Communications Executive Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Communications Executive make in South Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Communications Executive in South Dakota is $89,006 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,530
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,235 to $98,702
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,249

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Communications Executive Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,702	$8,225	$1,898	$47
Average	$89,006	$7,417	$1,712	$43
25th Percentile	$80,235	$6,686	$1,543	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Communications Executive Salaries

A Communications Executive'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 Communications Executive Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Communications Executive'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): $55,267
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,262
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,986
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,744
Expert (over 8 years): $93,769

Levels	Salary
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$55,267
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$67,262
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$86,986
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$99,744
Communica... Level Communications Executive	$93,769

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Communications Executive 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 Communications Executives. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,437.
California: $108,026.
Massachusetts: $106,586.

District of Columbia $108,437 California $108,026 Massachusetts $106,586 Washington $106,194 New Jersey $106,155 Alaska $106,018 Connecticut $104,667 New York $104,118

Hawaii $102,365 Rhode Island $101,542 Maryland $100,984 Minnesota $100,220 Colorado $99,926 Illinois $99,828 Oregon $99,456 Delaware $99,182

New Hampshire $99,010 Virginia $98,624 Pennsylvania $97,497 Nevada $96,929 North Dakota $96,743 Michigan $96,450 Wisconsin $96,342 Vermont $96,126

Texas $95,529 Maine $95,490 Arizona $95,431 Ohio $95,362 Georgia $94,461 Indiana $94,011 Wyoming $93,923 Utah $93,786

Iowa $93,727 Kansas $93,257 Louisiana $93,120 North Carolina $93,071 Missouri $93,051 Florida $92,669 Montana $92,463 Nebraska $92,268

Kentucky $92,160 South Carolina $91,768 Tennessee $91,523 Idaho $91,425 New Mexico $90,710 Oklahoma $90,554 Alabama $89,976 South Dakota $89,006

Arkansas $88,477 West Virginia $88,193 Mississippi $87,341

Top Paying Cities for Communications Executives

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: $89,934
Aurora: $90,412
Baltic: $89,439

Alcester, SD $89,934 Aurora, SD $90,412 Baltic, SD $89,439 Beresford, SD $89,704 Brandon, SD $89,256 Brookings, SD $90,578 Burbank, SD $89,613 Canistota, SD $89,747

Canton, SD $89,492 Centerville, SD $89,709 Chancellor, SD $89,481 Chester, SD $89,703 Colman, SD $89,995 Colton, SD $89,621 Crooks, SD $89,390 Davis, SD $89,600

Dell Rapids, SD $89,604 Egan, SD $89,844 Elk Point, SD $89,330 Elkton, SD $90,467 Fairview, SD $89,623 Flandreau, SD $90,135 Freeman, SD $90,038 Garretson, SD $89,456

Gayville, SD $90,188 Harrisburg, SD $89,313 Hartford, SD $89,450 Hudson, SD $89,695 Humboldt, SD $89,577 Hurley, SD $89,712 Irene, SD $89,964 Jefferson, SD $88,996

Lennox, SD $89,482 Lesterville, SD $90,122 Lyons, SD $89,473 Madison, SD $90,173 Marion, SD $89,773 Menno, SD $90,075 Mission Hill, SD $90,142 Monroe, SD $89,676

Belle Fourche, SD $90,023 Black Hawk, SD $87,269 Box Elder, SD $87,381 Buffalo, SD $89,859 Buffalo Gap, SD $89,152 Camp Crook, SD $89,945 Caputa, SD $87,804 Custer, SD $88,961

Deadwood, SD $88,413 Edgemont, SD $89,814 Enning, SD $89,113 Fairburn, SD $88,139 Fort Meade, SD $88,130 Hermosa, SD $87,786 Hill City, SD $88,380 Hot Springs, SD $89,746

Howes, SD $89,311 Interior, SD $89,454 Keystone, SD $87,699 Kyle, SD $89,645 Lead, SD $89,223 Ludlow, SD $90,213 Manderson, SD $89,790 Mud Butte, SD $89,366

Nemo, SD $87,822 Newell, SD $89,539 New Underwood, SD $87,807 Nisland, SD $89,737 Oelrichs, SD $89,561 Oglala, SD $89,716 Oral, SD $89,478 Owanka, SD $88,239

Piedmont, SD $87,333 Pine Ridge, SD $89,884 Porcupine, SD $89,613 Pringle, SD $89,237 Quinn, SD $89,325 Redig, SD $89,219 Saint Onge, SD $89,472 Scenic, SD $88,838

