What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Early Childhood Educator'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 Early Childhood Educator?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Early Childhood Educator roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Early Childhood Educator's salary?

An Assistant Early Childhood Educator's salary grows with experience: starting around $37,725 for beginners, reaching about $40,512 at mid-level, and approach $41,694 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Early Childhood Educator?

Assistant Early Childhood Educator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Early Childhood Educator roles are District of Columbia $47,510, California $47,330, Massachusetts $46,699. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Early Childhood Educator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Early Childhood Educator level roles vary by specialization: Early Childhood Director: $99,350; Assistant Director for Early Childhood Education: $76,932; Early Childhood Coordinator: $55,906; Early Childhood Specialist: $54,730; Early Childhood Special Educator: $54,459.

Assistant Early Childhood Educator Salary in Montana

How much does an Assistant Early Childhood Educator make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Early Childhood Educator in Montana is $40,512 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an Assistant Early Childhood Educator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,643
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,178 to $44,768
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,232

10% $32,232

50% (Median) $40,512

90% $48,643

Assistant Early Childhood Educator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,768	$3,731	$861	$22
Average	$40,512	$3,376	$779	$19
25th Percentile	$36,178	$3,015	$696	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Early Childhood Educator Salaries

An Assistant Early Childhood Educator'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 Early Childhood Educator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Early Childhood Educator'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): $37,725
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,077
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,512
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $41,398
Expert (over 8 years): $41,694

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Early Childhood Educator	less than 1 year	$37,725
Early Career Level Assistant Early Childhood Educator	1-2 years	$38,077
Mid-Level Level Assistant Early Childhood Educator	2-4 years	$40,512
Senior-Level Level Assistant Early Childhood Educator	5-8 years	$41,398
Expert Level Assistant Early Childhood Educator	over 8 years	$41,694

How Do Assistant Early Childhood Educator 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 Early Childhood Educators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,510.
California: $47,330.
Massachusetts: $46,699.

District of Columbia $47,510 California $47,330 Massachusetts $46,699 Washington $46,528 New Jersey $46,511 Alaska $46,451 Connecticut $45,858 New York $45,618

Hawaii $44,850 Rhode Island $44,490 Maryland $44,245 Minnesota $43,910 Colorado $43,781 Illinois $43,739 Oregon $43,576 Delaware $43,455

New Hampshire $43,380 Virginia $43,211 Pennsylvania $42,717 Nevada $42,468 North Dakota $42,387 Michigan $42,258 Wisconsin $42,211 Vermont $42,117

Texas $41,855 Maine $41,838 Arizona $41,812 Ohio $41,782 Georgia $41,387 Indiana $41,190 Wyoming $41,151 Utah $41,091

Iowa $41,065 Kansas $40,859 Louisiana $40,799 North Carolina $40,778 Missouri $40,769 Florida $40,602 Montana $40,512 Nebraska $40,426

Kentucky $40,379 South Carolina $40,207 Tennessee $40,100 Idaho $40,057 New Mexico $39,744 Oklahoma $39,675 Alabama $39,422 South Dakota $38,997

Arkansas $38,765 West Virginia $38,641 Mississippi $38,267

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Early Childhood Educator

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: $40,265
Acton: $41,240
Ashland: $40,234

