What are the main factors that influence an Academic Program 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 Academic Program Assistant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Academic Program Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academic Program Assistant's salary?

An Academic Program Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,846 for beginners, reaching about $53,086 at mid-level, and approach $57,785 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Program Assistant?

Academic Program Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Program Assistant roles are District of Columbia $58,858, California $58,635, Massachusetts $57,853. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Program Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Academic Program Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Academic Program Manager: $140,203; Academic Program Administrator: $105,284; Academic Program Director: $77,489; Academic Program Officer: $76,422; Academic Program Advisor: $54,588.

Academic Program Assistant Salary in Colorado

How much does an Academic Program Assistant make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Program Assistant in Colorado is $54,238 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,436
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,959 to $60,623
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,153

10% $44,153

50% (Median) $54,238

90% $66,436

Academic Program Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,623	$5,052	$1,166	$29
Average	$54,238	$4,520	$1,043	$26
25th Percentile	$48,959	$4,080	$942	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Program Assistant Salaries

An Academic Program 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 Academic Program Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Program 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): $49,846
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,249
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,086
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,278
Expert (over 8 years): $57,785

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Program Assistant	less than 1 year	$49,846
Early Career Level Academic Program Assistant	1-2 years	$50,249
Mid-Level Level Academic Program Assistant	2-4 years	$53,086
Senior-Level Level Academic Program Assistant	5-8 years	$56,278
Expert Level Academic Program Assistant	over 8 years	$57,785

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

District of Columbia: $58,858.
California: $58,635.
Massachusetts: $57,853.

District of Columbia $58,858 California $58,635 Massachusetts $57,853 Washington $57,641 New Jersey $57,619 Alaska $57,545 Connecticut $56,811 New York $56,514

Hawaii $55,562 Rhode Island $55,115 Maryland $54,812 Minnesota $54,398 Colorado $54,238 Illinois $54,185 Oregon $53,983 Delaware $53,834

New Hampshire $53,741 Virginia $53,531 Pennsylvania $52,920 Nevada $52,612 North Dakota $52,511 Michigan $52,351 Wisconsin $52,293 Vermont $52,176

Texas $51,851 Maine $51,830 Arizona $51,798 Ohio $51,761 Georgia $51,272 Indiana $51,028 Wyoming $50,980 Utah $50,905

Iowa $50,873 Kansas $50,618 Louisiana $50,544 North Carolina $50,517 Missouri $50,507 Florida $50,299 Montana $50,188 Nebraska $50,081

Kentucky $50,023 South Carolina $49,810 Tennessee $49,677 Idaho $49,624 New Mexico $49,236 Oklahoma $49,151 Alabama $48,837 South Dakota $48,311

Arkansas $48,024 West Virginia $47,870 Mississippi $47,407

Top Paying Cities for Academic Program 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:

Glen Haven: $53,176
Hygiene: $55,025
Johnstown: $53,295

Glen Haven, CO $53,176

Hygiene, CO $55,025

Johnstown, CO $53,295

Laporte, CO $52,704

Livermore, CO $52,533

Loveland, CO $53,128

Lyons, CO $54,928

Masonville, CO $52,738

Mead, CO $53,900

Milliken, CO $53,221

Niwot, CO $55,456

Red Feather Lakes, CO $52,678

Severance, CO $52,780

Timnath, CO $52,712

Wellington, CO $52,417

Windsor, CO $52,788

Brighton, CO $54,096

Ault, CO $52,687

Briggsdale, CO $52,701

Carr, CO $51,795

Eastlake, CO $54,237

Eaton, CO $52,854

Evans, CO $53,123

Fort Lupton, CO $53,942

Galeton, CO $52,859

Gilcrest, CO $53,413

Gill, CO $52,946

Greeley, CO $52,992

Henderson, CO $54,180

Hudson, CO $53,764

Keenesburg, CO $53,505

Kersey, CO $52,952

La Salle, CO $53,321

Lucerne, CO $52,935

Nunn, CO $52,520

Orchard, CO $52,695

Pierce, CO $52,721

Ohio City, CO $53,263

Parlin, CO $53,012

Penrose, CO $52,549

Pitkin, CO $53,197

Poncha Springs, CO $52,837

Powderhorn, CO $52,902

Rockvale, CO $52,311

Sargents, CO $52,747

Twin Lakes, CO $54,489

Westcliffe, CO $52,340

Wetmore, CO $52,004

Durango, CO $53,050

Cahone, CO $52,919

Cortez, CO $52,880

Dolores, CO $53,006

Dove Creek, CO $52,867

Egnar, CO $52,896

Hesperus, CO $52,587

Lewis, CO $53,013

Mancos, CO $52,879

Marvel, CO $52,585

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $52,605

Pleasant View, CO $52,767

Rico, CO $53,018

Towaoc, CO $52,659

Yellow Jacket, CO $52,950

Montrose, CO $53,217

Austin, CO $53,286

Bedrock, CO $52,883

Cedaredge, CO $53,340

Cory, CO $53,273

Crawford, CO $53,122

Delta, CO $53,216

Eckert, CO $53,299

Hotchkiss, CO $53,266

Lazear, CO $53,226

Naturita, CO $52,990

Norwood, CO $53,011

Nucla, CO $53,071

Olathe, CO $53,157

Ophir, CO $53,068

Ouray, CO $53,060

Paonia, CO $53,511

Paradox, CO $52,912

Placerville, CO $53,019

Redvale, CO $53,036

Ridgway, CO $53,052

Silverton, CO $52,963

Somerset, CO $53,673

Telluride, CO $53,078

Grand Junction, CO $53,544

Platteville, CO $53,531

Roggen, CO $52,979

Weldona, CO $52,570

Wiggins, CO $52,851

Fort Morgan, CO $52,591

Log Lane Village, CO $52,764

Akron, CO $52,210

Amherst, CO $52,043

Atwood, CO $52,393

Brush, CO $52,389

Crook, CO $52,244

Eckley, CO $52,080

Fleming, CO $52,344

Grover, CO $52,303

Haxtun, CO $52,334

Hereford, CO $51,969

Hillrose, CO $52,441

Holyoke, CO $52,175

Idalia, CO $51,914

Iliff, CO $52,381

Julesburg, CO $52,170

Lindon, CO $51,987

Merino, CO $52,439

New Raymer, CO $52,427

Otis, CO $52,257

Ovid, CO $52,189

Padroni, CO $52,249

Paoli, CO $52,334

Peetz, CO $52,234

Sedgwick, CO $52,208

Snyder, CO $52,400

Sterling, CO $52,483

Stoneham, CO $52,430

Vernon, CO $51,963

Woodrow, CO $52,095

Wray, CO $52,067

Yuma, CO $52,241

Anton, CO $52,000

Arapahoe, CO $51,590

Arriba, CO $51,777

Bethune, CO $51,854

Burlington, CO $51,805

Calhan, CO $52,625

Cascade, CO $53,058

Cheyenne Wells, CO $51,665

Cope, CO $51,975

Cripple Creek, CO $52,958

Divide, CO $52,986

Flagler, CO $51,830

Florissant, CO $52,943

Fountain, CO $52,620

Genoa, CO $51,812

Green Mountain Falls, CO $53,044

Guffey, CO $52,886

Hugo, CO $51,495

Joes, CO $52,027

Karval, CO $51,196

Kirk, CO $51,984

Kit Carson, CO $51,601

Limon, CO $52,125

Lake George, CO $53,023

