Compliance Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Compliance Specialist make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compliance Specialist in South Dakota is $84,949 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,851
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,640 to $95,367
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,344

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Compliance Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,367	$7,947	$1,834	$46
Average	$84,949	$7,079	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$73,640	$6,137	$1,416	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Compliance Specialist Salaries

A Compliance 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 Compliance Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compliance 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): $56,753
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,818
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,183
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,709
Expert (over 8 years): $141,721

Levels	Salary
Complianc... Level Compliance Specialist	$56,753
Complianc... Level Compliance Specialist	$67,818
Complianc... Level Compliance Specialist	$84,183
Complianc... Level Compliance Specialist	$104,709
Complianc... Level Compliance Specialist	$141,721

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How Do Compliance 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 Compliance Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,495.
California: $103,102.
Massachusetts: $101,728.

District of Columbia $103,495 California $103,102 Massachusetts $101,728 Washington $101,354 New Jersey $101,317 Alaska $101,186 Connecticut $99,896 New York $99,373

Hawaii $97,699 Rhode Island $96,914 Maryland $96,381 Minnesota $95,652 Colorado $95,372 Illinois $95,278 Oregon $94,923 Delaware $94,661

New Hampshire $94,497 Virginia $94,129 Pennsylvania $93,054 Nevada $92,512 North Dakota $92,334 Michigan $92,053 Wisconsin $91,951 Vermont $91,745

Texas $91,175 Maine $91,137 Arizona $91,081 Ohio $91,016 Georgia $90,156 Indiana $89,726 Wyoming $89,642 Utah $89,511

Iowa $89,455 Kansas $89,006 Louisiana $88,875 North Carolina $88,829 Missouri $88,810 Florida $88,445 Montana $88,249 Nebraska $88,062

Kentucky $87,959 South Carolina $87,585 Tennessee $87,352 Idaho $87,258 New Mexico $86,576 Oklahoma $86,426 Alabama $85,875 South Dakota $84,949

Arkansas $84,445 West Virginia $84,174 Mississippi $83,360

Top Paying Cities for Compliance 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: $85,835
Aurora: $86,291
Baltic: $85,363

Alcester, SD $85,835 Aurora, SD $86,291 Baltic, SD $85,363 Beresford, SD $85,615 Brandon, SD $85,188 Brookings, SD $86,450 Burbank, SD $85,529 Canistota, SD $85,656

Canton, SD $85,413 Centerville, SD $85,621 Chancellor, SD $85,403 Chester, SD $85,614 Colman, SD $85,894 Colton, SD $85,536 Crooks, SD $85,316 Davis, SD $85,516

Dell Rapids, SD $85,520 Egan, SD $85,749 Elk Point, SD $85,259 Elkton, SD $86,344 Fairview, SD $85,538 Flandreau, SD $86,027 Freeman, SD $85,934 Garretson, SD $85,378

Gayville, SD $86,078 Harrisburg, SD $85,242 Hartford, SD $85,373 Hudson, SD $85,607 Humboldt, SD $85,494 Hurley, SD $85,623 Irene, SD $85,864 Jefferson, SD $84,940

Lennox, SD $85,404 Lesterville, SD $86,014 Lyons, SD $85,395 Madison, SD $86,063 Marion, SD $85,681 Menno, SD $85,969 Mission Hill, SD $86,034 Monroe, SD $85,589

Belle Fourche, SD $85,920 Black Hawk, SD $83,291 Box Elder, SD $83,399 Buffalo, SD $85,764 Buffalo Gap, SD $85,089 Camp Crook, SD $85,846 Caputa, SD $83,802 Custer, SD $84,906

Deadwood, SD $84,383 Edgemont, SD $85,721 Enning, SD $85,051 Fairburn, SD $84,121 Fort Meade, SD $84,113 Hermosa, SD $83,785 Hill City, SD $84,352 Hot Springs, SD $85,655

Howes, SD $85,240 Interior, SD $85,377 Keystone, SD $83,702 Kyle, SD $85,559 Lead, SD $85,156 Ludlow, SD $86,101 Manderson, SD $85,697 Mud Butte, SD $85,292

Nemo, SD $83,819 Newell, SD $85,458 New Underwood, SD $83,805 Nisland, SD $85,647 Oelrichs, SD $85,479 Oglala, SD $85,627 Oral, SD $85,400 Owanka, SD $84,218

Piedmont, SD $83,353 Pine Ridge, SD $85,787 Porcupine, SD $85,529 Pringle, SD $85,170 Quinn, SD $85,253 Redig, SD $85,152 Saint Onge, SD $85,394 Scenic, SD $84,789

