What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Child Development Specialist'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 Child Development Specialist?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Child Development Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Child Development Specialist's salary?

An Assistant Child Development Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,121 for beginners, reaching about $58,790 at mid-level, and approach $60,153 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Child Development Specialist?

Assistant Child Development Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Child Development Specialist roles are District of Columbia $60,873, California $60,642, Massachusetts $59,833. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Child Development Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Child Development Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Child Development Director: $104,845; Child Specialist: $57,310; Child Life Assistant: $56,081; Child Development Assistant: $56,032; Child Life Activities Specialist: $55,500.

Assistant Child Development Specialist Salary in New Jersey

How much does an Assistant Child Development Specialist make in New Jersey? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Child Development Specialist in New Jersey is $59,592 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Assistant Child Development Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,622
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,178 to $65,365
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,427

10% $45,427

50% (Median) $59,592

90% $70,622

Assistant Child Development Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,365	$5,447	$1,257	$31
Average	$59,592	$4,966	$1,146	$29
25th Percentile	$52,178	$4,348	$1,003	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Child Development Specialist Salaries

An Assistant Child Development Specialist'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 Child Development Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Child Development Specialist'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): $57,121
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,501
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,790
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,992
Expert (over 8 years): $60,153

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Child Development Specialist	less than 1 year	$57,121
Early Career Level Assistant Child Development Specialist	1-2 years	$57,501
Mid-Level Level Assistant Child Development Specialist	2-4 years	$58,790
Senior-Level Level Assistant Child Development Specialist	5-8 years	$59,992
Expert Level Assistant Child Development Specialist	over 8 years	$60,153

How Do Assistant Child Development Specialist 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 Child Development Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,873.
California: $60,642.
Massachusetts: $59,833.

District of Columbia $60,873 California $60,642 Massachusetts $59,833 Washington $59,614 New Jersey $59,592 Alaska $59,515 Connecticut $58,756 New York $58,448

Hawaii $57,464 Rhode Island $57,002 Maryland $56,689 Minnesota $56,260 Colorado $56,095 Illinois $56,040 Oregon $55,831 Delaware $55,677

New Hampshire $55,580 Virginia $55,364 Pennsylvania $54,731 Nevada $54,413 North Dakota $54,308 Michigan $54,143 Wisconsin $54,083 Vermont $53,962

Texas $53,626 Maine $53,604 Arizona $53,571 Ohio $53,533 Georgia $53,027 Indiana $52,774 Wyoming $52,725 Utah $52,648

Iowa $52,615 Kansas $52,351 Louisiana $52,274 North Carolina $52,246 Missouri $52,235 Florida $52,021 Montana $51,905 Nebraska $51,796

Kentucky $51,735 South Carolina $51,515 Tennessee $51,378 Idaho $51,323 New Mexico $50,921 Oklahoma $50,833 Alabama $50,509 South Dakota $49,965

Arkansas $49,668 West Virginia $49,508 Mississippi $49,030

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Child Development Specialist

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:

Maywood: $62,436
Teterboro: $62,460
Alpine: $62,436

Maywood, NJ $62,436

Teterboro, NJ $62,460

Alpine, NJ $62,436

Bergenfield, NJ $62,472

Closter, NJ $62,475

Cresskill, NJ $62,474

Demarest, NJ $62,473

Dumont, NJ $62,492

Emerson, NJ $62,516

Englewood, NJ $62,469

Englewood Cliffs, NJ $62,492

Harrington Park, NJ $62,483

Haworth, NJ $62,502

Hillsdale, NJ $62,505

Little Ferry, NJ $62,488

Lodi, NJ $62,443

Montvale, NJ $62,459

New Milford, NJ $62,499

Northvale, NJ $62,439

Norwood, NJ $62,459

Oradell, NJ $62,524

Palisades Park, NJ $62,532

Paramus, NJ $62,532

Park Ridge, NJ $62,479

Ridgefield, NJ $62,596

Ridgefield Park, NJ $62,465

River Edge, NJ $62,502

Rochelle Park, NJ $62,455

Saddle Brook, NJ $62,463

Teaneck, NJ $62,439

Tenafly, NJ $62,471

Clementon, NJ $57,352

Columbus, NJ $59,104

Deepwater, NJ $55,629

Ewan, NJ $56,705

Gibbsboro, NJ $57,413

Gibbstown, NJ $57,007

Glassboro, NJ $56,946

Glendora, NJ $57,370

Gloucester City, NJ $57,356

Bellmawr, NJ $57,360

Grenloch, NJ $57,248

Haddonfield, NJ $57,397

Haddon Heights, NJ $57,374

Hainesport, NJ $58,225

Hammonton, NJ $57,161

Hancocks Bridge, NJ $56,037

Harrisonville, NJ $56,379

Jobstown, NJ $59,004

Juliustown, NJ $58,905

Voorhees, NJ $57,449

Lawnside, NJ $57,406

Willingboro, NJ $58,275

Lumberton, NJ $58,223

Magnolia, NJ $57,394

Manahawkin, NJ $57,875

Mantua, NJ $57,167

Maple Shade, NJ $57,513

Marlton, NJ $57,568

Mount Laurel, NJ $57,842

Medford, NJ $57,808

Mickleton, NJ $56,929

Moorestown, NJ $57,768

Mount Ephraim, NJ $57,362

Mount Holly, NJ $58,559

Mount Royal, NJ $57,175

Mullica Hill, NJ $56,768

National Park, NJ $57,338

New Lisbon, NJ $58,551

Palmyra, NJ $57,470

Paulsboro, NJ $57,249

Pedricktown, NJ $55,761

Pemberton, NJ $58,606

Penns Grove, NJ $55,663

Pennsville, NJ $55,695

Pitman, NJ $57,042

Quinton, NJ $56,039

Rancocas, NJ $58,261

Richwood, NJ $56,938

Riverside, NJ $57,953

Riverton, NJ $57,578

Runnemede, NJ $57,367

Salem, NJ $55,995

Sewell, NJ $57,141

Sicklerville, NJ $57,187

Somerdale, NJ $57,387

Stratford, NJ $57,377

Swedesboro, NJ $56,256

Thorofare, NJ $57,324

Tuckerton, NJ $57,564

Vincentown, NJ $57,944

Waterford Works, NJ $57,274

Wenonah, NJ $57,250

West Berlin, NJ $57,416

West Creek, NJ $57,749

Westville, NJ $57,348

Williamstown, NJ $57,056

Winslow, NJ $57,120

West Deptford, NJ $57,326

Westwood, NJ $62,491

Woodbury Heights, NJ $57,294

Township Of Washington, NJ $62,521

Woodcliff Lake, NJ $62,492

Red Bank, NJ $60,984

Shrewsbury, NJ $60,753

Fort Monmouth, NJ $60,672

Fair Haven, NJ $61,057

Adelphia, NJ $60,089

Allenhurst, NJ $60,117

Asbury Park, NJ $60,264

Belmar, NJ $59,705

Atlantic Highlands, NJ $61,387

Avon By The Sea, NJ $59,830

Belford, NJ $61,427

Bradley Beach, NJ $59,913

Cliffwood, NJ $61,598

Colts Neck, NJ $60,636

Deal, NJ $60,213

Eatontown, NJ $60,614

Englishtown, NJ $60,697

Farmingdale, NJ $60,084

Freehold, NJ $60,216

Hazlet, NJ $61,468

