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 $66,556 for beginners, reaching about $68,126 at mid-level, and approach $72,796 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 $82,400, California $82,088, Massachusetts $80,994. 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: $144,805; Assistant Program Manager: $141,833; Program Support Assistant: $64,359; CE Program Specialist: $61,090; Program Security Assistant: $59,109.

Assistant Program Specialist Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Assistant Program Specialist make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Program Specialist in Wisconsin is $73,209 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): $92,135
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,227 to $83,116
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,960

10% $57,960

50% (Median) $73,209

90% $92,135

Assistant Program Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,116	$6,926	$1,598	$40
Average	$73,209	$6,101	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,227	$5,436	$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): $66,556
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,159
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,126
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,938
Expert (over 8 years): $72,796

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Program Specialist	less than 1 year	$66,556
Early Career Level Assistant Program Specialist	1-2 years	$67,159
Mid-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	2-4 years	$68,126
Senior-Level Level Assistant Program Specialist	5-8 years	$69,938
Expert Level Assistant Program Specialist	over 8 years	$72,796

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: $82,400.
California: $82,088.
Massachusetts: $80,994.

District of Columbia $82,400 California $82,088 Massachusetts $80,994 Washington $80,696 New Jersey $80,666 Alaska $80,562 Connecticut $79,535 New York $79,118

Hawaii $77,786 Rhode Island $77,161 Maryland $76,737 Minnesota $76,156 Colorado $75,933 Illinois $75,859 Oregon $75,576 Delaware $75,367

New Hampshire $75,236 Virginia $74,943 Pennsylvania $74,087 Nevada $73,656 North Dakota $73,514 Michigan $73,291 Wisconsin $73,209 Vermont $73,045

Texas $72,592 Maine $72,562 Arizona $72,517 Ohio $72,465 Georgia $71,780 Indiana $71,438 Wyoming $71,371 Utah $71,267

Iowa $71,222 Kansas $70,865 Louisiana $70,761 North Carolina $70,724 Missouri $70,709 Florida $70,418 Montana $70,262 Nebraska $70,113

Kentucky $70,031 South Carolina $69,734 Tennessee $69,548 Idaho $69,473 New Mexico $68,930 Oklahoma $68,811 Alabama $68,372 South Dakota $67,635

Arkansas $67,233 West Virginia $67,017 Mississippi $66,370

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: $71,212
Greenville: $71,889
Hancock: $70,581

