Missouri · 2025 pay · 428 people
How much does a program specialist make in Missouri?
$56,670typical pay for a program specialist in 2025
$50,482 – $58,290what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Where program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Social Services257 people$57,892
- Department of Mental Health50 people$54,013
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education44 people$54,098
- Department of Public Safety26 people$47,058
- Judiciary (State Courts)13 people$48,926
- Department of Health and Senior Services10 people$57,107
- Department of Natural Resources10 people$57,016
- National Guard4 people$32,780
- Office of Administration3 people$60,000
- Department of Revenue3 people$34,132
- Department of Labor and Industrial Relations2 people$18,697
- Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development2 people$44,507
- State Treasurer's Office1 person$53,813
- Secretary of State's Office1 person$43,908
- Department of Commerce and Insurance1 person$66,314
- Department of Agriculture1 person$56,067
No employers match.
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 Specialist (this page)$56,670 (everyone)
- Senior Program Specialist$61,901 (everyone)
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Barbara LeeProgram Specialist · Department of Social Services$95,153
- 2Ashley L WalkerProgram Specialist · Department of Social Services$89,972
- 3Tamara J AversmanProgram Specialist · Department of Social Services$81,885
- 4Marion YoungProgram Specialist · Department of Social Services$79,454
- 5Kailey ReevesProgram Specialist · Department of Mental Health$74,725
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in Missouri?
The typical program specialist was paid $56,670 in 2025; most earned between $50,482 and $58,290. This counts all 428 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