What are the main factors that influence an Associate Academic Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Associate Academic Director's salary?

An Associate Academic Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,850 for beginners, reaching about $94,439 at mid-level, and approach $163,888 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Academic Director?

Associate Academic Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Academic Director roles are District of Columbia $108,628, California $108,216, Massachusetts $106,774. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Academic Director roles make?

Salaries for Associate Academic Director level roles vary by specialization: Academic Department Associate: $160,037; Associate Director of Academic Services: $148,958; Academic Director: $144,807; Associate Director of Academic Advising: $80,741; Associate Director of Academic Programs: $80,265.

Associate Academic Director Salary in the United States

How much does an Associate Academic Director make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Academic Director in the United States is $98,111 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $131,783
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,182 to $115,736
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,232

10% $77,232

50% (Median) $98,111

90% $131,783

Associate Academic Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,736	$9,645	$2,226	$56
Average	$98,111	$8,176	$1,887	$47
25th Percentile	$87,182	$7,265	$1,677	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Academic Director Salaries

An Associate Academic Director'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 Associate Academic Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Academic Director'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): $78,850
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,216
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,439
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,205
Expert (over 8 years): $163,888

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator	less than 1 year	$78,850
Non-Profit Program Manager I	1-2 years	$84,216
Associate Academic Director	2-4 years	$94,439
Non-Profit Program Associate Director	5-8 years	$120,205
Non-Profit Program Executive Director	over 8 years	$163,888

How Do Associate Academic Director 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 Associate Academic Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,628.
California: $108,216.
Massachusetts: $106,774.

District of Columbia $108,628 California $108,216 Massachusetts $106,774 Washington $106,381 New Jersey $106,342 Alaska $106,205 Connecticut $104,851 New York $104,301

Hawaii $102,545 Rhode Island $101,721 Maryland $101,162 Minnesota $100,397 Colorado $100,102 Illinois $100,004 Oregon $99,631 Delaware $99,357

New Hampshire $99,184 Virginia $98,797 Pennsylvania $97,669 Nevada $97,100 North Dakota $96,914 Michigan $96,619 Wisconsin $96,511 Vermont $96,296

Texas $95,697 Maine $95,658 Arizona $95,599 Ohio $95,530 Georgia $94,628 Indiana $94,176 Wyoming $94,088 Utah $93,951

Iowa $93,892 Kansas $93,421 Louisiana $93,284 North Carolina $93,235 Missouri $93,215 Florida $92,832 Montana $92,626 Nebraska $92,430

Kentucky $92,322 South Carolina $91,930 Tennessee $91,684 Idaho $91,586 New Mexico $90,870 Oklahoma $90,713 Alabama $90,134 South Dakota $89,163

Arkansas $88,633 West Virginia $88,349 Mississippi $87,495

Top Paying Cities for Associate Academic Director

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:

San Jose: $123,747
San Francisco: $122,392
Oakland: $119,813

San Jose, CA $123,747

San Francisco, CA $122,392

Oakland, CA $119,813

New York, NY $112,964

Paramus, NJ $111,590

Queens Village, NY $111,585

Passaic, NJ $111,492

Bergenfield, NJ $111,483

Stamford, CT $111,267

Huntington, NY $111,227

Newark, NJ $110,502

Bridgeport, CT $110,295

Vallejo, CA $110,100

New Brunswick, NJ $110,061

Petaluma, CA $110,002

Middlesex, NJ $109,815

Somerset, NJ $109,747

Santa Cruz, CA $109,619

Boston, MA $109,021

Monterey, CA $108,676

Seattle, WA $108,452

Santa Rosa, CA $108,432

Los Angeles, CA $108,403

Juneau, AK $108,147

Washington, DC $108,040

Orange, CA $107,690

Santa Ana, CA $107,431

Long Beach, CA $107,333

Anaheim, CA $107,313

Anchorage, AK $107,264

Santa Maria, CA $106,970

Everett, WA $106,950

Danbury, CT $106,605

Bremerton, WA $106,470

Tacoma, WA $106,117

New Suffolk, NY $106,115

Sacramento, CA $106,087

Santa Barbara, CA $105,979

San Diego, CA $105,871

Trenton, NJ $105,871

Brockton, MA $105,763

Fairbanks, AK $105,523

Lompoc, CA $105,273

Lowell, MA $105,193

Ventura, CA $105,175

Nashua, NH $105,155

Stockton, CA $105,145

Modesto, CA $104,429

Poughkeepsie, NY $104,213

Olympia, WA $104,027

Kennewick, WA $104,027

New Haven, CT $103,988

Lawrence, MA $103,634

Hartford, CT $103,536

Riverside, CA $103,517

New Bedford, MA $103,418

Richland, WA $103,418

Bakersfield, CA $103,281

San Bernardino, CA $103,242

New Britain, CT $103,232

Atlantic City, NJ $103,232

New London, CT $103,193

Norwich, CT $103,163

Portsmouth, NH $103,144

Boulder, CO $102,936

Portland, OR $102,800

Worcester, MA $102,791

Minneapolis, MN $102,486

Philadelphia, PA $102,349

Honolulu, HI $102,025

Saint Paul, MN $101,978

Vineland, NJ $101,957

Providence, RI $101,672

Chicago, IL $101,388

Bellingham, WA $101,270

Springfield, MA $101,191

Baltimore, MD $101,162

Chico, CA $100,917

Pittsfield, MA $100,652

Manchester, NH $100,465

Spokane, WA $100,034

Denver, CO $100,024

Albany, NY $99,563

Troy, NY $99,523

Nassau, NY $99,419

Schenectady, NY $99,317

Wilmington, DE $99,239

Burlington, VT $99,102

Salem, OR $99,062

Portland, ME $98,758

Yakima, WA $98,660

Rochester, MN $98,356

Reno, NV $98,307

Fresno, CA $98,307

Milwaukee, WI $98,219

Detroit, MI $98,121

Ann Arbor, MI $98,104

Allentown, PA $98,091

Colorado Springs, CO $97,924

Syracuse, NY $97,875

Carson City, NV $97,875

Houston, TX $97,738

Eugene, OR $97,689

Gary, IN $97,571

Springfield, OR $97,493

Bismarck, ND $97,473

Galveston, TX $97,404

Medford, OR $97,257

Fort Collins, CO $97,218

Concord, NH $97,169

Austin, TX $97,139

Mesa, AZ $96,933

Reading, PA $96,924

Phoenix, AZ $96,914

Dallas, TX $96,884

Saint Cloud, MN $96,790

Madison, WI $96,659

Utica, NY $96,394

Rochester, NY $96,237

Des Moines, IA $96,227

Raleigh, NC $96,217

Atlanta, GA $96,070

Battle Creek, MI $96,041

Salt Lake City, UT $96,011

Lancaster, PA $95,864

Harrisburg, PA $95,727

Kansas City, MO $95,628

Kansas City, KS $95,609

Champaign, IL $95,609

Fort Worth, TX $95,599

Columbus, OH $95,582

Boca Raton, FL $95,560

Pittsburgh, PA $95,521

Richmond, VA $95,481

Indianapolis, IN $95,462

Cleveland, OH $95,452

Las Vegas, NV $95,334

Cincinnati, OH $95,334

Petersburg, VA $95,187

Huntsville, AL $95,040

Lansing, MI $94,974

Lebanon, PA $94,961

Pueblo, CO $94,952

Appleton, WI $94,922

Buffalo, NY $94,883

Dayton, OH $94,853

Racine, WI $94,834

Charlotte, NC $94,824

Saint Louis, MO $94,795

York, PA $94,736

Elkhart, IN $94,736

Gastonia, NC $94,717

Billings, MT $94,694

