What are the main factors that influence a Genetic 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 Genetic Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Genetic Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Genetic Assistant's salary?

A Genetic Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,686 for beginners, reaching about $33,955 at mid-level, and approach $34,718 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Genetic Assistant?

Genetic Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Genetic Assistant roles are District of Columbia $38,590, California $38,444, Massachusetts $37,931. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Genetic Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Genetic Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Genetic Counseling: $117,464; Genetic Engineer: $111,597; Genetic Counselor: $101,234; Genetic Counseling Assistant: $98,378; Genetic Counselor Assistant: $98,222.

Genetic Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does a Genetic Assistant make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Genetic Assistant in Vermont is $34,209 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,285 to $36,040
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,622

10% $28,622

50% (Median) $34,209

90% $37,708

Genetic Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,040	$3,003	$693	$17
Average	$34,209	$2,851	$658	$16
25th Percentile	$31,285	$2,607	$602	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Genetic Assistant Salaries

A Genetic 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 Genetic Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Genetic 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): $32,686
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,790
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $33,955
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $34,667
Expert (over 8 years): $34,718

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Genetic Assistant	less than 1 year	$32,686
Early Career Level Genetic Assistant	1-2 years	$32,790
Mid-Level Level Genetic Assistant	2-4 years	$33,955
Senior-Level Level Genetic Assistant	5-8 years	$34,667
Expert Level Genetic Assistant	over 8 years	$34,718

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

District of Columbia: $38,590.
California: $38,444.
Massachusetts: $37,931.

District of Columbia $38,590 California $38,444 Massachusetts $37,931 Washington $37,792 New Jersey $37,778 Alaska $37,729 Connecticut $37,248 New York $37,053

Hawaii $36,429 Rhode Island $36,136 Maryland $35,938 Minnesota $35,666 Colorado $35,561 Illinois $35,526 Oregon $35,394 Delaware $35,296

New Hampshire $35,235 Virginia $35,098 Pennsylvania $34,697 Nevada $34,495 North Dakota $34,429 Michigan $34,324 Wisconsin $34,286 Vermont $34,209

Texas $33,996 Maine $33,982 Arizona $33,962 Ohio $33,937 Georgia $33,616 Indiana $33,456 Wyoming $33,425 Utah $33,376

Iowa $33,355 Kansas $33,188 Louisiana $33,139 North Carolina $33,122 Missouri $33,115 Florida $32,979 Montana $32,905 Nebraska $32,836

Kentucky $32,797 South Carolina $32,658 Tennessee $32,571 Idaho $32,536 New Mexico $32,282 Oklahoma $32,226 Alabama $32,020 South Dakota $31,675

Arkansas $31,487 West Virginia $31,386 Mississippi $31,083

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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: $35,016
Barre: $35,068
Cabot: $34,991