Howell, NJ $59,690

Highlands, NJ $61,682

Holmdel, NJ $61,196

Keansburg, NJ $61,511

Keyport, NJ $61,658

Leonardo, NJ $61,372

Lincroft, NJ $60,928

Little Silver, NJ $60,864

Long Branch, NJ $60,570

Marlboro, NJ $60,914

Matawan, NJ $61,493

Middletown, NJ $61,249

Monmouth Beach, NJ $60,894

Morganville, NJ $61,161

Navesink, NJ $61,205

Neptune, NJ $60,069

Oakhurst, NJ $60,305

Ocean Grove, NJ $59,964

Oceanport, NJ $60,715

Port Monmouth, NJ $61,495

Rumson, NJ $61,171

Spring Lake, NJ $59,622

Tennent, NJ $60,725

West Long Branch, NJ $60,492

Wickatunk, NJ $61,096

Dover, NJ $60,928

Mine Hill, NJ $60,735

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ $61,067

Allamuchy, NJ $59,671

Andover, NJ $59,670

Augusta, NJ $59,514

Belvidere, NJ $58,287

Blairstown, NJ $58,383

Branchville, NJ $58,688

Montague, NJ $58,651

Budd Lake, NJ $60,101

Woodstown, NJ $56,143

Camden, NJ $57,358

Audubon, NJ $57,369

Oaklyn, NJ $57,364

Collingswood, NJ $57,374

Merchantville, NJ $57,395

Pennsauken, NJ $57,393

Absecon, NJ $57,773

Avalon, NJ $56,881

Brigantine, NJ $57,785

Cape May, NJ $56,529

Cape May Court House, NJ $56,752

Cape May Point, NJ $56,443

Cologne, NJ $57,520

Dennisville, NJ $56,896

Egg Harbor City, NJ $57,384

Elwood, NJ $57,173

Goshen, NJ $56,672

Green Creek, NJ $56,647

Middlesex, NJ $61,538

Milford, NJ $57,851

Milltown, NJ $61,670

Monmouth Junction, NJ $61,269

Neshanic Station, NJ $61,471

Piscataway, NJ $61,659

Old Bridge, NJ $61,380

Oldwick, NJ $61,402

Parlin, NJ $61,630

Perth Amboy, NJ $61,573

Fords, NJ $61,545

Phillipsburg, NJ $57,290

Pittstown, NJ $59,887

Quakertown, NJ $60,205

Raritan, NJ $61,499

Readington, NJ $61,486

Sayreville, NJ $61,631

Somerset, NJ $61,499

Somerville, NJ $61,497

South Amboy, NJ $61,628

South Bound Brook, NJ $61,609

South River, NJ $61,655

Spotswood, NJ $61,538

Stanton, NJ $61,354

Stewartsville, NJ $57,838

Three Bridges, NJ $61,356

Whitehouse, NJ $61,443

Whitehouse Station, NJ $61,455

Zarephath, NJ $61,533

New Brunswick, NJ $61,675

North Brunswick, NJ $61,657

Highland Park, NJ $61,674

Elizabeth, NJ $61,997

Roselle, NJ $61,798

Roselle Park, NJ $61,850

Hillside, NJ $61,958

Elizabethport, NJ $61,994

Allendale, NJ $62,474

Bloomingdale, NJ $61,931

Butler, NJ $61,856

Elmwood Park, NJ $62,475

Fair Lawn, NJ $62,511

Franklin, NJ $60,262

Franklin Lakes, NJ $62,447

Glenwood, NJ $60,042

Hamburg, NJ $60,142

Haskell, NJ $62,050

Hewitt, NJ $61,015

Highland Lakes, NJ $60,630

Ho Ho Kus, NJ $62,511

Little Falls, NJ $62,452

Mc Afee, NJ $59,982

Mahwah, NJ $62,220

Midland Park, NJ $62,495

Newfoundland, NJ $61,322

Oakland, NJ $62,331

Oak Ridge, NJ $60,955

Ogdensburg, NJ $60,332

Pequannock, NJ $62,387

Pompton Lakes, NJ $62,246

Pompton Plains, NJ $62,296

Ramsey, NJ $62,444

Ridgewood, NJ $62,515

Glen Rock, NJ $62,514

Ringwood, NJ $61,839

Riverdale, NJ $62,130

Saddle River, NJ $62,470

Stockholm, NJ $60,738

