What are the main factors that influence a Program Officer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Program Officer's salary?

A Program Officer's salary grows with experience: a Non-Profit Program Assistant (0-2 years)earns $49,637, a Program Officer (2-4 years)earns $67,910, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $80,525, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $86,025, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $96,438,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Officer?

Program Officer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Officer roles are District of Columbia $75,943, California $75,655, Massachusetts $74,646. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Officer roles make?

Salaries for Program Officer level roles vary by specialization: Chief Program Officer: $164,838; Senior Program Officer: $98,288; Program Security Officer: $96,693; Program Officer Manager: $85,986; Program Management Officer: $82,749.

How do different companies affect a Program Officer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Program Officer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Program Officer Salary in the United States

How much does a Program Officer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Officer in the United States is $68,590 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a Program Officer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,263
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,276 to $77,840
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,617

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Program Officer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,840	$6,487	$1,497	$37
Average	$68,590	$5,716	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$61,276	$5,106	$1,178	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Program Officer Salaries

A Program Officer'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 Program Officer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Program Officer'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): $49,637
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,910
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,525
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,025
Expert (over 8 years): $96,438

Levels	Salary
Non-Profi... Level Program Officer	$49,637
Program O... Level Program Officer	$67,910
Non-Profi... Level Program Officer	$80,525
Non-Profi... Level Program Officer	$86,025
Non-Profi... Level Program Officer	$96,438

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How Do Program Officer 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 Program Officers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $75,943.
California: $75,655.
Massachusetts: $74,646.

District of Columbia $75,943 California $75,655 Massachusetts $74,646 Washington $74,372 New Jersey $74,344 Alaska $74,248 Connecticut $73,302 New York $72,918

Hawaii $71,690 Rhode Island $71,114 Maryland $70,723 Minnesota $70,188 Colorado $69,982 Illinois $69,914 Oregon $69,653 Delaware $69,461

New Hampshire $69,340 Virginia $69,070 Pennsylvania $68,281 Nevada $67,883 North Dakota $67,753 Michigan $67,547 Wisconsin $67,472 Vermont $67,321

Texas $66,902 Maine $66,875 Arizona $66,834 Ohio $66,786 Georgia $66,155 Indiana $65,839 Wyoming $65,778 Utah $65,682

Iowa $65,640 Kansas $65,311 Louisiana $65,215 North Carolina $65,181 Missouri $65,167 Florida $64,900 Montana $64,756 Nebraska $64,618

Kentucky $64,543 South Carolina $64,269 Tennessee $64,097 Idaho $64,029 New Mexico $63,528 Oklahoma $63,418 Alabama $63,013 South Dakota $62,334

Arkansas $61,964 West Virginia $61,765 Mississippi $61,168

Top Paying Cities for Program Officers

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: $86,512
San Francisco: $85,662
Oakland: $83,762