Smithwick, SD $85,507 Spearfish, SD $85,779 Sturgis, SD $83,846 Union Center, SD $85,108 Vale, SD $84,840 Wall, SD $85,130 Wasta, SD $84,699 White Owl, SD $85,279

Whitewood, SD $85,035 Wounded Knee, SD $85,702 Leola, SD $86,209 Long Lake, SD $86,341 Mansfield, SD $86,159 Mellette, SD $86,239 Northville, SD $86,147 Onaka, SD $85,812

Orient, SD $85,942 Pierpont, SD $86,234 Redfield, SD $86,373 Rockham, SD $86,044 Roscoe, SD $85,892 Selby, SD $85,743 Seneca, SD $85,758 Stratford, SD $86,244

Tolstoy, SD $85,764 Tulare, SD $86,253 Turton, SD $86,258 Warner, SD $86,344 Westport, SD $86,225 Pierre, SD $78,752 Agar, SD $80,801 Belvidere, SD $85,251

Blunt, SD $78,752 Burke, SD $85,919 Colome, SD $85,814 Dallas, SD $85,788 Draper, SD $83,140 Fort Pierre, SD $78,983 Gregory, SD $85,880 Hamill, SD $85,666

Harrold, SD $79,212 Hayes, SD $84,374 Herrick, SD $85,870 Holabird, SD $80,998 Ideal, SD $85,644 Kadoka, SD $85,350 Kennebec, SD $84,393 Long Valley, SD $85,346

Lower Brule, SD $84,282 Martin, SD $85,551 Midland, SD $85,069 Milesville, SD $85,124 Mission, SD $85,735 Murdo, SD $84,543 Norris, SD $85,479 Okaton, SD $85,263

Okreek, SD $85,686 Onida, SD $79,525 Parmelee, SD $85,632 Philip, SD $85,249 Presho, SD $83,762 Reliance, SD $85,715 Rosebud, SD $85,828 Saint Charles, SD $85,964

Saint Francis, SD $85,664 Tuthill, SD $85,449 Vivian, SD $83,399 Wanblee, SD $85,506 White River, SD $85,467 Winner, SD $85,735 Witten, SD $85,581 Wood, SD $85,457

Mobridge, SD $85,761 Bison, SD $85,547 Bullhead, SD $86,202 Cherry Creek, SD $85,325 Dupree, SD $85,344 Eagle Butte, SD $85,433 Faith, SD $85,318 Glencross, SD $85,391

Glenham, SD $85,792 Herreid, SD $86,120 Isabel, SD $85,374 Keldron, SD $85,786 Lantry, SD $85,473 Lemmon, SD $86,107 Little Eagle, SD $86,189 Lodgepole, SD $85,875

Mc Intosh, SD $85,915 Mc Laughlin, SD $85,839 Meadow, SD $85,350 Morristown, SD $86,003 Mound City, SD $85,966 Pollock, SD $86,289 Prairie City, SD $85,658 Ralph, SD $85,937

Reva, SD $85,663 Ridgeview, SD $85,475 Timber Lake, SD $85,518 Trail City, SD $85,491 Wakpala, SD $85,841 Walker, SD $85,978 Watauga, SD $85,783 Whitehorse, SD $85,565

Rapid City, SD $83,276 Ellsworth Afb, SD $83,276 Allen, SD $85,550 Batesland, SD $85,586 Montrose, SD $85,657 North Sioux City, SD $84,806 Nunda, SD $86,021 Oldham, SD $86,210

Olivet, SD $86,009 Parker, SD $85,542 Ramona, SD $86,058 Renner, SD $85,263 Rowena, SD $85,205 Rutland, SD $85,945 Salem, SD $85,951 Scotland, SD $86,143

Sinai, SD $86,483 Springfield, SD $86,246 Tabor, SD $86,189 Tea, SD $85,309 Trent, SD $85,634 Tyndall, SD $86,165 Utica, SD $86,015 Valley Springs, SD $85,256

Vermillion, SD $86,035 Viborg, SD $85,841 Volga, SD $86,281 Volin, SD $85,937 Wakonda, SD $85,849 Wentworth, SD $85,914 Winfred, SD $85,956 Worthing, SD $85,391

Yankton, SD $86,364 Sioux Falls, SD $85,183 Vienna, SD $86,437 Wallace, SD $86,384 Waubay, SD $86,344 Webster, SD $86,365 White, SD $86,498 Willow Lake, SD $86,534

