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

A Program Assisstant's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,447 for beginners, reaching about $49,831 at mid-level, and approach $51,210 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Program Assisstant?

Program Assisstant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Assisstant roles are District of Columbia $55,173, California $54,963, Massachusetts $54,231. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Assisstant roles make?

Salaries for Program Assisstant level roles vary by specialization: Program Manager: $143,889; Program Analyst: $142,830; Program Supervisor: $116,791; Program Evaluator: $92,975; Program Officer: $68,564.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Program Assisstant 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 Assisstant Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Assisstant in the United States is $49,831 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,373
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,462 to $55,349
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,663

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Program Assisstant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,349	$4,612	$1,064	$27
Average	$49,831	$4,153	$958	$24
25th Percentile	$43,462	$3,622	$836	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Program Assisstant Salaries

A Program Assisstant'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 Assisstant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Program Assisstant'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): $48,447
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,741
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,831
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,048
Expert (over 8 years): $51,210

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Program Assisstant	$48,447
Intermediate Level Program Assisstant	$48,741
Senior Level Program Assisstant	$49,831
Specialist Level Program Assisstant	$51,048
Expert Level Program Assisstant	$51,210

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

District of Columbia: $55,173.
California: $54,963.
Massachusetts: $54,231.

District of Columbia $55,173

California $54,963

Massachusetts $54,231

Washington $54,032

New Jersey $54,012

Alaska $53,942

Connecticut $53,254

New York $52,975

Hawaii $52,083

Rhode Island $51,665

Maryland $51,381

Minnesota $50,992

Colorado $50,842

Illinois $50,793

Oregon $50,603

Delaware $50,464

New Hampshire $50,376

Virginia $50,180

Pennsylvania $49,607

Nevada $49,318

North Dakota $49,223

Michigan $49,073

Wisconsin $49,019

Vermont $48,909

Texas $48,605

Maine $48,585

Arizona $48,555

Ohio $48,520

Georgia $48,062

Indiana $47,833

Wyoming $47,788

Utah $47,718

Iowa $47,688

Kansas $47,449

Louisiana $47,379

North Carolina $47,354

Missouri $47,344

Florida $47,150

Montana $47,045

Nebraska $46,946

Kentucky $46,891

South Carolina $46,691

Tennessee $46,567

Idaho $46,517

New Mexico $46,153

Oklahoma $46,074

Alabama $45,780

South Dakota $45,286

Arkansas $45,017

West Virginia $44,873

Mississippi $44,439

Top Paying Cities for Program Assisstants

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: $62,852
San Francisco: $62,234
Oakland: $60,853

