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

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Program Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

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

An Assistant Program Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,014 for beginners, reaching about $70,644 at mid-level, and approach $75,489 for experts.

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

Assistant Program Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Program Specialist roles are District of Columbia $82,383, California $82,071, Massachusetts $80,977. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assistant Program Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Program Assistant: $144,794; Assistant Program Manager: $141,827; Program Support Assistant: $64,349; CE Program Specialist: $61,090; Program Security Assistant: $59,098.

Assistant Program Specialist Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Program Specialist make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Program Specialist in Colorado is $75,917 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,542
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,635 to $86,189
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,095

10% $60,095

50% (Median) $75,917

90% $95,542

Assistant Program Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,189	$7,182	$1,657	$41
Average	$75,917	$6,326	$1,460	$36
25th Percentile	$67,635	$5,636	$1,301	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Program Specialist Salaries

An Assistant Program Specialist'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 Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Program Specialist'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): $69,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,641
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,644
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,524
Expert (over 8 years): $75,489

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Program Specialist	less than 1 year	$69,014
Early Career Level Assistant Program Specialist	1-2 years	$69,641
Mid-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	2-4 years	$70,644
Senior-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	5-8 years	$72,524
Expert Level Assistant Program Specialist	over 8 years	$75,489

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

District of Columbia: $82,383.
California: $82,071.
Massachusetts: $80,977.

District of Columbia $82,383 California $82,071 Massachusetts $80,977 Washington $80,680 New Jersey $80,650 Alaska $80,546 Connecticut $79,519 New York $79,102

Hawaii $77,770 Rhode Island $77,145 Maryland $76,721 Minnesota $76,141 Colorado $75,917 Illinois $75,843 Oregon $75,560 Delaware $75,352

New Hampshire $75,221 Virginia $74,928 Pennsylvania $74,072 Nevada $73,641 North Dakota $73,499 Michigan $73,276 Wisconsin $73,194 Vermont $73,030

Texas $72,577 Maine $72,547 Arizona $72,502 Ohio $72,450 Georgia $71,766 Indiana $71,423 Wyoming $71,356 Utah $71,252

Iowa $71,207 Kansas $70,850 Louisiana $70,746 North Carolina $70,709 Missouri $70,694 Florida $70,404 Montana $70,248 Nebraska $70,099

Kentucky $70,017 South Carolina $69,719 Tennessee $69,533 Idaho $69,459 New Mexico $68,916 Oklahoma $68,797 Alabama $68,358 South Dakota $67,621

Arkansas $67,219 West Virginia $67,004 Mississippi $66,356

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Program Specialist

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: $74,431
Hygiene: $77,018
Johnstown: $74,597

