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 $64,320 for beginners, reaching about $97,694 at mid-level, and approach $138,650 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 $112,359, California $111,932, Massachusetts $110,441. 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: $149,294; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,372; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,253; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,523; Academic Programs Officer: $76,106.

Academic Programs Administrator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Academic Programs Administrator make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Administrator in Vermont is $99,603 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): $117,097
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,510 to $108,760
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,321

10% $80,321

50% (Median) $99,603

90% $117,097

Academic Programs Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,760	$9,063	$2,092	$52
Average	$99,603	$8,300	$1,915	$48
25th Percentile	$89,510	$7,459	$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): $64,320
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,495
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,694
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,607
Expert (over 8 years): $138,650

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Program Management Office Analyst I	less than 1 year	$64,320
Program Management Office Analyst II	1-2 years	$87,495
Academic Programs Administrator	2-4 years	$97,694
Program Management Office Analyst IV	5-8 years	$121,607
Program Management Office Analyst V	over 8 years	$138,650

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: $112,359.
California: $111,932.
Massachusetts: $110,441.

District of Columbia $112,359 California $111,932 Massachusetts $110,441 Washington $110,035 New Jersey $109,994 Alaska $109,852 Connecticut $108,452 New York $107,883

Hawaii $106,067 Rhode Island $105,214 Maryland $104,636 Minnesota $103,844 Colorado $103,540 Illinois $103,439 Oregon $103,053 Delaware $102,769

New Hampshire $102,590 Virginia $102,190 Pennsylvania $101,023 Nevada $100,435 North Dakota $100,242 Michigan $99,938 Wisconsin $99,826 Vermont $99,603

Texas $98,984 Maine $98,943 Arizona $98,882 Ohio $98,811 Georgia $97,877 Indiana $97,411 Wyoming $97,319 Utah $97,177

Iowa $97,116 Kansas $96,629 Louisiana $96,487 North Carolina $96,436 Missouri $96,416 Florida $96,020 Montana $95,807 Nebraska $95,604

Kentucky $95,493 South Carolina $95,087 Tennessee $94,833 Idaho $94,732 New Mexico $93,991 Oklahoma $93,828 Alabama $93,230 South Dakota $92,225

Arkansas $91,677 West Virginia $91,383 Mississippi $90,500

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: $101,952
Barre: $102,105
Cabot: $101,881