Green Lake, WI $71,212

Greenville, WI $71,889

Hancock, WI $70,581

Hortonville, WI $71,738

Iola, WI $70,895

King, WI $71,437

Larsen, WI $71,606

Leopolis, WI $70,807

Manawa, WI $71,158

Marion, WI $70,939

Menasha, WI $71,948

Neenah, WI $71,817

Neshkoro, WI $70,956

New London, WI $71,442

Ogdensburg, WI $70,998

Omro, WI $71,349

Pickett, WI $71,407

Pine River, WI $71,131

Plainfield, WI $70,712

Poy Sippi, WI $71,180

Princeton, WI $71,041

Readfield, WI $71,534

Redgranite, WI $71,200

Ripon, WI $71,337

Rosendale, WI $71,372

Saxeville, WI $71,053

Scandinavia, WI $70,951

Tilleda, WI $70,700

Van Dyne, WI $71,462

Waukau, WI $71,337

Waupaca, WI $71,146

Wautoma, WI $70,980

Weyauwega, WI $71,268

Wild Rose, WI $71,002

Winnebago, WI $71,626

Winneconne, WI $71,459

Wilson, WI $72,630

Boyd, WI $70,750

Cadott, WI $70,800

Chetek, WI $70,609

Chippewa Falls, WI $70,952

Colfax, WI $70,866

Conrath, WI $70,466

Cornell, WI $70,648

Dallas, WI $71,015

Downing, WI $72,290

Downsville, WI $71,765

Durand, WI $71,696

Eau Galle, WI $71,538

Eleva, WI $71,029

Elk Mound, WI $70,872

Elmwood, WI $72,225

Fairchild, WI $70,942

Fall Creek, WI $70,984

Gilmanton, WI $71,352

Holcombe, WI $70,527

Humbird, WI $70,863

Independence, WI $71,146

Jim Falls, WI $70,708

Knapp, WI $72,252

Maiden Rock, WI $72,340

Menomonie, WI $71,697

Merrillan, WI $70,765

Mondovi, WI $71,172

Nelson, WI $72,021

New Auburn, WI $70,581

Osseo, WI $71,195

Pepin, WI $72,589

Pigeon Falls, WI $71,353

Plum City, WI $72,242

Prairie Farm, WI $71,627

Ridgeland, WI $71,243

Rock Falls, WI $70,902

Sand Creek, WI $70,619

Sheldon, WI $70,435

Spring Valley, WI $72,679

Stanley, WI $70,768

Stockholm, WI $72,759

Strum, WI $71,148

Thorp, WI $70,735

Wheeler, WI $71,398

Whitehall, WI $71,055

Spooner, WI $70,414

Almena, WI $71,399

Ashland, WI $70,343

Balsam Lake, WI $72,564

Barron, WI $70,951

Barronett, WI $70,444

Bayfield, WI $70,345

Benoit, WI $70,242

Birchwood, WI $70,318

Brill, WI $70,613

Bruce, WI $70,398

Brule, WI $71,001

Cable, WI $70,098

Cameron, WI $70,630

Centuria, WI $72,962

Comstock, WI $71,594

Cornucopia, WI $70,438

Couderay, WI $70,134

Cumberland, WI $71,067

Danbury, WI $70,834

Drummond, WI $70,307

Edgewater, WI $70,277

Exeland, WI $70,186

Foxboro, WI $71,253

Frederic, WI $71,461

Gordon, WI $70,662

Grand View, WI $70,164

Grantsburg, WI $71,896

Haugen, WI $70,689

Hawthorne, WI $71,234

Hayward, WI $70,186

Herbster, WI $70,535

Hertel, WI $70,433

High Bridge, WI $70,238

Iron River, WI $70,743

Ladysmith, WI $70,404

Lake Nebagamon, WI $71,076

La Pointe, WI $70,225

Luck, WI $72,289

Maple, WI $71,244

Marengo, WI $70,209

Mason, WI $70,219

Mikana, WI $70,604

Milltown, WI $72,591

Minong, WI $70,630

Odanah, WI $70,503

Ojibwa, WI $70,065

Glidden, WI $70,091

Harshaw, WI $70,416

Hawkins, WI $70,282

Hazelhurst, WI $70,427

Heafford Junction, WI $70,487

Hurley, WI $70,286

Iron Belt, WI $70,155

Kennan, WI $70,293

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $70,409

Lake Tomahawk, WI $70,448

Land O Lakes, WI $70,354

Laona, WI $70,392

Long Lake, WI $70,200

Mc Naughton, WI $70,456

Manitowish Waters, WI $70,348

Mellen, WI $70,120

Mercer, WI $70,224

Minocqua, WI $70,482

Montreal, WI $70,305

Park Falls, WI $70,277

Phelps, WI $70,353

Phillips, WI $70,308

Prentice, WI $70,363

Presque Isle, WI $70,319

Saint Germain, WI $70,497

Saxon, WI $70,182

Sayner, WI $70,401

Star Lake, WI $70,217

Three Lakes, WI $70,414

