What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Category Merchandiser'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 Assistant Category Merchandiser?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Category Merchandiser roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Category Merchandiser's salary?

An Assistant Category Merchandiser's salary grows with experience: starting around $89,904 for beginners, reaching about $91,452 at mid-level, and approach $97,450 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Category Merchandiser?

Assistant Category Merchandiser salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Category Merchandiser roles are District of Columbia $103,594, California $103,201, Massachusetts $101,826. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Category Merchandiser roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Category Merchandiser level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Category Manager: $307,177; Assistant Category Merchant: $95,504; Assistant Product Merchandiser: $64,303; Assistant Digital Merchandiser: $62,634; Assistant Collection Merchandiser: $53,683.

Assistant Category Merchandiser Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Category Merchandiser make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Category Merchandiser in Colorado is $95,464 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,677
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,641 to $104,997
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,518

10% $80,518

50% (Median) $95,464

90% $113,677

Assistant Category Merchandiser Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,997	$8,750	$2,019	$50
Average	$95,464	$7,955	$1,836	$46
25th Percentile	$87,641	$7,303	$1,685	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Category Merchandiser Salaries

An Assistant Category Merchandiser'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 Assistant Category Merchandiser Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Category Merchandiser'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): $89,904
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,500
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,452
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,140
Expert (over 8 years): $97,450

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Category Merchandiser	less than 1 year	$89,904
Early Career Level Assistant Category Merchandiser	1-2 years	$90,500
Mid-Level Level Assistant Category Merchandiser	2-4 years	$91,452
Senior-Level Level Assistant Category Merchandiser	5-8 years	$94,140
Expert Level Assistant Category Merchandiser	over 8 years	$97,450

How Do Assistant Category Merchandiser 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 Assistant Category Merchandisers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,594.
California: $103,201.
Massachusetts: $101,826.

District of Columbia $103,594 California $103,201 Massachusetts $101,826 Washington $101,452 New Jersey $101,414 Alaska $101,283 Connecticut $99,992 New York $99,468

Hawaii $97,793 Rhode Island $97,007 Maryland $96,474 Minnesota $95,744 Colorado $95,464 Illinois $95,370 Oregon $95,015 Delaware $94,753

New Hampshire $94,588 Virginia $94,219 Pennsylvania $93,143 Nevada $92,601 North Dakota $92,423 Michigan $92,142 Wisconsin $92,039 Vermont $91,833

Texas $91,263 Maine $91,225 Arizona $91,169 Ohio $91,104 Georgia $90,243 Indiana $89,812 Wyoming $89,728 Utah $89,597

Iowa $89,541 Kansas $89,092 Louisiana $88,961 North Carolina $88,914 Missouri $88,895 Florida $88,531 Montana $88,334 Nebraska $88,147

Kentucky $88,044 South Carolina $87,670 Tennessee $87,436 Idaho $87,342 New Mexico $86,659 Oklahoma $86,510 Alabama $85,958 South Dakota $85,031

Arkansas $84,526 West Virginia $84,255 Mississippi $83,441

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Category Merchandiser

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: $93,594
Hygiene: $96,847
Johnstown: $93,803

