What are the main factors that influence a Dispensing Assistant'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 Dispensing Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Dispensing Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Dispensing Assistant's salary?

A Dispensing Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,694 for beginners, reaching about $46,092 at mid-level, and approach $46,403 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Dispensing Assistant?

Dispensing Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dispensing Assistant roles are District of Columbia $51,854, California $51,657, Massachusetts $50,969. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dispensing Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Dispensing Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Dispensing Pharmacist: $115,967; Dispensing Audiologist: $88,933; Dispensing Nurse: $84,544; Weekend Dispensing Nurse: $82,970; Retail Ophthalmic Dispensing Trainee: $69,373.

Dispensing Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does a Dispensing Assistant make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dispensing Assistant in Vermont is $45,967 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,528
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,710 to $50,448
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,835

10% $37,835

50% (Median) $45,967

90% $54,528

Dispensing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,448	$4,204	$970	$24
Average	$45,967	$3,831	$884	$22
25th Percentile	$41,710	$3,476	$802	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Dispensing Assistant Salaries

A Dispensing Assistant'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 Dispensing Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dispensing Assistant'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): $44,694
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,158
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,092
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,278
Expert (over 8 years): $46,403

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Dispensing Assistant	less than 1 year	$44,694
Early Career Level Dispensing Assistant	1-2 years	$45,158
Mid-Level Level Dispensing Assistant	2-4 years	$46,092
Senior-Level Level Dispensing Assistant	5-8 years	$46,278
Expert Level Dispensing Assistant	over 8 years	$46,403

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

District of Columbia: $51,854.
California: $51,657.
Massachusetts: $50,969.

District of Columbia $51,854 California $51,657 Massachusetts $50,969 Washington $50,781 New Jersey $50,763 Alaska $50,697 Connecticut $50,051 New York $49,789

Hawaii $48,950 Rhode Island $48,557 Maryland $48,290 Minnesota $47,925 Colorado $47,784 Illinois $47,737 Oregon $47,559 Delaware $47,428

New Hampshire $47,346 Virginia $47,161 Pennsylvania $46,623 Nevada $46,351 North Dakota $46,262 Michigan $46,122 Wisconsin $46,070 Vermont $45,967

Texas $45,681 Maine $45,663 Arizona $45,634 Ohio $45,602 Georgia $45,171 Indiana $44,955 Wyoming $44,913 Utah $44,848

Iowa $44,820 Kansas $44,595 Louisiana $44,529 North Carolina $44,506 Missouri $44,496 Florida $44,314 Montana $44,215 Nebraska $44,122

Kentucky $44,070 South Carolina $43,883 Tennessee $43,766 Idaho $43,719 New Mexico $43,377 Oklahoma $43,302 Alabama $43,026 South Dakota $42,562

Arkansas $42,309 West Virginia $42,173 Mississippi $41,766

Top Paying Cities for Dispensing Assistant

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: $47,051
Barre: $47,122
Cabot: $47,018

