What are the main factors that influence an Academic Affairs Specialist'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 Academic Affairs Specialist?

The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for Academic Affairs Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academic Affairs Specialist's salary?

An Academic Affairs Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,057 for beginners, reaching about $41,148 at mid-level, and approach $43,496 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Affairs Specialist?

Academic Affairs Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Affairs Specialist roles are District of Columbia $49,175, California $48,988, Massachusetts $48,335. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Affairs Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Academic Affairs Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Vice President of Academic Affairs: $257,451; Dean of Academic Affairs: $213,932; Director of Academic Affairs: $207,256; Associate Dean Of Academic Affairs: $201,868; Academic Affairs Director: $137,124.

Academic Affairs Specialist Salary in Montana

How much does an Academic Affairs Specialist make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Affairs Specialist in Montana is $41,931 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, an Academic Affairs Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,696
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,969 to $47,566
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,452

10% $32,452

50% (Median) $41,931

90% $52,696

Academic Affairs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,566	$3,964	$915	$23
Average	$41,931	$3,494	$806	$20
25th Percentile	$36,969	$3,081	$711	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Affairs Specialist Salaries

An Academic Affairs Specialist'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 Academic Affairs Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Affairs Specialist'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): $39,057
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,148
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,340
Expert (over 8 years): $43,496

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Affairs Specialist	less than 1 year	$39,057
Early Career Level Academic Affairs Specialist	1-2 years	$39,211
Mid-Level Level Academic Affairs Specialist	2-4 years	$41,148
Senior-Level Level Academic Affairs Specialist	5-8 years	$43,340
Expert Level Academic Affairs Specialist	over 8 years	$43,496

How Do Academic Affairs Specialist 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 Academic Affairs Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,175.
California: $48,988.
Massachusetts: $48,335.

District of Columbia $49,175 California $48,988 Massachusetts $48,335 Washington $48,158 New Jersey $48,140 Alaska $48,078 Connecticut $47,465 New York $47,216

Hawaii $46,421 Rhode Island $46,048 Maryland $45,795 Minnesota $45,449 Colorado $45,315 Illinois $45,271 Oregon $45,102 Delaware $44,978

New Hampshire $44,900 Virginia $44,725 Pennsylvania $44,214 Nevada $43,956 North Dakota $43,872 Michigan $43,739 Wisconsin $43,690 Vermont $43,592

Texas $43,321 Maine $43,303 Arizona $43,277 Ohio $43,246 Georgia $42,837 Indiana $42,633 Wyoming $42,593 Utah $42,531

Iowa $42,504 Kansas $42,291 Louisiana $42,229 North Carolina $42,206 Missouri $42,197 Florida $42,024 Montana $41,931 Nebraska $41,842

Kentucky $41,793 South Carolina $41,616 Tennessee $41,505 Idaho $41,460 New Mexico $41,136 Oklahoma $41,065 Alabama $40,803 South Dakota $40,363

Arkansas $40,123 West Virginia $39,995 Mississippi $39,608

Top Paying Cities for Academic Affairs Specialist

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: $41,676
Acton: $42,685
Ashland: $41,644

