What are the main factors that influence an ABA Classroom Counselor's salary?

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

What are the highest paying states for an ABA Classroom Counselor?

ABA Classroom Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ABA Classroom Counselor roles are District of Columbia $57,314, California $57,097, Massachusetts $56,336. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of ABA Classroom Counselor roles make?

Salaries for ABA Classroom Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Classroom Therapist: $57,067; Classroom Teacher: $53,809; Classroom Facilitator: $52,912; Classroom Monitor: $52,720; Classroom Coordinator: $51,454.

ABA Classroom Counselor Salary in South Dakota

How much does an ABA Classroom Counselor make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an ABA Classroom Counselor in South Dakota is $47,044 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an ABA Classroom Counselor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,085
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,416 to $57,534
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,561

10% $30,561

50% (Median) $47,044

90% $67,085

ABA Classroom Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,534	$4,795	$1,106	$28
Average	$47,044	$3,920	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$38,416	$3,201	$739	$18

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Key Factors That Influence ABA Classroom Counselor Salaries

An ABA Classroom Counselor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do ABA Classroom Counselor 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 ABA Classroom Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,314.
California: $57,097.
Massachusetts: $56,336.

District of Columbia $57,314 California $57,097 Massachusetts $56,336 Washington $56,129 New Jersey $56,108 Alaska $56,036 Connecticut $55,321 New York $55,031

Hawaii $54,105 Rhode Island $53,670 Maryland $53,375 Minnesota $52,971 Colorado $52,816 Illinois $52,764 Oregon $52,567 Delaware $52,422

New Hampshire $52,331 Virginia $52,127 Pennsylvania $51,532 Nevada $51,232 North Dakota $51,133 Michigan $50,978 Wisconsin $50,921 Vermont $50,807

Texas $50,492 Maine $50,471 Arizona $50,440 Ohio $50,404 Georgia $49,927 Indiana $49,689 Wyoming $49,643 Utah $49,570

Iowa $49,539 Kansas $49,291 Louisiana $49,218 North Carolina $49,192 Missouri $49,182 Florida $48,980 Montana $48,871 Nebraska $48,768

Kentucky $48,711 South Carolina $48,504 Tennessee $48,374 Idaho $48,323 New Mexico $47,945 Oklahoma $47,862 Alabama $47,557 South Dakota $47,044

Arkansas $46,765 West Virginia $46,614 Mississippi $46,164

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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: $47,534
Aurora: $47,787
Baltic: $47,273

