What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Project Technician'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 Technician?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Project Technician roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Project Technician's salary?

An Assistant Project Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,584 for beginners, reaching about $143,169 at mid-level, and approach $196,931 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Project Technician?

Assistant Project Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Project Technician roles are District of Columbia $70,842, California $70,573, Massachusetts $69,632. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Project Technician roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Project Technician level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Project Engineer: $88,647; Project Technician: $86,261; Assistant Project Manager: $76,620; Assistant Project Accountant: $70,116; Project Engineering Technician III: $64,612.

Assistant Project Technician Salary in Montana

How much does an Assistant Project Technician make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Project Technician in Montana is $60,406 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,120
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,275 to $69,155
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,961

10% $42,961

50% (Median) $60,406

90% $77,120

Assistant Project Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,155	$5,763	$1,330	$33
Average	$60,406	$5,034	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$51,275	$4,273	$986	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Project Technician Salaries

An Assistant Project Technician'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 Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Project Technician'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): $58,584
Early Career (1-2 years): $116,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $143,169
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $163,778
Expert (over 8 years): $196,931

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Assistant Project Technician	less than 1 year	$58,584
IT Project Management and Delivery Supervisor	1-2 years	$116,405
IT Project Management and Delivery Manager	2-4 years	$143,169
IT Project Management and Delivery Senior Manager	5-8 years	$163,778
IT Project Management and Delivery Director	over 8 years	$196,931

How Do Assistant Project Technician 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 Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,842.
California: $70,573.
Massachusetts: $69,632.

District of Columbia $70,842 California $70,573 Massachusetts $69,632 Washington $69,377 New Jersey $69,351 Alaska $69,261 Connecticut $68,378 New York $68,020

Hawaii $66,875 Rhode Island $66,337 Maryland $65,973 Minnesota $65,474 Colorado $65,282 Illinois $65,218 Oregon $64,975 Delaware $64,795

New Hampshire $64,683 Virginia $64,431 Pennsylvania $63,695 Nevada $63,324 North Dakota $63,202 Michigan $63,010 Wisconsin $62,940 Vermont $62,799

Texas $62,409 Maine $62,383 Arizona $62,345 Ohio $62,300 Georgia $61,711 Indiana $61,417 Wyoming $61,360 Utah $61,270

Iowa $61,232 Kansas $60,924 Louisiana $60,835 North Carolina $60,803 Missouri $60,790 Florida $60,541 Montana $60,406 Nebraska $60,278

Kentucky $60,208 South Carolina $59,952 Tennessee $59,792 Idaho $59,728 New Mexico $59,261 Oklahoma $59,158 Alabama $58,781 South Dakota $58,148

Arkansas $57,802 West Virginia $57,617 Mississippi $57,060

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Project Technician

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: $60,038
Acton: $61,492
Ashland: $59,992

