What are the main factors that influence an Administrative 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 Administrative Program Director?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrative Program Director roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

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

An Administrative Program Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $139,486 for beginners, reaching about $140,976 at mid-level, and approach $144,142 for experts.

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

Administrative Program Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Program Director roles are District of Columbia $166,935, California $166,302, Massachusetts $164,085. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Administrative Program Director level roles vary by specialization: Administrative Director: $162,796; Program Director: $151,398; Program Administrative Manager: $144,000; Assistant Athletics Program Director: $87,300; Administrative and Program Analyst: $79,610.

Administrative Program Director Salary in Vermont

How much does an Administrative Program Director make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Program Director in Vermont is $147,983 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $183,207
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $135,017 to $166,420
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $123,213

10% $123,213

50% (Median) $147,983

90% $183,207

Administrative Program Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$166,420	$13,868	$3,200	$80
Average	$147,983	$12,332	$2,846	$71
25th Percentile	$135,017	$11,251	$2,596	$65

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Program Director Salaries

An Administrative 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 Administrative Program Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative 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): $139,486
Early Career (1-2 years): $140,045
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $140,976
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,280
Expert (over 8 years): $144,142

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Program Director	less than 1 year	$139,486
Early Career Level Administrative Program Director	1-2 years	$140,045
Mid-Level Level Administrative Program Director	2-4 years	$140,976
Senior-Level Level Administrative Program Director	5-8 years	$142,280
Expert Level Administrative Program Director	over 8 years	$144,142

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

District of Columbia: $166,935.
California: $166,302.
Massachusetts: $164,085.

District of Columbia $166,935 California $166,302 Massachusetts $164,085 Washington $163,482 New Jersey $163,422 Alaska $163,211 Connecticut $161,130 New York $160,286

Hawaii $157,587 Rhode Island $156,320 Maryland $155,461 Minnesota $154,285 Colorado $153,833 Illinois $153,682 Oregon $153,109 Delaware $152,687

New Hampshire $152,421 Virginia $151,827 Pennsylvania $150,094 Nevada $149,219 North Dakota $148,933 Michigan $148,480 Wisconsin $148,314 Vermont $147,983

Texas $147,063 Maine $147,003 Arizona $146,912 Ohio $146,807 Georgia $145,420 Indiana $144,726 Wyoming $144,590 Utah $144,379

Iowa $144,289 Kansas $143,565 Louisiana $143,354 North Carolina $143,279 Missouri $143,248 Florida $142,660 Montana $142,344 Nebraska $142,042

Kentucky $141,876 South Carolina $141,273 Tennessee $140,896 Idaho $140,746 New Mexico $139,645 Oklahoma $139,404 Alabama $138,514 South Dakota $137,022

Arkansas $136,207 West Virginia $135,770 Mississippi $134,458

Top Paying Cities for Administrative 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: $151,473
Barre: $151,701
Cabot: $151,368