Alcester, SD $47,534

Aurora, SD $47,787

Baltic, SD $47,273

Beresford, SD $47,413

Brandon, SD $47,176

Brookings, SD $47,875

Burbank, SD $47,365

Canistota, SD $47,435

Canton, SD $47,301

Centerville, SD $47,416

Chancellor, SD $47,295

Chester, SD $47,412

Colman, SD $47,567

Colton, SD $47,369

Crooks, SD $47,247

Davis, SD $47,358

Dell Rapids, SD $47,360

Egan, SD $47,487

Elk Point, SD $47,215

Elkton, SD $47,816

Fairview, SD $47,370

Flandreau, SD $47,641

Freeman, SD $47,589

Garretson, SD $47,282

Gayville, SD $47,669

Harrisburg, SD $47,206

Hartford, SD $47,279

Hudson, SD $47,408

Humboldt, SD $47,346

Hurley, SD $47,417

Irene, SD $47,550

Jefferson, SD $47,039

Lennox, SD $47,296

Lesterville, SD $47,634

Lyons, SD $47,291

Madison, SD $47,661

Marion, SD $47,449

Menno, SD $47,609

Mission Hill, SD $47,645

Monroe, SD $47,398

Belle Fourche, SD $47,581

Black Hawk, SD $46,126

Box Elder, SD $46,185

Buffalo, SD $47,495

Buffalo Gap, SD $47,121

Camp Crook, SD $47,540

Caputa, SD $46,408

Custer, SD $47,020

Deadwood, SD $46,730

Edgemont, SD $47,471

Enning, SD $47,100

Fairburn, SD $46,585

Fort Meade, SD $46,581

Hermosa, SD $46,399

Hill City, SD $46,713

Hot Springs, SD $47,435

Howes, SD $47,205

Interior, SD $47,281

Keystone, SD $46,353

Kyle, SD $47,382

Lead, SD $47,158

Ludlow, SD $47,682

Manderson, SD $47,458

Mud Butte, SD $47,234

Nemo, SD $46,418

Newell, SD $47,326

New Underwood, SD $46,410

Nisland, SD $47,430

Oelrichs, SD $47,337

Oglala, SD $47,419

Oral, SD $47,294

Owanka, SD $46,639

Piedmont, SD $46,160

Pine Ridge, SD $47,508

Porcupine, SD $47,365

Pringle, SD $47,166

Quinn, SD $47,212

Redig, SD $47,156

Saint Onge, SD $47,290

Scenic, SD $46,955

Smithwick, SD $47,353

Spearfish, SD $47,504

Sturgis, SD $46,433

Union Center, SD $47,132

Vale, SD $46,983

Wall, SD $47,144

Wasta, SD $46,905

White Owl, SD $47,227

Whitewood, SD $47,091

Wounded Knee, SD $47,461

Leola, SD $47,742

Long Lake, SD $47,815

Mansfield, SD $47,714

Mellette, SD $47,758

Northville, SD $47,707

Onaka, SD $47,522

Orient, SD $47,594

Pierpont, SD $47,755

Redfield, SD $47,832

Rockham, SD $47,650

Roscoe, SD $47,566

Selby, SD $47,484

Seneca, SD $47,492

Stratford, SD $47,761

Tolstoy, SD $47,495

Tulare, SD $47,766

Turton, SD $47,769

Warner, SD $47,816

Westport, SD $47,751

Pierre, SD $43,612

Agar, SD $44,747

Belvidere, SD $47,211

Blunt, SD $43,612

Burke, SD $47,581

Colome, SD $47,523

Dallas, SD $47,508

Draper, SD $46,042

Fort Pierre, SD $43,740

Gregory, SD $47,559

Hamill, SD $47,441

Harrold, SD $43,867

Hayes, SD $46,725

Herrick, SD $47,554

Holabird, SD $44,856

Ideal, SD $47,429

Kadoka, SD $47,266

Kennebec, SD $46,736

Long Valley, SD $47,264

Lower Brule, SD $46,674

Martin, SD $47,377

Midland, SD $47,110

Milesville, SD $47,141

Mission, SD $47,479

Murdo, SD $46,819

Norris, SD $47,337

Okaton, SD $47,217

Okreek, SD $47,452

Onida, SD $44,040

Parmelee, SD $47,422

Philip, SD $47,210

Presho, SD $46,387

Reliance, SD $47,468

Rosebud, SD $47,531

Saint Charles, SD $47,606

Saint Francis, SD $47,440

Tuthill, SD $47,320

Vivian, SD $46,185

Wanblee, SD $47,352

White River, SD $47,331

Winner, SD $47,479

Witten, SD $47,394

Wood, SD $47,325

Mobridge, SD $47,493

Bison, SD $47,375

Bullhead, SD $47,738

Cherry Creek, SD $47,252

Dupree, SD $47,262

Eagle Butte, SD $47,312

Faith, SD $47,248

Glencross, SD $47,288

Glenham, SD $47,510

Herreid, SD $47,692

Isabel, SD $47,279

Keldron, SD $47,507

Lantry, SD $47,334

Lemmon, SD $47,685

Little Eagle, SD $47,730

Lodgepole, SD $47,557

Mc Intosh, SD $47,579

Mc Laughlin, SD $47,537

Meadow, SD $47,266

Morristown, SD $47,627

Mound City, SD $47,607

Pollock, SD $47,786

Prairie City, SD $47,436

Ralph, SD $47,591

Reva, SD $47,439

Ridgeview, SD $47,335

Timber Lake, SD $47,359

Trail City, SD $47,344

Wakpala, SD $47,538

Walker, SD $47,613

Watauga, SD $47,506

Whitehorse, SD $47,385

Rapid City, SD $46,117

Ellsworth Afb, SD $46,117

Allen, SD $47,377

Batesland, SD $47,397

Montrose, SD $47,436

North Sioux City, SD $46,965

Nunda, SD $47,637

Oldham, SD $47,742

Olivet, SD $47,631

