What are the main factors that influence an After School Program Specialist'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 After School Program Specialist?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for After School Program Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An After School Program Specialist's salary?

An After School Program Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,965 for beginners, reaching about $93,093 at mid-level, and approach $151,724 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an After School Program Specialist?

After School Program Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for After School Program Specialist roles are District of Columbia $102,409, California $102,020, Massachusetts $100,660. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of After School Program Specialist roles make?

Salaries for After School Program Specialist level roles vary by specialization: After School Program Manager: $143,715; After School Program Director: $101,431; After School Program Specialist Educator: $92,691; After School Program Aide: $64,451; After School Program Facilitator: $63,457.

After School Program Specialist Salary in Colorado

How much does an After School Program Specialist make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an After School Program Specialist in Colorado is $94,371 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, an After School Program Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,087
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,752 to $100,504
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,905

10% $77,905

50% (Median) $94,371

90% $106,087

After School Program Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,504	$8,375	$1,933	$48
Average	$94,371	$7,864	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$85,752	$7,146	$1,649	$41

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Key Factors That Influence After School Program Specialist Salaries

An After School Program 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 After School Program Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an After School Program 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): $62,965
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,552
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,093
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,895
Expert (over 8 years): $151,724

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Inclusion and Diversity Specialist I	less than 1 year	$62,965
Inclusion and Diversity Specialist II	1-2 years	$80,552
After School Program Specialist	2-4 years	$93,093
Inclusion and Diversity Specialist IV	5-8 years	$123,895
Inclusion and Diversity Specialist V	over 8 years	$151,724

How Do After School Program 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 After School Program Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,409.
California: $102,020.
Massachusetts: $100,660.

District of Columbia $102,409 California $102,020 Massachusetts $100,660 Washington $100,290 New Jersey $100,253 Alaska $100,124 Connecticut $98,848 New York $98,330

Hawaii $96,674 Rhode Island $95,897 Maryland $95,370 Minnesota $94,648 Colorado $94,371 Illinois $94,278 Oregon $93,927 Delaware $93,668

New Hampshire $93,505 Virginia $93,141 Pennsylvania $92,077 Nevada $91,541 North Dakota $91,365 Michigan $91,087 Wisconsin $90,986 Vermont $90,782

Texas $90,218 Maine $90,181 Arizona $90,125 Ohio $90,061 Georgia $89,210 Indiana $88,784 Wyoming $88,701 Utah $88,572

Iowa $88,516 Kansas $88,072 Louisiana $87,943 North Carolina $87,896 Missouri $87,878 Florida $87,517 Montana $87,323 Nebraska $87,138

Kentucky $87,036 South Carolina $86,666 Tennessee $86,435 Idaho $86,342 New Mexico $85,667 Oklahoma $85,519 Alabama $84,974 South Dakota $84,058

Arkansas $83,558 West Virginia $83,290 Mississippi $82,486

Top Paying Cities for After School Program 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:

Glen Haven: $92,523
Hygiene: $95,739
Johnstown: $92,729

Glen Haven, CO $92,523

Hygiene, CO $95,739

Johnstown, CO $92,729

Laporte, CO $91,702

Livermore, CO $91,404

Loveland, CO $92,440

Lyons, CO $95,571

Masonville, CO $91,760

Mead, CO $93,783

Milliken, CO $92,601

Niwot, CO $96,490

Red Feather Lakes, CO $91,655

Severance, CO $91,833

Timnath, CO $91,715

Wellington, CO $91,201

Windsor, CO $91,847

Brighton, CO $94,123

Ault, CO $91,672

Briggsdale, CO $91,697

Carr, CO $90,120

Eastlake, CO $94,368

Eaton, CO $91,961

Evans, CO $92,429

Fort Lupton, CO $93,855

Galeton, CO $91,971

Gilcrest, CO $92,934

Gill, CO $92,121

Greeley, CO $92,202

Henderson, CO $94,269

Hudson, CO $93,546

Keenesburg, CO $93,095

Kersey, CO $92,133

La Salle, CO $92,774

Lucerne, CO $92,103

Nunn, CO $91,381

Orchard, CO $91,686

Pierce, CO $91,730

Ohio City, CO $92,674

Parlin, CO $92,238

Penrose, CO $91,432

Pitkin, CO $92,559

Poncha Springs, CO $91,932

Powderhorn, CO $92,046

Rockvale, CO $91,017

Sargents, CO $91,776

Twin Lakes, CO $94,807

Westcliffe, CO $91,068

Wetmore, CO $90,482

Durango, CO $92,304

Cahone, CO $92,076

Cortez, CO $92,007

Dolores, CO $92,226

Dove Creek, CO $91,985

Egnar, CO $92,035

Hesperus, CO $91,497

Lewis, CO $92,239

Mancos, CO $92,005

Marvel, CO $91,494

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $91,529

Pleasant View, CO $91,812

Rico, CO $92,248

Towaoc, CO $91,623

Yellow Jacket, CO $92,129

Montrose, CO $92,593

Austin, CO $92,713

Bedrock, CO $92,012

Cedaredge, CO $92,808

Cory, CO $92,691

Crawford, CO $92,429

Delta, CO $92,591

Eckert, CO $92,737

Hotchkiss, CO $92,679

Lazear, CO $92,610

Naturita, CO $92,199

Norwood, CO $92,235

Nucla, CO $92,341

Olathe, CO $92,490

Ophir, CO $92,335

Ouray, CO $92,320

Paonia, CO $93,105

Paradox, CO $92,063

Placerville, CO $92,250

Redvale, CO $92,279

Ridgway, CO $92,307

Silverton, CO $92,152

Somerset, CO $93,387

Telluride, CO $92,353

Grand Junction, CO $93,163

Platteville, CO $93,141

Roggen, CO $92,180

Weldona, CO $91,468

Wiggins, CO $91,958

Fort Morgan, CO $91,505

Log Lane Village, CO $91,805

Akron, CO $90,842

Amherst, CO $90,551

Atwood, CO $91,160

Brush, CO $91,154

Crook, CO $90,901

Eckley, CO $90,615

Fleming, CO $91,075

Grover, CO $91,003

Haxtun, CO $91,057

Hereford, CO $90,422

Hillrose, CO $91,244

Holyoke, CO $90,781

Idalia, CO $90,326

Iliff, CO $91,140

Julesburg, CO $90,773

Lindon, CO $90,453

Merino, CO $91,240

New Raymer, CO $91,220

Otis, CO $90,924

Ovid, CO $90,804

Padroni, CO $90,909

Paoli, CO $91,058

Peetz, CO $90,884

Sedgwick, CO $90,838

Snyder, CO $91,172

Sterling, CO $91,317

Stoneham, CO $91,224

Vernon, CO $90,412

Woodrow, CO $90,642

Wray, CO $90,593

Yuma, CO $90,896

Anton, CO $90,476

Arapahoe, CO $89,763

Arriba, CO $90,088

Bethune, CO $90,222

Burlington, CO $90,137

Calhan, CO $91,564

Cascade, CO $92,317

Cheyenne Wells, CO $89,893

Cope, CO $90,433

Cripple Creek, CO $92,143

Divide, CO $92,192

Flagler, CO $90,181

Florissant, CO $92,117

Fountain, CO $91,555

Genoa, CO $90,150

Green Mountain Falls, CO $92,294

Guffey, CO $92,018

Hugo, CO $89,597

Joes, CO $90,523

Karval, CO $89,078

Kirk, CO $90,448

Kit Carson, CO $89,781

Limon, CO $90,693

Lake George, CO $92,256

Manitou Springs, CO $92,317

