What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Public Works 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 Public Works Manager?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Public Works Manager roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Public Works Manager's salary?

An Assistant Public Works Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $144,174 for beginners, reaching about $146,133 at mid-level, and approach $207,311 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Public Works Manager?

Assistant Public Works Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Public Works Manager roles are District of Columbia $167,998, California $167,360, Massachusetts $165,130. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Public Works Manager roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Public Works Manager level roles vary by specialization: Public Works Director: $166,446; Director Of Public Works: $162,558; Assistant Public Works Director: $155,787; Public Works Manager: $149,548; General Manager Public Works: $146,255.

Assistant Public Works Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Public Works Manager make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Public Works Manager in Vermont is $148,925 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $174,531
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $134,026 to $162,328
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $120,461

10% $120,461

50% (Median) $148,925

90% $174,531

Assistant Public Works Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,328	$13,527	$3,122	$78
Average	$148,925	$12,410	$2,864	$72
25th Percentile	$134,026	$11,169	$2,577	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Public Works Manager Salaries

An Assistant Public Works 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 Public Works Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Public Works 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): $144,174
Early Career (1-2 years): $172,990
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $146,133
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $189,719
Expert (over 8 years): $207,311

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Government Affairs Specialist III	less than 1 year	$144,174
Government Affairs Specialist IV	1-2 years	$172,990
Assistant Public Works Manager	2-4 years	$146,133
Government Affairs Senior Manager	5-8 years	$189,719
Government Affairs Director	over 8 years	$207,311

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

District of Columbia: $167,998.
California: $167,360.
Massachusetts: $165,130.

District of Columbia $167,998 California $167,360 Massachusetts $165,130 Washington $164,523 New Jersey $164,462 Alaska $164,250 Connecticut $162,156 New York $161,306

Hawaii $158,590 Rhode Island $157,316 Maryland $156,451 Minnesota $155,267 Colorado $154,812 Illinois $154,660 Oregon $154,084 Delaware $153,659

New Hampshire $153,392 Virginia $152,794 Pennsylvania $151,049 Nevada $150,169 North Dakota $149,881 Michigan $149,426 Wisconsin $149,259 Vermont $148,925

Texas $147,999 Maine $147,939 Arizona $147,848 Ohio $147,741 Georgia $146,346 Indiana $145,648 Wyoming $145,511 Utah $145,299

Iowa $145,208 Kansas $144,479 Louisiana $144,267 North Carolina $144,191 Missouri $144,161 Florida $143,569 Montana $143,250 Nebraska $142,947

Kentucky $142,780 South Carolina $142,173 Tennessee $141,794 Idaho $141,642 New Mexico $140,534 Oklahoma $140,291 Alabama $139,396 South Dakota $137,894

Arkansas $137,075 West Virginia $136,635 Mississippi $135,315

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Public Works 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: $152,438
Barre: $152,667
Cabot: $152,331

