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 $48,072 for beginners, reaching about $50,589 at mid-level, and approach $53,003 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 $60,272, California $60,043, Massachusetts $59,243. 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: $149,329; Academic Programs Administrator: $101,435; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,413; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,293; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,563.

Academic Programs Specialist Salary in Montana

How much does an Academic Programs Specialist make in Montana? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Specialist in Montana is $51,393 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,462
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,476 to $57,187
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,089

10% $40,089

50% (Median) $51,393

90% $62,462

Academic Programs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,187	$4,766	$1,100	$27
Average	$51,393	$4,283	$988	$25
25th Percentile	$45,476	$3,790	$875	$22

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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): $48,072
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,264
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,589
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,842
Expert (over 8 years): $53,003

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Programs Specialist	less than 1 year	$48,072
Early Career Level Academic Programs Specialist	1-2 years	$48,264
Mid-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	2-4 years	$50,589
Senior-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	5-8 years	$52,842
Expert Level Academic Programs Specialist	over 8 years	$53,003

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: $60,272.
California: $60,043.
Massachusetts: $59,243.

District of Columbia $60,272 California $60,043 Massachusetts $59,243 Washington $59,025 New Jersey $59,004 Alaska $58,927 Connecticut $58,176 New York $57,871

Hawaii $56,897 Rhode Island $56,440 Maryland $56,129 Minnesota $55,705 Colorado $55,541 Illinois $55,487 Oregon $55,280 Delaware $55,128

New Hampshire $55,032 Virginia $54,817 Pennsylvania $54,191 Nevada $53,876 North Dakota $53,772 Michigan $53,609 Wisconsin $53,549 Vermont $53,429

Texas $53,097 Maine $53,075 Arizona $53,043 Ohio $53,005 Georgia $52,504 Indiana $52,254 Wyoming $52,205 Utah $52,128

Iowa $52,096 Kansas $51,834 Louisiana $51,758 North Carolina $51,731 Missouri $51,720 Florida $51,508 Montana $51,393 Nebraska $51,285

Kentucky $51,225 South Carolina $51,007 Tennessee $50,871 Idaho $50,816 New Mexico $50,419 Oklahoma $50,332 Alabama $50,011 South Dakota $49,472

Arkansas $49,178 West Virginia $49,020 Mississippi $48,546

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:

Absarokee: $51,080
Acton: $52,317
Ashland: $51,041

Absarokee, MT $51,080

Acton, MT $52,317

Ashland, MT $51,041

Ballantine, MT $52,237

Bearcreek, MT $51,073

Belfry, MT $51,125

Bighorn, MT $50,957

Big Timber, MT $51,038

Birney, MT $51,005

Boyd, MT $51,540

Bridger, MT $51,341

Broadview, MT $52,028

Busby, MT $51,063

Clyde Park, MT $51,047

Columbus, MT $51,467

Cooke City, MT $50,948

Crow Agency, MT $51,107

Custer, MT $51,120

Decker, MT $51,054

Edgar, MT $52,123

Emigrant, MT $51,043

Fishtail, MT $50,999

Fromberg, MT $51,917

Gardiner, MT $51,044

Garryowen, MT $51,086

Grass Range, MT $50,992

Greycliff, MT $51,041

Hardin, MT $51,531

Fort Smith, MT $51,371

Harlowton, MT $51,020

Huntley, MT $52,495

Hysham, MT $50,983

Ingomar, MT $50,887

Joliet, MT $51,923

Lame Deer, MT $51,093

Laurel, MT $52,479

Lavina, MT $51,163

Livingston, MT $51,104

Lodge Grass, MT $51,115

Mc Leod, MT $50,931

Martinsdale, MT $50,964

Melstone, MT $50,983

Melville, MT $50,945

Molt, MT $52,170

Mosby, MT $50,913

Musselshell, MT $50,966

Nye, MT $50,993

Otter, MT $51,042

Park City, MT $52,119

Pompeys Pillar, MT $51,913

Pray, MT $51,017

Pryor, MT $51,942

Rapelje, MT $51,342

Red Lodge, MT $51,084

Reed Point, MT $51,021

Roberts, MT $51,300

Roscoe, MT $50,983

Roundup, MT $51,080

Ryegate, MT $50,974

Saint Xavier, MT $51,325

Sanders, MT $51,046

Sand Springs, MT $50,919

Shawmut, MT $50,958

Shepherd, MT $52,265

Silver Gate, MT $51,085

Springdale, MT $51,009

Sumatra, MT $50,919

Teigen, MT $50,993

Two Dot, MT $50,952

Wilsall, MT $50,998

Winnett, MT $50,956

Worden, MT $51,848

Wyola, MT $51,138

Billings, MT $52,540

Baker, MT $51,219

Wolf Point, MT $51,043

Antelope, MT $51,105

Bainville, MT $51,281

Brockton, MT $51,018

Brockway, MT $50,947

Circle, MT $50,986

Crane, MT $51,317

Culbertson, MT $51,130

Dagmar, MT $51,154

Fairview, MT $51,302

Flaxville, MT $50,978

Fort Peck, MT $50,954

Frazer, MT $51,012

Froid, MT $51,061

Glasgow, MT $51,040

Saint Marie, MT $51,256

Glentana, MT $50,954

Hinsdale, MT $50,943

Homestead, MT $51,061

Lambert, MT $51,030

Larslan, MT $50,946

Medicine Lake, MT $51,054

Nashua, MT $51,013

Opheim, MT $50,939

Outlook, MT $51,016

Peerless, MT $50,949

Plentywood, MT $51,096

Poplar, MT $51,053

Raymond, MT $51,058

Redstone, MT $50,950

Reserve, MT $51,000

Richey, MT $50,971

Richland, MT $50,943

Saco, MT $50,972

Savage, MT $51,123

Scobey, MT $51,018

Sidney, MT $51,315

Vandalia, MT $50,967

Vida, MT $50,983

Westby, MT $51,144

Whitetail, MT $50,942

Miles City, MT $51,048

Alzada, MT $51,004

Angela, MT $50,912

Alberton, MT $50,987

Arlee, MT $51,006

Bonner, MT $50,989

Charlo, MT $51,021

Clinton, MT $51,024

Condon, MT $50,932

Conner, MT $51,033

Corvallis, MT $51,101

Darby, MT $50,935

De Borgia, MT $50,829

Dixon, MT $50,976

Drummond, MT $51,004

Florence, MT $51,089

Frenchtown, MT $51,068

Grantsdale, MT $51,073

Hall, MT $50,993

Hamilton, MT $51,074

Pinesdale, MT $51,191

Haugan, MT $50,817

Helmville, MT $50,894

Heron, MT $50,837

Hot Springs, MT $50,929

Huson, MT $51,000

Lolo, MT $51,058

Lonepine, MT $50,948

Milltown, MT $51,187

Noxon, MT $50,816

Ovando, MT $50,888

Pablo, MT $51,203

Paradise, MT $51,005

Philipsburg, MT $50,993

Plains, MT $50,964

Polson, MT $51,044

Ravalli, MT $51,012

Ronan, MT $51,051

Saint Ignatius, MT $51,038

Saint Regis, MT $50,930

Saltese, MT $50,797

Seeley Lake, MT $51,018

Stevensville, MT $51,099

Sula, MT $50,917

Superior, MT $50,967

Thompson Falls, MT $50,894

Trout Creek, MT $50,847

Victor, MT $51,067

Kalispell, MT $51,089

Big Arm, MT $51,021

Bigfork, MT $51,019

Columbia Falls, MT $51,084

Coram, MT $51,018

Dayton, MT $51,028

Elmo, MT $50,968

Essex, MT $50,935

Eureka, MT $51,033

Fortine, MT $50,983

Hungry Horse, MT $51,142

Kila, MT $50,978

Lake Mc Donald, MT $51,024

Lakeside, MT $51,061

Libby, MT $50,956

Marion, MT $50,949

Martin City, MT $51,060

Olney, MT $50,942

Polebridge, MT $50,852

Proctor, MT $50,954

Rexford, MT $50,992

Rollins, MT $50,985

Somers, MT $51,055

Stryker, MT $50,932