Matheson, CO $90,627

Peyton, CO $91,996

Ramah, CO $90,041

Rush, CO $90,256

Seibert, CO $90,143

Simla, CO $91,039

Stratton, CO $90,233

U S A F Academy, CO $92,311

Victor, CO $92,101

Vona, CO $90,196

Wild Horse, CO $89,608

Woodland Park, CO $92,241

Yoder, CO $90,604

Colorado Springs, CO $92,318

Clifton, CO $93,105

Fruita, CO $92,873

Gateway, CO $92,220

Glade Park, CO $92,539

Loma, CO $92,907

Mack, CO $92,660

Palisade, CO $92,936

Whitewater, CO $92,532

Glenwood Springs, CO $94,061

Dinosaur, CO $92,507

Aspen, CO $95,823

Snowmass Village, CO $95,819

Avon, CO $94,959

Basalt, CO $95,518

Carbondale, CO $95,163

Collbran, CO $92,845

Craig, CO $93,526

De Beque, CO $92,834

Eagle, CO $94,571

Edwards, CO $94,773

Parachute, CO $93,317

Battlement Mesa, CO $93,231

Gypsum, CO $94,100

Hamilton, CO $93,925

Hayden, CO $93,660

Maybell, CO $92,623

Meeker, CO $93,933

Meredith, CO $95,204

Mesa, CO $92,799

Minturn, CO $94,670

Molina, CO $92,744

New Castle, CO $93,736

Rangely, CO $92,884

Red Cliff, CO $94,658

Rifle, CO $93,504

Silt, CO $93,466

Slater, CO $93,082

Snowmass, CO $95,627

Wolcott, CO $94,627

Woody Creek, CO $95,817

Vail, CO $95,076

Pueblo, CO $89,515

Colorado City, CO $90,127

Aguilar, CO $90,520

Arlington, CO $88,927

Avondale, CO $89,755

Beulah, CO $90,133

Boncarbo, CO $90,565

Boone, CO $90,045

Branson, CO $89,824

Campo, CO $89,491

Cheraw, CO $89,663

Crowley, CO $89,854

Eads, CO $89,727

Fort Lyon, CO $89,628

Fowler, CO $89,885

Gardner, CO $90,765

Granada, CO $89,928

Hartman, CO $90,100

Hasty, CO $89,825

Haswell, CO $89,294

Hoehne, CO $90,419

Holly, CO $89,817

Kim, CO $89,731

La Junta, CO $89,790

Lamar, CO $90,064

Las Animas, CO $89,740

La Veta, CO $90,923

Mc Clave, CO $89,839

Manzanola, CO $89,720

Model, CO $89,857

Olney Springs, CO $89,567

Ordway, CO $89,121

Pritchett, CO $89,736

Rocky Ford, CO $89,591

Rye, CO $90,265

Sheridan Lake, CO $89,762

Springfield, CO $89,920

Sugar City, CO $88,882

Swink, CO $89,700

Trinchera, CO $90,031

Trinidad, CO $90,421

Two Buttes, CO $89,916

Vilas, CO $89,902

Walsenburg, CO $90,444

Walsh, CO $89,807

Weston, CO $90,736

Wiley, CO $89,756

Alamosa, CO $91,614

Antonito, CO $91,555

Arboles, CO $91,740

Arvada, CO $94,372

Aurora, CO $94,307

Bayfield, CO $91,998

Broomfield, CO $94,786

Commerce City, CO $94,150

Dupont, CO $94,330

Eldorado Springs, CO $96,576

Lafayette, CO $95,719

Louisville, CO $95,838

Westminster, CO $94,328

Wheat Ridge, CO $94,324

Agate, CO $90,982

Bennett, CO $93,347

Byers, CO $92,232

Castle Rock, CO $92,641

Deer Trail, CO $91,624

Elbert, CO $92,056

Elizabeth, CO $92,832

Englewood, CO $94,307

Franktown, CO $92,580

Kiowa, CO $92,164

Larkspur, CO $92,341

Littleton, CO $94,214

Lone Tree, CO $93,965

Louviers, CO $93,834

Monument, CO $92,250

Palmer Lake, CO $92,259

Parker, CO $93,621

Sedalia, CO $92,688

Strasburg, CO $93,050

Watkins, CO $93,748

Denver, CO $94,297

Thornton, CO $94,371

Boulder, CO $97,042

Golden, CO $94,316

Alma, CO $93,785

Bailey, CO $93,573

Black Hawk, CO $95,259

Bond, CO $94,618

Breckenridge, CO $93,986

Buffalo Creek, CO $93,249

Burns, CO $94,010

Central City, CO $94,723

Clark, CO $93,119

Climax, CO $94,094

Coalmont, CO $92,959

Como, CO $92,641

Conifer, CO $93,816

