What are the main factors that influence an Admissions Finance 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 Admissions Finance Assistant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Admissions Finance Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Admissions Finance Assistant's salary?

An Admissions Finance Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,749 for beginners, reaching about $39,851 at mid-level, and approach $42,936 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Admissions Finance Assistant?

Admissions Finance Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Admissions Finance Assistant roles are District of Columbia $49,107, California $48,921, Massachusetts $48,269. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Admissions Finance Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Admissions Finance Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Director Of Admissions: $65,603; Finance Assistant: $65,022; Assistant Dean of Admissions: $64,925; Admissions Operations Assistant: $51,013; Admissions Coordinator Assistant: $49,083.

Admissions Finance Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does an Admissions Finance Assistant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Admissions Finance Assistant in Montana is $41,873 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,488
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,280 to $49,523
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,099

10% $33,099

50% (Median) $41,873

90% $56,488

Admissions Finance Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,523	$4,127	$952	$24
Average	$41,873	$3,489	$805	$20
25th Percentile	$37,280	$3,107	$717	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Admissions Finance Assistant Salaries

An Admissions Finance 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 Admissions Finance Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Admissions Finance 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): $38,749
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,933
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,851
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,086
Expert (over 8 years): $42,936

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Admissions Finance Assistant	less than 1 year	$38,749
Early Career Level Admissions Finance Assistant	1-2 years	$38,933
Mid-Level Level Admissions Finance Assistant	2-4 years	$39,851
Senior-Level Level Admissions Finance Assistant	5-8 years	$42,086
Expert Level Admissions Finance Assistant	over 8 years	$42,936

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

District of Columbia: $49,107.
California: $48,921.
Massachusetts: $48,269.

District of Columbia $49,107 California $48,921 Massachusetts $48,269 Washington $48,091 New Jersey $48,074 Alaska $48,012 Connecticut $47,400 New York $47,151

Hawaii $46,357 Rhode Island $45,985 Maryland $45,732 Minnesota $45,386 Colorado $45,253 Illinois $45,209 Oregon $45,040 Delaware $44,916

New Hampshire $44,838 Virginia $44,663 Pennsylvania $44,153 Nevada $43,896 North Dakota $43,811 Michigan $43,678 Wisconsin $43,630 Vermont $43,532

Texas $43,261 Maine $43,244 Arizona $43,217 Ohio $43,186 Georgia $42,778 Indiana $42,574 Wyoming $42,534 Utah $42,472

Iowa $42,445 Kansas $42,232 Louisiana $42,170 North Carolina $42,148 Missouri $42,139 Florida $41,966 Montana $41,873 Nebraska $41,784

Kentucky $41,736 South Carolina $41,558 Tennessee $41,447 Idaho $41,403 New Mexico $41,079 Oklahoma $41,008 Alabama $40,747 South Dakota $40,308

Arkansas $40,068 West Virginia $39,939 Mississippi $39,554

Top Paying Cities for Admissions Finance 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:

Absarokee: $41,618
Acton: $42,626
Ashland: $41,586

Absarokee, MT $41,618

Acton, MT $42,626

Ashland, MT $41,586

Ballantine, MT $42,561

Bearcreek, MT $41,612

Belfry, MT $41,655

Bighorn, MT $41,518

Big Timber, MT $41,584

Birney, MT $41,557

Boyd, MT $41,993

Bridger, MT $41,830

Broadview, MT $42,390

Busby, MT $41,604

Clyde Park, MT $41,591

Columbus, MT $41,933

Cooke City, MT $41,510

Crow Agency, MT $41,639

Custer, MT $41,651

Decker, MT $41,596

Edgar, MT $42,468

Emigrant, MT $41,588

Fishtail, MT $41,552

Fromberg, MT $42,300

Gardiner, MT $41,589

Garryowen, MT $41,623

Grass Range, MT $41,546

Greycliff, MT $41,586

Hardin, MT $41,985

Fort Smith, MT $41,855

Harlowton, MT $41,569

Huntley, MT $42,770

Hysham, MT $41,539

Ingomar, MT $41,460

Joliet, MT $42,305

Lame Deer, MT $41,628

Laurel, MT $42,758

Lavina, MT $41,685

Livingston, MT $41,637

Lodge Grass, MT $41,647

Mc Leod, MT $41,497

Martinsdale, MT $41,524

Melstone, MT $41,539

Melville, MT $41,508

Molt, MT $42,506

Mosby, MT $41,482

Musselshell, MT $41,525

Nye, MT $41,547

Otter, MT $41,587

Park City, MT $42,464

Pompeys Pillar, MT $42,296

Pray, MT $41,566

Pryor, MT $42,320

Rapelje, MT $41,831

Red Lodge, MT $41,621

Reed Point, MT $41,569

Roberts, MT $41,797

Roscoe, MT $41,539

Roundup, MT $41,618

Ryegate, MT $41,532

Saint Xavier, MT $41,817

Sanders, MT $41,590

Sand Springs, MT $41,486

Shawmut, MT $41,518

Shepherd, MT $42,583

Silver Gate, MT $41,622

Springdale, MT $41,560

Sumatra, MT $41,486

Teigen, MT $41,547

Two Dot, MT $41,514

Wilsall, MT $41,551

Winnett, MT $41,517

Worden, MT $42,244

Wyola, MT $41,665

Billings, MT $42,808

Baker, MT $41,731

Wolf Point, MT $41,588

Antelope, MT $41,639

Bainville, MT $41,782

Brockton, MT $41,567

Brockway, MT $41,510

Circle, MT $41,541

Crane, MT $41,811

Culbertson, MT $41,659

Dagmar, MT $41,678

Fairview, MT $41,799

Flaxville, MT $41,535

Fort Peck, MT $41,515

Frazer, MT $41,563

Froid, MT $41,603

Glasgow, MT $41,585

Saint Marie, MT $41,761

Glentana, MT $41,515

Hinsdale, MT $41,506

Homestead, MT $41,603

Lambert, MT $41,577

Larslan, MT $41,509

Medicine Lake, MT $41,597

Nashua, MT $41,563

Opheim, MT $41,503

Outlook, MT $41,565

Peerless, MT $41,511

Plentywood, MT $41,631

Poplar, MT $41,596

Raymond, MT $41,600

Redstone, MT $41,512

Reserve, MT $41,553

Richey, MT $41,529

Richland, MT $41,506

Saco, MT $41,530

Savage, MT $41,653

Scobey, MT $41,567

Sidney, MT $41,809

Vandalia, MT $41,525

Vida, MT $41,539

Westby, MT $41,670

Whitetail, MT $41,505

Miles City, MT $41,592

Alzada, MT $41,556

Angela, MT $41,481

Alberton, MT $41,542

Arlee, MT $41,558

Bonner, MT $41,544

Charlo, MT $41,570

Clinton, MT $41,572

Condon, MT $41,498

Conner, MT $41,580

Corvallis, MT $41,635

Darby, MT $41,500

De Borgia, MT $41,414

Dixon, MT $41,533

Drummond, MT $41,556

Florence, MT $41,625

Frenchtown, MT $41,608

Grantsdale, MT $41,612

Hall, MT $41,547

Hamilton, MT $41,613

Pinesdale, MT $41,709

Haugan, MT $41,404

Helmville, MT $41,466

Heron, MT $41,419

Hot Springs, MT $41,495

Huson, MT $41,553

Lolo, MT $41,600

Lonepine, MT $41,510

Milltown, MT $41,705

Noxon, MT $41,403

Ovando, MT $41,462

Pablo, MT $41,718

Paradise, MT $41,557

Philipsburg, MT $41,547

Plains, MT $41,524

Polson, MT $41,589

Ravalli, MT $41,562

Ronan, MT $41,594

Saint Ignatius, MT $41,584

Saint Regis, MT $41,495

Saltese, MT $41,387

Seeley Lake, MT $41,567

Stevensville, MT $41,633

Sula, MT $41,485

Superior, MT $41,525

Thompson Falls, MT $41,466

Trout Creek, MT $41,428

Victor, MT $41,608

Kalispell, MT $41,625

Big Arm, MT $41,570

Bigfork, MT $41,568

Columbia Falls, MT $41,621

Coram, MT $41,567

Dayton, MT $41,576

Elmo, MT $41,527

Essex, MT $41,500

Eureka, MT $41,580

Fortine, MT $41,539

Hungry Horse, MT $41,669

Kila, MT $41,534

Lake Mc Donald, MT $41,572

Lakeside, MT $41,603

Libby, MT $41,517

Marion, MT $41,511

Martin City, MT $41,601

Olney, MT $41,505

Polebridge, MT $41,432

Proctor, MT $41,515

Rexford, MT $41,546

Rollins, MT $41,540

Somers, MT $41,597

Stryker, MT $41,498

Trego, MT $41,529

Troy, MT $41,403

West Glacier, MT $41,445

Whitefish, MT $41,600

Bloomfield, MT $41,552

Boyes, MT $41,565

Broadus, MT $41,577

Brusett, MT $41,511

Capitol, MT $41,478

Cohagen, MT $41,495

Colstrip, MT $41,664

Ekalaka, MT $41,568

Fallon, MT $41,612

Forsyth, MT $41,557

Glendive, MT $41,694