Wilmot, SD $86,428 Mitchell, SD $86,442 Alexandria, SD $86,124 Alpena, SD $86,270 Armour, SD $86,093 Artesian, SD $86,257 Avon, SD $86,116 Bonesteel, SD $85,949

Bridgewater, SD $85,894 Canova, SD $86,009 Carpenter, SD $86,470 Carthage, SD $86,277 Cavour, SD $86,391 Chamberlain, SD $86,001 Corsica, SD $86,109 Dante, SD $86,066

Delmont, SD $86,069 Dimock, SD $86,165 Emery, SD $86,036 Ethan, SD $86,210 Fairfax, SD $85,964 Fedora, SD $86,182 Fort Thompson, SD $84,992 Fulton, SD $86,194

Gann Valley, SD $85,823 Geddes, SD $85,984 Harrison, SD $86,049 Highmore, SD $84,393 Stephan, SD $84,767 Hitchcock, SD $86,322 Howard, SD $86,225 Huron, SD $86,616

Iroquois, SD $86,410 Kaylor, SD $86,258 Kimball, SD $85,997 Lake Andes, SD $86,123 Lane, SD $86,451 Letcher, SD $86,218 Marty, SD $86,398 Miller, SD $86,078

Mount Vernon, SD $86,162 New Holland, SD $86,290 Oacoma, SD $85,924 Parkston, SD $86,199 Pickstown, SD $86,254 Plankinton, SD $86,148 Platte, SD $86,001 Pukwana, SD $85,940

Ree Heights, SD $85,511 Saint Lawrence, SD $86,081 Spencer, SD $85,998 Stickney, SD $86,092 Tripp, SD $86,116 Virgil, SD $86,197 Wagner, SD $86,133 Wessington, SD $86,133

Wessington Springs, SD $86,120 White Lake, SD $86,035 Wolsey, SD $86,303 Woonsocket, SD $86,264 Yale, SD $86,461 Aberdeen, SD $86,469 Akaska, SD $85,697 Amherst, SD $86,337

Andover, SD $86,212 Ashton, SD $86,196 Barnard, SD $86,315 Bath, SD $86,288 Bowdle, SD $85,859 Brentford, SD $86,352 Britton, SD $86,580 Claremont, SD $86,264

Columbia, SD $86,160 Conde, SD $86,252 Cresbard, SD $86,039 Doland, SD $86,437 Eureka, SD $86,163 Faulkton, SD $86,032 Ferney, SD $86,567 Frankfort, SD $86,431

Frederick, SD $86,338 Gettysburg, SD $85,224 Groton, SD $86,297 Hecla, SD $86,461 Hosmer, SD $86,025 Houghton, SD $86,095 Hoven, SD $85,790 Ipswich, SD $86,114

Java, SD $85,736 Langford, SD $86,221 Lebanon, SD $85,367 Watertown, SD $86,616 Arlington, SD $86,386 Astoria, SD $86,524 Badger, SD $86,538 Big Stone City, SD $86,663

Bradley, SD $86,357 Brandt, SD $86,466 Bristol, SD $86,288 Bruce, SD $86,371 Bryant, SD $86,496 Castlewood, SD $86,442 Claire City, SD $86,573 Clark, SD $86,506

Clear Lake, SD $86,473 Corona, SD $86,575 De Smet, SD $86,461 Eden, SD $86,308 Erwin, SD $86,407 Estelline, SD $86,428 Florence, SD $86,400 Garden City, SD $86,415

Gary, SD $86,528 Goodwin, SD $86,364 Grenville, SD $86,285 Hayti, SD $86,475 Hazel, SD $86,436 Henry, SD $86,438 Kranzburg, SD $86,759 Labolt, SD $86,372

Lake City, SD $86,452 Lake Norden, SD $86,516 Lake Preston, SD $86,433 Marvin, SD $86,280 Milbank, SD $86,649 New Effington, SD $86,757 Ortley, SD $86,298 Peever, SD $86,414

Raymond, SD $86,457 Revillo, SD $86,424 Rosholt, SD $86,737 Roslyn, SD $86,268 Sisseton, SD $86,467 South Shore, SD $86,306 Stockholm, SD $86,307 Strandburg, SD $86,297

Summit, SD $86,303 Toronto, SD $86,432 Twin Brooks, SD $86,274 Veblen, SD $86,616

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

Understanding how a Compliance 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 May 01, 2026

$73,640

Average $84,949/year

$95,367

$6,137

Average $7,079/month

$7,947

$1,416

Average $1,634/week

$1,834

$35

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,367	$7,947	$1,834	$46
Average	$84,949	$7,079	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$73,640	$6,137	$1,416	$35

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