What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator'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 Project Manager/Estimator?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Project Manager/Estimator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Project Manager/Estimator's salary?

An Assistant Project Manager/Estimator's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,095 for beginners, reaching about $113,337 at mid-level, and approach $150,550 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator?

Assistant Project Manager/Estimator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Project Manager/Estimator roles are District of Columbia $130,327, California $129,833, Massachusetts $128,103. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Project Manager/Estimator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Project Manager/Estimator level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Project Engineer: $88,647; Senior Project Assistant: $77,969; Assistant Project Manager: $76,620; Assistant Project Accountant: $70,116; Project Support Assistant: $66,927.

Assistant Project Manager/Estimator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator in Vermont is $115,531 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $135,653
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,794 to $126,064
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $93,107

10% $93,107

50% (Median) $115,531

90% $135,653

Assistant Project Manager/Estimator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,064	$10,505	$2,424	$61
Average	$115,531	$9,628	$2,222	$56
25th Percentile	$103,794	$8,649	$1,996	$50

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Project Manager/Estimator Salaries

An Assistant Project Manager/Estimator'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 Project Manager/Estimator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator'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): $74,095
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,612
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,337
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,658
Expert (over 8 years): $150,550

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Project Manager I	less than 1 year	$74,095
Project Manager II	1-2 years	$92,612
Assistant Project Manager/Estimator	2-4 years	$113,337
Project Manager IV	5-8 years	$127,658
Project Manager V	over 8 years	$150,550

How Do Assistant Project Manager/Estimator 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 Project Manager/Estimators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $130,327.
California: $129,833.
Massachusetts: $128,103.

District of Columbia $130,327 California $129,833 Massachusetts $128,103 Washington $127,632 New Jersey $127,585 Alaska $127,420 Connecticut $125,796 New York $125,136

Hawaii $123,029 Rhode Island $122,041 Maryland $121,370 Minnesota $120,452 Colorado $120,098 Illinois $119,981 Oregon $119,533 Delaware $119,204

New Hampshire $118,997 Virginia $118,533 Pennsylvania $117,179 Nevada $116,497 North Dakota $116,273 Michigan $115,920 Wisconsin $115,790 Vermont $115,531

Texas $114,813 Maine $114,766 Arizona $114,696 Ohio $114,613 Georgia $113,530 Indiana $112,989 Wyoming $112,883 Utah $112,718

Iowa $112,648 Kansas $112,083 Louisiana $111,918 North Carolina $111,859 Missouri $111,835 Florida $111,376 Montana $111,129 Nebraska $110,894

Kentucky $110,764 South Carolina $110,293 Tennessee $109,999 Idaho $109,881 New Mexico $109,022 Oklahoma $108,834 Alabama $108,139 South Dakota $106,974

Arkansas $106,338 West Virginia $105,997 Mississippi $104,973

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Project Manager/Estimator

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: $118,256
Barre: $118,434
Cabot: $118,174

