Missouri · 2025 pay · 117 people
How much does a program assistant make in Missouri?
$48,757typical pay for a program assistant in 2025
$44,376 – $51,218what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Where program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Public Safety75 people$48,975
- Department of Health and Senior Services22 people$48,639
- Department of Social Services6 people$47,421
- Department of Mental Health4 people$47,919
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education4 people$49,561
- Department of Corrections2 people$32,507
- Department of Natural Resources1 person$40,645
- Office of Administration1 person$51,218
- Department of Revenue1 person$49,186
- Department of Labor and Industrial Relations1 person$43,523
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 Associate$22,766 (everyone)
- Program Assistant (this page)$48,757 (everyone)
- Program Manager$87,720 (everyone)
Highest-paid program assistants, 2025
- 1Joyce L WiegandProgram Assistant · Department of Public Safety$76,939
- 2Dana D GrahamProgram Assistant · Department of Public Safety$75,774
- 3Jeffrey S KoenigsfeldProgram Assistant · Department of Public Safety$73,859
- 4Tracy A CredeProgram Assistant · Department of Public Safety$66,388
- 5Tracy J HoffmannProgram Assistant · Department of Health and Senior Services$61,531
Common questions
How much does a program assistant make in Missouri?
The typical program assistant was paid $48,757 in 2025; most earned between $44,376 and $51,218. This counts all 117 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