Beaumont, TX $94,667

Lorain, OH $94,647

Benton Harbor, MI $94,628

Toledo, OH $94,608

Binghamton, NY $94,559

Rock Hill, SC $94,549

Rockford, IL $94,500

Springfield, IL $94,461

Elyria, OH $94,451

Fargo, ND $94,451

Flagstaff, AZ $94,382

Fort Lauderdale, FL $94,324

Duluth, MN $94,265

Miami, FL $94,265

Grand Forks, ND $94,196

Cheyenne, WY $94,196

Bangor, ME $93,980

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,872

Durham, NC $93,831

Louisville, KY $93,823

Grand Rapids, MI $93,804

Hialeah, FL $93,794

Casper, WY $93,656

Scranton, PA $93,539

New Orleans, LA $93,509

Virginia Beach, VA $93,499

Akron, OH $93,450

Peoria, IL $93,323

Sarasota, FL $93,303

Nashville, TN $93,235

Omaha, NE $93,235

Green Bay, WI $93,235

Baton Rouge, LA $93,186

Charleston, SC $93,166

Davenport, IA $93,117

Jamestown, NY $93,117

Tucson, AZ $93,068

Saint Petersburg, FL $93,009

Tampa, FL $92,989

Evansville, IN $92,930

Port Arthur, TX $92,930

Bradenton, FL $92,891

Santa Fe, NM $92,715

Orlando, FL $92,538

Clearwater, FL $92,509

La Crosse, WI $92,303

Canton, OH $92,303

Albuquerque, NM $92,244

Newport News, VA $92,234

High Point, NC $92,204

Ogden, UT $92,165

Corpus Christi, TX $92,087

Norfolk, VA $92,028

Laramie, WY $92,028

Rock Island, IL $91,969

Saginaw, MI $91,949

Jacksonville, FL $91,940

Salisbury, NC $91,920

Boise, ID $91,900

Moline, IL $91,851

Fort Myers, FL $91,822

Memphis, TN $91,802

Tulsa, OK $91,753

Waterloo, IA $91,694

Spartanburg, SC $91,596

Lincoln, NE $91,547

Fort Wayne, IN $91,527

Provo, UT $91,518

Cedar Falls, IA $91,400

San Antonio, TX $91,361

Greensboro, NC $91,321

South Bend, IN $91,312

Savannah, GA $91,204

Muskegon, MI $91,164

Birmingham, AL $91,155

Winston Salem, NC $91,107

Lake Charles, LA $90,870

Anderson, IN $90,851

Lexington, KY $90,821

Augusta, GA $90,792

Greenville, SC $90,792

Lima, OH $90,713

Wichita, KS $90,703

Tuscaloosa, AL $90,703

Columbia, SC $90,615

Springfield, OH $90,595

Asheville, NC $90,438

Bloomington, IN $90,370

Knoxville, TN $90,017

Shreveport, LA $90,007

Wilmington, NC $89,879

Roanoke, VA $89,879

Topeka, KS $89,703

Frankfort, KY $89,692

Oklahoma City, OK $89,624

Chillicothe, OH $89,585

Longview, TX $89,575

Melbourne, FL $89,565

Sioux Falls, SD $89,408

Mobile, AL $89,398

Terre Haute, IN $89,359

Altoona, PA $89,300

Amarillo, TX $89,232

Killeen, TX $89,202

Fayetteville, AR $89,124

Chattanooga, TN $89,094

Sioux City, IA $89,006

Idaho Falls, ID $88,986

Lynchburg, VA $88,908

Gainesville, FL $88,780

Portsmouth, OH $88,731

Little Rock, AR $88,712

Lafayette, LA $88,672

Youngstown, OH $88,672

Daytona Beach, FL $88,614

Clarksville, TN $88,604

Pensacola, FL $88,594

Temple, TX $88,587

Hopkinsville, KY $88,300

Erie, PA $88,280

Florence, SC $88,241

Charleston, WV $88,084

Great Falls, MT $88,035

Macon, GA $87,897

Tallahassee, FL $87,888

Fayetteville, NC $87,868

Waco, TX $87,848

Helena, MT $87,780

Pine Bluff, AR $87,742

Vincennes, IN $87,623

Lubbock, TX $87,583

Alamogordo, NM $87,525

Twin Falls, ID $87,436

Rapid City, SD $87,407

Jackson, MS $87,230

Huntington, WV $87,223

Greenville, MS $87,220

Parkersburg, WV $87,120

Montgomery, AL $87,103

Wichita Falls, TX $87,005

Springfield, MO $87,005

Biloxi, MS $86,956

Monroe, LA $86,857

Johnstown, PA $86,789

Sumter, SC $86,749

Columbus, GA $86,740

Pascagoula, MS $86,553

Abilene, TX $86,553

Kingsport, TN $86,298

Albany, GA $86,298

Gulfport, MS $86,269

Alexandria, LA $85,945

Fort Smith, AR $85,700

El Paso, TX $85,435

Las Cruces, NM $84,993

Harlingen, TX $84,744

