What are the main factors that influence an Academic Programs Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

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

An Academic Programs Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,388 for beginners, reaching about $47,773 at mid-level, and approach $50,036 for experts.

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

Academic Programs Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Programs Specialist roles are District of Columbia $60,248, California $60,019, Massachusetts $59,220. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Academic Programs Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Academic Programs Manager: $149,294; Academic Programs Administrator: $101,480; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,372; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,253; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,523.

Academic Programs Specialist Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Academic Programs Specialist make in Mississippi? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Specialist in Mississippi is $48,527 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,904
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,925 to $53,959
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,825

10% $37,825

50% (Median) $48,527

90% $58,904

Academic Programs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,959	$4,497	$1,038	$26
Average	$48,527	$4,044	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$42,925	$3,577	$825	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Programs Specialist Salaries

An Academic Programs 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 Programs Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Programs 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): $45,388
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,571
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $47,773
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,885
Expert (over 8 years): $50,036

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Programs Specialist	less than 1 year	$45,388
Early Career Level Academic Programs Specialist	1-2 years	$45,571
Mid-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	2-4 years	$47,773
Senior-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	5-8 years	$49,885
Expert Level Academic Programs Specialist	over 8 years	$50,036

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

District of Columbia: $60,248.
California: $60,019.
Massachusetts: $59,220.

District of Columbia $60,248 California $60,019 Massachusetts $59,220 Washington $59,002 New Jersey $58,980 Alaska $58,904 Connecticut $58,153 New York $57,848

Hawaii $56,874 Rhode Island $56,417 Maryland $56,107 Minnesota $55,683 Colorado $55,519 Illinois $55,465 Oregon $55,258 Delaware $55,106

New Hampshire $55,010 Virginia $54,796 Pennsylvania $54,170 Nevada $53,854 North Dakota $53,751 Michigan $53,588 Wisconsin $53,528 Vermont $53,408

Texas $53,076 Maine $53,054 Arizona $53,022 Ohio $52,984 Georgia $52,483 Indiana $52,233 Wyoming $52,184 Utah $52,108

Iowa $52,075 Kansas $51,814 Louisiana $51,737 North Carolina $51,710 Missouri $51,699 Florida $51,487 Montana $51,373 Nebraska $51,264

Kentucky $51,204 South Carolina $50,987 Tennessee $50,851 Idaho $50,796 New Mexico $50,399 Oklahoma $50,312 Alabama $49,991 South Dakota $49,452

Arkansas $49,158 West Virginia $49,000 Mississippi $48,527

Top Paying Cities for Academic Programs 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:

