Human Resource Associate Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Human Resource Associate make in South Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Human Resource Associate in South Dakota is $65,364 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,959
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,468 to $71,957
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,190

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Human Resource Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,957	$5,996	$1,384	$35
Average	$65,364	$5,447	$1,257	$31
25th Percentile	$58,468	$4,872	$1,124	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Human Resource Associate Salaries

A Human Resource 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 Human Resource Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Human Resource 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): $52,235
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,879
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,551
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,999
Expert (over 8 years): $93,461

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$52,235
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$64,879
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$79,551
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$95,999
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$93,461

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

District of Columbia: $79,634.
California: $79,332.
Massachusetts: $78,274.

District of Columbia $79,634 California $79,332 Massachusetts $78,274 Washington $77,987 New Jersey $77,958 Alaska $77,857 Connecticut $76,865 New York $76,462

Hawaii $75,174 Rhode Island $74,570 Maryland $74,160 Minnesota $73,599 Colorado $73,383 Illinois $73,312 Oregon $73,038 Delaware $72,837

New Hampshire $72,710 Virginia $72,427 Pennsylvania $71,600 Nevada $71,183 North Dakota $71,046 Michigan $70,830 Wisconsin $70,751 Vermont $70,593

Texas $70,154 Maine $70,125 Arizona $70,082 Ohio $70,032 Georgia $69,370 Indiana $69,039 Wyoming $68,975 Utah $68,874

Iowa $68,831 Kansas $68,485 Louisiana $68,385 North Carolina $68,349 Missouri $68,334 Florida $68,054 Montana $67,903 Nebraska $67,759

Kentucky $67,680 South Carolina $67,392 Tennessee $67,212 Idaho $67,140 New Mexico $66,615 Oklahoma $66,500 Alabama $66,076 South Dakota $65,364

Arkansas $64,976 West Virginia $64,767 Mississippi $64,141

Top Paying Cities for Human Resource 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: $66,045
Aurora: $66,396
Baltic: $65,682

Alcester, SD $66,045 Aurora, SD $66,396 Baltic, SD $65,682 Beresford, SD $65,876 Brandon, SD $65,547 Brookings, SD $66,518 Burbank, SD $65,810 Canistota, SD $65,908

Canton, SD $65,721 Centerville, SD $65,880 Chancellor, SD $65,713 Chester, SD $65,875 Colman, SD $66,090 Colton, SD $65,816 Crooks, SD $65,646 Davis, SD $65,800

Dell Rapids, SD $65,803 Egan, SD $65,979 Elk Point, SD $65,602 Elkton, SD $66,437 Fairview, SD $65,817 Flandreau, SD $66,193 Freeman, SD $66,121 Garretson, SD $65,694

Gayville, SD $66,232 Harrisburg, SD $65,589 Hartford, SD $65,690 Hudson, SD $65,870 Humboldt, SD $65,783 Hurley, SD $65,883 Irene, SD $66,067 Jefferson, SD $65,357

Lennox, SD $65,714 Lesterville, SD $66,183 Lyons, SD $65,707 Madison, SD $66,221 Marion, SD $65,927 Menno, SD $66,149 Mission Hill, SD $66,198 Monroe, SD $65,856

Belle Fourche, SD $66,111 Black Hawk, SD $64,088 Box Elder, SD $64,171 Buffalo, SD $65,990 Buffalo Gap, SD $65,471 Camp Crook, SD $66,054 Caputa, SD $64,481 Custer, SD $65,331

Deadwood, SD $64,928 Edgemont, SD $65,957 Enning, SD $65,442 Fairburn, SD $64,727 Fort Meade, SD $64,720 Hermosa, SD $64,468 Hill City, SD $64,904 Hot Springs, SD $65,907

Howes, SD $65,588 Interior, SD $65,693 Keystone, SD $64,404 Kyle, SD $65,833 Lead, SD $65,523 Ludlow, SD $66,250 Manderson, SD $65,939 Mud Butte, SD $65,628

Nemo, SD $64,494 Newell, SD $65,755 New Underwood, SD $64,484 Nisland, SD $65,901 Oelrichs, SD $65,771 Oglala, SD $65,885 Oral, SD $65,711 Owanka, SD $64,801

Piedmont, SD $64,136 Pine Ridge, SD $66,008 Porcupine, SD $65,810 Pringle, SD $65,534 Quinn, SD $65,598 Redig, SD $65,520 Saint Onge, SD $65,706 Scenic, SD $65,240