Absarokee, MT $40,265

Acton, MT $41,240

Ashland, MT $40,234

Ballantine, MT $41,177

Bearcreek, MT $40,259

Belfry, MT $40,300

Bighorn, MT $40,168

Big Timber, MT $40,232

Birney, MT $40,206

Boyd, MT $40,628

Bridger, MT $40,470

Broadview, MT $41,012

Busby, MT $40,251

Clyde Park, MT $40,239

Columbus, MT $40,570

Cooke City, MT $40,160

Crow Agency, MT $40,286

Custer, MT $40,296

Decker, MT $40,244

Edgar, MT $41,087

Emigrant, MT $40,235

Fishtail, MT $40,201

Fromberg, MT $40,925

Gardiner, MT $40,237

Garryowen, MT $40,270

Grass Range, MT $40,195

Greycliff, MT $40,234

Hardin, MT $40,620

Fort Smith, MT $40,494

Harlowton, MT $40,217

Huntley, MT $41,380

Hysham, MT $40,189

Ingomar, MT $40,112

Joliet, MT $40,929

Lame Deer, MT $40,275

Laurel, MT $41,368

Lavina, MT $40,330

Livingston, MT $40,283

Lodge Grass, MT $40,292

Mc Leod, MT $40,147

Martinsdale, MT $40,174

Melstone, MT $40,189

Melville, MT $40,158

Molt, MT $41,124

Mosby, MT $40,133

Musselshell, MT $40,175

Nye, MT $40,196

Otter, MT $40,235

Park City, MT $41,084

Pompeys Pillar, MT $40,921

Pray, MT $40,215

Pryor, MT $40,944

Rapelje, MT $40,471

Red Lodge, MT $40,268

Reed Point, MT $40,218

Roberts, MT $40,438

Roscoe, MT $40,188

Roundup, MT $40,265

Ryegate, MT $40,181

Saint Xavier, MT $40,458

Sanders, MT $40,238

Sand Springs, MT $40,138

Shawmut, MT $40,168

Shepherd, MT $41,199

Silver Gate, MT $40,268

Springdale, MT $40,209

Sumatra, MT $40,138

Teigen, MT $40,196

Two Dot, MT $40,164

Wilsall, MT $40,200

Winnett, MT $40,167

Worden, MT $40,870

Wyola, MT $40,310

Billings, MT $41,416

Baker, MT $40,374

Wolf Point, MT $40,236

Antelope, MT $40,285

Bainville, MT $40,423

Brockton, MT $40,216

Brockway, MT $40,160

Circle, MT $40,190

Crane, MT $40,451

Culbertson, MT $40,304

Dagmar, MT $40,323

Fairview, MT $40,440

Flaxville, MT $40,184

Fort Peck, MT $40,165

Frazer, MT $40,211

Froid, MT $40,250

Glasgow, MT $40,233

Saint Marie, MT $40,404

Glentana, MT $40,165

Hinsdale, MT $40,156

Homestead, MT $40,250

Lambert, MT $40,225

Larslan, MT $40,159

Medicine Lake, MT $40,244

Nashua, MT $40,212

Opheim, MT $40,153

Outlook, MT $40,214

Peerless, MT $40,161

Plentywood, MT $40,277

Poplar, MT $40,243

Raymond, MT $40,247

Redstone, MT $40,162

Reserve, MT $40,202

Richey, MT $40,179

Richland, MT $40,156

Saco, MT $40,180

Savage, MT $40,298

Scobey, MT $40,216

Sidney, MT $40,450

Vandalia, MT $40,175

Vida, MT $40,188

Westby, MT $40,315

Whitetail, MT $40,156

Miles City, MT $40,239

Alzada, MT $40,204

Angela, MT $40,132

Alberton, MT $40,192

Arlee, MT $40,207

Bonner, MT $40,193

Charlo, MT $40,218

Clinton, MT $40,220

Condon, MT $40,148

Conner, MT $40,228

Corvallis, MT $40,281

Darby, MT $40,150

De Borgia, MT $40,067

Dixon, MT $40,183

Drummond, MT $40,204

Florence, MT $40,271

Frenchtown, MT $40,255

Grantsdale, MT $40,259

Hall, MT $40,196

Hamilton, MT $40,260

Pinesdale, MT $40,353

Haugan, MT $40,058

Helmville, MT $40,118

Heron, MT $40,073

Hot Springs, MT $40,146

Huson, MT $40,202

Lolo, MT $40,247

Lonepine, MT $40,160

Milltown, MT $40,349

Noxon, MT $40,056

Ovando, MT $40,114

Pablo, MT $40,362

Paradise, MT $40,206

Philipsburg, MT $40,196

Plains, MT $40,174

Polson, MT $40,237

Ravalli, MT $40,211

Ronan, MT $40,242

Saint Ignatius, MT $40,232

Saint Regis, MT $40,146

Saltese, MT $40,041

Seeley Lake, MT $40,216

Stevensville, MT $40,280

Sula, MT $40,136

Superior, MT $40,175

Thompson Falls, MT $40,118

Trout Creek, MT $40,081

Victor, MT $40,255

Kalispell, MT $40,271

Big Arm, MT $40,218

Bigfork, MT $40,216

Columbia Falls, MT $40,268

Coram, MT $40,216

Dayton, MT $40,224

Elmo, MT $40,177

Essex, MT $40,150

Eureka, MT $40,228

Fortine, MT $40,188

Hungry Horse, MT $40,314

Kila, MT $40,184

Lake Mc Donald, MT $40,220

Lakeside, MT $40,250

Libby, MT $40,167

Marion, MT $40,162

Martin City, MT $40,249

Olney, MT $40,156

Polebridge, MT $40,085

Proctor, MT $40,165

Rexford, MT $40,195

Rollins, MT $40,189

Somers, MT $40,245

Stryker, MT $40,148

Trego, MT $40,178

Troy, MT $40,056

West Glacier, MT $40,098

Whitefish, MT $40,247

Bloomfield, MT $40,201

Boyes, MT $40,213

Broadus, MT $40,225

Brusett, MT $40,161

Capitol, MT $40,129

Cohagen, MT $40,146

Colstrip, MT $40,310

Ekalaka, MT $40,216

Fallon, MT $40,259

Forsyth, MT $40,205

Glendive, MT $40,338

