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

A Program Aide's salary grows with experience: a Child Care Center Teacher (0-0 years)earns $43,773, a Program Aide (0-1 years)earns $33,461, a Child Caregiver II (1-3 years)earns $37,743,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Aide?

Program Aide salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Aide roles are District of Columbia $36,845, California $36,705, Massachusetts $36,216. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Aide roles make?

Salaries for Program Aide level roles vary by specialization: After School Program Aide: $64,432; Nutrition Aide: $58,792; Bus Aide: $48,405; Home Care Aide Coordinator: $43,753; Medication Aide: $41,300.

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

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

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Aide in the United States is $33,277 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,381
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,624 to $35,949
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,209

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Program Aide Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,949	$2,996	$691	$17
Average	$33,277	$2,773	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,624	$2,552	$589	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Program Aide Salaries

A Program Aide'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 Do Program Aide 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 Aides. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $36,845.
California: $36,705.
Massachusetts: $36,216.

District of Columbia $36,845

California $36,705

Massachusetts $36,216

Washington $36,083

New Jersey $36,069

Alaska $36,023

Connecticut $35,563

New York $35,377

Hawaii $34,781

Rhode Island $34,502

Maryland $34,312

Minnesota $34,053

Colorado $33,953

Illinois $33,920

Oregon $33,793

Delaware $33,700

New Hampshire $33,641

Virginia $33,510

Pennsylvania $33,128

Nevada $32,935

North Dakota $32,871

Michigan $32,771

Wisconsin $32,735

Vermont $32,662

Texas $32,459

Maine $32,445

Arizona $32,425

Ohio $32,402

Georgia $32,096

Indiana $31,943

Wyoming $31,913

Utah $31,866

Iowa $31,846

Kansas $31,687

Louisiana $31,640

North Carolina $31,623

Missouri $31,617

Florida $31,487

Montana $31,417

Nebraska $31,351

Kentucky $31,314

South Carolina $31,181

Tennessee $31,098

Idaho $31,064

New Mexico $30,821

Oklahoma $30,768

Alabama $30,572

South Dakota $30,242

Arkansas $30,063

West Virginia $29,966

Mississippi $29,677

Top Paying Cities for Program Aides

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: $41,973
San Francisco: $41,560
Oakland: $40,638