Parker, SD $47,372

Ramona, SD $47,658

Renner, SD $47,217

Rowena, SD $47,185

Rutland, SD $47,595

Salem, SD $47,598

Scotland, SD $47,705

Sinai, SD $47,893

Springfield, SD $47,762

Tabor, SD $47,730

Tea, SD $47,243

Trent, SD $47,423

Tyndall, SD $47,717

Utica, SD $47,634

Valley Springs, SD $47,214

Vermillion, SD $47,645

Viborg, SD $47,538

Volga, SD $47,782

Volin, SD $47,591

Wakonda, SD $47,542

Wentworth, SD $47,578

Winfred, SD $47,602

Worthing, SD $47,288

Yankton, SD $47,827

Sioux Falls, SD $47,173

Vienna, SD $47,868

Wallace, SD $47,839

Waubay, SD $47,816

Webster, SD $47,828

White, SD $47,902

Willow Lake, SD $47,921

Wilmot, SD $47,863

Mitchell, SD $47,871

Alexandria, SD $47,695

Alpena, SD $47,775

Armour, SD $47,677

Artesian, SD $47,768

Avon, SD $47,690

Bonesteel, SD $47,597

Bridgewater, SD $47,567

Canova, SD $47,631

Carpenter, SD $47,886

Carthage, SD $47,779

Cavour, SD $47,842

Chamberlain, SD $47,626

Corsica, SD $47,686

Dante, SD $47,662

Delmont, SD $47,664

Dimock, SD $47,717

Emery, SD $47,646

Ethan, SD $47,742

Fairfax, SD $47,606

Fedora, SD $47,727

Fort Thompson, SD $47,067

Fulton, SD $47,733

Gann Valley, SD $47,528

Geddes, SD $47,617

Harrison, SD $47,653

Highmore, SD $46,736

Stephan, SD $46,943

Hitchcock, SD $47,804

Howard, SD $47,751

Huron, SD $47,967

Iroquois, SD $47,853

Kaylor, SD $47,769

Kimball, SD $47,624

Lake Andes, SD $47,694

Lane, SD $47,875

Letcher, SD $47,746

Marty, SD $47,846

Miller, SD $47,669

Mount Vernon, SD $47,715

New Holland, SD $47,786

Oacoma, SD $47,584

Parkston, SD $47,736

Pickstown, SD $47,767

Plankinton, SD $47,708

Platte, SD $47,626

Pukwana, SD $47,593

Ree Heights, SD $47,355

Saint Lawrence, SD $47,671

Spencer, SD $47,625

Stickney, SD $47,677

Tripp, SD $47,690

Virgil, SD $47,735

Wagner, SD $47,699

Wessington, SD $47,699

Wessington Springs, SD $47,692

White Lake, SD $47,645

Wolsey, SD $47,794

Woonsocket, SD $47,772

Yale, SD $47,881

Aberdeen, SD $47,886

Akaska, SD $47,458

Amherst, SD $47,812

Andover, SD $47,743

Ashton, SD $47,735

Barnard, SD $47,800

Bath, SD $47,785

Bowdle, SD $47,548

Brentford, SD $47,821

Britton, SD $47,947

Claremont, SD $47,772

Columbia, SD $47,714

Conde, SD $47,766

Cresbard, SD $47,648

Doland, SD $47,868

Eureka, SD $47,716

Faulkton, SD $47,643

Ferney, SD $47,940

Frankfort, SD $47,865

Frederick, SD $47,813

Gettysburg, SD $47,196

Groton, SD $47,790

Hecla, SD $47,881

Hosmer, SD $47,640

Houghton, SD $47,679

Hoven, SD $47,509

Ipswich, SD $47,689

Java, SD $47,480

Langford, SD $47,748

Lebanon, SD $47,275

Watertown, SD $47,967

Arlington, SD $47,840

Astoria, SD $47,916

Badger, SD $47,924

Big Stone City, SD $47,993

Bradley, SD $47,824

Brandt, SD $47,884

Bristol, SD $47,785

Bruce, SD $47,831

Bryant, SD $47,900

Castlewood, SD $47,871

Claire City, SD $47,943

Clark, SD $47,906

Clear Lake, SD $47,888

Corona, SD $47,944

De Smet, SD $47,881

Eden, SD $47,796

Erwin, SD $47,851

Estelline, SD $47,863

Florence, SD $47,847

Garden City, SD $47,856

Gary, SD $47,918

Goodwin, SD $47,827

Grenville, SD $47,784

Hayti, SD $47,889

Hazel, SD $47,867

Henry, SD $47,868

Kranzburg, SD $48,046

Labolt, SD $47,832

Lake City, SD $47,876

Lake Norden, SD $47,912

Lake Preston, SD $47,866

Marvin, SD $47,781

Milbank, SD $47,985

New Effington, SD $48,045

Ortley, SD $47,791

Peever, SD $47,855

Raymond, SD $47,879

Revillo, SD $47,861

Rosholt, SD $48,034

Roslyn, SD $47,774

Sisseton, SD $47,884

South Shore, SD $47,795

Stockholm, SD $47,796

Strandburg, SD $47,790

Summit, SD $47,794

Toronto, SD $47,865

Twin Brooks, SD $47,778

Veblen, SD $47,967

ABA Classroom Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an ABA Classroom Counselor'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.

$38,416

Average $47,044/year

$57,534

$3,201

Average $3,920/month

$4,795

$739

Average $905/week

$1,106

$18

Average $23/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,534	$4,795	$1,106	$28
Average	$47,044	$3,920	$905	$23
25th Percentile	$38,416	$3,201	$739	$18

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