Absarokee, MT $60,038

Acton, MT $61,492

Ashland, MT $59,992

Ballantine, MT $61,398

Bearcreek, MT $60,030

Belfry, MT $60,091

Bighorn, MT $59,894

Big Timber, MT $59,988

Birney, MT $59,950

Boyd, MT $60,579

Bridger, MT $60,344

Broadview, MT $61,152

Busby, MT $60,018

Clyde Park, MT $59,999

Columbus, MT $60,493

Cooke City, MT $59,882

Crow Agency, MT $60,069

Custer, MT $60,085

Decker, MT $60,007

Edgar, MT $61,264

Emigrant, MT $59,994

Fishtail, MT $59,943

Fromberg, MT $61,022

Gardiner, MT $59,996

Garryowen, MT $60,045

Grass Range, MT $59,934

Greycliff, MT $59,992

Hardin, MT $60,568

Fort Smith, MT $60,380

Harlowton, MT $59,967

Huntley, MT $61,701

Hysham, MT $59,924

Ingomar, MT $59,810

Joliet, MT $61,029

Lame Deer, MT $60,053

Laurel, MT $61,683

Lavina, MT $60,135

Livingston, MT $60,066

Lodge Grass, MT $60,079

Mc Leod, MT $59,863

Martinsdale, MT $59,902

Melstone, MT $59,924

Melville, MT $59,879

Molt, MT $61,319

Mosby, MT $59,842

Musselshell, MT $59,904

Nye, MT $59,936

Otter, MT $59,993

Park City, MT $61,259

Pompeys Pillar, MT $61,017

Pray, MT $59,963

Pryor, MT $61,051

Rapelje, MT $60,345

Red Lodge, MT $60,043

Reed Point, MT $59,968

Roberts, MT $60,296

Roscoe, MT $59,924

Roundup, MT $60,038

Ryegate, MT $59,913

Saint Xavier, MT $60,326

Sanders, MT $59,997

Sand Springs, MT $59,848

Shawmut, MT $59,894

Shepherd, MT $61,431

Silver Gate, MT $60,043

Springdale, MT $59,954

Sumatra, MT $59,848

Teigen, MT $59,935

Two Dot, MT $59,888

Wilsall, MT $59,941

Winnett, MT $59,892

Worden, MT $60,941

Wyola, MT $60,105

Billings, MT $61,754

Baker, MT $60,201

Wolf Point, MT $59,995

Antelope, MT $60,068

Bainville, MT $60,274

Brockton, MT $59,965

Brockway, MT $59,882

Circle, MT $59,927

Crane, MT $60,316

Culbertson, MT $60,096

Dagmar, MT $60,125

Fairview, MT $60,299

Flaxville, MT $59,918

Fort Peck, MT $59,889

Frazer, MT $59,958

Froid, MT $60,016

Glasgow, MT $59,990

Saint Marie, MT $60,245

Glentana, MT $59,890

Hinsdale, MT $59,876

Homestead, MT $60,016

Lambert, MT $59,979

Larslan, MT $59,881

Medicine Lake, MT $60,008

Nashua, MT $59,959

Opheim, MT $59,872

Outlook, MT $59,962

Peerless, MT $59,883

Plentywood, MT $60,057

Poplar, MT $60,006

Raymond, MT $60,012

Redstone, MT $59,885

Reserve, MT $59,944

Richey, MT $59,910

Richland, MT $59,876

Saco, MT $59,911

Savage, MT $60,088

Scobey, MT $59,965

Sidney, MT $60,314

Vandalia, MT $59,905

Vida, MT $59,924

Westby, MT $60,113

Whitetail, MT $59,875

Miles City, MT $60,000

Alzada, MT $59,948

Angela, MT $59,840

Alberton, MT $59,929

Arlee, MT $59,951

Bonner, MT $59,931

Charlo, MT $59,969

Clinton, MT $59,972

Condon, MT $59,864

Conner, MT $59,983

Corvallis, MT $60,062

Darby, MT $59,867

De Borgia, MT $59,743

Dixon, MT $59,915

Drummond, MT $59,948

Florence, MT $60,048

Frenchtown, MT $60,024

Grantsdale, MT $60,030

Hall, MT $59,936

Hamilton, MT $60,031

Pinesdale, MT $60,169

Haugan, MT $59,729

Helmville, MT $59,819

Heron, MT $59,752

Hot Springs, MT $59,860

Huson, MT $59,944

Lolo, MT $60,012

Lonepine, MT $59,882

Milltown, MT $60,164

Noxon, MT $59,727

Ovando, MT $59,812

Pablo, MT $60,183

Paradise, MT $59,950

Philipsburg, MT $59,936

Plains, MT $59,902

Polson, MT $59,996

Ravalli, MT $59,958

Ronan, MT $60,004

Saint Ignatius, MT $59,989

Saint Regis, MT $59,861

Saltese, MT $59,705

Seeley Lake, MT $59,965

Stevensville, MT $60,060

Sula, MT $59,846

Superior, MT $59,905

Thompson Falls, MT $59,819

Trout Creek, MT $59,764

Victor, MT $60,023

Kalispell, MT $60,048

Big Arm, MT $59,969

Bigfork, MT $59,966

Columbia Falls, MT $60,042

Coram, MT $59,965

Dayton, MT $59,977

Elmo, MT $59,906

Essex, MT $59,867

Eureka, MT $59,983

Fortine, MT $59,924

Hungry Horse, MT $60,111

Kila, MT $59,917

Lake Mc Donald, MT $59,972

Lakeside, MT $60,016

Libby, MT $59,892

Marion, MT $59,884

Martin City, MT $60,014

Olney, MT $59,875

Polebridge, MT $59,770

Proctor, MT $59,889

Rexford, MT $59,934

Rollins, MT $59,926

Somers, MT $60,008

Stryker, MT $59,864

Trego, MT $59,909

Troy, MT $59,727

West Glacier, MT $59,789

Whitefish, MT $60,012

Bloomfield, MT $59,942

Boyes, MT $59,961

Broadus, MT $59,979

Brusett, MT $59,883

Capitol, MT $59,836

Cohagen, MT $59,861

Colstrip, MT $60,105

Ekalaka, MT $59,965

Fallon, MT $60,029

Forsyth, MT $59,949

Glendive, MT $60,148

Hammond, MT $59,924

Hathaway, MT $59,990

