What are the main factors that influence an Access Assistant's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Access Assistant?

The Education industry offers the highest average compensation for Access Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Access Assistant's salary?

An Access Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,244 for beginners, reaching about $61,646 at mid-level, and approach $67,491 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Access Assistant?

Access Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Access Assistant roles are District of Columbia $79,460, California $79,158, Massachusetts $78,103. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Access Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Access Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Patient Access Director: $148,616; Assistant Director of Patient Access: $147,097; Access Coordinator: $110,985; Access Administrator: $78,704; Access Specialist: $73,277.

Access Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Access Assistant make in South Dakota? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Access Assistant in South Dakota is $65,221 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,568
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,457 to $74,301
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,479

10% $48,479

50% (Median) $65,221

90% $82,568

Access Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,301	$6,192	$1,429	$36
Average	$65,221	$5,435	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$56,457	$4,705	$1,086	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Access Assistant Salaries

An Access 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 Access Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Access 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): $60,244
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,525
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,646
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,843
Expert (over 8 years): $67,491

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Access Assistant	less than 1 year	$60,244
Early Career Level Access Assistant	1-2 years	$60,525
Mid-Level Level Access Assistant	2-4 years	$61,646
Senior-Level Level Access Assistant	5-8 years	$64,843
Expert Level Access Assistant	over 8 years	$67,491

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

District of Columbia: $79,460.
California: $79,158.
Massachusetts: $78,103.

District of Columbia $79,460 California $79,158 Massachusetts $78,103 Washington $77,816 New Jersey $77,787 Alaska $77,687 Connecticut $76,697 New York $76,295

Hawaii $75,010 Rhode Island $74,407 Maryland $73,998 Minnesota $73,438 Colorado $73,223 Illinois $73,151 Oregon $72,879 Delaware $72,678

New Hampshire $72,551 Virginia $72,269 Pennsylvania $71,443 Nevada $71,027 North Dakota $70,891 Michigan $70,675 Wisconsin $70,596 Vermont $70,439

Texas $70,001 Maine $69,972 Arizona $69,929 Ohio $69,879 Georgia $69,218 Indiana $68,888 Wyoming $68,824 Utah $68,723

Iowa $68,680 Kansas $68,336 Louisiana $68,235 North Carolina $68,199 Missouri $68,185 Florida $67,905 Montana $67,754 Nebraska $67,611

Kentucky $67,532 South Carolina $67,245 Tennessee $67,066 Idaho $66,994 New Mexico $66,470 Oklahoma $66,355 Alabama $65,932 South Dakota $65,221

Arkansas $64,834 West Virginia $64,625 Mississippi $64,001

Top Paying Cities for Access Assistant

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: $65,901
Aurora: $66,251
Baltic: $65,538