Adamant, VT $101,952

Barre, VT $102,105

Cabot, VT $101,881

Calais, VT $101,970

East Barre, VT $101,950

East Calais, VT $101,952

East Montpelier, VT $102,020

Eden, VT $101,885

Eden Mills, VT $101,793

Graniteville, VT $102,099

Hyde Park, VT $102,035

Johnson, VT $102,164

Lake Elmore, VT $101,921

Marshfield, VT $101,898

Moretown, VT $102,171

Morrisville, VT $102,159

Moscow, VT $102,211

Northfield, VT $102,046

Northfield Falls, VT $102,523

North Hyde Park, VT $102,028

North Montpelier, VT $101,925

Plainfield, VT $101,911

Roxbury, VT $101,739

South Barre, VT $102,224

Waterbury, VT $102,201

Stowe, VT $102,215

Waitsfield, VT $102,158

Warren, VT $101,967

Washington, VT $101,768

Waterbury Center, VT $102,197

Websterville, VT $102,083

Williamstown, VT $101,964

Wolcott, VT $101,908

Woodbury, VT $101,808

Worcester, VT $101,909

Rutland, VT $101,906

Belmont, VT $101,592

Benson, VT $101,591

Bomoseen, VT $101,751

Brandon, VT $101,826

Bridport, VT $101,837

Castleton, VT $101,770

Center Rutland, VT $101,840

Chittenden, VT $101,606

Cuttingsville, VT $101,570

Danby, VT $101,744

East Middlebury, VT $101,893

East Poultney, VT $101,755

East Wallingford, VT $101,644

Fair Haven, VT $101,681

Florence, VT $101,645

Forest Dale, VT $101,830

Gaysville, VT $101,184

Granville, VT $101,662

Hancock, VT $101,645

Hydeville, VT $101,763

Killington, VT $101,634

Middlebury, VT $102,050

Middletown Springs, VT $101,700

Mount Holly, VT $101,606

North Clarendon, VT $101,755

Orwell, VT $101,744

Pawlet, VT $101,780

Pittsfield, VT $101,693

Pittsford, VT $101,791

Poultney, VT $101,771

Proctor, VT $101,884

Ripton, VT $101,766

Rochester, VT $101,713

Rupert, VT $101,703

Salisbury, VT $101,866

Shoreham, VT $101,779

Stockbridge, VT $101,599

Wallingford, VT $101,654

Wells, VT $101,784

West Pawlet, VT $101,819

West Rupert, VT $101,795

West Rutland, VT $101,733

Whiting, VT $101,783

Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,893

Albany, VT $101,834

Barnet, VT $101,784

Barton, VT $101,823

Beebe Plain, VT $101,853

Concord, VT $101,688

Coventry, VT $101,972

Craftsbury, VT $101,864

Craftsbury Common, VT $101,869

Danville, VT $101,807

Derby, VT $101,853

Derby Line, VT $101,777

East Burke, VT $101,774

East Charleston, VT $101,784

East Hardwick, VT $101,839

East Haven, VT $101,552

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,891

Glover, VT $101,793

Granby, VT $101,427

Greensboro, VT $101,758

Greensboro Bend, VT $101,823

Hardwick, VT $101,936

Irasburg, VT $101,798

Island Pond, VT $101,631

Lowell, VT $101,763

Lower Waterford, VT $101,880

Lyndon, VT $101,862

Lyndon Center, VT $101,976

Lyndonville, VT $101,866

Morgan, VT $101,682

Newport, VT $101,914

Newport Center, VT $101,784

North Concord, VT $101,519

North Troy, VT $101,799

Orleans, VT $101,760

Passumpsic, VT $101,899

Peacham, VT $101,694

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $101,902

Sheffield, VT $101,722

Sutton, VT $101,713

Troy, VT $101,809

West Burke, VT $101,781

West Charleston, VT $101,734

West Danville, VT $101,813

Westfield, VT $101,732

West Glover, VT $101,802

Averill, VT $101,209

Beecher Falls, VT $101,866

Canaan, VT $101,612

Gilman, VT $102,059

Guildhall, VT $101,478

Lunenburg, VT $101,699

Norton, VT $101,412

North Bennington, VT $102,545

North Pownal, VT $102,752

Pownal, VT $102,809

White River Junction, VT $101,880

Ascutney, VT $101,928

Barnard, VT $101,648

Bethel, VT $101,711

Bradford, VT $101,818

Bridgewater, VT $101,753

Bridgewater Corners, VT $101,551

Brookfield, VT $101,811

Brownsville, VT $101,755

Chelsea, VT $101,752

Corinth, VT $101,725

East Corinth, VT $101,767

East Randolph, VT $101,786

East Ryegate, VT $101,698

East Thetford, VT $101,824

Fairlee, VT $101,714

Groton, VT $101,742

Hartford, VT $102,145

Hartland, VT $101,787

Hartland Four Corners, VT $101,783

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $102,045

