What are the main factors that influence an Assistant environmental manager'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 environmental manager?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant environmental manager roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant environmental manager's salary?

An Assistant environmental manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,999 for beginners, reaching about $47,244 at mid-level, and approach $48,995 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant environmental manager?

Assistant environmental manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant environmental manager roles are District of Columbia $52,408, California $52,209, Massachusetts $51,513. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant environmental manager roles make?

Salaries for Assistant environmental manager level roles vary by specialization: Environmental Manager: $122,901; Assistant Environmental Project Manager: $116,693; Assistant Environmental Scientist: $104,870; Environmental Assistant IV: $83,590; Assistant Environmental Analyst: $78,219.

Assistant environmental manager Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant environmental manager make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant environmental manager in Colorado is $48,295 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,927
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,843 to $53,336
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,880

10% $37,880

50% (Median) $48,295

90% $57,927

Assistant environmental manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,336	$4,445	$1,026	$26
Average	$48,295	$4,025	$929	$23
25th Percentile	$42,843	$3,570	$824	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant environmental manager Salaries

An Assistant environmental manager'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 environmental manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant environmental manager'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): $44,999
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,268
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,244
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $48,785
Expert (over 8 years): $48,995

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant environmental manager	less than 1 year	$44,999
Early Career Level Assistant environmental manager	1-2 years	$45,268
Mid-Level Level Assistant environmental manager	2-4 years	$47,244
Senior-Level Level Assistant environmental manager	5-8 years	$48,785
Expert Level Assistant environmental manager	over 8 years	$48,995

How Do Assistant environmental manager 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 environmental managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,408.
California: $52,209.
Massachusetts: $51,513.

District of Columbia $52,408 California $52,209 Massachusetts $51,513 Washington $51,324 New Jersey $51,305 Alaska $51,239 Connecticut $50,586 New York $50,320

Hawaii $49,473 Rhode Island $49,076 Maryland $48,806 Minnesota $48,437 Colorado $48,295 Illinois $48,247 Oregon $48,067 Delaware $47,935

New Hampshire $47,852 Virginia $47,665 Pennsylvania $47,121 Nevada $46,846 North Dakota $46,756 Michigan $46,614 Wisconsin $46,562 Vermont $46,458

Texas $46,169 Maine $46,150 Arizona $46,122 Ohio $46,089 Georgia $45,653 Indiana $45,436 Wyoming $45,393 Utah $45,327

Iowa $45,298 Kansas $45,071 Louisiana $45,005 North Carolina $44,981 Missouri $44,972 Florida $44,787 Montana $44,688 Nebraska $44,593

Kentucky $44,541 South Carolina $44,352 Tennessee $44,233 Idaho $44,186 New Mexico $43,840 Oklahoma $43,765 Alabama $43,485 South Dakota $43,017

Arkansas $42,761 West Virginia $42,624 Mississippi $42,212

Top Paying Cities for Assistant environmental manager

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: $47,349
Hygiene: $48,995
Johnstown: $47,454

