What are the main factors that influence an Activity Program Director's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Activity Program Director?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Activity Program Director roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Activity Program Director's salary?

An Activity Program Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $66,217 for beginners, reaching about $66,939 at mid-level, and approach $68,261 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Activity Program Director?

Activity Program Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activity Program Director roles are District of Columbia $78,416, California $78,119, Massachusetts $77,078. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activity Program Director roles make?

Salaries for Activity Program Director level roles vary by specialization: Activity Director Recreation Director Program Director: $122,924; Activity Director Assistant: $118,989; Pediatric Program and Activity Director: $106,890; Certified Activity Director: $102,678; Activity Director/Recreational: $73,638.

Activity Program Director Salary in Vermont

How much does an Activity Program Director make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Program Director in Vermont is $69,514 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, an Activity Program Director's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,773
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,856 to $76,454
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,525

10% $62,525

50% (Median) $69,514

90% $82,773

Activity Program Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,454	$6,371	$1,470	$37
Average	$69,514	$5,793	$1,337	$33
25th Percentile	$65,856	$5,488	$1,266	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Activity Program Director Salaries

An Activity Program Director'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 Activity Program Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activity Program Director'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): $66,217
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,488
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,939
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,391
Expert (over 8 years): $68,261

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Activity Program Director	less than 1 year	$66,217
Early Career Level Activity Program Director	1-2 years	$66,488
Mid-Level Level Activity Program Director	2-4 years	$66,939
Senior-Level Level Activity Program Director	5-8 years	$67,391
Expert Level Activity Program Director	over 8 years	$68,261

How Do Activity Program Director 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 Activity Program Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,416.
California: $78,119.
Massachusetts: $77,078.

District of Columbia $78,416 California $78,119 Massachusetts $77,078 Washington $76,794 New Jersey $76,766 Alaska $76,667 Connecticut $75,690 New York $75,293

Hawaii $74,025 Rhode Island $73,430 Maryland $73,027 Minnesota $72,474 Colorado $72,262 Illinois $72,191 Oregon $71,922 Delaware $71,723

New Hampshire $71,599 Virginia $71,320 Pennsylvania $70,505 Nevada $70,094 North Dakota $69,960 Michigan $69,747 Wisconsin $69,669 Vermont $69,514

Texas $69,082 Maine $69,053 Arizona $69,011 Ohio $68,961 Georgia $68,310 Indiana $67,984 Wyoming $67,920 Utah $67,821

Iowa $67,778 Kansas $67,439 Louisiana $67,339 North Carolina $67,304 Missouri $67,290 Florida $67,014 Montana $66,865 Nebraska $66,723

Kentucky $66,645 South Carolina $66,362 Tennessee $66,185 Idaho $66,114 New Mexico $65,597 Oklahoma $65,484 Alabama $65,066 South Dakota $64,365

Arkansas $63,982 West Virginia $63,777 Mississippi $63,161

Top Paying Cities for Activity Program Director

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: $71,153
Barre: $71,260
Cabot: $71,104

