Field Operations Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Field Operations Assistant make in South Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field Operations Assistant in South Dakota is $64,666 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Field Operations Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,852
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,078 to $72,092
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,989

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Field Operations Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,092	$6,008	$1,386	$35
Average	$64,666	$5,389	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$59,078	$4,923	$1,136	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operations Assistant Salaries

A Field Operations Assistant'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 Field Operations Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operations Assistant'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): $57,272
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,120
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,896
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,117
Expert (over 8 years): $102,869

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operations Assistant	$57,272
Field Ope... Level Field Operations Assistant	$64,120
Field Ope... Level Field Operations Assistant	$78,896
Field Ope... Level Field Operations Assistant	$87,117
Field Ope... Level Field Operations Assistant	$102,869

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How Do Field Operations Assistant 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 Field Operations Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,784.
California: $78,485.
Massachusetts: $77,439.

District of Columbia $78,784 California $78,485 Massachusetts $77,439 Washington $77,154 New Jersey $77,126 Alaska $77,026 Connecticut $76,044 New York $75,646

Hawaii $74,372 Rhode Island $73,774 Maryland $73,369 Minnesota $72,814 Colorado $72,600 Illinois $72,529 Oregon $72,259 Delaware $72,059

New Hampshire $71,934 Virginia $71,654 Pennsylvania $70,835 Nevada $70,423 North Dakota $70,288 Michigan $70,074 Wisconsin $69,996 Vermont $69,839

Texas $69,405 Maine $69,377 Arizona $69,334 Ohio $69,284 Georgia $68,630 Indiana $68,302 Wyoming $68,238 Utah $68,139

Iowa $68,096 Kansas $67,754 Louisiana $67,655 North Carolina $67,619 Missouri $67,605 Florida $67,328 Montana $67,178 Nebraska $67,036

Kentucky $66,958 South Carolina $66,673 Tennessee $66,495 Idaho $66,424 New Mexico $65,904 Oklahoma $65,791 Alabama $65,371 South Dakota $64,666

Arkansas $64,282 West Virginia $64,076 Mississippi $63,457

Top Paying Cities for Field Operations Assistants

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: $65,340
Aurora: $65,687
Baltic: $64,981

Alcester, SD $65,340 Aurora, SD $65,687 Baltic, SD $64,981 Beresford, SD $65,173 Brandon, SD $64,848 Brookings, SD $65,808 Burbank, SD $65,107 Canistota, SD $65,204

Canton, SD $65,019 Centerville, SD $65,177 Chancellor, SD $65,011 Chester, SD $65,172 Colman, SD $65,385 Colton, SD $65,113 Crooks, SD $64,945 Davis, SD $65,098

Dell Rapids, SD $65,100 Egan, SD $65,275 Elk Point, SD $64,902 Elkton, SD $65,728 Fairview, SD $65,115 Flandreau, SD $65,487 Freeman, SD $65,416 Garretson, SD $64,993

Gayville, SD $65,525 Harrisburg, SD $64,889 Hartford, SD $64,989 Hudson, SD $65,167 Humboldt, SD $65,081 Hurley, SD $65,179 Irene, SD $65,362 Jefferson, SD $64,659

Lennox, SD $65,012 Lesterville, SD $65,477 Lyons, SD $65,006 Madison, SD $65,514 Marion, SD $65,223 Menno, SD $65,443 Mission Hill, SD $65,492 Monroe, SD $65,153

Belle Fourche, SD $65,405 Black Hawk, SD $63,404 Box Elder, SD $63,486 Buffalo, SD $65,286 Buffalo Gap, SD $64,772 Camp Crook, SD $65,349 Caputa, SD $63,793 Custer, SD $64,634

Deadwood, SD $64,235 Edgemont, SD $65,253 Enning, SD $64,744 Fairburn, SD $64,036 Fort Meade, SD $64,029 Hermosa, SD $63,780 Hill City, SD $64,212 Hot Springs, SD $65,204

Howes, SD $64,888 Interior, SD $64,991 Keystone, SD $63,716 Kyle, SD $65,130 Lead, SD $64,824 Ludlow, SD $65,543 Manderson, SD $65,236 Mud Butte, SD $64,927

Nemo, SD $63,806 Newell, SD $65,053 New Underwood, SD $63,795 Nisland, SD $65,197 Oelrichs, SD $65,069 Oglala, SD $65,182 Oral, SD $65,009 Owanka, SD $64,109

Piedmont, SD $63,451 Pine Ridge, SD $65,304 Porcupine, SD $65,107 Pringle, SD $64,834 Quinn, SD $64,898 Redig, SD $64,821 Saint Onge, SD $65,005 Scenic, SD $64,544

