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

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

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

An Assistant Program Leader's salary grows with experience: starting around $105,921 for beginners, reaching about $107,823 at mid-level, and approach $114,247 for experts.

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

Assistant Program Leader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Program Leader roles are District of Columbia $132,308, California $131,806, Massachusetts $130,050. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assistant Program Leader level roles vary by specialization: SUMMER PROGRAM LEADER: $145,924; Maryland Program Leader: $145,095; Youth Program Leader: $111,733; Program Leader: $98,195; Assistant Community Leader: $88,746.

Assistant Program Leader Salary in Montana

How much does an Assistant Program Leader make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Program Leader in Montana is $112,818 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $132,467
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $101,357 to $123,103
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,922

10% $90,922

50% (Median) $112,818

90% $132,467

Assistant Program Leader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,103	$10,259	$2,367	$59
Average	$112,818	$9,402	$2,170	$54
25th Percentile	$101,357	$8,446	$1,949	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Program Leader Salaries

An Assistant Program Leader'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 Program Leader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Program Leader'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): $105,921
Early Career (1-2 years): $106,492
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,390
Expert (over 8 years): $114,247

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Program Leader	less than 1 year	$105,921
Early Career Level Assistant Program Leader	1-2 years	$106,492
Mid-Level Level Assistant Program Leader	2-4 years	$107,823
Senior-Level Level Assistant Program Leader	5-8 years	$111,390
Expert Level Assistant Program Leader	over 8 years	$114,247

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

District of Columbia: $132,308.
California: $131,806.
Massachusetts: $130,050.

District of Columbia $132,308 California $131,806 Massachusetts $130,050 Washington $129,572 New Jersey $129,524 Alaska $129,357 Connecticut $127,708 New York $127,038

Hawaii $124,899 Rhode Island $123,896 Maryland $123,214 Minnesota $122,282 Colorado $121,924 Illinois $121,804 Oregon $121,350 Delaware $121,016

New Hampshire $120,805 Virginia $120,334 Pennsylvania $118,960 Nevada $118,267 North Dakota $118,040 Michigan $117,682 Wisconsin $117,550 Vermont $117,287

Texas $116,558 Maine $116,511 Arizona $116,439 Ohio $116,355 Georgia $115,256 Indiana $114,706 Wyoming $114,599 Utah $114,431

Iowa $114,360 Kansas $113,786 Louisiana $113,619 North Carolina $113,559 Missouri $113,535 Florida $113,069 Montana $112,818 Nebraska $112,579

Kentucky $112,448 South Carolina $111,970 Tennessee $111,671 Idaho $111,551 New Mexico $110,679 Oklahoma $110,488 Alabama $109,783 South Dakota $108,600

Arkansas $107,954 West Virginia $107,608 Mississippi $106,568

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Program Leader

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:

Absarokee: $112,131
Acton: $114,846
Ashland: $112,045

Absarokee, MT $112,131

Acton, MT $114,846

Ashland, MT $112,045

Ballantine, MT $114,670

Bearcreek, MT $112,115

Belfry, MT $112,229

Bighorn, MT $111,861

Big Timber, MT $112,038

Birney, MT $111,966

Boyd, MT $113,141

Bridger, MT $112,702

Broadview, MT $114,210

Busby, MT $112,093

Clyde Park, MT $112,058

Columbus, MT $112,979

Cooke City, MT $111,839

Crow Agency, MT $112,188

Custer, MT $112,218

Decker, MT $112,072

Edgar, MT $114,419

Emigrant, MT $112,048

Fishtail, MT $111,953

Fromberg, MT $113,968

Gardiner, MT $112,052

Garryowen, MT $112,144

Grass Range, MT $111,936

Greycliff, MT $112,045

Hardin, MT $113,120

Fort Smith, MT $112,769

Harlowton, MT $111,998

Huntley, MT $115,236

Hysham, MT $111,918

Ingomar, MT $111,706

Joliet, MT $113,981

Lame Deer, MT $112,158

Laurel, MT $115,202

Lavina, MT $112,311

Livingston, MT $112,182

Lodge Grass, MT $112,207

Mc Leod, MT $111,804

Martinsdale, MT $111,876

Melstone, MT $111,918

Melville, MT $111,833

Molt, MT $114,523

Mosby, MT $111,764

Musselshell, MT $111,880

Nye, MT $111,940

Otter, MT $112,047

Park City, MT $114,411

Pompeys Pillar, MT $113,958

Pray, MT $111,991

Pryor, MT $114,023

Rapelje, MT $112,705

Red Lodge, MT $112,139

Reed Point, MT $112,000

Roberts, MT $112,613

Roscoe, MT $111,917

Roundup, MT $112,130

Ryegate, MT $111,898

Saint Xavier, MT $112,667

Sanders, MT $112,054

Sand Springs, MT $111,776

Shawmut, MT $111,862

Shepherd, MT $114,731

Silver Gate, MT $112,141

Springdale, MT $111,974

Sumatra, MT $111,776

Teigen, MT $111,939

Two Dot, MT $111,850

Wilsall, MT $111,949

Winnett, MT $111,858

Worden, MT $113,817

Wyola, MT $112,256

Billings, MT $115,336

Baker, MT $112,434

Wolf Point, MT $112,050

Antelope, MT $112,186

Bainville, MT $112,572

Brockton, MT $111,994

Brockway, MT $111,838

Circle, MT $111,923

Crane, MT $112,650

Culbertson, MT $112,240

Dagmar, MT $112,292

Fairview, MT $112,619

Flaxville, MT $111,906

Fort Peck, MT $111,853

Frazer, MT $111,982

Froid, MT $112,089

Glasgow, MT $112,041

Saint Marie, MT $112,517

Glentana, MT $111,854

Hinsdale, MT $111,829

Homestead, MT $112,089

Lambert, MT $112,021

Larslan, MT $111,837

Medicine Lake, MT $112,074

Nashua, MT $111,983

Opheim, MT $111,820

Outlook, MT $111,989

Peerless, MT $111,842

Plentywood, MT $112,166

Poplar, MT $112,070

Raymond, MT $112,082

Redstone, MT $111,845

Reserve, MT $111,955

Richey, MT $111,891

Richland, MT $111,829

Saco, MT $111,893

Savage, MT $112,224

Scobey, MT $111,994

Sidney, MT $112,646

Vandalia, MT $111,881

Vida, MT $111,917

Westby, MT $112,271

Whitetail, MT $111,826

Miles City, MT $112,059

Alzada, MT $111,962

Angela, MT $111,761

Alberton, MT $111,927

Arlee, MT $111,968

Bonner, MT $111,931

Charlo, MT $112,001

Clinton, MT $112,007

Condon, MT $111,806

Conner, MT $112,027

Corvallis, MT $112,175

Darby, MT $111,812

De Borgia, MT $111,580

Dixon, MT $111,902

Drummond, MT $111,962

Florence, MT $112,149

Frenchtown, MT $112,103

Grantsdale, MT $112,115

Hall, MT $111,940

Hamilton, MT $112,118

Pinesdale, MT $112,375

Haugan, MT $111,554

Helmville, MT $111,721

Heron, MT $111,596

Hot Springs, MT $111,799

Huson, MT $111,955

Lolo, MT $112,082

Lonepine, MT $111,839

Milltown, MT $112,365

Noxon, MT $111,550

Ovando, MT $111,709

Pablo, MT $112,401

Paradise, MT $111,966

Philipsburg, MT $111,940

Plains, MT $111,876

Polson, MT $112,052

Ravalli, MT $111,980

Ronan, MT $112,066

Saint Ignatius, MT $112,039

Saint Regis, MT $111,800

Saltese, MT $111,508

Seeley Lake, MT $111,994

Stevensville, MT $112,172

Sula, MT $111,772

Superior, MT $111,881

Thompson Falls, MT $111,722

Trout Creek, MT $111,618

Victor, MT $112,102

Kalispell, MT $112,149

Big Arm, MT $112,001

Bigfork, MT $111,996

Columbia Falls, MT $112,138

Coram, MT $111,994

Dayton, MT $112,016

Elmo, MT $111,885

Essex, MT $111,812

Eureka, MT $112,027

Fortine, MT $111,917

Hungry Horse, MT $112,267

Kila, MT $111,905

Lake Mc Donald, MT $112,007

Lakeside, MT $112,089

Libby, MT $111,858

Marion, MT $111,843

Martin City, MT $112,086

Olney, MT $111,826

Polebridge, MT $111,630

Proctor, MT $111,853

Rexford, MT $111,936

Rollins, MT $111,921

Somers, MT $112,075

Stryker, MT $111,806

Trego, MT $111,890

Troy, MT $111,550

West Glacier, MT $111,665

Whitefish, MT $112,082

Bloomfield, MT $111,952

Boyes, MT $111,988

Broadus, MT $112,021

Brusett, MT $111,842

Capitol, MT $111,753

Cohagen, MT $111,800

