What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Lead Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Lead Operator's salary?

An Assistant Lead Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,694 for beginners, reaching about $53,680 at mid-level, and approach $55,522 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Lead Operator?

Assistant Lead Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Lead Operator roles are District of Columbia $61,247, California $61,015, Massachusetts $60,202. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Lead Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Lead Operator level roles vary by specialization: Boiler Operator Team Lead: $82,600; Rig Operator Team Lead: $81,706; Machine Operator Lead: $81,607; Lead Production Operator: $77,738; Lead Administrative Assistant: $74,032.

Assistant Lead Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Lead Operator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Lead Operator in Vermont is $54,294 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,742
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,406 to $58,716
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,135

10% $41,135

50% (Median) $54,294

90% $62,742

Assistant Lead Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,716	$4,893	$1,129	$28
Average	$54,294	$4,524	$1,044	$26
25th Percentile	$47,406	$3,951	$912	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Lead Operator Salaries

An Assistant Lead Operator'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 Lead Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Lead Operator'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): $50,694
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,937
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,680
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,399
Expert (over 8 years): $55,522

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Lead Operator	less than 1 year	$50,694
Early Career Level Assistant Lead Operator	1-2 years	$50,937
Mid-Level Level Assistant Lead Operator	2-4 years	$53,680
Senior-Level Level Assistant Lead Operator	5-8 years	$55,399
Expert Level Assistant Lead Operator	over 8 years	$55,522

How Do Assistant Lead Operator 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 Lead Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,247.
California: $61,015.
Massachusetts: $60,202.

District of Columbia $61,247 California $61,015 Massachusetts $60,202 Washington $59,980 New Jersey $59,958 Alaska $59,881 Connecticut $59,117 New York $58,808

Hawaii $57,818 Rhode Island $57,353 Maryland $57,038 Minnesota $56,606 Colorado $56,440 Illinois $56,385 Oregon $56,175 Delaware $56,020

New Hampshire $55,922 Virginia $55,704 Pennsylvania $55,068 Nevada $54,747 North Dakota $54,642 Michigan $54,476 Wisconsin $54,416 Vermont $54,294

Texas $53,956 Maine $53,934 Arizona $53,901 Ohio $53,862 Georgia $53,353 Indiana $53,099 Wyoming $53,049 Utah $52,972

Iowa $52,939 Kansas $52,673 Louisiana $52,596 North Carolina $52,568 Missouri $52,557 Florida $52,341 Montana $52,225 Nebraska $52,114

Kentucky $52,053 South Carolina $51,832 Tennessee $51,694 Idaho $51,639 New Mexico $51,235 Oklahoma $51,146 Alabama $50,820 South Dakota $50,272

Arkansas $49,974 West Virginia $49,813 Mississippi $49,332

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Lead Operator

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: $55,574
Barre: $55,658
Cabot: $55,536

