What are the main factors that influence an Academic Programs Administrator'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 Programs Administrator?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Academic Programs Administrator roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academic Programs Administrator's salary?

An Academic Programs Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,308 for beginners, reaching about $97,667 at mid-level, and approach $138,627 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Programs Administrator?

Academic Programs Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Programs Administrator roles are District of Columbia $112,328, California $111,902, Massachusetts $110,410. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Programs Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Academic Programs Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Academic Programs Manager: $149,318; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,399; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,279; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,549; Academic Programs Officer: $76,122.

Academic Programs Administrator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Academic Programs Administrator make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Administrator in Vermont is $99,575 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,068
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,476 to $108,732
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,281

10% $80,281

50% (Median) $99,575

90% $117,068

Academic Programs Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,732	$9,061	$2,091	$52
Average	$99,575	$8,298	$1,915	$48
25th Percentile	$89,476	$7,456	$1,721	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Programs Administrator Salaries

An Academic Programs Administrator'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 Programs Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Programs Administrator'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): $64,308
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,496
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,667
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,595
Expert (over 8 years): $138,627

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Program Management Office Analyst I	less than 1 year	$64,308
Program Management Office Analyst II	1-2 years	$87,496
Academic Programs Administrator	2-4 years	$97,667
Program Management Office Analyst IV	5-8 years	$121,595
Program Management Office Analyst V	over 8 years	$138,627

How Do Academic Programs Administrator 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 Programs Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $112,328.
California: $111,902.
Massachusetts: $110,410.

District of Columbia $112,328 California $111,902 Massachusetts $110,410 Washington $110,004 New Jersey $109,964 Alaska $109,822 Connecticut $108,422 New York $107,854

Hawaii $106,038 Rhode Island $105,185 Maryland $104,607 Minnesota $103,816 Colorado $103,511 Illinois $103,410 Oregon $103,025 Delaware $102,740

New Hampshire $102,562 Virginia $102,162 Pennsylvania $100,995 Nevada $100,407 North Dakota $100,214 Michigan $99,910 Wisconsin $99,798 Vermont $99,575

Texas $98,956 Maine $98,916 Arizona $98,855 Ohio $98,784 Georgia $97,850 Indiana $97,384 Wyoming $97,292 Utah $97,150

Iowa $97,090 Kansas $96,603 Louisiana $96,461 North Carolina $96,410 Missouri $96,390 Florida $95,994 Montana $95,781 Nebraska $95,578

Kentucky $95,466 South Carolina $95,061 Tennessee $94,807 Idaho $94,705 New Mexico $93,965 Oklahoma $93,803 Alabama $93,204 South Dakota $92,200

Arkansas $91,652 West Virginia $91,358 Mississippi $90,475

Top Paying Cities for Academic Programs Administrator

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: $101,924
Barre: $102,077
Cabot: $101,853

