What are the main factors that influence a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer's salary?

A 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,410 for beginners, reaching about $81,991 at mid-level, and approach $119,402 for experts.

How much do different types of 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer roles make?

Salaries for 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer level roles vary by specialization: Satellite Communications Engineer: $94,710; Satellite Systems Engineer: $89,310; Satellite Communications Technician: $60,801.

25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salary in South Dakota

Q: What industry pays the highest salary for 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer roles, with salaries approximately 80% above the market median.

Q: What are the highest paying states for a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer?

25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer roles are District of Columbia $87,037, California $86,707, Massachusetts $85,551. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much does a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer in South Dakota is $71,441 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,023
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,739 to $80,644
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,638

10% $58,638

50% (Median) $71,441

90% $89,023

25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,644	$6,720	$1,551	$39
Average	$71,441	$5,953	$1,374	$34
25th Percentile	$64,739	$5,395	$1,245	$31

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Key Factors That Influence 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salaries

A 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer'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 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer'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): $55,410
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,524
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,991
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $78,382
Expert (over 8 years): $119,402

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Telecommunications Technician I	less than 1 year	$55,410
25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer	1-2 years	$69,524
Telecommunications Technician III	2-4 years	$81,991
Telecommunications Supervisor I	5-8 years	$78,382
Telecommunications Supervisor II	over 8 years	$119,402

How Do 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer 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 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,037.
California: $86,707.
Massachusetts: $85,551.

District of Columbia $87,037 California $86,707 Massachusetts $85,551 Washington $85,237 New Jersey $85,206 Alaska $85,096 Connecticut $84,011 New York $83,571

Hawaii $82,163 Rhode Island $81,503 Maryland $81,055 Minnesota $80,442 Colorado $80,206 Illinois $80,127 Oregon $79,829 Delaware $79,609

New Hampshire $79,470 Virginia $79,160 Pennsylvania $78,256 Nevada $77,801 North Dakota $77,651 Michigan $77,415 Wisconsin $77,329 Vermont $77,156

Texas $76,676 Maine $76,645 Arizona $76,598 Ohio $76,543 Georgia $75,820 Indiana $75,458 Wyoming $75,387 Utah $75,277

Iowa $75,230 Kansas $74,853 Louisiana $74,743 North Carolina $74,703 Missouri $74,688 Florida $74,381 Montana $74,216 Nebraska $74,059

Kentucky $73,972 South Carolina $73,658 Tennessee $73,461 Idaho $73,383 New Mexico $72,809 Oklahoma $72,683 Alabama $72,219 South Dakota $71,441

Arkansas $71,016 West Virginia $70,788 Mississippi $70,105

Top Paying Cities for 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer

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: $72,185
Aurora: $72,569
Baltic: $71,788