Glen Haven, CO $93,594

Hygiene, CO $96,847

Johnstown, CO $93,803

Laporte, CO $92,763

Livermore, CO $92,462

Loveland, CO $93,510

Lyons, CO $96,677

Masonville, CO $92,822

Mead, CO $94,869

Milliken, CO $93,673

Niwot, CO $97,607

Red Feather Lakes, CO $92,717

Severance, CO $92,896

Timnath, CO $92,776

Wellington, CO $92,257

Windsor, CO $92,910

Brighton, CO $95,213

Ault, CO $92,733

Briggsdale, CO $92,759

Carr, CO $91,163

Eastlake, CO $95,461

Eaton, CO $93,026

Evans, CO $93,500

Fort Lupton, CO $94,942

Galeton, CO $93,036

Gilcrest, CO $94,011

Gill, CO $93,188

Greeley, CO $93,270

Henderson, CO $95,361

Hudson, CO $94,629

Keenesburg, CO $94,172

Kersey, CO $93,199

La Salle, CO $93,849

Lucerne, CO $93,169

Nunn, CO $92,439

Orchard, CO $92,747

Pierce, CO $92,792

Ohio City, CO $93,747

Parlin, CO $93,306

Penrose, CO $92,491

Pitkin, CO $93,631

Poncha Springs, CO $92,996

Powderhorn, CO $93,111

Rockvale, CO $92,071

Sargents, CO $92,839

Twin Lakes, CO $95,905

Westcliffe, CO $92,122

Wetmore, CO $91,530

Durango, CO $93,372

Cahone, CO $93,142

Cortez, CO $93,072

Dolores, CO $93,294

Dove Creek, CO $93,050

Egnar, CO $93,101

Hesperus, CO $92,557

Lewis, CO $93,307

Mancos, CO $93,070

Marvel, CO $92,554

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $92,588

Pleasant View, CO $92,875

Rico, CO $93,316

Towaoc, CO $92,684

Yellow Jacket, CO $93,196

Montrose, CO $93,665

Austin, CO $93,787

Bedrock, CO $93,078

Cedaredge, CO $93,882

Cory, CO $93,765

Crawford, CO $93,499

Delta, CO $93,663

Eckert, CO $93,810

Hotchkiss, CO $93,752

Lazear, CO $93,682

Naturita, CO $93,267

Norwood, CO $93,303

Nucla, CO $93,410

Olathe, CO $93,561

Ophir, CO $93,404

Ouray, CO $93,389

Paonia, CO $94,183

Paradox, CO $93,129

Placerville, CO $93,318

Redvale, CO $93,347

Ridgway, CO $93,376

Silverton, CO $93,219

Somerset, CO $94,468

Telluride, CO $93,422

Grand Junction, CO $94,242

Platteville, CO $94,219

Roggen, CO $93,247

Weldona, CO $92,528

Wiggins, CO $93,023

Fort Morgan, CO $92,565

Log Lane Village, CO $92,868

Akron, CO $91,894

Amherst, CO $91,599

Atwood, CO $92,216

Brush, CO $92,209

Crook, CO $91,954

Eckley, CO $91,664

Fleming, CO $92,130

Grover, CO $92,057

Haxtun, CO $92,111

Hereford, CO $91,469

Hillrose, CO $92,300

Holyoke, CO $91,832

Idalia, CO $91,372

Iliff, CO $92,195

Julesburg, CO $91,824

Lindon, CO $91,500

Merino, CO $92,297

New Raymer, CO $92,276

Otis, CO $91,977

Ovid, CO $91,856

Padroni, CO $91,962

Paoli, CO $92,112

Peetz, CO $91,936

Sedgwick, CO $91,889

Snyder, CO $92,227

Sterling, CO $92,374

Stoneham, CO $92,281

Vernon, CO $91,459

Woodrow, CO $91,691

Wray, CO $91,642

Yuma, CO $91,948

Anton, CO $91,524

Arapahoe, CO $90,802

Arriba, CO $91,132

Bethune, CO $91,266

Burlington, CO $91,181

Calhan, CO $92,624

Cascade, CO $93,386

Cheyenne Wells, CO $90,934

Cope, CO $91,481

Cripple Creek, CO $93,210

Divide, CO $93,259

Flagler, CO $91,225

Florissant, CO $93,183

Fountain, CO $92,616

Genoa, CO $91,193

Green Mountain Falls, CO $93,362

Guffey, CO $93,083

Hugo, CO $90,635

Joes, CO $91,571

Karval, CO $90,109

Kirk, CO $91,496

Kit Carson, CO $90,821

Limon, CO $91,744

Lake George, CO $93,324

Manitou Springs, CO $93,386

