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 $46,753 for beginners, reaching about $49,792 at mid-level, and approach $54,200 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 Iowa

How much does an Academic Program Assistant make in Iowa? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Program Assistant in Iowa is $50,873 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,314
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,922 to $56,862
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,414

10% $41,414

50% (Median) $50,873

90% $62,314

Academic Program Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,862	$4,738	$1,093	$27
Average	$50,873	$4,239	$978	$24
25th Percentile	$45,922	$3,827	$883	$22

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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): $46,753
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,131
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,792
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,786
Expert (over 8 years): $54,200

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Program Assistant	less than 1 year	$46,753
Early Career Level Academic Program Assistant	1-2 years	$47,131
Mid-Level Level Academic Program Assistant	2-4 years	$49,792
Senior-Level Level Academic Program Assistant	5-8 years	$52,786
Expert Level Academic Program Assistant	over 8 years	$54,200

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:

West Bend: $49,575
Melvin: $49,431
Milford: $49,641

West Bend, IA $49,575

Melvin, IA $49,431

Milford, IA $49,641

Ocheyedan, IA $49,519

Okoboji, IA $49,826

Royal, IA $49,585

Ruthven, IA $49,587

Spirit Lake, IA $49,780

Superior, IA $49,822

Terril, IA $49,548

Wallingford, IA $49,617

Webb, IA $49,538

Carroll, IA $49,628

Arcadia, IA $49,549

Arthur, IA $49,505

Aspinwall, IA $49,832

Auburn, IA $49,528

Breda, IA $49,541

Charter Oak, IA $49,526

Dedham, IA $49,634

Deloit, IA $49,582

Denison, IA $49,699

Glidden, IA $49,702

Halbur, IA $49,706

Ida Grove, IA $49,495

Irwin, IA $49,818

Kirkman, IA $49,781

Kiron, IA $49,513

Lake City, IA $49,573

Lake View, IA $49,584

Lanesboro, IA $49,777

Lidderdale, IA $49,644

Lohrville, IA $49,634

Manilla, IA $49,728

Manning, IA $49,695

Odebolt, IA $49,550

Ralston, IA $49,931

Ricketts, IA $49,679

Schleswig, IA $49,542

Scranton, IA $49,913

Templeton, IA $49,602

Vail, IA $49,562

Wall Lake, IA $49,564

Westside, IA $49,539

Council Bluffs, IA $50,517

Carter Lake, IA $50,517

Arion, IA $49,626

Avoca, IA $50,131

Blencoe, IA $49,515

Carson, IA $50,263

Crescent, IA $50,515

Defiance, IA $49,786

Dow City, IA $49,733

Dunlap, IA $49,760

Earling, IA $49,846

Elk Horn, IA $49,912

Elliott, IA $49,881

Emerson, IA $50,157

Glenwood, IA $50,376

Griswold, IA $49,981

Hancock, IA $50,200

Harlan, IA $49,986

Hastings, IA $50,202

Henderson, IA $50,237

Honey Creek, IA $50,491

Kimballton, IA $49,850

Lewis, IA $49,932

Little Sioux, IA $49,763

Logan, IA $50,259

Mc Clelland, IA $50,445

Macedonia, IA $50,298

Magnolia, IA $50,217

Malvern, IA $50,235

Marne, IA $49,901

Minden, IA $50,336

Mineola, IA $50,452

Missouri Valley, IA $50,356

Modale, IA $50,234

Mondamin, IA $50,036

Moorhead, IA $49,566

