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 $66,538 for beginners, reaching about $68,110 at mid-level, and approach $72,782 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Assistant Program Specialist make in Wisconsin? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Program Specialist in Wisconsin is $73,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,114
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,209 to $83,098
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,939

10% $57,939

50% (Median) $73,194

90% $92,114

Assistant Program Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,098	$6,925	$1,598	$40
Average	$73,194	$6,100	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,209	$5,434	$1,254	$31

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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): $66,538
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,143
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,110
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,922
Expert (over 8 years): $72,782

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Program Specialist	less than 1 year	$66,538
Early Career Level Assistant Program Specialist	1-2 years	$67,143
Mid-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	2-4 years	$68,110
Senior-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	5-8 years	$69,922
Expert Level Assistant Program Specialist	over 8 years	$72,782

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:

Green Lake: $71,197
Greenville: $71,874
Hancock: $70,567

Green Lake, WI $71,197

Greenville, WI $71,874

Hancock, WI $70,567

Hortonville, WI $71,723

Iola, WI $70,880

King, WI $71,423

Larsen, WI $71,591

Leopolis, WI $70,792

Manawa, WI $71,144

Marion, WI $70,924

Menasha, WI $71,933

Neenah, WI $71,802

Neshkoro, WI $70,941

New London, WI $71,427

Ogdensburg, WI $70,984

Omro, WI $71,334

Pickett, WI $71,393

Pine River, WI $71,117

Plainfield, WI $70,698

Poy Sippi, WI $71,166

Princeton, WI $71,027

Readfield, WI $71,519

Redgranite, WI $71,185

Ripon, WI $71,322

Rosendale, WI $71,358

Saxeville, WI $71,039

Scandinavia, WI $70,937

Tilleda, WI $70,685

Van Dyne, WI $71,447

Waukau, WI $71,323

Waupaca, WI $71,132

Wautoma, WI $70,966

Weyauwega, WI $71,254

Wild Rose, WI $70,987

Winnebago, WI $71,611

Winneconne, WI $71,444

Wilson, WI $72,615

Boyd, WI $70,735

Cadott, WI $70,786

Chetek, WI $70,594

Chippewa Falls, WI $70,937

Colfax, WI $70,852

Conrath, WI $70,452

Cornell, WI $70,634

Dallas, WI $71,000

Downing, WI $72,275

Downsville, WI $71,751

Durand, WI $71,681

Eau Galle, WI $71,523

Eleva, WI $71,014

Elk Mound, WI $70,857

Elmwood, WI $72,211

Fairchild, WI $70,928

Fall Creek, WI $70,969

Gilmanton, WI $71,338

Holcombe, WI $70,513

Humbird, WI $70,849

Independence, WI $71,132

Jim Falls, WI $70,693

Knapp, WI $72,237

Maiden Rock, WI $72,325

Menomonie, WI $71,682

Merrillan, WI $70,751

Mondovi, WI $71,158

Nelson, WI $72,007

New Auburn, WI $70,566

Osseo, WI $71,180

Pepin, WI $72,574

Pigeon Falls, WI $71,338

Plum City, WI $72,228

Prairie Farm, WI $71,612

Ridgeland, WI $71,228

Rock Falls, WI $70,888

Sand Creek, WI $70,605

