What are the main factors that influence a General Contractor 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 General Contractor Assistant?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for General Contractor Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A General Contractor Assistant's salary?

A General Contractor Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,728 for beginners, reaching about $60,482 at mid-level, and approach $63,065 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a General Contractor Assistant?

General Contractor Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for General Contractor Assistant roles are District of Columbia $71,537, California $71,265, Massachusetts $70,316. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of General Contractor Assistant roles make?

Salaries for General Contractor Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant General Counsel: $251,401; General Contractor Superintendent: $123,933; General Contractor: $120,203; Project Manager General Contractor: $114,492; General Contractor Supervisor: $105,703.

General Contractor Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does a General Contractor Assistant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a General Contractor Assistant in Montana is $60,999 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,211
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,616 to $68,438
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,715

10% $50,715

50% (Median) $60,999

90% $75,211

General Contractor Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,438	$5,703	$1,316	$33
Average	$60,999	$5,083	$1,173	$29
25th Percentile	$55,616	$4,635	$1,070	$27

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Key Factors That Influence General Contractor Assistant Salaries

A General Contractor 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 General Contractor Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a General Contractor 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): $57,728
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,667
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,482
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,859
Expert (over 8 years): $63,065

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level General Contractor Assistant	less than 1 year	$57,728
Early Career Level General Contractor Assistant	1-2 years	$58,667
Mid-Level Level General Contractor Assistant	2-4 years	$60,482
Senior-Level Level General Contractor Assistant	5-8 years	$62,859
Expert Level General Contractor Assistant	over 8 years	$63,065

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

District of Columbia: $71,537.
California: $71,265.
Massachusetts: $70,316.

District of Columbia $71,537 California $71,265 Massachusetts $70,316 Washington $70,057 New Jersey $70,031 Alaska $69,941 Connecticut $69,049 New York $68,687

Hawaii $67,531 Rhode Island $66,988 Maryland $66,620 Minnesota $66,116 Colorado $65,922 Illinois $65,857 Oregon $65,612 Delaware $65,431

New Hampshire $65,317 Virginia $65,063 Pennsylvania $64,320 Nevada $63,945 North Dakota $63,822 Michigan $63,628 Wisconsin $63,557 Vermont $63,415

Texas $63,021 Maine $62,995 Arizona $62,956 Ohio $62,911 Georgia $62,317 Indiana $62,020 Wyoming $61,961 Utah $61,871

Iowa $61,832 Kansas $61,522 Louisiana $61,432 North Carolina $61,399 Missouri $61,386 Florida $61,134 Montana $60,999 Nebraska $60,870

Kentucky $60,798 South Carolina $60,540 Tennessee $60,379 Idaho $60,314 New Mexico $59,842 Oklahoma $59,739 Alabama $59,358 South Dakota $58,718

Arkansas $58,369 West Virginia $58,182 Mississippi $57,620

Top Paying Cities for General Contractor 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:

Absarokee: $60,627
Acton: $62,095
Ashland: $60,581

Absarokee, MT $60,627

Acton, MT $62,095

Ashland, MT $60,581

Ballantine, MT $62,000

Bearcreek, MT $60,619

Belfry, MT $60,680

Bighorn, MT $60,481

Big Timber, MT $60,577

Birney, MT $60,538

Boyd, MT $61,173

Bridger, MT $60,936

Broadview, MT $61,751

Busby, MT $60,607

Clyde Park, MT $60,588

Columbus, MT $61,086

Cooke City, MT $60,470

Crow Agency, MT $60,658

Custer, MT $60,674

Decker, MT $60,596

Edgar, MT $61,865

Emigrant, MT $60,583

Fishtail, MT $60,531

Fromberg, MT $61,620

Gardiner, MT $60,585

Garryowen, MT $60,634

Grass Range, MT $60,522

Greycliff, MT $60,581

Hardin, MT $61,162

Fort Smith, MT $60,972

Harlowton, MT $60,556

Huntley, MT $62,306

Hysham, MT $60,512

Ingomar, MT $60,397

Joliet, MT $61,627

Lame Deer, MT $60,642

Laurel, MT $62,288

Lavina, MT $60,725

Livingston, MT $60,655

Lodge Grass, MT $60,669

Mc Leod, MT $60,450

Martinsdale, MT $60,490

Melstone, MT $60,512

Melville, MT $60,466

Molt, MT $61,921

Mosby, MT $60,429

Musselshell, MT $60,492

Nye, MT $60,524

Otter, MT $60,582

Park City, MT $61,860

Pompeys Pillar, MT $61,615

Pray, MT $60,552

Pryor, MT $61,650

Rapelje, MT $60,937

Red Lodge, MT $60,632

Reed Point, MT $60,556

Roberts, MT $60,888

Roscoe, MT $60,512

Roundup, MT $60,627

Ryegate, MT $60,501

Saint Xavier, MT $60,917

Sanders, MT $60,586

Sand Springs, MT $60,435

Shawmut, MT $60,482

Shepherd, MT $62,033

Silver Gate, MT $60,632

Springdale, MT $60,543

Sumatra, MT $60,435

Teigen, MT $60,523

Two Dot, MT $60,475

Wilsall, MT $60,529

Winnett, MT $60,480

Worden, MT $61,539

Wyola, MT $60,695

Billings, MT $62,360

Baker, MT $60,791

Wolf Point, MT $60,583

Antelope, MT $60,657

Bainville, MT $60,866

Brockton, MT $60,553

Brockway, MT $60,469

Circle, MT $60,515

Crane, MT $60,908

Culbertson, MT $60,686

Dagmar, MT $60,714

Fairview, MT $60,891

Flaxville, MT $60,506

Fort Peck, MT $60,477

Frazer, MT $60,546

Froid, MT $60,605

Glasgow, MT $60,579

Saint Marie, MT $60,836

Glentana, MT $60,477

Hinsdale, MT $60,464

Homestead, MT $60,605

Lambert, MT $60,568

Larslan, MT $60,468

Medicine Lake, MT $60,596

Nashua, MT $60,547

Opheim, MT $60,459

Outlook, MT $60,550

Peerless, MT $60,471

Plentywood, MT $60,646

Poplar, MT $60,594

Raymond, MT $60,601

Redstone, MT $60,473

Reserve, MT $60,532

Richey, MT $60,497

Richland, MT $60,464

Saco, MT $60,499

Savage, MT $60,678

Scobey, MT $60,553

Sidney, MT $60,906

Vandalia, MT $60,492

Vida, MT $60,512

Westby, MT $60,703

Whitetail, MT $60,463

Miles City, MT $60,588

Alzada, MT $60,536

Angela, MT $60,427

Alberton, MT $60,517

Arlee, MT $60,539

Bonner, MT $60,519

Charlo, MT $60,557

Clinton, MT $60,560

Condon, MT $60,452

Conner, MT $60,571

Corvallis, MT $60,651

Darby, MT $60,455

De Borgia, MT $60,329

Dixon, MT $60,503

Drummond, MT $60,536

Florence, MT $60,637

Frenchtown, MT $60,612

Grantsdale, MT $60,619

Hall, MT $60,524

Hamilton, MT $60,620

Pinesdale, MT $60,759

Haugan, MT $60,315

Helmville, MT $60,406

Heron, MT $60,338

Hot Springs, MT $60,448

Huson, MT $60,532

Lolo, MT $60,601

Lonepine, MT $60,470

Milltown, MT $60,754

Noxon, MT $60,313

Ovando, MT $60,399

Pablo, MT $60,773

Paradise, MT $60,538

Philipsburg, MT $60,524

Plains, MT $60,490

Polson, MT $60,585

Ravalli, MT $60,546

Ronan, MT $60,592

Saint Ignatius, MT $60,578

Saint Regis, MT $60,448

Saltese, MT $60,291

Seeley Lake, MT $60,553

Stevensville, MT $60,649

Sula, MT $60,433

Superior, MT $60,492

Thompson Falls, MT $60,406

Trout Creek, MT $60,350

Victor, MT $60,612

Kalispell, MT $60,637

Big Arm, MT $60,557

Bigfork, MT $60,554

Columbia Falls, MT $60,631

Coram, MT $60,553

Dayton, MT $60,565

Elmo, MT $60,494

Essex, MT $60,455

Eureka, MT $60,571

Fortine, MT $60,512

Hungry Horse, MT $60,701

Kila, MT $60,505

Lake Mc Donald, MT $60,560

Lakeside, MT $60,605

Libby, MT $60,480

Marion, MT $60,472

Martin City, MT $60,603

Olney, MT $60,463

Polebridge, MT $60,357

Proctor, MT $60,477

Rexford, MT $60,522

Rollins, MT $60,514

Somers, MT $60,597

Stryker, MT $60,452

Trego, MT $60,497

Troy, MT $60,313

West Glacier, MT $60,375

Whitefish, MT $60,601

Bloomfield, MT $60,530

Boyes, MT $60,550

Broadus, MT $60,568

Brusett, MT $60,471

Capitol, MT $60,423

Cohagen, MT $60,448

Colstrip, MT $60,694

Ekalaka, MT $60,554

Fallon, MT $60,618