Smithwick, SD $65,091 Spearfish, SD $65,298 Sturgis, SD $63,826 Union Center, SD $64,787 Vale, SD $64,583 Wall, SD $64,804 Wasta, SD $64,476 White Owl, SD $64,917

Whitewood, SD $64,731 Wounded Knee, SD $65,239 Leola, SD $65,625 Long Lake, SD $65,726 Mansfield, SD $65,587 Mellette, SD $65,648 Northville, SD $65,578 Onaka, SD $65,323

Orient, SD $65,422 Pierpont, SD $65,644 Redfield, SD $65,750 Rockham, SD $65,500 Roscoe, SD $65,384 Selby, SD $65,270 Seneca, SD $65,282 Stratford, SD $65,652

Tolstoy, SD $65,286 Tulare, SD $65,659 Turton, SD $65,662 Warner, SD $65,728 Westport, SD $65,638 Pierre, SD $59,949 Agar, SD $61,508 Belvidere, SD $64,896

Blunt, SD $59,949 Burke, SD $65,404 Colome, SD $65,324 Dallas, SD $65,305 Draper, SD $63,289 Fort Pierre, SD $60,124 Gregory, SD $65,374 Hamill, SD $65,212

Harrold, SD $60,299 Hayes, SD $64,228 Herrick, SD $65,367 Holabird, SD $61,659 Ideal, SD $65,195 Kadoka, SD $64,971 Kennebec, SD $64,243 Long Valley, SD $64,968

Lower Brule, SD $64,158 Martin, SD $65,125 Midland, SD $64,757 Milesville, SD $64,799 Mission, SD $65,264 Murdo, SD $64,357 Norris, SD $65,069 Okaton, SD $64,905

Okreek, SD $65,227 Onida, SD $60,537 Parmelee, SD $65,186 Philip, SD $64,894 Presho, SD $63,763 Reliance, SD $65,249 Rosebud, SD $65,335 Saint Charles, SD $65,438

Saint Francis, SD $65,210 Tuthill, SD $65,046 Vivian, SD $63,486 Wanblee, SD $65,090 White River, SD $65,061 Winner, SD $65,264 Witten, SD $65,147 Wood, SD $65,053

Mobridge, SD $65,284 Bison, SD $65,121 Bullhead, SD $65,620 Cherry Creek, SD $64,952 Dupree, SD $64,967 Eagle Butte, SD $65,034 Faith, SD $64,947 Glencross, SD $65,002

Glenham, SD $65,307 Herreid, SD $65,557 Isabel, SD $64,989 Keldron, SD $65,303 Lantry, SD $65,065 Lemmon, SD $65,547 Little Eagle, SD $65,610 Lodgepole, SD $65,371

Mc Intosh, SD $65,401 Mc Laughlin, SD $65,344 Meadow, SD $64,972 Morristown, SD $65,468 Mound City, SD $65,440 Pollock, SD $65,686 Prairie City, SD $65,206 Ralph, SD $65,418

Reva, SD $65,209 Ridgeview, SD $65,066 Timber Lake, SD $65,099 Trail City, SD $65,078 Wakpala, SD $65,345 Walker, SD $65,449 Watauga, SD $65,301 Whitehorse, SD $65,135

Rapid City, SD $63,393 Ellsworth Afb, SD $63,393 Allen, SD $65,124 Batesland, SD $65,151 Montrose, SD $65,205 North Sioux City, SD $64,557 Nunda, SD $65,482 Oldham, SD $65,626

Olivet, SD $65,472 Parker, SD $65,117 Ramona, SD $65,510 Renner, SD $64,905 Rowena, SD $64,861 Rutland, SD $65,424 Salem, SD $65,428 Scotland, SD $65,575

Sinai, SD $65,834 Springfield, SD $65,653 Tabor, SD $65,610 Tea, SD $64,940 Trent, SD $65,187 Tyndall, SD $65,591 Utica, SD $65,477 Valley Springs, SD $64,900

Vermillion, SD $65,492 Viborg, SD $65,345 Volga, SD $65,680 Volin, SD $65,418 Wakonda, SD $65,351 Wentworth, SD $65,401 Winfred, SD $65,433 Worthing, SD $65,002

Yankton, SD $65,743 Sioux Falls, SD $64,844 Vienna, SD $65,798 Wallace, SD $65,759 Waubay, SD $65,728 Webster, SD $65,744 White, SD $65,845 Willow Lake, SD $65,872