San Jose, CA $62,852

San Francisco, CA $62,234

Oakland, CA $60,853

New York, NY $57,749

Queens Village, NY $57,375

Paramus, NJ $56,977

Passaic, NJ $56,927

Bergenfield, NJ $56,877

Stamford, CT $56,802

Huntington, NY $56,752

Newark, NJ $56,428

Bridgeport, CT $56,329

New Brunswick, NJ $56,164

Vallejo, CA $56,060

Middlesex, NJ $56,030

Somerset, NJ $55,985

Petaluma, CA $55,870

Santa Cruz, CA $55,676

Boston, MA $55,576

Monterey, CA $55,327

Fairbanks, AK $55,292

Los Angeles, CA $55,198

Washington, DC $55,173

Seattle, WA $55,083

Santa Rosa, CA $55,073

Juneau, AK $54,928

Orange, CA $54,764

Anchorage, AK $54,674

Anaheim, CA $54,639

Santa Ana, CA $54,565

Nassau, NY $54,535

Long Beach, CA $54,515

Danbury, CT $54,500

Santa Maria, CA $54,331

Everett, WA $54,321

Bremerton, WA $54,076

Trenton, NJ $53,982

Sacramento, CA $53,962

San Diego, CA $53,937

Brockton, MA $53,917

Tacoma, WA $53,897

Santa Barbara, CA $53,827

Lowell, MA $53,628

New Suffolk, NY $53,608

Nashua, NH $53,548

Lompoc, CA $53,468

Ventura, CA $53,419

Stockton, CA $53,404

New Haven, CT $53,304

Atlantic City, NJ $53,174

Hartford, CT $53,065

Modesto, CA $53,040

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,930

New Britain, CT $52,905

Olympia, WA $52,836

Kennewick, WA $52,836

New London, CT $52,826

Norwich, CT $52,811

Lawrence, MA $52,786

Bakersfield, CA $52,646

Riverside, CA $52,576

New Bedford, MA $52,576

Richland, WA $52,527

Portsmouth, NH $52,487

Vineland, NJ $52,477

San Bernardino, CA $52,437

Boulder, CO $52,297

Worcester, MA $52,258

Portland, OR $52,213

Saint Paul, MN $52,153

Minneapolis, MN $52,153

Philadelphia, PA $52,083

Honolulu, HI $51,819

Springfield, MA $51,645

Providence, RI $51,640

Chicago, IL $51,495

Bellingham, WA $51,435

Baltimore, MD $51,381

Chico, CA $51,256

Wilmington, DE $51,171

Pittsfield, MA $51,121

Manchester, NH $51,027

Spokane, WA $50,807

Denver, CO $50,803

Albany, NY $50,568

Troy, NY $50,548

Schenectady, NY $50,444

Burlington, VT $50,334

Portland, ME $50,160

Salem, OR $50,120

Yakima, WA $50,110

Ann Arbor, MI $50,095

Rochester, MN $49,955

Fresno, CA $49,930

Reno, NV $49,930

Milwaukee, WI $49,886

Detroit, MI $49,836

Allentown, PA $49,821

Carson City, NV $49,816

Houston, TX $49,741

Colorado Springs, CO $49,736

Syracuse, NY $49,711

Eugene, OR $49,617

Bismarck, ND $49,557

Gary, IN $49,557

Galveston, TX $49,557

Springfield, OR $49,517

Medford, OR $49,397

Fort Collins, CO $49,377

Austin, TX $49,337

Mesa, AZ $49,233

Phoenix, AZ $49,223

Dallas, TX $49,208

Reading, PA $49,178

Saint Cloud, MN $49,158

Concord, NH $49,113

Madison, WI $49,093

Utica, NY $48,959

Raleigh, NC $48,919

Las Vegas, NV $48,914

Rochester, NY $48,879

Des Moines, IA $48,874

Atlanta, GA $48,794

Battle Creek, MI $48,779

Salt Lake City, UT $48,764

Lancaster, PA $48,690

Champaign, IL $48,680

Harrisburg, PA $48,620

Durham, NC $48,575

Kansas City, MO $48,570

Kansas City, KS $48,560

Fort Worth, TX $48,555

Boca Raton, FL $48,535

Cleveland, OH $48,530

Columbus, OH $48,520

Pittsburgh, PA $48,515

Richmond, VA $48,495

Indianapolis, IN $48,485

Cincinnati, OH $48,421

Petersburg, VA $48,346

Billings, MT $48,236

Lansing, MI $48,236

Huntsville, AL $48,236

Lebanon, PA $48,231

Dayton, OH $48,226

Pueblo, CO $48,226

Appleton, WI $48,211

Buffalo, NY $48,191

Racine, WI $48,166

Charlotte, NC $48,161

Saint Louis, MO $48,147

Springfield, IL $48,127

Elkhart, IN $48,117

York, PA $48,117

Gastonia, NC $48,112

Benton Harbor, MI $48,112

Beaumont, TX $48,082

Lorain, OH $48,072

Toledo, OH $48,052

Binghamton, NY $48,027

Rock Hill, SC $48,022

Rockford, IL $47,997

Fargo, ND $47,972

Elyria, OH $47,972

Flagstaff, AZ $47,937

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,907

Miami, FL $47,877

Duluth, MN $47,798

Bangor, ME $47,733

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,678

Louisville, KY $47,653

Grand Rapids, MI $47,643

Hialeah, FL $47,638

Casper, WY $47,568

Scranton, PA $47,509

New Orleans, LA $47,494

Virginia Beach, VA $47,489

Akron, OH $47,464

Peoria, IL $47,399

Sarasota, FL $47,389

Green Bay, WI $47,354

Baton Rouge, LA $47,329

Charleston, SC $47,319

Nashville, TN $47,304

Jamestown, NY $47,294

Davenport, IA $47,294

Tucson, AZ $47,269

Cheyenne, WY $47,255

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,240

