What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director for Programs's salary?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Director for Programs's salary?

An Assistant Director for Programs's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,650 for beginners, reaching about $66,878 at mid-level, and approach $67,495 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director for Programs?

Assistant Director for Programs salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director for Programs roles are District of Columbia $70,564, California $70,296, Massachusetts $69,359. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director for Programs roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director for Programs level roles vary by specialization: Clinical Programs Development Director: $188,661; Director of Programs: $120,370; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,372; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,523; Assistant Director - Programs: $64,584.

Assistant Director for Programs Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Director for Programs make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director for Programs in Colorado is $65,026 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Assistant Director for Programs's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,009
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,950 to $73,915
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,598

10% $49,598

50% (Median) $65,026

90% $82,009

Assistant Director for Programs Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,915	$6,160	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,026	$5,419	$1,250	$31
25th Percentile	$56,950	$4,746	$1,095	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director for Programs Salaries

An Assistant Director for Programs'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 Assistant Director for Programs Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director for Programs'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): $61,650
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,421
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,878
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,248
Expert (over 8 years): $67,495

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Director for Programs	less than 1 year	$61,650
Early Career Level Assistant Director for Programs	1-2 years	$63,421
Mid-Level Level Assistant Director for Programs	2-4 years	$66,878
Senior-Level Level Assistant Director for Programs	5-8 years	$67,248
Expert Level Assistant Director for Programs	over 8 years	$67,495

How Do Assistant Director for Programs 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 Assistant Director for Programs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,564.
California: $70,296.
Massachusetts: $69,359.

District of Columbia $70,564 California $70,296 Massachusetts $69,359 Washington $69,104 New Jersey $69,079 Alaska $68,990 Connecticut $68,110 New York $67,753

Hawaii $66,612 Rhode Island $66,077 Maryland $65,714 Minnesota $65,217 Colorado $65,026 Illinois $64,962 Oregon $64,720 Delaware $64,541

New Hampshire $64,429 Virginia $64,178 Pennsylvania $63,445 Nevada $63,075 North Dakota $62,954 Michigan $62,763 Wisconsin $62,693 Vermont $62,553

Texas $62,164 Maine $62,139 Arizona $62,100 Ohio $62,056 Georgia $61,469 Indiana $61,176 Wyoming $61,119 Utah $61,030

Iowa $60,991 Kansas $60,685 Louisiana $60,596 North Carolina $60,564 Missouri $60,552 Florida $60,303 Montana $60,169 Nebraska $60,042

Kentucky $59,972 South Carolina $59,717 Tennessee $59,557 Idaho $59,494 New Mexico $59,028 Oklahoma $58,926 Alabama $58,550 South Dakota $57,919

Arkansas $57,575 West Virginia $57,390 Mississippi $56,836

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director for Programs

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: $63,752
Hygiene: $65,968
Johnstown: $63,894