Glen Haven, CO $74,431

Hygiene, CO $77,018

Johnstown, CO $74,597

Laporte, CO $73,770

Livermore, CO $73,530

Loveland, CO $74,364

Lyons, CO $76,883

Masonville, CO $73,817

Mead, CO $75,444

Milliken, CO $74,493

Niwot, CO $77,622

Red Feather Lakes, CO $73,733

Severance, CO $73,876

Timnath, CO $73,780

Wellington, CO $73,368

Windsor, CO $73,887

Brighton, CO $75,718

Ault, CO $73,746

Briggsdale, CO $73,766

Carr, CO $72,498

Eastlake, CO $75,915

Eaton, CO $73,979

Evans, CO $74,356

Fort Lupton, CO $75,502

Galeton, CO $73,987

Gilcrest, CO $74,762

Gill, CO $74,108

Greeley, CO $74,173

Henderson, CO $75,836

Hudson, CO $75,254

Keenesburg, CO $74,891

Kersey, CO $74,117

La Salle, CO $74,633

Lucerne, CO $74,093

Nunn, CO $73,512

Orchard, CO $73,757

Pierce, CO $73,793

Ohio City, CO $74,552

Parlin, CO $74,202

Penrose, CO $73,554

Pitkin, CO $74,460

Poncha Springs, CO $73,955

Powderhorn, CO $74,047

Rockvale, CO $73,219

Sargents, CO $73,830

Twin Lakes, CO $76,269

Westcliffe, CO $73,260

Wetmore, CO $72,789

Durango, CO $74,254

Cahone, CO $74,071

Cortez, CO $74,016

Dolores, CO $74,192

Dove Creek, CO $73,998

Egnar, CO $74,039

Hesperus, CO $73,606

Lewis, CO $74,202

Mancos, CO $74,014

Marvel, CO $73,603

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $73,631

Pleasant View, CO $73,859

Rico, CO $74,210

Towaoc, CO $73,707

Yellow Jacket, CO $74,114

Montrose, CO $74,487

Austin, CO $74,584

Bedrock, CO $74,020

Cedaredge, CO $74,660

Cory, CO $74,566

Crawford, CO $74,355

Delta, CO $74,486

Eckert, CO $74,603

Hotchkiss, CO $74,557

Lazear, CO $74,501

Naturita, CO $74,170

Norwood, CO $74,199

Nucla, CO $74,284

Olathe, CO $74,404

Ophir, CO $74,280

Ouray, CO $74,268

Paonia, CO $74,899

Paradox, CO $74,061

Placerville, CO $74,211

Redvale, CO $74,234

Ridgway, CO $74,257

Silverton, CO $74,132

Somerset, CO $75,126

Telluride, CO $74,294

Grand Junction, CO $74,946

Platteville, CO $74,928

Roggen, CO $74,155

Weldona, CO $73,583

Wiggins, CO $73,976

Fort Morgan, CO $73,612

Log Lane Village, CO $73,853

Akron, CO $73,079

Amherst, CO $72,844

Atwood, CO $73,335

Brush, CO $73,330

Crook, CO $73,126

Eckley, CO $72,896

Fleming, CO $73,266

Grover, CO $73,208

Haxtun, CO $73,251

Hereford, CO $72,741

Hillrose, CO $73,402

Holyoke, CO $73,030

Idalia, CO $72,664

Iliff, CO $73,318

Julesburg, CO $73,023

Lindon, CO $72,766

Merino, CO $73,399

New Raymer, CO $73,382

Otis, CO $73,144

Ovid, CO $73,048

Padroni, CO $73,132

Paoli, CO $73,252

Peetz, CO $73,112

Sedgwick, CO $73,075

Snyder, CO $73,344

Sterling, CO $73,461

Stoneham, CO $73,386

Vernon, CO $72,733

Woodrow, CO $72,917

Wray, CO $72,878

Yuma, CO $73,122

Anton, CO $72,784

Arapahoe, CO $72,211

Arriba, CO $72,472

Bethune, CO $72,580

Burlington, CO $72,512

Calhan, CO $73,659

Cascade, CO $74,265

Cheyenne Wells, CO $72,315

Cope, CO $72,750

Cripple Creek, CO $74,125

Divide, CO $74,164

Flagler, CO $72,547

Florissant, CO $74,104

Fountain, CO $73,653

Genoa, CO $72,522

Green Mountain Falls, CO $74,246

Guffey, CO $74,025

Hugo, CO $72,077

Joes, CO $72,822

Karval, CO $71,659

Kirk, CO $72,762

Kit Carson, CO $72,225

Limon, CO $72,959

Lake George, CO $74,216

Manitou Springs, CO $74,265