Alcester, SD $65,901

Aurora, SD $66,251

Baltic, SD $65,538

Beresford, SD $65,732

Brandon, SD $65,404

Brookings, SD $66,373

Burbank, SD $65,666

Canistota, SD $65,764

Canton, SD $65,577

Centerville, SD $65,736

Chancellor, SD $65,569

Chester, SD $65,731

Colman, SD $65,946

Colton, SD $65,672

Crooks, SD $65,502

Davis, SD $65,656

Dell Rapids, SD $65,659

Egan, SD $65,835

Elk Point, SD $65,459

Elkton, SD $66,292

Fairview, SD $65,673

Flandreau, SD $66,049

Freeman, SD $65,977

Garretson, SD $65,551

Gayville, SD $66,087

Harrisburg, SD $65,446

Hartford, SD $65,546

Hudson, SD $65,726

Humboldt, SD $65,640

Hurley, SD $65,739

Irene, SD $65,923

Jefferson, SD $65,214

Lennox, SD $65,570

Lesterville, SD $66,039

Lyons, SD $65,563

Madison, SD $66,076

Marion, SD $65,783

Menno, SD $66,004

Mission Hill, SD $66,054

Monroe, SD $65,712

Belle Fourche, SD $65,966

Black Hawk, SD $63,948

Box Elder, SD $64,031

Buffalo, SD $65,846

Buffalo Gap, SD $65,328

Camp Crook, SD $65,909

Caputa, SD $64,340

Custer, SD $65,188

Deadwood, SD $64,786

Edgemont, SD $65,813

Enning, SD $65,299

Fairburn, SD $64,585

Fort Meade, SD $64,579

Hermosa, SD $64,327

Hill City, SD $64,763

Hot Springs, SD $65,763

Howes, SD $65,444

Interior, SD $65,549

Keystone, SD $64,263

Kyle, SD $65,689

Lead, SD $65,380

Ludlow, SD $66,105

Manderson, SD $65,795

Mud Butte, SD $65,485

Nemo, SD $64,353

Newell, SD $65,612

New Underwood, SD $64,343

Nisland, SD $65,756

Oelrichs, SD $65,627

Oglala, SD $65,741

Oral, SD $65,567

Owanka, SD $64,659

Piedmont, SD $63,995

Pine Ridge, SD $65,864

Porcupine, SD $65,666

Pringle, SD $65,390

Quinn, SD $65,454

Redig, SD $65,377

Saint Onge, SD $65,563

Scenic, SD $65,098

Smithwick, SD $65,650

Spearfish, SD $65,858

Sturgis, SD $64,374

Union Center, SD $65,343

Vale, SD $65,137

Wall, SD $65,360

Wasta, SD $65,029

White Owl, SD $65,474

Whitewood, SD $65,286

Wounded Knee, SD $65,799

Leola, SD $66,189

Long Lake, SD $66,290

Mansfield, SD $66,150

Mellette, SD $66,211

Northville, SD $66,140

Onaka, SD $65,884

Orient, SD $65,983

Pierpont, SD $66,207

Redfield, SD $66,314

Rockham, SD $66,062

Roscoe, SD $65,945

Selby, SD $65,830

Seneca, SD $65,842

Stratford, SD $66,215

Tolstoy, SD $65,846

Tulare, SD $66,222

Turton, SD $66,226

Warner, SD $66,292

Westport, SD $66,201

Pierre, SD $60,463

Agar, SD $62,036

Belvidere, SD $65,453

Blunt, SD $60,463

Burke, SD $65,965

Colome, SD $65,885

Dallas, SD $65,865

Draper, SD $63,832

Fort Pierre, SD $60,640

Gregory, SD $65,935

Hamill, SD $65,772

Harrold, SD $60,816

Hayes, SD $64,779

Herrick, SD $65,928

Holabird, SD $62,188

Ideal, SD $65,754

Kadoka, SD $65,528

Kennebec, SD $64,794

Long Valley, SD $65,525

Lower Brule, SD $64,709

Martin, SD $65,683

Midland, SD $65,313

Milesville, SD $65,355

Mission, SD $65,824

Murdo, SD $64,909

Norris, SD $65,627

Okaton, SD $65,462

Okreek, SD $65,787

Onida, SD $61,057

Parmelee, SD $65,745

Philip, SD $65,451

Presho, SD $64,310

Reliance, SD $65,809

Rosebud, SD $65,896

Saint Charles, SD $66,000

Saint Francis, SD $65,769

Tuthill, SD $65,604

Vivian, SD $64,031

Wanblee, SD $65,648

White River, SD $65,619

Winner, SD $65,824

Witten, SD $65,706

Wood, SD $65,611

Mobridge, SD $65,844

Bison, SD $65,680

Bullhead, SD $66,183

Cherry Creek, SD $65,510

Dupree, SD $65,524

Eagle Butte, SD $65,592

Faith, SD $65,504

Glencross, SD $65,560

Glenham, SD $65,868

Herreid, SD $66,120

Isabel, SD $65,547

Keldron, SD $65,863

Lantry, SD $65,623

Lemmon, SD $66,110

Little Eagle, SD $66,173

Lodgepole, SD $65,932

Mc Intosh, SD $65,962

Mc Laughlin, SD $65,904

Meadow, SD $65,529

Morristown, SD $66,030

Mound City, SD $66,001

Pollock, SD $66,250

Prairie City, SD $65,765

Ralph, SD $65,980

Reva, SD $65,769

Ridgeview, SD $65,624

Timber Lake, SD $65,657

Trail City, SD $65,637

Wakpala, SD $65,906

Walker, SD $66,011

Watauga, SD $65,861

Whitehorse, SD $65,694

Rapid City, SD $63,937

Ellsworth Afb, SD $63,937

Allen, SD $65,683

Batesland, SD $65,710

Montrose, SD $65,764

North Sioux City, SD $65,111

Nunda, SD $66,044

Oldham, SD $66,189

Olivet, SD $66,034

Parker, SD $65,676

Ramona, SD $66,072

Renner, SD $65,462

Rowena, SD $65,417

Rutland, SD $65,985

Salem, SD $65,990

Scotland, SD $66,138

Sinai, SD $66,399

Springfield, SD $66,217