Tony, WI $70,395

Tripoli, WI $70,243

Upson, WI $69,946

Wabeno, WI $70,398

Woodruff, WI $70,512

La Crosse, WI $70,016

Alma, WI $71,800

Alma Center, WI $70,854

Arcadia, WI $71,113

Arkdale, WI $70,586

Bangor, WI $70,170

Black River Falls, WI $70,624

Blair, WI $70,838

Camp Douglas, WI $70,689

Cashton, WI $70,246

Cataract, WI $70,358

Chaseburg, WI $70,132

Cochrane, WI $71,676

Coon Valley, WI $70,104

De Soto, WI $70,253

Dodge, WI $70,913

Eastman, WI $70,453

Ettrick, WI $70,388

Ferryville, WI $70,368

Fountain City, WI $71,367

Galesville, WI $70,602

Gays Mills, WI $70,588

Genoa, WI $70,184

Hillsboro, WI $70,840

Hixton, WI $70,853

Holmen, WI $70,179

Hustler, WI $70,948

Kendall, WI $70,753

La Farge, WI $70,644

Lynxville, WI $70,459

Mather, WI $70,604

Melrose, WI $70,374

Millston, WI $70,453

Mindoro, WI $70,229

Mount Sterling, WI $70,704

Necedah, WI $70,613

Norwalk, WI $70,329

Oakdale, WI $70,693

Onalaska, WI $70,070

Ontario, WI $70,637

Readstown, WI $70,564

Rockland, WI $70,156

Seneca, WI $70,773

Soldiers Grove, WI $70,641

Sparta, WI $70,302

Steuben, WI $70,580

Stoddard, WI $70,074

Taylor, WI $70,699

Tomah, WI $70,729

Trempealeau, WI $70,593

Palmyra, WI $72,189

Tunnel City, WI $70,694

Viola, WI $70,689

Viroqua, WI $70,247

Warrens, WI $70,584

Westby, WI $70,211

West Salem, WI $70,107

Wilton, WI $70,689

Eau Claire, WI $71,146

Altoona, WI $71,243

Arkansaw, WI $71,990

Augusta, WI $70,968

Bay City, WI $72,644

Bloomer, WI $70,724

Boyceville, WI $71,840

Glen Flora, WI $70,280

Wales, WI $73,176

Bagley, WI $70,465

Beetown, WI $70,535

Benton, WI $70,814

Bloomington, WI $70,548

Boscobel, WI $70,700

Cassville, WI $70,464

Cuba City, WI $70,688

Dickeyville, WI $70,747

Fennimore, WI $70,785

Glen Haven, WI $70,425

Hazel Green, WI $70,573

Kieler, WI $70,767

Lancaster, WI $70,623

Mount Hope, WI $70,537

Patch Grove, WI $70,791

Platteville, WI $70,924

Potosi, WI $70,483

Prairie Du Chien, WI $70,636

Sinsinawa, WI $70,545

Stitzer, WI $70,762

Wauzeka, WI $70,572

Woodman, WI $70,494

Portage, WI $72,047

Adams, WI $70,910

Arlington, WI $72,775

Baraboo, WI $72,053

Beaver Dam, WI $71,988

Brandon, WI $71,221

Briggsville, WI $71,599

Burnett, WI $71,502

Cambria, WI $71,946

Cazenovia, WI $70,968

Columbus, WI $72,555

Dalton, WI $71,536

Dellwood, WI $70,671

Doylestown, WI $72,442

Elroy, WI $70,773

Endeavor, WI $71,509

Fairwater, WI $71,361

Fall River, WI $72,350

Fox Lake, WI $71,633

Friendship, WI $70,697

Friesland, WI $71,854

Grand Marsh, WI $70,942

Hillpoint, WI $71,383

Kingston, WI $71,604

Lake Delton, WI $71,788

La Valle, WI $71,067

Lime Ridge, WI $71,332

Loganville, WI $71,547

Lyndon Station, WI $71,162

Markesan, WI $71,258

Marquette, WI $71,504

Mauston, WI $70,893

Montello, WI $71,256

New Lisbon, WI $70,697

North Freedom, WI $72,088

Oxford, WI $71,268

Packwaukee, WI $71,552

Pardeeville, WI $72,090

Poynette, WI $72,547

Randolph, WI $71,944

Reedsburg, WI $71,527

Rio, WI $72,469

Rock Springs, WI $71,621

Union Center, WI $71,093

Waupun, WI $71,370

Westfield, WI $70,926

Wisconsin Dells, WI $71,493

Wonewoc, WI $70,824

Wyocena, WI $72,252

Amery, WI $72,981

Baldwin, WI $73,419

Beldenville, WI $73,284

Clayton, WI $72,026

Clear Lake, WI $72,606

Cushing, WI $72,734

Deer Park, WI $73,127

Dresser, WI $73,620

East Ellsworth, WI $73,098

Ellsworth, WI $73,217

Glenwood City, WI $72,767

Hager City, WI $73,405

Hammond, WI $74,284

Hudson, WI $75,460

