Program Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

81 employees hold this title in Public Safety. Median total compensation for the role is $48,406, above the department median of $38,245.

Employees: 81
Total payroll: $3.4M
Role median: $48,406
Agency median: $38,245
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$925$74,625+

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How total compensation varies among the 81 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Missouri

Program Assistant is held in 11 Missouri departments. In Public Safety, the median of $48,406 ranks #1 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health and Senior Services

$45,236 · 32

Social Services

$35,807 · 10

Natural Resources

$29,211 · 2

Corrections

$27,748 · 6

Elementary and Secondary Education

$27,291 · 7

Labor and Industrial Relations

$26,696 · 1

Mental Health

$24,305 · 7

Revenue

$22,440 · 2

Higher Education and Workforce Development

$19,777 · 1

Office of Administration

$12,708 · 3

Median total compensation for the Program Assistant role in other Missouridepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Program Assistant beyond Missouri

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Missouri, the median of $45,468 ranks #7 of 10. See Program Assistant across all of Missouri →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$128,389 · 87

$64,081 · 6

$59,661 · 11

$59,378 · 11

$53,167 · 65

$47,000 · 196

$41,286 · 46

$27,132 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Program Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list