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 $47,160 for beginners, reaching about $49,630 at mid-level, and approach $51,998 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 New Mexico

How much does an Academic Programs Specialist make in New Mexico? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Specialist in New Mexico is $50,419 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,277
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,614 to $56,103
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,329

10% $39,329

50% (Median) $50,419

90% $61,277

Academic Programs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,103	$4,675	$1,079	$27
Average	$50,419	$4,202	$970	$24
25th Percentile	$44,614	$3,718	$858	$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): $47,160
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,349
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,630
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,840
Expert (over 8 years): $51,998

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Programs Specialist	less than 1 year	$47,160
Early Career Level Academic Programs Specialist	1-2 years	$47,349
Mid-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	2-4 years	$49,630
Senior-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	5-8 years	$51,840
Expert Level Academic Programs Specialist	over 8 years	$51,998

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:

Algodones: $50,956
Belen: $50,672
Bernalillo: $51,046

Algodones, NM $50,956

Belen, NM $50,672

Bernalillo, NM $51,046

Bluewater, NM $49,974

Bosque, NM $50,300

Casa Blanca, NM $50,414

Cedar Crest, NM $51,089

Cedarvale, NM $49,085

Cerrillos, NM $50,993

Claunch, NM $48,903

Coyote, NM $50,242

Cuba, NM $50,161

Cubero, NM $50,525

Edgewood, NM $50,860

Estancia, NM $50,254

Gallina, NM $49,979

Counselor, NM $50,010

Grants, NM $49,917

Milan, NM $50,117

Isleta, NM $51,134

Jarales, NM $50,623

Jemez Pueblo, NM $50,711

Jemez Springs, NM $50,555

Laguna, NM $50,772

La Jara, NM $50,105

La Joya, NM $49,989

Lindrith, NM $49,929

Los Lunas, NM $50,940

Mcintosh, NM $50,531

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $50,194

Moriarty, NM $50,361

Mountainair, NM $49,817

Nageezi, NM $49,943

New Laguna, NM $50,501

Paguate, NM $50,535

Pena Blanca, NM $51,099

Peralta, NM $51,021

Placitas, NM $51,047

Ponderosa, NM $50,647

Prewitt, NM $49,959

Regina, NM $49,994

Sandia Park, NM $50,960

Corrales, NM $51,152

San Fidel, NM $50,228

San Rafael, NM $50,015

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $50,961

San Ysidro, NM $50,892

Stanley, NM $50,354

Tijeras, NM $50,967

Tome, NM $50,872

Torreon, NM $50,703

Veguita, NM $50,296

Willard, NM $49,728

Youngsville, NM $50,256

Bosque Farms, NM $51,115

Clines Corners, NM $50,049

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $50,999

Cochiti Lake, NM $51,066

Albuquerque, NM $51,181

Kirtland Afb, NM $51,181

Rio Rancho, NM $51,097

Gallup, NM $50,031

Brimhall, NM $49,890

Church Rock, NM $49,913

Continental Divide, NM $49,878

Crownpoint, NM $49,919

Fence Lake, NM $49,697

Fort Wingate, NM $49,896

Gamerco, NM $49,980

Mentmore, NM $49,902

Mexican Springs, NM $49,896

Ramah, NM $49,805

