Business Associate Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Business Associate make in South Dakota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Business Associate in South Dakota is $56,987 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Business Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,399
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,644 to $60,867
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,869

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Business Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,867	$5,072	$1,171	$29
Average	$56,987	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$50,644	$4,220	$974	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Business Associate Salaries

A Business Associate'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 Business Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Business Associate'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): $56,702
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,565
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,599
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,462
Expert (over 8 years): $148,138

Levels	Salary
Business ... Level Business Associate	$56,702
Business ... Level Business Associate	$67,565
Business ... Level Business Associate	$87,599
Business ... Level Business Associate	$115,462
Business ... Level Business Associate	$148,138

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How Do Business Associate 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 Business Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,428.
California: $69,165.
Massachusetts: $68,243.

District of Columbia $69,428 California $69,165 Massachusetts $68,243 Washington $67,992 New Jersey $67,967 Alaska $67,879 Connecticut $67,014 New York $66,663

Hawaii $65,540 Rhode Island $65,013 Maryland $64,656 Minnesota $64,167 Colorado $63,979 Illinois $63,916 Oregon $63,678 Delaware $63,502

New Hampshire $63,392 Virginia $63,145 Pennsylvania $62,424 Nevada $62,060 North Dakota $61,941 Michigan $61,753 Wisconsin $61,684 Vermont $61,546

Texas $61,163 Maine $61,138 Arizona $61,101 Ohio $61,057 Georgia $60,480 Indiana $60,191 Wyoming $60,135 Utah $60,047

Iowa $60,010 Kansas $59,709 Louisiana $59,621 North Carolina $59,589 Missouri $59,577 Florida $59,332 Montana $59,201 Nebraska $59,075

Kentucky $59,006 South Carolina $58,755 Tennessee $58,599 Idaho $58,536 New Mexico $58,078 Oklahoma $57,978 Alabama $57,608 South Dakota $56,987

Arkansas $56,649 West Virginia $56,467 Mississippi $55,921

Top Paying Cities for Business Associates

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: $55,896
Aurora: $55,978
Baltic: $56,605

Alcester, SD $55,896 Aurora, SD $55,978 Baltic, SD $56,605 Beresford, SD $55,927 Brandon, SD $56,918 Brookings, SD $55,978 Burbank, SD $55,796 Canistota, SD $55,978

Canton, SD $56,479 Centerville, SD $55,978 Chancellor, SD $56,291 Chester, SD $55,978 Colman, SD $55,978 Colton, SD $56,228 Crooks, SD $56,918 Davis, SD $55,978

Dell Rapids, SD $56,354 Egan, SD $55,978 Elk Point, SD $56,021 Elkton, SD $55,978 Fairview, SD $56,040 Flandreau, SD $55,978 Freeman, SD $55,978 Garretson, SD $56,667

Gayville, SD $55,796 Harrisburg, SD $56,918 Hartford, SD $56,605 Hudson, SD $55,927 Humboldt, SD $56,228 Hurley, SD $55,978 Irene, SD $55,978 Jefferson, SD $56,322

Lennox, SD $56,479 Lesterville, SD $55,978 Lyons, SD $56,730 Madison, SD $55,978 Marion, SD $55,978 Menno, SD $55,978 Mission Hill, SD $55,883 Monroe, SD $55,978

Belle Fourche, SD $54,861 Black Hawk, SD $55,802 Box Elder, SD $55,802 Buffalo, SD $54,861 Buffalo Gap, SD $54,861 Camp Crook, SD $54,861 Caputa, SD $55,739 Custer, SD $54,861

Deadwood, SD $54,861 Edgemont, SD $54,861 Enning, SD $54,861 Fairburn, SD $54,861 Fort Meade, SD $54,861 Hermosa, SD $55,363 Hill City, SD $55,050 Hot Springs, SD $54,861

Howes, SD $54,861 Interior, SD $54,861 Keystone, SD $55,300 Kyle, SD $54,861 Lead, SD $54,861 Ludlow, SD $54,861 Manderson, SD $54,861 Mud Butte, SD $54,861

Nemo, SD $55,300 Newell, SD $54,861 New Underwood, SD $55,363 Nisland, SD $54,861 Oelrichs, SD $54,861 Oglala, SD $54,861 Oral, SD $54,861 Owanka, SD $54,861

Piedmont, SD $55,488 Pine Ridge, SD $54,861 Porcupine, SD $54,861 Pringle, SD $54,861 Quinn, SD $54,861 Redig, SD $54,861 Saint Onge, SD $54,861 Scenic, SD $54,861

