What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Department Director'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 Department Director?

The Telecom industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Department Director roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Department Director's salary?

An Assistant Department Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,555 for beginners, reaching about $129,092 at mid-level, and approach $303,744 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Department Director?

Assistant Department Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Department Director roles are District of Columbia $183,604, California $182,907, Massachusetts $180,470. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Department Director roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Department Director level roles vary by specialization: IT Department Director: $204,950; Director Emergency Department: $152,229; Director Of Emergency Department: $144,519; Department Director: $110,416; Assistant Department Manager: $91,560.

Assistant Department Director Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Department Director make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Department Director in Vermont is $162,759 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $78.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $197,490
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $143,414 to $180,939
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $125,801

10% $125,801

50% (Median) $162,759

90% $197,490

Assistant Department Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,939	$15,078	$3,480	$87
Average	$162,759	$13,563	$3,130	$78
25th Percentile	$143,414	$11,951	$2,758	$69

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Department Director Salaries

An Assistant Department Director'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 Department Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Department Director'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): $82,555
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,012
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,092
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $158,972
Expert (over 8 years): $303,744

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Office Manager	less than 1 year	$82,555
Office Manager, Senior	1-2 years	$95,012
Administrative Manager	2-4 years	$129,092
Assistant Department Director	5-8 years	$158,972
Chief Administrative Officer	over 8 years	$303,744

How Do Assistant Department Director 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 Department Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $183,604.
California: $182,907.
Massachusetts: $180,470.

District of Columbia $183,604 California $182,907 Massachusetts $180,470 Washington $179,806 New Jersey $179,740 Alaska $179,508 Connecticut $177,219 New York $176,291

Hawaii $173,322 Rhode Island $171,929 Maryland $170,984 Minnesota $169,691 Colorado $169,193 Illinois $169,027 Oregon $168,397 Delaware $167,933

New Hampshire $167,641 Virginia $166,988 Pennsylvania $165,081 Nevada $164,119 North Dakota $163,804 Michigan $163,306 Wisconsin $163,124 Vermont $162,759

Texas $161,748 Maine $161,681 Arizona $161,582 Ohio $161,466 Georgia $159,940 Indiana $159,177 Wyoming $159,028 Utah $158,796

Iowa $158,696 Kansas $157,900 Louisiana $157,668 North Carolina $157,585 Missouri $157,552 Florida $156,906 Montana $156,557 Nebraska $156,226

Kentucky $156,043 South Carolina $155,380 Tennessee $154,965 Idaho $154,800 New Mexico $153,589 Oklahoma $153,324 Alabama $152,345 South Dakota $150,704

Arkansas $149,808 West Virginia $149,327 Mississippi $147,885

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Department Director

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: $166,598
Barre: $166,848
Cabot: $166,482

