Program Administrator Salary in Lowell, Massachusetts

How much does a Program Administrator make in Lowell, MA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Program Administrator in Lowell, MA is $74,851. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $64,714 to $85,612, with most professionals earning between $55,485 and $95,410.

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Demonstrated excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, administrators, and business leaders, external agencies/groups and the public.

August 21, 2022

Act as a liaison between Principal Investigator (PI), campus administrators, agency officials, as well as federal, state, and local offices to resolve problems or issues that develop during course of project.

October 23, 2022

Review post-award issues (such as no cost time extensions, carryforward of funds, and rebudgeting between cost categories, effort commitments), determining whether they can be approved at the campus level or whether they require sponsor approval, and take appropriate action based on this determination to either approve the request or seek approval from the sponsor.

December 05, 2022

Assists epidemiologists in the management of a public health program by performing staff work for a variety of functions involving different components or an entire specific component of a public health program involving the education of prevention and disease management strategies of various vectorborne diseases to targeted population groups.

December 19, 2022

Prepares Source data for computer entry by compiling and sorting information & establishing entry priorities.

January 05, 2023

Manage faculty/staff calendars, schedule and prepare for meetings and events (coordinate scheduling, assisting with meeting agendas, arrange venue and hospitality, arrange call-in options for off-site participants, record/circulate meeting minutes).

March 25, 2023

Provides executive support to the Regional Vice President of Operations to include monitoring, tracking, reporting, compliance and taking ownership of resolving all system, policy and process improvements.

May 08, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Program Administrator in Lowell, MA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

64714

85612

74851

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

66260

89129

77158

What is the average salary for Program Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Program Administrator in Lowell, MA. The base salary for Program Administrator ranges from $64,714 to $85,612 with the average base salary of $74,851. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $66,260 to $89,129 with the average total cash compensation of $77,158.

View Average Salary for Program Administrator as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,851	$64,714 - $85,612
Bonus	$2,307	$1,546 - $3,517
Total Pay	$77,158	$66,260 - $89,129

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Program Administrator Salary Near Lowell, MA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Medford, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,065 - $88,723	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Methuen, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,698 - $84,268	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Lawrence, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,698 - $84,268	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Newton, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,065 - $88,723	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Nashua, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,618 - $85,485	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA
CITY, STATE Salem, NH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,698 - $84,268	COMPARE TO Lowell, MA

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About Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located in Middlesex County, Lowell (along with Cambridge) was a county seat until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. With an estimated population of 109,945 in 2014, it is the fourth-largest city in Massachusetts, and the second-largest in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area called Greater Lowell, as well as New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local fi...

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