Newbury, VT $101,730

North Hartland, VT $101,860

North Pomfret, VT $101,685

North Thetford, VT $101,822

Norwich, VT $101,802

Plymouth, VT $101,478

Post Mills, VT $101,800

Quechee, VT $101,905

Randolph, VT $101,887

Randolph Center, VT $101,835

Reading, VT $101,562

Sharon, VT $101,709

South Pomfret, VT $101,612

South Royalton, VT $101,739

South Ryegate, VT $101,759

South Strafford, VT $101,734

South Woodstock, VT $101,588

Strafford, VT $101,645

Taftsville, VT $101,913

Thetford, VT $101,824

Thetford Center, VT $101,717

Topsham, VT $101,687

Tunbridge, VT $101,706

Vershire, VT $101,659

Wells River, VT $101,766

West Fairlee, VT $101,953

West Hartford, VT $101,687

West Newbury, VT $101,727

West Topsham, VT $101,768

Wilder, VT $102,150

Windsor, VT $101,829

Woodstock, VT $101,704

Bellows Falls, VT $102,076

Cambridgeport, VT $101,959

Cavendish, VT $101,620

Chester, VT $101,722

Chester Depot, VT $101,685

Grafton, VT $101,644

Londonderry, VT $101,827

Ludlow, VT $101,673

North Springfield, VT $102,028

Perkinsville, VT $101,751

Peru, VT $101,721

Proctorsville, VT $101,637

Saxtons River, VT $102,054

South Londonderry, VT $101,890

Springfield, VT $101,978

Westminster, VT $102,075

Westminster Station, VT $102,082

Weston, VT $101,616

Shaftsbury, VT $102,423

Brattleboro, VT $102,284

Bondville, VT $101,861

East Dover, VT $102,068

Jacksonville, VT $102,324

Jamaica, VT $101,863

Marlboro, VT $102,790

Newfane, VT $102,001

Putney, VT $101,979

Readsboro, VT $102,802

South Newfane, VT $102,036

Stamford, VT $102,728

Townshend, VT $101,908

Vernon, VT $102,596

Wardsboro, VT $101,982

West Dover, VT $102,150

West Dummerston, VT $102,026

West Halifax, VT $102,183

West Townshend, VT $101,771

West Wardsboro, VT $101,773

Whitingham, VT $102,288

Williamsville, VT $102,026

Wilmington, VT $102,226

Burlington, VT $102,505

South Burlington, VT $102,499

Winooski, VT $102,505

Colchester, VT $102,505

Alburgh, VT $101,993

Bakersfield, VT $102,145

Belvidere Center, VT $101,774

Bristol, VT $102,166

Cambridge, VT $102,288

Charlotte, VT $102,366

East Berkshire, VT $102,046

East Fairfield, VT $102,198

Enosburg Falls, VT $101,916

Essex, VT $102,427

Essex Junction, VT $102,434

Fairfax, VT $102,295

Fairfield, VT $102,196

Ferrisburgh, VT $102,252

Franklin, VT $101,922

Grand Isle, VT $102,305

Highgate Center, VT $102,009

Highgate Springs, VT $102,060

Hinesburg, VT $102,364

Huntington, VT $102,287

Isle La Motte, VT $102,120

Jeffersonville, VT $102,219

Jericho, VT $102,342

Jonesville, VT $102,363

Milton, VT $102,390

Monkton, VT $102,282

Montgomery, VT $101,916

Montgomery Center, VT $101,793

New Haven, VT $102,154

North Ferrisburgh, VT $102,298

North Hero, VT $102,196

Richford, VT $101,899

Richmond, VT $102,353

Saint Albans, VT $102,242

Saint Albans Bay, VT $102,229

Shelburne, VT $102,459

Sheldon, VT $102,120

Sheldon Springs, VT $102,371

South Hero, VT $102,397

Starksboro, VT $102,226

Swanton, VT $102,102

Underhill, VT $102,318

Underhill Center, VT $102,321

Vergennes, VT $102,122

Waterville, VT $102,157

Westford, VT $102,369

Williston, VT $102,446

Montpelier, VT $102,089

Bennington, VT $102,620

Arlington, VT $102,258

Dorset, VT $101,861

East Arlington, VT $101,822

East Dorset, VT $101,863

Manchester, VT $102,138

Manchester Center, VT $102,071

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	$124,503	$60.0	25%
Biotechnology	$121,515	$58.0	22%
Pharmaceuticals	$117,531	$57.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$114,543	$55.0	15%
Insurance	$111,555	$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.

$89,510

Average $99,603/year

$108,760

$7,459

Average $8,300/month

$9,063

$1,721

Average $1,915/week

$2,092

$43

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,760	$9,063	$2,092	$52
Average	$99,603	$8,300	$1,915	$48
25th Percentile	$89,510	$7,459	$1,721	$43

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