Louisiana · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does a program assistant make in Louisiana?
$45,000typical pay for a program assistant in 2025
$28,949 – $58,631what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 22.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LaTrac · Matches the agency's latest release · doa.la.gov ↗
Where program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Program Assistant (this page)$45,000 (everyone)
- Program Manager$78,839 (everyone)
Highest-paid program assistants, 2025
- 1Regina LuckettProgram Assistant · Department of Health$72,033
- 2April Williams-GarthProgram Assistant · Department of Health$61,797
- 3Ciera CorneliousProgram Assistant · Department of Health$59,771
- 4Darrelynn SmithProgram Assistant · Department of Health$58,631
- 5Colleen ThackerProgram Assistant · Department of Health$57,943
Common questions
How much does a program assistant make in Louisiana?
The typical program assistant was paid $45,000 in 2025; most earned between $28,949 and $58,631. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Program Assistant"). 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