What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Optical 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 Optical Manager?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Optical Manager roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Optical Manager's salary?

An Assistant Optical Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,197 for beginners, reaching about $48,397 at mid-level, and approach $50,184 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Optical Manager?

Assistant Optical Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Optical Manager roles are District of Columbia $55,781, California $55,569, Massachusetts $54,829. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Optical Manager roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Optical Manager level roles vary by specialization: Target Optical Assistant Manager: $136,265; Optical Manager Sams Optical: $130,243; Optical General Manager: $110,267; Optical Manager: $91,606; Assistant Optical Engineer: $89,903.

Assistant Optical Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Optical Manager make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Optical Manager in Vermont is $49,448 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,905
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,566 to $57,015
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,121

10% $40,121

50% (Median) $49,448

90% $63,905

Assistant Optical Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,015	$4,751	$1,096	$27
Average	$49,448	$4,121	$951	$24
25th Percentile	$44,566	$3,714	$857	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Optical Manager Salaries

An Assistant Optical 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 Optical Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Optical 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): $47,197
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,399
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,397
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,974
Expert (over 8 years): $50,184

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Optical Manager	less than 1 year	$47,197
Early Career Level Assistant Optical Manager	1-2 years	$47,399
Mid-Level Level Assistant Optical Manager	2-4 years	$48,397
Senior-Level Level Assistant Optical Manager	5-8 years	$49,974
Expert Level Assistant Optical Manager	over 8 years	$50,184

How Do Assistant Optical 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 Optical Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,781.
California: $55,569.
Massachusetts: $54,829.

District of Columbia $55,781 California $55,569 Massachusetts $54,829 Washington $54,627 New Jersey $54,607 Alaska $54,537 Connecticut $53,841 New York $53,559

Hawaii $52,657 Rhode Island $52,234 Maryland $51,947 Minnesota $51,554 Colorado $51,403 Illinois $51,353 Oregon $51,161 Delaware $51,020

New Hampshire $50,931 Virginia $50,733 Pennsylvania $50,153 Nevada $49,861 North Dakota $49,766 Michigan $49,614 Wisconsin $49,559 Vermont $49,448

Texas $49,141 Maine $49,121 Arizona $49,090 Ohio $49,055 Georgia $48,592 Indiana $48,360 Wyoming $48,315 Utah $48,244

Iowa $48,214 Kansas $47,972 Louisiana $47,901 North Carolina $47,876 Missouri $47,866 Florida $47,670 Montana $47,564 Nebraska $47,463

Kentucky $47,408 South Carolina $47,206 Tennessee $47,080 Idaho $47,030 New Mexico $46,662 Oklahoma $46,582 Alabama $46,284 South Dakota $45,786

Arkansas $45,513 West Virginia $45,367 Mississippi $44,929

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Optical 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:

Adamant: $50,614
Barre: $50,691
Cabot: $50,579

Adamant, VT $50,614

Barre, VT $50,691

Cabot, VT $50,579

Calais, VT $50,624

East Barre, VT $50,613

East Calais, VT $50,614

East Montpelier, VT $50,648

Eden, VT $50,581

Eden Mills, VT $50,535

Graniteville, VT $50,688

Hyde Park, VT $50,656

Johnson, VT $50,720

Lake Elmore, VT $50,599

Marshfield, VT $50,588

Moretown, VT $50,723

Morrisville, VT $50,717

Moscow, VT $50,743

Northfield, VT $50,661

Northfield Falls, VT $50,898

North Hyde Park, VT $50,652

North Montpelier, VT $50,601

Plainfield, VT $50,594

Roxbury, VT $50,509

South Barre, VT $50,749

Waterbury, VT $50,738

Stowe, VT $50,745

Waitsfield, VT $50,717

Warren, VT $50,622

Washington, VT $50,523

Waterbury Center, VT $50,736

Websterville, VT $50,679

Williamstown, VT $50,621

Wolcott, VT $50,593

Woodbury, VT $50,543

Worcester, VT $50,593

Rutland, VT $50,592

Belmont, VT $50,436

Benson, VT $50,435

Bomoseen, VT $50,515

Brandon, VT $50,552

Bridport, VT $50,558

Castleton, VT $50,524

Center Rutland, VT $50,559

Chittenden, VT $50,443

Cuttingsville, VT $50,425

Danby, VT $50,511

East Middlebury, VT $50,585

East Poultney, VT $50,517

East Wallingford, VT $50,462

Fair Haven, VT $50,480

Florence, VT $50,462

Forest Dale, VT $50,554

Gaysville, VT $50,233

Granville, VT $50,470

Hancock, VT $50,462

Hydeville, VT $50,521

Killington, VT $50,457

Middlebury, VT $50,663

Middletown Springs, VT $50,490

Mount Holly, VT $50,443

North Clarendon, VT $50,517

Orwell, VT $50,511

Pawlet, VT $50,529

Pittsfield, VT $50,486

Pittsford, VT $50,534

Poultney, VT $50,525

Proctor, VT $50,581

Ripton, VT $50,522

Rochester, VT $50,496

Rupert, VT $50,491

Salisbury, VT $50,572

Shoreham, VT $50,529

Stockbridge, VT $50,439

Wallingford, VT $50,466

Wells, VT $50,531

West Pawlet, VT $50,548

West Rupert, VT $50,536

West Rutland, VT $50,506

Whiting, VT $50,531

Saint Johnsbury, VT $50,585

Albany, VT $50,556

Barnet, VT $50,531

Barton, VT $50,550

Beebe Plain, VT $50,566

Concord, VT $50,483

Coventry, VT $50,625

Craftsbury, VT $50,571

Craftsbury Common, VT $50,573

Danville, VT $50,542

Derby, VT $50,566

Derby Line, VT $50,528

East Burke, VT $50,526

East Charleston, VT $50,531

East Hardwick, VT $50,559

East Haven, VT $50,416

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $50,584

Glover, VT $50,535

Granby, VT $50,354

Greensboro, VT $50,518

Greensboro Bend, VT $50,550

Hardwick, VT $50,606

Irasburg, VT $50,538

Island Pond, VT $50,455

Lowell, VT $50,521

Lower Waterford, VT $50,579

Lyndon, VT $50,570

Lyndon Center, VT $50,627

Lyndonville, VT $50,572

Morgan, VT $50,480

Newport, VT $50,596

Newport Center, VT $50,531

North Concord, VT $50,399

North Troy, VT $50,538

Orleans, VT $50,519

Passumpsic, VT $50,588

Peacham, VT $50,487

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $50,590

Sheffield, VT $50,500

Sutton, VT $50,496

Troy, VT $50,543

West Burke, VT $50,530

West Charleston, VT $50,506

West Danville, VT $50,545

Westfield, VT $50,505

West Glover, VT $50,540

Averill, VT $50,246

Beecher Falls, VT $50,572

Canaan, VT $50,446

Gilman, VT $50,668

Guildhall, VT $50,379

Lunenburg, VT $50,489

Norton, VT $50,346

North Bennington, VT $50,909

North Pownal, VT $51,011

Pownal, VT $51,040

White River Junction, VT $50,579

Ascutney, VT $50,602

Barnard, VT $50,464

Bethel, VT $50,495

Bradford, VT $50,548

Bridgewater, VT $50,516

Bridgewater Corners, VT $50,415

Brookfield, VT $50,544

Brownsville, VT $50,517

Chelsea, VT $50,515

Corinth, VT $50,502

East Corinth, VT $50,523

East Randolph, VT $50,532

East Ryegate, VT $50,489

East Thetford, VT $50,551

Fairlee, VT $50,497

Groton, VT $50,510

Hartford, VT $50,710

Hartland, VT $50,533

Hartland Four Corners, VT $50,531

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $50,661

Newbury, VT $50,504

North Hartland, VT $50,569

North Pomfret, VT $50,482

North Thetford, VT $50,550

Norwich, VT $50,540