New Richmond, WI $74,463

Osceola, WI $74,655

Prescott, WI $74,861

River Falls, WI $74,767

Roberts, WI $74,746

Saint Croix Falls, WI $73,184

Somerset, WI $75,164

Star Prairie, WI $74,266

Pell Lake, WI $71,993

Pleasant Prairie, WI $72,060

Powers Lake, WI $72,116

Rochester, WI $72,406

Salem, WI $72,173

Silver Lake, WI $72,191

Somers, WI $71,972

South Milwaukee, WI $74,102

Springfield, WI $72,024

Sturtevant, WI $71,986

Sullivan, WI $72,358

Trevor, WI $72,207

Twin Lakes, WI $72,176

Union Grove, WI $72,142

Walworth, WI $71,873

Radisson, WI $70,154

Waterford, WI $72,788

Waukesha, WI $73,893

Whitewater, WI $71,777

Williams Bay, WI $71,803

Wilmot, WI $72,204

Woodworth, WI $72,116

Zenda, WI $71,800

Milwaukee, WI $74,504

Saint Francis, WI $74,471

Racine, WI $71,937

Afton, WI $71,727

Albany, WI $72,216

Arena, WI $72,241

Argyle, WI $71,813

Avalon, WI $71,738

Avoca, WI $71,326

Barneveld, WI $72,247

Belleville, WI $72,693

Belmont, WI $71,122

Beloit, WI $71,661

Black Earth, WI $72,696

Blanchardville, WI $72,002

Blue Mounds, WI $72,481

Blue River, WI $70,674

Brodhead, WI $71,724

Brooklyn, WI $72,728

Browntown, WI $71,250

Cambridge, WI $72,693

Gile, WI $70,521

Clinton, WI $71,780

Wausau, WI $70,755

Marshfield, WI $70,785

Abbotsford, WI $70,715

Amherst, WI $70,904

Amherst Junction, WI $70,824

Aniwa, WI $70,477

Antigo, WI $70,547

Arpin, WI $70,645

Athens, WI $70,553

Auburndale, WI $70,610

Babcock, WI $70,500

Birnamwood, WI $70,520

Blenker, WI $70,601

Bowler, WI $70,657

Brokaw, WI $70,660

Bryant, WI $70,395

Chili, WI $70,700

Colby, WI $70,677

Curtiss, WI $70,645

Custer, WI $70,724

Deerbrook, WI $70,390

Dorchester, WI $70,650

Edgar, WI $70,609

Eland, WI $70,600

Elcho, WI $70,424

Elderon, WI $70,642

Elton, WI $70,485

Galloway, WI $70,709

Gilman, WI $70,491

Jump River, WI $70,429

Gleason, WI $70,405

Granton, WI $70,696

Greenwood, WI $70,732

Hannibal, WI $70,479

Hatley, WI $70,572

Hewitt, WI $70,912

Irma, WI $70,437

Junction City, WI $70,573

Loyal, WI $70,726

Lublin, WI $70,550

Marathon, WI $70,596

Mattoon, WI $70,737

Medford, WI $70,574

Merrill, WI $70,550

Milladore, WI $70,598

Mosinee, WI $70,645

Neillsville, WI $70,793

Nekoosa, WI $70,669

Nelsonville, WI $70,978

Ogema, WI $70,383

Owen, WI $70,660

Pearson, WI $70,366

Pelican Lake, WI $70,371

Phlox, WI $70,685

Woodville, WI $73,014

Houlton, WI $75,645

Abrams, WI $70,757

Amberg, WI $70,329

Armstrong Creek, WI $70,347

Athelstane, WI $70,374

Black Creek, WI $71,524

Bonduel, WI $70,953

Brillion, WI $71,460

Cecil, WI $70,844

Coleman, WI $70,696

Combined Locks, WI $71,998

Crivitz, WI $70,569

De Pere, WI $70,909

Dunbar, WI $70,300

Fence, WI $70,226

Florence, WI $70,330

Forest Junction, WI $71,663

Gillett, WI $70,793

Goodman, WI $70,344

Greenleaf, WI $71,180

Green Valley, WI $70,812

Gresham, WI $70,767

Hilbert, WI $71,637

Kaukauna, WI $71,910

Freedom, WI $71,820

Keshena, WI $70,843

Kimberly, WI $72,003

Krakow, WI $70,813

Lakewood, WI $70,460

Lena, WI $70,744

Little Chute, WI $72,000

Little Suamico, WI $70,739

Marinette, WI $70,785

Mountain, WI $70,501

Neopit, WI $70,670

Niagara, WI $70,406

Nichols, WI $71,207

Oconto, WI $70,738

Oconto Falls, WI $70,776

Oneida, WI $70,820

Pembine, WI $70,361

Peshtigo, WI $70,725

Porterfield, WI $70,540

Potter, WI $71,498

Pound, WI $70,619

Pulaski, WI $70,839

Pickerel, WI $70,433

Pittsville, WI $70,593

Plover, WI $70,831

Port Edwards, WI $70,868

Rib Lake, WI $70,480