Adamant, VT $152,438

Barre, VT $152,667

Cabot, VT $152,331

Calais, VT $152,465

East Barre, VT $152,435

East Calais, VT $152,438

East Montpelier, VT $152,539

Eden, VT $152,337

Eden Mills, VT $152,199

Graniteville, VT $152,658

Hyde Park, VT $152,562

Johnson, VT $152,755

Lake Elmore, VT $152,392

Marshfield, VT $152,357

Moretown, VT $152,765

Morrisville, VT $152,747

Moscow, VT $152,824

Northfield, VT $152,579

Northfield Falls, VT $153,292

North Hyde Park, VT $152,551

North Montpelier, VT $152,398

Plainfield, VT $152,377

Roxbury, VT $152,119

South Barre, VT $152,844

Waterbury, VT $152,809

Stowe, VT $152,831

Waitsfield, VT $152,746

Warren, VT $152,460

Washington, VT $152,163

Waterbury Center, VT $152,805

Websterville, VT $152,633

Williamstown, VT $152,456

Wolcott, VT $152,372

Woodbury, VT $152,222

Worcester, VT $152,374

Rutland, VT $152,369

Belmont, VT $151,899

Benson, VT $151,897

Bomoseen, VT $152,137

Brandon, VT $152,249

Bridport, VT $152,266

Castleton, VT $152,166

Center Rutland, VT $152,271

Chittenden, VT $151,920

Cuttingsville, VT $151,867

Danby, VT $152,127

East Middlebury, VT $152,350

East Poultney, VT $152,143

East Wallingford, VT $151,978

Fair Haven, VT $152,032

Florence, VT $151,979

Forest Dale, VT $152,255

Gaysville, VT $151,289

Granville, VT $152,004

Hancock, VT $151,979

Hydeville, VT $152,155

Killington, VT $151,963

Middlebury, VT $152,585

Middletown Springs, VT $152,061

Mount Holly, VT $151,920

North Clarendon, VT $152,143

Orwell, VT $152,127

Pawlet, VT $152,181

Pittsfield, VT $152,051

Pittsford, VT $152,196

Poultney, VT $152,167

Proctor, VT $152,336

Ripton, VT $152,160

Rochester, VT $152,081

Rupert, VT $152,066

Salisbury, VT $152,309

Shoreham, VT $152,180

Stockbridge, VT $151,910

Wallingford, VT $151,991

Wells, VT $152,187

West Pawlet, VT $152,239

West Rupert, VT $152,202

West Rutland, VT $152,110

Whiting, VT $152,186

Saint Johnsbury, VT $152,350

Albany, VT $152,262

Barnet, VT $152,187

Barton, VT $152,245

Beebe Plain, VT $152,290

Concord, VT $152,043

Coventry, VT $152,468

Craftsbury, VT $152,306

Craftsbury Common, VT $152,313

Danville, VT $152,221

Derby, VT $152,290

Derby Line, VT $152,177

East Burke, VT $152,172

East Charleston, VT $152,187

East Hardwick, VT $152,269

East Haven, VT $151,840

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $152,347

Glover, VT $152,199

Granby, VT $151,653

Greensboro, VT $152,148

Greensboro Bend, VT $152,245

Hardwick, VT $152,413

Irasburg, VT $152,207

Island Pond, VT $151,958

Lowell, VT $152,155

Lower Waterford, VT $152,330

Lyndon, VT $152,303

Lyndon Center, VT $152,474

Lyndonville, VT $152,309

Morgan, VT $152,034

Newport, VT $152,381

Newport Center, VT $152,187

North Concord, VT $151,790

North Troy, VT $152,208

Orleans, VT $152,151

Passumpsic, VT $152,359

Peacham, VT $152,052

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $152,363

Sheffield, VT $152,093

Sutton, VT $152,081

Troy, VT $152,224

West Burke, VT $152,183

West Charleston, VT $152,111

West Danville, VT $152,230

Westfield, VT $152,108

West Glover, VT $152,213

Averill, VT $151,327

Beecher Falls, VT $152,309

Canaan, VT $151,929

Gilman, VT $152,598

Guildhall, VT $151,729

Lunenburg, VT $152,060

Norton, VT $151,630

North Bennington, VT $153,324

North Pownal, VT $153,633

Pownal, VT $153,720

White River Junction, VT $152,330

Ascutney, VT $152,401

Barnard, VT $151,984

Bethel, VT $152,078

Bradford, VT $152,237

Bridgewater, VT $152,140

Bridgewater Corners, VT $151,838

Brookfield, VT $152,227

Brownsville, VT $152,143

Chelsea, VT $152,139

Corinth, VT $152,098

East Corinth, VT $152,161

East Randolph, VT $152,190

East Ryegate, VT $152,058

East Thetford, VT $152,246

Fairlee, VT $152,083

Groton, VT $152,123

Hartford, VT $152,726

Hartland, VT $152,192

Hartland Four Corners, VT $152,186

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $152,577

Newbury, VT $152,105

North Hartland, VT $152,299

North Pomfret, VT $152,038

North Thetford, VT $152,243

Norwich, VT $152,213

Plymouth, VT $151,729

Post Mills, VT $152,210

Quechee, VT $152,368

Randolph, VT $152,340

Randolph Center, VT $152,263

