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

A Program Support Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Program Support Assistant (1-3 years)earns $63,557, a Systems Support Assistant, Sr. (3-5 years)earns $76,041, a Systems Administration Supervisor (5+ years)earns $112,175, a Systems Administration Senior Supervisor (5+ years)earns $121,424, a Systems Administration Manager (5+ years)earns $144,841,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Support Assistant?

Program Support Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Support Assistant roles are District of Columbia $71,187, California $70,917, Massachusetts $69,972. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Support Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Program Support Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Program Support Manager: $136,684; Program Support Analyst: $82,839; Program Support Clerk: $76,636; Program Support Coordinator: $68,967; Administrative Program Support Assistant: $65,100.

How do different companies affect a Program Support Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Program Support Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Program Support Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Program Support Assistant make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Support Assistant in the United States is $64,295 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,468
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,936 to $74,331
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,146

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Program Support Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,331	$6,194	$1,429	$36
Average	$64,295	$5,358	$1,236	$31
25th Percentile	$57,936	$4,828	$1,114	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Program Support Assistant Salaries

A Program Support Assistant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Program Support Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Program Support Assistant'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): $63,557
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,041
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,424
Expert (over 8 years): $144,841

Levels	Salary
Program S... Level Program Support Assistant	$63,557
Systems S... Level Program Support Assistant	$76,041
Systems A... Level Program Support Assistant	$112,175
Systems A... Level Program Support Assistant	$121,424
Systems A... Level Program Support Assistant	$144,841

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How Do Program Support Assistant 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 Support Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,187.
California: $70,917.
Massachusetts: $69,972.

District of Columbia $71,187

California $70,917

Massachusetts $69,972

Washington $69,715

New Jersey $69,689

Alaska $69,599

Connecticut $68,712

New York $68,352

Hawaii $67,201

Rhode Island $66,661

Maryland $66,294

Minnesota $65,793

Colorado $65,600

Illinois $65,536

Oregon $65,291

Delaware $65,111

New Hampshire $64,998

Virginia $64,745

Pennsylvania $64,005

Nevada $63,632

North Dakota $63,510

Michigan $63,317

Wisconsin $63,247

Vermont $63,105

Texas $62,713

Maine $62,687

Arizona $62,649

Ohio $62,604

Georgia $62,012

Indiana $61,716

Wyoming $61,659

Utah $61,569

Iowa $61,530

Kansas $61,221

Louisiana $61,131

North Carolina $61,099

Missouri $61,086

Florida $60,836

Montana $60,701

Nebraska $60,572

Kentucky $60,501

South Carolina $60,244

Tennessee $60,083

Idaho $60,019

New Mexico $59,550

Oklahoma $59,447

Alabama $59,068

South Dakota $58,431

Arkansas $58,084

West Virginia $57,897

Mississippi $57,338

Top Paying Cities for Program Support Assistants

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: $81,095
San Francisco: $80,298
Oakland: $78,517

