Application Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Application Specialist make in South Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Specialist in South Dakota is $84,111 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, an Application Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,765
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,005 to $91,782
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,624

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Application Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,782	$7,648	$1,765	$44
Average	$84,111	$7,009	$1,618	$40
25th Percentile	$76,005	$6,334	$1,462	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Application Specialist Salaries

An Application Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,583
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,223
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,547
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,747
Expert (over 8 years): $141,182

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$51,583
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$63,223
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$83,547
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$124,747
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$141,182

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Application Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,473.
California: $102,084.
Massachusetts: $100,724.

District of Columbia $102,473 California $102,084 Massachusetts $100,724 Washington $100,354 New Jersey $100,317 Alaska $100,187 Connecticut $98,910 New York $98,392

Hawaii $96,735 Rhode Island $95,957 Maryland $95,430 Minnesota $94,708 Colorado $94,430 Illinois $94,338 Oregon $93,986 Delaware $93,727

New Hampshire $93,564 Virginia $93,199 Pennsylvania $92,135 Nevada $91,598 North Dakota $91,422 Michigan $91,145 Wisconsin $91,043 Vermont $90,839

Texas $90,275 Maine $90,238 Arizona $90,182 Ohio $90,117 Georgia $89,266 Indiana $88,840 Wyoming $88,757 Utah $88,627

Iowa $88,572 Kansas $88,128 Louisiana $87,998 North Carolina $87,952 Missouri $87,933 Florida $87,572 Montana $87,378 Nebraska $87,193

Kentucky $87,091 South Carolina $86,721 Tennessee $86,489 Idaho $86,397 New Mexico $85,721 Oklahoma $85,573 Alabama $85,027 South Dakota $84,111

Arkansas $83,611 West Virginia $83,343 Mississippi $82,538

Top Paying Cities for Application Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $84,987
Aurora: $85,439
Baltic: $84,520

Alcester, SD $84,987 Aurora, SD $85,439 Baltic, SD $84,520 Beresford, SD $84,770 Brandon, SD $84,347 Brookings, SD $85,596 Burbank, SD $84,685 Canistota, SD $84,811

Canton, SD $84,570 Centerville, SD $84,775 Chancellor, SD $84,560 Chester, SD $84,769 Colman, SD $85,046 Colton, SD $84,692 Crooks, SD $84,474 Davis, SD $84,672

Dell Rapids, SD $84,675 Egan, SD $84,902 Elk Point, SD $84,417 Elkton, SD $85,492 Fairview, SD $84,694 Flandreau, SD $85,178 Freeman, SD $85,085 Garretson, SD $84,536

Gayville, SD $85,228 Harrisburg, SD $84,401 Hartford, SD $84,530 Hudson, SD $84,762 Humboldt, SD $84,650 Hurley, SD $84,778 Irene, SD $85,016 Jefferson, SD $84,102

Lennox, SD $84,561 Lesterville, SD $85,165 Lyons, SD $84,552 Madison, SD $85,213 Marion, SD $84,836 Menno, SD $85,121 Mission Hill, SD $85,184 Monroe, SD $84,744

Belle Fourche, SD $85,072 Black Hawk, SD $82,469 Box Elder, SD $82,575 Buffalo, SD $84,917 Buffalo Gap, SD $84,249 Camp Crook, SD $84,998 Caputa, SD $82,974 Custer, SD $84,068

Deadwood, SD $83,550 Edgemont, SD $84,874 Enning, SD $84,212 Fairburn, SD $83,291 Fort Meade, SD $83,283 Hermosa, SD $82,958 Hill City, SD $83,519 Hot Springs, SD $84,810

Howes, SD $84,399 Interior, SD $84,534 Keystone, SD $82,875 Kyle, SD $84,714 Lead, SD $84,315 Ludlow, SD $85,251 Manderson, SD $84,851 Mud Butte, SD $84,451

Nemo, SD $82,992 Newell, SD $84,614 New Underwood, SD $82,978 Nisland, SD $84,801 Oelrichs, SD $84,635 Oglala, SD $84,782 Oral, SD $84,557 Owanka, SD $83,386

Piedmont, SD $82,530 Pine Ridge, SD $84,940 Porcupine, SD $84,685 Pringle, SD $84,329 Quinn, SD $84,412 Redig, SD $84,312 Saint Onge, SD $84,551 Scenic, SD $83,952

Smithwick, SD $84,663 Spearfish, SD $84,933 Sturgis, SD $83,018 Union Center, SD $84,268 Vale, SD $84,003 Wall, SD $84,290 Wasta, SD $83,863 White Owl, SD $84,438