Matheson, CO $72,905

Peyton, CO $74,007

Ramah, CO $72,434

Rush, CO $72,607

Seibert, CO $72,516

Simla, CO $73,237

Stratton, CO $72,588

U S A F Academy, CO $74,260

Victor, CO $74,092

Vona, CO $72,559

Wild Horse, CO $72,086

Woodland Park, CO $74,204

Yoder, CO $72,887

Colorado Springs, CO $74,266

Clifton, CO $74,899

Fruita, CO $74,713

Gateway, CO $74,187

Glade Park, CO $74,443

Loma, CO $74,740

Mack, CO $74,541

Palisade, CO $74,763

Whitewater, CO $74,438

Glenwood Springs, CO $75,668

Dinosaur, CO $74,418

Aspen, CO $77,086

Snowmass Village, CO $77,083

Avon, CO $76,391

Basalt, CO $76,840

Carbondale, CO $76,554

Collbran, CO $74,690

Craig, CO $75,238

De Beque, CO $74,681

Eagle, CO $76,078

Edwards, CO $76,241

Parachute, CO $75,070

Battlement Mesa, CO $75,001

Gypsum, CO $75,699

Hamilton, CO $75,559

Hayden, CO $75,345

Maybell, CO $74,511

Meeker, CO $75,566

Meredith, CO $76,588

Mesa, CO $74,653

Minturn, CO $76,158

Molina, CO $74,609

New Castle, CO $75,407

Rangely, CO $74,721

Red Cliff, CO $76,148

Rifle, CO $75,220

Silt, CO $75,190

Slater, CO $74,880

Snowmass, CO $76,928

Wolcott, CO $76,124

Woody Creek, CO $77,080

Vail, CO $76,484

Pueblo, CO $72,011

Colorado City, CO $72,504

Aguilar, CO $72,820

Arlington, CO $71,538

Avondale, CO $72,204

Beulah, CO $72,508

Boncarbo, CO $72,856

Boone, CO $72,437

Branson, CO $72,260

Campo, CO $71,992

Cheraw, CO $72,130

Crowley, CO $72,284

Eads, CO $72,181

Fort Lyon, CO $72,102

Fowler, CO $72,309

Gardner, CO $73,016

Granada, CO $72,344

Hartman, CO $72,482

Hasty, CO $72,260

Haswell, CO $71,833

Hoehne, CO $72,738

Holly, CO $72,254

Kim, CO $72,185

La Junta, CO $72,232

Lamar, CO $72,452

Las Animas, CO $72,192

La Veta, CO $73,144

Mc Clave, CO $72,272

Manzanola, CO $72,176

Model, CO $72,286

Olney Springs, CO $72,053

Ordway, CO $71,694

Pritchett, CO $72,189

Rocky Ford, CO $72,072

Rye, CO $72,615

Sheridan Lake, CO $72,210

Springfield, CO $72,337

Sugar City, CO $71,502

Swink, CO $72,160

Trinchera, CO $72,426

Trinidad, CO $72,740

Two Buttes, CO $72,333

Vilas, CO $72,322

Walsenburg, CO $72,758

Walsh, CO $72,246

Weston, CO $72,993

Wiley, CO $72,205

Alamosa, CO $73,699

Antonito, CO $73,653

Arboles, CO $73,801

Arvada, CO $75,918

Aurora, CO $75,866

Bayfield, CO $74,009

Broomfield, CO $76,252

Commerce City, CO $75,740

Dupont, CO $75,885

Eldorado Springs, CO $77,691

Lafayette, CO $77,002

Louisville, CO $77,098

Westminster, CO $75,883

Wheat Ridge, CO $75,880

Agate, CO $73,191

Bennett, CO $75,094

Byers, CO $74,197

Castle Rock, CO $74,526

Deer Trail, CO $73,708

Elbert, CO $74,055

Elizabeth, CO $74,679

Englewood, CO $75,866

Franktown, CO $74,477

Kiowa, CO $74,142

Larkspur, CO $74,284

Littleton, CO $75,791

Lone Tree, CO $75,591

Louviers, CO $75,486

Monument, CO $74,211

Palmer Lake, CO $74,219

Parker, CO $75,314

Sedalia, CO $74,564

Strasburg, CO $74,855

Watkins, CO $75,417

Denver, CO $75,858

Thornton, CO $75,917

Boulder, CO $78,066

Golden, CO $75,874

Alma, CO $75,446

Bailey, CO $75,275

Black Hawk, CO $76,632

Bond, CO $76,116

Breckenridge, CO $75,608

Buffalo Creek, CO $75,015

Burns, CO $75,627

Central City, CO $76,201

Clark, CO $74,911