Matheson, CO $91,676

Peyton, CO $93,061

Ramah, CO $91,084

Rush, CO $91,301

Seibert, CO $91,187

Simla, CO $92,093

Stratton, CO $91,278

U S A F Academy, CO $93,380

Victor, CO $93,168

Vona, CO $91,240

Wild Horse, CO $90,646

Woodland Park, CO $93,309

Yoder, CO $91,653

Colorado Springs, CO $93,387

Clifton, CO $94,183

Fruita, CO $93,949

Gateway, CO $93,287

Glade Park, CO $93,610

Loma, CO $93,983

Mack, CO $93,733

Palisade, CO $94,012

Whitewater, CO $93,604

Glenwood Springs, CO $95,150

Dinosaur, CO $93,578

Aspen, CO $96,933

Snowmass Village, CO $96,929

Avon, CO $96,059

Basalt, CO $96,624

Carbondale, CO $96,265

Collbran, CO $93,920

Craig, CO $94,609

De Beque, CO $93,909

Eagle, CO $95,666

Edwards, CO $95,871

Parachute, CO $94,398

Battlement Mesa, CO $94,311

Gypsum, CO $95,190

Hamilton, CO $95,013

Hayden, CO $94,744

Maybell, CO $93,695

Meeker, CO $95,021

Meredith, CO $96,307

Mesa, CO $93,874

Minturn, CO $95,766

Molina, CO $93,818

New Castle, CO $94,822

Rangely, CO $93,959

Red Cliff, CO $95,754

Rifle, CO $94,587

Silt, CO $94,549

Slater, CO $94,159

Snowmass, CO $96,734

Wolcott, CO $95,723

Woody Creek, CO $96,926

Vail, CO $96,177

Pueblo, CO $90,552

Colorado City, CO $91,171

Aguilar, CO $91,569

Arlington, CO $89,956

Avondale, CO $90,794

Beulah, CO $91,177

Boncarbo, CO $91,613

Boone, CO $91,088

Branson, CO $90,864

Campo, CO $90,527

Cheraw, CO $90,701

Crowley, CO $90,895

Eads, CO $90,766

Fort Lyon, CO $90,666

Fowler, CO $90,926

Gardner, CO $91,816

Granada, CO $90,970

Hartman, CO $91,144

Hasty, CO $90,865

Haswell, CO $90,328

Hoehne, CO $91,466

Holly, CO $90,857

Kim, CO $90,770

La Junta, CO $90,829

Lamar, CO $91,106

Las Animas, CO $90,779

La Veta, CO $91,976

Mc Clave, CO $90,879

Manzanola, CO $90,759

Model, CO $90,898

Olney Springs, CO $90,604

Ordway, CO $90,153

Pritchett, CO $90,775

Rocky Ford, CO $90,628

Rye, CO $91,310

Sheridan Lake, CO $90,801

Springfield, CO $90,961

Sugar City, CO $89,912

Swink, CO $90,739

Trinchera, CO $91,074

Trinidad, CO $91,468

Two Buttes, CO $90,957

Vilas, CO $90,943

Walsenburg, CO $91,491

Walsh, CO $90,847

Weston, CO $91,787

Wiley, CO $90,796

Alamosa, CO $92,675

Antonito, CO $92,616

Arboles, CO $92,803

Arvada, CO $95,465

Aurora, CO $95,399

Bayfield, CO $93,064

Broomfield, CO $95,884

Commerce City, CO $95,240

Dupont, CO $95,422

Eldorado Springs, CO $97,694

Lafayette, CO $96,828

Louisville, CO $96,948

Westminster, CO $95,421

Wheat Ridge, CO $95,416

Agate, CO $92,035

Bennett, CO $94,428

Byers, CO $93,300

Castle Rock, CO $93,714

Deer Trail, CO $92,685

Elbert, CO $93,122

Elizabeth, CO $93,907

Englewood, CO $95,399

Franktown, CO $93,652

Kiowa, CO $93,231

Larkspur, CO $93,410

Littleton, CO $95,305

Lone Tree, CO $95,053

Louviers, CO $94,921

Monument, CO $93,318

Palmer Lake, CO $93,328

Parker, CO $94,705

Sedalia, CO $93,762

Strasburg, CO $94,128

Watkins, CO $94,834

Denver, CO $95,389

Thornton, CO $95,464

Boulder, CO $98,166

Golden, CO $95,408

Alma, CO $94,871

Bailey, CO $94,656

Black Hawk, CO $96,362

Bond, CO $95,713

Breckenridge, CO $95,074

Buffalo Creek, CO $94,329

Burns, CO $95,099

Central City, CO $95,820

Clark, CO $94,198

Climax, CO $95,184

Coalmont, CO $94,035