Van Meter, IA $51,622

Van Wert, IA $50,113

Waukee, IA $51,777

Weldon, IA $50,185

West Des Moines, IA $52,019

What Cheer, IA $49,869

Whitten, IA $49,943

Williams, IA $49,662

Williamson, IA $50,710

Winterset, IA $51,170

Wiota, IA $49,766

Woodburn, IA $50,834

Woodward, IA $51,341

Yale, IA $50,469

Zearing, IA $50,123

Des Moines, IA $52,139

Urbandale, IA $52,043

Windsor Heights, IA $52,115

Clive, IA $51,937

Pleasant Hill, IA $52,046

Mason City, IA $49,699

Alexander, IA $49,528

Belmond, IA $49,598

Britt, IA $49,570

Buffalo Center, IA $49,626

Carpenter, IA $50,124

Chapin, IA $49,785

Clear Lake, IA $49,647

Corwith, IA $49,507

Coulter, IA $49,780

Crystal Lake, IA $49,781

Dougherty, IA $49,482

Fertile, IA $49,611

Floyd, IA $49,720

Forest City, IA $49,616

Garner, IA $49,595

Goodell, IA $49,509

Grafton, IA $49,618

Hampton, IA $49,646

Hanlontown, IA $49,550

Joice, IA $49,587

Kanawha, IA $49,528

Kensett, IA $49,548

Klemme, IA $49,552

Lake Mills, IA $49,720

Lakota, IA $49,588

Latimer, IA $49,585

Leland, IA $49,611

Sioux Center, IA $49,301

Neola, IA $50,381

Oakland, IA $50,242

Mount Ayr, IA $49,542

Nodaway, IA $49,626

Orient, IA $50,066

Prescott, IA $49,619

Redding, IA $49,435

Shannon City, IA $49,845

Sharpsburg, IA $49,428

Tingley, IA $49,836

Villisca, IA $49,767

Akron, IA $48,722

Alta, IA $49,600

Alton, IA $49,293

Anthon, IA $48,720

Aurelia, IA $49,477

Battle Creek, IA $49,380

Bronson, IA $48,382

Brunsville, IA $48,669

Calumet, IA $49,717

Castana, IA $49,335

Chatsworth, IA $48,847

Cherokee, IA $49,414

Cleghorn, IA $49,215

Climbing Hill, IA $48,559

Correctionville, IA $48,837

Cushing, IA $49,191

Danbury, IA $49,292

Galva, IA $49,438

Granville, IA $49,284

Hawarden, IA $49,181

Hinton, IA $48,358

Holstein, IA $49,325

Hornick, IA $48,778

Ireton, IA $49,104

Kingsley, IA $48,629

Larrabee, IA $49,426

Lawton, IA $48,337

Le Mars, IA $48,694

Linn Grove, IA $49,534

Mapleton, IA $49,428

Marcus, IA $49,151

Maurice, IA $49,147

Meriden, IA $49,323

Merrill, IA $48,457

Moville, IA $48,524

Onawa, IA $49,442

Orange City, IA $49,369

Oto, IA $48,906

Oyens, IA $48,812

Paullina, IA $49,413

Peterson, IA $49,535

Pierson, IA $48,797

Quimby, IA $49,188

Remsen, IA $48,883

Rodney, IA $49,020

Salix, IA $48,438

Schaller, IA $49,552

Sergeant Bluff, IA $48,285

Sloan, IA $48,695

Smithland, IA $48,960

Sutherland, IA $49,556

Ute, IA $49,532

Washta, IA $49,090

Westfield, IA $48,475

Whiting, IA $48,956

Sioux City, IA $48,226

Sheldon, IA $49,390

Alvord, IA $48,759

Archer, IA $49,405

Ashton, IA $49,306

Boyden, IA $49,236

Doon, IA $48,885

George, IA $49,197

Hospers, IA $49,386

Hull, IA $49,204

Inwood, IA $48,699

Larchwood, IA $48,579

Lester, IA $48,713

Little Rock, IA $49,271

Matlock, IA $49,397

Primghar, IA $49,553

Rock Rapids, IA $48,897

Rock Valley, IA $48,867

Sanborn, IA $49,468

Sibley, IA $49,441

Spencer, IA $49,684

Massena, IA $49,691

Gifford, IA $49,825

Lenox, IA $49,590

Ackworth, IA $51,584

Adair, IA $49,896

Adel, IA $51,438

Albion, IA $49,871

Alden, IA $49,676

Alleman, IA $51,719

Allerton, IA $49,716

Altoona, IA $51,954

Ames, IA $51,101

Anita, IA $49,697

Ankeny, IA $51,921

Atlantic, IA $49,966