Adamant, VT $166,598

Barre, VT $166,848

Cabot, VT $166,482

Calais, VT $166,628

East Barre, VT $166,595

East Calais, VT $166,598

East Montpelier, VT $166,709

Eden, VT $166,489

Eden Mills, VT $166,338

Graniteville, VT $166,839

Hyde Park, VT $166,734

Johnson, VT $166,945

Lake Elmore, VT $166,548

Marshfield, VT $166,510

Moretown, VT $166,956

Morrisville, VT $166,936

Moscow, VT $167,021

Northfield, VT $166,752

Northfield Falls, VT $167,532

North Hyde Park, VT $166,722

North Montpelier, VT $166,555

Plainfield, VT $166,532

Roxbury, VT $166,250

South Barre, VT $167,043

Waterbury, VT $167,004

Stowe, VT $167,028

Waitsfield, VT $166,935

Warren, VT $166,623

Washington, VT $166,298

Waterbury Center, VT $166,999

Websterville, VT $166,812

Williamstown, VT $166,618

Wolcott, VT $166,527

Woodbury, VT $166,363

Worcester, VT $166,528

Rutland, VT $166,523

Belmont, VT $166,009

Benson, VT $166,008

Bomoseen, VT $166,270

Brandon, VT $166,392

Bridport, VT $166,411

Castleton, VT $166,301

Center Rutland, VT $166,416

Chittenden, VT $166,033

Cuttingsville, VT $165,975

Danby, VT $166,258

East Middlebury, VT $166,502

East Poultney, VT $166,276

East Wallingford, VT $166,096

Fair Haven, VT $166,155

Florence, VT $166,097

Forest Dale, VT $166,399

Gaysville, VT $165,343

Granville, VT $166,124

Hancock, VT $166,097

Hydeville, VT $166,290

Killington, VT $166,079

Middlebury, VT $166,759

Middletown Springs, VT $166,187

Mount Holly, VT $166,033

North Clarendon, VT $166,276

Orwell, VT $166,258

Pawlet, VT $166,318

Pittsfield, VT $166,175

Pittsford, VT $166,334

Poultney, VT $166,303

Proctor, VT $166,487

Ripton, VT $166,295

Rochester, VT $166,208

Rupert, VT $166,192

Salisbury, VT $166,457

Shoreham, VT $166,316

Stockbridge, VT $166,021

Wallingford, VT $166,111

Wells, VT $166,324

West Pawlet, VT $166,381

West Rupert, VT $166,341

West Rutland, VT $166,240

Whiting, VT $166,323

Saint Johnsbury, VT $166,502

Albany, VT $166,406

Barnet, VT $166,324

Barton, VT $166,387

Beebe Plain, VT $166,437

Concord, VT $166,167

Coventry, VT $166,631

Craftsbury, VT $166,454

Craftsbury Common, VT $166,462

Danville, VT $166,361

Derby, VT $166,437

Derby Line, VT $166,313

East Burke, VT $166,308

East Charleston, VT $166,324

East Hardwick, VT $166,414

East Haven, VT $165,945

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $166,499

Glover, VT $166,338

Granby, VT $165,741

Greensboro, VT $166,281

Greensboro Bend, VT $166,387

Hardwick, VT $166,572

Irasburg, VT $166,346

Island Pond, VT $166,074

Lowell, VT $166,290

Lower Waterford, VT $166,480

Lyndon, VT $166,451

Lyndon Center, VT $166,638

Lyndonville, VT $166,457

Morgan, VT $166,157

Newport, VT $166,537

Newport Center, VT $166,324

North Concord, VT $165,890

North Troy, VT $166,348

Orleans, VT $166,285

Passumpsic, VT $166,512

Peacham, VT $166,177

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $166,517

Sheffield, VT $166,222

Sutton, VT $166,208

Troy, VT $166,364

West Burke, VT $166,320

West Charleston, VT $166,242

West Danville, VT $166,371

Westfield, VT $166,238

West Glover, VT $166,353

Averill, VT $165,384

Beecher Falls, VT $166,457

Canaan, VT $166,043

Gilman, VT $166,774

Guildhall, VT $165,824

Lunenburg, VT $166,185

Norton, VT $165,716

North Bennington, VT $167,567

North Pownal, VT $167,905

Pownal, VT $167,999

White River Junction, VT $166,480

Ascutney, VT $166,558

Barnard, VT $166,102

Bethel, VT $166,205

Bradford, VT $166,379

Bridgewater, VT $166,273

Bridgewater Corners, VT $165,943

Brookfield, VT $166,368

Brownsville, VT $166,276

Chelsea, VT $166,271

Corinth, VT $166,227

East Corinth, VT $166,296

East Randolph, VT $166,328

East Ryegate, VT $166,184

East Thetford, VT $166,389

Fairlee, VT $166,210

Groton, VT $166,255

Hartford, VT $166,913

Hartland, VT $166,329

Hartland Four Corners, VT $166,323

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $166,751

Newbury, VT $166,235

North Hartland, VT $166,447

North Pomfret, VT $166,162

North Thetford, VT $166,386

Norwich, VT $166,353

Plymouth, VT $165,824

Post Mills, VT $166,349

Quechee, VT $166,522

Randolph, VT $166,492

Randolph Center, VT $166,407

Reading, VT $165,961

Sharon, VT $166,202