San Jose, CA $86,512

San Francisco, CA $85,662

Oakland, CA $83,762

New York, NY $79,489

Queens Village, NY $78,974

Paramus, NJ $78,426

Passaic, NJ $78,357

Bergenfield, NJ $78,288

Stamford, CT $78,186

Huntington, NY $78,117

Newark, NJ $77,671

Bridgeport, CT $77,534

New Brunswick, NJ $77,308

Vallejo, CA $77,164

Middlesex, NJ $77,122

Somerset, NJ $77,061

Petaluma, CA $76,903

Santa Cruz, CA $76,635

Boston, MA $76,498

Monterey, CA $76,155

Fairbanks, AK $76,107

Los Angeles, CA $75,977

Washington, DC $75,943

Seattle, WA $75,819

Santa Rosa, CA $75,805

Juneau, AK $75,607

Orange, CA $75,380

Anchorage, AK $75,257

Anaheim, CA $75,209

Santa Ana, CA $75,106

Nassau, NY $75,065

Long Beach, CA $75,037

Danbury, CT $75,017

Santa Maria, CA $74,783

Everett, WA $74,770

Bremerton, WA $74,434

Trenton, NJ $74,303

Sacramento, CA $74,276

San Diego, CA $74,242

Brockton, MA $74,214

Tacoma, WA $74,187

Santa Barbara, CA $74,091

Lowell, MA $73,816

New Suffolk, NY $73,789

Nashua, NH $73,707

Lompoc, CA $73,597

Ventura, CA $73,528

Stockton, CA $73,508

New Haven, CT $73,371

Atlantic City, NJ $73,192

Hartford, CT $73,041

Modesto, CA $73,007

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,856

New Britain, CT $72,822

Olympia, WA $72,726

Kennewick, WA $72,726

New London, CT $72,712

Norwich, CT $72,691

Lawrence, MA $72,657

Bakersfield, CA $72,465

Riverside, CA $72,369

New Bedford, MA $72,369

Richland, WA $72,301

Portsmouth, NH $72,246

Vineland, NJ $72,232

San Bernardino, CA $72,177

Boulder, CO $71,985

Worcester, MA $71,930

Portland, OR $71,868

Saint Paul, MN $71,786

Minneapolis, MN $71,786

Philadelphia, PA $71,690

Honolulu, HI $71,327

Springfield, MA $71,086

Providence, RI $71,080

Chicago, IL $70,881

Bellingham, WA $70,798

Baltimore, MD $70,723

Chico, CA $70,551

Wilmington, DE $70,435

Pittsfield, MA $70,366

Manchester, NH $70,236

Spokane, WA $69,934

Denver, CO $69,927

Albany, NY $69,605

Troy, NY $69,577

Schenectady, NY $69,433

Burlington, VT $69,283

Portland, ME $69,042

Salem, OR $68,988

Yakima, WA $68,974

Ann Arbor, MI $68,953

Rochester, MN $68,761

Fresno, CA $68,727

Reno, NV $68,727

Milwaukee, WI $68,665

Detroit, MI $68,597

Allentown, PA $68,576

Carson City, NV $68,569

Houston, TX $68,466

Colorado Springs, CO $68,459

Syracuse, NY $68,425

Eugene, OR $68,295

Bismarck, ND $68,213

Gary, IN $68,213

Galveston, TX $68,213

Springfield, OR $68,158

Medford, OR $67,993

Fort Collins, CO $67,966

Austin, TX $67,911

Mesa, AZ $67,767

Phoenix, AZ $67,753

Dallas, TX $67,732

Reading, PA $67,691

Saint Cloud, MN $67,664

Concord, NH $67,602

Madison, WI $67,575

Utica, NY $67,389

Raleigh, NC $67,335

Las Vegas, NV $67,328

Rochester, NY $67,280

Des Moines, IA $67,273

Atlanta, GA $67,163

Battle Creek, MI $67,143

Salt Lake City, UT $67,122

Lancaster, PA $67,019

Champaign, IL $67,005

Harrisburg, PA $66,923

Durham, NC $66,861

Kansas City, MO $66,854

Kansas City, KS $66,841

Fort Worth, TX $66,834

Boca Raton, FL $66,806

Cleveland, OH $66,800

Columbus, OH $66,786

Pittsburgh, PA $66,779

Richmond, VA $66,752

Indianapolis, IN $66,738

Cincinnati, OH $66,649

Petersburg, VA $66,546

Billings, MT $66,395

Lansing, MI $66,395

Huntsville, AL $66,395

Lebanon, PA $66,388

Dayton, OH $66,381

Pueblo, CO $66,381

Appleton, WI $66,361

Buffalo, NY $66,333

Racine, WI $66,299

Charlotte, NC $66,292

Saint Louis, MO $66,271

Springfield, IL $66,244

Elkhart, IN $66,230

York, PA $66,230

Gastonia, NC $66,223

Benton Harbor, MI $66,223

Beaumont, TX $66,182

Lorain, OH $66,169

Toledo, OH $66,141

Binghamton, NY $66,107

Rock Hill, SC $66,100

Rockford, IL $66,066

Fargo, ND $66,031

Elyria, OH $66,031

Flagstaff, AZ $65,983

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,942

Miami, FL $65,901

Duluth, MN $65,791

Bangor, ME $65,702

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,627

Louisville, KY $65,592

Grand Rapids, MI $65,579

Hialeah, FL $65,572

Casper, WY $65,476

Scranton, PA $65,394

New Orleans, LA $65,373

Virginia Beach, VA $65,366

Akron, OH $65,332

Peoria, IL $65,243

Sarasota, FL $65,229

Green Bay, WI $65,181

Baton Rouge, LA $65,147

Charleston, SC $65,133

Nashville, TN $65,112

Jamestown, NY $65,099

Davenport, IA $65,099

Tucson, AZ $65,064

Cheyenne, WY $65,044

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,023

