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 $49,968 for beginners, reaching about $52,585 at mid-level, and approach $55,095 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 $60,264, California $60,035, Massachusetts $59,235. 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: $149,306; Academic Programs Administrator: $101,449; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,384; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,265; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,535.

Academic Programs Specialist Salary in Vermont

How much does an Academic Programs Specialist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Specialist in Vermont is $53,422 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,933
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,271 to $59,447
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,670

10% $41,670

50% (Median) $53,422

90% $64,933

Academic Programs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,447	$4,954	$1,143	$29
Average	$53,422	$4,452	$1,027	$26
25th Percentile	$47,271	$3,939	$909	$23

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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): $49,968
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,168
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,585
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,928
Expert (over 8 years): $55,095

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Programs Specialist	less than 1 year	$49,968
Early Career Level Academic Programs Specialist	1-2 years	$50,168
Mid-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	2-4 years	$52,585
Senior-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	5-8 years	$54,928
Expert Level Academic Programs Specialist	over 8 years	$55,095

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: $60,264.
California: $60,035.
Massachusetts: $59,235.

District of Columbia $60,264 California $60,035 Massachusetts $59,235 Washington $59,017 New Jersey $58,995 Alaska $58,919 Connecticut $58,168 New York $57,863

Hawaii $56,889 Rhode Island $56,432 Maryland $56,122 Minnesota $55,697 Colorado $55,534 Illinois $55,479 Oregon $55,272 Delaware $55,120

New Hampshire $55,024 Virginia $54,810 Pennsylvania $54,184 Nevada $53,868 North Dakota $53,765 Michigan $53,601 Wisconsin $53,542 Vermont $53,422

Texas $53,090 Maine $53,068 Arizona $53,035 Ohio $52,997 Georgia $52,497 Indiana $52,246 Wyoming $52,197 Utah $52,121

Iowa $52,088 Kansas $51,827 Louisiana $51,751 North Carolina $51,724 Missouri $51,713 Florida $51,501 Montana $51,386 Nebraska $51,277

Kentucky $51,218 South Carolina $51,000 Tennessee $50,864 Idaho $50,809 New Mexico $50,412 Oklahoma $50,325 Alabama $50,004 South Dakota $49,465

Arkansas $49,171 West Virginia $49,013 Mississippi $48,540

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:

Adamant: $54,682
Barre: $54,764
Cabot: $54,644

Adamant, VT $54,682

Barre, VT $54,764

Cabot, VT $54,644

Calais, VT $54,692

East Barre, VT $54,681

East Calais, VT $54,682

East Montpelier, VT $54,718

Eden, VT $54,646

Eden Mills, VT $54,596

Graniteville, VT $54,761

Hyde Park, VT $54,727

Johnson, VT $54,796

Lake Elmore, VT $54,666

Marshfield, VT $54,653

Moretown, VT $54,799

Morrisville, VT $54,793

Moscow, VT $54,821

Northfield, VT $54,733

Northfield Falls, VT $54,988

North Hyde Park, VT $54,723

North Montpelier, VT $54,668

Plainfield, VT $54,660

Roxbury, VT $54,568

South Barre, VT $54,828

Waterbury, VT $54,815

Stowe, VT $54,823

Waitsfield, VT $54,792

Warren, VT $54,690

Washington, VT $54,583

Waterbury Center, VT $54,814

Websterville, VT $54,752

Williamstown, VT $54,688

Wolcott, VT $54,658

Woodbury, VT $54,605

Worcester, VT $54,659

Rutland, VT $54,657

Belmont, VT $54,489

Benson, VT $54,488

Bomoseen, VT $54,574

Brandon, VT $54,614

Bridport, VT $54,620

Castleton, VT $54,584

Center Rutland, VT $54,622

Chittenden, VT $54,496

Cuttingsville, VT $54,477

Danby, VT $54,570

East Middlebury, VT $54,650

East Poultney, VT $54,576

East Wallingford, VT $54,517

Fair Haven, VT $54,537

Florence, VT $54,518

Forest Dale, VT $54,617

Gaysville, VT $54,270

Granville, VT $54,526

Hancock, VT $54,518

Hydeville, VT $54,581

Killington, VT $54,512

Middlebury, VT $54,735

Middletown Springs, VT $54,547

Mount Holly, VT $54,496

North Clarendon, VT $54,576

Orwell, VT $54,570

Pawlet, VT $54,590

Pittsfield, VT $54,543

Pittsford, VT $54,595

Poultney, VT $54,585

Proctor, VT $54,645

Ripton, VT $54,582

Rochester, VT $54,554

Rupert, VT $54,549

Salisbury, VT $54,636

Shoreham, VT $54,589

Stockbridge, VT $54,492

Wallingford, VT $54,522

Wells, VT $54,592

West Pawlet, VT $54,611

West Rupert, VT $54,598

West Rutland, VT $54,564

Whiting, VT $54,592

Saint Johnsbury, VT $54,650

Albany, VT $54,619

Barnet, VT $54,592

Barton, VT $54,613

Beebe Plain, VT $54,629

Concord, VT $54,540

Coventry, VT $54,693

Craftsbury, VT $54,635

Craftsbury Common, VT $54,637

Danville, VT $54,604

Derby, VT $54,629

Derby Line, VT $54,588

East Burke, VT $54,587

East Charleston, VT $54,592

East Hardwick, VT $54,621

East Haven, VT $54,467

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $54,649

Glover, VT $54,596

Granby, VT $54,400

Greensboro, VT $54,578

Greensboro Bend, VT $54,613

Hardwick, VT $54,673

Irasburg, VT $54,599

Island Pond, VT $54,510

Lowell, VT $54,581

Lower Waterford, VT $54,643

Lyndon, VT $54,633

Lyndon Center, VT $54,695

Lyndonville, VT $54,636

Morgan, VT $54,537

Newport, VT $54,662

Newport Center, VT $54,592

North Concord, VT $54,449

North Troy, VT $54,600

Orleans, VT $54,579

Passumpsic, VT $54,654

Peacham, VT $54,544

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $54,655

Sheffield, VT $54,558

Sutton, VT $54,554

Troy, VT $54,605

West Burke, VT $54,590

West Charleston, VT $54,565

West Danville, VT $54,607

Westfield, VT $54,564

West Glover, VT $54,601

Averill, VT $54,283

Beecher Falls, VT $54,636

Canaan, VT $54,500

Gilman, VT $54,740

Guildhall, VT $54,428

Lunenburg, VT $54,546

Norton, VT $54,392

North Bennington, VT $55,000

North Pownal, VT $55,111

Pownal, VT $55,142

White River Junction, VT $54,643

Ascutney, VT $54,669

Barnard, VT $54,519

Bethel, VT $54,553

Bradford, VT $54,610

Bridgewater, VT $54,575

Bridgewater Corners, VT $54,467

Brookfield, VT $54,606

Brownsville, VT $54,576

Chelsea, VT $54,575

Corinth, VT $54,560

East Corinth, VT $54,583

East Randolph, VT $54,593

East Ryegate, VT $54,546

East Thetford, VT $54,613

Fairlee, VT $54,555

Groton, VT $54,569

Hartford, VT $54,785