Adamant, VT $151,473

Barre, VT $151,701

Cabot, VT $151,368

Calais, VT $151,500

East Barre, VT $151,470

East Calais, VT $151,473

East Montpelier, VT $151,574

Eden, VT $151,374

Eden Mills, VT $151,236

Graniteville, VT $151,692

Hyde Park, VT $151,597

Johnson, VT $151,788

Lake Elmore, VT $151,428

Marshfield, VT $151,393

Moretown, VT $151,799

Morrisville, VT $151,781

Moscow, VT $151,858

Northfield, VT $151,613

Northfield Falls, VT $152,322

North Hyde Park, VT $151,586

North Montpelier, VT $151,434

Plainfield, VT $151,413

Roxbury, VT $151,156

South Barre, VT $151,877

Waterbury, VT $151,842

Stowe, VT $151,864

Waitsfield, VT $151,779

Warren, VT $151,496

Washington, VT $151,200

Waterbury Center, VT $151,838

Websterville, VT $151,668

Williamstown, VT $151,491

Wolcott, VT $151,408

Woodbury, VT $151,259

Worcester, VT $151,410

Rutland, VT $151,405

Belmont, VT $150,938

Benson, VT $150,936

Bomoseen, VT $151,175

Brandon, VT $151,286

Bridport, VT $151,303

Castleton, VT $151,203

Center Rutland, VT $151,307

Chittenden, VT $150,959

Cuttingsville, VT $150,906

Danby, VT $151,164

East Middlebury, VT $151,386

East Poultney, VT $151,181

East Wallingford, VT $151,016

Fair Haven, VT $151,071

Florence, VT $151,018

Forest Dale, VT $151,292

Gaysville, VT $150,332

Granville, VT $151,042

Hancock, VT $151,018

Hydeville, VT $151,193

Killington, VT $151,001

Middlebury, VT $151,619

Middletown Springs, VT $151,099

Mount Holly, VT $150,959

North Clarendon, VT $151,181

Orwell, VT $151,164

Pawlet, VT $151,218

Pittsfield, VT $151,089

Pittsford, VT $151,233

Poultney, VT $151,205

Proctor, VT $151,372

Ripton, VT $151,197

Rochester, VT $151,119

Rupert, VT $151,104

Salisbury, VT $151,345

Shoreham, VT $151,217

Stockbridge, VT $150,948

Wallingford, VT $151,030

Wells, VT $151,224

West Pawlet, VT $151,276

West Rupert, VT $151,239

West Rutland, VT $151,147

Whiting, VT $151,223

Saint Johnsbury, VT $151,386

Albany, VT $151,298

Barnet, VT $151,224

Barton, VT $151,282

Beebe Plain, VT $151,327

Concord, VT $151,081

Coventry, VT $151,503

Craftsbury, VT $151,342

Craftsbury Common, VT $151,349

Danville, VT $151,257

Derby, VT $151,327

Derby Line, VT $151,214

East Burke, VT $151,209

East Charleston, VT $151,224

East Hardwick, VT $151,306

East Haven, VT $150,879

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $151,383

Glover, VT $151,236

Granby, VT $150,694

Greensboro, VT $151,185

Greensboro Bend, VT $151,282

Hardwick, VT $151,449

Irasburg, VT $151,244

Island Pond, VT $150,997

Lowell, VT $151,193

Lower Waterford, VT $151,366

Lyndon, VT $151,339

Lyndon Center, VT $151,509

Lyndonville, VT $151,345

Morgan, VT $151,072

Newport, VT $151,417

Newport Center, VT $151,224

North Concord, VT $150,829

North Troy, VT $151,245

Orleans, VT $151,188

Passumpsic, VT $151,395

Peacham, VT $151,090

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $151,399

Sheffield, VT $151,131

Sutton, VT $151,119

Troy, VT $151,261

West Burke, VT $151,220

West Charleston, VT $151,149

West Danville, VT $151,267

Westfield, VT $151,146

West Glover, VT $151,250

Averill, VT $150,369

Beecher Falls, VT $151,345

Canaan, VT $150,968

Gilman, VT $151,633

Guildhall, VT $150,769

Lunenburg, VT $151,098

Norton, VT $150,671

North Bennington, VT $152,354

North Pownal, VT $152,661

Pownal, VT $152,747

White River Junction, VT $151,366

Ascutney, VT $151,437

Barnard, VT $151,022

Bethel, VT $151,116

Bradford, VT $151,274

Bridgewater, VT $151,178

Bridgewater Corners, VT $150,878

Brookfield, VT $151,264

Brownsville, VT $151,181

Chelsea, VT $151,176

Corinth, VT $151,135

East Corinth, VT $151,199

East Randolph, VT $151,227

East Ryegate, VT $151,096

East Thetford, VT $151,283

Fairlee, VT $151,120

Groton, VT $151,161

Hartford, VT $151,760

Hartland, VT $151,229

Hartland Four Corners, VT $151,223

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $151,612

Newbury, VT $151,143

North Hartland, VT $151,336

North Pomfret, VT $151,077

North Thetford, VT $151,280

Norwich, VT $151,250

Plymouth, VT $150,769

Post Mills, VT $151,247

Quechee, VT $151,404

Randolph, VT $151,377

Randolph Center, VT $151,300

