What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director, Programming'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, Programming's salary?

An Assistant Director, Programming's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,963 for beginners, reaching about $69,387 at mid-level, and approach $70,028 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director, Programming?

Assistant Director, Programming salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director, Programming roles are District of Columbia $73,212, California $72,934, Massachusetts $71,962. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director, Programming roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director, Programming level roles vary by specialization: Director - Programming: $198,404; Applications Programming Director: $197,002; UI Programming Director: $196,490; Applications Programming Analysis Director: $195,200; Enterprise Applications Programming Director: $189,400.

Assistant Director, Programming Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Director, Programming make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director, Programming in Colorado is $67,466 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,086
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,088 to $76,689
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,460

10% $51,460

50% (Median) $67,466

90% $85,086

Assistant Director, Programming Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,689	$6,391	$1,475	$37
Average	$67,466	$5,622	$1,297	$32
25th Percentile	$59,088	$4,924	$1,136	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director, Programming Salaries

An Assistant Director, Programming'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, Programming Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director, Programming'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): $63,963
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,801
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,387
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,772
Expert (over 8 years): $70,028

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Director, Programming	less than 1 year	$63,963
Early Career Level Assistant Director, Programming	1-2 years	$65,801
Mid-Level Level Assistant Director, Programming	2-4 years	$69,387
Senior-Level Level Assistant Director, Programming	5-8 years	$69,772
Expert Level Assistant Director, Programming	over 8 years	$70,028

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

District of Columbia: $73,212.
California: $72,934.
Massachusetts: $71,962.

District of Columbia $73,212 California $72,934 Massachusetts $71,962 Washington $71,698 New Jersey $71,671 Alaska $71,579 Connecticut $70,666 New York $70,296

Hawaii $69,112 Rhode Island $68,557 Maryland $68,180 Minnesota $67,664 Colorado $67,466 Illinois $67,400 Oregon $67,149 Delaware $66,963

New Hampshire $66,847 Virginia $66,586 Pennsylvania $65,826 Nevada $65,443 North Dakota $65,317 Michigan $65,119 Wisconsin $65,046 Vermont $64,900

Texas $64,497 Maine $64,471 Arizona $64,431 Ohio $64,385 Georgia $63,776 Indiana $63,472 Wyoming $63,413 Utah $63,320

Iowa $63,280 Kansas $62,963 Louisiana $62,870 North Carolina $62,837 Missouri $62,824 Florida $62,566 Montana $62,427 Nebraska $62,295

Kentucky $62,222 South Carolina $61,958 Tennessee $61,793 Idaho $61,726 New Mexico $61,244 Oklahoma $61,138 Alabama $60,748 South Dakota $60,093

Arkansas $59,736 West Virginia $59,544 Mississippi $58,969

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director, Programming

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: $66,145
Hygiene: $68,444
Johnstown: $66,292