Adamant, VT $47,051

Barre, VT $47,122

Cabot, VT $47,018

Calais, VT $47,060

East Barre, VT $47,050

East Calais, VT $47,051

East Montpelier, VT $47,083

Eden, VT $47,020

Eden Mills, VT $46,978

Graniteville, VT $47,119

Hyde Park, VT $47,090

Johnson, VT $47,149

Lake Elmore, VT $47,037

Marshfield, VT $47,026

Moretown, VT $47,152

Morrisville, VT $47,147

Moscow, VT $47,171

Northfield, VT $47,095

Northfield Falls, VT $47,315

North Hyde Park, VT $47,086

North Montpelier, VT $47,039

Plainfield, VT $47,032

Roxbury, VT $46,953

South Barre, VT $47,177

Waterbury, VT $47,166

Stowe, VT $47,172

Waitsfield, VT $47,146

Warren, VT $47,058

Washington, VT $46,966

Waterbury Center, VT $47,165

Websterville, VT $47,112

Williamstown, VT $47,057

Wolcott, VT $47,031

Woodbury, VT $46,985

Worcester, VT $47,032

Rutland, VT $47,030

Belmont, VT $46,885

Benson, VT $46,884

Bomoseen, VT $46,958

Brandon, VT $46,993

Bridport, VT $46,998

Castleton, VT $46,967

Center Rutland, VT $47,000

Chittenden, VT $46,891

Cuttingsville, VT $46,875

Danby, VT $46,955

East Middlebury, VT $47,024

East Poultney, VT $46,960

East Wallingford, VT $46,909

Fair Haven, VT $46,926

Florence, VT $46,910

Forest Dale, VT $46,995

Gaysville, VT $46,697

Granville, VT $46,917

Hancock, VT $46,910

Hydeville, VT $46,964

Killington, VT $46,905

Middlebury, VT $47,097

Middletown Springs, VT $46,935

Mount Holly, VT $46,891

North Clarendon, VT $46,960

Orwell, VT $46,955

Pawlet, VT $46,972

Pittsfield, VT $46,932

Pittsford, VT $46,977

Poultney, VT $46,968

Proctor, VT $47,020

Ripton, VT $46,965

Rochester, VT $46,941

Rupert, VT $46,936

Salisbury, VT $47,011

Shoreham, VT $46,972

Stockbridge, VT $46,888

Wallingford, VT $46,913

Wells, VT $46,974

West Pawlet, VT $46,990

West Rupert, VT $46,979

West Rutland, VT $46,950

Whiting, VT $46,973

Saint Johnsbury, VT $47,024

Albany, VT $46,997

Barnet, VT $46,974

Barton, VT $46,992

Beebe Plain, VT $47,006

Concord, VT $46,929

Coventry, VT $47,061

Craftsbury, VT $47,010

Craftsbury Common, VT $47,013

Danville, VT $46,984

Derby, VT $47,006

Derby Line, VT $46,971

East Burke, VT $46,969

East Charleston, VT $46,974

East Hardwick, VT $46,999

East Haven, VT $46,867

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $47,023

Glover, VT $46,978

Granby, VT $46,809

Greensboro, VT $46,962

Greensboro Bend, VT $46,992

Hardwick, VT $47,044

Irasburg, VT $46,980

Island Pond, VT $46,903

Lowell, VT $46,964

Lower Waterford, VT $47,018

Lyndon, VT $47,009

Lyndon Center, VT $47,062

Lyndonville, VT $47,011

Morgan, VT $46,927

Newport, VT $47,034

Newport Center, VT $46,974

North Concord, VT $46,851

North Troy, VT $46,980

Orleans, VT $46,963

Passumpsic, VT $47,027

Peacham, VT $46,932

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $47,028

Sheffield, VT $46,945

Sutton, VT $46,941

Troy, VT $46,985

West Burke, VT $46,972

West Charleston, VT $46,950

West Danville, VT $46,987

Westfield, VT $46,950

West Glover, VT $46,982

Averill, VT $46,708

Beecher Falls, VT $47,011

Canaan, VT $46,894

Gilman, VT $47,101

Guildhall, VT $46,832

Lunenburg, VT $46,935

Norton, VT $46,802

North Bennington, VT $47,325

North Pownal, VT $47,420

Pownal, VT $47,447

White River Junction, VT $47,018

Ascutney, VT $47,040

Barnard, VT $46,911

Bethel, VT $46,940

Bradford, VT $46,989

Bridgewater, VT $46,959

Bridgewater Corners, VT $46,866

Brookfield, VT $46,986

Brownsville, VT $46,960

Chelsea, VT $46,959

Corinth, VT $46,946

East Corinth, VT $46,966

East Randolph, VT $46,975

East Ryegate, VT $46,934

East Thetford, VT $46,992

Fairlee, VT $46,942

Groton, VT $46,954

Hartford, VT $47,140

Hartland, VT $46,975

Hartland Four Corners, VT $46,973

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $47,094

Newbury, VT $46,949

North Hartland, VT $47,009

North Pomfret, VT $46,928

North Thetford, VT $46,991

Norwich, VT $46,982

Plymouth, VT $46,832