Alcester, SD $72,185

Aurora, SD $72,569

Baltic, SD $71,788

Beresford, SD $72,001

Brandon, SD $71,641

Brookings, SD $72,703

Burbank, SD $71,928

Canistota, SD $72,035

Canton, SD $71,831

Centerville, SD $72,005

Chancellor, SD $71,822

Chester, SD $72,000

Colman, SD $72,235

Colton, SD $71,935

Crooks, SD $71,749

Davis, SD $71,917

Dell Rapids, SD $71,920

Egan, SD $72,113

Elk Point, SD $71,701

Elkton, SD $72,614

Fairview, SD $71,936

Flandreau, SD $72,347

Freeman, SD $72,269

Garretson, SD $71,802

Gayville, SD $72,390

Harrisburg, SD $71,687

Hartford, SD $71,797

Hudson, SD $71,994

Humboldt, SD $71,899

Hurley, SD $72,008

Irene, SD $72,210

Jefferson, SD $71,433

Lennox, SD $71,823

Lesterville, SD $72,336

Lyons, SD $71,816

Madison, SD $72,377

Marion, SD $72,056

Menno, SD $72,299

Mission Hill, SD $72,353

Monroe, SD $71,979

Belle Fourche, SD $72,257

Black Hawk, SD $70,046

Box Elder, SD $70,137

Buffalo, SD $72,126

Buffalo Gap, SD $71,558

Camp Crook, SD $72,195

Caputa, SD $70,476

Custer, SD $71,405

Deadwood, SD $70,965

Edgemont, SD $72,089

Enning, SD $71,527

Fairburn, SD $70,744

Fort Meade, SD $70,737

Hermosa, SD $70,461

Hill City, SD $70,939

Hot Springs, SD $72,034

Howes, SD $71,685

Interior, SD $71,800

Keystone, SD $70,392

Kyle, SD $71,953

Lead, SD $71,615

Ludlow, SD $72,409

Manderson, SD $72,070

Mud Butte, SD $71,729

Nemo, SD $70,491

Newell, SD $71,869

New Underwood, SD $70,479

Nisland, SD $72,027

Oelrichs, SD $71,886

Oglala, SD $72,011

Oral, SD $71,820

Owanka, SD $70,825

Piedmont, SD $70,098

Pine Ridge, SD $72,145

Porcupine, SD $71,928

Pringle, SD $71,626

Quinn, SD $71,696

Redig, SD $71,612

Saint Onge, SD $71,815

Scenic, SD $71,306

Smithwick, SD $71,910

Spearfish, SD $72,139

Sturgis, SD $70,513

Union Center, SD $71,575

Vale, SD $71,349

Wall, SD $71,593

Wasta, SD $71,230

White Owl, SD $71,718

Whitewood, SD $71,512

Wounded Knee, SD $72,074

Leola, SD $72,501

Long Lake, SD $72,611

Mansfield, SD $72,458

Mellette, SD $72,526

Northville, SD $72,448

Onaka, SD $72,167

Orient, SD $72,276

Pierpont, SD $72,521

Redfield, SD $72,638

Rockham, SD $72,361

Roscoe, SD $72,233

Selby, SD $72,108

Seneca, SD $72,121

Stratford, SD $72,530

Tolstoy, SD $72,126

Tulare, SD $72,538

Turton, SD $72,541

Warner, SD $72,614

Westport, SD $72,514

Pierre, SD $66,229

Agar, SD $67,952

Belvidere, SD $71,695

Blunt, SD $66,229

Burke, SD $72,256

Colome, SD $72,168

Dallas, SD $72,146

Draper, SD $69,919

Fort Pierre, SD $66,423

Gregory, SD $72,223

Hamill, SD $72,044

Harrold, SD $66,616

Hayes, SD $70,957

Herrick, SD $72,215

Holabird, SD $68,118

Ideal, SD $72,025

Kadoka, SD $71,777

Kennebec, SD $70,973

Long Valley, SD $71,774

Lower Brule, SD $70,880

Martin, SD $71,947

Midland, SD $71,542

Milesville, SD $71,588

Mission, SD $72,101

Murdo, SD $71,099

Norris, SD $71,886

Okaton, SD $71,704

Okreek, SD $72,060

Onida, SD $66,879

Parmelee, SD $72,015

Philip, SD $71,693

Presho, SD $70,443

Reliance, SD $72,085

Rosebud, SD $72,180

Saint Charles, SD $72,294

Saint Francis, SD $72,042

Tuthill, SD $71,861

Vivian, SD $70,137

Wanblee, SD $71,909

White River, SD $71,876

Winner, SD $72,101

Witten, SD $71,972

Wood, SD $71,868

Mobridge, SD $72,123

Bison, SD $71,943

Bullhead, SD $72,494

Cherry Creek, SD $71,757

Dupree, SD $71,773

Eagle Butte, SD $71,847

Faith, SD $71,751

Glencross, SD $71,812

Glenham, SD $72,149

Herreid, SD $72,425

Isabel, SD $71,798

Keldron, SD $72,145

Lantry, SD $71,881

Lemmon, SD $72,414

Little Eagle, SD $72,483

Lodgepole, SD $72,219

Mc Intosh, SD $72,253

Mc Laughlin, SD $72,189

Meadow, SD $71,778

Morristown, SD $72,327

Mound City, SD $72,295

Pollock, SD $72,567

Prairie City, SD $72,037

Ralph, SD $72,272

Reva, SD $72,041

Ridgeview, SD $71,883

Timber Lake, SD $71,919

Trail City, SD $71,896

Wakpala, SD $72,191

Walker, SD $72,306

Watauga, SD $72,142

Whitehorse, SD $71,959

Rapid City, SD $70,034

Ellsworth Afb, SD $70,034

Allen, SD $71,946

Batesland, SD $71,976

Montrose, SD $72,036

North Sioux City, SD $71,321

Nunda, SD $72,342

Oldham, SD $72,501

Olivet, SD $72,332

Parker, SD $71,939

Ramona, SD $72,373

Renner, SD $71,704

Rowena, SD $71,656

Rutland, SD $72,278

Salem, SD $72,283

Scotland, SD $72,445

Sinai, SD $72,731

Springfield, SD $72,531