Smithwick, SD $54,861 Spearfish, SD $54,861 Sturgis, SD $54,861 Union Center, SD $54,861 Vale, SD $54,861 Wall, SD $54,861 Wasta, SD $54,861 White Owl, SD $54,861

Whitewood, SD $54,861 Wounded Knee, SD $54,861 Leola, SD $56,655 Long Lake, SD $56,655 Mansfield, SD $51,889 Mellette, SD $51,889 Northville, SD $51,889 Onaka, SD $51,889

Orient, SD $51,889 Pierpont, SD $59,426 Redfield, SD $51,889 Rockham, SD $51,889 Roscoe, SD $51,889 Selby, SD $51,889 Seneca, SD $51,889 Stratford, SD $51,889

Tolstoy, SD $51,889 Tulare, SD $51,889 Turton, SD $51,889 Warner, SD $51,889 Westport, SD $55,658 Pierre, SD $52,830 Agar, SD $51,889 Belvidere, SD $51,889

Blunt, SD $52,767 Burke, SD $51,889 Colome, SD $51,889 Dallas, SD $51,889 Draper, SD $51,889 Fort Pierre, SD $52,767 Gregory, SD $51,889 Hamill, SD $51,889

Harrold, SD $52,015 Hayes, SD $51,889 Herrick, SD $51,889 Holabird, SD $51,889 Ideal, SD $51,889 Kadoka, SD $53,375 Kennebec, SD $51,889 Long Valley, SD $53,375

Lower Brule, SD $51,889 Martin, SD $54,861 Midland, SD $51,889 Milesville, SD $53,375 Mission, SD $51,889 Murdo, SD $51,889 Norris, SD $51,889 Okaton, SD $51,889

Okreek, SD $51,889 Onida, SD $52,265 Parmelee, SD $51,889 Philip, SD $53,375 Presho, SD $51,889 Reliance, SD $51,889 Rosebud, SD $51,889 Saint Charles, SD $51,889

Saint Francis, SD $51,889 Tuthill, SD $53,375 Vivian, SD $51,889 Wanblee, SD $54,861 White River, SD $51,889 Winner, SD $51,889 Witten, SD $51,889 Wood, SD $51,889

Mobridge, SD $51,889 Bison, SD $54,861 Bullhead, SD $61,420 Cherry Creek, SD $51,889 Dupree, SD $51,889 Eagle Butte, SD $51,889 Faith, SD $54,861 Glencross, SD $51,889

Glenham, SD $51,889 Herreid, SD $61,420 Isabel, SD $51,889 Keldron, SD $61,420 Lantry, SD $51,889 Lemmon, SD $61,420 Little Eagle, SD $61,420 Lodgepole, SD $58,141

Mc Intosh, SD $61,420 Mc Laughlin, SD $61,420 Meadow, SD $58,141 Morristown, SD $61,420 Mound City, SD $56,655 Pollock, SD $61,420 Prairie City, SD $54,861 Ralph, SD $54,861

Reva, SD $54,861 Ridgeview, SD $51,889 Timber Lake, SD $51,889 Trail City, SD $51,889 Wakpala, SD $56,655 Walker, SD $61,420 Watauga, SD $61,420 Whitehorse, SD $51,889

Rapid City, SD $55,802 Ellsworth Afb, SD $55,802 Allen, SD $54,861 Batesland, SD $54,861 Montrose, SD $55,978 North Sioux City, SD $56,360 Nunda, SD $55,978 Oldham, SD $55,978

Olivet, SD $55,978 Parker, SD $55,978 Ramona, SD $55,978 Renner, SD $56,918 Rowena, SD $56,918 Rutland, SD $55,978 Salem, SD $55,978 Scotland, SD $55,978

Sinai, SD $55,978 Springfield, SD $55,883 Tabor, SD $55,883 Tea, SD $56,855 Trent, SD $55,978 Tyndall, SD $55,978 Utica, SD $55,978 Valley Springs, SD $56,855

Vermillion, SD $55,796 Viborg, SD $55,978 Volga, SD $55,978 Volin, SD $55,978 Wakonda, SD $55,978 Wentworth, SD $55,978 Winfred, SD $55,978 Worthing, SD $56,542

Yankton, SD $55,883 Sioux Falls, SD $56,918 Vienna, SD $55,978 Wallace, SD $55,978 Waubay, SD $59,426 Webster, SD $59,426 White, SD $55,978 Willow Lake, SD $55,978