Adamant, VT $71,153

Barre, VT $71,260

Cabot, VT $71,104

Calais, VT $71,166

East Barre, VT $71,152

East Calais, VT $71,153

East Montpelier, VT $71,201

Eden, VT $71,106

Eden Mills, VT $71,042

Graniteville, VT $71,256

Hyde Park, VT $71,211

Johnson, VT $71,301

Lake Elmore, VT $71,132

Marshfield, VT $71,116

Moretown, VT $71,306

Morrisville, VT $71,298

Moscow, VT $71,334

Northfield, VT $71,219

Northfield Falls, VT $71,552

North Hyde Park, VT $71,206

North Montpelier, VT $71,135

Plainfield, VT $71,125

Roxbury, VT $71,005

South Barre, VT $71,343

Waterbury, VT $71,327

Stowe, VT $71,337

Waitsfield, VT $71,297

Warren, VT $71,164

Washington, VT $71,025

Waterbury Center, VT $71,325

Websterville, VT $71,245

Williamstown, VT $71,162

Wolcott, VT $71,123

Woodbury, VT $71,053

Worcester, VT $71,123

Rutland, VT $71,121

Belmont, VT $70,902

Benson, VT $70,901

Bomoseen, VT $71,013

Brandon, VT $71,065

Bridport, VT $71,073

Castleton, VT $71,026

Center Rutland, VT $71,075

Chittenden, VT $70,912

Cuttingsville, VT $70,887

Danby, VT $71,008

East Middlebury, VT $71,112

East Poultney, VT $71,016

East Wallingford, VT $70,939

Fair Haven, VT $70,964

Florence, VT $70,939

Forest Dale, VT $71,068

Gaysville, VT $70,617

Granville, VT $70,951

Hancock, VT $70,939

Hydeville, VT $71,021

Killington, VT $70,932

Middlebury, VT $71,222

Middletown Springs, VT $70,978

Mount Holly, VT $70,912

North Clarendon, VT $71,016

Orwell, VT $71,008

Pawlet, VT $71,034

Pittsfield, VT $70,973

Pittsford, VT $71,041

Poultney, VT $71,027

Proctor, VT $71,106

Ripton, VT $71,024

Rochester, VT $70,987

Rupert, VT $70,980

Salisbury, VT $71,093

Shoreham, VT $71,033

Stockbridge, VT $70,907

Wallingford, VT $70,945

Wells, VT $71,036

West Pawlet, VT $71,060

West Rupert, VT $71,043

West Rutland, VT $71,000

Whiting, VT $71,036

Saint Johnsbury, VT $71,112

Albany, VT $71,071

Barnet, VT $71,036

Barton, VT $71,063

Beebe Plain, VT $71,085

Concord, VT $70,969

Coventry, VT $71,167

Craftsbury, VT $71,092

Craftsbury Common, VT $71,095

Danville, VT $71,052

Derby, VT $71,085

Derby Line, VT $71,031

East Burke, VT $71,029

East Charleston, VT $71,036

East Hardwick, VT $71,075

East Haven, VT $70,874

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $71,111

Glover, VT $71,042

Granby, VT $70,787

Greensboro, VT $71,018

Greensboro Bend, VT $71,063

Hardwick, VT $71,142

Irasburg, VT $71,046

Island Pond, VT $70,929

Lowell, VT $71,021

Lower Waterford, VT $71,103

Lyndon, VT $71,090

Lyndon Center, VT $71,170

Lyndonville, VT $71,093

Morgan, VT $70,965

Newport, VT $71,127

Newport Center, VT $71,036

North Concord, VT $70,851

North Troy, VT $71,046

Orleans, VT $71,019

Passumpsic, VT $71,116

Peacham, VT $70,973

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $71,119

Sheffield, VT $70,992

Sutton, VT $70,987

Troy, VT $71,053

West Burke, VT $71,034

West Charleston, VT $71,001

West Danville, VT $71,056

Westfield, VT $71,000

West Glover, VT $71,048

Averill, VT $70,635

Beecher Falls, VT $71,093

Canaan, VT $70,916

Gilman, VT $71,228

Guildhall, VT $70,822

Lunenburg, VT $70,977

Norton, VT $70,776

North Bennington, VT $71,567

North Pownal, VT $71,711

Pownal, VT $71,752

White River Junction, VT $71,103

Ascutney, VT $71,136

Barnard, VT $70,941

Bethel, VT $70,985

Bradford, VT $71,060

Bridgewater, VT $71,014

Bridgewater Corners, VT $70,873

Brookfield, VT $71,055

Brownsville, VT $71,016

Chelsea, VT $71,014

Corinth, VT $70,995

East Corinth, VT $71,024

East Randolph, VT $71,038

East Ryegate, VT $70,976

East Thetford, VT $71,064

Fairlee, VT $70,988

Groton, VT $71,007

Hartford, VT $71,288

Hartland, VT $71,038

Hartland Four Corners, VT $71,036

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $71,218

Newbury, VT $70,998

North Hartland, VT $71,089

North Pomfret, VT $70,967

North Thetford, VT $71,063

Norwich, VT $71,048

Plymouth, VT $70,822