Rehoboth, NM $49,930

Thoreau, NM $49,932

Tohatchi, NM $49,887

Vanderwagen, NM $49,896

Zuni, NM $49,884

Navajo, NM $49,952

Jamestown, NM $49,828

Pinehill, NM $49,766

Sheep Springs, NM $49,940

Smith Lake, NM $50,127

Yatahey, NM $49,923

Farmington, NM $50,163

Aztec, NM $50,255

Blanco, NM $50,021

Bloomfield, NM $49,961

Flora Vista, NM $50,214

Fruitland, NM $49,900

Kirtland, NM $50,215

La Plata, NM $50,233

Navajo Dam, NM $50,211

Shiprock, NM $50,141

Waterflow, NM $50,115

Newcomb, NM $49,910

Sanostee, NM $49,942

Santa Fe, NM $51,442

Abiquiu, NM $50,035

Alcalde, NM $50,907

Amalia, NM $49,959

Arroyo Hondo, NM $49,889

Arroyo Seco, NM $49,946

Canjilon, NM $49,881

Canones, NM $50,335

Carson, NM $50,080

Cebolla, NM $49,910

Cerro, NM $49,925

Chama, NM $50,129

Chamisal, NM $50,772

Chimayo, NM $51,128

Cordova, NM $51,042

Costilla, NM $50,169

Taos Ski Valley, NM $49,788

Dixon, NM $50,723

Dulce, NM $50,128

El Prado, NM $49,991

El Rito, NM $50,220

Embudo, NM $50,463

Espanola, NM $51,066

Glorieta, NM $51,244

Hernandez, NM $50,592

Ilfeld, NM $50,771

La Madera, NM $50,132

Lamy, NM $51,049

Llano, NM $50,669

Los Alamos, NM $51,170

White Rock, NM $51,266

Medanales, NM $50,648

Ojo Caliente, NM $50,350

Los Ojos, NM $50,006

Pecos, NM $51,085

Penasco, NM $50,481

Petaca, NM $49,834

Questa, NM $49,978

Ranchos De Taos, NM $50,241

Red River, NM $49,835

Ribera, NM $50,156

Rowe, NM $50,819

San Cristobal, NM $49,833

San Jose, NM $50,694

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $50,942

Santa Cruz, NM $51,111

Serafina, NM $50,029

Taos, NM $49,962

Tererro, NM $51,248

Tesuque, NM $51,442

Tierra Amarilla, NM $49,962

Trampas, NM $50,439

Tres Piedras, NM $49,821

Truchas, NM $50,899

Vadito, NM $50,414

Valdez, NM $49,871

Vallecitos, NM $49,832

Velarde, NM $50,647

Villanueva, NM $50,059

Spaceport City, NM $49,038

Las Vegas, NM $49,634

Angel Fire, NM $49,780

Anton Chico, NM $49,548

Buena Vista, NM $50,003

Chacon, NM $50,038

Cimarron, NM $49,703

Cleveland, NM $50,393

Eagle Nest, NM $49,740

Guadalupita, NM $49,962

Holman, NM $50,265

La Loma, NM $49,465

Maxwell, NM $49,719

Miami, NM $49,612

Mills, NM $49,436

Montezuma, NM $50,649

Mora, NM $50,464

Mosquero, NM $49,393

Ocate, NM $49,666

Ojo Feliz, NM $49,797

Rainsville, NM $50,015

Raton, NM $49,845

Rociada, NM $50,675

Roy, NM $49,447

Sapello, NM $50,235

Solano, NM $49,386

Springer, NM $49,590

Ute Park, NM $49,726

Valmora, NM $49,592

Wagon Mound, NM $49,535

Watrous, NM $49,609

Socorro, NM $49,494

Aragon, NM $49,644

Datil, NM $49,439

Lemitar, NM $49,724

Luna, NM $49,732

Magdalena, NM $49,443

Pie Town, NM $49,608

Polvadera, NM $49,844

Quemado, NM $49,711

Reserve, NM $49,622

San Acacia, NM $49,926

San Antonio, NM $49,220

Truth Or Consequences, NM $49,210

Arrey, NM $49,202

Caballo, NM $49,236

Derry, NM $48,985

Elephant Butte, NM $49,338

Garfield, NM $48,843

Hatch, NM $48,060

Monticello, NM $49,207

Rincon, NM $47,784

Salem, NM $48,691

Williamsburg, NM $49,272

Winston, NM $49,243

Las Cruces, NM $47,158

White Sands Missile Range, NM $47,313

Santa Teresa, NM $47,657

Playas, NM $49,438

Animas, NM $49,559

Anthony, NM $47,645

Arenas Valley, NM $49,471