Glen Haven, CO $47,349

Hygiene, CO $48,995

Johnstown, CO $47,454

Laporte, CO $46,929

Livermore, CO $46,776

Loveland, CO $47,306

Lyons, CO $48,908

Masonville, CO $46,958

Mead, CO $47,994

Milliken, CO $47,389

Niwot, CO $49,379

Red Feather Lakes, CO $46,905

Severance, CO $46,996

Timnath, CO $46,935

Wellington, CO $46,672

Windsor, CO $47,003

Brighton, CO $48,168

Ault, CO $46,913

Briggsdale, CO $46,926

Carr, CO $46,119

Eastlake, CO $48,293

Eaton, CO $47,062

Evans, CO $47,301

Fort Lupton, CO $48,030

Galeton, CO $47,066

Gilcrest, CO $47,559

Gill, CO $47,143

Greeley, CO $47,185

Henderson, CO $48,243

Hudson, CO $47,872

Keenesburg, CO $47,641

Kersey, CO $47,149

La Salle, CO $47,478

Lucerne, CO $47,134

Nunn, CO $46,764

Orchard, CO $46,920

Pierce, CO $46,943

Ohio City, CO $47,426

Parlin, CO $47,203

Penrose, CO $46,791

Pitkin, CO $47,367

Poncha Springs, CO $47,046

Powderhorn, CO $47,105

Rockvale, CO $46,578

Sargents, CO $46,967

Twin Lakes, CO $48,518

Westcliffe, CO $46,604

Wetmore, CO $46,305

Durango, CO $47,237

Cahone, CO $47,120

Cortez, CO $47,085

Dolores, CO $47,197

Dove Creek, CO $47,073

Egnar, CO $47,099

Hesperus, CO $46,824

Lewis, CO $47,204

Mancos, CO $47,084

Marvel, CO $46,822

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $46,840

Pleasant View, CO $46,985

Rico, CO $47,208

Towaoc, CO $46,888

Yellow Jacket, CO $47,147

Montrose, CO $47,385

Austin, CO $47,446

Bedrock, CO $47,088

Cedaredge, CO $47,495

Cory, CO $47,435

Crawford, CO $47,301

Delta, CO $47,384

Eckert, CO $47,458

Hotchkiss, CO $47,429

Lazear, CO $47,393

Naturita, CO $47,183

Norwood, CO $47,202

Nucla, CO $47,256

Olathe, CO $47,332

Ophir, CO $47,253

Ouray, CO $47,245

Paonia, CO $47,647

Paradox, CO $47,114

Placerville, CO $47,209

Redvale, CO $47,224

Ridgway, CO $47,239

Silverton, CO $47,159

Somerset, CO $47,791

Telluride, CO $47,262

Grand Junction, CO $47,676

Platteville, CO $47,665

Roggen, CO $47,173

Weldona, CO $46,809

Wiggins, CO $47,060

Fort Morgan, CO $46,828

Log Lane Village, CO $46,982

Akron, CO $46,489

Amherst, CO $46,340

Atwood, CO $46,652

Brush, CO $46,648

Crook, CO $46,519

Eckley, CO $46,372

Fleming, CO $46,608

Grover, CO $46,571

Haxtun, CO $46,599

Hereford, CO $46,274

Hillrose, CO $46,694

Holyoke, CO $46,458

Idalia, CO $46,225

Iliff, CO $46,641

Julesburg, CO $46,453

Lindon, CO $46,290

Merino, CO $46,692

New Raymer, CO $46,682

Otis, CO $46,530

Ovid, CO $46,469

Padroni, CO $46,523

Paoli, CO $46,599

Peetz, CO $46,510

Sedgwick, CO $46,486

Snyder, CO $46,657

Sterling, CO $46,732

Stoneham, CO $46,684

Vernon, CO $46,269

Woodrow, CO $46,386

Wray, CO $46,361

Yuma, CO $46,516

Anton, CO $46,301

Arapahoe, CO $45,936

Arriba, CO $46,103

Bethune, CO $46,171

Burlington, CO $46,128

Calhan, CO $46,858

Cascade, CO $47,243

Cheyenne Wells, CO $46,003

Cope, CO $46,280

Cripple Creek, CO $47,154

Divide, CO $47,179

Flagler, CO $46,150

Florissant, CO $47,141

Fountain, CO $46,854

Genoa, CO $46,134

Green Mountain Falls, CO $47,231

Guffey, CO $47,090

Hugo, CO $45,852

Joes, CO $46,325

Karval, CO $45,586

Kirk, CO $46,287

Kit Carson, CO $45,946

Limon, CO $46,413

Lake George, CO $47,212