San Jose, CA $41,973

San Francisco, CA $41,560

Oakland, CA $40,638

New York, NY $38,565

Queens Village, NY $38,315

Paramus, NJ $38,049

Passaic, NJ $38,016

Bergenfield, NJ $37,983

Stamford, CT $37,933

Huntington, NY $37,900

Newark, NJ $37,683

Bridgeport, CT $37,617

New Brunswick, NJ $37,507

Vallejo, CA $37,437

Middlesex, NJ $37,417

Somerset, NJ $37,387

Petaluma, CA $37,311

Santa Cruz, CA $37,181

Boston, MA $37,114

Monterey, CA $36,948

Fairbanks, AK $36,924

Los Angeles, CA $36,861

Washington, DC $36,845

Seattle, WA $36,785

Santa Rosa, CA $36,778

Juneau, AK $36,682

Orange, CA $36,572

Anchorage, AK $36,512

Anaheim, CA $36,489

Santa Ana, CA $36,439

Nassau, NY $36,419

Long Beach, CA $36,405

Danbury, CT $36,395

Santa Maria, CA $36,282

Everett, WA $36,276

Bremerton, WA $36,113

Trenton, NJ $36,049

Sacramento, CA $36,036

San Diego, CA $36,019

Brockton, MA $36,006

Tacoma, WA $35,993

Santa Barbara, CA $35,946

Lowell, MA $35,813

New Suffolk, NY $35,800

Nashua, NH $35,760

Lompoc, CA $35,707

Ventura, CA $35,673

Stockton, CA $35,663

New Haven, CT $35,597

Atlantic City, NJ $35,510

Hartford, CT $35,437

Modesto, CA $35,420

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,347

New Britain, CT $35,331

Olympia, WA $35,284

Kennewick, WA $35,284

New London, CT $35,277

Norwich, CT $35,267

Lawrence, MA $35,251

Bakersfield, CA $35,157

Riverside, CA $35,111

New Bedford, MA $35,111

Richland, WA $35,078

Portsmouth, NH $35,051

Vineland, NJ $35,044

San Bernardino, CA $35,018

Boulder, CO $34,925

Worcester, MA $34,898

Portland, OR $34,868

Saint Paul, MN $34,828

Minneapolis, MN $34,828

Philadelphia, PA $34,781

Honolulu, HI $34,605

Springfield, MA $34,489

Providence, RI $34,485

Chicago, IL $34,389

Bellingham, WA $34,349

Baltimore, MD $34,312

Chico, CA $34,229

Wilmington, DE $34,172

Pittsfield, MA $34,139

Manchester, NH $34,076

Spokane, WA $33,930

Denver, CO $33,926

Albany, NY $33,770

Troy, NY $33,756

Schenectady, NY $33,687

Burlington, VT $33,613

Portland, ME $33,497

Salem, OR $33,470

Yakima, WA $33,464

Ann Arbor, MI $33,454

Rochester, MN $33,360

Fresno, CA $33,344

Reno, NV $33,344

Milwaukee, WI $33,314

Detroit, MI $33,281

Allentown, PA $33,271

Carson City, NV $33,267

Houston, TX $33,217

Colorado Springs, CO $33,214

Syracuse, NY $33,197

Eugene, OR $33,134

Bismarck, ND $33,094

Gary, IN $33,094

Galveston, TX $33,094

Springfield, OR $33,068

Medford, OR $32,988

Fort Collins, CO $32,974

Austin, TX $32,948

Mesa, AZ $32,878

Phoenix, AZ $32,871

Dallas, TX $32,861

Reading, PA $32,841

Saint Cloud, MN $32,828

Concord, NH $32,798

Madison, WI $32,785

Utica, NY $32,695

Raleigh, NC $32,668

Las Vegas, NV $32,665

Rochester, NY $32,642

Des Moines, IA $32,638

Atlanta, GA $32,585

Battle Creek, MI $32,575

Salt Lake City, UT $32,565

Lancaster, PA $32,515

Champaign, IL $32,509

Harrisburg, PA $32,469

Durham, NC $32,439

Kansas City, MO $32,435

Kansas City, KS $32,429

Fort Worth, TX $32,425

Boca Raton, FL $32,412

Cleveland, OH $32,409

Columbus, OH $32,402

Pittsburgh, PA $32,399

Richmond, VA $32,385

Indianapolis, IN $32,379

Cincinnati, OH $32,336

Petersburg, VA $32,286

Billings, MT $32,212

Lansing, MI $32,212

Huntsville, AL $32,212

Lebanon, PA $32,209

Dayton, OH $32,206

Pueblo, CO $32,206

Appleton, WI $32,196

Buffalo, NY $32,182

Racine, WI $32,166

Charlotte, NC $32,163

Saint Louis, MO $32,153

Springfield, IL $32,139

Elkhart, IN $32,133

York, PA $32,133

Gastonia, NC $32,129

Benton Harbor, MI $32,129

Beaumont, TX $32,109

Lorain, OH $32,103

Toledo, OH $32,089

Binghamton, NY $32,073

Rock Hill, SC $32,069

Rockford, IL $32,053

Fargo, ND $32,036

Elyria, OH $32,036

Flagstaff, AZ $32,013

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,993

Miami, FL $31,973

Duluth, MN $31,920

Bangor, ME $31,876

Cedar Rapids, IA $31,840

Louisville, KY $31,823

Grand Rapids, MI $31,816

Hialeah, FL $31,813

Casper, WY $31,767

Scranton, PA $31,727

New Orleans, LA $31,717

Virginia Beach, VA $31,713

Akron, OH $31,697

Peoria, IL $31,653

Sarasota, FL $31,647

Green Bay, WI $31,623

Baton Rouge, LA $31,607

Charleston, SC $31,600

Nashville, TN $31,590

Jamestown, NY $31,583

Davenport, IA $31,583

Tucson, AZ $31,567

Cheyenne, WY $31,557

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,547

Tampa, FL $31,540