Ismay, MT $59,942

Jordan, MT $59,896

Kinsey, MT $59,968

Lindsay, MT $59,892

Mildred, MT $60,028

Olive, MT $59,905

Plevna, MT $60,080

Powderville, MT $59,846

Rosebud, MT $59,875

Terry, MT $59,915

Volborg, MT $59,876

Wibaux, MT $60,124

Willard, MT $60,100

Great Falls, MT $57,412

Malmstrom A F B, MT $57,412

Augusta, MT $59,874

Babb, MT $59,896

Belt, MT $58,116

Black Eagle, MT $57,412

Brady, MT $59,305

Browning, MT $59,976

Buffalo, MT $59,930

Bynum, MT $59,922

Carter, MT $58,409

Cascade, MT $59,216

Choteau, MT $59,924

Coffee Creek, MT $59,928

Conrad, MT $59,978

Cut Bank, MT $59,938

Denton, MT $59,914

Dupuyer, MT $59,867

Dutton, MT $58,626

East Glacier Park, MT $59,842

Ethridge, MT $59,860

Fairfield, MT $59,451

Floweree, MT $57,532

Forest Grove, MT $59,905

Fort Benton, MT $59,492

Fort Shaw, MT $58,197

Galata, MT $59,876

Geraldine, MT $59,902

Geyser, MT $59,471

Heart Butte, MT $59,975

Highwood, MT $58,199

Hilger, MT $59,929

Hobson, MT $59,937

Judith Gap, MT $59,926

Kevin, MT $59,915

Ledger, MT $59,889

Lewistown, MT $60,034

Loma, MT $59,901

Lothair, MT $59,896

Moccasin, MT $59,941

Monarch, MT $59,278

Moore, MT $59,974

Neihart, MT $59,720

Oilmont, MT $59,885

Pendroy, MT $59,867

Power, MT $57,972

Raynesford, MT $59,208

Roy, MT $59,874

Sand Coulee, MT $57,412

Shelby, MT $59,979

Simms, MT $58,650

Stanford, MT $59,934

Stockett, MT $58,003

Sunburst, MT $59,937

Sun River, MT $57,896

Sweet Grass, MT $59,900

Biddle, MT $60,001

Ulm, MT $57,439

Valier, MT $59,928

Vaughn, MT $57,649

Winifred, MT $59,907

Havre, MT $60,020

Big Sandy, MT $59,919

Box Elder, MT $60,038

Chester, MT $59,928

Chinook, MT $59,938

Dodson, MT $59,916

Gildford, MT $59,906

Harlem, MT $59,988

Hays, MT $60,013

Hingham, MT $59,906

Hogeland, MT $59,896

Inverness, MT $59,892

Joplin, MT $59,906

Kremlin, MT $59,905

Lloyd, MT $59,817

Loring, MT $59,873

Malta, MT $59,948

Rudyard, MT $59,920

Turner, MT $59,910

Whitewater, MT $59,884

Whitlash, MT $59,842

Zortman, MT $59,954

Zurich, MT $59,872

Helena, MT $57,245

Basin, MT $58,496

Boulder, MT $59,137

Canyon Creek, MT $57,884

Clancy, MT $57,343

East Helena, MT $57,207

Fort Harrison, MT $57,207

Jefferson City, MT $57,754

Lincoln, MT $59,921

Marysville, MT $57,814

Radersburg, MT $59,231

Ringling, MT $59,854

Toston, MT $59,459

Townsend, MT $58,578

White Sulphur Springs, MT $59,679

Winston, MT $57,873

Wolf Creek, MT $59,094

Butte, MT $59,919

Alder, MT $59,898

Anaconda, MT $60,051

Avon, MT $58,454

Belgrade, MT $60,123

Bozeman, MT $60,161

Big Sky, MT $60,116

Cameron, MT $59,858

Cardwell, MT $59,988

Deer Lodge, MT $59,555

Dell, MT $59,695

Dillon, MT $59,944

Divide, MT $59,928

Elliston, MT $57,967

Ennis, MT $60,025

Gallatin Gateway, MT $59,990

Garrison, MT $59,260

Glen, MT $59,925

Gold Creek, MT $59,656

Harrison, MT $60,005

Jackson, MT $59,771

Lima, MT $59,738

Mc Allister, MT $60,013

Manhattan, MT $60,105

Melrose, MT $59,932

Norris, MT $59,931

Polaris, MT $59,859

Pony, MT $60,018

Ramsay, MT $60,049

Sheridan, MT $60,038

Silver Star, MT $60,037

Three Forks, MT $60,058

Twin Bridges, MT $59,987

Virginia City, MT $60,008

Warm Springs, MT $60,043

West Yellowstone, MT $59,975

Whitehall, MT $60,050

Willow Creek, MT $60,032

Wisdom, MT $59,786

Wise River, MT $59,891

Missoula, MT $60,255

Assistant Project Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Project Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Project Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Project Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Project Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$78,528	$38.0	30%
Software & Networking	$75,508	$36.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$72,487	$35.0	20%
Financial Services	$72,487	$35.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$69,467	$33.0	15%

Assistant Project Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Project Technician'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.

$51,275

Average $60,406/year

$69,155

$4,273

Average $5,034/month

$5,763

$986

Average $1,162/week

$1,330

$25

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,155	$5,763	$1,330	$33
Average	$60,406	$5,034	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$51,275	$4,273	$986	$25

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