Hammond, MT $40,188

Hathaway, MT $40,233

Ismay, MT $40,201

Jordan, MT $40,170

Kinsey, MT $40,218

Lindsay, MT $40,167

Mildred, MT $40,258

Olive, MT $40,175

Plevna, MT $40,293

Powderville, MT $40,136

Rosebud, MT $40,156

Terry, MT $40,182

Volborg, MT $40,156

Wibaux, MT $40,322

Willard, MT $40,306

Great Falls, MT $38,504

Malmstrom A F B, MT $38,504

Augusta, MT $40,155

Babb, MT $40,169

Belt, MT $38,976

Black Eagle, MT $38,504

Brady, MT $39,773

Browning, MT $40,223

Buffalo, MT $40,192

Bynum, MT $40,187

Carter, MT $39,172

Cascade, MT $39,714

Choteau, MT $40,188

Coffee Creek, MT $40,191

Conrad, MT $40,225

Cut Bank, MT $40,198

Denton, MT $40,182

Dupuyer, MT $40,150

Dutton, MT $39,318

East Glacier Park, MT $40,133

Ethridge, MT $40,146

Fairfield, MT $39,871

Floweree, MT $38,584

Forest Grove, MT $40,176

Fort Benton, MT $39,899

Fort Shaw, MT $39,030

Galata, MT $40,156

Geraldine, MT $40,174

Geyser, MT $39,884

Heart Butte, MT $40,222

Highwood, MT $39,032

Hilger, MT $40,192

Hobson, MT $40,197

Judith Gap, MT $40,189

Kevin, MT $40,183

Ledger, MT $40,165

Lewistown, MT $40,262

Loma, MT $40,173

Lothair, MT $40,170

Moccasin, MT $40,200

Monarch, MT $39,755

Moore, MT $40,222

Neihart, MT $40,051

Oilmont, MT $40,162

Pendroy, MT $40,150

Power, MT $38,879

Raynesford, MT $39,708

Roy, MT $40,155

Sand Coulee, MT $38,504

Shelby, MT $40,225

Simms, MT $39,334

Stanford, MT $40,195

Stockett, MT $38,900

Sunburst, MT $40,197

Sun River, MT $38,828

Sweet Grass, MT $40,172

Biddle, MT $40,240

Ulm, MT $38,522

Valier, MT $40,191

Vaughn, MT $38,663

Winifred, MT $40,177

Havre, MT $40,253

Big Sandy, MT $40,185

Box Elder, MT $40,265

Chester, MT $40,191

Chinook, MT $40,198

Dodson, MT $40,183

Gildford, MT $40,176

Harlem, MT $40,232

Hays, MT $40,248

Hingham, MT $40,177

Hogeland, MT $40,170

Inverness, MT $40,167

Joplin, MT $40,177

Kremlin, MT $40,175

Lloyd, MT $40,117

Loring, MT $40,154

Malta, MT $40,204

Rudyard, MT $40,186

Turner, MT $40,179

Whitewater, MT $40,162

Whitlash, MT $40,134

Zortman, MT $40,208

Zurich, MT $40,153

Helena, MT $38,392

Basin, MT $39,231

Boulder, MT $39,660

Canyon Creek, MT $38,820

Clancy, MT $38,457

East Helena, MT $38,366

Fort Harrison, MT $38,366

Jefferson City, MT $38,733

Lincoln, MT $40,186

Marysville, MT $38,773

Radersburg, MT $39,724

Ringling, MT $40,141

Toston, MT $39,877

Townsend, MT $39,285

White Sulphur Springs, MT $40,024

Winston, MT $38,813

Wolf Creek, MT $39,632

Butte, MT $40,185

Alder, MT $40,171

Anaconda, MT $40,274

Avon, MT $39,203

Belgrade, MT $40,322

Bozeman, MT $40,347

Big Sky, MT $40,317

Cameron, MT $40,144

Cardwell, MT $40,232

Deer Lodge, MT $39,941

Dell, MT $40,035

Dillon, MT $40,202

Divide, MT $40,191

Elliston, MT $38,876

Ennis, MT $40,256

Gallatin Gateway, MT $40,233

Garrison, MT $39,743

Glen, MT $40,189

Gold Creek, MT $40,008

Harrison, MT $40,243

Jackson, MT $40,086

Lima, MT $40,063

Mc Allister, MT $40,248

Manhattan, MT $40,310

Melrose, MT $40,194

Norris, MT $40,193

Polaris, MT $40,145

Pony, MT $40,251

Ramsay, MT $40,272

Sheridan, MT $40,265

Silver Star, MT $40,264

Three Forks, MT $40,278

Twin Bridges, MT $40,231

Virginia City, MT $40,245

Warm Springs, MT $40,268

West Yellowstone, MT $40,222

Whitehall, MT $40,273

Willow Creek, MT $40,261

Wisdom, MT $40,096

Wise River, MT $40,166

Missoula, MT $40,410

Assistant Early Childhood Educator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Early Childhood Educator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Early Childhood Educator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Early Childhood Educator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Early Childhood Educator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$60,768	$29.0	50%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$48,614	$23.0	20%

Assistant Early Childhood Educator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Early Childhood Educator'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.

$36,178

Average $40,512/year

$44,768

$3,015

Average $3,376/month

$3,731

$696

Average $779/week

$861

$17

Average $19/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,768	$3,731	$861	$22
Average	$40,512	$3,376	$779	$19
25th Percentile	$36,178	$3,015	$696	$17

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