Ringle, WI $70,550

Rosholt, WI $70,695

Rothschild, WI $70,820

Rudolph, WI $70,622

Schofield, WI $70,762

Spencer, WI $70,712

Stetsonville, WI $70,606

Stevens Point, WI $70,799

Stratford, WI $70,653

Summit Lake, WI $70,445

Tigerton, WI $70,766

Tomahawk, WI $70,489

Unity, WI $70,657

Vesper, WI $70,632

Westboro, WI $70,389

White Lake, WI $70,424

Willard, WI $70,717

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $70,758

Withee, WI $70,618

Wittenberg, WI $70,680

Rhinelander, WI $70,529

Argonne, WI $70,302

Boulder Junction, WI $70,346

Brantwood, WI $70,281

Butternut, WI $70,166

Catawba, WI $70,303

Clam Lake, WI $69,923

Conover, WI $70,383

Crandon, WI $70,492

Eagle River, WI $70,488

Fifield, WI $70,258

Poplar, WI $71,347

Port Wing, WI $70,761

Seymour, WI $71,122

Oak Creek, WI $73,601

Adell, WI $72,163

Allenton, WI $72,426

Ashippun, WI $72,659

Belgium, WI $72,871

Brookfield, WI $74,340

Brownsville, WI $71,443

Butler, WI $74,383

Campbellsport, WI $71,796

Cascade, WI $71,736

Cedarburg, WI $73,706

Cedar Grove, WI $72,536

Chilton, WI $71,500

Cleveland, WI $71,214

Clyman, WI $72,090

Colgate, WI $73,589

Delafield, WI $73,147

Eden, WI $71,421

Elkhart Lake, WI $71,416

Fredonia, WI $72,852

Germantown, WI $73,895

Glenbeulah, WI $71,381

Grafton, WI $73,720

Greenbush, WI $71,378

Hartford, WI $72,940

Hartland, WI $73,370

Hingham, WI $72,048

Horicon, WI $71,881

Hubertus, WI $73,491

Hustisford, WI $72,169

Iron Ridge, WI $72,276

Ixonia, WI $72,501

Jackson, WI $73,496

Johnson Creek, WI $72,277

Juneau, WI $71,880

Kewaskum, WI $72,457

Kiel, WI $71,291

Kohler, WI $71,598

Lannon, WI $73,997

Lebanon, WI $72,239

Lomira, WI $71,778

Malone, WI $71,439

Mayville, WI $71,802

Menomonee Falls, WI $74,108

Merton, WI $73,491

Mount Calvary, WI $71,500

Nashotah, WI $73,131

Neosho, WI $72,527

Newburg, WI $73,147

New Holstein, WI $71,399

Newton, WI $71,146

North Lake, WI $73,746

Oakfield, WI $71,311

Oconomowoc, WI $72,844

Okauchee, WI $73,051

Oostburg, WI $72,179

Pewaukee, WI $73,688

Plymouth, WI $71,512

Port Washington, WI $73,273

Random Lake, WI $72,506

Richfield, WI $73,530

Rubicon, WI $72,653

Saint Cloud, WI $71,493

Saukville, WI $73,364

Sheboygan, WI $71,803

Sheboygan Falls, WI $71,562

Slinger, WI $73,169

Stockbridge, WI $71,660

Sussex, WI $73,744

West Bend, WI $72,789

Theresa, WI $72,207

Thiensville, WI $74,250

Waldo, WI $71,983

Watertown, WI $72,187

Mequon, WI $74,060

Woodland, WI $72,341

Bassett, WI $72,177

Benet Lake, WI $72,109

Big Bend, WI $73,302

Bristol, WI $72,118

Burlington, WI $72,254

Caledonia, WI $72,524

Camp Lake, WI $72,199

Cudahy, WI $74,413

Darien, WI $71,858

Delavan, WI $71,827

Dousman, WI $72,647

Eagle, WI $72,513

Cobb, WI $71,365

Cottage Grove, WI $73,109

Cross Plains, WI $72,926

Dane, WI $72,922

Darlington, WI $71,325

Deerfield, WI $72,909

De Forest, WI $73,004

Dodgeville, WI $71,685

Edgerton, WI $72,533

Edmund, WI $71,521

Evansville, WI $72,335

Footville, WI $71,882

Fort Atkinson, WI $72,222

Gotham, WI $71,683

Gratiot, WI $71,006

Hanover, WI $71,867

Highland, WI $71,269

Hollandale, WI $72,117

Janesville, WI $71,924

Shawano, WI $70,884

Sherwood, WI $71,847

Shiocton, WI $71,342

Sobieski, WI $70,751

Suamico, WI $70,732

Suring, WI $70,643

Townsend, WI $70,492

Wausaukee, WI $70,450

Wrightstown, WI $71,635

Zachow, WI $70,866

Algoma, WI $70,736

Baileys Harbor, WI $70,542

Brussels, WI $70,729

Casco, WI $70,743