Pocatello, ID $84,728

Florence, AL $84,601

Brownsville, TX $84,581

Mcallen, TX $84,375

Dothan, AL $84,238

Columbus, MS $83,655

Altus, OK $83,198

Lawton, OK $83,011

Pierre, SD $82,658

Associate Academic Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Academic Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Hospitality & Leisure and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Associate Academic Director positions in Insurance or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Academic Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Academic Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$127,544	$61.0	30%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$117,733	$57.0	20%
Financial Services	$107,922	$52.0	10%

Associate Academic Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Academic Director'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.

$87,182

Average $98,111/year

$115,736

$7,265

Average $8,176/month

$9,645

$1,677

Average $1,887/week

$2,226

$42

Average $47/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$115,736	$9,645	$2,226	$56
Average	$98,111	$8,176	$1,887	$47
25th Percentile	$87,182	$7,265	$1,677	$42

Salary Trends for Associate Academic Director

Salaries for an Associate Academic Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $80,099 in 2023 to around $80,973 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Academic Director salary trends, click here.

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2024	$81,523
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Common company salaries for Associate Academic Director

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K $114,295/per year

Kpmg Us LLP Business Services United States

W $114,096/per year

Warner Bros Discovery Business Services United States

D $111,927/per year

Dentsu International Ltd Business Services United States

G $111,873/per year

GroupM Worldwide Inc Business Services United States

C $111,651/per year

CoWorx Staffing Business Services United States

C $110,194/per year

Contemporary Services Corp Business Services United States

S $107,128/per year

Showcase Cinemas Business Services United States

A $106,429/per year

Amentum Services Inc Business Services United States

A $106,199/per year

Allied Universal Security Services LLC Business Services United States

S $106,104/per year

Sodexo USA Business Services United States

J $105,192/per year

JLL Technologies Business Services United States

I $104,478/per year

Intact Insurance Group USA LLC Business Services United States

N $101,619/per year

NielsenIQ Business Services United States

T $101,470/per year

The Leading Edge Alliance Business Services United States

H $101,308/per year

Honeywell UOP Business Services United States

R $97,720/per year

Reeve & Associates Business Services United States

M $97,584/per year

ManpowerGroup Global Inc Business Services United States

F $95,980/per year

Financial Sys Nco Business Services United States

A $95,314/per year

Arrow Global Ltd Business Services United States

C $94,777/per year

CarMax Enterprise Services LLC Business Services United States

D $94,479/per year

DZConneX Business Services United States

A $93,802/per year

Adecco Staffing, USA Business Services United States

R $92,937/per year

Resource MFG Business Services United States

Z $92,774/per year

Zachry Brands Inc Business Services United States

G $88,138/per year

Greystar Worldwide LLC Business Services United States

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