San Jose, CA $81,095

San Francisco, CA $80,298

Oakland, CA $78,517

New York, NY $74,511

Queens Village, NY $74,029

Paramus, NJ $73,515

Passaic, NJ $73,450

Bergenfield, NJ $73,386

Stamford, CT $73,290

Huntington, NY $73,225

Newark, NJ $72,807

Bridgeport, CT $72,679

New Brunswick, NJ $72,467

Vallejo, CA $72,332

Middlesex, NJ $72,293

Somerset, NJ $72,235

Petaluma, CA $72,087

Santa Cruz, CA $71,836

Boston, MA $71,708

Monterey, CA $71,386

Fairbanks, AK $71,341

Los Angeles, CA $71,219

Washington, DC $71,187

Seattle, WA $71,071

Santa Rosa, CA $71,059

Juneau, AK $70,872

Orange, CA $70,660

Anchorage, AK $70,544

Anaheim, CA $70,499

Santa Ana, CA $70,403

Nassau, NY $70,364

Long Beach, CA $70,338

Danbury, CT $70,319

Santa Maria, CA $70,101

Everett, WA $70,088

Bremerton, WA $69,773

Trenton, NJ $69,650

Sacramento, CA $69,625

San Diego, CA $69,593

Brockton, MA $69,567

Tacoma, WA $69,541

Santa Barbara, CA $69,451

Lowell, MA $69,194

New Suffolk, NY $69,168

Nashua, NH $69,091

Lompoc, CA $68,988

Ventura, CA $68,924

Stockton, CA $68,905

New Haven, CT $68,776

Atlantic City, NJ $68,609

Hartford, CT $68,467

Modesto, CA $68,435

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,294

New Britain, CT $68,262

Olympia, WA $68,172

Kennewick, WA $68,172

New London, CT $68,159

Norwich, CT $68,140

Lawrence, MA $68,107

Bakersfield, CA $67,927

Riverside, CA $67,837

New Bedford, MA $67,837

Richland, WA $67,773

Portsmouth, NH $67,722

Vineland, NJ $67,709

San Bernardino, CA $67,657

Boulder, CO $67,477

Worcester, MA $67,426

Portland, OR $67,368

Saint Paul, MN $67,291

Minneapolis, MN $67,291

Philadelphia, PA $67,201

Honolulu, HI $66,860

Springfield, MA $66,635

Providence, RI $66,629

Chicago, IL $66,442

Bellingham, WA $66,365

Baltimore, MD $66,294

Chico, CA $66,134

Wilmington, DE $66,024

Pittsfield, MA $65,960

Manchester, NH $65,838

Spokane, WA $65,555

Denver, CO $65,548

Albany, NY $65,246

Troy, NY $65,221

Schenectady, NY $65,086

Burlington, VT $64,944

Portland, ME $64,719

Salem, OR $64,668

Yakima, WA $64,655

Ann Arbor, MI $64,635

Rochester, MN $64,455

Fresno, CA $64,423

Reno, NV $64,423

Milwaukee, WI $64,365

Detroit, MI $64,301

Allentown, PA $64,282

Carson City, NV $64,275

Houston, TX $64,179

Colorado Springs, CO $64,173

Syracuse, NY $64,140

Eugene, OR $64,018

Bismarck, ND $63,941

Gary, IN $63,941

Galveston, TX $63,941

Springfield, OR $63,890

Medford, OR $63,735

Fort Collins, CO $63,710

Austin, TX $63,658

Mesa, AZ $63,523

Phoenix, AZ $63,510

Dallas, TX $63,491

Reading, PA $63,452

Saint Cloud, MN $63,427

Concord, NH $63,369

Madison, WI $63,343

Utica, NY $63,170

Raleigh, NC $63,118

Las Vegas, NV $63,112

Rochester, NY $63,067

Des Moines, IA $63,060

Atlanta, GA $62,957

Battle Creek, MI $62,938

Salt Lake City, UT $62,919

Lancaster, PA $62,822

Champaign, IL $62,809

Harrisburg, PA $62,732

Durham, NC $62,674

Kansas City, MO $62,668

Kansas City, KS $62,655

Fort Worth, TX $62,649

Boca Raton, FL $62,623

Cleveland, OH $62,617

Columbus, OH $62,604

Pittsburgh, PA $62,597

Richmond, VA $62,572

Indianapolis, IN $62,559

Cincinnati, OH $62,475

Petersburg, VA $62,379

Billings, MT $62,237

Lansing, MI $62,237

Huntsville, AL $62,237

Lebanon, PA $62,231

Dayton, OH $62,224

Pueblo, CO $62,224

Appleton, WI $62,205

Buffalo, NY $62,179

Racine, WI $62,147

Charlotte, NC $62,141

Saint Louis, MO $62,122

Springfield, IL $62,096

Elkhart, IN $62,083

York, PA $62,083

Gastonia, NC $62,077

Benton Harbor, MI $62,077

Beaumont, TX $62,038

Lorain, OH $62,025

Toledo, OH $61,999

Binghamton, NY $61,967

Rock Hill, SC $61,961

Rockford, IL $61,929

Fargo, ND $61,897

Elyria, OH $61,897

Flagstaff, AZ $61,852

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,813

Miami, FL $61,774

Duluth, MN $61,671

Bangor, ME $61,588

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,517

Louisville, KY $61,485

Grand Rapids, MI $61,472

Hialeah, FL $61,466

Casper, WY $61,376

Scranton, PA $61,299

New Orleans, LA $61,279

Virginia Beach, VA $61,273

Akron, OH $61,241

Peoria, IL $61,157

Sarasota, FL $61,144

Green Bay, WI $61,099

Baton Rouge, LA $61,067

Charleston, SC $61,054

Nashville, TN $61,035

Jamestown, NY $61,022

Davenport, IA $61,022

Tucson, AZ $60,990

Cheyenne, WY $60,971

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,951

Tampa, FL $60,939

Omaha, NE $60,926

Port Arthur, TX $60,900

Evansville, IN $60,900

Bradenton, FL $60,874

Santa Fe, NM $60,758

Orlando, FL $60,694

Clearwater, FL $60,623

Canton, OH $60,488

La Crosse, WI $60,488

Grand Forks, ND $60,469

Albuquerque, NM $60,450

Tulsa, OK $60,450

Newport News, VA $60,443

High Point, NC $60,424

Ogden, UT $60,398

Corpus Christi, TX $60,347

Laramie, WY $60,308

Norfolk, VA $60,308

Rock Island, IL $60,270