Sheldon, WI $70,421

Spring Valley, WI $72,664

Stanley, WI $70,754

Stockholm, WI $72,744

Strum, WI $71,133

Thorp, WI $70,720

Wheeler, WI $71,383

Whitehall, WI $71,040

Spooner, WI $70,399

Almena, WI $71,385

Ashland, WI $70,329

Balsam Lake, WI $72,549

Barron, WI $70,937

Barronett, WI $70,429

Bayfield, WI $70,330

Benoit, WI $70,228

Birchwood, WI $70,303

Brill, WI $70,598

Bruce, WI $70,384

Brule, WI $70,987

Cable, WI $70,084

Cameron, WI $70,615

Centuria, WI $72,947

Comstock, WI $71,579

Cornucopia, WI $70,424

Couderay, WI $70,120

Cumberland, WI $71,053

Danbury, WI $70,820

Drummond, WI $70,292

Edgewater, WI $70,263

Exeland, WI $70,172

Foxboro, WI $71,239

Frederic, WI $71,446

Gordon, WI $70,647

Grand View, WI $70,149

Grantsburg, WI $71,881

Haugen, WI $70,674

Hawthorne, WI $71,219

Hayward, WI $70,172

Herbster, WI $70,521

Hertel, WI $70,419

High Bridge, WI $70,224

Iron River, WI $70,728

Ladysmith, WI $70,390

Lake Nebagamon, WI $71,062

La Pointe, WI $70,210

Luck, WI $72,274

Maple, WI $71,229

Marengo, WI $70,195

Mason, WI $70,204

Mikana, WI $70,590

Milltown, WI $72,576

Minong, WI $70,616

Odanah, WI $70,489

Ojibwa, WI $70,050

Glidden, WI $70,077

Harshaw, WI $70,402

Hawkins, WI $70,268

Hazelhurst, WI $70,413

Heafford Junction, WI $70,472

Hurley, WI $70,271

Iron Belt, WI $70,141

Kennan, WI $70,279

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $70,394

Lake Tomahawk, WI $70,434

Land O Lakes, WI $70,339

Laona, WI $70,378

Long Lake, WI $70,185

Mc Naughton, WI $70,442

Manitowish Waters, WI $70,334

Mellen, WI $70,106

Mercer, WI $70,210

Minocqua, WI $70,468

Montreal, WI $70,290

Park Falls, WI $70,263

Phelps, WI $70,338

Phillips, WI $70,294

Prentice, WI $70,348

Presque Isle, WI $70,305

Saint Germain, WI $70,482

Saxon, WI $70,167

Sayner, WI $70,386

Star Lake, WI $70,203

Three Lakes, WI $70,399

Tony, WI $70,380

Tripoli, WI $70,229

Upson, WI $69,931

Wabeno, WI $70,384

Woodruff, WI $70,498

La Crosse, WI $70,002

Alma, WI $71,786

Alma Center, WI $70,839

Arcadia, WI $71,098

Arkdale, WI $70,571

Bangor, WI $70,155

Black River Falls, WI $70,609

Blair, WI $70,824

Camp Douglas, WI $70,675

Cashton, WI $70,231

Cataract, WI $70,344

Chaseburg, WI $70,117

Cochrane, WI $71,661

Coon Valley, WI $70,089

De Soto, WI $70,239

Dodge, WI $70,899

Eastman, WI $70,438

Ettrick, WI $70,373

Ferryville, WI $70,353

Fountain City, WI $71,352

Galesville, WI $70,588

Gays Mills, WI $70,574

Genoa, WI $70,170

Hillsboro, WI $70,825

Hixton, WI $70,838

Holmen, WI $70,165

Hustler, WI $70,933

Kendall, WI $70,738

La Farge, WI $70,629

Lynxville, WI $70,444

Mather, WI $70,590

Melrose, WI $70,360

Millston, WI $70,439

Mindoro, WI $70,215

Mount Sterling, WI $70,690

Necedah, WI $70,598

Norwalk, WI $70,315

Oakdale, WI $70,678

Onalaska, WI $70,056

Ontario, WI $70,623

Readstown, WI $70,549

Rockland, WI $70,142

Seneca, WI $70,759

Soldiers Grove, WI $70,626

Sparta, WI $70,288

Steuben, WI $70,565

Stoddard, WI $70,059

Taylor, WI $70,684

Tomah, WI $70,714

Trempealeau, WI $70,579

Palmyra, WI $72,174

Tunnel City, WI $70,680

Viola, WI $70,674

Viroqua, WI $70,233

