What are the main factors that influence an Arts Program Assistant'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 Arts Program Assistant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Arts Program Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Arts Program Assistant's salary?

An Arts Program Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,601 for beginners, reaching about $61,660 at mid-level, and approach $94,283 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Arts Program Assistant?

Arts Program Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Arts Program Assistant roles are District of Columbia $50,753, California $50,560, Massachusetts $49,886. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Arts Program Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Arts Program Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Program Assistant: $144,805; Arts Program Manager: $98,496; Arts Program Coordinator: $68,112; University Assistant Professor - Liberal Arts: $67,500; College Assistant Professor - Liberal Arts: $67,500.

Arts Program Assistant Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Arts Program Assistant make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Arts Program Assistant in Connecticut is $48,988 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,214 to $55,646
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,868

10% $39,868

50% (Median) $48,988

90% $61,708

Arts Program Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,646	$4,637	$1,070	$27
Average	$48,988	$4,082	$942	$24
25th Percentile	$44,214	$3,685	$850	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Arts Program Assistant Salaries

An Arts Program Assistant'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 Arts Program Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Arts Program Assistant'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): $47,601
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,555
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,660
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,109
Expert (over 8 years): $94,283

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Arts Program Assistant	less than 1 year	$47,601
Sales Assistant II	1-2 years	$53,555
Sales Assistant III	2-4 years	$61,660
Sales Assistant Team Leader	5-8 years	$82,109
Sales Support Supervisor	over 8 years	$94,283

How Do Arts Program Assistant 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 Arts Program Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,753.
California: $50,560.
Massachusetts: $49,886.

District of Columbia $50,753 California $50,560 Massachusetts $49,886 Washington $49,703 New Jersey $49,685 Alaska $49,621 Connecticut $48,988 New York $48,731

Hawaii $47,911 Rhode Island $47,526 Maryland $47,264 Minnesota $46,907 Colorado $46,769 Illinois $46,724 Oregon $46,549 Delaware $46,421

New Hampshire $46,340 Virginia $46,160 Pennsylvania $45,633 Nevada $45,367 North Dakota $45,280 Michigan $45,142 Wisconsin $45,092 Vermont $44,991

Texas $44,711 Maine $44,693 Arizona $44,665 Ohio $44,633 Georgia $44,212 Indiana $44,001 Wyoming $43,960 Utah $43,895

Iowa $43,868 Kansas $43,648 Louisiana $43,584 North Carolina $43,561 Missouri $43,552 Florida $43,373 Montana $43,277 Nebraska $43,185

Kentucky $43,134 South Carolina $42,951 Tennessee $42,836 Idaho $42,791 New Mexico $42,456 Oklahoma $42,383 Alabama $42,112 South Dakota $41,658

Arkansas $41,411 West Virginia $41,278 Mississippi $40,879

Top Paying Cities for Arts Program Assistant

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:

Old Mystic: $48,211
Oneco: $48,087
Avon: $48,303

Old Mystic, CT $48,211

Oneco, CT $48,087

Avon, CT $48,303

Bloomfield, CT $48,331

Windsor, CT $48,332

Bristol, CT $48,327

Burlington, CT $48,324

Broad Brook, CT $48,062

Canaan, CT $48,095

Canton, CT $48,280

Canton Center, CT $48,266

Colebrook, CT $48,096

Collinsville, CT $48,276

East Berlin, CT $48,250

East Canaan, CT $48,149

East Glastonbury, CT $48,331

East Granby, CT $48,069

East Hartland, CT $47,946

East Windsor Hill, CT $48,294

Ellington, CT $47,957

Farmington, CT $48,251

Falls Village, CT $48,260

Glastonbury, CT $48,333

Granby, CT $47,970

Berlin, CT $48,246

Lakeville, CT $48,301

Manchester, CT $48,327

Bolton, CT $48,265

New Britain, CT $48,232

New Hartford, CT $48,316

Norfolk, CT $48,215

North Canton, CT $48,229

North Granby, CT $47,829

Pine Meadow, CT $48,273

Plainville, CT $48,250

Barkhamsted, CT $48,176

Poquonock, CT $48,294

Riverton, CT $48,117

Vernon Rockville, CT $48,199

Rocky Hill, CT $48,279

Salisbury, CT $47,976

Sharon, CT $48,667

Simsbury, CT $48,261

Somers, CT $47,562

Somersville, CT $47,553

South Glastonbury, CT $48,320

South Windsor, CT $48,313

North Windham, CT $48,200

Pomfret Center, CT $48,149

Putnam, CT $48,122

Quinebaug, CT $48,136

Rogers, CT $48,120

Scotland, CT $48,202

South Willington, CT $48,081

South Windham, CT $48,212

South Woodstock, CT $48,144

Storrs Mansfield, CT $48,173

Thompson, CT $48,131

Ashford, CT $48,090

Willington, CT $48,074

Windham, CT $48,205

Woodstock, CT $48,130

Woodstock Valley, CT $48,111

New London, CT $48,213

Baltic, CT $48,202

Canterbury, CT $48,182

Central Village, CT $48,144

East Lyme, CT $48,229

Bozrah, CT $48,207

Gales Ferry, CT $48,210

Gilman, CT $48,217

Mashantucket, CT $48,205

Ledyard, CT $48,209

Groton, CT $48,213

Hanover, CT $48,201

Jewett City, CT $48,199

Montville, CT $48,212

Moosup, CT $48,120

Mystic, CT $48,211

Niantic, CT $48,226

North Stonington, CT $48,187

Norwich, CT $48,200

Preston, CT $48,200

Oakdale, CT $48,225

Old Lyme, CT $48,318

Stafford, CT $47,877

Stafford Springs, CT $47,901

Staffordville, CT $47,832

Suffield, CT $47,517

Taconic, CT $48,152

Tariffville, CT $48,175

Enfield, CT $47,507

Tolland, CT $48,057

Unionville, CT $48,292

East Windsor, CT $48,000

Weatogue, CT $48,305

West Granby, CT $48,073

West Hartland, CT $47,963

West Simsbury, CT $48,255

West Suffield, CT $47,525

Winchester Center, CT $48,260

Windsor Locks, CT $48,001

Winsted, CT $48,255

Hartford, CT $48,374

West Hartford, CT $48,333

East Hartford, CT $48,370

Wethersfield, CT $48,330

Newington, CT $48,241

Plainfield, CT $48,164

Quaker Hill, CT $48,213

South Lyme, CT $48,258

Sterling, CT $48,074

Stonington, CT $48,201

Pawcatuck, CT $48,175

Taftville, CT $48,200

Uncasville, CT $48,210

Versailles, CT $48,197

Voluntown, CT $48,162

Waterford, CT $48,214

Wauregan, CT $48,140

West Mystic, CT $48,212

Yantic, CT $48,203

Ansonia, CT $49,175

Beacon Falls, CT $49,043

Botsford, CT $49,947

Branford, CT $48,713

Cheshire, CT $48,623

Centerbrook, CT $48,468

Chester, CT $48,468

Clinton, CT $48,679

Cobalt, CT $48,336

Colchester, CT $48,289

Cromwell, CT $48,277

Deep River, CT $48,497

Derby, CT $49,399

Killingworth, CT $48,618

Salem, CT $48,253

Durham, CT $48,499

East Haddam, CT $48,360

East Hampton, CT $48,351

Essex, CT $48,426

Guilford, CT $48,757

Haddam, CT $48,453

Hadlyme, CT $48,386

Hawleyville, CT $49,822

Higganum, CT $48,465

Ivoryton, CT $48,478

Madison, CT $48,697

Marion, CT $48,490

Marlborough, CT $48,321

Meriden, CT $48,360

Middlefield, CT $48,396

Middle Haddam, CT $48,370

Middletown, CT $48,340