Audubon, IA $49,705

Bagley, IA $50,216

Barnes City, IA $49,828

Baxter, IA $51,202

Bayard, IA $50,073

Beaver, IA $50,610

Berwick, IA $52,046

Bevington, IA $51,598

Blairsburg, IA $49,591

Bondurant, IA $51,815

Boone, IA $50,874

Booneville, IA $51,706

Bouton, IA $51,263

Boxholm, IA $50,384

Bradford, IA $49,842

Brayton, IA $49,775

Buckeye, IA $49,717

Bussey, IA $50,353

Cambridge, IA $51,466

Carlisle, IA $51,882

Casey, IA $50,123

Chariton, IA $50,486

Churdan, IA $49,826

Clemons, IA $49,944

Clio, IA $49,657

Colfax, IA $51,483

Collins, IA $51,253

Colo, IA $50,697

Columbia, IA $50,846

Coon Rapids, IA $49,835

Cooper, IA $50,383

Corydon, IA $49,897

Cumming, IA $51,840

Melcher Dallas, IA $51,101

Dallas Center, IA $51,589

Dana, IA $50,190

Davis City, IA $49,594

Dawson, IA $50,922

Decatur, IA $49,724

Derby, IA $50,301

De Soto, IA $51,447

Dexter, IA $50,978

Dows, IA $49,545

Earlham, IA $51,223

Elkhart, IA $51,720

Ellston, IA $49,951

Ellsworth, IA $50,046

Exira, IA $49,731

Ferguson, IA $50,185

Galt, IA $49,498

Garden City, IA $50,197

Garden Grove, IA $49,989

Gibson, IA $49,873

Gilbert, IA $50,867

Gilman, IA $50,011

Grand Junction, IA $50,371

Grand River, IA $49,930

Granger, IA $51,686

Gray, IA $49,809

Grimes, IA $51,840

Grinnell, IA $50,136

Guthrie Center, IA $50,105

Hamilton, IA $50,405

Pacific Junction, IA $50,368

Hamlin, IA $49,657

Little Cedar, IA $50,058

Mc Intire, IA $50,400

Manly, IA $49,591

Meservey, IA $49,524

Nora Springs, IA $49,667

Northwood, IA $49,872

Orchard, IA $49,693

Osage, IA $49,748

Plymouth, IA $49,571

Rake, IA $49,784

Riceville, IA $50,092

Rock Falls, IA $49,668

Rockford, IA $49,616

Rockwell, IA $49,582

Rowan, IA $49,514

Rudd, IA $49,679

Saint Ansgar, IA $50,006

Scarville, IA $49,680

Sheffield, IA $49,565

Stacyville, IA $50,293

Swaledale, IA $49,548

Thompson, IA $49,623

Thornton, IA $49,532

Titonka, IA $49,553

Toeterville, IA $50,190

Ventura, IA $49,579

Wesley, IA $49,525

Woden, IA $49,522

Fort Dodge, IA $49,771

Albert City, IA $49,577

Algona, IA $49,644

Armstrong, IA $49,616

Ayrshire, IA $49,540

Badger, IA $49,592

Bancroft, IA $49,575

Barnum, IA $49,542

Bode, IA $49,549

Bradgate, IA $49,520

Burnside, IA $50,047

Burt, IA $49,541

Callender, IA $49,756

Clare, IA $49,529

Clarion, IA $49,584

Curlew, IA $49,505

Cylinder, IA $49,501

Dakota City, IA $49,847

Dayton, IA $50,134

Dolliver, IA $49,615

Duncombe, IA $49,757

Eagle Grove, IA $49,616

Early, IA $49,555

Emmetsburg, IA $49,624

Farnhamville, IA $49,769

Fenton, IA $49,535

Fonda, IA $49,547

Gilmore City, IA $49,538

Goldfield, IA $49,549

Gowrie, IA $49,911

Harcourt, IA $50,056

Hardy, IA $49,502

Havelock, IA $49,522

Humboldt, IA $49,633

Jolley, IA $49,483

Knierim, IA $49,677

Laurens, IA $49,607

Ledyard, IA $49,646

Lehigh, IA $49,944

Livermore, IA $49,551

Lone Rock, IA $49,526

Lu Verne, IA $49,510

Lytton, IA $49,538

Mallard, IA $49,540

Manson, IA $49,591

Marathon, IA $49,568

Moorland, IA $49,599

Nemaha, IA $49,519

Newell, IA $49,582

Otho, IA $49,865

Ottosen, IA $49,506

Palmer, IA $49,517

Plover, IA $49,700

Pocahontas, IA $49,600

Pomeroy, IA $49,558

Rembrandt, IA $49,566

Renwick, IA $49,532