Sussex, NJ $59,454

Vernon, NJ $60,218

Waldwick, NJ $62,492

Wanaque, NJ $62,003

Wayne, NJ $62,431

West Milford, NJ $61,410

Wyckoff, NJ $62,478

Paterson, NJ $62,470

Hawthorne, NJ $62,491

Haledon, NJ $62,473

Totowa, NJ $62,444

Hackensack, NJ $62,428

Bogota, NJ $62,433

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ $62,448

Leonia, NJ $62,485

Buttzville, NJ $58,354

South Hackensack, NJ $62,436

Hillsborough, NJ $61,491

Leeds Point, NJ $57,654

Califon, NJ $60,946

Changewater, NJ $59,655

Columbia, NJ $57,932

Delaware, NJ $58,077

Denville, NJ $61,397

Flanders, NJ $60,496

Glasser, NJ $60,430

Great Meadows, NJ $59,265

Greendell, NJ $59,361

Hackettstown, NJ $59,886

Hibernia, NJ $61,265

Hopatcong, NJ $60,299

Hope, NJ $58,740

Ironia, NJ $60,951

Johnsonburg, NJ $59,097

Kenvil, NJ $60,613

Lafayette, NJ $59,823

Lake Hopatcong, NJ $60,562

Landing, NJ $60,317

Layton, NJ $58,265

Ledgewood, NJ $60,339

Long Valley, NJ $60,559

Middleville, NJ $58,573

Mount Arlington, NJ $60,517

Netcong, NJ $60,191

Newton, NJ $59,195

Oxford, NJ $59,284

Port Murray, NJ $59,824

Rockaway, NJ $61,324

Randolph, NJ $60,909

Schooleys Mountain, NJ $60,267

Sparta, NJ $60,289

Stanhope, NJ $59,991

Stillwater, NJ $58,819

Succasunna, NJ $60,579

Swartswood, NJ $58,860

Mount Tabor, NJ $61,447

Tranquility, NJ $59,532

Vienna, NJ $59,522

Wallpack Center, NJ $57,649

Washington, NJ $58,918

Wharton, NJ $60,713

Summit, NJ $61,902

Basking Ridge, NJ $61,534

Bedminster, NJ $61,512

Berkeley Heights, NJ $61,736

Bernardsville, NJ $61,355

Brookside, NJ $60,971

Cedar Knolls, NJ $61,633

Chatham, NJ $61,769

Chester, NJ $60,970

Far Hills, NJ $61,583

Florham Park, NJ $62,003

Gillette, NJ $61,617

Gladstone, NJ $61,295

Green Village, NJ $61,593

East Hanover, NJ $62,152

Liberty Corner, NJ $61,553

Lyons, NJ $61,597

Madison, NJ $61,829

Mendham, NJ $61,062

Millington, NJ $61,456

Morris Plains, NJ $61,460

Morristown, NJ $61,362

Convent Station, NJ $61,760

Mount Freedom, NJ $60,964

New Providence, NJ $61,785

New Vernon, NJ $61,454

Peapack, NJ $61,417

Pluckemin, NJ $61,513

Pottersville, NJ $61,267

Stirling, NJ $61,507

Whippany, NJ $61,805

Alloway, NJ $56,244

Cherry Hill, NJ $57,425

Atco, NJ $57,407

Barnegat, NJ $57,888

Barnegat Light, NJ $57,918

Barrington, NJ $57,382

Beach Haven, NJ $57,750

Berlin, NJ $57,310

Beverly, NJ $58,266

Birmingham, NJ $58,586

Blackwood, NJ $57,257

Bridgeport, NJ $56,298

Browns Mills, NJ $58,601

Burlington, NJ $58,817

Cedar Brook, NJ $57,213

Chatsworth, NJ $57,717

Clarksboro, NJ $57,112

Roosevelt, NJ $59,924

Rosemont, NJ $59,066

Sergeantsville, NJ $59,757

Linwood, NJ $57,699

Marmora, NJ $57,398

New Gretna, NJ $57,495

Northfield, NJ $57,766

Ocean City, NJ $57,508

Ocean View, NJ $57,165

Oceanville, NJ $57,668

Pleasantville, NJ $57,796

Egg Harbor Township, NJ $57,557

Pomona, NJ $57,599

Port Republic, NJ $57,552

Rio Grande, NJ $56,614

Sea Isle City, NJ $57,072