Whitewood, SD $84,195 Wounded Knee, SD $84,856 Leola, SD $85,358 Long Lake, SD $85,489 Mansfield, SD $85,309 Mellette, SD $85,388 Northville, SD $85,296 Onaka, SD $84,965

Orient, SD $85,094 Pierpont, SD $85,383 Redfield, SD $85,520 Rockham, SD $85,195 Roscoe, SD $85,044 Selby, SD $84,897 Seneca, SD $84,911 Stratford, SD $85,393

Tolstoy, SD $84,917 Tulare, SD $85,402 Turton, SD $85,407 Warner, SD $85,492 Westport, SD $85,374 Pierre, SD $77,975 Agar, SD $80,003 Belvidere, SD $84,410

Blunt, SD $77,975 Burke, SD $85,071 Colome, SD $84,967 Dallas, SD $84,941 Draper, SD $82,319 Fort Pierre, SD $78,203 Gregory, SD $85,032 Hamill, SD $84,821

Harrold, SD $78,430 Hayes, SD $83,541 Herrick, SD $85,023 Holabird, SD $80,199 Ideal, SD $84,799 Kadoka, SD $84,507 Kennebec, SD $83,560 Long Valley, SD $84,503

Lower Brule, SD $83,450 Martin, SD $84,707 Midland, SD $84,229 Milesville, SD $84,284 Mission, SD $84,888 Murdo, SD $83,708 Norris, SD $84,635 Okaton, SD $84,421

Okreek, SD $84,840 Onida, SD $78,740 Parmelee, SD $84,787 Philip, SD $84,407 Presho, SD $82,935 Reliance, SD $84,869 Rosebud, SD $84,981 Saint Charles, SD $85,115

Saint Francis, SD $84,818 Tuthill, SD $84,605 Vivian, SD $82,575 Wanblee, SD $84,662 White River, SD $84,624 Winner, SD $84,888 Witten, SD $84,737 Wood, SD $84,613

Mobridge, SD $84,914 Bison, SD $84,702 Bullhead, SD $85,351 Cherry Creek, SD $84,483 Dupree, SD $84,501 Eagle Butte, SD $84,589 Faith, SD $84,476 Glencross, SD $84,548

Glenham, SD $84,945 Herreid, SD $85,270 Isabel, SD $84,531 Keldron, SD $84,939 Lantry, SD $84,629 Lemmon, SD $85,257 Little Eagle, SD $85,338 Lodgepole, SD $85,027

Mc Intosh, SD $85,067 Mc Laughlin, SD $84,992 Meadow, SD $84,508 Morristown, SD $85,154 Mound City, SD $85,117 Pollock, SD $85,437 Prairie City, SD $84,812 Ralph, SD $85,089

Reva, SD $84,817 Ridgeview, SD $84,631 Timber Lake, SD $84,674 Trail City, SD $84,647 Wakpala, SD $84,994 Walker, SD $85,129 Watauga, SD $84,936 Whitehorse, SD $84,721

Rapid City, SD $82,454 Ellsworth Afb, SD $82,454 Allen, SD $84,706 Batesland, SD $84,741 Montrose, SD $84,812 North Sioux City, SD $83,969 Nunda, SD $85,172 Oldham, SD $85,359

Olivet, SD $85,160 Parker, SD $84,698 Ramona, SD $85,209 Renner, SD $84,421 Rowena, SD $84,364 Rutland, SD $85,097 Salem, SD $85,102 Scotland, SD $85,293

Sinai, SD $85,630 Springfield, SD $85,395 Tabor, SD $85,338 Tea, SD $84,467 Trent, SD $84,788 Tyndall, SD $85,314 Utica, SD $85,166 Valley Springs, SD $84,414

Vermillion, SD $85,185 Viborg, SD $84,994 Volga, SD $85,430 Volin, SD $85,088 Wakonda, SD $85,001 Wentworth, SD $85,066 Winfred, SD $85,108 Worthing, SD $84,548

Yankton, SD $85,511 Sioux Falls, SD $84,342 Vienna, SD $85,583 Wallace, SD $85,532 Waubay, SD $85,492 Webster, SD $85,512 White, SD $85,644 Willow Lake, SD $85,680

Wilmot, SD $85,575 Mitchell, SD $85,589 Alexandria, SD $85,274 Alpena, SD $85,419 Armour, SD $85,243 Artesian, SD $85,406 Avon, SD $85,266 Bonesteel, SD $85,100