Ringsted, IA $49,548

Rockwell City, IA $49,574

Rolfe, IA $49,543

Rutland, IA $49,532

Sac City, IA $49,586

Sioux Rapids, IA $49,596

Somers, IA $49,533

Storm Lake, IA $49,691

Swea City, IA $49,630

Thor, IA $49,534

Truesdale, IA $49,795

Varina, IA $49,776

Vincent, IA $49,527

Webster City, IA $49,890

Luana, IA $49,556

Mc Gregor, IA $49,636

Marquette, IA $49,791

Monona, IA $49,633

New Albin, IA $49,896

Ossian, IA $49,581

Postville, IA $49,618

Protivin, IA $49,739

Randalia, IA $49,558

Ridgeway, IA $49,619

Saint Lucas, IA $49,796

Spillville, IA $49,824

Wadena, IA $49,595

Waterville, IA $49,663

Waucoma, IA $49,570

Waukon, IA $49,744

West Union, IA $49,642

Ainsworth, IA $49,825

Alburnett, IA $50,639

Amana, IA $50,574

Anamosa, IA $50,394

Atkins, IA $50,673

Baldwin, IA $49,777

Belle Plaine, IA $50,028

Blairstown, IA $50,305

Brandon, IA $49,809

Brooklyn, IA $49,963

Center Junction, IA $50,078

Center Point, IA $50,483

Central City, IA $50,533

Chelsea, IA $49,846

Clarence, IA $49,953

Clutier, IA $49,812

Coggon, IA $50,305

Prairieburg, IA $50,380

Conroy, IA $50,393

Guernsey, IA $49,990

Deep River, IA $49,936

Delhi, IA $49,979

Dysart, IA $49,754

Elberon, IA $49,831

Ely, IA $50,806

Fairfax, IA $50,779

Garrison, IA $49,880

Harper, IA $49,911

Hartford, IA $51,718

Harvey, IA $50,543

Haverhill, IA $50,145

Hubbard, IA $49,890

Humeston, IA $50,083

Huxley, IA $51,498

Indianola, IA $51,627

Iowa Falls, IA $49,764

Ira, IA $51,335

Jamaica, IA $50,458

Jefferson, IA $50,247

Jewell, IA $50,155

Johnston, IA $51,946

Kamrar, IA $49,899

Kellerton, IA $49,658

Kelley, IA $51,342

Kellogg, IA $50,345

Keswick, IA $49,929

Killduff, IA $50,914

Knoxville, IA $51,032

Hartwick, IA $49,929

Mount Pleasant, IA $49,735

Rome, IA $49,624

Mount Union, IA $49,668

New London, IA $49,730

Oakville, IA $49,737

Olds, IA $49,947

Pilot Grove, IA $49,791

Salem, IA $49,635

Sperry, IA $49,739

Stockport, IA $49,590

Swedesburg, IA $49,775

Wapello, IA $49,832

Wayland, IA $49,729

West Burlington, IA $49,851

West Point, IA $49,637

Saint Paul, IA $49,792

Wever, IA $49,651

Winfield, IA $49,754

Yarmouth, IA $49,672

Andover, IA $49,846

Atalissa, IA $49,948

Bennett, IA $49,966

Bettendorf, IA $50,009

Blue Grass, IA $50,057

Bryant, IA $49,831

Buffalo, IA $50,042

Calamus, IA $49,979

Camanche, IA $49,921

Charlotte, IA $49,870

Clinton, IA $49,876

Columbus City, IA $50,073

Columbus Junction, IA $49,831

Conesville, IA $49,859

De Witt, IA $49,945

Dixon, IA $50,023

Donahue, IA $50,048

Durant, IA $50,004

Eldridge, IA $50,094

Fruitland, IA $49,898

Goose Lake, IA $49,855

Grand Mound, IA $49,961

Grandview, IA $49,864

Le Claire, IA $49,971

Letts, IA $49,840

Lone Tree, IA $49,961

Long Grove, IA $50,024

Low Moor, IA $49,916

Mc Causland, IA $49,974

Montpelier, IA $50,021

Moscow, IA $49,953

Muscatine, IA $49,934

New Liberty, IA $49,991

Nichols, IA $49,882

Pleasant Valley, IA $49,959

Princeton, IA $49,968

Stockton, IA $50,035

Teeds Grove, IA $49,828

Tipton, IA $49,987

Walcott, IA $50,093

Welton, IA $49,915

West Liberty, IA $49,947

Wheatland, IA $49,947

Wilton, IA $49,971

Davenport, IA $50,453

Hiawatha, IA $50,841

Hills, IA $50,182