Adamant, VT $55,574

Barre, VT $55,658

Cabot, VT $55,536

Calais, VT $55,584

East Barre, VT $55,573

East Calais, VT $55,574

East Montpelier, VT $55,611

Eden, VT $55,538

Eden Mills, VT $55,488

Graniteville, VT $55,655

Hyde Park, VT $55,620

Johnson, VT $55,690

Lake Elmore, VT $55,558

Marshfield, VT $55,545

Moretown, VT $55,694

Morrisville, VT $55,687

Moscow, VT $55,715

Northfield, VT $55,626

Northfield Falls, VT $55,886

North Hyde Park, VT $55,616

North Montpelier, VT $55,560

Plainfield, VT $55,552

Roxbury, VT $55,458

South Barre, VT $55,723

Waterbury, VT $55,710

Stowe, VT $55,718

Waitsfield, VT $55,687

Warren, VT $55,583

Washington, VT $55,474

Waterbury Center, VT $55,708

Websterville, VT $55,646

Williamstown, VT $55,581

Wolcott, VT $55,551

Woodbury, VT $55,496

Worcester, VT $55,551

Rutland, VT $55,550

Belmont, VT $55,378

Benson, VT $55,377

Bomoseen, VT $55,465

Brandon, VT $55,506

Bridport, VT $55,512

Castleton, VT $55,475

Center Rutland, VT $55,514

Chittenden, VT $55,386

Cuttingsville, VT $55,366

Danby, VT $55,461

East Middlebury, VT $55,542

East Poultney, VT $55,467

East Wallingford, VT $55,407

Fair Haven, VT $55,427

Florence, VT $55,407

Forest Dale, VT $55,508

Gaysville, VT $55,156

Granville, VT $55,416

Hancock, VT $55,407

Hydeville, VT $55,472

Killington, VT $55,401

Middlebury, VT $55,628

Middletown Springs, VT $55,437

Mount Holly, VT $55,386

North Clarendon, VT $55,467

Orwell, VT $55,461

Pawlet, VT $55,481

Pittsfield, VT $55,433

Pittsford, VT $55,486

Poultney, VT $55,476

Proctor, VT $55,537

Ripton, VT $55,473

Rochester, VT $55,444

Rupert, VT $55,439

Salisbury, VT $55,527

Shoreham, VT $55,480

Stockbridge, VT $55,382

Wallingford, VT $55,412

Wells, VT $55,483

West Pawlet, VT $55,502

West Rupert, VT $55,489

West Rutland, VT $55,455

Whiting, VT $55,483

Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,542

Albany, VT $55,510

Barnet, VT $55,483

Barton, VT $55,504

Beebe Plain, VT $55,521

Concord, VT $55,431

Coventry, VT $55,585

Craftsbury, VT $55,526

Craftsbury Common, VT $55,529

Danville, VT $55,495

Derby, VT $55,521

Derby Line, VT $55,479

East Burke, VT $55,478

East Charleston, VT $55,483

East Hardwick, VT $55,513

East Haven, VT $55,356

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,541

Glover, VT $55,488

Granby, VT $55,288

Greensboro, VT $55,469

Greensboro Bend, VT $55,504

Hardwick, VT $55,566

Irasburg, VT $55,490

Island Pond, VT $55,400

Lowell, VT $55,472

Lower Waterford, VT $55,535

Lyndon, VT $55,525

Lyndon Center, VT $55,588

Lyndonville, VT $55,527

Morgan, VT $55,427

Newport, VT $55,554

Newport Center, VT $55,483

North Concord, VT $55,338

North Troy, VT $55,491

Orleans, VT $55,470

Passumpsic, VT $55,546

Peacham, VT $55,434

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $55,547

Sheffield, VT $55,449

Sutton, VT $55,444

Troy, VT $55,496

West Burke, VT $55,481

West Charleston, VT $55,455

West Danville, VT $55,499

Westfield, VT $55,454

West Glover, VT $55,493

Averill, VT $55,170

Beecher Falls, VT $55,527

Canaan, VT $55,389

Gilman, VT $55,633

Guildhall, VT $55,316

Lunenburg, VT $55,437

Norton, VT $55,280

North Bennington, VT $55,897

North Pownal, VT $56,010

Pownal, VT $56,042

White River Junction, VT $55,535

Ascutney, VT $55,561

Barnard, VT $55,409

Bethel, VT $55,443

Bradford, VT $55,501

Bridgewater, VT $55,466

Bridgewater Corners, VT $55,356

Brookfield, VT $55,498

Brownsville, VT $55,467

Chelsea, VT $55,465

Corinth, VT $55,451

East Corinth, VT $55,474

East Randolph, VT $55,484

East Ryegate, VT $55,436

East Thetford, VT $55,505

Fairlee, VT $55,445

Groton, VT $55,460

Hartford, VT $55,680

Hartland, VT $55,485

Hartland Four Corners, VT $55,483

