What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs'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 Director of Academic Affairs?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Director of Academic Affairs roles, with salaries approximately 0% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Director of Academic Affairs's salary?

An Assistant Director of Academic Affairs's salary grows with experience: starting around $125,072 for beginners, reaching about $129,719 at mid-level, and approach $140,667 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs?

Assistant Director of Academic Affairs salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director of Academic Affairs roles are District of Columbia $164,200, California $163,577, Massachusetts $161,397. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director of Academic Affairs roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director of Academic Affairs level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Vice President Academic Affairs: $259,907; Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs: $256,399; Director of Academic Affairs: $207,322; Assistant Director Regulatory Affairs: $172,393; Assistant Director Academic Affairs: $147,865.

Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Salary in Montana

How much does an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs make in Montana? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs in Montana is $140,012 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $185,055
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $123,115 to $163,589
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,732

10% $107,732

50% (Median) $140,012

90% $185,055

Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,589	$13,632	$3,146	$79
Average	$140,012	$11,668	$2,693	$67
25th Percentile	$123,115	$10,260	$2,368	$59

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Salaries

An Assistant Director of Academic Affairs'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 Director of Academic Affairs Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs'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): $125,072
Early Career (1-2 years): $126,540
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,719
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,388
Expert (over 8 years): $140,667

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Director of Academic Affairs	less than 1 year	$125,072
Early Career Level Assistant Director of Academic Affairs	1-2 years	$126,540
Mid-Level Level Assistant Director of Academic Affairs	2-4 years	$129,719
Senior-Level Level Assistant Director of Academic Affairs	5-8 years	$133,388
Expert Level Assistant Director of Academic Affairs	over 8 years	$140,667

How Do Assistant Director of Academic Affairs 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 Director of Academic Affairs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $164,200.
California: $163,577.
Massachusetts: $161,397.

District of Columbia $164,200 California $163,577 Massachusetts $161,397 Washington $160,804 New Jersey $160,745 Alaska $160,537 Connecticut $158,490 New York $157,660

Hawaii $155,005 Rhode Island $153,760 Maryland $152,914 Minnesota $151,757 Colorado $151,313 Illinois $151,164 Oregon $150,601 Delaware $150,185

New Hampshire $149,924 Virginia $149,340 Pennsylvania $147,635 Nevada $146,774 North Dakota $146,493 Michigan $146,048 Wisconsin $145,885 Vermont $145,558

Texas $144,654 Maine $144,594 Arizona $144,505 Ohio $144,402 Georgia $143,037 Indiana $142,355 Wyoming $142,222 Utah $142,014

Iowa $141,925 Kansas $141,213 Louisiana $141,006 North Carolina $140,931 Missouri $140,902 Florida $140,323 Montana $140,012 Nebraska $139,715

Kentucky $139,552 South Carolina $138,959 Tennessee $138,588 Idaho $138,440 New Mexico $137,357 Oklahoma $137,120 Alabama $136,245 South Dakota $134,777

Arkansas $133,976 West Virginia $133,546 Mississippi $132,256

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director of Academic Affairs

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: $139,159
Acton: $142,529
Ashland: $139,052