Homestead, IA $50,509

Hopkinton, IA $50,193

Iowa City, IA $50,261

Coralville, IA $50,471

Kalona, IA $50,153

Keota, IA $49,928

Keystone, IA $50,010

Ladora, IA $50,145

Langworthy, IA $50,231

Lisbon, IA $50,524

Lost Nation, IA $49,905

Lowden, IA $49,947

Luzerne, IA $50,159

Marengo, IA $50,297

Marion, IA $50,775

Martelle, IA $50,538

Mechanicsville, IA $50,325

Middle Amana, IA $50,557

Millersburg, IA $50,343

Monmouth, IA $49,789

Monticello, IA $50,166

Morley, IA $50,364

Mount Auburn, IA $49,805

Mount Vernon, IA $50,700

Newhall, IA $50,524

North English, IA $50,111

North Liberty, IA $50,625

Norway, IA $50,639

Oakdale, IA $50,478

Olin, IA $50,178

Onslow, IA $49,864

Oxford, IA $50,498

Oxford Junction, IA $49,880

Palo, IA $50,726

Parnell, IA $50,332

Quasqueton, IA $49,928

Riverside, IA $50,032

Robins, IA $50,808

Rowley, IA $49,903

Ryan, IA $50,165

Shellsburg, IA $50,559

Solon, IA $50,599

South Amana, IA $50,450

South English, IA $50,028

Springville, IA $50,638

Stanwood, IA $50,104

Swisher, IA $50,714

Tama, IA $49,911

Morning Sun, IA $49,758

Lacona, IA $51,127

Lamoni, IA $49,620

Laurel, IA $50,213

Le Grand, IA $50,132

Leighton, IA $50,326

Leon, IA $49,901

Liberty Center, IA $51,240

Linden, IA $50,986

Lineville, IA $49,588

Liscomb, IA $49,844

Lorimor, IA $50,484

Lovilia, IA $50,317

Lucas, IA $50,910

Luther, IA $51,194

Lynnville, IA $50,362

Mc Callsburg, IA $50,176

Macksburg, IA $50,393

Madrid, IA $51,383

Malcom, IA $49,834

Marshalltown, IA $50,007

Martensdale, IA $51,684

Maxwell, IA $51,485

Melbourne, IA $50,503

Menlo, IA $50,281

Millerton, IA $50,199

Milo, IA $51,406

Minburn, IA $51,328

Mingo, IA $51,433

Mitchellville, IA $51,740

Monroe, IA $51,289

Montezuma, IA $49,953

Montour, IA $49,867

Murray, IA $50,382

Nevada, IA $51,048

New Providence, IA $49,828

New Sharon, IA $50,105

Newton, IA $51,100

New Virginia, IA $51,232

Norwalk, IA $51,915

Ogden, IA $50,546

Osceola, IA $50,560

Otley, IA $51,138

Panora, IA $50,563

Paton, IA $50,056

Patterson, IA $51,471

Pella, IA $50,643

Perry, IA $51,075

Peru, IA $51,074

Pilot Mound, IA $50,283

Pleasantville, IA $51,422

Polk City, IA $51,715

Popejoy, IA $49,759

Prairie City, IA $51,556

Prole, IA $51,663

Radcliffe, IA $49,951

Randall, IA $50,421

Reasnor, IA $51,008

Redfield, IA $51,087

Rhodes, IA $51,110

Rippey, IA $50,458

Roland, IA $50,367

Runnells, IA $51,798

Russell, IA $50,214

Saint Anthony, IA $49,986

Saint Charles, IA $51,445

Saint Marys, IA $51,517

Searsboro, IA $50,143

Sheldahl, IA $51,537

Slater, IA $51,588

Stanhope, IA $50,180

State Center, IA $50,234

Story City, IA $50,404

Stratford, IA $50,190

Stuart, IA $50,496

Sully, IA $50,509

Swan, IA $51,613

Thayer, IA $50,190

Thornburg, IA $50,093

Tracy, IA $50,413

Truro, IA $51,099

Union, IA $49,822

Whittemore, IA $49,565

Woolstock, IA $49,540

Ackley, IA $49,650

Allison, IA $49,548

Alta Vista, IA $49,704

Aplington, IA $49,553

Aredale, IA $49,521

Arlington, IA $49,635

Aurora, IA $49,700

Austinville, IA $49,552

Beaman, IA $49,727

Bristow, IA $49,542

Buckingham, IA $49,648

Cedar Falls, IA $49,523

Charles City, IA $49,752

Clarksville, IA $49,547

Colwell, IA $49,920

Conrad, IA $49,729

