Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 184 people
How much does a program assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$31,132typical pay for a program assistant in 2025
$8,493 – $42,172what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 13.9% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Assistant125 people$17,915
- Program Assistant II21 people$33,130
- Program Assistant III37 people$40,400
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 Supervisor$3,293 (everyone)
- Program Associate$20,798 (everyone)
- Program Assistant (this page)$31,132 (everyone)
- Program Assistant Senior$44,000 (everyone)
- Manager Program$54,683 (everyone)
- Program Manager$81,107 (everyone)
Highest-paid program assistants, 2025
- 1Cassandra M CalhoonProgram Assistant · R6 Regional Council$80,301
- 2Ashly ChristensenProgram Assistant · R6 Regional Council$70,922
- 3Patricia EllsworthProgram Assistant III · Utah State University$62,267
- 4Robert Jerome EyreProgram Assistant · University of Utah$55,342
- 5Alex TripodiProgram Assistant · University of Utah$54,873
Common questions
How much does a program assistant make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical program assistant was paid $31,132 in 2025; most earned between $8,493 and $42,172. This counts all 184 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for program assistants in 2025.
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