Smithwick, SD $65,793 Spearfish, SD $66,003 Sturgis, SD $64,515 Union Center, SD $65,486 Vale, SD $65,280 Wall, SD $65,503 Wasta, SD $65,171 White Owl, SD $65,618

Whitewood, SD $65,429 Wounded Knee, SD $65,943 Leola, SD $66,334 Long Lake, SD $66,435 Mansfield, SD $66,295 Mellette, SD $66,357 Northville, SD $66,285 Onaka, SD $66,028

Orient, SD $66,128 Pierpont, SD $66,352 Redfield, SD $66,459 Rockham, SD $66,206 Roscoe, SD $66,089 Selby, SD $65,975 Seneca, SD $65,986 Stratford, SD $66,360

Tolstoy, SD $65,990 Tulare, SD $66,367 Turton, SD $66,371 Warner, SD $66,437 Westport, SD $66,346 Pierre, SD $60,595 Agar, SD $62,172 Belvidere, SD $65,596

Blunt, SD $60,595 Burke, SD $66,110 Colome, SD $66,029 Dallas, SD $66,009 Draper, SD $63,972 Fort Pierre, SD $60,773 Gregory, SD $66,080 Hamill, SD $65,916

Harrold, SD $60,949 Hayes, SD $64,921 Herrick, SD $66,072 Holabird, SD $62,324 Ideal, SD $65,898 Kadoka, SD $65,672 Kennebec, SD $64,936 Long Valley, SD $65,669

Lower Brule, SD $64,850 Martin, SD $65,827 Midland, SD $65,456 Milesville, SD $65,498 Mission, SD $65,968 Murdo, SD $65,051 Norris, SD $65,771 Okaton, SD $65,605

Okreek, SD $65,931 Onida, SD $61,190 Parmelee, SD $65,889 Philip, SD $65,594 Presho, SD $64,451 Reliance, SD $65,953 Rosebud, SD $66,040 Saint Charles, SD $66,144

Saint Francis, SD $65,913 Tuthill, SD $65,748 Vivian, SD $64,171 Wanblee, SD $65,792 White River, SD $65,762 Winner, SD $65,968 Witten, SD $65,850 Wood, SD $65,755

Mobridge, SD $65,988 Bison, SD $65,824 Bullhead, SD $66,328 Cherry Creek, SD $65,653 Dupree, SD $65,668 Eagle Butte, SD $65,736 Faith, SD $65,647 Glencross, SD $65,703

Glenham, SD $66,012 Herreid, SD $66,264 Isabel, SD $65,691 Keldron, SD $66,008 Lantry, SD $65,767 Lemmon, SD $66,254 Little Eagle, SD $66,318 Lodgepole, SD $66,076

Mc Intosh, SD $66,107 Mc Laughlin, SD $66,049 Meadow, SD $65,673 Morristown, SD $66,175 Mound City, SD $66,146 Pollock, SD $66,395 Prairie City, SD $65,909 Ralph, SD $66,124

Reva, SD $65,913 Ridgeview, SD $65,768 Timber Lake, SD $65,801 Trail City, SD $65,780 Wakpala, SD $66,050 Walker, SD $66,155 Watauga, SD $66,006 Whitehorse, SD $65,838

Rapid City, SD $64,077 Ellsworth Afb, SD $64,077 Allen, SD $65,826 Batesland, SD $65,854 Montrose, SD $65,908 North Sioux City, SD $65,254 Nunda, SD $66,188 Oldham, SD $66,334

Olivet, SD $66,179 Parker, SD $65,820 Ramona, SD $66,217 Renner, SD $65,605 Rowena, SD $65,560 Rutland, SD $66,130 Salem, SD $66,134 Scotland, SD $66,282

Sinai, SD $66,544 Springfield, SD $66,362 Tabor, SD $66,318 Tea, SD $65,641 Trent, SD $65,890 Tyndall, SD $66,299 Utica, SD $66,184 Valley Springs, SD $65,600

Vermillion, SD $66,199 Viborg, SD $66,050 Volga, SD $66,389 Volin, SD $66,123 Wakonda, SD $66,056 Wentworth, SD $66,106 Winfred, SD $66,139 Worthing, SD $65,703

Yankton, SD $66,452 Sioux Falls, SD $65,544 Vienna, SD $66,508 Wallace, SD $66,468 Waubay, SD $66,437 Webster, SD $66,453 White, SD $66,556 Willow Lake, SD $66,583

Wilmot, SD $66,502 Mitchell, SD $66,513 Alexandria, SD $66,268 Alpena, SD $66,380 Armour, SD $66,244 Artesian, SD $66,370 Avon, SD $66,262 Bonesteel, SD $66,133