Manitou Springs, CO $53,058

Matheson, CO $52,086

Peyton, CO $52,873

Ramah, CO $51,750

Rush, CO $51,873

Seibert, CO $51,808

Simla, CO $52,324

Stratton, CO $51,860

U S A F Academy, CO $53,054

Victor, CO $52,934

Vona, CO $51,839

Wild Horse, CO $51,501

Woodland Park, CO $53,014

Yoder, CO $52,073

Colorado Springs, CO $53,058

Clifton, CO $53,511

Fruita, CO $53,378

Gateway, CO $53,002

Glade Park, CO $53,185

Loma, CO $53,397

Mack, CO $53,255

Palisade, CO $53,414

Whitewater, CO $53,182

Glenwood Springs, CO $54,060

Dinosaur, CO $53,167

Aspen, CO $55,073

Snowmass Village, CO $55,071

Avon, CO $54,576

Basalt, CO $54,898

Carbondale, CO $54,693

Collbran, CO $53,361

Craig, CO $53,753

De Beque, CO $53,355

Eagle, CO $54,353

Edwards, CO $54,470

Parachute, CO $53,633

Battlement Mesa, CO $53,583

Gypsum, CO $54,083

Hamilton, CO $53,982

Hayden, CO $53,830

Maybell, CO $53,234

Meeker, CO $53,987

Meredith, CO $54,717

Mesa, CO $53,335

Minturn, CO $54,410

Molina, CO $53,303

New Castle, CO $53,874

Rangely, CO $53,384

Red Cliff, CO $54,403

Rifle, CO $53,740

Silt, CO $53,718

Slater, CO $53,497

Snowmass, CO $54,960

Wolcott, CO $54,386

Woody Creek, CO $55,069

Vail, CO $54,643

Pueblo, CO $51,447

Colorado City, CO $51,799

Aguilar, CO $52,025

Arlington, CO $51,109

Avondale, CO $51,585

Beulah, CO $51,803

Boncarbo, CO $52,051

Boone, CO $51,752

Branson, CO $51,625

Campo, CO $51,434

Cheraw, CO $51,533

Crowley, CO $51,643

Eads, CO $51,569

Fort Lyon, CO $51,512

Fowler, CO $51,660

Gardner, CO $52,166

Granada, CO $51,685

Hartman, CO $51,784

Hasty, CO $51,626

Haswell, CO $51,320

Hoehne, CO $51,967

Holly, CO $51,621

Kim, CO $51,572

La Junta, CO $51,605

Lamar, CO $51,763

Las Animas, CO $51,577

La Veta, CO $52,257

Mc Clave, CO $51,634

Manzanola, CO $51,565

Model, CO $51,644

Olney Springs, CO $51,477

Ordway, CO $51,221

Pritchett, CO $51,575

Rocky Ford, CO $51,491

Rye, CO $51,879

Sheridan Lake, CO $51,589

Springfield, CO $51,680

Sugar City, CO $51,084

Swink, CO $51,554

Trinchera, CO $51,744

Trinidad, CO $51,968

Two Buttes, CO $51,678

Vilas, CO $51,670

Walsenburg, CO $51,981

Walsh, CO $51,615

Weston, CO $52,149

Wiley, CO $51,586

Alamosa, CO $52,654

Antonito, CO $52,620

Arboles, CO $52,726

Arvada, CO $54,239

Aurora, CO $54,202

Bayfield, CO $52,875

Broomfield, CO $54,477

Commerce City, CO $54,111

Dupont, CO $54,215

Eldorado Springs, CO $55,506

Lafayette, CO $55,013

Louisville, CO $55,081

Westminster, CO $54,214

Wheat Ridge, CO $54,211

Agate, CO $52,291

Bennett, CO $53,650

Byers, CO $53,009

Castle Rock, CO $53,244

Deer Trail, CO $52,660

Elbert, CO $52,908

Elizabeth, CO $53,354

Englewood, CO $54,202

Franktown, CO $53,209

Kiowa, CO $52,970

Larkspur, CO $53,071

Littleton, CO $54,148

Lone Tree, CO $54,005

Louviers, CO $53,930

Monument, CO $53,019

Palmer Lake, CO $53,025

Parker, CO $53,807

Sedalia, CO $53,271

Strasburg, CO $53,479

Watkins, CO $53,881

Denver, CO $54,196

Thornton, CO $54,238

Boulder, CO $55,774

Golden, CO $54,207

Alma, CO $53,902

Bailey, CO $53,780

Black Hawk, CO $54,749

Bond, CO $54,380

Breckenridge, CO $54,017

Buffalo Creek, CO $53,594

Burns, CO $54,031

Central City, CO $54,441

Clark, CO $53,519

Climax, CO $54,079