Saginaw, MI $60,257

Jacksonville, FL $60,251

Salisbury, NC $60,238

Memphis, TN $60,225

Moline, IL $60,193

Fort Myers, FL $60,173

Waterloo, IA $60,090

Spartanburg, SC $60,026

Lincoln, NE $59,993

Fort Wayne, IN $59,981

Birmingham, AL $59,910

Cedar Falls, IA $59,897

Provo, UT $59,891

Springfield, OH $59,884

San Antonio, TX $59,871

Greensboro, NC $59,846

South Bend, IN $59,839

Winston Salem, NC $59,833

Boise, ID $59,813

Savannah, GA $59,768

Muskegon, MI $59,653

Lima, OH $59,575

Lake Charles, LA $59,550

Anderson, IN $59,537

Lexington, KY $59,518

Augusta, GA $59,498

Greenville, SC $59,498

Wichita, KS $59,440

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,440

Columbia, SC $59,383

Bloomington, IN $59,222

Roanoke, VA $59,183

Asheville, NC $59,100

Knoxville, TN $58,990

Shreveport, LA $58,984

Wilmington, NC $58,900

Frankfort, KY $58,778

Oklahoma City, OK $58,733

Chillicothe, OH $58,707

Longview, TX $58,701

Topeka, KS $58,682

Mobile, AL $58,585

Terre Haute, IN $58,560

Erie, PA $58,553

Altoona, PA $58,521

Melbourne, FL $58,502

Amarillo, TX $58,476

Killeen, TX $58,457

Fayetteville, AR $58,405

Sioux Falls, SD $58,360

Chattanooga, TN $58,322

Idaho Falls, ID $58,315

Gainesville, FL $58,180

Portsmouth, OH $58,148

Little Rock, AR $58,135

Lynchburg, VA $58,135

Lafayette, LA $58,110

Youngstown, OH $58,110

Temple, TX $58,084

Daytona Beach, FL $58,071

Clarksville, TN $58,065

Pensacola, FL $58,058

Hopkinsville, KY $57,865

Charleston, WV $57,859

Florence, SC $57,827

Sioux City, IA $57,788

Macon, GA $57,602

Tallahassee, FL $57,595

Fayetteville, NC $57,582

Waco, TX $57,569

Wichita Falls, TX $57,569

Pine Bluff, AR $57,544

Vincennes, IN $57,422

Lubbock, TX $57,396

Great Falls, MT $57,357

Alamogordo, NM $57,351

Abilene, TX $57,299

Rapid City, SD $57,216

Monroe, LA $57,216

Albany, GA $57,177

Huntington, WV $57,171

Jackson, MS $57,164

Greenville, MS $57,158

Parkersburg, WV $57,094

Montgomery, AL $57,081

Johnstown, PA $57,068

Springfield, MO $57,017

Biloxi, MS $56,984

Sumter, SC $56,849

Columbus, GA $56,843

Twin Falls, ID $56,804

Pascagoula, MS $56,721

Kingsport, TN $56,554

Gulfport, MS $56,534

Alexandria, LA $56,322

Fort Smith, AR $56,161

El Paso, TX $55,988

Helena, MT $55,904

Las Cruces, NM $55,698

Harlingen, TX $55,518

Pocatello, ID $55,461

Florence, AL $55,441

Brownsville, TX $55,428

Dothan, AL $55,326

Mcallen, TX $55,293

Columbus, MS $54,818

Altus, OK $54,522

Lawton, OK $54,400

Pierre, SD $54,168

What Skills Can Increase a Program Support Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.88% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.
ERP Systems (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Leveraging advanced tools and software systems to automate and manage core business functions cost-effectively to maximize performance.

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Analysis	7.88%
Business Administration	2.61%
ERP Systems	1.79%

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 Support Assistant's salary.

UAT: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
System Requirements: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
SQL: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
UAT	$79,082	23%
System Requirements	$72,653	13%
SQL	$71,367	11%
ERP	$71,367	11%
Business Administration	$69,438	8%
Salesforce	$69,438	8%

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How Education impacts a Program Support Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Program Support Assistants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Program Support Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $56,677 and $61,875).

Program Support Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Program Support Assistant

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 31.4%

Associates 31.4%

Bachelors 34.3%

Masters 2.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	31.4%
Associates	31.4%
Bachelors	34.3%
Masters	2.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Program Support Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Program Support Assistant'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

$57,936

Average $64,295/year

$74,331

$4,828

Average $5,358/month

$6,194

$1,114

Average $1,236/week

$1,429

$28

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,331	$6,194	$1,429	$36
Average	$64,295	$5,358	$1,236	$31
25th Percentile	$57,936	$4,828	$1,114	$28

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Salary Trends for Program Support Assistant

Salaries for a Program Support Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,113 in 2023 to around $51,448 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Support Assistant salary trends, .

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