Warrens, WI $70,569

Westby, WI $70,197

West Salem, WI $70,092

Wilton, WI $70,675

Eau Claire, WI $71,132

Altoona, WI $71,228

Arkansaw, WI $71,975

Augusta, WI $70,954

Bay City, WI $72,629

Bloomer, WI $70,710

Boyceville, WI $71,825

Glen Flora, WI $70,266

Wales, WI $73,161

Bagley, WI $70,450

Beetown, WI $70,521

Benton, WI $70,799

Bloomington, WI $70,533

Boscobel, WI $70,685

Cassville, WI $70,449

Cuba City, WI $70,673

Dickeyville, WI $70,733

Fennimore, WI $70,770

Glen Haven, WI $70,411

Hazel Green, WI $70,559

Kieler, WI $70,753

Lancaster, WI $70,609

Mount Hope, WI $70,522

Patch Grove, WI $70,777

Platteville, WI $70,909

Potosi, WI $70,469

Prairie Du Chien, WI $70,622

Sinsinawa, WI $70,530

Stitzer, WI $70,748

Wauzeka, WI $70,557

Woodman, WI $70,480

Portage, WI $72,032

Adams, WI $70,896

Arlington, WI $72,760

Baraboo, WI $72,038

Beaver Dam, WI $71,973

Brandon, WI $71,207

Briggsville, WI $71,584

Burnett, WI $71,487

Cambria, WI $71,931

Cazenovia, WI $70,954

Columbus, WI $72,540

Dalton, WI $71,521

Dellwood, WI $70,657

Doylestown, WI $72,427

Elroy, WI $70,758

Endeavor, WI $71,494

Fairwater, WI $71,346

Fall River, WI $72,335

Fox Lake, WI $71,618

Friendship, WI $70,682

Friesland, WI $71,839

Grand Marsh, WI $70,927

Hillpoint, WI $71,368

Kingston, WI $71,589

Lake Delton, WI $71,773

La Valle, WI $71,052

Lime Ridge, WI $71,318

Loganville, WI $71,533

Lyndon Station, WI $71,147

Markesan, WI $71,243

Marquette, WI $71,490

Mauston, WI $70,879

Montello, WI $71,242

New Lisbon, WI $70,683

North Freedom, WI $72,073

Oxford, WI $71,254

Packwaukee, WI $71,537

Pardeeville, WI $72,075

Poynette, WI $72,532

Randolph, WI $71,929

Reedsburg, WI $71,512

Rio, WI $72,455

Rock Springs, WI $71,606

Union Center, WI $71,078

Waupun, WI $71,356

Westfield, WI $70,911

Wisconsin Dells, WI $71,478

Wonewoc, WI $70,809

Wyocena, WI $72,237

Amery, WI $72,966

Baldwin, WI $73,404

Beldenville, WI $73,269

Clayton, WI $72,011

Clear Lake, WI $72,591

Cushing, WI $72,719

Deer Park, WI $73,112

Dresser, WI $73,605

East Ellsworth, WI $73,083

Ellsworth, WI $73,202

Glenwood City, WI $72,752

Hager City, WI $73,390

Hammond, WI $74,269

Hudson, WI $75,444

New Richmond, WI $74,448

Osceola, WI $74,640

Prescott, WI $74,845

River Falls, WI $74,752

Roberts, WI $74,731

Saint Croix Falls, WI $73,169

Somerset, WI $75,149

Star Prairie, WI $74,251

Pell Lake, WI $71,978

Pleasant Prairie, WI $72,045

Powers Lake, WI $72,101

Rochester, WI $72,391

Salem, WI $72,158

Silver Lake, WI $72,176

Somers, WI $71,957

South Milwaukee, WI $74,086

Springfield, WI $72,010

Sturtevant, WI $71,971

Sullivan, WI $72,343

Trevor, WI $72,193

Twin Lakes, WI $72,161

Union Grove, WI $72,127

Walworth, WI $71,858

Radisson, WI $70,140

Waterford, WI $72,773

Waukesha, WI $73,878

Whitewater, WI $71,763

Williams Bay, WI $71,789

Wilmot, WI $72,189

Woodworth, WI $72,101

Zenda, WI $71,785

Milwaukee, WI $74,489

Saint Francis, WI $74,456

Racine, WI $71,922

Afton, WI $71,713

Albany, WI $72,202

Arena, WI $72,226

Argyle, WI $71,798

Avalon, WI $71,723

Avoca, WI $71,311

Barneveld, WI $72,232

Belleville, WI $72,678

Belmont, WI $71,107

