Missouri · 2025 pay · 205 people
How much does a senior program specialist make in Missouri?
$61,901typical pay for a senior program specialist in 2025
$48,911 – $69,098what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Where senior program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Public Safety41 people$64,204
- Department of Social Services36 people$63,128
- Department of Health and Senior Services30 people$64,082
- Department of Mental Health29 people$68,472
- Judiciary (State Courts)16 people$50,634
- Department of Natural Resources14 people$61,235
- Office of Administration11 people$72,776
- National Guard11 people$43,515
- Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development10 people$61,078
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education6 people$36,441
- Department of Corrections1 person$65,438
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$56,670 (everyone)
- Senior Program Specialist (this page)$61,901 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior program specialists, 2025
- 1Kimberly A ClarkstonSenior Program Specialist · Department of Public Safety$103,312
- 2Caroline R ThompsonSenior Program Specialist · Department of Public Safety$80,426
- 3Tisha Renee BowmanSenior Program Specialist · Department of Social Services$79,455
- 4George F WellingSenior Program Specialist · Office of Administration$78,454
- 5Isaac CallicotteSenior Program Specialist · Department of Mental Health$78,128
Common questions
How much does a senior program specialist make in Missouri?
The typical senior program specialist was paid $61,901 in 2025; most earned between $48,911 and $69,098. This counts all 205 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Senior 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