Absarokee, MT $139,159

Acton, MT $142,529

Ashland, MT $139,052

Ballantine, MT $142,311

Bearcreek, MT $139,140

Belfry, MT $139,281

Bighorn, MT $138,824

Big Timber, MT $139,044

Birney, MT $138,955

Boyd, MT $140,412

Bridger, MT $139,868

Broadview, MT $141,740

Busby, MT $139,112

Clyde Park, MT $139,069

Columbus, MT $140,212

Cooke City, MT $138,797

Crow Agency, MT $139,230

Custer, MT $139,267

Decker, MT $139,087

Edgar, MT $141,999

Emigrant, MT $139,057

Fishtail, MT $138,938

Fromberg, MT $141,439

Gardiner, MT $139,061

Garryowen, MT $139,175

Grass Range, MT $138,917

Greycliff, MT $139,052

Hardin, MT $140,387

Fort Smith, MT $139,951

Harlowton, MT $138,995

Huntley, MT $143,012

Hysham, MT $138,895

Ingomar, MT $138,631

Joliet, MT $141,455

Lame Deer, MT $139,193

Laurel, MT $142,971

Lavina, MT $139,383

Livingston, MT $139,223

Lodge Grass, MT $139,254

Mc Leod, MT $138,753

Martinsdale, MT $138,843

Melstone, MT $138,895

Melville, MT $138,790

Molt, MT $142,128

Mosby, MT $138,704

Musselshell, MT $138,848

Nye, MT $138,922

Otter, MT $139,055

Park City, MT $141,989

Pompeys Pillar, MT $141,427

Pray, MT $138,986

Pryor, MT $141,507

Rapelje, MT $139,871

Red Lodge, MT $139,170

Reed Point, MT $138,996

Roberts, MT $139,757

Roscoe, MT $138,894

Roundup, MT $139,158

Ryegate, MT $138,870

Saint Xavier, MT $139,825

Sanders, MT $139,064

Sand Springs, MT $138,719

Shawmut, MT $138,826

Shepherd, MT $142,386

Silver Gate, MT $139,171

Springdale, MT $138,965

Sumatra, MT $138,719

Teigen, MT $138,920

Two Dot, MT $138,811

Wilsall, MT $138,934

Winnett, MT $138,821

Worden, MT $141,252

Wyola, MT $139,315

Billings, MT $143,137

Baker, MT $139,536

Wolf Point, MT $139,058

Antelope, MT $139,227

Bainville, MT $139,706

Brockton, MT $138,989

Brockway, MT $138,796

Circle, MT $138,901

Crane, MT $139,803

Culbertson, MT $139,294

Dagmar, MT $139,359

Fairview, MT $139,764

Flaxville, MT $138,880

Fort Peck, MT $138,814

Frazer, MT $138,974

Froid, MT $139,107

Glasgow, MT $139,048

Saint Marie, MT $139,638

Glentana, MT $138,815

Hinsdale, MT $138,784

Homestead, MT $139,107

Lambert, MT $139,023

Larslan, MT $138,794

Medicine Lake, MT $139,088

Nashua, MT $138,975

Opheim, MT $138,774

Outlook, MT $138,983

Peerless, MT $138,800

Plentywood, MT $139,202

Poplar, MT $139,084

Raymond, MT $139,098

Redstone, MT $138,805

Reserve, MT $138,941

Richey, MT $138,861

Richland, MT $138,784

Saco, MT $138,864

Savage, MT $139,275

Scobey, MT $138,989

Sidney, MT $139,798

Vandalia, MT $138,849

Vida, MT $138,894

Westby, MT $139,333

Whitetail, MT $138,781

Miles City, MT $139,070

Alzada, MT $138,950

Angela, MT $138,699

Alberton, MT $138,906

Arlee, MT $138,957

Bonner, MT $138,912

Charlo, MT $138,998

Clinton, MT $139,005

Condon, MT $138,756

Conner, MT $139,030

Corvallis, MT $139,214

Darby, MT $138,763

De Borgia, MT $138,476

Dixon, MT $138,874

Drummond, MT $138,950

Florence, MT $139,181

Frenchtown, MT $139,125

Grantsdale, MT $139,140

Hall, MT $138,922

Hamilton, MT $139,143

Pinesdale, MT $139,462

Haugan, MT $138,443

Helmville, MT $138,651

Heron, MT $138,495

Hot Springs, MT $138,747

Huson, MT $138,941

Lolo, MT $139,098

Lonepine, MT $138,797

Milltown, MT $139,450

Noxon, MT $138,438

Ovando, MT $138,636

Pablo, MT $139,494

Paradise, MT $138,955

Philipsburg, MT $138,922

Plains, MT $138,843

Polson, MT $139,061

Ravalli, MT $138,972

Ronan, MT $139,079

Saint Ignatius, MT $139,045

Saint Regis, MT $138,748

Saltese, MT $138,387

Seeley Lake, MT $138,989

Stevensville, MT $139,210

Sula, MT $138,714

Superior, MT $138,849

Thompson Falls, MT $138,652

Trout Creek, MT $138,523

Victor, MT $139,124

Kalispell, MT $139,181

Big Arm, MT $138,998

Bigfork, MT $138,992

Columbia Falls, MT $139,168

Coram, MT $138,989

Dayton, MT $139,017

Elmo, MT $138,854

Essex, MT $138,763

Eureka, MT $139,030

Fortine, MT $138,894

Hungry Horse, MT $139,328

Kila, MT $138,879

Lake Mc Donald, MT $139,005

Lakeside, MT $139,107

Libby, MT $138,821

Marion, MT $138,802

Martin City, MT $139,103

Olney, MT $138,781

Polebridge, MT $138,538

Proctor, MT $138,814

Rexford, MT $138,917

Rollins, MT $138,898

Somers, MT $139,089

Stryker, MT $138,756

Trego, MT $138,860

Troy, MT $138,438

West Glacier, MT $138,581

Whitefish, MT $139,098

Bloomfield, MT $138,937

Boyes, MT $138,981

Broadus, MT $139,023

Brusett, MT $138,800

Capitol, MT $138,691

Cohagen, MT $138,748

Colstrip, MT $139,313