Bayard, NM $49,426

Berino, NM $47,429

Buckhorn, NM $49,477

Santa Clara, NM $49,512

Chamberino, NM $47,479

Cliff, NM $49,420

Columbus, NM $49,287

Deming, NM $49,298

Dona Ana, NM $47,160

Fairacres, NM $47,301

Faywood, NM $49,275

Fort Bayard, NM $49,465

Gila, NM $49,347

Glenwood, NM $49,385

Hachita, NM $49,287

Hanover, NM $49,297

Hillsboro, NM $49,196

Hurley, NM $49,392

La Mesa, NM $48,060

Lordsburg, NM $49,401

Mesilla, NM $47,159

Mesilla Park, NM $47,164

Mesquite, NM $47,205

Mimbres, NM $49,336

Mule Creek, NM $49,470

Organ, NM $47,189

Pinos Altos, NM $49,418

Radium Springs, NM $47,178

Redrock, NM $49,293

Rodeo, NM $49,622

San Miguel, NM $47,187

Silver City, NM $49,419

Sunland Park, NM $47,403

Tyrone, NM $49,565

Vado, NM $47,224

Chaparral, NM $47,819

Clovis, NM $49,324

Cannon Afb, NM $49,215

Broadview, NM $49,181

Causey, NM $49,096

Crossroads, NM $48,980

Dora, NM $49,213

Elida, NM $49,009

Floyd, NM $49,128

Fort Sumner, NM $49,088

Grady, NM $49,227

House, NM $49,188

Kenna, NM $49,009

Lingo, NM $49,093

Melrose, NM $49,196

Milnesand, NM $48,989

Pep, NM $49,056

Portales, NM $49,236

Rogers, NM $49,070

Saint Vrain, NM $49,228

Taiban, NM $49,071

Texico, NM $49,247

Yeso, NM $48,893

Roswell, NM $48,950

Artesia, NM $49,047

Caprock, NM $48,947

Carlsbad, NM $49,079

Dexter, NM $48,985

Eunice, NM $49,122

Hagerman, NM $49,009

Hobbs, NM $49,194

Hope, NM $48,829

Jal, NM $49,065

Lake Arthur, NM $48,928

Lakewood, NM $49,001

Loco Hills, NM $49,091

Loving, NM $49,066

Lovington, NM $49,147

Mcdonald, NM $49,013

Malaga, NM $49,018

Maljamar, NM $48,970

Monument, NM $49,086

Tatum, NM $49,044

Whites City, NM $49,127

Carrizozo, NM $48,718

Alamogordo, NM $48,563

Alto, NM $48,725

Bent, NM $48,572

Capitan, NM $48,612

Cloudcroft, NM $48,567

Corona, NM $48,930

Encino, NM $49,323

Fort Stanton, NM $48,632

Glencoe, NM $48,598

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $48,557

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $48,557

Hondo, NM $48,642

La Luz, NM $48,557

Lincoln, NM $48,501

Mayhill, NM $48,667

Mescalero, NM $48,579

Nogal, NM $48,788

Orogrande, NM $48,582

Picacho, NM $48,632

Pinon, NM $48,815

Ruidoso, NM $48,817

Ruidoso Downs, NM $48,751

Sacramento, NM $48,601

San Patricio, NM $48,659

Sunspot, NM $48,557

Timberon, NM $48,662

Tinnie, NM $48,604

Tularosa, NM $48,589

Vaughn, NM $49,124

Weed, NM $48,661

Tucumcari, NM $49,368

Amistad, NM $49,304

Bard, NM $49,225

Capulin, NM $49,783

Clayton, NM $49,400

Conchas Dam, NM $49,445

Cuervo, NM $49,207

Des Moines, NM $49,586

Folsom, NM $49,663

Garita, NM $49,350

Gladstone, NM $49,449

Grenville, NM $49,440

Logan, NM $49,366

Mcalister, NM $49,213

Nara Visa, NM $49,249

Newkirk, NM $49,304

Quay, NM $49,332

San Jon, NM $49,279

Santa Rosa, NM $49,332

Sedan, NM $49,349

Trementina, NM $49,347

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.

$44,614

Average $50,419/year

$56,103

$3,718

Average $4,202/month

$4,675

$858

Average $970/week

$1,079

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,103	$4,675	$1,079	$27
Average	$50,419	$4,202	$970	$24
25th Percentile	$44,614	$3,718	$858	$21

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