Bridgewater, SD $66,090 Canova, SD $66,180 Carpenter, SD $66,534 Carthage, SD $66,385 Cavour, SD $66,473 Chamberlain, SD $66,173 Corsica, SD $66,256 Dante, SD $66,223

Delmont, SD $66,226 Dimock, SD $66,299 Emery, SD $66,200 Ethan, SD $66,334 Fairfax, SD $66,144 Fedora, SD $66,313 Fort Thompson, SD $65,396 Fulton, SD $66,321

Gann Valley, SD $66,036 Geddes, SD $66,160 Harrison, SD $66,210 Highmore, SD $64,936 Stephan, SD $65,224 Hitchcock, SD $66,420 Howard, SD $66,346 Huron, SD $66,646

Iroquois, SD $66,488 Kaylor, SD $66,371 Kimball, SD $66,170 Lake Andes, SD $66,267 Lane, SD $66,519 Letcher, SD $66,340 Marty, SD $66,479 Miller, SD $66,232

Mount Vernon, SD $66,297 New Holland, SD $66,395 Oacoma, SD $66,114 Parkston, SD $66,326 Pickstown, SD $66,368 Plankinton, SD $66,286 Platte, SD $66,173 Pukwana, SD $66,126

Ree Heights, SD $65,796 Saint Lawrence, SD $66,235 Spencer, SD $66,171 Stickney, SD $66,243 Tripp, SD $66,262 Virgil, SD $66,324 Wagner, SD $66,275 Wessington, SD $66,275

Wessington Springs, SD $66,264 White Lake, SD $66,199 Wolsey, SD $66,405 Woonsocket, SD $66,375 Yale, SD $66,527 Aberdeen, SD $66,533 Akaska, SD $65,939 Amherst, SD $66,431

Andover, SD $66,336 Ashton, SD $66,323 Barnard, SD $66,415 Bath, SD $66,394 Bowdle, SD $66,064 Brentford, SD $66,444 Britton, SD $66,618 Claremont, SD $66,375

Columbia, SD $66,295 Conde, SD $66,367 Cresbard, SD $66,203 Doland, SD $66,508 Eureka, SD $66,298 Faulkton, SD $66,197 Ferney, SD $66,608 Frankfort, SD $66,504

Frederick, SD $66,432 Gettysburg, SD $65,575 Groton, SD $66,401 Hecla, SD $66,527 Hosmer, SD $66,192 Houghton, SD $66,246 Hoven, SD $66,011 Ipswich, SD $66,260

Java, SD $65,970 Langford, SD $66,342 Lebanon, SD $65,685 Watertown, SD $66,646 Arlington, SD $66,469 Astoria, SD $66,575 Badger, SD $66,586 Big Stone City, SD $66,682

Bradley, SD $66,447 Brandt, SD $66,531 Bristol, SD $66,394 Bruce, SD $66,458 Bryant, SD $66,554 Castlewood, SD $66,513 Claire City, SD $66,613 Clark, SD $66,562

Clear Lake, SD $66,536 Corona, SD $66,615 De Smet, SD $66,527 Eden, SD $66,409 Erwin, SD $66,485 Estelline, SD $66,502 Florence, SD $66,480 Garden City, SD $66,492

Gary, SD $66,579 Goodwin, SD $66,452 Grenville, SD $66,392 Hayti, SD $66,538 Hazel, SD $66,508 Henry, SD $66,509 Kranzburg, SD $66,756 Labolt, SD $66,459

Lake City, SD $66,520 Lake Norden, SD $66,569 Lake Preston, SD $66,505 Marvin, SD $66,387 Milbank, SD $66,672 New Effington, SD $66,755 Ortley, SD $66,402 Peever, SD $66,491

Raymond, SD $66,524 Revillo, SD $66,499 Rosholt, SD $66,739 Roslyn, SD $66,379 Sisseton, SD $66,531 South Shore, SD $66,408 Stockholm, SD $66,408 Strandburg, SD $66,401

Summit, SD $66,405 Toronto, SD $66,505 Twin Brooks, SD $66,383 Veblen, SD $66,646

Human Resource Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Human Resource 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 June 01, 2026

$58,468

Average $65,364/year

$71,957

$4,872

Average $5,447/month

$5,996

$1,124

Average $1,257/week

$1,384

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,957	$5,996	$1,384	$35
Average	$65,364	$5,447	$1,257	$31
25th Percentile	$58,468	$4,872	$1,124	$28

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