Reading, VT $150,894

Sharon, VT $151,113

South Pomfret, VT $150,968

South Royalton, VT $151,156

South Ryegate, VT $151,187

South Strafford, VT $151,149

South Woodstock, VT $150,932

Strafford, VT $151,018

Taftsville, VT $151,416

Thetford, VT $151,283

Thetford Center, VT $151,125

Topsham, VT $151,080

Tunbridge, VT $151,108

Vershire, VT $151,037

Wells River, VT $151,197

West Fairlee, VT $151,475

West Hartford, VT $151,080

West Newbury, VT $151,138

West Topsham, VT $151,200

Wilder, VT $151,767

Windsor, VT $151,291

Woodstock, VT $151,105

Bellows Falls, VT $151,657

Cambridgeport, VT $151,484

Cavendish, VT $150,980

Chester, VT $151,131

Chester Depot, VT $151,077

Grafton, VT $151,016

Londonderry, VT $151,288

Ludlow, VT $151,058

North Springfield, VT $151,586

Perkinsville, VT $151,175

Peru, VT $151,129

Proctorsville, VT $151,006

Saxtons River, VT $151,625

South Londonderry, VT $151,381

Springfield, VT $151,512

Westminster, VT $151,656

Westminster Station, VT $151,666

Weston, VT $150,974

Shaftsbury, VT $152,173

Brattleboro, VT $151,966

Bondville, VT $151,337

East Dover, VT $151,645

Jacksonville, VT $152,026

Jamaica, VT $151,340

Marlboro, VT $152,718

Newfane, VT $151,545

Putney, VT $151,514

Readsboro, VT $152,737

South Newfane, VT $151,598

Stamford, VT $152,626

Townshend, VT $151,408

Vernon, VT $152,430

Wardsboro, VT $151,518

West Dover, VT $151,767

West Dummerston, VT $151,583

West Halifax, VT $151,817

West Townshend, VT $151,205

West Wardsboro, VT $151,208

Whitingham, VT $151,972

Williamsville, VT $151,583

Wilmington, VT $151,880

Burlington, VT $152,295

South Burlington, VT $152,286

Winooski, VT $152,295

Colchester, VT $152,295

Alburgh, VT $151,535

Bakersfield, VT $151,760

Belvidere Center, VT $151,209

Bristol, VT $151,791

Cambridge, VT $151,972

Charlotte, VT $152,088

East Berkshire, VT $151,613

East Fairfield, VT $151,839

Enosburg Falls, VT $151,420

Essex, VT $152,179

Essex Junction, VT $152,189

Fairfax, VT $151,983

Fairfield, VT $151,836

Ferrisburgh, VT $151,919

Franklin, VT $151,429

Grand Isle, VT $151,998

Highgate Center, VT $151,558

Highgate Springs, VT $151,634

Hinesburg, VT $152,085

Huntington, VT $151,971

Isle La Motte, VT $151,723

Jeffersonville, VT $151,870

Jericho, VT $152,052

Jonesville, VT $152,084

Milton, VT $152,124

Monkton, VT $151,963

Montgomery, VT $151,420

Montgomery Center, VT $151,236

New Haven, VT $151,773

North Ferrisburgh, VT $151,987

North Hero, VT $151,836

Richford, VT $151,395

Richmond, VT $152,069

Saint Albans, VT $151,904

Saint Albans Bay, VT $151,885

Shelburne, VT $152,227

Sheldon, VT $151,723

Sheldon Springs, VT $152,096

South Hero, VT $152,135

Starksboro, VT $151,880

Swanton, VT $151,696

Underhill, VT $152,017

Underhill Center, VT $152,022

Vergennes, VT $151,726

Waterville, VT $151,778

Westford, VT $152,093

Williston, VT $152,207

Montpelier, VT $151,677

Bennington, VT $152,465

Arlington, VT $151,928

Dorset, VT $151,337

East Arlington, VT $151,280

East Dorset, VT $151,340

Manchester, VT $151,749

Manchester Center, VT $151,649

Administrative Program Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Program Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 68% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Administrative Program Director positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrative Program Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrative Program Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$192,378	$92.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$184,978	$89.0	25%
Financial Services	$177,579	$85.0	20%
Internet	$171,660	$83.0	16%
Biotechnology	$170,180	$82.0	15%

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

Understanding how an Administrative 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.

$135,017

Average $147,983/year

$166,420

$11,251

Average $12,332/month

$13,868

$2,596

Average $2,846/week

$3,200

$65

Average $71/hour

$80

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$166,420	$13,868	$3,200	$80
Average	$147,983	$12,332	$2,846	$71
25th Percentile	$135,017	$11,251	$2,596	$65

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