Como, CO $93,714

Conifer, CO $94,902

Cowdrey, CO $93,655

Dillon, CO $95,017

Dumont, CO $95,479

Evergreen, CO $95,243

Empire, CO $95,043

Fairplay, CO $93,801

Fraser, CO $95,150

Frisco, CO $95,604

Georgetown, CO $94,972

Granby, CO $94,897

Grand Lake, CO $94,844

Grant, CO $94,170

Hartsel, CO $93,301

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $94,769

Idaho Springs, CO $95,317

Idledale, CO $95,310

Indian Hills, CO $95,262

Jamestown, CO $98,008

Jefferson, CO $93,972

Kittredge, CO $95,271

Kremmling, CO $94,760

Leadville, CO $95,068

Mc Coy, CO $95,084

Morrison, CO $95,241

Nederland, CO $97,116

Oak Creek, CO $94,914

Parshall, CO $95,322

Phippsburg, CO $95,008

Pine, CO $94,443

Pinecliffe, CO $97,573

Rand, CO $94,041

Rollinsville, CO $96,663

Shawnee, CO $94,420

Silver Plume, CO $94,569

Steamboat Springs, CO $94,738

Tabernash, CO $95,372

Toponas, CO $94,972

Walden, CO $93,901

Ward, CO $96,861

Winter Park, CO $95,495

Yampa, CO $95,102

Silverthorne, CO $95,523

Longmont, CO $96,469

Allenspark, CO $96,032

Estes Park, CO $94,590

Bellvue, CO $93,379

Berthoud, CO $94,523

Dacono, CO $95,626

Drake, CO $93,413

Erie, CO $96,054

Firestone, CO $95,388

Fort Collins, CO $92,713

Frederick, CO $95,392

Blanca, CO $92,346

Capulin, CO $92,820

Center, CO $92,745

Chama, CO $92,030

Chimney Rock, CO $92,842

Chromo, CO $92,219

Conejos, CO $92,558

Creede, CO $93,044

Crestone, CO $92,389

Del Norte, CO $92,842

Fort Garland, CO $92,138

San Luis, CO $91,764

Homelake, CO $92,755

Hooper, CO $92,447

Ignacio, CO $92,663

Jaroso, CO $91,966

La Jara, CO $92,707

Manassa, CO $92,614

Moffat, CO $92,511

Monte Vista, CO $92,810

Mosca, CO $92,330

Pagosa Springs, CO $92,834

Romeo, CO $92,886

Saguache, CO $92,830

Sanford, CO $92,366

San Pablo, CO $91,891

South Fork, CO $92,935

Villa Grove, CO $92,635

Salida, CO $92,999

Almont, CO $95,393

Buena Vista, CO $95,248

Canon City, CO $92,585

Cimarron, CO $93,210

Coal Creek, CO $92,035

Coaldale, CO $92,772

Cotopaxi, CO $92,512

Crested Butte, CO $95,895

Florence, CO $91,890

Monarch, CO $93,194

Granite, CO $94,593

Gunnison, CO $93,282

Hillside, CO $92,477

Howard, CO $92,939

Lake City, CO $93,204

Nathrop, CO $93,279

Assistant Category Merchandiser Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Category Merchandiser 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 Aerospace & Defense and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Category Merchandiser positions in Biotechnology or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Category Merchandiser as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Category Merchandiser

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$114,556	$55.0	20%

Assistant Category Merchandiser Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Category Merchandiser'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.

$87,641

Average $95,464/year

$104,997

$7,303

Average $7,955/month

$8,750

$1,685

Average $1,836/week

$2,019

$42

Average $46/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,997	$8,750	$2,019	$50
Average	$95,464	$7,955	$1,836	$46
25th Percentile	$87,641	$7,303	$1,685	$42

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