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 $49,972 for beginners, reaching about $52,589 at mid-level, and approach $55,099 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 $60,268, California $60,039, Massachusetts $59,239. 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: $149,318; Academic Programs Administrator: $101,452; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,399; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,279; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,549.

Academic Programs Specialist Salary in Vermont

How much does an Academic Programs Specialist make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Programs Specialist in Vermont is $53,426 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): $64,934
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,275 to $59,450
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,674

10% $41,674

50% (Median) $53,426

90% $64,934

Academic Programs Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,450	$4,954	$1,143	$29
Average	$53,426	$4,452	$1,027	$26
25th Percentile	$47,275	$3,940	$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): $49,972
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,172
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,589
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,932
Expert (over 8 years): $55,099

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Programs Specialist	less than 1 year	$49,972
Early Career Level Academic Programs Specialist	1-2 years	$50,172
Mid-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	2-4 years	$52,589
Senior-Level Level Academic Programs Specialist	5-8 years	$54,932
Expert Level Academic Programs Specialist	over 8 years	$55,099

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: $60,268.
California: $60,039.
Massachusetts: $59,239.

District of Columbia $60,268 California $60,039 Massachusetts $59,239 Washington $59,021 New Jersey $58,999 Alaska $58,923 Connecticut $58,172 New York $57,867

Hawaii $56,893 Rhode Island $56,436 Maryland $56,125 Minnesota $55,701 Colorado $55,538 Illinois $55,483 Oregon $55,276 Delaware $55,124

New Hampshire $55,028 Virginia $54,814 Pennsylvania $54,188 Nevada $53,872 North Dakota $53,769 Michigan $53,605 Wisconsin $53,545 Vermont $53,426

Texas $53,094 Maine $53,072 Arizona $53,039 Ohio $53,001 Georgia $52,500 Indiana $52,250 Wyoming $52,201 Utah $52,125

Iowa $52,092 Kansas $51,831 Louisiana $51,755 North Carolina $51,727 Missouri $51,716 Florida $51,504 Montana $51,390 Nebraska $51,281

Kentucky $51,221 South Carolina $51,003 Tennessee $50,867 Idaho $50,813 New Mexico $50,415 Oklahoma $50,328 Alabama $50,007 South Dakota $49,468

Arkansas $49,174 West Virginia $49,017 Mississippi $48,543

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: $54,686
Barre: $54,768
Cabot: $54,648