Bridgewater, SD $85,046 Canova, SD $85,160 Carpenter, SD $85,617 Carthage, SD $85,425 Cavour, SD $85,538 Chamberlain, SD $85,152 Corsica, SD $85,259 Dante, SD $85,216

Delmont, SD $85,220 Dimock, SD $85,314 Emery, SD $85,186 Ethan, SD $85,359 Fairfax, SD $85,115 Fedora, SD $85,332 Fort Thompson, SD $84,153 Fulton, SD $85,343

Gann Valley, SD $84,976 Geddes, SD $85,135 Harrison, SD $85,199 Highmore, SD $83,560 Stephan, SD $83,930 Hitchcock, SD $85,470 Howard, SD $85,374 Huron, SD $85,761

Iroquois, SD $85,557 Kaylor, SD $85,407 Kimball, SD $85,148 Lake Andes, SD $85,272 Lane, SD $85,597 Letcher, SD $85,367 Marty, SD $85,545 Miller, SD $85,228

Mount Vernon, SD $85,311 New Holland, SD $85,438 Oacoma, SD $85,076 Parkston, SD $85,348 Pickstown, SD $85,403 Plankinton, SD $85,297 Platte, SD $85,152 Pukwana, SD $85,092

Ree Heights, SD $84,667 Saint Lawrence, SD $85,232 Spencer, SD $85,149 Stickney, SD $85,242 Tripp, SD $85,266 Virgil, SD $85,346 Wagner, SD $85,283 Wessington, SD $85,283

Wessington Springs, SD $85,270 White Lake, SD $85,185 Wolsey, SD $85,451 Woonsocket, SD $85,412 Yale, SD $85,607 Aberdeen, SD $85,616 Akaska, SD $84,851 Amherst, SD $85,484

Andover, SD $85,361 Ashton, SD $85,346 Barnard, SD $85,463 Bath, SD $85,436 Bowdle, SD $85,011 Brentford, SD $85,500 Britton, SD $85,725 Claremont, SD $85,412

Columbia, SD $85,309 Conde, SD $85,401 Cresbard, SD $85,190 Doland, SD $85,583 Eureka, SD $85,312 Faulkton, SD $85,183 Ferney, SD $85,712 Frankfort, SD $85,578

Frederick, SD $85,485 Gettysburg, SD $84,383 Groton, SD $85,445 Hecla, SD $85,607 Hosmer, SD $85,176 Houghton, SD $85,246 Hoven, SD $84,943 Ipswich, SD $85,264

Java, SD $84,890 Langford, SD $85,370 Lebanon, SD $84,525 Watertown, SD $85,761 Arlington, SD $85,533 Astoria, SD $85,669 Badger, SD $85,683 Big Stone City, SD $85,807

Bradley, SD $85,505 Brandt, SD $85,612 Bristol, SD $85,436 Bruce, SD $85,519 Bryant, SD $85,642 Castlewood, SD $85,589 Claire City, SD $85,719 Clark, SD $85,652

Clear Lake, SD $85,619 Corona, SD $85,720 De Smet, SD $85,607 Eden, SD $85,456 Erwin, SD $85,554 Estelline, SD $85,575 Florence, SD $85,547 Garden City, SD $85,562

Gary, SD $85,674 Goodwin, SD $85,511 Grenville, SD $85,433 Hayti, SD $85,621 Hazel, SD $85,582 Henry, SD $85,584 Kranzburg, SD $85,903 Labolt, SD $85,520

Lake City, SD $85,598 Lake Norden, SD $85,662 Lake Preston, SD $85,580 Marvin, SD $85,428 Milbank, SD $85,793 New Effington, SD $85,901 Ortley, SD $85,446 Peever, SD $85,561

Raymond, SD $85,604 Revillo, SD $85,571 Rosholt, SD $85,880 Roslyn, SD $85,417 Sisseton, SD $85,613 South Shore, SD $85,454 Stockholm, SD $85,455 Strandburg, SD $85,445

Summit, SD $85,451 Toronto, SD $85,579 Twin Brooks, SD $85,422 Veblen, SD $85,761

Application Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$76,005

Average $84,111/year

$91,782

$6,334

Average $7,009/month

$7,648

$1,462

Average $1,618/week

$1,765

$37

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,782	$7,648	$1,765	$44
Average	$84,111	$7,009	$1,618	$40
25th Percentile	$76,005	$6,334	$1,462	$37

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