Hillsboro: $47,620
Holly Bluff: $47,212
Kosciusko: $47,199

Hillsboro, MS $47,620

Holly Bluff, MS $47,212

Kosciusko, MS $47,199

Lake, MS $47,463

Lena, MS $47,650

Lexington, MS $47,116

Lorman, MS $47,234

Louise, MS $47,711

Ludlow, MS $47,754

Mc Adams, MS $47,157

Mc Cool, MS $47,104

Madden, MS $47,341

Madison, MS $48,189

Magee, MS $47,679

Mayersville, MS $47,495

Mendenhall, MS $47,848

Midnight, MS $47,712

Mize, MS $47,486

Morton, MS $47,865

Mount Olive, MS $47,488

Natchez, MS $47,355

Newhebron, MS $47,622

Pattison, MS $47,460

Pelahatchie, MS $48,018

Pickens, MS $47,495

Piney Woods, MS $48,097

Pinola, MS $47,820

Port Gibson, MS $47,452

Puckett, MS $47,912

Pulaski, MS $47,637

Raleigh, MS $47,509

Raymond, MS $48,171

Redwood, MS $47,520

Ridgeland, MS $48,312

Rolling Fork, MS $47,529

Sallis, MS $47,238

Sandhill, MS $48,128

Satartia, MS $47,763

Sharon, MS $47,813

Sibley, MS $47,470

Silver City, MS $47,446

Star, MS $48,162

Taylorsville, MS $47,365

Tchula, MS $47,156

Terry, MS $48,186

Thomastown, MS $47,345

Tinsley, MS $47,721

Tougaloo, MS $48,346

Utica, MS $47,905

Vaiden, MS $47,021

Valley Park, MS $47,302

Vaughan, MS $47,590

Vicksburg, MS $47,683

Walnut Grove, MS $47,431

Washington, MS $47,335

Wesson, MS $47,659

West, MS $47,015

Whitfield, MS $48,342

Yazoo City, MS $47,523

Jackson, MS $48,380

Pearl, MS $48,376

Richland, MS $48,380

Flowood, MS $48,367

Byram, MS $48,321

Lula, MS $48,130

Lyon, MS $47,235

Marks, MS $47,554

Michigan City, MS $48,488

Mount Pleasant, MS $49,654

Myrtle, MS $47,612

Nesbit, MS $50,475

New Albany, MS $47,527

Olive Branch, MS $50,401

Oxford, MS $47,691

Pope, MS $47,391

Potts Camp, MS $48,135

Red Banks, MS $49,629

Ripley, MS $47,465

Robinsonville, MS $49,793

Sarah, MS $49,081

Sardis, MS $48,221

Senatobia, MS $49,143

Sherard, MS $47,132

Sledge, MS $48,050

Southaven, MS $50,771

Taylor, MS $47,617

Tiplersville, MS $47,548

Tula, MS $47,351

Tunica, MS $49,211

University, MS $48,028

Victoria, MS $49,568

Walls, MS $50,661

Walnut, MS $47,565

Waterford, MS $48,311

Greenville, MS $48,375

Alligator, MS $46,982

Anguilla, MS $47,871

Arcola, MS $48,375

Avon, MS $48,375

Benoit, MS $47,922

Beulah, MS $47,480

Boyle, MS $47,708

Chatham, MS $48,291

Cleveland, MS $47,535

Doddsville, MS $47,272

Drew, MS $47,020

Parchman, MS $47,070

Dublin, MS $46,898

Duncan, MS $46,957

Glen Allan, MS $48,147

Grace, MS $48,030

Gunnison, MS $47,094

Hollandale, MS $48,375

Holly Ridge, MS $47,955

Indianola, MS $47,986

Inverness, MS $47,893

Isola, MS $48,000

Leland, MS $48,375

Merigold, MS $47,278

Metcalfe, MS $48,375

Moorhead, MS $47,522

Mound Bayou, MS $47,235

Pace, MS $47,514

Panther Burn, MS $48,164

Rena Lara, MS $46,968

Rome, MS $46,977

Rosedale, MS $47,401

Ruleville, MS $47,246

Scott, MS $48,087

Shaw, MS $47,852

Shelby, MS $47,123

Stoneville, MS $48,375

Sunflower, MS $47,433

Wayside, MS $48,375

Winstonville, MS $47,365

Winterville, MS $48,375

Tupelo, MS $47,745

Algoma, MS $47,613

Amory, MS $46,939

Baldwyn, MS $47,496

Becker, MS $46,818

Belden, MS $47,662

Belmont, MS $47,309

Blue Springs, MS $47,527

Booneville, MS $47,468

Burnsville, MS $47,430

Corinth, MS $47,610

Dennis, MS $47,255

Derma, MS $47,571

Ecru, MS $47,567

Fulton, MS $47,497

Gattman, MS $46,750

Glen, MS $47,477

Abbeville, MS $47,967

Arkabutla, MS $49,606