Trego, MT $50,970

Troy, MT $50,816

West Glacier, MT $50,868

Whitefish, MT $51,058

Bloomfield, MT $50,999

Boyes, MT $51,015

Broadus, MT $51,030

Brusett, MT $50,949

Capitol, MT $50,908

Cohagen, MT $50,930

Colstrip, MT $51,137

Ekalaka, MT $51,018

Fallon, MT $51,072

Forsyth, MT $51,005

Glendive, MT $51,173

Hammond, MT $50,983

Hathaway, MT $51,040

Ismay, MT $50,999

Jordan, MT $50,960

Kinsey, MT $51,021

Lindsay, MT $50,956

Mildred, MT $51,072

Olive, MT $50,967

Plevna, MT $51,116

Powderville, MT $50,917

Rosebud, MT $50,942

Terry, MT $50,975

Volborg, MT $50,943

Wibaux, MT $51,153

Willard, MT $51,133

Great Falls, MT $48,846

Malmstrom A F B, MT $48,846

Augusta, MT $50,940

Babb, MT $50,959

Belt, MT $49,445

Black Eagle, MT $48,846

Brady, MT $50,457

Browning, MT $51,028

Buffalo, MT $50,988

Bynum, MT $50,982

Carter, MT $49,694

Cascade, MT $50,381

Choteau, MT $50,983

Coffee Creek, MT $50,987

Conrad, MT $51,029

Cut Bank, MT $50,995

Denton, MT $50,975

Dupuyer, MT $50,935

Dutton, MT $49,879

East Glacier Park, MT $50,913

Ethridge, MT $50,929

Fairfield, MT $50,581

Floweree, MT $48,948

Forest Grove, MT $50,967

Fort Benton, MT $50,616

Fort Shaw, MT $49,514

Galata, MT $50,943

Geraldine, MT $50,964

Geyser, MT $50,598

Heart Butte, MT $51,027

Highwood, MT $49,516

Hilger, MT $50,987

Hobson, MT $50,994

Judith Gap, MT $50,985

Kevin, MT $50,976

Ledger, MT $50,954

Lewistown, MT $51,077

Loma, MT $50,964

Lothair, MT $50,960

Moccasin, MT $50,998

Monarch, MT $50,433

Moore, MT $51,025

Neihart, MT $50,809

Oilmont, MT $50,950

Pendroy, MT $50,935

Power, MT $49,323

Raynesford, MT $50,374

Roy, MT $50,940

Sand Coulee, MT $48,846

Shelby, MT $51,030

Simms, MT $49,900

Stanford, MT $50,992

Stockett, MT $49,349

Sunburst, MT $50,994

Sun River, MT $49,258

Sweet Grass, MT $50,963

Biddle, MT $51,048

Ulm, MT $48,869

Valier, MT $50,987

Vaughn, MT $49,048

Winifred, MT $50,969

Havre, MT $51,065

Big Sandy, MT $50,979

Box Elder, MT $51,080

Chester, MT $50,986

Chinook, MT $50,995

Dodson, MT $50,976

Gildford, MT $50,968

Harlem, MT $51,038

Hays, MT $51,059

Hingham, MT $50,968

Hogeland, MT $50,960

Inverness, MT $50,956

Joplin, MT $50,968

Kremlin, MT $50,967

Lloyd, MT $50,892

Loring, MT $50,940

Malta, MT $51,004

Rudyard, MT $50,980

Turner, MT $50,972

Whitewater, MT $50,949

Whitlash, MT $50,914

Zortman, MT $51,009

Zurich, MT $50,939

Helena, MT $48,704

Basin, MT $49,768

Boulder, MT $50,313

Canyon Creek, MT $49,248

Clancy, MT $48,787

East Helena, MT $48,672

Fort Harrison, MT $48,672

Jefferson City, MT $49,137

Lincoln, MT $50,981

Marysville, MT $49,188

Radersburg, MT $50,394

Ringling, MT $50,924

Toston, MT $50,588

Townsend, MT $49,838

White Sulphur Springs, MT $50,774

Winston, MT $49,238

Wolf Creek, MT $50,277

Butte, MT $50,979

Alder, MT $50,961

Anaconda, MT $51,091

Avon, MT $49,733

Belgrade, MT $51,152

Bozeman, MT $51,185

Big Sky, MT $51,147

Cameron, MT $50,927

Cardwell, MT $51,038

Deer Lodge, MT $50,669

Dell, MT $50,788

Dillon, MT $51,000

Divide, MT $50,986

Elliston, MT $49,318

Ennis, MT $51,069

Gallatin Gateway, MT $51,040

Garrison, MT $50,418

Glen, MT $50,984

Gold Creek, MT $50,755

Harrison, MT $51,052

Jackson, MT $50,853

Lima, MT $50,825

Mc Allister, MT $51,059

Manhattan, MT $51,138

Melrose, MT $50,990

Norris, MT $50,989

Polaris, MT $50,928

Pony, MT $51,063

Ramsay, MT $51,090

Sheridan, MT $51,080

Silver Star, MT $51,079

Three Forks, MT $51,097

Twin Bridges, MT $51,037

Virginia City, MT $51,055

Warm Springs, MT $51,084

West Yellowstone, MT $51,027

Whitehall, MT $51,090

Willow Creek, MT $51,075

Wisdom, MT $50,866

Wise River, MT $50,955

Missoula, MT $51,264

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.

$45,476

Average $51,393/year

$57,187

$3,790

Average $4,283/month

$4,766

$875

Average $988/week

$1,100

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,187	$4,766	$1,100	$27
Average	$51,393	$4,283	$988	$25
25th Percentile	$45,476	$3,790	$875	$22

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