Adamant, VT $101,924

Barre, VT $102,077

Cabot, VT $101,853

Calais, VT $101,942

East Barre, VT $101,922

East Calais, VT $101,924

East Montpelier, VT $101,992

Eden, VT $101,857

Eden Mills, VT $101,764

Graniteville, VT $102,071

Hyde Park, VT $102,007

Johnson, VT $102,136

Lake Elmore, VT $101,893

Marshfield, VT $101,870

Moretown, VT $102,143

Morrisville, VT $102,131

Moscow, VT $102,182

Northfield, VT $102,018

Northfield Falls, VT $102,495

North Hyde Park, VT $102,000

North Montpelier, VT $101,897

Plainfield, VT $101,883

Roxbury, VT $101,711

South Barre, VT $102,196

Waterbury, VT $102,172

Stowe, VT $102,187

Waitsfield, VT $102,130

Warren, VT $101,939

Washington, VT $101,740

Waterbury Center, VT $102,169

Websterville, VT $102,055

Williamstown, VT $101,936

Wolcott, VT $101,880

Woodbury, VT $101,780

Worcester, VT $101,881

Rutland, VT $101,878

Belmont, VT $101,564

Benson, VT $101,563

Bomoseen, VT $101,723

Brandon, VT $101,798

Bridport, VT $101,809

Castleton, VT $101,742

Center Rutland, VT $101,812

Chittenden, VT $101,578

Cuttingsville, VT $101,542

Danby, VT $101,716

East Middlebury, VT $101,865

East Poultney, VT $101,727

East Wallingford, VT $101,616

Fair Haven, VT $101,653

Florence, VT $101,617

Forest Dale, VT $101,802

Gaysville, VT $101,156

Granville, VT $101,634

Hancock, VT $101,617

Hydeville, VT $101,735

Killington, VT $101,606

Middlebury, VT $102,022

Middletown Springs, VT $101,672

Mount Holly, VT $101,578

North Clarendon, VT $101,727

Orwell, VT $101,716

Pawlet, VT $101,752

Pittsfield, VT $101,665

Pittsford, VT $101,762

Poultney, VT $101,743

Proctor, VT $101,856

Ripton, VT $101,738

Rochester, VT $101,685

Rupert, VT $101,675

Salisbury, VT $101,838

Shoreham, VT $101,751

Stockbridge, VT $101,571

Wallingford, VT $101,625

Wells, VT $101,756

West Pawlet, VT $101,791

West Rupert, VT $101,767

West Rutland, VT $101,705

Whiting, VT $101,755

Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,865

Albany, VT $101,806

Barnet, VT $101,756

Barton, VT $101,795

Beebe Plain, VT $101,825

Concord, VT $101,660

Coventry, VT $101,944

Craftsbury, VT $101,835

Craftsbury Common, VT $101,841

Danville, VT $101,779

Derby, VT $101,825

Derby Line, VT $101,749

East Burke, VT $101,746

East Charleston, VT $101,756

East Hardwick, VT $101,811

East Haven, VT $101,524

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,863

Glover, VT $101,764

Granby, VT $101,399

Greensboro, VT $101,730

Greensboro Bend, VT $101,795

Hardwick, VT $101,908

Irasburg, VT $101,770

Island Pond, VT $101,603

Lowell, VT $101,735

Lower Waterford, VT $101,852

Lyndon, VT $101,833

Lyndon Center, VT $101,948

Lyndonville, VT $101,838

Morgan, VT $101,654

Newport, VT $101,886

Newport Center, VT $101,756

North Concord, VT $101,491

North Troy, VT $101,771

Orleans, VT $101,732

Passumpsic, VT $101,871

Peacham, VT $101,666

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $101,874

Sheffield, VT $101,693

Sutton, VT $101,685

Troy, VT $101,781

West Burke, VT $101,753

West Charleston, VT $101,706

West Danville, VT $101,785

Westfield, VT $101,704

West Glover, VT $101,774

Averill, VT $101,181

Beecher Falls, VT $101,838

Canaan, VT $101,584

Gilman, VT $102,031

Guildhall, VT $101,450

Lunenburg, VT $101,671

Norton, VT $101,384

North Bennington, VT $102,516

North Pownal, VT $102,723

Pownal, VT $102,781

White River Junction, VT $101,852

Ascutney, VT $101,899

Barnard, VT $101,620

Bethel, VT $101,683

Bradford, VT $101,790

Bridgewater, VT $101,725

Bridgewater Corners, VT $101,523

Brookfield, VT $101,783

Brownsville, VT $101,727

Chelsea, VT $101,724

Corinth, VT $101,696

East Corinth, VT $101,739

East Randolph, VT $101,758

East Ryegate, VT $101,670

East Thetford, VT $101,796

Fairlee, VT $101,686

Groton, VT $101,714

Hartford, VT $102,117

Hartland, VT $101,759

Hartland Four Corners, VT $101,755

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $102,017

Newbury, VT $101,702

North Hartland, VT $101,831

North Pomfret, VT $101,657

North Thetford, VT $101,794

Norwich, VT $101,774

Plymouth, VT $101,450

Post Mills, VT $101,772

Quechee, VT $101,877

Randolph, VT $101,859

Randolph Center, VT $101,807

Reading, VT $101,534