Denver, IA $49,578

Dewar, IA $49,643

Dike, IA $49,570

Dumont, IA $49,578

Dunkerton, IA $49,624

Eldora, IA $49,806

Elma, IA $49,653

Fairbank, IA $49,621

Fredericksburg, IA $49,578

Frederika, IA $49,534

Garwin, IA $49,852

Geneva, IA $49,557

Gilbertville, IA $49,660

Gladbrook, IA $49,713

Greene, IA $49,560

Grundy Center, IA $49,625

Hazleton, IA $49,669

Holland, IA $49,564

Hudson, IA $49,630

Independence, IA $49,737

Ionia, IA $49,562

Janesville, IA $49,549

Jesup, IA $49,661

Kesley, IA $49,550

Lamont, IA $49,717

La Porte City, IA $49,674

Lincoln, IA $49,669

Marble Rock, IA $49,564

Masonville, IA $50,027

Maynard, IA $49,624

Morrison, IA $49,598

Nashua, IA $49,529

New Hampton, IA $49,734

New Hartford, IA $49,551

North Washington, IA $49,745

Oelwein, IA $49,636

Oran, IA $49,610

Toddville, IA $50,733

Toledo, IA $49,817

Troy Mills, IA $50,279

Urbana, IA $50,225

Van Horne, IA $50,274

Victor, IA $50,049

Vining, IA $50,017

Vinton, IA $50,116

Viola, IA $50,645

Walford, IA $50,702

Walker, IA $50,197

Washington, IA $49,913

Watkins, IA $50,508

Webster, IA $49,946

Wellman, IA $50,079

West Branch, IA $50,157

West Chester, IA $49,920

Williamsburg, IA $50,342

Wyoming, IA $49,905

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,863

Ottumwa, IA $49,750

Agency, IA $49,701

Albia, IA $50,046

Batavia, IA $49,618

Beacon, IA $50,301

Birmingham, IA $49,614

Blakesburg, IA $49,685

Bloomfield, IA $49,606

West Grove, IA $49,557

Brighton, IA $49,711

Cantril, IA $49,553

Cedar, IA $49,805

Centerville, IA $49,645

Chillicothe, IA $49,936

Cincinnati, IA $49,551

Delta, IA $49,735

Douds, IA $49,592

Drakesville, IA $49,591

Eddyville, IA $49,959

Eldon, IA $49,663

Exline, IA $49,556

Fairfield, IA $49,726

Floris, IA $49,602

Fremont, IA $49,783

Hayesville, IA $49,926

Hedrick, IA $49,624

Keosauqua, IA $49,612

Kirkville, IA $49,862

Libertyville, IA $49,645

Martinsburg, IA $49,835

Melrose, IA $50,106

Milton, IA $49,588

Moravia, IA $49,795

Moulton, IA $49,553

Mount Sterling, IA $49,501

Mystic, IA $49,809

Ollie, IA $49,747

Oskaloosa, IA $50,179

Packwood, IA $49,619

Plano, IA $49,811

Promise City, IA $49,864

Pulaski, IA $49,590

Richland, IA $49,763

Rose Hill, IA $49,798

Selma, IA $49,579

Seymour, IA $49,649

Sigourney, IA $49,887

Udell, IA $49,527

Unionville, IA $49,544

University Park, IA $50,261

Burlington, IA $49,871

Argyle, IA $49,586

Bonaparte, IA $49,602

Crawfordsville, IA $49,749

Danville, IA $49,703

Denmark, IA $49,818

Donnellson, IA $49,629

Farmington, IA $49,590

Fort Madison, IA $49,771

Hillsboro, IA $49,582

Houghton, IA $49,810

Keokuk, IA $49,767

Lockridge, IA $49,627

Mediapolis, IA $49,799

Middletown, IA $49,659

Montrose, IA $49,666

Lime Springs, IA $50,089

Panama, IA $50,052

Persia, IA $50,246

Pisgah, IA $49,887

Portsmouth, IA $50,145

Red Oak, IA $50,017

Shelby, IA $50,200

Silver City, IA $50,393

Soldier, IA $49,541

Stanton, IA $49,847

Treynor, IA $50,419

Underwood, IA $50,479

Walnut, IA $50,017

Westphalia, IA $50,000

Woodbine, IA $50,107

Shenandoah, IA $49,901

Blanchard, IA $49,608

Braddyville, IA $49,523

Clarinda, IA $49,730

Coin, IA $49,671

College Springs, IA $49,775

Essex, IA $49,853

