Georgia · 2025 pay · 88 people
How much does a program specialist make in Georgia?
$43,680typical pay for a program specialist in 2025
$38,181 – $54,207what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Georgia Dept. of Audits and Accounts · Matches the agency's latest release · audits.ga.gov ↗
Where program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Central Georgia Technical College28 people$41,685
- Technical College System of Georgia15 people$58,416
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College13 people$40,560
- Gwinnett Technical College9 people$48,880
- West Georgia Technical College8 people$40,560
- Atlanta Technical College3 people$55,120
- Coastal Pines Technical College3 people$42,644
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College2 people$31,832
- Columbus Technical College2 people$47,320
- Oconee Fall Line Technical College1 person$18,862
- Albany Technical College1 person$43,680
- Northeast Georgia Regional Commission1 person$60,129
- North Georgia Technical College1 person$44,307
- Chattahoochee Technical College1 person$45,302
No employers match.
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Debra Helen JacksonProgram Specialist · Technical College System of Georgia$83,869
- 2Michael FlemingProgram Specialist · Technical College System of Georgia$71,020
- 3Ryan E HoradanProgram Specialist · Central Georgia Technical College$69,722
- 4Anderson BentonProgram Specialist · Technical College System of Georgia$69,680
- 5Vivolyn J FergusonProgram Specialist · Gwinnett Technical College$66,620
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in Georgia?
The typical program specialist was paid $43,680 in 2025; most earned between $38,181 and $54,207. This counts all 88 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Program Specialist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this