Glen Haven, CO $66,145

Hygiene, CO $68,444

Johnstown, CO $66,292

Laporte, CO $65,558

Livermore, CO $65,345

Loveland, CO $66,085

Lyons, CO $68,324

Masonville, CO $65,599

Mead, CO $67,045

Milliken, CO $66,200

Niwot, CO $68,981

Red Feather Lakes, CO $65,525

Severance, CO $65,651

Timnath, CO $65,567

Wellington, CO $65,200

Windsor, CO $65,661

Brighton, CO $67,289

Ault, CO $65,536

Briggsdale, CO $65,554

Carr, CO $64,427

Eastlake, CO $67,464

Eaton, CO $65,743

Evans, CO $66,078

Fort Lupton, CO $67,097

Galeton, CO $65,750

Gilcrest, CO $66,439

Gill, CO $65,858

Greeley, CO $65,915

Henderson, CO $67,393

Hudson, CO $66,876

Keenesburg, CO $66,553

Kersey, CO $65,866

La Salle, CO $66,325

Lucerne, CO $65,845

Nunn, CO $65,328

Orchard, CO $65,546

Pierce, CO $65,578

Ohio City, CO $66,253

Parlin, CO $65,941

Penrose, CO $65,365

Pitkin, CO $66,171

Poncha Springs, CO $65,722

Powderhorn, CO $65,804

Rockvale, CO $65,068

Sargents, CO $65,611

Twin Lakes, CO $67,778

Westcliffe, CO $65,105

Wetmore, CO $64,686

Durango, CO $65,988

Cahone, CO $65,825

Cortez, CO $65,776

Dolores, CO $65,933

Dove Creek, CO $65,760

Egnar, CO $65,796

Hesperus, CO $65,411

Lewis, CO $65,942

Mancos, CO $65,774

Marvel, CO $65,409

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $65,434

Pleasant View, CO $65,636

Rico, CO $65,948

Towaoc, CO $65,501

Yellow Jacket, CO $65,863

Montrose, CO $66,195

Austin, CO $66,281

Bedrock, CO $65,780

Cedaredge, CO $66,348

Cory, CO $66,265

Crawford, CO $66,077

Delta, CO $66,194

Eckert, CO $66,298

Hotchkiss, CO $66,257

Lazear, CO $66,207

Naturita, CO $65,913

Norwood, CO $65,939

Nucla, CO $66,014

Olathe, CO $66,121

Ophir, CO $66,011

Ouray, CO $66,000

Paonia, CO $66,561

Paradox, CO $65,816

Placerville, CO $65,950

Redvale, CO $65,970

Ridgway, CO $65,991

Silverton, CO $65,880

Somerset, CO $66,762

Telluride, CO $66,023

Grand Junction, CO $66,602

Platteville, CO $66,586

Roggen, CO $65,899

Weldona, CO $65,391

Wiggins, CO $65,741

Fort Morgan, CO $65,417

Log Lane Village, CO $65,632

Akron, CO $64,943

Amherst, CO $64,735

Atwood, CO $65,171

Brush, CO $65,166

Crook, CO $64,986

Eckley, CO $64,781

Fleming, CO $65,110

Grover, CO $65,058

Haxtun, CO $65,097

Hereford, CO $64,643

Hillrose, CO $65,230

Holyoke, CO $64,900

Idalia, CO $64,574

Iliff, CO $65,156

Julesburg, CO $64,894

Lindon, CO $64,665

Merino, CO $65,228

New Raymer, CO $65,213

Otis, CO $65,001

Ovid, CO $64,916

Padroni, CO $64,991

Paoli, CO $65,097

Peetz, CO $64,973

Sedgwick, CO $64,940

Snyder, CO $65,179

Sterling, CO $65,283

Stoneham, CO $65,216

Vernon, CO $64,636

Woodrow, CO $64,800

Wray, CO $64,765

Yuma, CO $64,982

Anton, CO $64,681

Arapahoe, CO $64,172

Arriba, CO $64,404

Bethune, CO $64,500

Burlington, CO $64,439

Calhan, CO $65,459

Cascade, CO $65,997

Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,265

Cope, CO $64,651

Cripple Creek, CO $65,873

Divide, CO $65,908

Flagler, CO $64,471

Florissant, CO $65,854

Fountain, CO $65,453

Genoa, CO $64,448

Green Mountain Falls, CO $65,981

Guffey, CO $65,784