Absarokee, MT $41,676

Acton, MT $42,685

Ashland, MT $41,644

Ballantine, MT $42,619

Bearcreek, MT $41,670

Belfry, MT $41,712

Bighorn, MT $41,575

Big Timber, MT $41,641

Birney, MT $41,614

Boyd, MT $42,051

Bridger, MT $41,888

Broadview, MT $42,448

Busby, MT $41,661

Clyde Park, MT $41,649

Columbus, MT $41,991

Cooke City, MT $41,567

Crow Agency, MT $41,697

Custer, MT $41,708

Decker, MT $41,654

Edgar, MT $42,526

Emigrant, MT $41,645

Fishtail, MT $41,609

Fromberg, MT $42,358

Gardiner, MT $41,646

Garryowen, MT $41,680

Grass Range, MT $41,603

Greycliff, MT $41,644

Hardin, MT $42,043

Fort Smith, MT $41,913

Harlowton, MT $41,626

Huntley, MT $42,829

Hysham, MT $41,597

Ingomar, MT $41,517

Joliet, MT $42,363

Lame Deer, MT $41,686

Laurel, MT $42,817

Lavina, MT $41,743

Livingston, MT $41,695

Lodge Grass, MT $41,704

Mc Leod, MT $41,554

Martinsdale, MT $41,581

Melstone, MT $41,597

Melville, MT $41,565

Molt, MT $42,565

Mosby, MT $41,539

Musselshell, MT $41,582

Nye, MT $41,605

Otter, MT $41,645

Park City, MT $42,523

Pompeys Pillar, MT $42,355

Pray, MT $41,624

Pryor, MT $42,379

Rapelje, MT $41,889

Red Lodge, MT $41,679

Reed Point, MT $41,627

Roberts, MT $41,855

Roscoe, MT $41,596

Roundup, MT $41,675

Ryegate, MT $41,589

Saint Xavier, MT $41,875

Sanders, MT $41,647

Sand Springs, MT $41,544

Shawmut, MT $41,576

Shepherd, MT $42,642

Silver Gate, MT $41,679

Springdale, MT $41,617

Sumatra, MT $41,544

Teigen, MT $41,604

Two Dot, MT $41,571

Wilsall, MT $41,608

Winnett, MT $41,574

Worden, MT $42,302

Wyola, MT $41,722

Billings, MT $42,867

Baker, MT $41,788

Wolf Point, MT $41,645

Antelope, MT $41,696

Bainville, MT $41,839

Brockton, MT $41,625

Brockway, MT $41,567

Circle, MT $41,598

Crane, MT $41,868

Culbertson, MT $41,716

Dagmar, MT $41,736

Fairview, MT $41,857

Flaxville, MT $41,592

Fort Peck, MT $41,572

Frazer, MT $41,620

Froid, MT $41,660

Glasgow, MT $41,642

Saint Marie, MT $41,819

Glentana, MT $41,573

Hinsdale, MT $41,563

Homestead, MT $41,660

Lambert, MT $41,635

Larslan, MT $41,566

Medicine Lake, MT $41,654

Nashua, MT $41,621

Opheim, MT $41,560

Outlook, MT $41,623

Peerless, MT $41,568

Plentywood, MT $41,688

Poplar, MT $41,653

Raymond, MT $41,657

Redstone, MT $41,569

Reserve, MT $41,610

Richey, MT $41,586

Richland, MT $41,563

Saco, MT $41,587

Savage, MT $41,710

Scobey, MT $41,625

Sidney, MT $41,867

Vandalia, MT $41,583

Vida, MT $41,596

Westby, MT $41,728

Whitetail, MT $41,562

Miles City, MT $41,649

Alzada, MT $41,613

Angela, MT $41,538

Alberton, MT $41,600

Arlee, MT $41,615

Bonner, MT $41,601

Charlo, MT $41,627

Clinton, MT $41,629

Condon, MT $41,555

Conner, MT $41,637

Corvallis, MT $41,692

Darby, MT $41,557

De Borgia, MT $41,471

Dixon, MT $41,590

Drummond, MT $41,613

Florence, MT $41,682

Frenchtown, MT $41,665

Grantsdale, MT $41,670

Hall, MT $41,605

Hamilton, MT $41,671

Pinesdale, MT $41,766

Haugan, MT $41,461

Helmville, MT $41,523

Heron, MT $41,477

Hot Springs, MT $41,552

Huson, MT $41,610

Lolo, MT $41,657

Lonepine, MT $41,567

Milltown, MT $41,763

Noxon, MT $41,460

Ovando, MT $41,519

Pablo, MT $41,776

Paradise, MT $41,614

Philipsburg, MT $41,605

Plains, MT $41,581

Polson, MT $41,646

Ravalli, MT $41,620

Ronan, MT $41,652

Saint Ignatius, MT $41,641

Saint Regis, MT $41,553

Saltese, MT $41,444

Seeley Lake, MT $41,625

Stevensville, MT $41,691

Sula, MT $41,542

Superior, MT $41,583

Thompson Falls, MT $41,524

Trout Creek, MT $41,485

Victor, MT $41,665

Kalispell, MT $41,682

Big Arm, MT $41,627

Bigfork, MT $41,625

Columbia Falls, MT $41,678

Coram, MT $41,625

Dayton, MT $41,633

Elmo, MT $41,584

Essex, MT $41,557

Eureka, MT $41,637

Fortine, MT $41,596

Hungry Horse, MT $41,726

Kila, MT $41,592

Lake Mc Donald, MT $41,629

Lakeside, MT $41,660

Libby, MT $41,574

Marion, MT $41,569

Martin City, MT $41,659

Olney, MT $41,562

Polebridge, MT $41,490

Proctor, MT $41,572

Rexford, MT $41,603

Rollins, MT $41,597

Somers, MT $41,655

Stryker, MT $41,555

Trego, MT $41,586

Troy, MT $41,460

West Glacier, MT $41,502

Whitefish, MT $41,657

Bloomfield, MT $41,609

Boyes, MT $41,622

Broadus, MT $41,635

Brusett, MT $41,568

Capitol, MT $41,535

Cohagen, MT $41,553

Colstrip, MT $41,722

Ekalaka, MT $41,625