Adamant, VT $35,016

Barre, VT $35,068

Cabot, VT $34,991

Calais, VT $35,022

East Barre, VT $35,015

East Calais, VT $35,016

East Montpelier, VT $35,039

Eden, VT $34,993

Eden Mills, VT $34,961

Graniteville, VT $35,066

Hyde Park, VT $35,044

Johnson, VT $35,089

Lake Elmore, VT $35,005

Marshfield, VT $34,997

Moretown, VT $35,091

Morrisville, VT $35,087

Moscow, VT $35,105

Northfield, VT $35,048

Northfield Falls, VT $35,212

North Hyde Park, VT $35,042

North Montpelier, VT $35,007

Plainfield, VT $35,002

Roxbury, VT $34,943

South Barre, VT $35,109

Waterbury, VT $35,101

Stowe, VT $35,106

Waitsfield, VT $35,087

Warren, VT $35,021

Washington, VT $34,953

Waterbury Center, VT $35,100

Websterville, VT $35,061

Williamstown, VT $35,020

Wolcott, VT $35,001

Woodbury, VT $34,966

Worcester, VT $35,001

Rutland, VT $35,000

Belmont, VT $34,892

Benson, VT $34,892

Bomoseen, VT $34,947

Brandon, VT $34,973

Bridport, VT $34,976

Castleton, VT $34,953

Center Rutland, VT $34,978

Chittenden, VT $34,897

Cuttingsville, VT $34,885

Danby, VT $34,944

East Middlebury, VT $34,996

East Poultney, VT $34,948

East Wallingford, VT $34,910

Fair Haven, VT $34,923

Florence, VT $34,911

Forest Dale, VT $34,974

Gaysville, VT $34,752

Granville, VT $34,916

Hancock, VT $34,911

Hydeville, VT $34,951

Killington, VT $34,907

Middlebury, VT $35,050

Middletown Springs, VT $34,929

Mount Holly, VT $34,897

North Clarendon, VT $34,948

Orwell, VT $34,944

Pawlet, VT $34,957

Pittsfield, VT $34,927

Pittsford, VT $34,960

Poultney, VT $34,954

Proctor, VT $34,993

Ripton, VT $34,952

Rochester, VT $34,934

Rupert, VT $34,930

Salisbury, VT $34,986

Shoreham, VT $34,957

Stockbridge, VT $34,895

Wallingford, VT $34,913

Wells, VT $34,958

West Pawlet, VT $34,970

West Rupert, VT $34,962

West Rutland, VT $34,941

Whiting, VT $34,958

Saint Johnsbury, VT $34,996

Albany, VT $34,975

Barnet, VT $34,958

Barton, VT $34,972

Beebe Plain, VT $34,982

Concord, VT $34,925

Coventry, VT $35,023

Craftsbury, VT $34,986

Craftsbury Common, VT $34,987

Danville, VT $34,966

Derby, VT $34,982

Derby Line, VT $34,956

East Burke, VT $34,955

East Charleston, VT $34,958

East Hardwick, VT $34,977

East Haven, VT $34,879

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $34,995

Glover, VT $34,961

Granby, VT $34,836

Greensboro, VT $34,949

Greensboro Bend, VT $34,972

Hardwick, VT $35,010

Irasburg, VT $34,963

Island Pond, VT $34,906

Lowell, VT $34,951

Lower Waterford, VT $34,991

Lyndon, VT $34,985

Lyndon Center, VT $35,024

Lyndonville, VT $34,986

Morgan, VT $34,923

Newport, VT $35,003

Newport Center, VT $34,958

North Concord, VT $34,867

North Troy, VT $34,963

Orleans, VT $34,950

Passumpsic, VT $34,998

Peacham, VT $34,927

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $34,999

Sheffield, VT $34,937

Sutton, VT $34,934

Troy, VT $34,967

West Burke, VT $34,957

West Charleston, VT $34,941

West Danville, VT $34,968

Westfield, VT $34,940

West Glover, VT $34,964

Averill, VT $34,761

Beecher Falls, VT $34,986

Canaan, VT $34,899

Gilman, VT $35,053

Guildhall, VT $34,853

Lunenburg, VT $34,929

Norton, VT $34,830

North Bennington, VT $35,219

North Pownal, VT $35,291

Pownal, VT $35,310

White River Junction, VT $34,991

Ascutney, VT $35,008

Barnard, VT $34,912

Bethel, VT $34,933

Bradford, VT $34,970

Bridgewater, VT $34,948

Bridgewater Corners, VT $34,878

Brookfield, VT $34,967

Brownsville, VT $34,948

Chelsea, VT $34,947

Corinth, VT $34,938

East Corinth, VT $34,952

East Randolph, VT $34,959

East Ryegate, VT $34,929

East Thetford, VT $34,972

Fairlee, VT $34,934

Groton, VT $34,944

Hartford, VT $35,082

Hartland, VT $34,959

Hartland Four Corners, VT $34,958

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $35,048

Newbury, VT $34,940

North Hartland, VT $34,984

North Pomfret, VT $34,924

North Thetford, VT $34,971