Tabor, SD $66,173

Tea, SD $65,497

Trent, SD $65,746

Tyndall, SD $66,154

Utica, SD $66,039

Valley Springs, SD $65,457

Vermillion, SD $66,054

Viborg, SD $65,906

Volga, SD $66,244

Volin, SD $65,979

Wakonda, SD $65,912

Wentworth, SD $65,962

Winfred, SD $65,994

Worthing, SD $65,560

Yankton, SD $66,307

Sioux Falls, SD $65,401

Vienna, SD $66,363

Wallace, SD $66,323

Waubay, SD $66,292

Webster, SD $66,308

White, SD $66,410

Willow Lake, SD $66,438

Wilmot, SD $66,356

Mitchell, SD $66,367

Alexandria, SD $66,123

Alpena, SD $66,235

Armour, SD $66,099

Artesian, SD $66,225

Avon, SD $66,117

Bonesteel, SD $65,988

Bridgewater, SD $65,946

Canova, SD $66,035

Carpenter, SD $66,389

Carthage, SD $66,240

Cavour, SD $66,328

Chamberlain, SD $66,028

Corsica, SD $66,111

Dante, SD $66,078

Delmont, SD $66,081

Dimock, SD $66,154

Emery, SD $66,055

Ethan, SD $66,189

Fairfax, SD $66,000

Fedora, SD $66,168

Fort Thompson, SD $65,253

Fulton, SD $66,176

Gann Valley, SD $65,892

Geddes, SD $66,016

Harrison, SD $66,065

Highmore, SD $64,794

Stephan, SD $65,081

Hitchcock, SD $66,275

Howard, SD $66,201

Huron, SD $66,501

Iroquois, SD $66,343

Kaylor, SD $66,226

Kimball, SD $66,026

Lake Andes, SD $66,122

Lane, SD $66,374

Letcher, SD $66,195

Marty, SD $66,333

Miller, SD $66,087

Mount Vernon, SD $66,152

New Holland, SD $66,250

Oacoma, SD $65,970

Parkston, SD $66,181

Pickstown, SD $66,223

Plankinton, SD $66,141

Platte, SD $66,028

Pukwana, SD $65,982

Ree Heights, SD $65,652

Saint Lawrence, SD $66,090

Spencer, SD $66,026

Stickney, SD $66,098

Tripp, SD $66,117

Virgil, SD $66,179

Wagner, SD $66,130

Wessington, SD $66,130

Wessington Springs, SD $66,120

White Lake, SD $66,054

Wolsey, SD $66,260

Woonsocket, SD $66,230

Yale, SD $66,382

Aberdeen, SD $66,388

Akaska, SD $65,795

Amherst, SD $66,286

Andover, SD $66,191

Ashton, SD $66,178

Barnard, SD $66,270

Bath, SD $66,249

Bowdle, SD $65,919

Brentford, SD $66,298

Britton, SD $66,473

Claremont, SD $66,230

Columbia, SD $66,150

Conde, SD $66,222

Cresbard, SD $66,058

Doland, SD $66,363

Eureka, SD $66,153

Faulkton, SD $66,052

Ferney, SD $66,463

Frankfort, SD $66,359

Frederick, SD $66,287

Gettysburg, SD $65,432

Groton, SD $66,256

Hecla, SD $66,382

Hosmer, SD $66,047

Houghton, SD $66,101

Hoven, SD $65,866

Ipswich, SD $66,115

Java, SD $65,825

Langford, SD $66,197

Lebanon, SD $65,542

Watertown, SD $66,501

Arlington, SD $66,324

Astoria, SD $66,430

Badger, SD $66,440

Big Stone City, SD $66,537

Bradley, SD $66,302

Brandt, SD $66,385

Bristol, SD $66,249

Bruce, SD $66,313

Bryant, SD $66,408

Castlewood, SD $66,367

Claire City, SD $66,468

Clark, SD $66,416

Clear Lake, SD $66,391

Corona, SD $66,469

De Smet, SD $66,382

Eden, SD $66,264

Erwin, SD $66,340

Estelline, SD $66,356

Florence, SD $66,335

Garden City, SD $66,346

Gary, SD $66,433

Goodwin, SD $66,307

Grenville, SD $66,247

Hayti, SD $66,392

Hazel, SD $66,362

Henry, SD $66,364

Kranzburg, SD $66,611

Labolt, SD $66,313

Lake City, SD $66,374

Lake Norden, SD $66,424

Lake Preston, SD $66,360

Marvin, SD $66,242

Milbank, SD $66,526

New Effington, SD $66,609

Ortley, SD $66,257

Peever, SD $66,346

Raymond, SD $66,379

Revillo, SD $66,354

Rosholt, SD $66,593

Roslyn, SD $66,234

Sisseton, SD $66,386

South Shore, SD $66,262

Stockholm, SD $66,263

Strandburg, SD $66,256

Summit, SD $66,260

Toronto, SD $66,359

Twin Brooks, SD $66,238

Veblen, SD $66,501

Access Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Access Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Education, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Access Assistant positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Access Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Access Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Education	$71,743	$34.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Access 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.

$56,457

Average $65,221/year

$74,301

$4,705

Average $5,435/month

$6,192

$1,086

Average $1,254/week

$1,429

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,301	$6,192	$1,429	$36
Average	$65,221	$5,435	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$56,457	$4,705	$1,086	$27

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