Beloit, WI $71,647

Black Earth, WI $72,682

Blanchardville, WI $71,987

Blue Mounds, WI $72,466

Blue River, WI $70,659

Brodhead, WI $71,709

Brooklyn, WI $72,713

Browntown, WI $71,235

Cambridge, WI $72,678

Gile, WI $70,507

Clinton, WI $71,765

Wausau, WI $70,740

Marshfield, WI $70,771

Abbotsford, WI $70,701

Amherst, WI $70,889

Amherst Junction, WI $70,809

Aniwa, WI $70,463

Antigo, WI $70,533

Arpin, WI $70,631

Athens, WI $70,539

Auburndale, WI $70,596

Babcock, WI $70,486

Birnamwood, WI $70,505

Blenker, WI $70,586

Bowler, WI $70,642

Brokaw, WI $70,646

Bryant, WI $70,380

Chili, WI $70,685

Colby, WI $70,663

Curtiss, WI $70,631

Custer, WI $70,710

Deerbrook, WI $70,376

Dorchester, WI $70,635

Edgar, WI $70,594

Eland, WI $70,585

Elcho, WI $70,410

Elderon, WI $70,628

Elton, WI $70,471

Galloway, WI $70,695

Gilman, WI $70,476

Jump River, WI $70,414

Gleason, WI $70,391

Granton, WI $70,681

Greenwood, WI $70,718

Hannibal, WI $70,464

Hatley, WI $70,558

Hewitt, WI $70,897

Irma, WI $70,423

Junction City, WI $70,559

Loyal, WI $70,711

Lublin, WI $70,536

Marathon, WI $70,582

Mattoon, WI $70,722

Medford, WI $70,559

Merrill, WI $70,536

Milladore, WI $70,584

Mosinee, WI $70,630

Neillsville, WI $70,779

Nekoosa, WI $70,655

Nelsonville, WI $70,963

Ogema, WI $70,369

Owen, WI $70,646

Pearson, WI $70,352

Pelican Lake, WI $70,356

Phlox, WI $70,670

Woodville, WI $72,999

Houlton, WI $75,630

Abrams, WI $70,742

Amberg, WI $70,315

Armstrong Creek, WI $70,332

Athelstane, WI $70,360

Black Creek, WI $71,509

Bonduel, WI $70,939

Brillion, WI $71,445

Cecil, WI $70,830

Coleman, WI $70,681

Combined Locks, WI $71,984

Crivitz, WI $70,554

De Pere, WI $70,894

Dunbar, WI $70,286

Fence, WI $70,212

Florence, WI $70,315

Forest Junction, WI $71,649

Gillett, WI $70,778

Goodman, WI $70,329

Greenleaf, WI $71,166

Green Valley, WI $70,798

Gresham, WI $70,753

Hilbert, WI $71,622

Kaukauna, WI $71,895

Freedom, WI $71,806

Keshena, WI $70,829

Kimberly, WI $71,988

Krakow, WI $70,798

Lakewood, WI $70,446

Lena, WI $70,730

Little Chute, WI $71,985

Little Suamico, WI $70,725

Marinette, WI $70,770

Mountain, WI $70,486

Neopit, WI $70,655

Niagara, WI $70,392

Nichols, WI $71,193

Oconto, WI $70,723

Oconto Falls, WI $70,762

Oneida, WI $70,805

Pembine, WI $70,347

Peshtigo, WI $70,710

Porterfield, WI $70,526

Potter, WI $71,483

Pound, WI $70,605

Pulaski, WI $70,824

Pickerel, WI $70,418

Pittsville, WI $70,579

Plover, WI $70,816

Port Edwards, WI $70,853

Rib Lake, WI $70,466

Ringle, WI $70,536

Rosholt, WI $70,681

Rothschild, WI $70,806

Rudolph, WI $70,607

Schofield, WI $70,748

Spencer, WI $70,698

Stetsonville, WI $70,591

Stevens Point, WI $70,785

Stratford, WI $70,638

Summit Lake, WI $70,431

Tigerton, WI $70,751

Tomahawk, WI $70,475

Unity, WI $70,642

Vesper, WI $70,617

Westboro, WI $70,374

White Lake, WI $70,410

Willard, WI $70,702

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $70,743

Withee, WI $70,603

Wittenberg, WI $70,666

Rhinelander, WI $70,514

Argonne, WI $70,288

Boulder Junction, WI $70,332

Brantwood, WI $70,266

Butternut, WI $70,152

Catawba, WI $70,289

Clam Lake, WI $69,908