Adamant, VT $54,686

Barre, VT $54,768

Cabot, VT $54,648

Calais, VT $54,696

East Barre, VT $54,685

East Calais, VT $54,686

East Montpelier, VT $54,722

Eden, VT $54,650

Eden Mills, VT $54,600

Graniteville, VT $54,765

Hyde Park, VT $54,730

Johnson, VT $54,799

Lake Elmore, VT $54,669

Marshfield, VT $54,657

Moretown, VT $54,803

Morrisville, VT $54,797

Moscow, VT $54,825

Northfield, VT $54,736

Northfield Falls, VT $54,992

North Hyde Park, VT $54,727

North Montpelier, VT $54,672

Plainfield, VT $54,664

Roxbury, VT $54,571

South Barre, VT $54,832

Waterbury, VT $54,819

Stowe, VT $54,827

Waitsfield, VT $54,796

Warren, VT $54,694

Washington, VT $54,587

Waterbury Center, VT $54,817

Websterville, VT $54,756

Williamstown, VT $54,692

Wolcott, VT $54,662

Woodbury, VT $54,608

Worcester, VT $54,663

Rutland, VT $54,661

Belmont, VT $54,492

Benson, VT $54,492

Bomoseen, VT $54,578

Brandon, VT $54,618

Bridport, VT $54,624

Castleton, VT $54,588

Center Rutland, VT $54,626

Chittenden, VT $54,500

Cuttingsville, VT $54,481

Danby, VT $54,574

East Middlebury, VT $54,654

East Poultney, VT $54,580

East Wallingford, VT $54,521

Fair Haven, VT $54,540

Florence, VT $54,521

Forest Dale, VT $54,620

Gaysville, VT $54,274

Granville, VT $54,530

Hancock, VT $54,521

Hydeville, VT $54,584

Killington, VT $54,515

Middlebury, VT $54,739

Middletown Springs, VT $54,551

Mount Holly, VT $54,500

North Clarendon, VT $54,580

Orwell, VT $54,574

Pawlet, VT $54,594

Pittsfield, VT $54,547

Pittsford, VT $54,599

Poultney, VT $54,589

Proctor, VT $54,649

Ripton, VT $54,586

Rochester, VT $54,558

Rupert, VT $54,552

Salisbury, VT $54,639

Shoreham, VT $54,593

Stockbridge, VT $54,496

Wallingford, VT $54,526

Wells, VT $54,596

West Pawlet, VT $54,614

West Rupert, VT $54,601

West Rutland, VT $54,568

Whiting, VT $54,595

Saint Johnsbury, VT $54,654

Albany, VT $54,623

Barnet, VT $54,596

Barton, VT $54,617

Beebe Plain, VT $54,633

Concord, VT $54,544

Coventry, VT $54,697

Craftsbury, VT $54,638

Craftsbury Common, VT $54,641

Danville, VT $54,608

Derby, VT $54,633

Derby Line, VT $54,592

East Burke, VT $54,590

East Charleston, VT $54,596

East Hardwick, VT $54,625

East Haven, VT $54,471

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $54,653

Glover, VT $54,600

Granby, VT $54,404

Greensboro, VT $54,582

Greensboro Bend, VT $54,617

Hardwick, VT $54,677

Irasburg, VT $54,603

Island Pond, VT $54,514

Lowell, VT $54,584

Lower Waterford, VT $54,647

Lyndon, VT $54,637

Lyndon Center, VT $54,699

Lyndonville, VT $54,639

Morgan, VT $54,541

Newport, VT $54,666

Newport Center, VT $54,596

North Concord, VT $54,453

North Troy, VT $54,604

Orleans, VT $54,583

Passumpsic, VT $54,657

Peacham, VT $54,547

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $54,659

Sheffield, VT $54,562

Sutton, VT $54,558

Troy, VT $54,609

West Burke, VT $54,594

West Charleston, VT $54,569

West Danville, VT $54,611

Westfield, VT $54,568

West Glover, VT $54,605

Averill, VT $54,287

Beecher Falls, VT $54,639

Canaan, VT $54,503

Gilman, VT $54,743

Guildhall, VT $54,432

Lunenburg, VT $54,550

Norton, VT $54,396

North Bennington, VT $55,004

North Pownal, VT $55,115

Pownal, VT $55,146

White River Junction, VT $54,647

Ascutney, VT $54,673

Barnard, VT $54,523

Bethel, VT $54,557

Bradford, VT $54,614

Bridgewater, VT $54,579

Bridgewater Corners, VT $54,471

Brookfield, VT $54,610

Brownsville, VT $54,580

Chelsea, VT $54,578

Corinth, VT $54,564

East Corinth, VT $54,587

East Randolph, VT $54,597

East Ryegate, VT $54,550

East Thetford, VT $54,617

Fairlee, VT $54,558

Groton, VT $54,573

Hartford, VT $54,789