Manitou Springs, CO $47,243

Matheson, CO $46,379

Peyton, CO $47,079

Ramah, CO $46,079

Rush, CO $46,189

Seibert, CO $46,131

Simla, CO $46,590

Stratton, CO $46,177

U S A F Academy, CO $47,240

Victor, CO $47,133

Vona, CO $46,158

Wild Horse, CO $45,857

Woodland Park, CO $47,204

Yoder, CO $46,367

Colorado Springs, CO $47,244

Clifton, CO $47,647

Fruita, CO $47,528

Gateway, CO $47,194

Glade Park, CO $47,357

Loma, CO $47,545

Mack, CO $47,419

Palisade, CO $47,560

Whitewater, CO $47,354

Glenwood Springs, CO $48,136

Dinosaur, CO $47,341

Aspen, CO $49,038

Snowmass Village, CO $49,036

Avon, CO $48,596

Basalt, CO $48,882

Carbondale, CO $48,700

Collbran, CO $47,514

Craig, CO $47,862

De Beque, CO $47,508

Eagle, CO $48,397

Edwards, CO $48,500

Parachute, CO $47,755

Battlement Mesa, CO $47,711

Gypsum, CO $48,156

Hamilton, CO $48,066

Hayden, CO $47,931

Maybell, CO $47,400

Meeker, CO $48,071

Meredith, CO $48,721

Mesa, CO $47,490

Minturn, CO $48,447

Molina, CO $47,462

New Castle, CO $47,970

Rangely, CO $47,533

Red Cliff, CO $48,441

Rifle, CO $47,851

Silt, CO $47,832

Slater, CO $47,635

Snowmass, CO $48,937

Wolcott, CO $48,426

Woody Creek, CO $49,034

Vail, CO $48,655

Pueblo, CO $45,810

Colorado City, CO $46,123

Aguilar, CO $46,324

Arlington, CO $45,509

Avondale, CO $45,932

Beulah, CO $46,126

Boncarbo, CO $46,347

Boone, CO $46,081

Branson, CO $45,968

Campo, CO $45,797

Cheraw, CO $45,885

Crowley, CO $45,983

Eads, CO $45,918

Fort Lyon, CO $45,867

Fowler, CO $45,999

Gardner, CO $46,449

Granada, CO $46,021

Hartman, CO $46,109

Hasty, CO $45,968

Haswell, CO $45,696

Hoehne, CO $46,272

Holly, CO $45,964

Kim, CO $45,920

La Junta, CO $45,950

Lamar, CO $46,090

Las Animas, CO $45,925

La Veta, CO $46,530

Mc Clave, CO $45,975

Manzanola, CO $45,915

Model, CO $45,985

Olney Springs, CO $45,836

Ordway, CO $45,608

Pritchett, CO $45,923

Rocky Ford, CO $45,848

Rye, CO $46,193

Sheridan Lake, CO $45,936

Springfield, CO $46,017

Sugar City, CO $45,486

Swink, CO $45,904

Trinchera, CO $46,074

Trinidad, CO $46,273

Two Buttes, CO $46,015

Vilas, CO $46,007

Walsenburg, CO $46,285

Walsh, CO $45,959

Weston, CO $46,434

Wiley, CO $45,933

Alamosa, CO $46,884

Antonito, CO $46,854

Arboles, CO $46,948

Arvada, CO $48,295

Aurora, CO $48,262

Bayfield, CO $47,080

Broomfield, CO $48,507

Commerce City, CO $48,181

Dupont, CO $48,274

Eldorado Springs, CO $49,423

Lafayette, CO $48,985

Louisville, CO $49,045

Westminster, CO $48,273

Wheat Ridge, CO $48,270

Agate, CO $46,560

Bennett, CO $47,771

Byers, CO $47,200

Castle Rock, CO $47,409

Deer Trail, CO $46,889

Elbert, CO $47,110

Elizabeth, CO $47,507

Englewood, CO $48,262

Franktown, CO $47,378

Kiowa, CO $47,165

Larkspur, CO $47,256

Littleton, CO $48,214

Lone Tree, CO $48,087

Louviers, CO $48,020

Monument, CO $47,209

Palmer Lake, CO $47,214

Parker, CO $47,911

Sedalia, CO $47,434

Strasburg, CO $47,619

Watkins, CO $47,976

Denver, CO $48,257

Thornton, CO $48,295

Boulder, CO $49,662

Golden, CO $48,267

Alma, CO $47,995

Bailey, CO $47,886

Black Hawk, CO $48,749

Bond, CO $48,421

Breckenridge, CO $48,098

Buffalo Creek, CO $47,720

Burns, CO $48,110

