Admission Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Admission Assistant make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Admission Assistant in South Dakota is $44,541 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,641
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,792 to $50,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,648

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Admission Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,351	$4,196	$968	$24
Average	$44,541	$3,712	$857	$21
25th Percentile	$37,792	$3,149	$727	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Admission Assistant Salaries

An Admission 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 Admission Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Admission 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): $45,010
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,863
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,768
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,077
Expert (over 8 years): $95,884

Levels	Salary
Admission... Level Admission Assistant	$45,010
Admission... Level Admission Assistant	$49,863
Admission... Level Admission Assistant	$59,768
Admission... Level Admission Assistant	$69,077
Admission... Level Admission Assistant	$95,884

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

District of Columbia: $54,265.
California: $54,059.
Massachusetts: $53,338.

District of Columbia $54,265 California $54,059 Massachusetts $53,338 Washington $53,142 New Jersey $53,123 Alaska $53,054 Connecticut $52,378 New York $52,103

Hawaii $51,226 Rhode Island $50,814 Maryland $50,535 Minnesota $50,153 Colorado $50,006 Illinois $49,957 Oregon $49,770 Delaware $49,633

New Hampshire $49,547 Virginia $49,354 Pennsylvania $48,790 Nevada $48,506 North Dakota $48,413 Michigan $48,266 Wisconsin $48,212 Vermont $48,104

Texas $47,805 Maine $47,785 Arizona $47,756 Ohio $47,722 Georgia $47,271 Indiana $47,045 Wyoming $47,001 Utah $46,933

Iowa $46,903 Kansas $46,668 Louisiana $46,599 North Carolina $46,575 Missouri $46,565 Florida $46,374 Montana $46,271 Nebraska $46,173

Kentucky $46,119 South Carolina $45,923 Tennessee $45,800 Idaho $45,751 New Mexico $45,394 Oklahoma $45,315 Alabama $45,026 South Dakota $44,541

Arkansas $44,276 West Virginia $44,134 Mississippi $43,708

Top Paying Cities for Admission 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: $45,005
Aurora: $45,244
Baltic: $44,757

Alcester, SD $45,005 Aurora, SD $45,244 Baltic, SD $44,757 Beresford, SD $44,890 Brandon, SD $44,666 Brookings, SD $45,327 Burbank, SD $44,845 Canistota, SD $44,911

Canton, SD $44,784 Centerville, SD $44,893 Chancellor, SD $44,779 Chester, SD $44,889 Colman, SD $45,036 Colton, SD $44,849 Crooks, SD $44,733 Davis, SD $44,838

Dell Rapids, SD $44,840 Egan, SD $44,960 Elk Point, SD $44,703 Elkton, SD $45,272 Fairview, SD $44,850 Flandreau, SD $45,106 Freeman, SD $45,057 Garretson, SD $44,766

Gayville, SD $45,132 Harrisburg, SD $44,694 Hartford, SD $44,763 Hudson, SD $44,885 Humboldt, SD $44,827 Hurley, SD $44,894 Irene, SD $45,020 Jefferson, SD $44,536

Lennox, SD $44,779 Lesterville, SD $45,099 Lyons, SD $44,775 Madison, SD $45,125 Marion, SD $44,925 Menno, SD $45,076 Mission Hill, SD $45,109 Monroe, SD $44,876

Belle Fourche, SD $45,050 Black Hawk, SD $43,671 Box Elder, SD $43,728 Buffalo, SD $44,968 Buffalo Gap, SD $44,614 Camp Crook, SD $45,011 Caputa, SD $43,939 Custer, SD $44,518

Deadwood, SD $44,244 Edgemont, SD $44,945 Enning, SD $44,594 Fairburn, SD $44,107 Fort Meade, SD $44,102 Hermosa, SD $43,930 Hill City, SD $44,228 Hot Springs, SD $44,911

Howes, SD $44,693 Interior, SD $44,765 Keystone, SD $43,887 Kyle, SD $44,860 Lead, SD $44,649 Ludlow, SD $45,145 Manderson, SD $44,933 Mud Butte, SD $44,721

Nemo, SD $43,948 Newell, SD $44,807 New Underwood, SD $43,941 Nisland, SD $44,906 Oelrichs, SD $44,818 Oglala, SD $44,896 Oral, SD $44,777 Owanka, SD $44,157

Piedmont, SD $43,704 Pine Ridge, SD $44,980 Porcupine, SD $44,845 Pringle, SD $44,656 Quinn, SD $44,700 Redig, SD $44,647 Saint Onge, SD $44,774 Scenic, SD $44,457