Smithwick, SD $89,591 Spearfish, SD $89,876 Sturgis, SD $87,850 Union Center, SD $89,173 Vale, SD $88,892 Wall, SD $89,195 Wasta, SD $88,744 White Owl, SD $89,352

Whitewood, SD $89,095 Wounded Knee, SD $89,795 Leola, SD $90,326 Long Lake, SD $90,465 Mansfield, SD $90,274 Mellette, SD $90,358 Northville, SD $90,261 Onaka, SD $89,910

Orient, SD $90,046 Pierpont, SD $90,352 Redfield, SD $90,498 Rockham, SD $90,153 Roscoe, SD $89,993 Selby, SD $89,838 Seneca, SD $89,853 Stratford, SD $90,363

Tolstoy, SD $89,859 Tulare, SD $90,372 Turton, SD $90,377 Warner, SD $90,467 Westport, SD $90,343 Pierre, SD $82,513 Agar, SD $84,660 Belvidere, SD $89,323

Blunt, SD $82,513 Burke, SD $90,022 Colome, SD $89,912 Dallas, SD $89,885 Draper, SD $87,110 Fort Pierre, SD $82,755 Gregory, SD $89,981 Hamill, SD $89,757

Harrold, SD $82,995 Hayes, SD $88,403 Herrick, SD $89,971 Holabird, SD $84,866 Ideal, SD $89,734 Kadoka, SD $89,425 Kennebec, SD $88,424 Long Valley, SD $89,421

Lower Brule, SD $88,307 Martin, SD $89,637 Midland, SD $89,132 Milesville, SD $89,189 Mission, SD $89,829 Murdo, SD $88,580 Norris, SD $89,561 Okaton, SD $89,334

Okreek, SD $89,778 Onida, SD $83,323 Parmelee, SD $89,721 Philip, SD $89,320 Presho, SD $87,762 Reliance, SD $89,808 Rosebud, SD $89,927 Saint Charles, SD $90,069

Saint Francis, SD $89,754 Tuthill, SD $89,529 Vivian, SD $87,381 Wanblee, SD $89,589 White River, SD $89,549 Winner, SD $89,829 Witten, SD $89,668 Wood, SD $89,538

Mobridge, SD $89,856 Bison, SD $89,632 Bullhead, SD $90,319 Cherry Creek, SD $89,400 Dupree, SD $89,420 Eagle Butte, SD $89,513 Faith, SD $89,392 Glencross, SD $89,469

Glenham, SD $89,889 Herreid, SD $90,232 Isabel, SD $89,451 Keldron, SD $89,883 Lantry, SD $89,555 Lemmon, SD $90,219 Little Eagle, SD $90,305 Lodgepole, SD $89,976

Mc Intosh, SD $90,018 Mc Laughlin, SD $89,939 Meadow, SD $89,426 Morristown, SD $90,110 Mound City, SD $90,071 Pollock, SD $90,410 Prairie City, SD $89,749 Ralph, SD $90,041

Reva, SD $89,754 Ridgeview, SD $89,557 Timber Lake, SD $89,602 Trail City, SD $89,573 Wakpala, SD $89,941 Walker, SD $90,084 Watauga, SD $89,880 Whitehorse, SD $89,652

Rapid City, SD $87,253 Ellsworth Afb, SD $87,253 Allen, SD $89,636 Batesland, SD $89,673 Montrose, SD $89,748 North Sioux City, SD $88,856 Nunda, SD $90,129 Oldham, SD $90,327

Olivet, SD $90,116 Parker, SD $89,627 Ramona, SD $90,168 Renner, SD $89,334 Rowena, SD $89,274 Rutland, SD $90,049 Salem, SD $90,055 Scotland, SD $90,257

Sinai, SD $90,613 Springfield, SD $90,365 Tabor, SD $90,305 Tea, SD $89,383 Trent, SD $89,723 Tyndall, SD $90,279 Utica, SD $90,123 Valley Springs, SD $89,327

Vermillion, SD $90,143 Viborg, SD $89,941 Volga, SD $90,402 Volin, SD $90,040 Wakonda, SD $89,948 Wentworth, SD $90,017 Winfred, SD $90,061 Worthing, SD $89,469

Yankton, SD $90,488 Sioux Falls, SD $89,251 Vienna, SD $90,564 Wallace, SD $90,510 Waubay, SD $90,467 Webster, SD $90,489 White, SD $90,629 Willow Lake, SD $90,666

Wilmot, SD $90,556 Mitchell, SD $90,570 Alexandria, SD $90,237 Alpena, SD $90,390 Armour, SD $90,204 Artesian, SD $90,376 Avon, SD $90,229 Bonesteel, SD $90,053