Tampa, FL $65,009

Omaha, NE $64,996

Port Arthur, TX $64,968

Evansville, IN $64,968

Bradenton, FL $64,941

Santa Fe, NM $64,817

Orlando, FL $64,749

Clearwater, FL $64,673

Canton, OH $64,529

La Crosse, WI $64,529

Grand Forks, ND $64,509

Albuquerque, NM $64,488

Tulsa, OK $64,488

Newport News, VA $64,481

High Point, NC $64,461

Ogden, UT $64,433

Corpus Christi, TX $64,378

Laramie, WY $64,337

Norfolk, VA $64,337

Rock Island, IL $64,296

Saginaw, MI $64,282

Jacksonville, FL $64,276

Salisbury, NC $64,262

Memphis, TN $64,248

Moline, IL $64,214

Fort Myers, FL $64,193

Waterloo, IA $64,104

Spartanburg, SC $64,035

Lincoln, NE $64,001

Fort Wayne, IN $63,987

Birmingham, AL $63,912

Cedar Falls, IA $63,898

Provo, UT $63,891

Springfield, OH $63,885

San Antonio, TX $63,871

Greensboro, NC $63,843

South Bend, IN $63,837

Winston Salem, NC $63,830

Boise, ID $63,809

Savannah, GA $63,761

Muskegon, MI $63,638

Lima, OH $63,555

Lake Charles, LA $63,528

Anderson, IN $63,514

Lexington, KY $63,494

Augusta, GA $63,473

Greenville, SC $63,473

Wichita, KS $63,411

Tuscaloosa, AL $63,411

Columbia, SC $63,350

Bloomington, IN $63,178

Roanoke, VA $63,137

Asheville, NC $63,048

Knoxville, TN $62,931

Shreveport, LA $62,924

Wilmington, NC $62,835

Frankfort, KY $62,705

Oklahoma City, OK $62,657

Chillicothe, OH $62,629

Longview, TX $62,622

Topeka, KS $62,602

Mobile, AL $62,499

Terre Haute, IN $62,472

Erie, PA $62,465

Altoona, PA $62,430

Melbourne, FL $62,410

Amarillo, TX $62,382

Killeen, TX $62,362

Fayetteville, AR $62,307

Sioux Falls, SD $62,259

Chattanooga, TN $62,218

Idaho Falls, ID $62,211

Gainesville, FL $62,067

Portsmouth, OH $62,033

Little Rock, AR $62,019

Lynchburg, VA $62,019

Lafayette, LA $61,991

Youngstown, OH $61,991

Temple, TX $61,964

Daytona Beach, FL $61,950

Clarksville, TN $61,943

Pensacola, FL $61,937

Hopkinsville, KY $61,731

Charleston, WV $61,724

Florence, SC $61,690

Sioux City, IA $61,649

Macon, GA $61,450

Tallahassee, FL $61,443

Fayetteville, NC $61,429

Waco, TX $61,415

Wichita Falls, TX $61,415

Pine Bluff, AR $61,388

Vincennes, IN $61,258

Lubbock, TX $61,230

Great Falls, MT $61,189

Alamogordo, NM $61,182

Abilene, TX $61,127

Rapid City, SD $61,038

Monroe, LA $61,038

Albany, GA $60,997

Huntington, WV $60,990

Jackson, MS $60,983

Greenville, MS $60,976

Parkersburg, WV $60,908

Montgomery, AL $60,894

Johnstown, PA $60,880

Springfield, MO $60,825

Biloxi, MS $60,791

Sumter, SC $60,647

Columbus, GA $60,640

Twin Falls, ID $60,599

Pascagoula, MS $60,510

Kingsport, TN $60,332

Gulfport, MS $60,311

Alexandria, LA $60,085

Fort Smith, AR $59,913

El Paso, TX $59,728

Helena, MT $59,639

Las Cruces, NM $59,419

Harlingen, TX $59,227

Pocatello, ID $59,166

Florence, AL $59,145

Brownsville, TX $59,131

Dothan, AL $59,022

Mcallen, TX $58,987

Columbus, MS $58,480

Altus, OK $58,164

Lawton, OK $58,034

Pierre, SD $57,787

What Skills Can Increase a Program Officer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 7.12% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.66% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	7.12%
Administrative Support	2.12%
PowerPoint	1.66%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Program Officer's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Program Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$73,391	7%
Program Management	$72,705	6%
Collaboration	$71,333	4%
Analysis	$71,333	4%
Logistics	$71,333	4%
Business Administration	$71,333	4%

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Program Officer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Program Officer'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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$61,276

Average $68,590/year

$77,840

$5,106

Average $5,716/month

$6,487

$1,178

Average $1,319/week

$1,497

$29

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,840	$6,487	$1,497	$37
Average	$68,590	$5,716	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$61,276	$5,106	$1,178	$29

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Salary Trends for Program Officer

Salaries for a Program Officer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $56,619 in 2023 to around $56,847 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Officer salary trends, .

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