Omaha, NE $31,534

Port Arthur, TX $31,520

Evansville, IN $31,520

Bradenton, FL $31,507

Santa Fe, NM $31,447

Orlando, FL $31,414

Clearwater, FL $31,377

Canton, OH $31,307

La Crosse, WI $31,307

Grand Forks, ND $31,297

Albuquerque, NM $31,287

Tulsa, OK $31,287

Newport News, VA $31,284

High Point, NC $31,274

Ogden, UT $31,261

Corpus Christi, TX $31,234

Laramie, WY $31,214

Norfolk, VA $31,214

Rock Island, IL $31,194

Saginaw, MI $31,187

Jacksonville, FL $31,184

Salisbury, NC $31,178

Memphis, TN $31,171

Moline, IL $31,154

Fort Myers, FL $31,144

Waterloo, IA $31,101

Spartanburg, SC $31,068

Lincoln, NE $31,051

Fort Wayne, IN $31,044

Birmingham, AL $31,008

Cedar Falls, IA $31,001

Provo, UT $30,998

Springfield, OH $30,994

San Antonio, TX $30,988

Greensboro, NC $30,975

South Bend, IN $30,971

Winston Salem, NC $30,968

Boise, ID $30,958

Savannah, GA $30,935

Muskegon, MI $30,875

Lima, OH $30,835

Lake Charles, LA $30,821

Anderson, IN $30,815

Lexington, KY $30,805

Augusta, GA $30,795

Greenville, SC $30,795

Wichita, KS $30,765

Tuscaloosa, AL $30,765

Columbia, SC $30,735

Bloomington, IN $30,652

Roanoke, VA $30,632

Asheville, NC $30,588

Knoxville, TN $30,532

Shreveport, LA $30,529

Wilmington, NC $30,485

Frankfort, KY $30,422

Oklahoma City, OK $30,399

Chillicothe, OH $30,386

Longview, TX $30,382

Topeka, KS $30,372

Mobile, AL $30,322

Terre Haute, IN $30,309

Erie, PA $30,306

Altoona, PA $30,289

Melbourne, FL $30,279

Amarillo, TX $30,266

Killeen, TX $30,256

Fayetteville, AR $30,229

Sioux Falls, SD $30,206

Chattanooga, TN $30,186

Idaho Falls, ID $30,183

Gainesville, FL $30,113

Portsmouth, OH $30,096

Little Rock, AR $30,089

Lynchburg, VA $30,089

Lafayette, LA $30,076

Youngstown, OH $30,076

Temple, TX $30,063

Daytona Beach, FL $30,056

Clarksville, TN $30,053

Pensacola, FL $30,049

Hopkinsville, KY $29,950

Charleston, WV $29,946

Florence, SC $29,930

Sioux City, IA $29,910

Macon, GA $29,813

Tallahassee, FL $29,810

Fayetteville, NC $29,803

Waco, TX $29,796

Wichita Falls, TX $29,796

Pine Bluff, AR $29,783

Vincennes, IN $29,720

Lubbock, TX $29,707

Great Falls, MT $29,687

Alamogordo, NM $29,683

Abilene, TX $29,657

Rapid City, SD $29,613

Monroe, LA $29,613

Albany, GA $29,594

Huntington, WV $29,590

Jackson, MS $29,587

Greenville, MS $29,584

Parkersburg, WV $29,550

Montgomery, AL $29,544

Johnstown, PA $29,537

Springfield, MO $29,510

Biloxi, MS $29,494

Sumter, SC $29,424

Columbus, GA $29,420

Twin Falls, ID $29,400

Pascagoula, MS $29,357

Kingsport, TN $29,271

Gulfport, MS $29,261

Alexandria, LA $29,151

Fort Smith, AR $29,068

El Paso, TX $28,978

Helena, MT $28,935

Las Cruces, NM $28,828

Harlingen, TX $28,735

Pocatello, ID $28,705

Florence, AL $28,695

Brownsville, TX $28,688

Dothan, AL $28,635

Mcallen, TX $28,618

Columbus, MS $28,372

Altus, OK $28,219

Lawton, OK $28,156

Pierre, SD $28,036

What Skills Can Increase a Program Aide's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Child Development (Mentioned in 9.81% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 4.68% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.73%
Child Development	9.81%
Early Childhood Education	4.68%

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 Aide's salary.

Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Motivating	$38,269	15%
Coordination	$36,272	9%
Problem Solving	$35,939	8%
Accountability	$35,939	8%
Customer Service	$35,607	7%
Leadership	$35,274	6%

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

Understanding how a Program Aide'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

$30,624

Average $33,277/year

$35,949

$2,552

Average $2,773/month

$2,996

$589

Average $640/week

$691

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,949	$2,996	$691	$17
Average	$33,277	$2,773	$640	$16
25th Percentile	$30,624	$2,552	$589	$15

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Salary Trends for Program Aide

Salaries for a Program Aide can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,342 in 2023 to around $36,331 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Aide salary trends, .

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2023

$37,342

2024

$36,725

2025

$36,331

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2024	$36,725
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