Hugo, CO $64,053

Joes, CO $64,715

Karval, CO $63,682

Kirk, CO $64,662

Kit Carson, CO $64,185

Limon, CO $64,837

Lake George, CO $65,954

Manitou Springs, CO $65,997

Matheson, CO $64,789

Peyton, CO $65,768

Ramah, CO $64,371

Rush, CO $64,524

Seibert, CO $64,443

Simla, CO $65,084

Stratton, CO $64,508

U S A F Academy, CO $65,993

Victor, CO $65,843

Vona, CO $64,481

Wild Horse, CO $64,061

Woodland Park, CO $65,943

Yoder, CO $64,773

Colorado Springs, CO $65,998

Clifton, CO $66,561

Fruita, CO $66,395

Gateway, CO $65,928

Glade Park, CO $66,156

Loma, CO $66,419

Mack, CO $66,243

Palisade, CO $66,440

Whitewater, CO $66,151

Glenwood Springs, CO $67,244

Dinosaur, CO $66,134

Aspen, CO $68,504

Snowmass Village, CO $68,501

Avon, CO $67,886

Basalt, CO $68,286

Carbondale, CO $68,032

Collbran, CO $66,375

Craig, CO $66,862

De Beque, CO $66,367

Eagle, CO $67,609

Edwards, CO $67,754

Parachute, CO $66,713

Battlement Mesa, CO $66,651

Gypsum, CO $67,272

Hamilton, CO $67,147

Hayden, CO $66,957

Maybell, CO $66,216

Meeker, CO $67,153

Meredith, CO $68,062

Mesa, CO $66,342

Minturn, CO $67,679

Molina, CO $66,303

New Castle, CO $67,012

Rangely, CO $66,403

Red Cliff, CO $67,671

Rifle, CO $66,846

Silt, CO $66,819

Slater, CO $66,544

Snowmass, CO $68,364

Wolcott, CO $67,649

Woody Creek, CO $68,499

Vail, CO $67,970

Pueblo, CO $63,994

Colorado City, CO $64,432

Aguilar, CO $64,713

Arlington, CO $63,574

Avondale, CO $64,166

Beulah, CO $64,436

Boncarbo, CO $64,745

Boone, CO $64,373

Branson, CO $64,215

Campo, CO $63,977

Cheraw, CO $64,100

Crowley, CO $64,237

Eads, CO $64,146

Fort Lyon, CO $64,075

Fowler, CO $64,259

Gardner, CO $64,888

Granada, CO $64,290

Hartman, CO $64,413

Hasty, CO $64,216

Haswell, CO $63,836

Hoehne, CO $64,640

Holly, CO $64,210

Kim, CO $64,149

La Junta, CO $64,191

Lamar, CO $64,387

Las Animas, CO $64,155

La Veta, CO $65,001

Mc Clave, CO $64,226

Manzanola, CO $64,141

Model, CO $64,239

Olney Springs, CO $64,031

Ordway, CO $63,713

Pritchett, CO $64,152

Rocky Ford, CO $64,049

Rye, CO $64,531

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,171

Springfield, CO $64,284

Sugar City, CO $63,542

Swink, CO $64,127

Trinchera, CO $64,363

Trinidad, CO $64,642

Two Buttes, CO $64,281

Vilas, CO $64,271

Walsenburg, CO $64,658

Walsh, CO $64,203

Weston, CO $64,867

Wiley, CO $64,167

Alamosa, CO $65,495

Antonito, CO $65,453

Arboles, CO $65,585

Arvada, CO $67,467

Aurora, CO $67,420

Bayfield, CO $65,770

Broomfield, CO $67,763

Commerce City, CO $67,308

Dupont, CO $67,437

Eldorado Springs, CO $69,042

Lafayette, CO $68,430

Louisville, CO $68,515

Westminster, CO $67,435

Wheat Ridge, CO $67,432

Agate, CO $65,043

Bennett, CO $66,734

Byers, CO $65,937

Castle Rock, CO $66,229

Deer Trail, CO $65,502

Elbert, CO $65,811

Elizabeth, CO $66,366

Englewood, CO $67,420

Franktown, CO $66,186

Kiowa, CO $65,888

Larkspur, CO $66,014

Littleton, CO $67,353

Lone Tree, CO $67,176

Louviers, CO $67,082

Monument, CO $65,950

Palmer Lake, CO $65,956

Parker, CO $66,930

Sedalia, CO $66,263

