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 $43,722 for beginners, reaching about $56,638 at mid-level, and approach $86,591 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 $50,761, California $50,568, Massachusetts $49,894. 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: $144,816; Arts Program Manager: $98,503; Arts Program Coordinator: $68,123; Asst. Professor - Liberal Arts: $67,500; College Assistant Professor - Liberal Arts: $67,500.

Arts Program Assistant Salary in Vermont

How much does an Arts Program Assistant make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Arts Program Assistant in Vermont is $44,998 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,697
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,611 to $51,122
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,617

10% $36,617

50% (Median) $44,998

90% $56,697

Arts Program Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,122	$4,260	$983	$25
Average	$44,998	$3,750	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$40,611	$3,384	$781	$20

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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): $43,722
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,194
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,638
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,426
Expert (over 8 years): $86,591

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Arts Program Assistant	less than 1 year	$43,722
Sales Assistant II	1-2 years	$49,194
Sales Assistant III	2-4 years	$56,638
Sales Assistant Team Leader	5-8 years	$75,426
Sales Support Supervisor	over 8 years	$86,591

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: $50,761.
California: $50,568.
Massachusetts: $49,894.

District of Columbia $50,761 California $50,568 Massachusetts $49,894 Washington $49,711 New Jersey $49,692 Alaska $49,628 Connecticut $48,996 New York $48,739

Hawaii $47,918 Rhode Island $47,533 Maryland $47,272 Minnesota $46,914 Colorado $46,777 Illinois $46,731 Oregon $46,557 Delaware $46,428

New Hampshire $46,347 Virginia $46,167 Pennsylvania $45,640 Nevada $45,374 North Dakota $45,287 Michigan $45,149 Wisconsin $45,099 Vermont $44,998

Texas $44,718 Maine $44,700 Arizona $44,672 Ohio $44,640 Georgia $44,218 Indiana $44,007 Wyoming $43,966 Utah $43,902

Iowa $43,875 Kansas $43,654 Louisiana $43,590 North Carolina $43,567 Missouri $43,558 Florida $43,379 Montana $43,283 Nebraska $43,191

Kentucky $43,141 South Carolina $42,958 Tennessee $42,843 Idaho $42,797 New Mexico $42,462 Oklahoma $42,389 Alabama $42,119 South Dakota $41,665

Arkansas $41,417 West Virginia $41,284 Mississippi $40,885

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:

Adamant: $46,059
Barre: $46,128
Cabot: $46,027

Adamant, VT $46,059

Barre, VT $46,128

Cabot, VT $46,027

Calais, VT $46,067

East Barre, VT $46,058

East Calais, VT $46,059

East Montpelier, VT $46,090

Eden, VT $46,029

Eden Mills, VT $45,987

Graniteville, VT $46,126

Hyde Park, VT $46,097

Johnson, VT $46,155

Lake Elmore, VT $46,045

Marshfield, VT $46,035

Moretown, VT $46,158

Morrisville, VT $46,153

Moscow, VT $46,176

Northfield, VT $46,102

Northfield Falls, VT $46,317

North Hyde Park, VT $46,093

North Montpelier, VT $46,047

Plainfield, VT $46,041

Roxbury, VT $45,963

South Barre, VT $46,182

Waterbury, VT $46,171

Stowe, VT $46,178

Waitsfield, VT $46,152

Warren, VT $46,066

Washington, VT $45,976

Waterbury Center, VT $46,170

Websterville, VT $46,118

Williamstown, VT $46,065

Wolcott, VT $46,039

Woodbury, VT $45,994

Worcester, VT $46,040

Rutland, VT $46,038

Belmont, VT $45,896

Benson, VT $45,896

Bomoseen, VT $45,968

Brandon, VT $46,002

Bridport, VT $46,007

Castleton, VT $45,977

Center Rutland, VT $46,009

Chittenden, VT $45,903

Cuttingsville, VT $45,887

Danby, VT $45,965

East Middlebury, VT $46,032

East Poultney, VT $45,970

East Wallingford, VT $45,920

Fair Haven, VT $45,937

Florence, VT $45,921

Forest Dale, VT $46,004

Gaysville, VT $45,712

Granville, VT $45,928

Hancock, VT $45,921

Hydeville, VT $45,974

Killington, VT $45,916

Middlebury, VT $46,104

Middletown Springs, VT $45,945

Mount Holly, VT $45,903

North Clarendon, VT $45,970

Orwell, VT $45,965

Pawlet, VT $45,982

Pittsfield, VT $45,942

Pittsford, VT $45,986

Poultney, VT $45,977

Proctor, VT $46,028

Ripton, VT $45,975

Rochester, VT $45,951

Rupert, VT $45,947

Salisbury, VT $46,020

Shoreham, VT $45,981

Stockbridge, VT $45,900

Wallingford, VT $45,924

Wells, VT $45,983

West Pawlet, VT $45,999

West Rupert, VT $45,988

West Rutland, VT $45,960

Whiting, VT $45,983

Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,032

Albany, VT $46,006

Barnet, VT $45,983

Barton, VT $46,001

Beebe Plain, VT $46,015

Concord, VT $45,940

Coventry, VT $46,068

Craftsbury, VT $46,019

Craftsbury Common, VT $46,021

Danville, VT $45,994

Derby, VT $46,015

Derby Line, VT $45,980

East Burke, VT $45,979

East Charleston, VT $45,983

East Hardwick, VT $46,008

East Haven, VT $45,878

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,032

Glover, VT $45,987

Granby, VT $45,822

Greensboro, VT $45,972

Greensboro Bend, VT $46,001

Hardwick, VT $46,052

Irasburg, VT $45,989

Island Pond, VT $45,914

Lowell, VT $45,974

Lower Waterford, VT $46,027

Lyndon, VT $46,018

Lyndon Center, VT $46,070

Lyndonville, VT $46,020

Morgan, VT $45,937

Newport, VT $46,042

Newport Center, VT $45,983

North Concord, VT $45,863

North Troy, VT $45,990

Orleans, VT $45,972

Passumpsic, VT $46,035

Peacham, VT $45,943

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $46,037

Sheffield, VT $45,955

Sutton, VT $45,951

Troy, VT $45,994

West Burke, VT $45,982

West Charleston, VT $45,961

West Danville, VT $45,996

Westfield, VT $45,960

West Glover, VT $45,991

Averill, VT $45,723

Beecher Falls, VT $46,020

Canaan, VT $45,905

Gilman, VT $46,108

Guildhall, VT $45,845

Lunenburg, VT $45,945

Norton, VT $45,815

North Bennington, VT $46,327

North Pownal, VT $46,420

Pownal, VT $46,446

White River Junction, VT $46,027

Ascutney, VT $46,048

Barnard, VT $45,922

Bethel, VT $45,950

Bradford, VT $45,999

Bridgewater, VT $45,969

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,878

Brookfield, VT $45,995

Brownsville, VT $45,970

Chelsea, VT $45,969

Corinth, VT $45,956

East Corinth, VT $45,976

East Randolph, VT $45,984

East Ryegate, VT $45,944

East Thetford, VT $46,001

Fairlee, VT $45,952

Groton, VT $45,964

Hartford, VT $46,146

Hartland, VT $45,985

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,983