Wilmot, SD $65,792 Mitchell, SD $65,803 Alexandria, SD $65,561 Alpena, SD $65,672 Armour, SD $65,537 Artesian, SD $65,662 Avon, SD $65,554 Bonesteel, SD $65,427

Bridgewater, SD $65,385 Canova, SD $65,473 Carpenter, SD $65,824 Carthage, SD $65,677 Cavour, SD $65,764 Chamberlain, SD $65,467 Corsica, SD $65,549 Dante, SD $65,516

Delmont, SD $65,519 Dimock, SD $65,591 Emery, SD $65,493 Ethan, SD $65,626 Fairfax, SD $65,438 Fedora, SD $65,605 Fort Thompson, SD $64,698 Fulton, SD $65,613

Gann Valley, SD $65,332 Geddes, SD $65,454 Harrison, SD $65,503 Highmore, SD $64,243 Stephan, SD $64,528 Hitchcock, SD $65,711 Howard, SD $65,638 Huron, SD $65,935

Iroquois, SD $65,778 Kaylor, SD $65,662 Kimball, SD $65,464 Lake Andes, SD $65,559 Lane, SD $65,809 Letcher, SD $65,632 Marty, SD $65,769 Miller, SD $65,525

Mount Vernon, SD $65,589 New Holland, SD $65,687 Oacoma, SD $65,408 Parkston, SD $65,618 Pickstown, SD $65,660 Plankinton, SD $65,579 Platte, SD $65,467 Pukwana, SD $65,421

Ree Heights, SD $65,094 Saint Lawrence, SD $65,528 Spencer, SD $65,465 Stickney, SD $65,536 Tripp, SD $65,554 Virgil, SD $65,616 Wagner, SD $65,567 Wessington, SD $65,567

Wessington Springs, SD $65,557 White Lake, SD $65,492 Wolsey, SD $65,697 Woonsocket, SD $65,667 Yale, SD $65,817 Aberdeen, SD $65,823 Akaska, SD $65,236 Amherst, SD $65,722

Andover, SD $65,628 Ashton, SD $65,616 Barnard, SD $65,706 Bath, SD $65,685 Bowdle, SD $65,359 Brentford, SD $65,734 Britton, SD $65,907 Claremont, SD $65,667

Columbia, SD $65,588 Conde, SD $65,658 Cresbard, SD $65,496 Doland, SD $65,798 Eureka, SD $65,590 Faulkton, SD $65,490 Ferney, SD $65,897 Frankfort, SD $65,794

Frederick, SD $65,723 Gettysburg, SD $64,875 Groton, SD $65,692 Hecla, SD $65,817 Hosmer, SD $65,485 Houghton, SD $65,539 Hoven, SD $65,306 Ipswich, SD $65,553

Java, SD $65,265 Langford, SD $65,634 Lebanon, SD $64,984 Watertown, SD $65,935 Arlington, SD $65,760 Astoria, SD $65,865 Badger, SD $65,875 Big Stone City, SD $65,971

Bradley, SD $65,738 Brandt, SD $65,820 Bristol, SD $65,685 Bruce, SD $65,749 Bryant, SD $65,843 Castlewood, SD $65,803 Claire City, SD $65,902 Clark, SD $65,851

Clear Lake, SD $65,826 Corona, SD $65,904 De Smet, SD $65,817 Eden, SD $65,700 Erwin, SD $65,776 Estelline, SD $65,792 Florence, SD $65,771 Garden City, SD $65,782

Gary, SD $65,868 Goodwin, SD $65,743 Grenville, SD $65,683 Hayti, SD $65,828 Hazel, SD $65,798 Henry, SD $65,799 Kranzburg, SD $66,044 Labolt, SD $65,749

Lake City, SD $65,810 Lake Norden, SD $65,859 Lake Preston, SD $65,796 Marvin, SD $65,679 Milbank, SD $65,960 New Effington, SD $66,042 Ortley, SD $65,693 Peever, SD $65,781

Raymond, SD $65,814 Revillo, SD $65,789 Rosholt, SD $66,027 Roslyn, SD $65,670 Sisseton, SD $65,821 South Shore, SD $65,699 Stockholm, SD $65,699 Strandburg, SD $65,692

Summit, SD $65,697 Toronto, SD $65,795 Twin Brooks, SD $65,675 Veblen, SD $65,935

Field Operations Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operations Assistant'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

$59,078

Average $64,666/year

$72,092

$4,923

Average $5,389/month

$6,008

$1,136

Average $1,244/week

$1,386

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,092	$6,008	$1,386	$35
Average	$64,666	$5,389	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$59,078	$4,923	$1,136	$28

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