Colstrip, MT $112,255

Ekalaka, MT $111,995

Fallon, MT $112,113

Forsyth, MT $111,965

Glendive, MT $112,335

Hammond, MT $111,917

Hathaway, MT $112,041

Ismay, MT $111,952

Jordan, MT $111,866

Kinsey, MT $112,000

Lindsay, MT $111,858

Mildred, MT $112,112

Olive, MT $111,881

Plevna, MT $112,209

Powderville, MT $111,771

Rosebud, MT $111,826

Terry, MT $111,900

Volborg, MT $111,829

Wibaux, MT $112,291

Willard, MT $112,246

Great Falls, MT $107,226

Malmstrom A F B, MT $107,226

Augusta, MT $111,824

Babb, MT $111,864

Belt, MT $108,541

Black Eagle, MT $107,226

Brady, MT $110,762

Browning, MT $112,015

Buffalo, MT $111,929

Bynum, MT $111,915

Carter, MT $109,087

Cascade, MT $110,595

Choteau, MT $111,917

Coffee Creek, MT $111,925

Conrad, MT $112,019

Cut Bank, MT $111,943

Denton, MT $111,899

Dupuyer, MT $111,812

Dutton, MT $109,494

East Glacier Park, MT $111,764

Ethridge, MT $111,799

Fairfield, MT $111,034

Floweree, MT $107,450

Forest Grove, MT $111,882

Fort Benton, MT $111,112

Fort Shaw, MT $108,693

Galata, MT $111,829

Geraldine, MT $111,876

Geyser, MT $111,071

Heart Butte, MT $112,013

Highwood, MT $108,697

Hilger, MT $111,927

Hobson, MT $111,942

Judith Gap, MT $111,921

Kevin, MT $111,902

Ledger, MT $111,853

Lewistown, MT $112,124

Loma, MT $111,875

Lothair, MT $111,866

Moccasin, MT $111,949

Monarch, MT $110,710

Moore, MT $112,010

Neihart, MT $111,536

Oilmont, MT $111,844

Pendroy, MT $111,812

Power, MT $108,272

Raynesford, MT $110,581

Roy, MT $111,824

Sand Coulee, MT $107,226

Shelby, MT $112,021

Simms, MT $109,539

Stanford, MT $111,936

Stockett, MT $108,330

Sunburst, MT $111,942

Sun River, MT $108,130

Sweet Grass, MT $111,873

Biddle, MT $112,060

Ulm, MT $107,277

Valier, MT $111,925

Vaughn, MT $107,669

Winifred, MT $111,886

Havre, MT $112,097

Big Sandy, MT $111,909

Box Elder, MT $112,131

Chester, MT $111,924

Chinook, MT $111,945

Dodson, MT $111,903

Gildford, MT $111,884

Harlem, MT $112,038

Hays, MT $112,083

Hingham, MT $111,885

Hogeland, MT $111,866

Inverness, MT $111,857

Joplin, MT $111,885

Kremlin, MT $111,881

Lloyd, MT $111,717

Loring, MT $111,823

Malta, MT $111,962

Rudyard, MT $111,910

Turner, MT $111,892

Whitewater, MT $111,843

Whitlash, MT $111,765

Zortman, MT $111,973

Zurich, MT $111,820

Helena, MT $106,915

Basin, MT $109,251

Boulder, MT $110,447

Canyon Creek, MT $108,107

Clancy, MT $107,096

East Helena, MT $106,843

Fort Harrison, MT $106,843

Jefferson City, MT $107,865

Lincoln, MT $111,912

Marysville, MT $107,976

Radersburg, MT $110,624

Ringling, MT $111,787

Toston, MT $111,049

Townsend, MT $109,403

White Sulphur Springs, MT $111,459

Winston, MT $108,087

Wolf Creek, MT $110,367

Butte, MT $111,907

Alder, MT $111,869

Anaconda, MT $112,155

Avon, MT $109,172

Belgrade, MT $112,289

Bozeman, MT $112,360

Big Sky, MT $112,277

Cameron, MT $111,795

Cardwell, MT $112,038

Deer Lodge, MT $111,228

Dell, MT $111,489

Dillon, MT $111,955

Divide, MT $111,924

Elliston, MT $108,263

Ennis, MT $112,106

Gallatin Gateway, MT $112,041

Garrison, MT $110,678

Glen, MT $111,919

Gold Creek, MT $111,416

Harrison, MT $112,069

Jackson, MT $111,633

Lima, MT $111,569

Mc Allister, MT $112,084

Manhattan, MT $112,256

Melrose, MT $111,933

Norris, MT $111,931

Polaris, MT $111,796

Pony, MT $112,093

Ramsay, MT $112,151

Sheridan, MT $112,131

Silver Star, MT $112,129

Three Forks, MT $112,168

Twin Bridges, MT $112,035

Virginia City, MT $112,075

Warm Springs, MT $112,139

West Yellowstone, MT $112,013

Whitehall, MT $112,152

Willow Creek, MT $112,119

Wisdom, MT $111,660

Wise River, MT $111,856

Missoula, MT $112,535

Assistant Program Leader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Program Leader roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Program Leader positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Program Leader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Program Leader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$135,382	$65.0	20%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Program Leader'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.

$101,357

Average $112,818/year

$123,103

$8,446

Average $9,402/month

$10,259

$1,949

Average $2,170/week

$2,367

$49

Average $54/hour

$59

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,103	$10,259	$2,367	$59
Average	$112,818	$9,402	$2,170	$54
25th Percentile	$101,357	$8,446	$1,949	$49

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