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $55,625

Newbury, VT $55,453

North Hartland, VT $55,524

North Pomfret, VT $55,429

North Thetford, VT $55,504

Norwich, VT $55,493

Plymouth, VT $55,316

Post Mills, VT $55,491

Quechee, VT $55,549

Randolph, VT $55,539

Randolph Center, VT $55,511

Reading, VT $55,362

Sharon, VT $55,442

South Pomfret, VT $55,389

South Royalton, VT $55,458

South Ryegate, VT $55,469

South Strafford, VT $55,455

South Woodstock, VT $55,376

Strafford, VT $55,407

Taftsville, VT $55,553

Thetford, VT $55,505

Thetford Center, VT $55,447

Topsham, VT $55,430

Tunbridge, VT $55,441

Vershire, VT $55,415

Wells River, VT $55,473

West Fairlee, VT $55,575

West Hartford, VT $55,430

West Newbury, VT $55,452

West Topsham, VT $55,474

Wilder, VT $55,682

Windsor, VT $55,507

Woodstock, VT $55,439

Bellows Falls, VT $55,642

Cambridgeport, VT $55,578

Cavendish, VT $55,394

Chester, VT $55,449

Chester Depot, VT $55,429

Grafton, VT $55,407

Londonderry, VT $55,506

Ludlow, VT $55,422

North Springfield, VT $55,616

Perkinsville, VT $55,465

Peru, VT $55,448

Proctorsville, VT $55,403

Saxtons River, VT $55,630

South Londonderry, VT $55,541

Springfield, VT $55,589

Westminster, VT $55,641

Westminster Station, VT $55,645

Weston, VT $55,391

Shaftsbury, VT $55,831

Brattleboro, VT $55,755

Bondville, VT $55,525

East Dover, VT $55,637

Jacksonville, VT $55,777

Jamaica, VT $55,526

Marlboro, VT $56,031

Newfane, VT $55,601

Putney, VT $55,589

Readsboro, VT $56,038

South Newfane, VT $55,620

Stamford, VT $55,998

Townshend, VT $55,551

Vernon, VT $55,926

Wardsboro, VT $55,591

West Dover, VT $55,682

West Dummerston, VT $55,615

West Halifax, VT $55,701

West Townshend, VT $55,476

West Wardsboro, VT $55,477

Whitingham, VT $55,758

Williamsville, VT $55,615

Wilmington, VT $55,724

Burlington, VT $55,876

South Burlington, VT $55,873

Winooski, VT $55,876

Colchester, VT $55,876

Alburgh, VT $55,597

Bakersfield, VT $55,680

Belvidere Center, VT $55,478

Bristol, VT $55,691

Cambridge, VT $55,758

Charlotte, VT $55,800

East Berkshire, VT $55,626

East Fairfield, VT $55,709

Enosburg Falls, VT $55,555

Essex, VT $55,833

Essex Junction, VT $55,837

Fairfax, VT $55,761

Fairfield, VT $55,708

Ferrisburgh, VT $55,738

Franklin, VT $55,558

Grand Isle, VT $55,767

Highgate Center, VT $55,605

Highgate Springs, VT $55,634

Hinesburg, VT $55,799

Huntington, VT $55,757

Isle La Motte, VT $55,666

Jeffersonville, VT $55,720

Jericho, VT $55,787

Jonesville, VT $55,798

Milton, VT $55,813

Monkton, VT $55,754

Montgomery, VT $55,555

Montgomery Center, VT $55,488

New Haven, VT $55,685

North Ferrisburgh, VT $55,763

North Hero, VT $55,708

Richford, VT $55,546

Richmond, VT $55,793

Saint Albans, VT $55,733

Saint Albans Bay, VT $55,725

Shelburne, VT $55,851

Sheldon, VT $55,666

Sheldon Springs, VT $55,803

South Hero, VT $55,817

Starksboro, VT $55,724

Swanton, VT $55,656

Underhill, VT $55,774

Underhill Center, VT $55,776

Vergennes, VT $55,667

Waterville, VT $55,686

Westford, VT $55,802

Williston, VT $55,844

Montpelier, VT $55,649

Bennington, VT $55,938

Arlington, VT $55,741

Dorset, VT $55,525

East Arlington, VT $55,504

East Dorset, VT $55,526

Manchester, VT $55,676

Manchester Center, VT $55,639

Assistant Lead Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Lead Operator'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.

$47,406

Average $54,294/year

$58,716

$3,951

Average $4,524/month

$4,893

$912

Average $1,044/week

$1,129

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,716	$4,893	$1,129	$28
Average	$54,294	$4,524	$1,044	$26
25th Percentile	$47,406	$3,951	$912	$23

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