Glen Haven, CO $63,752

Hygiene, CO $65,968

Johnstown, CO $63,894

Laporte, CO $63,186

Livermore, CO $62,981

Loveland, CO $63,695

Lyons, CO $65,852

Masonville, CO $63,226

Mead, CO $64,620

Milliken, CO $63,806

Niwot, CO $66,486

Red Feather Lakes, CO $63,154

Severance, CO $63,277

Timnath, CO $63,195

Wellington, CO $62,841

Windsor, CO $63,286

Brighton, CO $64,855

Ault, CO $63,166

Briggsdale, CO $63,183

Carr, CO $62,096

Eastlake, CO $65,024

Eaton, CO $63,365

Evans, CO $63,688

Fort Lupton, CO $64,670

Galeton, CO $63,372

Gilcrest, CO $64,036

Gill, CO $63,476

Greeley, CO $63,531

Henderson, CO $64,955

Hudson, CO $64,457

Keenesburg, CO $64,146

Kersey, CO $63,483

La Salle, CO $63,926

Lucerne, CO $63,463

Nunn, CO $62,965

Orchard, CO $63,175

Pierce, CO $63,206

Ohio City, CO $63,856

Parlin, CO $63,556

Penrose, CO $63,001

Pitkin, CO $63,777

Poncha Springs, CO $63,345

Powderhorn, CO $63,423

Rockvale, CO $62,715

Sargents, CO $63,238

Twin Lakes, CO $65,326

Westcliffe, CO $62,750

Wetmore, CO $62,346

Durango, CO $63,601

Cahone, CO $63,444

Cortez, CO $63,397

Dolores, CO $63,548

Dove Creek, CO $63,381

Egnar, CO $63,416

Hesperus, CO $63,045

Lewis, CO $63,557

Mancos, CO $63,395

Marvel, CO $63,043

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $63,067

Pleasant View, CO $63,262

Rico, CO $63,563

Towaoc, CO $63,132

Yellow Jacket, CO $63,481

Montrose, CO $63,801

Austin, CO $63,883

Bedrock, CO $63,400

Cedaredge, CO $63,948

Cory, CO $63,868

Crawford, CO $63,687

Delta, CO $63,799

Eckert, CO $63,899

Hotchkiss, CO $63,860

Lazear, CO $63,812

Naturita, CO $63,529

Norwood, CO $63,554

Nucla, CO $63,627

Olathe, CO $63,729

Ophir, CO $63,623

Ouray, CO $63,613

Paonia, CO $64,153

Paradox, CO $63,435

Placerville, CO $63,564

Redvale, CO $63,584

Ridgway, CO $63,604

Silverton, CO $63,497

Somerset, CO $64,347

Telluride, CO $63,635

Grand Junction, CO $64,193

Platteville, CO $64,178

Roggen, CO $63,516

Weldona, CO $63,026

Wiggins, CO $63,363

Fort Morgan, CO $63,051

Log Lane Village, CO $63,258

Akron, CO $62,594

Amherst, CO $62,393

Atwood, CO $62,813

Brush, CO $62,809

Crook, CO $62,635

Eckley, CO $62,437

Fleming, CO $62,755

Grover, CO $62,705

Haxtun, CO $62,742

Hereford, CO $62,305

Hillrose, CO $62,871

Holyoke, CO $62,552

Idalia, CO $62,239

Iliff, CO $62,799

Julesburg, CO $62,546

Lindon, CO $62,326

Merino, CO $62,868

New Raymer, CO $62,854

Otis, CO $62,650

Ovid, CO $62,568

Padroni, CO $62,640

Paoli, CO $62,743

Peetz, CO $62,623

Sedgwick, CO $62,591

Snyder, CO $62,821

Sterling, CO $62,921

Stoneham, CO $62,857

Vernon, CO $62,298

Woodrow, CO $62,456

Wray, CO $62,422

Yuma, CO $62,631

Anton, CO $62,342

Arapahoe, CO $61,850

Arriba, CO $62,075

Bethune, CO $62,167

Burlington, CO $62,109

Calhan, CO $63,091

Cascade, CO $63,610

Cheyenne Wells, CO $61,940

Cope, CO $62,312

Cripple Creek, CO $63,490

Divide, CO $63,524

Flagler, CO $62,139

Florissant, CO $63,472

Fountain, CO $63,086

Genoa, CO $62,117

Green Mountain Falls, CO $63,594

Guffey, CO $63,404

Hugo, CO $61,736

