$33
Average	$65,500	$5,458	$1,260	$31
25th Percentile	$58,859	$4,905	$1,132	$28

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