Ashland, MS $48,148

Batesville, MS $47,831

Belen, MS $47,408

Blue Mountain, MS $47,575

Byhalia, MS $49,849

Clarksdale, MS $47,098

Coahoma, MS $47,583

Coldwater, MS $49,684

Como, MS $48,494

Courtland, MS $47,582

Crenshaw, MS $48,243

Crowder, MS $47,418

Darling, MS $47,813

Dumas, MS $47,434

Dundee, MS $48,160

Etta, MS $47,561

Falcon, MS $47,927

Falkner, MS $47,787

Farrell, MS $47,236

Friars Point, MS $47,610

Hernando, MS $50,054

Hickory Flat, MS $47,922

Holly Springs, MS $48,697

Horn Lake, MS $50,716

Independence, MS $49,490

Jonestown, MS $47,626

Lake Cormorant, MS $50,448

Lamar, MS $48,722

Stennis Space Center, MS $48,341

Diamondhead, MS $47,934

Biloxi, MS $48,228

Diberville, MS $48,201

Escatawpa, MS $47,966

Gautier, MS $47,957

Hurley, MS $48,094

Kiln, MS $47,983

Lakeshore, MS $48,378

Long Beach, MS $47,875

Mc Henry, MS $47,742

Moss Point, MS $48,005

Ocean Springs, MS $48,029

Vancleave, MS $47,911

Pascagoula, MS $48,005

Pass Christian, MS $47,877

Pearlington, MS $49,004

Perkinston, MS $47,733

Saucier, MS $47,885

Waveland, MS $48,010

Wiggins, MS $47,570

Brookhaven, MS $47,651

Bogue Chitto, MS $47,408

Bude, MS $47,414

Centreville, MS $48,809

Chatawa, MS $47,842

Crosby, MS $47,693

Fernwood, MS $47,618

Gloster, MS $48,018

Jayess, MS $47,250

Kokomo, MS $47,273

Liberty, MS $48,150

Mc Call Creek, MS $47,370

Mccomb, MS $47,426

Magnolia, MS $47,673

Meadville, MS $47,228

Monticello, MS $47,532

Oak Vale, MS $47,292

Osyka, MS $48,004

Roxie, MS $47,201

Ruth, MS $47,323

Silver Creek, MS $47,490

Smithdale, MS $47,339

Sontag, MS $47,549

Summit, MS $47,321

Tylertown, MS $47,311

Union Church, MS $47,415

Woodville, MS $48,201

Columbus, MS $46,397

Aberdeen, MS $46,710

Ackerman, MS $47,125

Artesia, MS $46,465

Bellefontaine, MS $47,197

Brooksville, MS $46,643

Caledonia, MS $46,603

Cedarbluff, MS $46,716

Crawford, MS $46,535

Eupora, MS $47,184

French Camp, MS $47,112

Hamilton, MS $46,514

Kilmichael, MS $47,089

Maben, MS $46,998

Mantee, MS $47,061

Mathiston, MS $47,082

Mayhew, MS $46,401

Montpelier, MS $46,883

Pheba, MS $46,837

Prairie, MS $46,705

Starkville, MS $46,656

Mississippi State, MS $46,618

Steens, MS $46,423

Stewart, MS $47,095

Sturgis, MS $46,972

Walthall, MS $47,275

Weir, MS $47,170

West Point, MS $46,489

Woodland, MS $47,088

Thaxton, MS $47,441

Tishomingo, MS $47,218

Toccopola, MS $47,445

Trebloc, MS $46,933

Tremont, MS $47,389

Van Vleet, MS $47,297

Vardaman, MS $47,353

Verona, MS $47,734

Wheeler, MS $47,472

Grenada, MS $47,112

Banner, MS $47,315

Big Creek, MS $47,191

Bruce, MS $47,345

Calhoun City, MS $47,287

Carrollton, MS $46,889

Cascilla, MS $46,947

Charleston, MS $47,012

Coffeeville, MS $47,140

Coila, MS $46,894

Cruger, MS $47,002

Duck Hill, MS $47,074

Elliott, MS $47,126

Enid, MS $47,147

Glendora, MS $46,871

Gore Springs, MS $47,159

Greenwood, MS $46,876

Holcomb, MS $46,887

Itta Bena, MS $47,222

Mc Carley, MS $46,950

Minter City, MS $46,777

Money, MS $46,839

Morgan City, MS $47,305

North Carrollton, MS $47,143

Oakland, MS $47,093

Paris, MS $47,316

Philipp, MS $46,740

Pittsboro, MS $47,357

Schlater, MS $46,869

Scobey, MS $47,018

Sidon, MS $46,988

Slate Spring, MS $47,257

Sumner, MS $47,010

Swan Lake, MS $46,888

Swiftown, MS $47,429

Tie Plant, MS $47,113

Tillatoba, MS $47,040

Tippo, MS $46,813