Reading, VT $151,855

Sharon, VT $152,075

South Pomfret, VT $151,929

South Royalton, VT $152,119

South Ryegate, VT $152,149

South Strafford, VT $152,111

South Woodstock, VT $151,893

Strafford, VT $151,979

Taftsville, VT $152,380

Thetford, VT $152,246

Thetford Center, VT $152,087

Topsham, VT $152,042

Tunbridge, VT $152,070

Vershire, VT $151,999

Wells River, VT $152,160

West Fairlee, VT $152,439

West Hartford, VT $152,042

West Newbury, VT $152,101

West Topsham, VT $152,163

Wilder, VT $152,733

Windsor, VT $152,254

Woodstock, VT $152,067

Bellows Falls, VT $152,623

Cambridgeport, VT $152,448

Cavendish, VT $151,941

Chester, VT $152,093

Chester Depot, VT $152,038

Grafton, VT $151,978

Londonderry, VT $152,251

Ludlow, VT $152,020

North Springfield, VT $152,551

Perkinsville, VT $152,137

Peru, VT $152,092

Proctorsville, VT $151,967

Saxtons River, VT $152,591

South Londonderry, VT $152,345

Springfield, VT $152,477

Westminster, VT $152,621

Westminster Station, VT $152,632

Weston, VT $151,935

Shaftsbury, VT $153,142

Brattleboro, VT $152,934

Bondville, VT $152,301

East Dover, VT $152,611

Jacksonville, VT $152,994

Jamaica, VT $152,304

Marlboro, VT $153,691

Newfane, VT $152,510

Putney, VT $152,479

Readsboro, VT $153,709

South Newfane, VT $152,563

Stamford, VT $153,598

Townshend, VT $152,372

Vernon, VT $153,401

Wardsboro, VT $152,483

West Dover, VT $152,733

West Dummerston, VT $152,548

West Halifax, VT $152,784

West Townshend, VT $152,167

West Wardsboro, VT $152,171

Whitingham, VT $152,940

Williamsville, VT $152,548

Wilmington, VT $152,847

Burlington, VT $153,264

South Burlington, VT $153,255

Winooski, VT $153,264

Colchester, VT $153,264

Alburgh, VT $152,500

Bakersfield, VT $152,726

Belvidere Center, VT $152,172

Bristol, VT $152,758

Cambridge, VT $152,940

Charlotte, VT $153,057

East Berkshire, VT $152,579

East Fairfield, VT $152,806

Enosburg Falls, VT $152,384

Essex, VT $153,148

Essex Junction, VT $153,158

Fairfax, VT $152,950

Fairfield, VT $152,803

Ferrisburgh, VT $152,887

Franklin, VT $152,394

Grand Isle, VT $152,966

Highgate Center, VT $152,523

Highgate Springs, VT $152,600

Hinesburg, VT $153,054

Huntington, VT $152,938

Isle La Motte, VT $152,689

Jeffersonville, VT $152,837

Jericho, VT $153,020

Jonesville, VT $153,052

Milton, VT $153,093

Monkton, VT $152,931

Montgomery, VT $152,384

Montgomery Center, VT $152,199

New Haven, VT $152,740

North Ferrisburgh, VT $152,955

North Hero, VT $152,803

Richford, VT $152,359

Richmond, VT $153,037

Saint Albans, VT $152,872

Saint Albans Bay, VT $152,852

Shelburne, VT $153,196

Sheldon, VT $152,689

Sheldon Springs, VT $153,064

South Hero, VT $153,104

Starksboro, VT $152,847

Swanton, VT $152,662

Underhill, VT $152,985

Underhill Center, VT $152,990

Vergennes, VT $152,692

Waterville, VT $152,744

Westford, VT $153,061

Williston, VT $153,176

Montpelier, VT $152,642

Bennington, VT $153,436

Arlington, VT $152,896

Dorset, VT $152,301

East Arlington, VT $152,243

East Dorset, VT $152,304

Manchester, VT $152,715

Manchester Center, VT $152,615

Assistant Public Works Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Public Works Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 95% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Public Works Manager positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Public Works Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Public Works Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$223,387	$107.0	50%
Software & Networking	$215,941	$104.0	45%
MFG Durable	$208,495	$100.0	40%
Internet	$193,602	$93.0	30%
Hospitality & Leisure	$186,156	$89.0	25%

Assistant Public Works Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Public Works 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.

$134,026

Average $148,925/year

$162,328

$11,169

Average $12,410/month

$13,527

$2,577

Average $2,864/week

$3,122

$64

Average $72/hour

$78

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$162,328	$13,527	$3,122	$78
Average	$148,925	$12,410	$2,864	$72
25th Percentile	$134,026	$11,169	$2,577	$64

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