Coalmont, CO $53,427

Como, CO $53,244

Conifer, CO $53,919

Cowdrey, CO $53,211

Dillon, CO $53,985

Dumont, CO $54,247

Evergreen, CO $54,113

Empire, CO $53,999

Fairplay, CO $53,294

Fraser, CO $54,060

Frisco, CO $54,318

Georgetown, CO $53,959

Granby, CO $53,916

Grand Lake, CO $53,886

Grant, CO $53,503

Hartsel, CO $53,010

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $53,844

Idaho Springs, CO $54,155

Idledale, CO $54,151

Indian Hills, CO $54,124

Jamestown, CO $55,684

Jefferson, CO $53,391

Kittredge, CO $54,129

Kremmling, CO $53,839

Leadville, CO $54,013

Mc Coy, CO $54,023

Morrison, CO $54,112

Nederland, CO $55,177

Oak Creek, CO $53,926

Parshall, CO $54,158

Phippsburg, CO $53,979

Pine, CO $53,658

Pinecliffe, CO $55,437

Rand, CO $53,430

Rollinsville, CO $54,920

Shawnee, CO $53,646

Silver Plume, CO $53,730

Steamboat Springs, CO $53,826

Tabernash, CO $54,186

Toponas, CO $53,959

Walden, CO $53,351

Ward, CO $55,032

Winter Park, CO $54,256

Yampa, CO $54,033

Silverthorne, CO $54,272

Longmont, CO $54,810

Allenspark, CO $54,561

Estes Park, CO $53,742

Bellvue, CO $53,054

Berthoud, CO $53,704

Dacono, CO $54,330

Drake, CO $53,073

Erie, CO $54,574

Firestone, CO $54,195

Fort Collins, CO $52,675

Frederick, CO $54,197

Blanca, CO $52,467

Capulin, CO $52,737

Center, CO $52,694

Chama, CO $52,287

Chimney Rock, CO $52,749

Chromo, CO $52,395

Conejos, CO $52,588

Creede, CO $52,864

Crestone, CO $52,492

Del Norte, CO $52,749

Fort Garland, CO $52,349

San Luis, CO $52,136

Homelake, CO $52,699

Hooper, CO $52,524

Ignacio, CO $52,647

Jaroso, CO $52,251

La Jara, CO $52,672

Manassa, CO $52,619

Moffat, CO $52,561

Monte Vista, CO $52,731

Mosca, CO $52,458

Pagosa Springs, CO $52,745

Romeo, CO $52,774

Saguache, CO $52,742

Sanford, CO $52,478

San Pablo, CO $52,209

South Fork, CO $52,801

Villa Grove, CO $52,631

Salida, CO $52,838

Almont, CO $54,198

Buena Vista, CO $54,116

Canon City, CO $52,603

Cimarron, CO $52,958

Coal Creek, CO $52,291

Coaldale, CO $52,709

Cotopaxi, CO $52,561

Crested Butte, CO $54,483

Florence, CO $52,208

Monarch, CO $52,949

Granite, CO $53,743

Gunnison, CO $52,999

Hillside, CO $52,541

Howard, CO $52,804

Lake City, CO $52,955

Nathrop, CO $52,997

Academic Program Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academic Program Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Academic Program Assistant positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Academic Program Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Academic Program Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$67,798	$33.0	25%
Internet	$65,086	$31.0	20%
Software & Networking	$65,086	$31.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$62,374	$30.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,662	$29.0	10%

Academic Program Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Program 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.

$48,959

Average $54,238/year

$60,623

$4,080

Average $4,520/month

$5,052

$942

Average $1,043/week

$1,166

$24

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,623	$5,052	$1,166	$29
Average	$54,238	$4,520	$1,043	$26
25th Percentile	$48,959	$4,080	$942	$24

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