Farragut, IA $49,830

Hamburg, IA $49,754

Imogene, IA $50,014

New Market, IA $49,595

Northboro, IA $49,663

Percival, IA $49,949

Randolph, IA $50,040

Riverton, IA $49,797

Shambaugh, IA $49,848

Sidney, IA $49,981

Tabor, IA $50,142

Thurman, IA $50,096

Yorktown, IA $49,901

Dubuque, IA $49,912

Tiffin, IA $50,509

Andrew, IA $50,055

Bellevue, IA $49,814

Bernard, IA $49,753

Cascade, IA $49,925

Colesburg, IA $49,696

Delaware, IA $50,087

Delmar, IA $49,887

Dundee, IA $49,743

Durango, IA $49,730

Dyersville, IA $49,933

Earlville, IA $49,878

Edgewood, IA $49,725

Elkader, IA $49,596

Elkport, IA $49,601

Epworth, IA $49,848

Farley, IA $49,878

Farmersburg, IA $49,560

Garber, IA $49,601

Garnavillo, IA $49,609

Greeley, IA $49,744

Guttenberg, IA $49,671

Holy Cross, IA $49,696

La Motte, IA $49,762

Luxemburg, IA $49,935

Manchester, IA $49,944

Maquoketa, IA $49,867

Miles, IA $49,777

New Vienna, IA $49,740

North Buena Vista, IA $49,682

Peosta, IA $49,838

Preston, IA $49,831

Sabula, IA $49,816

Saint Donatus, IA $49,918

Saint Olaf, IA $49,534

Sherrill, IA $49,666

Spragueville, IA $49,754

Springbrook, IA $49,928

Strawberry Point, IA $49,686

Volga, IA $49,599

Worthington, IA $49,909

Zwingle, IA $49,718

Decorah, IA $49,846

Calmar, IA $49,597

Castalia, IA $49,528

Chester, IA $50,407

Clermont, IA $49,599

Cresco, IA $49,854

Dorchester, IA $49,863

Elgin, IA $49,589

Fayette, IA $49,642

Fort Atkinson, IA $49,583

Harpers Ferry, IA $49,657

Hawkeye, IA $49,569

Highlandville, IA $49,990

Lansing, IA $49,806

Lawler, IA $49,595

Parkersburg, IA $49,556

Plainfield, IA $49,542

Raymond, IA $49,660

Readlyn, IA $49,593

Reinbeck, IA $49,603

Shell Rock, IA $49,551

Stanley, IA $49,676

Steamboat Rock, IA $49,722

Stout, IA $49,558

Sumner, IA $49,547

Traer, IA $49,697

Tripoli, IA $49,554

Waverly, IA $49,552

Wellsburg, IA $49,632

Westgate, IA $49,606

Winthrop, IA $49,867

Waterloo, IA $49,683

Evansdale, IA $49,669

Creston, IA $50,023

Afton, IA $50,166

Arispe, IA $50,167

Bedford, IA $49,463

Benton, IA $49,430

Blockton, IA $49,397

Bridgewater, IA $49,603

Carbon, IA $49,828

Clearfield, IA $49,467

Corning, IA $49,657

Cromwell, IA $50,031

Cumberland, IA $49,778

Diagonal, IA $49,605

Fontanelle, IA $49,878

Grant, IA $50,040

Gravity, IA $49,509

Greenfield, IA $50,212

Arnolds Park, IA $49,851

Dickens, IA $49,539

Estherville, IA $49,693

Everly, IA $49,566

Fostoria, IA $49,820

Gillett Grove, IA $49,709

Graettinger, IA $49,576

Greenville, IA $49,557

Gruver, IA $49,671

Harris, IA $49,575

Hartley, IA $49,576

Lake Park, IA $49,643

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	$63,592	$31.0	25%
Internet	$61,048	$29.0	20%
Software & Networking	$61,048	$29.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$58,504	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,961	$27.0	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.

$45,922

Average $50,873/year

$56,862

$3,827

Average $4,239/month

$4,738

$883

Average $978/week

$1,093

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,862	$4,738	$1,093	$27
Average	$50,873	$4,239	$978	$24
25th Percentile	$45,922	$3,827	$883	$22

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