Hartland, VT $54,598

Hartland Four Corners, VT $54,595

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $54,736

Newbury, VT $54,567

North Hartland, VT $54,636

North Pomfret, VT $54,543

North Thetford, VT $54,616

Norwich, VT $54,605

Plymouth, VT $54,432

Post Mills, VT $54,604

Quechee, VT $54,661

Randolph, VT $54,651

Randolph Center, VT $54,623

Reading, VT $54,477

Sharon, VT $54,556

South Pomfret, VT $54,503

South Royalton, VT $54,571

South Ryegate, VT $54,582

South Strafford, VT $54,569

South Woodstock, VT $54,490

Strafford, VT $54,521

Taftsville, VT $54,665

Thetford, VT $54,617

Thetford Center, VT $54,560

Topsham, VT $54,544

Tunbridge, VT $54,554

Vershire, VT $54,528

Wells River, VT $54,586

West Fairlee, VT $54,686

West Hartford, VT $54,544

West Newbury, VT $54,565

West Topsham, VT $54,587

Wilder, VT $54,792

Windsor, VT $54,620

Woodstock, VT $54,553

Bellows Falls, VT $54,752

Cambridgeport, VT $54,690

Cavendish, VT $54,508

Chester, VT $54,562

Chester Depot, VT $54,543

Grafton, VT $54,521

Londonderry, VT $54,619

Ludlow, VT $54,536

North Springfield, VT $54,727

Perkinsville, VT $54,578

Peru, VT $54,562

Proctorsville, VT $54,517

Saxtons River, VT $54,741

South Londonderry, VT $54,653

Springfield, VT $54,700

Westminster, VT $54,752

Westminster Station, VT $54,755

Weston, VT $54,506

Shaftsbury, VT $54,938

Brattleboro, VT $54,864

Bondville, VT $54,637

East Dover, VT $54,748

Jacksonville, VT $54,885

Jamaica, VT $54,638

Marlboro, VT $55,135

Newfane, VT $54,712

Putney, VT $54,700

Readsboro, VT $55,142

South Newfane, VT $54,731

Stamford, VT $55,102

Townshend, VT $54,662

Vernon, VT $55,031

Wardsboro, VT $54,702

West Dover, VT $54,792

West Dummerston, VT $54,725

West Halifax, VT $54,810

West Townshend, VT $54,589

West Wardsboro, VT $54,590

Whitingham, VT $54,866

Williamsville, VT $54,725

Wilmington, VT $54,833

Burlington, VT $54,982

South Burlington, VT $54,979

Winooski, VT $54,982

Colchester, VT $54,982

Alburgh, VT $54,708

Bakersfield, VT $54,789

Belvidere Center, VT $54,590

Bristol, VT $54,801

Cambridge, VT $54,866

Charlotte, VT $54,908

East Berkshire, VT $54,736

East Fairfield, VT $54,818

Enosburg Falls, VT $54,667

Essex, VT $54,940

Essex Junction, VT $54,944

Fairfax, VT $54,870

Fairfield, VT $54,817

Ferrisburgh, VT $54,847

Franklin, VT $54,670

Grand Isle, VT $54,875

Highgate Center, VT $54,716

Highgate Springs, VT $54,744

Hinesburg, VT $54,907

Huntington, VT $54,865

Isle La Motte, VT $54,776

Jeffersonville, VT $54,829

Jericho, VT $54,895

Jonesville, VT $54,906

Milton, VT $54,921

Monkton, VT $54,863

Montgomery, VT $54,667

Montgomery Center, VT $54,600

New Haven, VT $54,794

North Ferrisburgh, VT $54,871

North Hero, VT $54,817

Richford, VT $54,657

Richmond, VT $54,901

Saint Albans, VT $54,841

Saint Albans Bay, VT $54,834

Shelburne, VT $54,958

Sheldon, VT $54,776

Sheldon Springs, VT $54,911

South Hero, VT $54,925

Starksboro, VT $54,833

Swanton, VT $54,766

Underhill, VT $54,882

Underhill Center, VT $54,884

Vergennes, VT $54,777

Waterville, VT $54,796

Westford, VT $54,909

Williston, VT $54,951

Montpelier, VT $54,759

Bennington, VT $55,044

Arlington, VT $54,850

Dorset, VT $54,637

East Arlington, VT $54,616

East Dorset, VT $54,638

Manchester, VT $54,785

Manchester Center, VT $54,749

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.

$47,275

Average $53,426/year

$59,450

$3,940

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	$59,450	$4,954	$1,143	$29
Average	$53,426	$4,452	$1,027	$26
25th Percentile	$47,275	$3,940	$909	$23

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