Forsyth, MT $60,537

Glendive, MT $60,738

Hammond, MT $60,512

Hathaway, MT $60,579

Ismay, MT $60,530

Jordan, MT $60,484

Kinsey, MT $60,556

Lindsay, MT $60,480

Mildred, MT $60,617

Olive, MT $60,492

Plevna, MT $60,669

Powderville, MT $60,433

Rosebud, MT $60,463

Terry, MT $60,503

Volborg, MT $60,464

Wibaux, MT $60,714

Willard, MT $60,689

Great Falls, MT $57,975

Malmstrom A F B, MT $57,975

Augusta, MT $60,461

Babb, MT $60,483

Belt, MT $58,686

Black Eagle, MT $57,975

Brady, MT $59,887

Browning, MT $60,565

Buffalo, MT $60,518

Bynum, MT $60,510

Carter, MT $58,982

Cascade, MT $59,797

Choteau, MT $60,512

Coffee Creek, MT $60,516

Conrad, MT $60,567

Cut Bank, MT $60,526

Denton, MT $60,502

Dupuyer, MT $60,455

Dutton, MT $59,201

East Glacier Park, MT $60,429

Ethridge, MT $60,448

Fairfield, MT $60,034

Floweree, MT $58,096

Forest Grove, MT $60,493

Fort Benton, MT $60,076

Fort Shaw, MT $58,768

Galata, MT $60,464

Geraldine, MT $60,490

Geyser, MT $60,054

Heart Butte, MT $60,563

Highwood, MT $58,770

Hilger, MT $60,517

Hobson, MT $60,525

Judith Gap, MT $60,514

Kevin, MT $60,503

Ledger, MT $60,477

Lewistown, MT $60,623

Loma, MT $60,489

Lothair, MT $60,484

Moccasin, MT $60,529

Monarch, MT $59,859

Moore, MT $60,562

Neihart, MT $60,306

Oilmont, MT $60,472

Pendroy, MT $60,455

Power, MT $58,541

Raynesford, MT $59,789

Roy, MT $60,461

Sand Coulee, MT $57,975

Shelby, MT $60,568

Simms, MT $59,226

Stanford, MT $60,522

Stockett, MT $58,572

Sunburst, MT $60,525

Sun River, MT $58,464

Sweet Grass, MT $60,488

Biddle, MT $60,589

Ulm, MT $58,003

Valier, MT $60,516

Vaughn, MT $58,215

Winifred, MT $60,495

Havre, MT $60,609

Big Sandy, MT $60,507

Box Elder, MT $60,627

Chester, MT $60,515

Chinook, MT $60,526

Dodson, MT $60,504

Gildford, MT $60,494

Harlem, MT $60,577

Hays, MT $60,601

Hingham, MT $60,494

Hogeland, MT $60,484

Inverness, MT $60,479

Joplin, MT $60,494

Kremlin, MT $60,492

Lloyd, MT $60,404

Loring, MT $60,461

Malta, MT $60,536

Rudyard, MT $60,508

Turner, MT $60,498

Whitewater, MT $60,472

Whitlash, MT $60,430

Zortman, MT $60,542

Zurich, MT $60,459

Helena, MT $57,807

Basin, MT $59,070

Boulder, MT $59,717

Canyon Creek, MT $58,452

Clancy, MT $57,905

East Helena, MT $57,768

Fort Harrison, MT $57,768

Jefferson City, MT $58,321

Lincoln, MT $60,509

Marysville, MT $58,381

Radersburg, MT $59,813

Ringling, MT $60,441

Toston, MT $60,043

Townsend, MT $59,152

White Sulphur Springs, MT $60,264

Winston, MT $58,441

Wolf Creek, MT $59,674

Butte, MT $60,506

Alder, MT $60,486

Anaconda, MT $60,640

Avon, MT $59,028

Belgrade, MT $60,713

Bozeman, MT $60,751

Big Sky, MT $60,706

Cameron, MT $60,446

Cardwell, MT $60,577

Deer Lodge, MT $60,139

Dell, MT $60,280

Dillon, MT $60,532

Divide, MT $60,515

Elliston, MT $58,536

Ennis, MT $60,614

Gallatin Gateway, MT $60,579

Garrison, MT $59,842

Glen, MT $60,513

Gold Creek, MT $60,241

Harrison, MT $60,594

Jackson, MT $60,358

Lima, MT $60,324

Mc Allister, MT $60,602

Manhattan, MT $60,695

Melrose, MT $60,520

Norris, MT $60,519

Polaris, MT $60,446

Pony, MT $60,607

Ramsay, MT $60,638

Sheridan, MT $60,627

Silver Star, MT $60,626

Three Forks, MT $60,647

Twin Bridges, MT $60,576

Virginia City, MT $60,597

Warm Springs, MT $60,632

West Yellowstone, MT $60,563

Whitehall, MT $60,639

Willow Creek, MT $60,621

Wisdom, MT $60,373

Wise River, MT $60,479

Missoula, MT $60,846

General Contractor Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For General Contractor Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Media, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, General Contractor Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view General Contractor Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a General Contractor Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$79,298	$38.0	30%

General Contractor Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a General Contractor 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.

$55,616

Average $60,999/year

$68,438

$4,635

Average $5,083/month

$5,703

$1,070

Average $1,173/week

$1,316

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,438	$5,703	$1,316	$33
Average	$60,999	$5,083	$1,173	$29
25th Percentile	$55,616	$4,635	$1,070	$27

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