Conover, WI $70,368

Crandon, WI $70,478

Eagle River, WI $70,473

Fifield, WI $70,244

Poplar, WI $71,333

Port Wing, WI $70,746

Seymour, WI $71,107

Oak Creek, WI $73,586

Adell, WI $72,148

Allenton, WI $72,411

Ashippun, WI $72,644

Belgium, WI $72,856

Brookfield, WI $74,324

Brownsville, WI $71,428

Butler, WI $74,368

Campbellsport, WI $71,781

Cascade, WI $71,722

Cedarburg, WI $73,691

Cedar Grove, WI $72,521

Chilton, WI $71,486

Cleveland, WI $71,199

Clyman, WI $72,075

Colgate, WI $73,574

Delafield, WI $73,132

Eden, WI $71,406

Elkhart Lake, WI $71,401

Fredonia, WI $72,837

Germantown, WI $73,879

Glenbeulah, WI $71,366

Grafton, WI $73,705

Greenbush, WI $71,364

Hartford, WI $72,925

Hartland, WI $73,355

Hingham, WI $72,033

Horicon, WI $71,866

Hubertus, WI $73,475

Hustisford, WI $72,154

Iron Ridge, WI $72,261

Ixonia, WI $72,486

Jackson, WI $73,481

Johnson Creek, WI $72,263

Juneau, WI $71,865

Kewaskum, WI $72,442

Kiel, WI $71,276

Kohler, WI $71,583

Lannon, WI $73,982

Lebanon, WI $72,224

Lomira, WI $71,763

Malone, WI $71,425

Mayville, WI $71,787

Menomonee Falls, WI $74,093

Merton, WI $73,475

Mount Calvary, WI $71,485

Nashotah, WI $73,116

Neosho, WI $72,512

Newburg, WI $73,132

New Holstein, WI $71,385

Newton, WI $71,132

North Lake, WI $73,731

Oakfield, WI $71,296

Oconomowoc, WI $72,829

Okauchee, WI $73,036

Oostburg, WI $72,164

Pewaukee, WI $73,673

Plymouth, WI $71,498

Port Washington, WI $73,258

Random Lake, WI $72,491

Richfield, WI $73,515

Rubicon, WI $72,638

Saint Cloud, WI $71,478

Saukville, WI $73,349

Sheboygan, WI $71,789

Sheboygan Falls, WI $71,547

Slinger, WI $73,154

Stockbridge, WI $71,646

Sussex, WI $73,729

West Bend, WI $72,774

Theresa, WI $72,193

Thiensville, WI $74,235

Waldo, WI $71,969

Watertown, WI $72,172

Mequon, WI $74,045

Woodland, WI $72,326

Bassett, WI $72,162

Benet Lake, WI $72,094

Big Bend, WI $73,287

Bristol, WI $72,103

Burlington, WI $72,239

Caledonia, WI $72,509

Camp Lake, WI $72,184

Cudahy, WI $74,398

Darien, WI $71,843

Delavan, WI $71,812

Dousman, WI $72,632

Eagle, WI $72,498

Cobb, WI $71,350

Cottage Grove, WI $73,094

Cross Plains, WI $72,911

Dane, WI $72,907

Darlington, WI $71,310

Deerfield, WI $72,894

De Forest, WI $72,989

Dodgeville, WI $71,670

Edgerton, WI $72,519

Edmund, WI $71,507

Evansville, WI $72,320

Footville, WI $71,867

Fort Atkinson, WI $72,208

Gotham, WI $71,668

Gratiot, WI $70,991

Hanover, WI $71,853

Highland, WI $71,254

Hollandale, WI $72,102

Janesville, WI $71,909

Shawano, WI $70,870

Sherwood, WI $71,833

Shiocton, WI $71,327

Sobieski, WI $70,737

Suamico, WI $70,717

Suring, WI $70,629

Townsend, WI $70,478

Wausaukee, WI $70,436

Wrightstown, WI $71,620

Zachow, WI $70,852

Algoma, WI $70,722

Baileys Harbor, WI $70,527

Brussels, WI $70,714

Casco, WI $70,728

Collins, WI $71,283

Denmark, WI $70,812

Egg Harbor, WI $70,583

Ellison Bay, WI $70,463

Ephraim, WI $70,582

Fish Creek, WI $70,536

Forestville, WI $70,716

Francis Creek, WI $70,894

Kellnersville, WI $70,941

Kewaunee, WI $70,762

Luxemburg, WI $70,730

Manitowoc, WI $71,027

Maplewood, WI $70,703

Maribel, WI $70,896