Tutwiler, MS $46,986

Vance, MS $46,911

Water Valley, MS $47,267

Webb, MS $46,946

Winona, MS $47,073

Belzoni, MS $47,654

Benton, MS $47,580

Bentonia, MS $47,920

Bolton, MS $48,118

Brandon, MS $48,121

Braxton, MS $48,041

Camden, MS $47,457

Canton, MS $47,949

Carthage, MS $47,366

Cary, MS $47,578

Clinton, MS $48,270

Conehatta, MS $47,366

Crystal Springs, MS $48,020

Delta City, MS $48,161

D Lo, MS $47,941

Durant, MS $47,163

Edwards, MS $47,993

Ethel, MS $47,100

Fayette, MS $47,254

Flora, MS $48,096

Pocahontas, MS $48,331

Florence, MS $48,218

Meridian, MS $47,273

Bailey, MS $47,209

Buckatunna, MS $47,250

Chunky, MS $47,165

Clara, MS $47,216

Collinsville, MS $47,234

Daleville, MS $47,163

Decatur, MS $47,235

De Kalb, MS $47,174

Enterprise, MS $47,164

Hickory, MS $47,173

Lauderdale, MS $47,221

Lawrence, MS $47,335

Little Rock, MS $47,183

Louin, MS $47,262

Louisville, MS $47,172

Macon, MS $47,291

Marion, MS $47,375

Newton, MS $47,246

Noxapater, MS $47,194

Pachuta, MS $47,137

Paulding, MS $47,127

Philadelphia, MS $47,233

Porterville, MS $47,165

Preston, MS $47,179

Quitman, MS $47,198

Rose Hill, MS $47,101

Scooba, MS $47,274

Sebastopol, MS $47,481

Shubuta, MS $47,158

Shuqualak, MS $47,267

State Line, MS $47,338

Stonewall, MS $47,218

Toomsuba, MS $47,231

Union, MS $47,205

Vossburg, MS $47,147

Waynesboro, MS $47,219

Hattiesburg, MS $47,328

Bassfield, MS $47,293

Bay Springs, MS $47,298

Beaumont, MS $47,275

Brooklyn, MS $47,372

Carriere, MS $48,205

Carson, MS $47,314

Collins, MS $47,357

Columbia, MS $47,287

Eastabuchie, MS $47,239

Ellisville, MS $47,256

Heidelberg, MS $47,180

Laurel, MS $47,402

Leakesville, MS $47,640

Lucedale, MS $48,011

Lumberton, MS $47,500

Mc Lain, MS $47,459

Mc Neill, MS $48,146

Moselle, MS $47,240

Moss, MS $47,211

Neely, MS $47,373

New Augusta, MS $47,179

Nicholson, MS $48,444

Ovett, MS $47,176

Petal, MS $47,312

Picayune, MS $48,399

Poplarville, MS $47,832

Prentiss, MS $47,462

Purvis, MS $47,314

Richton, MS $47,169

Sandersville, MS $47,262

Sandy Hook, MS $47,305

Seminary, MS $47,229

Soso, MS $47,221

Stringer, MS $47,248

Sumrall, MS $47,252

Foxworth, MS $47,273

Gulfport, MS $47,847

Bay Saint Louis, MS $48,288

Plantersville, MS $47,472

Pontotoc, MS $47,601

Randolph, MS $47,425

Rienzi, MS $47,472

Saltillo, MS $47,621

Shannon, MS $47,488

Sherman, MS $47,677

Smithville, MS $47,232

Golden, MS $47,314

Greenwood Springs, MS $46,903

Guntown, MS $47,544

Houlka, MS $47,492

Houston, MS $47,236

Iuka, MS $47,259

Mantachie, MS $47,549

Marietta, MS $47,410

Mooreville, MS $47,638

Nettleton, MS $47,301

New Site, MS $47,308

Okolona, MS $47,193

Lambert, MS $47,041

Forest, MS $47,593

Gallman, MS $47,890

Georgetown, MS $47,919

Goodman, MS $47,408

Harperville, MS $47,555

Harriston, MS $47,275

Harrisville, MS $47,997

Hazlehurst, MS $47,703

Hermanville, MS $47,548

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

Understanding how an Academic Programs 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.

$42,925

Average $48,527/year

$53,959

$3,577

Average $4,044/month

$4,497

$825

Average $933/week

$1,038

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,959	$4,497	$1,038	$26
Average	$48,527	$4,044	$933	$23
25th Percentile	$42,925	$3,577	$825	$21

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