Smithwick, SD $44,833 Spearfish, SD $44,976 Sturgis, SD $43,962 Union Center, SD $44,624 Vale, SD $44,483 Wall, SD $44,635 Wasta, SD $44,409 White Owl, SD $44,714

Whitewood, SD $44,585 Wounded Knee, SD $44,935 Leola, SD $45,201 Long Lake, SD $45,271 Mansfield, SD $45,175 Mellette, SD $45,217 Northville, SD $45,169 Onaka, SD $44,993

Orient, SD $45,061 Pierpont, SD $45,214 Redfield, SD $45,287 Rockham, SD $45,115 Roscoe, SD $45,035 Selby, SD $44,957 Seneca, SD $44,965 Stratford, SD $45,220

Tolstoy, SD $44,968 Tulare, SD $45,225 Turton, SD $45,227 Warner, SD $45,272 Westport, SD $45,210 Pierre, SD $41,291 Agar, SD $42,366 Belvidere, SD $44,699

Blunt, SD $41,291 Burke, SD $45,049 Colome, SD $44,994 Dallas, SD $44,980 Draper, SD $43,592 Fort Pierre, SD $41,412 Gregory, SD $45,028 Hamill, SD $44,917

Harrold, SD $41,533 Hayes, SD $44,239 Herrick, SD $45,024 Holabird, SD $42,469 Ideal, SD $44,905 Kadoka, SD $44,751 Kennebec, SD $44,249 Long Valley, SD $44,749

Lower Brule, SD $44,191 Martin, SD $44,856 Midland, SD $44,604 Milesville, SD $44,632 Mission, SD $44,953 Murdo, SD $44,328 Norris, SD $44,818 Okaton, SD $44,705

Okreek, SD $44,927 Onida, SD $41,697 Parmelee, SD $44,899 Philip, SD $44,698 Presho, SD $43,918 Reliance, SD $44,942 Rosebud, SD $45,002 Saint Charles, SD $45,073

Saint Francis, SD $44,915 Tuthill, SD $44,803 Vivian, SD $43,728 Wanblee, SD $44,832 White River, SD $44,812 Winner, SD $44,953 Witten, SD $44,872 Wood, SD $44,807

Mobridge, SD $44,966 Bison, SD $44,854 Bullhead, SD $45,198 Cherry Creek, SD $44,738 Dupree, SD $44,748 Eagle Butte, SD $44,794 Faith, SD $44,734 Glencross, SD $44,772

Glenham, SD $44,982 Herreid, SD $45,154 Isabel, SD $44,763 Keldron, SD $44,979 Lantry, SD $44,815 Lemmon, SD $45,148 Little Eagle, SD $45,191 Lodgepole, SD $45,026

Mc Intosh, SD $45,047 Mc Laughlin, SD $45,007 Meadow, SD $44,751 Morristown, SD $45,093 Mound City, SD $45,074 Pollock, SD $45,243 Prairie City, SD $44,912 Ralph, SD $45,059

Reva, SD $44,915 Ridgeview, SD $44,816 Timber Lake, SD $44,839 Trail City, SD $44,825 Wakpala, SD $45,008 Walker, SD $45,080 Watauga, SD $44,978 Whitehorse, SD $44,864

Rapid City, SD $43,664 Ellsworth Afb, SD $43,664 Allen, SD $44,856 Batesland, SD $44,875 Montrose, SD $44,912 North Sioux City, SD $44,466 Nunda, SD $45,102 Oldham, SD $45,202

Olivet, SD $45,096 Parker, SD $44,852 Ramona, SD $45,122 Renner, SD $44,705 Rowena, SD $44,675 Rutland, SD $45,063 Salem, SD $45,066 Scotland, SD $45,167

Sinai, SD $45,345 Springfield, SD $45,221 Tabor, SD $45,191 Tea, SD $44,730 Trent, SD $44,900 Tyndall, SD $45,178 Utica, SD $45,100 Valley Springs, SD $44,702

Vermillion, SD $45,110 Viborg, SD $45,008 Volga, SD $45,239 Volin, SD $45,058 Wakonda, SD $45,012 Wentworth, SD $45,047 Winfred, SD $45,069 Worthing, SD $44,772

Yankton, SD $45,282 Sioux Falls, SD $44,663 Vienna, SD $45,321 Wallace, SD $45,293 Waubay, SD $45,272 Webster, SD $45,283 White, SD $45,353 Willow Lake, SD $45,372

Wilmot, SD $45,316 Mitchell, SD $45,324 Alexandria, SD $45,157 Alpena, SD $45,233 Armour, SD $45,140 Artesian, SD $45,226 Avon, SD $45,152 Bonesteel, SD $45,065