Milford, CT $50,090

Milldale, CT $48,411

Monroe, CT $50,591

Moodus, CT $48,373

Newtown, CT $49,919

North Branford, CT $48,699

Northford, CT $48,691

North Haven, CT $48,654

North Westchester, CT $48,285

Old Saybrook, CT $48,445

Orange, CT $48,879

Oxford, CT $49,430

Plantsville, CT $48,409

Portland, CT $48,315

Rockfall, CT $48,342

Sandy Hook, CT $49,875

Seymour, CT $49,201

Shelton, CT $50,433

South Britain, CT $49,612

Southbury, CT $49,595

Southington, CT $48,283

Stevenson, CT $50,698

Wallingford, CT $48,607

Stratford, CT $51,398

Westbrook, CT $48,566

New Haven, CT $48,585

East Haven, CT $48,608

Hamden, CT $48,650

West Haven, CT $48,627

Bethany, CT $48,834

Woodbridge, CT $48,730

Willimantic, CT $48,213

Abington, CT $48,143

Amston, CT $48,263

Andover, CT $48,242

Ballouville, CT $48,101

Brooklyn, CT $48,142

Chaplin, CT $48,184

Columbia, CT $48,247

Coventry, CT $48,217

Danielson, CT $48,085

Dayville, CT $48,087

Eastford, CT $48,121

East Killingly, CT $48,039

East Woodstock, CT $48,139

Fabyan, CT $48,139

Grosvenor Dale, CT $48,140

Hampton, CT $48,168

Hebron, CT $48,272

Lebanon, CT $48,229

Mansfield Center, CT $48,187

Mansfield Depot, CT $48,189

North Franklin, CT $48,207

North Grosvenordale, CT $48,143

Pomfret, CT $48,146

Bridgeport, CT $51,532

Trumbull, CT $51,255

Easton, CT $51,226

Waterbury, CT $48,781

Prospect, CT $48,768

Wolcott, CT $48,498

Bantam, CT $48,955

Bethlehem, CT $49,063

Cornwall, CT $48,722

Cornwall Bridge, CT $49,005

Gaylordsville, CT $49,449

Goshen, CT $48,599

Kent, CT $49,104

Lakeside, CT $49,010

Litchfield, CT $48,780

Middlebury, CT $49,121

Morris, CT $48,930

Naugatuck, CT $48,999

New Milford, CT $49,598

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $49,191

Northfield, CT $48,617

Oakville, CT $48,815

Pequabuck, CT $48,441

Plymouth, CT $48,600

Roxbury, CT $49,561

Sherman, CT $49,656

South Kent, CT $49,216

Terryville, CT $48,478

Thomaston, CT $48,674

Torrington, CT $48,462

Harwinton, CT $48,475

Washington, CT $49,296

Washington Depot, CT $49,328

Watertown, CT $48,883

West Cornwall, CT $48,574

Woodbury, CT $49,266

Bethel, CT $49,880

Brookfield, CT $49,800

Cos Cob, CT $51,974

Danbury, CT $49,808

New Fairfield, CT $49,808

Darien, CT $51,958

Fairfield, CT $51,501

Georgetown, CT $51,089

Greenwich, CT $51,935

Greens Farms, CT $51,471

New Canaan, CT $51,741

Norwalk, CT $51,775

Old Greenwich, CT $51,974

Redding Center, CT $50,603

Redding Ridge, CT $50,603

Ridgefield, CT $50,158

Riverside, CT $51,971

Westport, CT $51,472

Weston, CT $51,260

Southport, CT $51,489

Redding, CT $50,490

Wilton, CT $51,312

Stamford, CT $51,986

Bridgewater, CT $49,731

Arts Program Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Arts Program Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Arts Program Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Arts Program Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Arts Program Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$58,786	$28.0	20%
Financial Services	$58,786	$28.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$58,786	$28.0	20%
Software & Networking	$58,786	$28.0	20%
Telecom	$58,786	$28.0	20%

Arts Program Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Arts Program Assistant'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.

$44,214

Average $48,988/year

$55,646

$3,685

Average $4,082/month

$4,637

$850

Average $942/week

$1,070

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,646	$4,637	$1,070	$27
Average	$48,988	$4,082	$942	$24
25th Percentile	$44,214	$3,685	$850	$21

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