Hartland, VT $54,594

Hartland Four Corners, VT $54,592

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $54,732

Newbury, VT $54,563

North Hartland, VT $54,632

North Pomfret, VT $54,539

North Thetford, VT $54,612

Norwich, VT $54,601

Plymouth, VT $54,428

Post Mills, VT $54,600

Quechee, VT $54,657

Randolph, VT $54,647

Randolph Center, VT $54,619

Reading, VT $54,473

Sharon, VT $54,552

South Pomfret, VT $54,500

South Royalton, VT $54,568

South Ryegate, VT $54,578

South Strafford, VT $54,565

South Woodstock, VT $54,486

Strafford, VT $54,518

Taftsville, VT $54,661

Thetford, VT $54,613

Thetford Center, VT $54,556

Topsham, VT $54,540

Tunbridge, VT $54,550

Vershire, VT $54,525

Wells River, VT $54,582

West Fairlee, VT $54,682

West Hartford, VT $54,540

West Newbury, VT $54,561

West Topsham, VT $54,583

Wilder, VT $54,788

Windsor, VT $54,616

Woodstock, VT $54,549

Bellows Falls, VT $54,748

Cambridgeport, VT $54,686

Cavendish, VT $54,504

Chester, VT $54,558

Chester Depot, VT $54,539

Grafton, VT $54,517

Londonderry, VT $54,615

Ludlow, VT $54,532

North Springfield, VT $54,723

Perkinsville, VT $54,574

Peru, VT $54,558

Proctorsville, VT $54,513

Saxtons River, VT $54,737

South Londonderry, VT $54,649

Springfield, VT $54,696

Westminster, VT $54,748

Westminster Station, VT $54,752

Weston, VT $54,502

Shaftsbury, VT $54,934

Brattleboro, VT $54,860

Bondville, VT $54,633

East Dover, VT $54,744

Jacksonville, VT $54,882

Jamaica, VT $54,634

Marlboro, VT $55,131

Newfane, VT $54,708

Putney, VT $54,697

Readsboro, VT $55,138

South Newfane, VT $54,727

Stamford, VT $55,098

Townshend, VT $54,658

Vernon, VT $55,028

Wardsboro, VT $54,698

West Dover, VT $54,788

West Dummerston, VT $54,722

West Halifax, VT $54,806

West Townshend, VT $54,585

West Wardsboro, VT $54,586

Whitingham, VT $54,862

Williamsville, VT $54,722

Wilmington, VT $54,829

Burlington, VT $54,979

South Burlington, VT $54,975

Winooski, VT $54,979

Colchester, VT $54,979

Alburgh, VT $54,704

Bakersfield, VT $54,785

Belvidere Center, VT $54,587

Bristol, VT $54,797

Cambridge, VT $54,862

Charlotte, VT $54,904

East Berkshire, VT $54,733

East Fairfield, VT $54,814

Enosburg Falls, VT $54,663

Essex, VT $54,937

Essex Junction, VT $54,940

Fairfax, VT $54,866

Fairfield, VT $54,813

Ferrisburgh, VT $54,843

Franklin, VT $54,666

Grand Isle, VT $54,871

Highgate Center, VT $54,712

Highgate Springs, VT $54,740

Hinesburg, VT $54,903

Huntington, VT $54,862

Isle La Motte, VT $54,772

Jeffersonville, VT $54,825

Jericho, VT $54,891

Jonesville, VT $54,902

Milton, VT $54,917

Monkton, VT $54,859

Montgomery, VT $54,663

Montgomery Center, VT $54,596

New Haven, VT $54,790

North Ferrisburgh, VT $54,867

North Hero, VT $54,813

Richford, VT $54,654

Richmond, VT $54,897

Saint Albans, VT $54,838

Saint Albans Bay, VT $54,830

Shelburne, VT $54,954

Sheldon, VT $54,772

Sheldon Springs, VT $54,907

South Hero, VT $54,921

Starksboro, VT $54,829

Swanton, VT $54,762

Underhill, VT $54,878

Underhill Center, VT $54,880

Vergennes, VT $54,773

Waterville, VT $54,792

Westford, VT $54,906

Williston, VT $54,947

Montpelier, VT $54,755

Bennington, VT $55,040

Arlington, VT $54,846

Dorset, VT $54,633

East Arlington, VT $54,612

East Dorset, VT $54,634

Manchester, VT $54,781

Manchester Center, VT $54,746

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.

$47,271

Average $53,422/year

$59,447

$3,939

Average $4,452/month

$4,954

$909

Average $1,027/week

$1,143

$23

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,447	$4,954	$1,143	$29
Average	$53,422	$4,452	$1,027	$26
25th Percentile	$47,271	$3,939	$909	$23

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