Joes, CO $62,374

Karval, CO $61,378

Kirk, CO $62,323

Kit Carson, CO $61,863

Limon, CO $62,492

Lake George, CO $63,568

Manitou Springs, CO $63,610

Matheson, CO $62,446

Peyton, CO $63,389

Ramah, CO $62,042

Rush, CO $62,190

Seibert, CO $62,112

Simla, CO $62,730

Stratton, CO $62,174

U S A F Academy, CO $63,606

Victor, CO $63,462

Vona, CO $62,149

Wild Horse, CO $61,744

Woodland Park, CO $63,558

Yoder, CO $62,430

Colorado Springs, CO $63,611

Clifton, CO $64,153

Fruita, CO $63,994

Gateway, CO $63,543

Glade Park, CO $63,763

Loma, CO $64,017

Mack, CO $63,847

Palisade, CO $64,037

Whitewater, CO $63,759

Glenwood Springs, CO $64,812

Dinosaur, CO $63,741

Aspen, CO $66,026

Snowmass Village, CO $66,024

Avon, CO $65,431

Basalt, CO $65,816

Carbondale, CO $65,571

Collbran, CO $63,974

Craig, CO $64,444

De Beque, CO $63,966

Eagle, CO $65,163

Edwards, CO $65,303

Parachute, CO $64,300

Battlement Mesa, CO $64,240

Gypsum, CO $64,839

Hamilton, CO $64,718

Hayden, CO $64,535

Maybell, CO $63,821

Meeker, CO $64,724

Meredith, CO $65,600

Mesa, CO $63,943

Minturn, CO $65,231

Molina, CO $63,905

New Castle, CO $64,588

Rangely, CO $64,001

Red Cliff, CO $65,223

Rifle, CO $64,428

Silt, CO $64,402

Slater, CO $64,137

Snowmass, CO $65,891

Wolcott, CO $65,202

Woody Creek, CO $66,022

Vail, CO $65,511

Pueblo, CO $61,680

Colorado City, CO $62,102

Aguilar, CO $62,372

Arlington, CO $61,274

Avondale, CO $61,845

Beulah, CO $62,105

Boncarbo, CO $62,403

Boone, CO $62,045

Branson, CO $61,893

Campo, CO $61,663

Cheraw, CO $61,782

Crowley, CO $61,914

Eads, CO $61,826

Fort Lyon, CO $61,757

Fowler, CO $61,935

Gardner, CO $62,541

Granada, CO $61,965

Hartman, CO $62,083

Hasty, CO $61,893

Haswell, CO $61,527

Hoehne, CO $62,302

Holly, CO $61,887

Kim, CO $61,829

La Junta, CO $61,869

Lamar, CO $62,058

Las Animas, CO $61,835

La Veta, CO $62,650

Mc Clave, CO $61,903

Manzanola, CO $61,821

Model, CO $61,915

Olney Springs, CO $61,715

Ordway, CO $61,408

Pritchett, CO $61,832

Rocky Ford, CO $61,732

Rye, CO $62,197

Sheridan Lake, CO $61,850

Springfield, CO $61,959

Sugar City, CO $61,244

Swink, CO $61,807

Trinchera, CO $62,035

Trinidad, CO $62,304

Two Buttes, CO $61,956

Vilas, CO $61,946

Walsenburg, CO $62,320

Walsh, CO $61,881

Weston, CO $62,521

Wiley, CO $61,846

Alamosa, CO $63,126

Antonito, CO $63,086

Arboles, CO $63,213

Arvada, CO $65,026

Aurora, CO $64,982

Bayfield, CO $63,391

Broomfield, CO $65,312

Commerce City, CO $64,873

Dupont, CO $64,998

Eldorado Springs, CO $66,545

Lafayette, CO $65,955

Louisville, CO $66,036

Westminster, CO $64,996

Wheat Ridge, CO $64,993

Agate, CO $62,690

Bennett, CO $64,320

Byers, CO $63,552

Castle Rock, CO $63,834

Deer Trail, CO $63,133

Elbert, CO $63,430

Elizabeth, CO $63,965

Englewood, CO $64,982

Franktown, CO $63,792

Kiowa, CO $63,505

Larkspur, CO $63,627

Littleton, CO $64,917

Lone Tree, CO $64,746

Louviers, CO $64,656

Monument, CO $63,564

Palmer Lake, CO $63,571

Parker, CO $64,509

Sedalia, CO $63,866

Strasburg, CO $64,115