Adamant, VT $118,256

Barre, VT $118,434

Cabot, VT $118,174

Calais, VT $118,278

East Barre, VT $118,254

East Calais, VT $118,256

East Montpelier, VT $118,335

Eden, VT $118,179

Eden Mills, VT $118,072

Graniteville, VT $118,427

Hyde Park, VT $118,353

Johnson, VT $118,502

Lake Elmore, VT $118,221

Marshfield, VT $118,194

Moretown, VT $118,511

Morrisville, VT $118,496

Moscow, VT $118,557

Northfield, VT $118,366

Northfield Falls, VT $118,919

North Hyde Park, VT $118,345

North Montpelier, VT $118,226

Plainfield, VT $118,209

Roxbury, VT $118,009

South Barre, VT $118,572

Waterbury, VT $118,545

Stowe, VT $118,561

Waitsfield, VT $118,495

Warren, VT $118,274

Washington, VT $118,043

Waterbury Center, VT $118,541

Websterville, VT $118,408

Williamstown, VT $118,270

Wolcott, VT $118,206

Woodbury, VT $118,089

Worcester, VT $118,207

Rutland, VT $118,203

Belmont, VT $117,838

Benson, VT $117,837

Bomoseen, VT $118,023

Brandon, VT $118,110

Bridport, VT $118,123

Castleton, VT $118,046

Center Rutland, VT $118,127

Chittenden, VT $117,855

Cuttingsville, VT $117,814

Danby, VT $118,015

East Middlebury, VT $118,188

East Poultney, VT $118,028

East Wallingford, VT $117,900

Fair Haven, VT $117,942

Florence, VT $117,901

Forest Dale, VT $118,115

Gaysville, VT $117,365

Granville, VT $117,920

Hancock, VT $117,901

Hydeville, VT $118,037

Killington, VT $117,888

Middlebury, VT $118,371

Middletown Springs, VT $117,964

Mount Holly, VT $117,855

North Clarendon, VT $118,028

Orwell, VT $118,015

Pawlet, VT $118,057

Pittsfield, VT $117,956

Pittsford, VT $118,069

Poultney, VT $118,047

Proctor, VT $118,177

Ripton, VT $118,041

Rochester, VT $117,980

Rupert, VT $117,968

Salisbury, VT $118,156

Shoreham, VT $118,056

Stockbridge, VT $117,847

Wallingford, VT $117,910

Wells, VT $118,062

West Pawlet, VT $118,102

West Rupert, VT $118,074

West Rutland, VT $118,002

Whiting, VT $118,061

Saint Johnsbury, VT $118,188

Albany, VT $118,120

Barnet, VT $118,062

Barton, VT $118,107

Beebe Plain, VT $118,142

Concord, VT $117,950

Coventry, VT $118,280

Craftsbury, VT $118,154

Craftsbury Common, VT $118,160

Danville, VT $118,088

Derby, VT $118,142

Derby Line, VT $118,054

East Burke, VT $118,050

East Charleston, VT $118,062

East Hardwick, VT $118,126

East Haven, VT $117,793

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $118,186

Glover, VT $118,072

Granby, VT $117,648

Greensboro, VT $118,032

Greensboro Bend, VT $118,107

Hardwick, VT $118,238

Irasburg, VT $118,077

Island Pond, VT $117,884

Lowell, VT $118,037

Lower Waterford, VT $118,173

Lyndon, VT $118,152

Lyndon Center, VT $118,285

Lyndonville, VT $118,156

Morgan, VT $117,943

Newport, VT $118,213

Newport Center, VT $118,062

North Concord, VT $117,754

North Troy, VT $118,079

Orleans, VT $118,034

Passumpsic, VT $118,195

Peacham, VT $117,957

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $118,199

Sheffield, VT $117,989

Sutton, VT $117,980

Troy, VT $118,090

West Burke, VT $118,059

West Charleston, VT $118,003

West Danville, VT $118,095

Westfield, VT $118,001

West Glover, VT $118,082

Averill, VT $117,395

Beecher Falls, VT $118,156

Canaan, VT $117,862

Gilman, VT $118,381

Guildhall, VT $117,707

Lunenburg, VT $117,963

Norton, VT $117,630

North Bennington, VT $118,944

North Pownal, VT $119,184

Pownal, VT $119,251

White River Junction, VT $118,173

Ascutney, VT $118,228

Barnard, VT $117,904

Bethel, VT $117,977

Bradford, VT $118,101

Bridgewater, VT $118,026

Bridgewater Corners, VT $117,791

Brookfield, VT $118,093

Brownsville, VT $118,028

Chelsea, VT $118,024

Corinth, VT $117,993

East Corinth, VT $118,042

East Randolph, VT $118,064

East Ryegate, VT $117,962

East Thetford, VT $118,108

Fairlee, VT $117,981

Groton, VT $118,013

Hartford, VT $118,480

Hartland, VT $118,066

Hartland Four Corners, VT $118,061

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $118,365

Newbury, VT $117,999

North Hartland, VT $118,149

North Pomfret, VT $117,947

North Thetford, VT $118,106

Norwich, VT $118,082

Plymouth, VT $117,707

Post Mills, VT $118,080

Quechee, VT $118,202

Randolph, VT $118,181