Mishicot, WI $70,837

New Franken, WI $70,719

Reedsville, WI $71,085

Saint Nazianz, WI $71,225

Sister Bay, WI $70,541

Sturgeon Bay, WI $70,728

Tisch Mills, WI $70,805

Two Rivers, WI $70,831

Valders, WI $71,192

Washington Island, WI $70,422

Whitelaw, WI $70,944

Green Bay, WI $70,709

East Troy, WI $72,498

Elkhorn, WI $71,999

Elm Grove, WI $74,368

Fontana, WI $71,830

Franksville, WI $72,461

Genesee Depot, WI $73,019

Genoa City, WI $72,034

Greendale, WI $74,314

Hales Corners, WI $74,187

Franklin, WI $73,759

Helenville, WI $72,091

Honey Creek, WI $72,272

Kansasville, WI $72,246

Kenosha, WI $71,940

New Berlin, WI $73,955

Lake Geneva, WI $71,790

Lyons, WI $72,176

Mukwonago, WI $72,941

Muskego, WI $73,403

New Munster, WI $72,184

North Prairie, WI $72,902

Fremont, WI $71,387

Rice Lake, WI $70,533

Sarona, WI $70,361

Shell Lake, WI $70,421

Siren, WI $71,133

Solon Springs, WI $70,734

South Range, WI $71,401

Springbrook, WI $70,225

Stone Lake, WI $70,251

Superior, WI $71,477

Trego, WI $70,300

Turtle Lake, WI $71,893

Wascott, WI $70,662

Washburn, WI $70,391

Webster, WI $70,477

Weyerhaeuser, WI $70,362

Winter, WI $70,027

Oshkosh, WI $71,574

Almond, WI $70,800

Appleton, WI $71,989

Bancroft, WI $70,580

Bear Creek, WI $71,213

Berlin, WI $71,262

Big Falls, WI $71,048

Butte Des Morts, WI $71,537

Caroline, WI $70,856

Clintonville, WI $71,039

Coloma, WI $70,614

Dale, WI $71,667

Eldorado, WI $71,405

Embarrass, WI $71,016

Eureka, WI $71,281

Fond Du Lac, WI $71,752

Jefferson, WI $72,147

Juda, WI $71,620

Lake Mills, WI $72,493

Linden, WI $71,432

Livingston, WI $71,065

Lodi, WI $72,674

Lone Rock, WI $71,452

Lowell, WI $72,211

Mc Farland, WI $73,176

Marshall, WI $72,815

Mazomanie, WI $72,644

Merrimac, WI $72,358

Middleton, WI $73,123

Milton, WI $71,940

Mineral Point, WI $71,463

Monroe, WI $71,576

Montfort, WI $71,096

Monticello, WI $72,119

Morrisonville, WI $72,914

Mount Horeb, WI $72,571

Muscoda, WI $70,975

New Glarus, WI $72,414

Oregon, WI $73,054

Orfordville, WI $71,785

Plain, WI $71,670

Prairie Du Sac, WI $72,396

Reeseville, WI $72,358

Rewey, WI $71,146

Richland Center, WI $70,904

Ridgeway, WI $72,184

Sauk City, WI $72,417

Sextonville, WI $71,556

Sharon, WI $71,826

Shullsburg, WI $70,855

South Wayne, WI $71,142

Spring Green, WI $71,946

Stoughton, WI $72,915

Sun Prairie, WI $72,989

Verona, WI $72,969

Waterloo, WI $72,591

Waunakee, WI $73,152

Windsor, WI $73,106

Woodford, WI $71,564

Madison, WI $73,306

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	$91,493	$44.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$84,173	$40.0	15%
Biotechnology	$80,514	$39.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$80,514	$39.0	10%
Telecom	$80,514	$39.0	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.

$65,209

Average $73,194/year

$83,098

$5,434

Average $6,100/month

$6,925

$1,254

Average $1,408/week

$1,598

$31

Average $35/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,098	$6,925	$1,598	$40
Average	$73,194	$6,100	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,209	$5,434	$1,254	$31

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