Post Mills, VT $46,981

Quechee, VT $47,030

Randolph, VT $47,021

Randolph Center, VT $46,997

Reading, VT $46,871

Sharon, VT $46,939

South Pomfret, VT $46,894

South Royalton, VT $46,953

South Ryegate, VT $46,962

South Strafford, VT $46,950

South Woodstock, VT $46,883

Strafford, VT $46,910

Taftsville, VT $47,033

Thetford, VT $46,992

Thetford Center, VT $46,943

Topsham, VT $46,929

Tunbridge, VT $46,938

Vershire, VT $46,916

Wells River, VT $46,965

West Fairlee, VT $47,052

West Hartford, VT $46,929

West Newbury, VT $46,947

West Topsham, VT $46,966

Wilder, VT $47,143

Windsor, VT $46,995

Woodstock, VT $46,937

Bellows Falls, VT $47,108

Cambridgeport, VT $47,054

Cavendish, VT $46,898

Chester, VT $46,945

Chester Depot, VT $46,928

Grafton, VT $46,909

Londonderry, VT $46,994

Ludlow, VT $46,922

North Springfield, VT $47,086

Perkinsville, VT $46,958

Peru, VT $46,944

Proctorsville, VT $46,906

Saxtons River, VT $47,098

South Londonderry, VT $47,023

Springfield, VT $47,063

Westminster, VT $47,108

Westminster Station, VT $47,111

Weston, VT $46,896

Shaftsbury, VT $47,268

Brattleboro, VT $47,204

Bondville, VT $47,009

East Dover, VT $47,105

Jacksonville, VT $47,223

Jamaica, VT $47,010

Marlboro, VT $47,438

Newfane, VT $47,074

Putney, VT $47,064

Readsboro, VT $47,444

South Newfane, VT $47,090

Stamford, VT $47,409

Townshend, VT $47,031

Vernon, VT $47,349

Wardsboro, VT $47,065

West Dover, VT $47,143

West Dummerston, VT $47,085

West Halifax, VT $47,158

West Townshend, VT $46,968

West Wardsboro, VT $46,969

Whitingham, VT $47,206

Williamsville, VT $47,085

Wilmington, VT $47,178

Burlington, VT $47,306

South Burlington, VT $47,304

Winooski, VT $47,306

Colchester, VT $47,306

Alburgh, VT $47,070

Bakersfield, VT $47,140

Belvidere Center, VT $46,969

Bristol, VT $47,150

Cambridge, VT $47,206

Charlotte, VT $47,242

East Berkshire, VT $47,095

East Fairfield, VT $47,165

Enosburg Falls, VT $47,035

Essex, VT $47,270

Essex Junction, VT $47,274

Fairfax, VT $47,209

Fairfield, VT $47,164

Ferrisburgh, VT $47,190

Franklin, VT $47,038

Grand Isle, VT $47,214

Highgate Center, VT $47,077

Highgate Springs, VT $47,101

Hinesburg, VT $47,241

Huntington, VT $47,206

Isle La Motte, VT $47,129

Jeffersonville, VT $47,174

Jericho, VT $47,231

Jonesville, VT $47,241

Milton, VT $47,253

Monkton, VT $47,203

Montgomery, VT $47,035

Montgomery Center, VT $46,978

New Haven, VT $47,144

North Ferrisburgh, VT $47,211

North Hero, VT $47,164

Richford, VT $47,027

Richmond, VT $47,236

Saint Albans, VT $47,185

Saint Albans Bay, VT $47,179

Shelburne, VT $47,285

Sheldon, VT $47,129

Sheldon Springs, VT $47,245

South Hero, VT $47,257

Starksboro, VT $47,178

Swanton, VT $47,120

Underhill, VT $47,220

Underhill Center, VT $47,222

Vergennes, VT $47,130

Waterville, VT $47,146

Westford, VT $47,244

Williston, VT $47,279

Montpelier, VT $47,114

Bennington, VT $47,359

Arlington, VT $47,193

Dorset, VT $47,009

East Arlington, VT $46,991

East Dorset, VT $47,010

Manchester, VT $47,137

Manchester Center, VT $47,106

Dispensing Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Dispensing Assistant 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, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Dispensing Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Dispensing Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Dispensing Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$55,160	$27.0	20%

Dispensing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dispensing Assistant'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.

$41,710

Average $45,967/year

$50,448

$3,476

Average $3,831/month

$4,204

$802

Average $884/week

$970

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,448	$4,204	$970	$24
Average	$45,967	$3,831	$884	$22
25th Percentile	$41,710	$3,476	$802	$20

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