Post Mills, VT $71,047

Quechee, VT $71,121

Randolph, VT $71,108

Randolph Center, VT $71,072

Reading, VT $70,881

Sharon, VT $70,984

South Pomfret, VT $70,916

South Royalton, VT $71,005

South Ryegate, VT $71,019

South Strafford, VT $71,001

South Woodstock, VT $70,899

Strafford, VT $70,939

Taftsville, VT $71,126

Thetford, VT $71,064

Thetford Center, VT $70,990

Topsham, VT $70,968

Tunbridge, VT $70,982

Vershire, VT $70,949

Wells River, VT $71,024

West Fairlee, VT $71,154

West Hartford, VT $70,968

West Newbury, VT $70,996

West Topsham, VT $71,025

Wilder, VT $71,291

Windsor, VT $71,068

Woodstock, VT $70,980

Bellows Falls, VT $71,240

Cambridgeport, VT $71,158

Cavendish, VT $70,922

Chester, VT $70,992

Chester Depot, VT $70,967

Grafton, VT $70,939

Londonderry, VT $71,066

Ludlow, VT $70,958

North Springfield, VT $71,206

Perkinsville, VT $71,013

Peru, VT $70,992

Proctorsville, VT $70,934

Saxtons River, VT $71,225

South Londonderry, VT $71,110

Springfield, VT $71,172

Westminster, VT $71,239

Westminster Station, VT $71,244

Weston, VT $70,919

Shaftsbury, VT $71,482

Brattleboro, VT $71,385

Bondville, VT $71,089

East Dover, VT $71,234

Jacksonville, VT $71,413

Jamaica, VT $71,091

Marlboro, VT $71,738

Newfane, VT $71,187

Putney, VT $71,172

Readsboro, VT $71,747

South Newfane, VT $71,212

Stamford, VT $71,695

Townshend, VT $71,123

Vernon, VT $71,603

Wardsboro, VT $71,174

West Dover, VT $71,291

West Dummerston, VT $71,205

West Halifax, VT $71,315

West Townshend, VT $71,027

West Wardsboro, VT $71,029

Whitingham, VT $71,388

Williamsville, VT $71,205

Wilmington, VT $71,344

Burlington, VT $71,539

South Burlington, VT $71,535

Winooski, VT $71,539

Colchester, VT $71,539

Alburgh, VT $71,182

Bakersfield, VT $71,288

Belvidere Center, VT $71,029

Bristol, VT $71,303

Cambridge, VT $71,388

Charlotte, VT $71,442

East Berkshire, VT $71,219

East Fairfield, VT $71,325

Enosburg Falls, VT $71,128

Essex, VT $71,485

Essex Junction, VT $71,490

Fairfax, VT $71,393

Fairfield, VT $71,324

Ferrisburgh, VT $71,363

Franklin, VT $71,133

Grand Isle, VT $71,400

Highgate Center, VT $71,193

Highgate Springs, VT $71,229

Hinesburg, VT $71,441

Huntington, VT $71,387

Isle La Motte, VT $71,271

Jeffersonville, VT $71,339

Jericho, VT $71,425

Jonesville, VT $71,440

Milton, VT $71,459

Monkton, VT $71,383

Montgomery, VT $71,128

Montgomery Center, VT $71,042

New Haven, VT $71,294

North Ferrisburgh, VT $71,395

North Hero, VT $71,324

Richford, VT $71,116

Richmond, VT $71,433

Saint Albans, VT $71,356

Saint Albans Bay, VT $71,347

Shelburne, VT $71,507

Sheldon, VT $71,271

Sheldon Springs, VT $71,446

South Hero, VT $71,464

Starksboro, VT $71,344

Swanton, VT $71,258

Underhill, VT $71,409

Underhill Center, VT $71,411

Vergennes, VT $71,272

Waterville, VT $71,296

Westford, VT $71,444

Williston, VT $71,498

Montpelier, VT $71,249

Bennington, VT $71,619

Arlington, VT $71,367

Dorset, VT $71,089

East Arlington, VT $71,063

East Dorset, VT $71,091

Manchester, VT $71,283

Manchester Center, VT $71,236

Activity Program Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Activity Program Director roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Activity Program Director positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Activity Program Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Activity Program Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$83,416	$40.0	20%

Activity Program Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Activity Program Director'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.

$65,856

Average $69,514/year

$76,454

$5,488

Average $5,793/month

$6,371

$1,266

Average $1,337/week

$1,470

$32

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,454	$6,371	$1,470	$37
Average	$69,514	$5,793	$1,337	$33
25th Percentile	$65,856	$5,488	$1,266	$32

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