Sharon, VT $101,681

South Pomfret, VT $101,584

South Royalton, VT $101,711

South Ryegate, VT $101,731

South Strafford, VT $101,706

South Woodstock, VT $101,560

Strafford, VT $101,617

Taftsville, VT $101,885

Thetford, VT $101,796

Thetford Center, VT $101,689

Topsham, VT $101,659

Tunbridge, VT $101,678

Vershire, VT $101,631

Wells River, VT $101,738

West Fairlee, VT $101,925

West Hartford, VT $101,659

West Newbury, VT $101,699

West Topsham, VT $101,740

Wilder, VT $102,122

Windsor, VT $101,801

Woodstock, VT $101,676

Bellows Falls, VT $102,048

Cambridgeport, VT $101,931

Cavendish, VT $101,592

Chester, VT $101,693

Chester Depot, VT $101,657

Grafton, VT $101,616

Londonderry, VT $101,799

Ludlow, VT $101,645

North Springfield, VT $102,000

Perkinsville, VT $101,723

Peru, VT $101,692

Proctorsville, VT $101,609

Saxtons River, VT $102,026

South Londonderry, VT $101,862

Springfield, VT $101,950

Westminster, VT $102,047

Westminster Station, VT $102,054

Weston, VT $101,588

Shaftsbury, VT $102,394

Brattleboro, VT $102,255

Bondville, VT $101,832

East Dover, VT $102,039

Jacksonville, VT $102,296

Jamaica, VT $101,834

Marlboro, VT $102,762

Newfane, VT $101,972

Putney, VT $101,951

Readsboro, VT $102,774

South Newfane, VT $102,008

Stamford, VT $102,700

Townshend, VT $101,880

Vernon, VT $102,568

Wardsboro, VT $101,954

West Dover, VT $102,122

West Dummerston, VT $101,998

West Halifax, VT $102,155

West Townshend, VT $101,743

West Wardsboro, VT $101,745

Whitingham, VT $102,260

Williamsville, VT $101,998

Wilmington, VT $102,198

Burlington, VT $102,477

South Burlington, VT $102,471

Winooski, VT $102,477

Colchester, VT $102,477

Alburgh, VT $101,965

Bakersfield, VT $102,117

Belvidere Center, VT $101,746

Bristol, VT $102,138

Cambridge, VT $102,260

Charlotte, VT $102,338

East Berkshire, VT $102,018

East Fairfield, VT $102,170

Enosburg Falls, VT $101,888

Essex, VT $102,399

Essex Junction, VT $102,406

Fairfax, VT $102,267

Fairfield, VT $102,168

Ferrisburgh, VT $102,224

Franklin, VT $101,894

Grand Isle, VT $102,277

Highgate Center, VT $101,981

Highgate Springs, VT $102,032

Hinesburg, VT $102,336

Huntington, VT $102,259

Isle La Motte, VT $102,092

Jeffersonville, VT $102,191

Jericho, VT $102,313

Jonesville, VT $102,335

Milton, VT $102,362

Monkton, VT $102,253

Montgomery, VT $101,888

Montgomery Center, VT $101,764

New Haven, VT $102,126

North Ferrisburgh, VT $102,270

North Hero, VT $102,168

Richford, VT $101,871

Richmond, VT $102,324

Saint Albans, VT $102,214

Saint Albans Bay, VT $102,201

Shelburne, VT $102,431

Sheldon, VT $102,092

Sheldon Springs, VT $102,343

South Hero, VT $102,369

Starksboro, VT $102,198

Swanton, VT $102,074

Underhill, VT $102,290

Underhill Center, VT $102,293

Vergennes, VT $102,094

Waterville, VT $102,129

Westford, VT $102,341

Williston, VT $102,418

Montpelier, VT $102,061

Bennington, VT $102,591

Arlington, VT $102,230

Dorset, VT $101,832

East Arlington, VT $101,794

East Dorset, VT $101,834

Manchester, VT $102,109

Manchester Center, VT $102,042

Academic Programs Administrator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academic Programs Administrator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 49% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Academic Programs Administrator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Academic Programs Administrator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Academic Programs Administrator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$124,469	$60.0	25%
Biotechnology	$121,482	$58.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$117,499	$56.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$114,511	$55.0	15%
Insurance	$111,524	$54.0	12%

Academic Programs Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Programs Administrator'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.

$89,476

Average $99,575/year

$108,732

$7,456

Average $8,298/month

$9,061

$1,721

Average $1,915/week

$2,091

$43

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,732	$9,061	$2,091	$52
Average	$99,575	$8,298	$1,915	$48
25th Percentile	$89,476	$7,456	$1,721	$43

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