Wilmot, SD $59,426 Mitchell, SD $55,978 Alexandria, SD $55,978 Alpena, SD $53,933 Armour, SD $55,978 Artesian, SD $55,978 Avon, SD $55,978 Bonesteel, SD $53,933

Bridgewater, SD $55,978 Canova, SD $55,978 Carpenter, SD $55,978 Carthage, SD $55,978 Cavour, SD $55,978 Chamberlain, SD $51,889 Corsica, SD $55,978 Dante, SD $55,978

Delmont, SD $55,978 Dimock, SD $55,978 Emery, SD $55,978 Ethan, SD $55,978 Fairfax, SD $53,933 Fedora, SD $55,978 Fort Thompson, SD $51,889 Fulton, SD $55,978

Gann Valley, SD $51,889 Geddes, SD $53,933 Harrison, SD $55,978 Highmore, SD $51,889 Stephan, SD $51,889 Hitchcock, SD $51,889 Howard, SD $55,978 Huron, SD $53,933

Iroquois, SD $55,978 Kaylor, SD $55,978 Kimball, SD $51,889 Lake Andes, SD $55,978 Lane, SD $53,933 Letcher, SD $55,978 Marty, SD $55,978 Miller, SD $51,889

Mount Vernon, SD $55,978 New Holland, SD $53,933 Oacoma, SD $51,889 Parkston, SD $55,978 Pickstown, SD $55,978 Plankinton, SD $53,933 Platte, SD $53,933 Pukwana, SD $51,889

Ree Heights, SD $51,889 Saint Lawrence, SD $51,889 Spencer, SD $55,978 Stickney, SD $55,978 Tripp, SD $55,978 Virgil, SD $51,889 Wagner, SD $55,978 Wessington, SD $51,889

Wessington Springs, SD $51,889 White Lake, SD $51,889 Wolsey, SD $51,889 Woonsocket, SD $55,978 Yale, SD $55,978 Aberdeen, SD $51,889 Akaska, SD $51,889 Amherst, SD $59,426

Andover, SD $59,426 Ashton, SD $51,889 Barnard, SD $55,658 Bath, SD $55,658 Bowdle, SD $51,889 Brentford, SD $51,889 Britton, SD $59,426 Claremont, SD $59,426

Columbia, SD $55,658 Conde, SD $51,889 Cresbard, SD $51,889 Doland, SD $53,933 Eureka, SD $56,655 Faulkton, SD $51,889 Ferney, SD $55,658 Frankfort, SD $51,889

Frederick, SD $59,426 Gettysburg, SD $51,889 Groton, SD $55,658 Hecla, SD $59,426 Hosmer, SD $51,889 Houghton, SD $59,426 Hoven, SD $51,889 Ipswich, SD $51,889

Java, SD $51,889 Langford, SD $59,426 Lebanon, SD $51,889 Watertown, SD $55,978 Arlington, SD $55,978 Astoria, SD $55,978 Badger, SD $55,978 Big Stone City, SD $58,900

Bradley, SD $55,978 Brandt, SD $55,978 Bristol, SD $59,426 Bruce, SD $55,978 Bryant, SD $55,978 Castlewood, SD $55,978 Claire City, SD $59,426 Clark, SD $55,978

Clear Lake, SD $55,978 Corona, SD $59,426 De Smet, SD $55,978 Eden, SD $59,426 Erwin, SD $55,978 Estelline, SD $55,978 Florence, SD $55,978 Garden City, SD $55,978

Gary, SD $55,978 Goodwin, SD $55,978 Grenville, SD $59,426 Hayti, SD $55,978 Hazel, SD $55,978 Henry, SD $55,978 Kranzburg, SD $55,978 Labolt, SD $55,978

Lake City, SD $59,426 Lake Norden, SD $55,978 Lake Preston, SD $55,978 Marvin, SD $57,702 Milbank, SD $58,900 New Effington, SD $59,426 Ortley, SD $59,426 Peever, SD $59,426

Raymond, SD $53,933 Revillo, SD $55,978 Rosholt, SD $59,426 Roslyn, SD $59,426 Sisseton, SD $59,426 South Shore, SD $55,978 Stockholm, SD $55,978 Strandburg, SD $55,978

Summit, SD $57,702 Toronto, SD $55,978 Twin Brooks, SD $57,702 Veblen, SD $59,426

Business Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Business Associate'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 April 01, 2026

$50,644

Average $56,987/year

$60,867

$4,220

Average $4,749/month

$5,072

$974

Average $1,096/week

$1,171

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,867	$5,072	$1,171	$29
Average	$56,987	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$50,644	$4,220	$974	$24

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