Tampa, FL $47,230

Omaha, NE $47,220

Port Arthur, TX $47,200

Evansville, IN $47,200

Bradenton, FL $47,180

Santa Fe, NM $47,090

Orlando, FL $47,040

Clearwater, FL $46,985

Canton, OH $46,881

La Crosse, WI $46,881

Grand Forks, ND $46,866

Albuquerque, NM $46,851

Tulsa, OK $46,851

Newport News, VA $46,846

High Point, NC $46,831

Ogden, UT $46,811

Corpus Christi, TX $46,771

Laramie, WY $46,741

Norfolk, VA $46,741

Rock Island, IL $46,711

Saginaw, MI $46,701

Jacksonville, FL $46,696

Salisbury, NC $46,686

Memphis, TN $46,677

Moline, IL $46,652

Fort Myers, FL $46,637

Waterloo, IA $46,572

Spartanburg, SC $46,522

Lincoln, NE $46,497

Fort Wayne, IN $46,487

Birmingham, AL $46,432

Cedar Falls, IA $46,422

Provo, UT $46,417

Springfield, OH $46,412

San Antonio, TX $46,402

Greensboro, NC $46,383

South Bend, IN $46,378

Winston Salem, NC $46,373

Boise, ID $46,358

Savannah, GA $46,323

Muskegon, MI $46,233

Lima, OH $46,173

Lake Charles, LA $46,153

Anderson, IN $46,143

Lexington, KY $46,128

Augusta, GA $46,113

Greenville, SC $46,113

Wichita, KS $46,069

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,069

Columbia, SC $46,024

Bloomington, IN $45,899

Roanoke, VA $45,869

Asheville, NC $45,804

Knoxville, TN $45,720

Shreveport, LA $45,715

Wilmington, NC $45,650

Frankfort, KY $45,555

Oklahoma City, OK $45,520

Chillicothe, OH $45,501

Longview, TX $45,496

Topeka, KS $45,481

Mobile, AL $45,406

Terre Haute, IN $45,386

Erie, PA $45,381

Altoona, PA $45,356

Melbourne, FL $45,341

Amarillo, TX $45,321

Killeen, TX $45,306

Fayetteville, AR $45,266

Sioux Falls, SD $45,231

Chattanooga, TN $45,202

Idaho Falls, ID $45,197

Gainesville, FL $45,092

Portsmouth, OH $45,067

Little Rock, AR $45,057

Lynchburg, VA $45,057

Lafayette, LA $45,037

Youngstown, OH $45,037

Temple, TX $45,017

Daytona Beach, FL $45,007

Clarksville, TN $45,002

Pensacola, FL $44,997

Hopkinsville, KY $44,848

Charleston, WV $44,843

Florence, SC $44,818

Sioux City, IA $44,788

Macon, GA $44,643

Tallahassee, FL $44,638

Fayetteville, NC $44,628

Waco, TX $44,618

Wichita Falls, TX $44,618

Pine Bluff, AR $44,599

Vincennes, IN $44,504

Lubbock, TX $44,484

Great Falls, MT $44,454

Alamogordo, NM $44,449

Abilene, TX $44,409

Rapid City, SD $44,344

Monroe, LA $44,344

Albany, GA $44,315

Huntington, WV $44,310

Jackson, MS $44,305

Greenville, MS $44,300

Parkersburg, WV $44,250

Montgomery, AL $44,240

Johnstown, PA $44,230

Springfield, MO $44,190

Biloxi, MS $44,165

Sumter, SC $44,060

Columbus, GA $44,055

Twin Falls, ID $44,026

Pascagoula, MS $43,961

Kingsport, TN $43,831

Gulfport, MS $43,816

Alexandria, LA $43,652

Fort Smith, AR $43,527

El Paso, TX $43,393

Helena, MT $43,328

Las Cruces, NM $43,168

Harlingen, TX $43,029

Pocatello, ID $42,984

Florence, AL $42,969

Brownsville, TX $42,959

Dothan, AL $42,879

Mcallen, TX $42,854

Columbus, MS $42,486

Altus, OK $42,257

Lawton, OK $42,162

Pierre, SD $41,982

What Skills Can Increase a Program Assisstant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 9.38% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Programming (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.38%
Programming	3.18%
Word Processing	1.77%

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 Assisstant's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$60,794	22%
Presentation	$60,794	22%
PowerPoint	$58,800	18%
Attention to Detail	$58,800	18%
Billing	$58,302	17%
Administrative Support	$57,804	16%

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

Understanding how a Program Assisstant'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 January 01, 2026

$43,462

Average $49,831/year

$55,349

$3,622

Average $4,153/month

$4,612

$836

Average $958/week

$1,064

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,349	$4,612	$1,064	$27
Average	$49,831	$4,153	$958	$24
25th Percentile	$43,462	$3,622	$836	$21

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Salary Trends for Program Assisstant

Salaries for a Program Assisstant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,075 in 2023 to around $48,153 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Assisstant salary trends, .

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2024

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