Plymouth, VT $50,379

Post Mills, VT $50,539

Quechee, VT $50,591

Randolph, VT $50,582

Randolph Center, VT $50,557

Reading, VT $50,421

Sharon, VT $50,494

South Pomfret, VT $50,446

South Royalton, VT $50,509

South Ryegate, VT $50,519

South Strafford, VT $50,506

South Woodstock, VT $50,434

Strafford, VT $50,462

Taftsville, VT $50,595

Thetford, VT $50,551

Thetford Center, VT $50,498

Topsham, VT $50,483

Tunbridge, VT $50,493

Vershire, VT $50,469

Wells River, VT $50,522

West Fairlee, VT $50,615

West Hartford, VT $50,483

West Newbury, VT $50,503

West Topsham, VT $50,523

Wilder, VT $50,713

Windsor, VT $50,554

Woodstock, VT $50,492

Bellows Falls, VT $50,676

Cambridgeport, VT $50,618

Cavendish, VT $50,450

Chester, VT $50,500

Chester Depot, VT $50,482

Grafton, VT $50,462

Londonderry, VT $50,553

Ludlow, VT $50,476

North Springfield, VT $50,652

Perkinsville, VT $50,515

Peru, VT $50,500

Proctorsville, VT $50,458

Saxtons River, VT $50,665

South Londonderry, VT $50,584

Springfield, VT $50,628

Westminster, VT $50,675

Westminster Station, VT $50,679

Weston, VT $50,448

Shaftsbury, VT $50,848

Brattleboro, VT $50,779

Bondville, VT $50,569

East Dover, VT $50,672

Jacksonville, VT $50,799

Jamaica, VT $50,570

Marlboro, VT $51,031

Newfane, VT $50,639

Putney, VT $50,628

Readsboro, VT $51,037

South Newfane, VT $50,656

Stamford, VT $51,000

Townshend, VT $50,593

Vernon, VT $50,934

Wardsboro, VT $50,630

West Dover, VT $50,713

West Dummerston, VT $50,651

West Halifax, VT $50,729

West Townshend, VT $50,525

West Wardsboro, VT $50,526

Whitingham, VT $50,781

Williamsville, VT $50,651

Wilmington, VT $50,750

Burlington, VT $50,889

South Burlington, VT $50,886

Winooski, VT $50,889

Colchester, VT $50,889

Alburgh, VT $50,635

Bakersfield, VT $50,710

Belvidere Center, VT $50,526

Bristol, VT $50,721

Cambridge, VT $50,781

Charlotte, VT $50,820

East Berkshire, VT $50,661

East Fairfield, VT $50,737

Enosburg Falls, VT $50,597

Essex, VT $50,850

Essex Junction, VT $50,854

Fairfax, VT $50,785

Fairfield, VT $50,736

Ferrisburgh, VT $50,764

Franklin, VT $50,600

Grand Isle, VT $50,790

Highgate Center, VT $50,643

Highgate Springs, VT $50,668

Hinesburg, VT $50,819

Huntington, VT $50,781

Isle La Motte, VT $50,698

Jeffersonville, VT $50,747

Jericho, VT $50,808

Jonesville, VT $50,819

Milton, VT $50,832

Monkton, VT $50,778

Montgomery, VT $50,597

Montgomery Center, VT $50,535

New Haven, VT $50,715

North Ferrisburgh, VT $50,786

North Hero, VT $50,736

Richford, VT $50,588

Richmond, VT $50,813

Saint Albans, VT $50,759

Saint Albans Bay, VT $50,752

Shelburne, VT $50,866

Sheldon, VT $50,698

Sheldon Springs, VT $50,823

South Hero, VT $50,836

Starksboro, VT $50,750

Swanton, VT $50,689

Underhill, VT $50,796

Underhill Center, VT $50,798

Vergennes, VT $50,699

Waterville, VT $50,716

Westford, VT $50,822

Williston, VT $50,860

Montpelier, VT $50,682

Bennington, VT $50,946

Arlington, VT $50,767

Dorset, VT $50,569

East Arlington, VT $50,550

East Dorset, VT $50,570

Manchester, VT $50,707

Manchester Center, VT $50,673

Assistant Optical Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Optical Manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Optical Manager positions in Media typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Optical Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

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Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$59,338	$29.0	20%

Assistant Optical Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Optical 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.

$44,566

Average $49,448/year

$57,015

$3,714

Average $4,121/month

$4,751

$857

Average $951/week

$1,096

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,015	$4,751	$1,096	$27
Average	$49,448	$4,121	$951	$24
25th Percentile	$44,566	$3,714	$857	$21

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