Hammond, MT $41,539

Hathaway, MT $41,585

Ismay, MT $41,552

Jordan, MT $41,520

Kinsey, MT $41,569

Lindsay, MT $41,517

Mildred, MT $41,611

Olive, MT $41,525

Plevna, MT $41,647

Powderville, MT $41,485

Rosebud, MT $41,505

Terry, MT $41,533

Volborg, MT $41,506

Wibaux, MT $41,678

Willard, MT $41,661

Great Falls, MT $39,797

Malmstrom A F B, MT $39,797

Augusta, MT $41,504

Babb, MT $41,519

Belt, MT $40,286

Black Eagle, MT $39,797

Brady, MT $41,110

Browning, MT $41,575

Buffalo, MT $41,543

Bynum, MT $41,538

Carter, MT $40,489

Cascade, MT $41,048

Choteau, MT $41,539

Coffee Creek, MT $41,542

Conrad, MT $41,576

Cut Bank, MT $41,549

Denton, MT $41,532

Dupuyer, MT $41,500

Dutton, MT $40,639

East Glacier Park, MT $41,482

Ethridge, MT $41,495

Fairfield, MT $41,211

Floweree, MT $39,881

Forest Grove, MT $41,526

Fort Benton, MT $41,240

Fort Shaw, MT $40,342

Galata, MT $41,506

Geraldine, MT $41,524

Geyser, MT $41,225

Heart Butte, MT $41,574

Highwood, MT $40,343

Hilger, MT $41,542

Hobson, MT $41,548

Judith Gap, MT $41,540

Kevin, MT $41,533

Ledger, MT $41,515

Lewistown, MT $41,616

Loma, MT $41,523

Lothair, MT $41,520

Moccasin, MT $41,551

Monarch, MT $41,091

Moore, MT $41,573

Neihart, MT $41,397

Oilmont, MT $41,512

Pendroy, MT $41,500

Power, MT $40,186

Raynesford, MT $41,043

Roy, MT $41,504

Sand Coulee, MT $39,797

Shelby, MT $41,577

Simms, MT $40,656

Stanford, MT $41,546

Stockett, MT $40,207

Sunburst, MT $41,548

Sun River, MT $40,133

Sweet Grass, MT $41,522

Biddle, MT $41,592

Ulm, MT $39,817

Valier, MT $41,542

Vaughn, MT $39,962

Winifred, MT $41,527

Havre, MT $41,606

Big Sandy, MT $41,536

Box Elder, MT $41,618

Chester, MT $41,541

Chinook, MT $41,549

Dodson, MT $41,533

Gildford, MT $41,526

Harlem, MT $41,584

Hays, MT $41,600

Hingham, MT $41,527

Hogeland, MT $41,520

Inverness, MT $41,517

Joplin, MT $41,527

Kremlin, MT $41,525

Lloyd, MT $41,465

Loring, MT $41,504

Malta, MT $41,556

Rudyard, MT $41,536

Turner, MT $41,529

Whitewater, MT $41,511

Whitlash, MT $41,482

Zortman, MT $41,560

Zurich, MT $41,503

Helena, MT $39,682

Basin, MT $40,549

Boulder, MT $40,993

Canyon Creek, MT $40,125

Clancy, MT $39,750

East Helena, MT $39,656

Fort Harrison, MT $39,656

Jefferson City, MT $40,035

Lincoln, MT $41,537

Marysville, MT $40,076

Radersburg, MT $41,059

Ringling, MT $41,490

Toston, MT $41,217

Townsend, MT $40,606

White Sulphur Springs, MT $41,369

Winston, MT $40,117

Wolf Creek, MT $40,964

Butte, MT $41,535

Alder, MT $41,521

Anaconda, MT $41,627

Avon, MT $40,520

Belgrade, MT $41,677

Bozeman, MT $41,703

Big Sky, MT $41,672

Cameron, MT $41,494

Cardwell, MT $41,584

Deer Lodge, MT $41,283

Dell, MT $41,380

Dillon, MT $41,553

Divide, MT $41,541

Elliston, MT $40,182

Ennis, MT $41,609

Gallatin Gateway, MT $41,585

Garrison, MT $41,079

Glen, MT $41,540

Gold Creek, MT $41,353

Harrison, MT $41,595

Jackson, MT $41,433

Lima, MT $41,410

Mc Allister, MT $41,601

Manhattan, MT $41,665

Melrose, MT $41,545

Norris, MT $41,544

Polaris, MT $41,494

Pony, MT $41,604

Ramsay, MT $41,626

Sheridan, MT $41,618

Silver Star, MT $41,617

Three Forks, MT $41,632

Twin Bridges, MT $41,583

Virginia City, MT $41,597

Warm Springs, MT $41,621

West Yellowstone, MT $41,574

Whitehall, MT $41,626

Willow Creek, MT $41,614

Wisdom, MT $41,443

Wise River, MT $41,516

Missoula, MT $41,768

Admissions Finance Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Admissions Finance Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Admissions Finance Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Admissions Finance Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Admissions Finance Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$50,248	$24.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$48,154	$23.0	15%
Internet	$48,154	$23.0	15%
Chemicals	$46,061	$22.0	10%
Software & Networking	$46,061	$22.0	10%

Admissions Finance Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Admissions Finance 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.

$37,280

Average $41,873/year

$49,523

$3,107

Average $3,489/month

$4,127

$717

Average $805/week

$952

$18

Average $20/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,523	$4,127	$952	$24
Average	$41,873	$3,489	$805	$20
25th Percentile	$37,280	$3,107	$717	$18

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