Watkins, CO $64,597

Denver, CO $64,975

Thornton, CO $65,026

Boulder, CO $66,866

Golden, CO $64,988

Alma, CO $64,622

Bailey, CO $64,476

Black Hawk, CO $65,637

Bond, CO $65,196

Breckenridge, CO $64,760

Buffalo Creek, CO $64,252

Burns, CO $64,777

Central City, CO $65,268

Clark, CO $64,163

Climax, CO $64,835

Coalmont, CO $64,052

Como, CO $63,834

Conifer, CO $64,643

Cowdrey, CO $63,794

Dillon, CO $64,722

Dumont, CO $65,036

Evergreen, CO $64,875

Empire, CO $64,739

Fairplay, CO $63,893

Fraser, CO $64,812

Frisco, CO $65,121

Georgetown, CO $64,690

Granby, CO $64,639

Grand Lake, CO $64,604

Grant, CO $64,144

Hartsel, CO $63,553

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $64,553

Idaho Springs, CO $64,925

Idledale, CO $64,921

Indian Hills, CO $64,888

Jamestown, CO $66,758

Jefferson, CO $64,010

Kittredge, CO $64,894

Kremmling, CO $64,546

Leadville, CO $64,756

Mc Coy, CO $64,767

Morrison, CO $64,874

Nederland, CO $66,151

Oak Creek, CO $64,651

Parshall, CO $64,929

Phippsburg, CO $64,715

Pine, CO $64,330

Pinecliffe, CO $66,462

Rand, CO $64,057

Rollinsville, CO $65,843

Shawnee, CO $64,315

Silver Plume, CO $64,416

Steamboat Springs, CO $64,531

Tabernash, CO $64,963

Toponas, CO $64,691

Walden, CO $63,961

Ward, CO $65,977

Winter Park, CO $65,047

Yampa, CO $64,779

Silverthorne, CO $65,066

Longmont, CO $65,711

Allenspark, CO $65,412

Estes Park, CO $64,430

Bellvue, CO $63,606

Berthoud, CO $64,385

Dacono, CO $65,136

Drake, CO $63,629

Erie, CO $65,428

Firestone, CO $64,974

Fort Collins, CO $63,152

Frederick, CO $64,976

Blanca, CO $62,902

Capulin, CO $63,225

Center, CO $63,174

Chama, CO $62,687

Chimney Rock, CO $63,240

Chromo, CO $62,815

Conejos, CO $63,047

Creede, CO $63,377

Crestone, CO $62,931

Del Norte, CO $63,240

Fort Garland, CO $62,761

San Luis, CO $62,506

Homelake, CO $63,181

Hooper, CO $62,971

Ignacio, CO $63,118

Jaroso, CO $62,643

La Jara, CO $63,148

Manassa, CO $63,084

Moffat, CO $63,014

Monte Vista, CO $63,218

Mosca, CO $62,891

Pagosa Springs, CO $63,235

Romeo, CO $63,270

Saguache, CO $63,232

Sanford, CO $62,915

San Pablo, CO $62,592

South Fork, CO $63,303

Villa Grove, CO $63,099

Salida, CO $63,347

Almont, CO $64,978

Buena Vista, CO $64,878

Canon City, CO $63,065

Cimarron, CO $63,490

Coal Creek, CO $62,690

Coaldale, CO $63,192

Cotopaxi, CO $63,015

Crested Butte, CO $65,319

Florence, CO $62,592

Monarch, CO $63,479

Granite, CO $64,432

Gunnison, CO $63,539

Hillside, CO $62,991

Howard, CO $63,306

Lake City, CO $63,486

Nathrop, CO $63,537

Assistant Director for Programs Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director for Programs'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.

$56,950

Average $65,026/year

$73,915

$4,746

Average $5,419/month

$6,160

$1,095

Average $1,250/week

$1,421

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,915	$6,160	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,026	$5,419	$1,250	$31
25th Percentile	$56,950	$4,746	$1,095	$27

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