Tabor, SD $72,483

Tea, SD $71,744

Trent, SD $72,016

Tyndall, SD $72,463

Utica, SD $72,337

Valley Springs, SD $71,699

Vermillion, SD $72,354

Viborg, SD $72,191

Volga, SD $72,561

Volin, SD $72,271

Wakonda, SD $72,197

Wentworth, SD $72,252

Winfred, SD $72,288

Worthing, SD $71,812

Yankton, SD $72,630

Sioux Falls, SD $71,637

Vienna, SD $72,692

Wallace, SD $72,648

Waubay, SD $72,614

Webster, SD $72,631

White, SD $72,744

Willow Lake, SD $72,773

Wilmot, SD $72,685

Mitchell, SD $72,696

Alexandria, SD $72,429

Alpena, SD $72,552

Armour, SD $72,402

Artesian, SD $72,541

Avon, SD $72,422

Bonesteel, SD $72,281

Bridgewater, SD $72,235

Canova, SD $72,332

Carpenter, SD $72,720

Carthage, SD $72,557

Cavour, SD $72,653

Chamberlain, SD $72,325

Corsica, SD $72,416

Dante, SD $72,380

Delmont, SD $72,383

Dimock, SD $72,463

Emery, SD $72,354

Ethan, SD $72,501

Fairfax, SD $72,294

Fedora, SD $72,478

Fort Thompson, SD $71,476

Fulton, SD $72,487

Gann Valley, SD $72,176

Geddes, SD $72,311

Harrison, SD $72,365

Highmore, SD $70,973

Stephan, SD $71,288

Hitchcock, SD $72,595

Howard, SD $72,514

Huron, SD $72,843

Iroquois, SD $72,670

Kaylor, SD $72,541

Kimball, SD $72,322

Lake Andes, SD $72,428

Lane, SD $72,703

Letcher, SD $72,508

Marty, SD $72,659

Miller, SD $72,390

Mount Vernon, SD $72,461

New Holland, SD $72,568

Oacoma, SD $72,261

Parkston, SD $72,492

Pickstown, SD $72,538

Plankinton, SD $72,449

Platte, SD $72,325

Pukwana, SD $72,274

Ree Heights, SD $71,913

Saint Lawrence, SD $72,393

Spencer, SD $72,323

Stickney, SD $72,402

Tripp, SD $72,422

Virgil, SD $72,490

Wagner, SD $72,436

Wessington, SD $72,436

Wessington Springs, SD $72,425

White Lake, SD $72,354

Wolsey, SD $72,579

Woonsocket, SD $72,546

Yale, SD $72,712

Aberdeen, SD $72,719

Akaska, SD $72,070

Amherst, SD $72,608

Andover, SD $72,503

Ashton, SD $72,490

Barnard, SD $72,589

Bath, SD $72,567

Bowdle, SD $72,206

Brentford, SD $72,621

Britton, SD $72,812

Claremont, SD $72,546

Columbia, SD $72,459

Conde, SD $72,537

Cresbard, SD $72,358

Doland, SD $72,692

Eureka, SD $72,461

Faulkton, SD $72,351

Ferney, SD $72,801

Frankfort, SD $72,687

Frederick, SD $72,608

Gettysburg, SD $71,672

Groton, SD $72,575

Hecla, SD $72,712

Hosmer, SD $72,346

Houghton, SD $72,405

Hoven, SD $72,148

Ipswich, SD $72,420

Java, SD $72,103

Langford, SD $72,510

Lebanon, SD $71,792

Watertown, SD $72,843

Arlington, SD $72,649

Astoria, SD $72,765

Badger, SD $72,777

Big Stone City, SD $72,882

Bradley, SD $72,625

Brandt, SD $72,716

Bristol, SD $72,567

Bruce, SD $72,637

Bryant, SD $72,741

Castlewood, SD $72,696

Claire City, SD $72,806

Clark, SD $72,750

Clear Lake, SD $72,722

Corona, SD $72,808

De Smet, SD $72,712

Eden, SD $72,583

Erwin, SD $72,666

Estelline, SD $72,685

Florence, SD $72,661

Garden City, SD $72,674

Gary, SD $72,769

Goodwin, SD $72,630

Grenville, SD $72,564

Hayti, SD $72,724

Hazel, SD $72,691

Henry, SD $72,692

Kranzburg, SD $72,963

Labolt, SD $72,637

Lake City, SD $72,704

Lake Norden, SD $72,758

Lake Preston, SD $72,688

Marvin, SD $72,560

Milbank, SD $72,870

New Effington, SD $72,961

Ortley, SD $72,575

Peever, SD $72,673

Raymond, SD $72,709

Revillo, SD $72,681

Rosholt, SD $72,944

Roslyn, SD $72,550

Sisseton, SD $72,717

South Shore, SD $72,582

Stockholm, SD $72,582

Strandburg, SD $72,575

Summit, SD $72,579

Toronto, SD $72,688

Twin Brooks, SD $72,555

Veblen, SD $72,843

25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 160% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 80% above the average. In contrast, 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$128,594	$62.0	80%
Software & Networking	$121,450	$58.0	70%
Financial Services	$114,306	$55.0	60%
Biotechnology	$107,161	$52.0	50%
Energy & Utilities	$100,017	$48.0	40%

25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 25S - Satellite Communications Systems Operator/Maintainer'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.

$64,739

Average $71,441/year

$80,644

$5,395

Average $5,953/month

$6,720

$1,245

Average $1,374/week

$1,551

$31

Average $34/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,644	$6,720	$1,551	$39
Average	$71,441	$5,953	$1,374	$34
25th Percentile	$64,739	$5,395	$1,245	$31

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