Bridgewater, SD $45,036 Canova, SD $45,097 Carpenter, SD $45,338 Carthage, SD $45,237 Cavour, SD $45,297 Chamberlain, SD $45,092 Corsica, SD $45,149 Dante, SD $45,126

Delmont, SD $45,128 Dimock, SD $45,178 Emery, SD $45,110 Ethan, SD $45,202 Fairfax, SD $45,073 Fedora, SD $45,187 Fort Thompson, SD $44,563 Fulton, SD $45,193

Gann Valley, SD $44,999 Geddes, SD $45,083 Harrison, SD $45,117 Highmore, SD $44,249 Stephan, SD $44,445 Hitchcock, SD $45,260 Howard, SD $45,210 Huron, SD $45,415

Iroquois, SD $45,307 Kaylor, SD $45,227 Kimball, SD $45,090 Lake Andes, SD $45,156 Lane, SD $45,328 Letcher, SD $45,206 Marty, SD $45,300 Miller, SD $45,132

Mount Vernon, SD $45,177 New Holland, SD $45,244 Oacoma, SD $45,052 Parkston, SD $45,196 Pickstown, SD $45,225 Plankinton, SD $45,169 Platte, SD $45,092 Pukwana, SD $45,060

Ree Heights, SD $44,835 Saint Lawrence, SD $45,134 Spencer, SD $45,091 Stickney, SD $45,140 Tripp, SD $45,152 Virgil, SD $45,195 Wagner, SD $45,161 Wessington, SD $45,161

Wessington Springs, SD $45,154 White Lake, SD $45,110 Wolsey, SD $45,251 Woonsocket, SD $45,230 Yale, SD $45,333 Aberdeen, SD $45,338 Akaska, SD $44,933 Amherst, SD $45,268

Andover, SD $45,203 Ashton, SD $45,195 Barnard, SD $45,257 Bath, SD $45,243 Bowdle, SD $45,018 Brentford, SD $45,276 Britton, SD $45,396 Claremont, SD $45,230

Columbia, SD $45,176 Conde, SD $45,224 Cresbard, SD $45,112 Doland, SD $45,321 Eureka, SD $45,177 Faulkton, SD $45,108 Ferney, SD $45,389 Frankfort, SD $45,318

Frederick, SD $45,269 Gettysburg, SD $44,685 Groton, SD $45,248 Hecla, SD $45,333 Hosmer, SD $45,105 Houghton, SD $45,142 Hoven, SD $44,981 Ipswich, SD $45,152

Java, SD $44,954 Langford, SD $45,207 Lebanon, SD $44,760 Watertown, SD $45,415 Arlington, SD $45,294 Astoria, SD $45,366 Badger, SD $45,374 Big Stone City, SD $45,439

Bradley, SD $45,279 Brandt, SD $45,336 Bristol, SD $45,243 Bruce, SD $45,286 Bryant, SD $45,351 Castlewood, SD $45,324 Claire City, SD $45,392 Clark, SD $45,357

Clear Lake, SD $45,340 Corona, SD $45,393 De Smet, SD $45,333 Eden, SD $45,253 Erwin, SD $45,305 Estelline, SD $45,316 Florence, SD $45,301 Garden City, SD $45,309

Gary, SD $45,369 Goodwin, SD $45,282 Grenville, SD $45,241 Hayti, SD $45,341 Hazel, SD $45,320 Henry, SD $45,321 Kranzburg, SD $45,490 Labolt, SD $45,287

Lake City, SD $45,328 Lake Norden, SD $45,362 Lake Preston, SD $45,319 Marvin, SD $45,238 Milbank, SD $45,432 New Effington, SD $45,489 Ortley, SD $45,248 Peever, SD $45,309

Raymond, SD $45,331 Revillo, SD $45,314 Rosholt, SD $45,478 Roslyn, SD $45,232 Sisseton, SD $45,336 South Shore, SD $45,252 Stockholm, SD $45,252 Strandburg, SD $45,248

Summit, SD $45,251 Toronto, SD $45,318 Twin Brooks, SD $45,235 Veblen, SD $45,415

Admission Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Admission Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 15% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Admission Assistant positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Admission Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Admission Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$48,995	$24.0	10%

Admission Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Admission 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 July 01, 2026

$37,792

Average $44,541/year

$50,351

$3,149

Average $3,712/month

$4,196

$727

Average $857/week

$968

$18

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,351	$4,196	$968	$24
Average	$44,541	$3,712	$857	$21
25th Percentile	$37,792	$3,149	$727	$18

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