Somers Point, NJ $57,603

South Dennis, NJ $56,859

South Seaville, NJ $56,991

Stone Harbor, NJ $56,715

Strathmere, NJ $57,269

Tuckahoe, NJ $57,025

Villas, NJ $56,631

Whitesboro, NJ $56,581

Wildwood, NJ $56,628

Woodbine, NJ $56,971

Bridgeton, NJ $56,760

Buena, NJ $57,075

Cedarville, NJ $56,805

Clayton, NJ $56,944

Deerfield Street, NJ $56,904

Delmont, NJ $56,851

Dividing Creek, NJ $56,743

Dorchester, NJ $56,930

Dorothy, NJ $57,041

Elmer, NJ $56,909

Estell Manor, NJ $57,046

Fairton, NJ $56,953

Fortescue, NJ $56,736

Franklinville, NJ $57,030

Greenwich, NJ $56,403

Heislerville, NJ $56,834

Landisville, NJ $57,091

Leesburg, NJ $56,897

Malaga, NJ $57,069

Mauricetown, NJ $56,918

Mays Landing, NJ $57,121

Millville, NJ $57,032

Milmay, NJ $57,039

Minotola, NJ $57,130

Mizpah, NJ $57,147

Monroeville, NJ $56,755

Newfield, NJ $57,101

Newport, NJ $56,832

Newtonville, NJ $57,076

Norma, NJ $57,054

Port Elizabeth, NJ $56,957

Port Norris, NJ $56,856

Richland, NJ $57,071

Rosenhayn, NJ $57,091

Shiloh, NJ $56,613

Vineland, NJ $57,134

Atlantic City, NJ $57,849

Margate City, NJ $57,799

Longport, NJ $57,723

Ventnor City, NJ $57,848

Allentown, NJ $59,507

Belle Mead, NJ $61,409

Blawenburg, NJ $60,887

Bordentown, NJ $59,338

Millstone Township, NJ $59,795

Cookstown, NJ $59,143

Cranbury, NJ $60,626

Cream Ridge, NJ $59,530

Chesterfield, NJ $59,296

Florence, NJ $59,212

Hightstown, NJ $59,940

Hopewell, NJ $60,369

Imlaystown, NJ $59,625

Jackson, NJ $59,446

Kingston, NJ $61,033

Lambertville, NJ $59,395

New Egypt, NJ $59,060

Pennington, NJ $59,517

Plainsboro, NJ $60,305

Princeton, NJ $60,449

Skillman, NJ $61,053

Stockton, NJ $59,233

Titusville, NJ $59,388

Windsor, NJ $59,688

Wrightstown, NJ $59,175

Trenton, NJ $59,328

Fort Dix, NJ $58,996

Lawrence Township, NJ $59,423

Lakewood, NJ $59,225

Allenwood, NJ $59,656

Bayville, NJ $58,357

Beachwood, NJ $58,512

Brick, NJ $58,935

Brielle, NJ $59,359

Forked River, NJ $58,211

Island Heights, NJ $58,428

Lakehurst, NJ $59,106

Lanoka Harbor, NJ $58,068

Lavallette, NJ $58,650

Manasquan, NJ $59,433

Mantoloking, NJ $58,817

Normandy Beach, NJ $58,659

Ocean Gate, NJ $58,330

Pine Beach, NJ $58,474

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ $59,178

Sea Girt, NJ $59,505

Seaside Heights, NJ $58,233

Seaside Park, NJ $57,749

Toms River, NJ $58,602

Waretown, NJ $57,856

Manchester Township, NJ $58,822

Annandale, NJ $60,689

Asbury, NJ $58,919

Baptistown, NJ $59,279

Bloomsbury, NJ $57,881

Bound Brook, NJ $61,587

Bridgewater, NJ $61,508

Broadway, NJ $58,509

Clinton, NJ $60,290

Dayton, NJ $61,292

Dunellen, NJ $61,628

East Brunswick, NJ $61,657

Edison, NJ $61,649

Flagtown, NJ $61,497

Flemington, NJ $60,958

Franklin Park, NJ $61,552

Kendall Park, NJ $61,507

Frenchtown, NJ $58,974

Glen Gardner, NJ $60,084

Hampton, NJ $59,674

Helmetta, NJ $61,462

High Bridge, NJ $60,537

Iselin, NJ $61,538