Ekalaka, MT $138,990

Fallon, MT $139,137

Forsyth, MT $138,953

Glendive, MT $139,413

Hammond, MT $138,894

Hathaway, MT $139,048

Ismay, MT $138,937

Jordan, MT $138,830

Kinsey, MT $138,996

Lindsay, MT $138,821

Mildred, MT $139,135

Olive, MT $138,849

Plevna, MT $139,256

Powderville, MT $138,713

Rosebud, MT $138,781

Terry, MT $138,873

Volborg, MT $138,784

Wibaux, MT $139,358

Willard, MT $139,302

Great Falls, MT $133,071

Malmstrom A F B, MT $133,071

Augusta, MT $138,778

Babb, MT $138,828

Belt, MT $134,704

Black Eagle, MT $133,071

Brady, MT $137,460

Browning, MT $139,015

Buffalo, MT $138,909

Bynum, MT $138,891

Carter, MT $135,382

Cascade, MT $137,254

Choteau, MT $138,894

Coffee Creek, MT $138,904

Conrad, MT $139,020

Cut Bank, MT $138,926

Denton, MT $138,871

Dupuyer, MT $138,763

Dutton, MT $135,886

East Glacier Park, MT $138,704

Ethridge, MT $138,747

Fairfield, MT $137,798

Floweree, MT $133,350

Forest Grove, MT $138,851

Fort Benton, MT $137,894

Fort Shaw, MT $134,893

Galata, MT $138,784

Geraldine, MT $138,843

Geyser, MT $137,844

Heart Butte, MT $139,012

Highwood, MT $134,897

Hilger, MT $138,906

Hobson, MT $138,925

Judith Gap, MT $138,898

Kevin, MT $138,874

Ledger, MT $138,814

Lewistown, MT $139,150

Loma, MT $138,842

Lothair, MT $138,830

Moccasin, MT $138,934

Monarch, MT $137,396

Moore, MT $139,009

Neihart, MT $138,421

Oilmont, MT $138,803

Pendroy, MT $138,763

Power, MT $134,371

Raynesford, MT $137,236

Roy, MT $138,778

Sand Coulee, MT $133,071

Shelby, MT $139,023

Simms, MT $135,943

Stanford, MT $138,917

Stockett, MT $134,442

Sunburst, MT $138,925

Sun River, MT $134,194

Sweet Grass, MT $138,839

Biddle, MT $139,072

Ulm, MT $133,135

Valier, MT $138,904

Vaughn, MT $133,622

Winifred, MT $138,855

Havre, MT $139,118

Big Sandy, MT $138,883

Box Elder, MT $139,159

Chester, MT $138,903

Chinook, MT $138,928

Dodson, MT $138,876

Gildford, MT $138,852

Harlem, MT $139,044

Hays, MT $139,100

Hingham, MT $138,854

Hogeland, MT $138,830

Inverness, MT $138,820

Joplin, MT $138,854

Kremlin, MT $138,849

Lloyd, MT $138,646

Loring, MT $138,777

Malta, MT $138,950

Rudyard, MT $138,885

Turner, MT $138,863

Whitewater, MT $138,802

Whitlash, MT $138,705

Zortman, MT $138,963

Zurich, MT $138,774

Helena, MT $132,686

Basin, MT $135,585

Boulder, MT $137,070

Canyon Creek, MT $134,166

Clancy, MT $132,911

East Helena, MT $132,597

Fort Harrison, MT $132,597

Jefferson City, MT $133,865

Lincoln, MT $138,888

Marysville, MT $134,003

Radersburg, MT $137,289

Ringling, MT $138,732

Toston, MT $137,817

Townsend, MT $135,773

White Sulphur Springs, MT $138,326

Winston, MT $134,141

Wolf Creek, MT $136,970

Butte, MT $138,882

Alder, MT $138,834

Anaconda, MT $139,189

Avon, MT $135,487

Belgrade, MT $139,355

Bozeman, MT $139,444

Big Sky, MT $139,340

Cameron, MT $138,742

Cardwell, MT $139,044

Deer Lodge, MT $138,038

Dell, MT $138,363

Dillon, MT $138,941

Divide, MT $138,903

Elliston, MT $134,359

Ennis, MT $139,128

Gallatin Gateway, MT $139,048

Garrison, MT $137,356

Glen, MT $138,897

Gold Creek, MT $138,272

Harrison, MT $139,082

Jackson, MT $138,541

Lima, MT $138,462

Mc Allister, MT $139,101

Manhattan, MT $139,315

Melrose, MT $138,913

Norris, MT $138,912

Polaris, MT $138,744

Pony, MT $139,112

Ramsay, MT $139,184

Sheridan, MT $139,159

Silver Star, MT $139,156

Three Forks, MT $139,205

Twin Bridges, MT $139,041

Virginia City, MT $139,089

Warm Springs, MT $139,170

West Yellowstone, MT $139,012

Whitehall, MT $139,186

Willow Creek, MT $139,144

Wisdom, MT $138,575

Wise River, MT $138,818

Missoula, MT $139,660

Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Director of Academic Affairs roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 0% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Director of Academic Affairs as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs

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Assistant Director of Academic Affairs Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs'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.

$123,115

Average $140,012/year

$163,589

$10,260

Average $11,668/month

$13,632

$2,368

Average $2,693/week

$3,146

$59

Average $67/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,589	$13,632	$3,146	$79
Average	$140,012	$11,668	$2,693	$67
25th Percentile	$123,115	$10,260	$2,368	$59

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