Strasburg, CO $66,522

Watkins, CO $67,021

Denver, CO $67,413

Thornton, CO $67,466

Boulder, CO $69,376

Golden, CO $67,427

Alma, CO $67,047

Bailey, CO $66,895

Black Hawk, CO $68,101

Bond, CO $67,642

Breckenridge, CO $67,191

Buffalo Creek, CO $66,664

Burns, CO $67,208

Central City, CO $67,718

Clark, CO $66,571

Climax, CO $67,268

Coalmont, CO $66,456

Como, CO $66,229

Conifer, CO $67,069

Cowdrey, CO $66,188

Dillon, CO $67,150

Dumont, CO $67,476

Evergreen, CO $67,310

Empire, CO $67,168

Fairplay, CO $66,291

Fraser, CO $67,244

Frisco, CO $67,565

Georgetown, CO $67,118

Granby, CO $67,065

Grand Lake, CO $67,028

Grant, CO $66,551

Hartsel, CO $65,938

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $66,975

Idaho Springs, CO $67,362

Idledale, CO $67,357

Indian Hills, CO $67,323

Jamestown, CO $69,264

Jefferson, CO $66,412

Kittredge, CO $67,330

Kremmling, CO $66,969

Leadville, CO $67,186

Mc Coy, CO $67,197

Morrison, CO $67,309

Nederland, CO $68,634

Oak Creek, CO $67,078

Parshall, CO $67,366

Phippsburg, CO $67,144

Pine, CO $66,745

Pinecliffe, CO $68,956

Rand, CO $66,461

Rollinsville, CO $68,314

Shawnee, CO $66,729

Silver Plume, CO $66,834

Steamboat Springs, CO $66,953

Tabernash, CO $67,401

Toponas, CO $67,119

Walden, CO $66,362

Ward, CO $68,453

Winter Park, CO $67,488

Yampa, CO $67,210

Silverthorne, CO $67,508

Longmont, CO $68,177

Allenspark, CO $67,867

Estes Park, CO $66,848

Bellvue, CO $65,993

Berthoud, CO $66,801

Dacono, CO $67,580

Drake, CO $66,016

Erie, CO $67,883

Firestone, CO $67,412

Fort Collins, CO $65,522

Frederick, CO $67,415

Blanca, CO $65,263

Capulin, CO $65,598

Center, CO $65,544

Chama, CO $65,039

Chimney Rock, CO $65,613

Chromo, CO $65,173

Conejos, CO $65,413

Creede, CO $65,756

Crestone, CO $65,293

Del Norte, CO $65,613

Fort Garland, CO $65,116

San Luis, CO $64,851

Homelake, CO $65,552

Hooper, CO $65,334

Ignacio, CO $65,487

Jaroso, CO $64,994

La Jara, CO $65,518

Manassa, CO $65,452

Moffat, CO $65,379

Monte Vista, CO $65,591

Mosca, CO $65,251

Pagosa Springs, CO $65,608

Romeo, CO $65,644

Saguache, CO $65,605

Sanford, CO $65,277

San Pablo, CO $64,941

South Fork, CO $65,679

Villa Grove, CO $65,467

Salida, CO $65,724

Almont, CO $67,416

Buena Vista, CO $67,313

Canon City, CO $65,431

Cimarron, CO $65,873

Coal Creek, CO $65,043

Coaldale, CO $65,564

Cotopaxi, CO $65,380

Crested Butte, CO $67,771

Florence, CO $64,941

Monarch, CO $65,862

Granite, CO $66,850

Gunnison, CO $65,924

Hillside, CO $65,355

Howard, CO $65,682

Lake City, CO $65,869

Nathrop, CO $65,922

Assistant Director, Programming Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director, Programming'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.

$59,088

Average $67,466/year

$76,689

$4,924

Average $5,622/month

$6,391

$1,136

Average $1,297/week

$1,475

$28

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,689	$6,391	$1,475	$37
Average	$67,466	$5,622	$1,297	$32
25th Percentile	$59,088	$4,924	$1,136	$28

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