Monroe Township, NJ $61,077

Keasbey, NJ $61,574

Lebanon, NJ $61,224

Little York, NJ $58,631

Manville, NJ $61,516

Martinsville, NJ $61,562

Metuchen, NJ $61,556

Princeton Junction, NJ $59,683

Ringoes, NJ $60,688

Rocky Hill, NJ $61,162

Roebling, NJ $59,234

Bayonne, NJ $62,246

Bloomfield, NJ $62,304

Fairfield, NJ $62,339

Boonton, NJ $61,821

Caldwell, NJ $62,324

Carteret, NJ $61,632

Cedar Grove, NJ $62,410

Cliffside Park, NJ $62,789

Clifton, NJ $62,476

Cranford, NJ $61,727

East Orange, NJ $61,996

Edgewater, NJ $62,780

Essex Fells, NJ $62,273

Fairview, NJ $62,762

Fanwood, NJ $61,638

Fort Lee, NJ $62,563

Garfield, NJ $62,471

Garwood, NJ $61,672

Glen Ridge, NJ $62,235

Harrison, NJ $61,929

Hoboken, NJ $63,278

North Arlington, NJ $62,290

Kearny, NJ $62,071

Kenilworth, NJ $61,863

Lake Hiawatha, NJ $62,052

Lincoln Park, NJ $62,367

Linden, NJ $61,719

Livingston, NJ $62,119

Maplewood, NJ $61,995

Millburn, NJ $61,983

Montclair, NJ $62,277

Verona, NJ $62,330

Montville, NJ $62,127

Mountain Lakes, NJ $61,672

North Bergen, NJ $63,063

Orange, NJ $62,017

West Orange, NJ $62,116

Parsippany, NJ $61,895

Passaic, NJ $62,477

Wallington, NJ $62,476

Pine Brook, NJ $62,267

Warren, NJ $61,627

Plainfield, NJ $61,619

Port Reading, NJ $61,578

Rahway, NJ $61,566

Clark, NJ $61,572

Colonia, NJ $61,539

Roseland, NJ $62,224

Watchung, NJ $61,661

Rutherford, NJ $62,474

Lyndhurst, NJ $62,423

Carlstadt, NJ $62,527

East Rutherford, NJ $62,509

Moonachie, NJ $62,491

Wood Ridge, NJ $62,470

Scotch Plains, NJ $61,611

Sewaren, NJ $61,567

Short Hills, NJ $62,016

South Orange, NJ $62,007

South Plainfield, NJ $61,600

Springfield, NJ $61,876

Towaco, NJ $62,221

Union, NJ $61,947

Weehawken, NJ $63,278

Union City, NJ $63,235

Vauxhall, NJ $61,980

Westfield, NJ $61,663

Mountainside, NJ $61,777

West New York, NJ $63,196

Secaucus, NJ $62,815

Woodbridge, NJ $61,543

Jersey City, NJ $62,891

Newark, NJ $61,923

Belleville, NJ $62,213

Nutley, NJ $62,437

Irvington, NJ $61,954

Avenel, NJ $61,553

Assistant Child Development Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Child Development Specialist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Child Development Specialist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Child Development Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Child Development Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$77,469	$37.0	30%

Assistant Child Development Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Child Development Specialist'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.

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$65,365

$4,348

Average $4,966/month

$5,447

$1,003

Average $1,146/week

$1,257

$25

Average $29/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,365	$5,447	$1,257	$31
Average	$59,592	$4,966	$1,146	$29
25th Percentile	$52,178	$4,348	$1,003	$25

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