Central City, CO $48,475

Clark, CO $47,654

Climax, CO $48,153

Coalmont, CO $47,572

Como, CO $47,409

Conifer, CO $48,011

Cowdrey, CO $47,380

Dillon, CO $48,069

Dumont, CO $48,302

Evergreen, CO $48,183

Empire, CO $48,082

Fairplay, CO $47,453

Fraser, CO $48,136

Frisco, CO $48,366

Georgetown, CO $48,046

Granby, CO $48,008

Grand Lake, CO $47,981

Grant, CO $47,640

Hartsel, CO $47,201

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $47,943

Idaho Springs, CO $48,220

Idledale, CO $48,217

Indian Hills, CO $48,192

Jamestown, CO $49,582

Jefferson, CO $47,540

Kittredge, CO $48,197

Kremmling, CO $47,939

Leadville, CO $48,094

Mc Coy, CO $48,102

Morrison, CO $48,182

Nederland, CO $49,130

Oak Creek, CO $48,017

Parshall, CO $48,223

Phippsburg, CO $48,064

Pine, CO $47,778

Pinecliffe, CO $49,361

Rand, CO $47,575

Rollinsville, CO $48,901

Shawnee, CO $47,767

Silver Plume, CO $47,842

Steamboat Springs, CO $47,927

Tabernash, CO $48,248

Toponas, CO $48,046

Walden, CO $47,504

Ward, CO $49,001

Winter Park, CO $48,310

Yampa, CO $48,111

Silverthorne, CO $48,324

Longmont, CO $48,803

Allenspark, CO $48,582

Estes Park, CO $47,852

Bellvue, CO $47,240

Berthoud, CO $47,819

Dacono, CO $48,376

Drake, CO $47,257

Erie, CO $48,593

Firestone, CO $48,256

Fort Collins, CO $46,903

Frederick, CO $48,258

Blanca, CO $46,717

Capulin, CO $46,957

Center, CO $46,919

Chama, CO $46,557

Chimney Rock, CO $46,968

Chromo, CO $46,653

Conejos, CO $46,825

Creede, CO $47,071

Crestone, CO $46,739

Del Norte, CO $46,968

Fort Garland, CO $46,612

San Luis, CO $46,423

Homelake, CO $46,924

Hooper, CO $46,769

Ignacio, CO $46,878

Jaroso, CO $46,525

La Jara, CO $46,900

Manassa, CO $46,853

Moffat, CO $46,801

Monte Vista, CO $46,952

Mosca, CO $46,709

Pagosa Springs, CO $46,964

Romeo, CO $46,991

Saguache, CO $46,962

Sanford, CO $46,727

San Pablo, CO $46,487

South Fork, CO $47,015

Villa Grove, CO $46,864

Salida, CO $47,048

Almont, CO $48,259

Buena Vista, CO $48,185

Canon City, CO $46,838

Cimarron, CO $47,154

Coal Creek, CO $46,560

Coaldale, CO $46,933

Cotopaxi, CO $46,801

Crested Butte, CO $48,513

Florence, CO $46,487

Monarch, CO $47,146

Granite, CO $47,854

Gunnison, CO $47,191

Hillside, CO $46,784

Howard, CO $47,018

Lake City, CO $47,151

Nathrop, CO $47,189

Assistant environmental manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant environmental manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Assistant environmental manager positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant environmental manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant environmental manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$53,124	$26.0	10%

Assistant environmental manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant environmental manager'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.

$42,843

Average $48,295/year

$53,336

$3,570

Average $4,025/month

$4,445

$824

Average $929/week

$1,026

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,336	$4,445	$1,026	$26
Average	$48,295	$4,025	$929	$23
25th Percentile	$42,843	$3,570	$824	$21

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