Bridgewater, SD $89,995 Canova, SD $90,117 Carpenter, SD $90,600 Carthage, SD $90,397 Cavour, SD $90,516 Chamberlain, SD $90,108 Corsica, SD $90,221 Dante, SD $90,176

Delmont, SD $90,180 Dimock, SD $90,279 Emery, SD $90,144 Ethan, SD $90,327 Fairfax, SD $90,069 Fedora, SD $90,298 Fort Thompson, SD $89,050 Fulton, SD $90,310

Gann Valley, SD $89,922 Geddes, SD $90,090 Harrison, SD $90,158 Highmore, SD $88,424 Stephan, SD $88,815 Hitchcock, SD $90,444 Howard, SD $90,343 Huron, SD $90,752

Iroquois, SD $90,537 Kaylor, SD $90,377 Kimball, SD $90,104 Lake Andes, SD $90,235 Lane, SD $90,579 Letcher, SD $90,335 Marty, SD $90,524 Miller, SD $90,188

Mount Vernon, SD $90,276 New Holland, SD $90,411 Oacoma, SD $90,028 Parkston, SD $90,316 Pickstown, SD $90,373 Plankinton, SD $90,262 Platte, SD $90,108 Pukwana, SD $90,044

Ree Heights, SD $89,595 Saint Lawrence, SD $90,192 Spencer, SD $90,105 Stickney, SD $90,203 Tripp, SD $90,229 Virgil, SD $90,314 Wagner, SD $90,246 Wessington, SD $90,246

Wessington Springs, SD $90,232 White Lake, SD $90,143 Wolsey, SD $90,424 Woonsocket, SD $90,383 Yale, SD $90,590 Aberdeen, SD $90,599 Akaska, SD $89,790 Amherst, SD $90,460

Andover, SD $90,329 Ashton, SD $90,313 Barnard, SD $90,437 Bath, SD $90,409 Bowdle, SD $89,959 Brentford, SD $90,476 Britton, SD $90,714 Claremont, SD $90,383

Columbia, SD $90,275 Conde, SD $90,371 Cresbard, SD $90,148 Doland, SD $90,564 Eureka, SD $90,277 Faulkton, SD $90,140 Ferney, SD $90,701 Frankfort, SD $90,559

Frederick, SD $90,461 Gettysburg, SD $89,294 Groton, SD $90,419 Hecla, SD $90,590 Hosmer, SD $90,134 Houghton, SD $90,207 Hoven, SD $89,887 Ipswich, SD $90,227

Java, SD $89,831 Langford, SD $90,338 Lebanon, SD $89,444 Watertown, SD $90,752 Arlington, SD $90,512 Astoria, SD $90,656 Badger, SD $90,670 Big Stone City, SD $90,801

Bradley, SD $90,481 Brandt, SD $90,595 Bristol, SD $90,409 Bruce, SD $90,496 Bryant, SD $90,626 Castlewood, SD $90,570 Claire City, SD $90,707 Clark, SD $90,637

Clear Lake, SD $90,603 Corona, SD $90,709 De Smet, SD $90,590 Eden, SD $90,429 Erwin, SD $90,533 Estelline, SD $90,556 Florence, SD $90,526 Garden City, SD $90,542

Gary, SD $90,660 Goodwin, SD $90,488 Grenville, SD $90,406 Hayti, SD $90,605 Hazel, SD $90,563 Henry, SD $90,565 Kranzburg, SD $90,902 Labolt, SD $90,497

Lake City, SD $90,580 Lake Norden, SD $90,648 Lake Preston, SD $90,561 Marvin, SD $90,400 Milbank, SD $90,787 New Effington, SD $90,900 Ortley, SD $90,419 Peever, SD $90,541

Raymond, SD $90,586 Revillo, SD $90,552 Rosholt, SD $90,879 Roslyn, SD $90,388 Sisseton, SD $90,596 South Shore, SD $90,427 Stockholm, SD $90,428 Strandburg, SD $90,419

Summit, SD $90,424 Toronto, SD $90,560 Twin Brooks, SD $90,394 Veblen, SD $90,752

Communications Executive Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Communications Executive'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

$80,235

Average $89,006/year

$98,702

$6,686

Average $7,417/month

$8,225

$1,543

Average $1,712/week

$1,898

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,702	$8,225	$1,898	$47
Average	$89,006	$7,417	$1,712	$43
25th Percentile	$80,235	$6,686	$1,543	$39

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