South Pomfret, VT $166,043

South Royalton, VT $166,250

South Ryegate, VT $166,283

South Strafford, VT $166,242

South Woodstock, VT $166,003

Strafford, VT $166,097

Taftsville, VT $166,535

Thetford, VT $166,389

Thetford Center, VT $166,215

Topsham, VT $166,165

Tunbridge, VT $166,197

Vershire, VT $166,119

Wells River, VT $166,295

West Fairlee, VT $166,600

West Hartford, VT $166,165

West Newbury, VT $166,230

West Topsham, VT $166,298

Wilder, VT $166,921

Windsor, VT $166,397

Woodstock, VT $166,193

Bellows Falls, VT $166,800

Cambridgeport, VT $166,610

Cavendish, VT $166,056

Chester, VT $166,222

Chester Depot, VT $166,162

Grafton, VT $166,096

Londonderry, VT $166,394

Ludlow, VT $166,142

North Springfield, VT $166,722

Perkinsville, VT $166,270

Peru, VT $166,220

Proctorsville, VT $166,084

Saxtons River, VT $166,766

South Londonderry, VT $166,497

Springfield, VT $166,641

Westminster, VT $166,799

Westminster Station, VT $166,810

Weston, VT $166,049

Shaftsbury, VT $167,368

Brattleboro, VT $167,140

Bondville, VT $166,449

East Dover, VT $166,787

Jacksonville, VT $167,207

Jamaica, VT $166,452

Marlboro, VT $167,968

Newfane, VT $166,678

Putney, VT $166,643

Readsboro, VT $167,988

South Newfane, VT $166,736

Stamford, VT $167,867

Townshend, VT $166,527

Vernon, VT $167,651

Wardsboro, VT $166,648

West Dover, VT $166,921

West Dummerston, VT $166,719

West Halifax, VT $166,976

West Townshend, VT $166,303

West Wardsboro, VT $166,306

Whitingham, VT $167,147

Williamsville, VT $166,719

Wilmington, VT $167,046

Burlington, VT $167,502

South Burlington, VT $167,492

Winooski, VT $167,502

Colchester, VT $167,502

Alburgh, VT $166,666

Bakersfield, VT $166,913

Belvidere Center, VT $166,308

Bristol, VT $166,948

Cambridge, VT $167,147

Charlotte, VT $167,275

East Berkshire, VT $166,752

East Fairfield, VT $167,001

Enosburg Falls, VT $166,540

Essex, VT $167,374

Essex Junction, VT $167,386

Fairfax, VT $167,159

Fairfield, VT $166,998

Ferrisburgh, VT $167,089

Franklin, VT $166,550

Grand Isle, VT $167,175

Highgate Center, VT $166,691

Highgate Springs, VT $166,776

Hinesburg, VT $167,271

Huntington, VT $167,145

Isle La Motte, VT $166,873

Jeffersonville, VT $167,034

Jericho, VT $167,235

Jonesville, VT $167,270

Milton, VT $167,314

Monkton, VT $167,137

Montgomery, VT $166,540

Montgomery Center, VT $166,338

New Haven, VT $166,928

North Ferrisburgh, VT $167,164

North Hero, VT $166,998

Richford, VT $166,512

Richmond, VT $167,253

Saint Albans, VT $167,072

Saint Albans Bay, VT $167,051

Shelburne, VT $167,427

Sheldon, VT $166,873

Sheldon Springs, VT $167,283

South Hero, VT $167,326

Starksboro, VT $167,046

Swanton, VT $166,844

Underhill, VT $167,197

Underhill Center, VT $167,202

Vergennes, VT $166,877

Waterville, VT $166,933

Westford, VT $167,280

Williston, VT $167,406

Montpelier, VT $166,822

Bennington, VT $167,689

Arlington, VT $167,099

Dorset, VT $166,449

East Arlington, VT $166,386

East Dorset, VT $166,452

Manchester, VT $166,902

Manchester Center, VT $166,792

Assistant Department Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Department Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Telecom and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Department Director positions in Transportation or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Department Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Department Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Telecom	$203,449	$98.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$195,311	$94.0	20%
Insurance	$192,056	$92.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$187,173	$90.0	15%
Business Services	$182,290	$88.0	12%

Assistant Department Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Department Director'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.

$143,414

Average $162,759/year

$180,939

$11,951

Average $13,563/month

$15,078

$2,758

Average $3,130/week

$3,480

$69

Average $78/hour

$87

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$180,939	$15,078	$3,480	$87
Average	$162,759	$13,563	$3,130	$78
25th Percentile	$143,414	$11,951	$2,758	$69

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