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $46,101

Newbury, VT $45,959

North Hartland, VT $46,017

North Pomfret, VT $45,939

North Thetford, VT $46,000

Norwich, VT $45,991

Plymouth, VT $45,845

Post Mills, VT $45,990

Quechee, VT $46,038

Randolph, VT $46,030

Randolph Center, VT $46,006

Reading, VT $45,883

Sharon, VT $45,950

South Pomfret, VT $45,905

South Royalton, VT $45,963

South Ryegate, VT $45,972

South Strafford, VT $45,961

South Woodstock, VT $45,894

Strafford, VT $45,921

Taftsville, VT $46,042

Thetford, VT $46,001

Thetford Center, VT $45,953

Topsham, VT $45,939

Tunbridge, VT $45,948

Vershire, VT $45,927

Wells River, VT $45,975

West Fairlee, VT $46,060

West Hartford, VT $45,939

West Newbury, VT $45,957

West Topsham, VT $45,976

Wilder, VT $46,148

Windsor, VT $46,004

Woodstock, VT $45,947

Bellows Falls, VT $46,115

Cambridgeport, VT $46,062

Cavendish, VT $45,909

Chester, VT $45,955

Chester Depot, VT $45,939

Grafton, VT $45,920

Londonderry, VT $46,003

Ludlow, VT $45,933

North Springfield, VT $46,093

Perkinsville, VT $45,968

Peru, VT $45,955

Proctorsville, VT $45,917

Saxtons River, VT $46,105

South Londonderry, VT $46,031

Springfield, VT $46,071

Westminster, VT $46,115

Westminster Station, VT $46,118

Weston, VT $45,907

Shaftsbury, VT $46,272

Brattleboro, VT $46,209

Bondville, VT $46,018

East Dover, VT $46,111

Jacksonville, VT $46,227

Jamaica, VT $46,019

Marlboro, VT $46,438

Newfane, VT $46,081

Putney, VT $46,071

Readsboro, VT $46,443

South Newfane, VT $46,097

Stamford, VT $46,410

Townshend, VT $46,039

Vernon, VT $46,350

Wardsboro, VT $46,073

West Dover, VT $46,148

West Dummerston, VT $46,093

West Halifax, VT $46,164

West Townshend, VT $45,977

West Wardsboro, VT $45,978

Whitingham, VT $46,211

Williamsville, VT $46,093

Wilmington, VT $46,183

Burlington, VT $46,309

South Burlington, VT $46,306

Winooski, VT $46,309

Colchester, VT $46,309

Alburgh, VT $46,078

Bakersfield, VT $46,146

Belvidere Center, VT $45,979

Bristol, VT $46,156

Cambridge, VT $46,211

Charlotte, VT $46,246

East Berkshire, VT $46,102

East Fairfield, VT $46,170

Enosburg Falls, VT $46,043

Essex, VT $46,274

Essex Junction, VT $46,277

Fairfax, VT $46,214

Fairfield, VT $46,170

Ferrisburgh, VT $46,195

Franklin, VT $46,046

Grand Isle, VT $46,219

Highgate Center, VT $46,085

Highgate Springs, VT $46,108

Hinesburg, VT $46,245

Huntington, VT $46,210

Isle La Motte, VT $46,135

Jeffersonville, VT $46,180

Jericho, VT $46,235

Jonesville, VT $46,245

Milton, VT $46,257

Monkton, VT $46,208

Montgomery, VT $46,043

Montgomery Center, VT $45,987

New Haven, VT $46,150

North Ferrisburgh, VT $46,215

North Hero, VT $46,170

Richford, VT $46,035

Richmond, VT $46,240

Saint Albans, VT $46,190

Saint Albans Bay, VT $46,184

Shelburne, VT $46,288

Sheldon, VT $46,135

Sheldon Springs, VT $46,248

South Hero, VT $46,260

Starksboro, VT $46,183

Swanton, VT $46,127

Underhill, VT $46,225

Underhill Center, VT $46,226

Vergennes, VT $46,136

Waterville, VT $46,152

Westford, VT $46,248

Williston, VT $46,282

Montpelier, VT $46,121

Bennington, VT $46,361

Arlington, VT $46,198

Dorset, VT $46,018

East Arlington, VT $46,000

East Dorset, VT $46,019

Manchester, VT $46,143

Manchester Center, VT $46,113

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	$53,997	$26.0	20%
Financial Services	$53,997	$26.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$53,997	$26.0	20%
Software & Networking	$53,997	$26.0	20%
Telecom	$53,997	$26.0	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.

$40,611

Average $44,998/year

$51,122

$3,384

Average $3,750/month

$4,260

$781

Average $865/week

$983

$20

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,122	$4,260	$983	$25
Average	$44,998	$3,750	$865	$22
25th Percentile	$40,611	$3,384	$781	$20

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