Climax, CO $75,695

Coalmont, CO $74,781

Como, CO $74,526

Conifer, CO $75,471

Cowdrey, CO $74,479

Dillon, CO $75,563

Dumont, CO $75,929

Evergreen, CO $75,742

Empire, CO $75,583

Fairplay, CO $74,595

Fraser, CO $75,668

Frisco, CO $76,029

Georgetown, CO $75,526

Granby, CO $75,467

Grand Lake, CO $75,425

Grant, CO $74,888

Hartsel, CO $74,198

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $75,365

Idaho Springs, CO $75,801

Idledale, CO $75,795

Indian Hills, CO $75,757

Jamestown, CO $77,941

Jefferson, CO $74,731

Kittredge, CO $75,764

Kremmling, CO $75,358

Leadville, CO $75,603

Mc Coy, CO $75,615

Morrison, CO $75,740

Nederland, CO $77,231

Oak Creek, CO $75,481

Parshall, CO $75,805

Phippsburg, CO $75,555

Pine, CO $75,106

Pinecliffe, CO $77,595

Rand, CO $74,786

Rollinsville, CO $76,871

Shawnee, CO $75,088

Silver Plume, CO $75,206

Steamboat Springs, CO $75,340

Tabernash, CO $75,845

Toponas, CO $75,527

Walden, CO $74,675

Ward, CO $77,028

Winter Park, CO $75,942

Yampa, CO $75,630

Silverthorne, CO $75,964

Longmont, CO $76,717

Allenspark, CO $76,369

Estes Park, CO $75,223

Bellvue, CO $74,260

Berthoud, CO $75,170

Dacono, CO $76,046

Drake, CO $74,286

Erie, CO $76,387

Firestone, CO $75,857

Fort Collins, CO $73,730

Frederick, CO $75,860

Blanca, CO $73,438

Capulin, CO $73,815

Center, CO $73,755

Chama, CO $73,187

Chimney Rock, CO $73,833

Chromo, CO $73,337

Conejos, CO $73,607

Creede, CO $73,993

Crestone, CO $73,472

Del Norte, CO $73,833

Fort Garland, CO $73,273

San Luis, CO $72,975

Homelake, CO $73,763

Hooper, CO $73,519

Ignacio, CO $73,690

Jaroso, CO $73,136

La Jara, CO $73,725

Manassa, CO $73,651

Moffat, CO $73,569

Monte Vista, CO $73,807

Mosca, CO $73,426

Pagosa Springs, CO $73,827

Romeo, CO $73,868

Saguache, CO $73,823

Sanford, CO $73,454

San Pablo, CO $73,077

South Fork, CO $73,906

Villa Grove, CO $73,668

Salida, CO $73,958

Almont, CO $75,862

Buena Vista, CO $75,746

Canon City, CO $73,628

Cimarron, CO $74,125

Coal Creek, CO $73,191

Coaldale, CO $73,777

Cotopaxi, CO $73,570

Crested Butte, CO $76,260

Florence, CO $73,076

Monarch, CO $74,112

Granite, CO $75,225

Gunnison, CO $74,182

Hillside, CO $73,542

Howard, CO $73,910

Lake City, CO $74,121

Nathrop, CO $74,180

Assistant Program Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Program Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Program Specialist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Program Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Program Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$94,897	$46.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$87,305	$42.0	15%
Biotechnology	$83,509	$40.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$83,509	$40.0	10%
Telecom	$83,509	$40.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Program Specialist'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.

$67,635

Average $75,917/year

$86,189

$5,636

Average $6,326/month

$7,182

$1,301

Average $1,460/week

$1,657

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,189	$7,182	$1,657	$41
Average	$75,917	$6,326	$1,460	$36
25th Percentile	$67,635	$5,636	$1,301	$33

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