Cowdrey, CO $92,583

Dillon, CO $93,930

Dumont, CO $94,386

Evergreen, CO $94,153

Empire, CO $93,955

Fairplay, CO $92,727

Fraser, CO $94,061

Frisco, CO $94,510

Georgetown, CO $93,884

Granby, CO $93,810

Grand Lake, CO $93,759

Grant, CO $93,092

Hartsel, CO $92,233

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $93,685

Idaho Springs, CO $94,226

Idledale, CO $94,219

Indian Hills, CO $94,171

Jamestown, CO $96,886

Jefferson, CO $92,897

Kittredge, CO $94,180

Kremmling, CO $93,675

Leadville, CO $93,980

Mc Coy, CO $93,995

Morrison, CO $94,151

Nederland, CO $96,004

Oak Creek, CO $93,828

Parshall, CO $94,231

Phippsburg, CO $93,920

Pine, CO $93,362

Pinecliffe, CO $96,456

Rand, CO $92,965

Rollinsville, CO $95,557

Shawnee, CO $93,340

Silver Plume, CO $93,487

Steamboat Springs, CO $93,653

Tabernash, CO $94,280

Toponas, CO $93,885

Walden, CO $92,826

Ward, CO $95,752

Winter Park, CO $94,401

Yampa, CO $94,013

Silverthorne, CO $94,429

Longmont, CO $95,365

Allenspark, CO $94,932

Estes Park, CO $93,507

Bellvue, CO $92,310

Berthoud, CO $93,441

Dacono, CO $94,531

Drake, CO $92,343

Erie, CO $94,955

Firestone, CO $94,296

Fort Collins, CO $91,652

Frederick, CO $94,300

Blanca, CO $91,289

Capulin, CO $91,758

Center, CO $91,683

Chama, CO $90,976

Chimney Rock, CO $91,779

Chromo, CO $91,163

Conejos, CO $91,499

Creede, CO $91,979

Crestone, CO $91,332

Del Norte, CO $91,779

Fort Garland, CO $91,084

San Luis, CO $90,714

Homelake, CO $91,693

Hooper, CO $91,389

Ignacio, CO $91,603

Jaroso, CO $90,914

La Jara, CO $91,646

Manassa, CO $91,554

Moffat, CO $91,452

Monte Vista, CO $91,748

Mosca, CO $91,273

Pagosa Springs, CO $91,772

Romeo, CO $91,823

Saguache, CO $91,767

Sanford, CO $91,308

San Pablo, CO $90,840

South Fork, CO $91,871

Villa Grove, CO $91,575

Salida, CO $91,935

Almont, CO $94,302

Buena Vista, CO $94,157

Canon City, CO $91,525

Cimarron, CO $92,143

Coal Creek, CO $90,982

Coaldale, CO $91,710

Cotopaxi, CO $91,453

Crested Butte, CO $94,797

Florence, CO $90,839

Monarch, CO $92,127

Granite, CO $93,510

Gunnison, CO $92,214

Hillside, CO $91,419

Howard, CO $91,875

Lake City, CO $92,137

Nathrop, CO $92,211

After School Program Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For After School Program Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, After School Program Specialist positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view After School Program Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an After School Program Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$113,245	$54.0	20%
Software & Networking	$113,245	$54.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$108,527	$52.0	15%
Financial Services	$108,527	$52.0	15%
Biotechnology	$103,808	$50.0	10%

After School Program Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an After School Program 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.

$85,752

Average $94,371/year

$100,504

$7,146

Average $7,864/month

$8,375

$1,649

Average $1,815/week

$1,933

$41

Average $45/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,504	$8,375	$1,933	$48
Average	$94,371	$7,864	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$85,752	$7,146	$1,649	$41

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