Randolph Center, VT $118,121

Reading, VT $117,804

Sharon, VT $117,975

South Pomfret, VT $117,862

South Royalton, VT $118,009

South Ryegate, VT $118,033

South Strafford, VT $118,003

South Woodstock, VT $117,834

Strafford, VT $117,901

Taftsville, VT $118,212

Thetford, VT $118,108

Thetford Center, VT $117,984

Topsham, VT $117,949

Tunbridge, VT $117,971

Vershire, VT $117,916

Wells River, VT $118,041

West Fairlee, VT $118,258

West Hartford, VT $117,949

West Newbury, VT $117,995

West Topsham, VT $118,043

Wilder, VT $118,486

Windsor, VT $118,114

Woodstock, VT $117,969

Bellows Falls, VT $118,400

Cambridgeport, VT $118,265

Cavendish, VT $117,871

Chester, VT $117,989

Chester Depot, VT $117,947

Grafton, VT $117,900

Londonderry, VT $118,112

Ludlow, VT $117,933

North Springfield, VT $118,345

Perkinsville, VT $118,023

Peru, VT $117,988

Proctorsville, VT $117,891

Saxtons River, VT $118,375

South Londonderry, VT $118,185

Springfield, VT $118,287

Westminster, VT $118,399

Westminster Station, VT $118,407

Weston, VT $117,867

Shaftsbury, VT $118,803

Brattleboro, VT $118,641

Bondville, VT $118,150

East Dover, VT $118,391

Jacksonville, VT $118,688

Jamaica, VT $118,153

Marlboro, VT $119,229

Newfane, VT $118,313

Putney, VT $118,288

Readsboro, VT $119,243

South Newfane, VT $118,354

Stamford, VT $119,157

Townshend, VT $118,206

Vernon, VT $119,004

Wardsboro, VT $118,292

West Dover, VT $118,486

West Dummerston, VT $118,342

West Halifax, VT $118,525

West Townshend, VT $118,047

West Wardsboro, VT $118,049

Whitingham, VT $118,646

Williamsville, VT $118,342

Wilmington, VT $118,574

Burlington, VT $118,898

South Burlington, VT $118,891

Winooski, VT $118,898

Colchester, VT $118,898

Alburgh, VT $118,305

Bakersfield, VT $118,480

Belvidere Center, VT $118,050

Bristol, VT $118,505

Cambridge, VT $118,646

Charlotte, VT $118,737

East Berkshire, VT $118,366

East Fairfield, VT $118,542

Enosburg Falls, VT $118,215

Essex, VT $118,807

Essex Junction, VT $118,815

Fairfax, VT $118,654

Fairfield, VT $118,540

Ferrisburgh, VT $118,605

Franklin, VT $118,222

Grand Isle, VT $118,666

Highgate Center, VT $118,322

Highgate Springs, VT $118,382

Hinesburg, VT $118,734

Huntington, VT $118,645

Isle La Motte, VT $118,452

Jeffersonville, VT $118,566

Jericho, VT $118,708

Jonesville, VT $118,733

Milton, VT $118,765

Monkton, VT $118,639

Montgomery, VT $118,215

Montgomery Center, VT $118,072

New Haven, VT $118,491

North Ferrisburgh, VT $118,658

North Hero, VT $118,540

Richford, VT $118,195

Richmond, VT $118,721

Saint Albans, VT $118,593

Saint Albans Bay, VT $118,578

Shelburne, VT $118,845

Sheldon, VT $118,452

Sheldon Springs, VT $118,742

South Hero, VT $118,773

Starksboro, VT $118,574

Swanton, VT $118,431

Underhill, VT $118,681

Underhill Center, VT $118,685

Vergennes, VT $118,454

Waterville, VT $118,494

Westford, VT $118,740

Williston, VT $118,830

Montpelier, VT $118,415

Bennington, VT $119,031

Arlington, VT $118,612

Dorset, VT $118,150

East Arlington, VT $118,106

East Dorset, VT $118,153

Manchester, VT $118,472

Manchester Center, VT $118,394

Assistant Project Manager/Estimator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Project Manager/Estimator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Project Manager/Estimator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Project Manager/Estimator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$138,638	$67.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$138,638	$67.0	20%
Financial Services	$132,861	$64.0	15%
Software & Networking	$132,861	$64.0	15%
Biotechnology	$127,085	$61.0	10%

Assistant Project Manager/Estimator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Project Manager/Estimator'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.

$103,794

Average $115,531/year

$126,064

$8,649

Average $9,628/month

$10,505

$1,996

Average $2,222/week

$2,424

$50

Average $56/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,064	$10,505	$2,424	$61
Average	$115,531	$9,628	$2,222	$56
25th Percentile	$103,794	$8,649	$1,996	$50

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