Collins, WI $71,297

Denmark, WI $70,827

Egg Harbor, WI $70,598

Ellison Bay, WI $70,477

Ephraim, WI $70,597

Fish Creek, WI $70,550

Forestville, WI $70,730

Francis Creek, WI $70,909

Kellnersville, WI $70,956

Kewaunee, WI $70,776

Luxemburg, WI $70,744

Manitowoc, WI $71,042

Maplewood, WI $70,718

Maribel, WI $70,911

Mishicot, WI $70,852

New Franken, WI $70,734

Reedsville, WI $71,100

Saint Nazianz, WI $71,240

Sister Bay, WI $70,555

Sturgeon Bay, WI $70,742

Tisch Mills, WI $70,820

Two Rivers, WI $70,846

Valders, WI $71,207

Washington Island, WI $70,436

Whitelaw, WI $70,959

Green Bay, WI $70,724

East Troy, WI $72,513

Elkhorn, WI $72,014

Elm Grove, WI $74,383

Fontana, WI $71,844

Franksville, WI $72,476

Genesee Depot, WI $73,034

Genoa City, WI $72,049

Greendale, WI $74,329

Hales Corners, WI $74,202

Franklin, WI $73,774

Helenville, WI $72,106

Honey Creek, WI $72,286

Kansasville, WI $72,261

Kenosha, WI $71,954

New Berlin, WI $73,970

Lake Geneva, WI $71,805

Lyons, WI $72,191

Mukwonago, WI $72,956

Muskego, WI $73,418

New Munster, WI $72,199

North Prairie, WI $72,917

Fremont, WI $71,401

Rice Lake, WI $70,548

Sarona, WI $70,375

Shell Lake, WI $70,435

Siren, WI $71,148

Solon Springs, WI $70,748

South Range, WI $71,416

Springbrook, WI $70,240

Stone Lake, WI $70,266

Superior, WI $71,492

Trego, WI $70,315

Turtle Lake, WI $71,908

Wascott, WI $70,677

Washburn, WI $70,406

Webster, WI $70,491

Weyerhaeuser, WI $70,377

Winter, WI $70,041

Oshkosh, WI $71,589

Almond, WI $70,815

Appleton, WI $72,004

Bancroft, WI $70,594

Bear Creek, WI $71,227

Berlin, WI $71,276

Big Falls, WI $71,063

Butte Des Morts, WI $71,552

Caroline, WI $70,871

Clintonville, WI $71,054

Coloma, WI $70,629

Dale, WI $71,682

Eldorado, WI $71,419

Embarrass, WI $71,030

Eureka, WI $71,296

Fond Du Lac, WI $71,767

Jefferson, WI $72,162

Juda, WI $71,634

Lake Mills, WI $72,507

Linden, WI $71,447

Livingston, WI $71,080

Lodi, WI $72,689

Lone Rock, WI $71,467

Lowell, WI $72,226

Mc Farland, WI $73,191

Marshall, WI $72,830

Mazomanie, WI $72,659

Merrimac, WI $72,373

Middleton, WI $73,138

Milton, WI $71,955

Mineral Point, WI $71,478

Monroe, WI $71,591

Montfort, WI $71,111

Monticello, WI $72,134

Morrisonville, WI $72,929

Mount Horeb, WI $72,586

Muscoda, WI $70,990

New Glarus, WI $72,429

Oregon, WI $73,069

Orfordville, WI $71,800

Plain, WI $71,684

Prairie Du Sac, WI $72,411

Reeseville, WI $72,373

Rewey, WI $71,160

Richland Center, WI $70,918

Ridgeway, WI $72,199

Sauk City, WI $72,432

Sextonville, WI $71,570

Sharon, WI $71,841

Shullsburg, WI $70,869

South Wayne, WI $71,157

Spring Green, WI $71,960

Stoughton, WI $72,930

Sun Prairie, WI $73,004

Verona, WI $72,984

Waterloo, WI $72,606

Waunakee, WI $73,167

Windsor, WI $73,121

Woodford, WI $71,579

Madison, WI $73,321

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	$91,512	$44.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$84,191	$40.0	15%
Biotechnology	$80,530	$39.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$80,530	$39.0	10%
Telecom	$80,530	$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.

$65,227

Average $73,209/year

$83,116

$5,436

Average $6,101/month

$6,926

$1,254

Average $1,408/week

$1,598

$31

Average $35/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,116	$6,926	$1,598	$40
Average	$73,209	$6,101	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,227	$5,436	$1,254	$31

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