Norwich, VT $34,964

Plymouth, VT $34,853

Post Mills, VT $34,964

Quechee, VT $35,000

Randolph, VT $34,994

Randolph Center, VT $34,976

Reading, VT $34,882

Sharon, VT $34,933

South Pomfret, VT $34,899

South Royalton, VT $34,943

South Ryegate, VT $34,950

South Strafford, VT $34,941

South Woodstock, VT $34,891

Strafford, VT $34,911

Taftsville, VT $35,003

Thetford, VT $34,972

Thetford Center, VT $34,935

Topsham, VT $34,925

Tunbridge, VT $34,932

Vershire, VT $34,915

Wells River, VT $34,952

West Fairlee, VT $35,016

West Hartford, VT $34,925

West Newbury, VT $34,938

West Topsham, VT $34,953

Wilder, VT $35,084

Windsor, VT $34,974

Woodstock, VT $34,931

Bellows Falls, VT $35,058

Cambridgeport, VT $35,018

Cavendish, VT $34,902

Chester, VT $34,937

Chester Depot, VT $34,924

Grafton, VT $34,910

Londonderry, VT $34,973

Ludlow, VT $34,920

North Springfield, VT $35,042

Perkinsville, VT $34,947

Peru, VT $34,936

Proctorsville, VT $34,908

Saxtons River, VT $35,051

South Londonderry, VT $34,995

Springfield, VT $35,025

Westminster, VT $35,058

Westminster Station, VT $35,060

Weston, VT $34,901

Shaftsbury, VT $35,178

Brattleboro, VT $35,130

Bondville, VT $34,985

East Dover, VT $35,056

Jacksonville, VT $35,144

Jamaica, VT $34,985

Marlboro, VT $35,304

Newfane, VT $35,033

Putney, VT $35,025

Readsboro, VT $35,308

South Newfane, VT $35,045

Stamford, VT $35,283

Townshend, VT $35,001

Vernon, VT $35,237

Wardsboro, VT $35,026

West Dover, VT $35,084

West Dummerston, VT $35,041

West Halifax, VT $35,095

West Townshend, VT $34,954

West Wardsboro, VT $34,955

Whitingham, VT $35,131

Williamsville, VT $35,041

Wilmington, VT $35,110

Burlington, VT $35,206

South Burlington, VT $35,204

Winooski, VT $35,206

Colchester, VT $35,206

Alburgh, VT $35,030

Bakersfield, VT $35,082

Belvidere Center, VT $34,955

Bristol, VT $35,089

Cambridge, VT $35,131

Charlotte, VT $35,158

East Berkshire, VT $35,048

East Fairfield, VT $35,101

Enosburg Falls, VT $35,004

Essex, VT $35,179

Essex Junction, VT $35,181

Fairfax, VT $35,134

Fairfield, VT $35,100

Ferrisburgh, VT $35,119

Franklin, VT $35,006

Grand Isle, VT $35,137

Highgate Center, VT $35,035

Highgate Springs, VT $35,053

Hinesburg, VT $35,157

Huntington, VT $35,131

Isle La Motte, VT $35,074

Jeffersonville, VT $35,108

Jericho, VT $35,150

Jonesville, VT $35,157

Milton, VT $35,166

Monkton, VT $35,129

Montgomery, VT $35,004

Montgomery Center, VT $34,961

New Haven, VT $35,085

North Ferrisburgh, VT $35,135

North Hero, VT $35,100

Richford, VT $34,998

Richmond, VT $35,154

Saint Albans, VT $35,116

Saint Albans Bay, VT $35,111

Shelburne, VT $35,190

Sheldon, VT $35,074

Sheldon Springs, VT $35,160

South Hero, VT $35,169

Starksboro, VT $35,110

Swanton, VT $35,067

Underhill, VT $35,142

Underhill Center, VT $35,143

Vergennes, VT $35,074

Waterville, VT $35,086

Westford, VT $35,159

Williston, VT $35,186

Montpelier, VT $35,063

Bennington, VT $35,245

Arlington, VT $35,121

Dorset, VT $34,985

East Arlington, VT $34,971

East Dorset, VT $34,985

Manchester, VT $35,080

Manchester Center, VT $35,057

Genetic Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Genetic Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Genetic Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Genetic Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Genetic Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$47,893	$23.0	40%

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

Understanding how a Genetic 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.

$31,285

Average $34,209/year

$36,040

$2,607

Average $2,851/month

$3,003

$602

Average $658/week

$693

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,040	$3,003	$693	$17
Average	$34,209	$2,851	$658	$16
25th Percentile	$31,285	$2,607	$602	$15

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