Fallon, MT $41,669

Forsyth, MT $41,614

Glendive, MT $41,752

Hammond, MT $41,596

Hathaway, MT $41,642

Ismay, MT $41,609

Jordan, MT $41,577

Kinsey, MT $41,627

Lindsay, MT $41,574

Mildred, MT $41,668

Olive, MT $41,583

Plevna, MT $41,704

Powderville, MT $41,542

Rosebud, MT $41,562

Terry, MT $41,590

Volborg, MT $41,563

Wibaux, MT $41,735

Willard, MT $41,718

Great Falls, MT $39,852

Malmstrom A F B, MT $39,852

Augusta, MT $41,561

Babb, MT $41,577

Belt, MT $40,341

Black Eagle, MT $39,852

Brady, MT $41,167

Browning, MT $41,633

Buffalo, MT $41,601

Bynum, MT $41,595

Carter, MT $40,544

Cascade, MT $41,105

Choteau, MT $41,596

Coffee Creek, MT $41,599

Conrad, MT $41,634

Cut Bank, MT $41,606

Denton, MT $41,589

Dupuyer, MT $41,557

Dutton, MT $40,695

East Glacier Park, MT $41,539

Ethridge, MT $41,552

Fairfield, MT $41,268

Floweree, MT $39,936

Forest Grove, MT $41,583

Fort Benton, MT $41,297

Fort Shaw, MT $40,398

Galata, MT $41,563

Geraldine, MT $41,581

Geyser, MT $41,282

Heart Butte, MT $41,632

Highwood, MT $40,399

Hilger, MT $41,600

Hobson, MT $41,605

Judith Gap, MT $41,597

Kevin, MT $41,590

Ledger, MT $41,572

Lewistown, MT $41,673

Loma, MT $41,581

Lothair, MT $41,577

Moccasin, MT $41,608

Monarch, MT $41,148

Moore, MT $41,631

Neihart, MT $41,454

Oilmont, MT $41,569

Pendroy, MT $41,557

Power, MT $40,241

Raynesford, MT $41,100

Roy, MT $41,561

Sand Coulee, MT $39,852

Shelby, MT $41,635

Simms, MT $40,712

Stanford, MT $41,603

Stockett, MT $40,263

Sunburst, MT $41,605

Sun River, MT $40,189

Sweet Grass, MT $41,580

Biddle, MT $41,649

Ulm, MT $39,872

Valier, MT $41,599

Vaughn, MT $40,017

Winifred, MT $41,585

Havre, MT $41,663

Big Sandy, MT $41,593

Box Elder, MT $41,676

Chester, MT $41,599

Chinook, MT $41,606

Dodson, MT $41,591

Gildford, MT $41,584

Harlem, MT $41,641

Hays, MT $41,658

Hingham, MT $41,584

Hogeland, MT $41,577

Inverness, MT $41,574

Joplin, MT $41,584

Kremlin, MT $41,583

Lloyd, MT $41,522

Loring, MT $41,561

Malta, MT $41,613

Rudyard, MT $41,593

Turner, MT $41,587

Whitewater, MT $41,569

Whitlash, MT $41,540

Zortman, MT $41,617

Zurich, MT $41,560

Helena, MT $39,737

Basin, MT $40,605

Boulder, MT $41,050

Canyon Creek, MT $40,180

Clancy, MT $39,804

East Helena, MT $39,710

Fort Harrison, MT $39,710

Jefferson City, MT $40,090

Lincoln, MT $41,594

Marysville, MT $40,131

Radersburg, MT $41,116

Ringling, MT $41,548

Toston, MT $41,274

Townsend, MT $40,662

White Sulphur Springs, MT $41,426

Winston, MT $40,173

Wolf Creek, MT $41,020

Butte, MT $41,593

Alder, MT $41,578

Anaconda, MT $41,684

Avon, MT $40,576

Belgrade, MT $41,734

Bozeman, MT $41,761

Big Sky, MT $41,730

Cameron, MT $41,551

Cardwell, MT $41,641

Deer Lodge, MT $41,340

Dell, MT $41,437

Dillon, MT $41,610

Divide, MT $41,599

Elliston, MT $40,238

Ennis, MT $41,666

Gallatin Gateway, MT $41,642

Garrison, MT $41,136

Glen, MT $41,597

Gold Creek, MT $41,410

Harrison, MT $41,653

Jackson, MT $41,490

Lima, MT $41,467

Mc Allister, MT $41,658

Manhattan, MT $41,722

Melrose, MT $41,602

Norris, MT $41,601

Polaris, MT $41,551

Pony, MT $41,661

Ramsay, MT $41,683

Sheridan, MT $41,676

Silver Star, MT $41,675

Three Forks, MT $41,689

Twin Bridges, MT $41,640

Virginia City, MT $41,655

Warm Springs, MT $41,679

West Yellowstone, MT $41,632

Whitehall, MT $41,684

Willow Creek, MT $41,671

Wisdom, MT $41,501

Wise River, MT $41,573

Missoula, MT $41,826

Academic Affairs Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academic Affairs Specialist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Academic Affairs Specialist positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Academic Affairs Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Academic Affairs Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Insurance	$46,124	$22.0	10%

Academic Affairs Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Affairs Specialist'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.

$36,969

Average $41,931/year

$47,566

$3,081

Average $3,494/month

$3,964

$711

Average $806/week

$915

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,566	$3,964	$915	$23
Average	$41,931	$3,494	$806	$20
25th Percentile	$36,969	$3,081	$711	$18

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