What are the main factors that influence an Administrative Assistant/Counselor'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 Administrative Assistant/Counselor?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Administrative Assistant/Counselor roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change An Administrative Assistant/Counselor's salary?

An Administrative Assistant/Counselor's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,027 for beginners, reaching about $41,535 at mid-level, and approach $43,124 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Administrative Assistant/Counselor?

Administrative Assistant/Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Administrative Assistant/Counselor roles are District of Columbia $49,772, California $49,583, Massachusetts $48,923. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Administrative Assistant/Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Administrative Assistant/Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Chief Administrative Officer: $311,056; Administrative Lawyer: $167,456; Administrative Director: $162,799; Administrative Manager: $132,199; Administrative Specialist: $56,437.

Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Administrative Assistant/Counselor make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Administrative Assistant/Counselor in South Dakota is $40,854 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,663
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,191 to $44,941
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,856

10% $33,856

50% (Median) $40,854

90% $48,663

Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,941	$3,745	$864	$22
Average	$40,854	$3,404	$786	$20
25th Percentile	$37,191	$3,099	$715	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salaries

An Administrative Assistant/Counselor'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 Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Administrative Assistant/Counselor'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): $39,027
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,887
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,535
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,954
Expert (over 8 years): $43,124

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Administrative Assistant/Counselor	less than 1 year	$39,027
Early Career Level Administrative Assistant/Counselor	1-2 years	$39,887
Mid-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Counselor	2-4 years	$41,535
Senior-Level Level Administrative Assistant/Counselor	5-8 years	$42,954
Expert Level Administrative Assistant/Counselor	over 8 years	$43,124

How Do Administrative Assistant/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 Administrative Assistant/Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,772.
California: $49,583.
Massachusetts: $48,923.

District of Columbia $49,772 California $49,583 Massachusetts $48,923 Washington $48,743 New Jersey $48,725 Alaska $48,662 Connecticut $48,042 New York $47,790

Hawaii $46,985 Rhode Island $46,608 Maryland $46,351 Minnesota $46,001 Colorado $45,866 Illinois $45,821 Oregon $45,650 Delaware $45,524

New Hampshire $45,445 Virginia $45,268 Pennsylvania $44,751 Nevada $44,490 North Dakota $44,405 Michigan $44,270 Wisconsin $44,221 Vermont $44,122

Texas $43,847 Maine $43,829 Arizona $43,802 Ohio $43,771 Georgia $43,357 Indiana $43,151 Wyoming $43,110 Utah $43,047

Iowa $43,020 Kansas $42,805 Louisiana $42,742 North Carolina $42,719 Missouri $42,710 Florida $42,535 Montana $42,440 Nebraska $42,351

Kentucky $42,301 South Carolina $42,121 Tennessee $42,009 Idaho $41,964 New Mexico $41,636 Oklahoma $41,564 Alabama $41,299 South Dakota $40,854

Arkansas $40,611 West Virginia $40,480 Mississippi $40,089

Top Paying Cities for Administrative Assistant/Counselor

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: $41,279
Aurora: $41,499
Baltic: $41,052

Alcester, SD $41,279

Aurora, SD $41,499

Baltic, SD $41,052

Beresford, SD $41,174

Brandon, SD $40,968

Brookings, SD $41,575

Burbank, SD $41,132

Canistota, SD $41,193

Canton, SD $41,077

Centerville, SD $41,176

Chancellor, SD $41,072

Chester, SD $41,173

Colman, SD $41,308

Colton, SD $41,136

Crooks, SD $41,030

Davis, SD $41,126

Dell Rapids, SD $41,128

Egan, SD $41,238

Elk Point, SD $41,002

Elkton, SD $41,524

Fairview, SD $41,137

Flandreau, SD $41,372

Freeman, SD $41,327

Garretson, SD $41,060

Gayville, SD $41,396

Harrisburg, SD $40,994

Hartford, SD $41,057

Hudson, SD $41,170

Humboldt, SD $41,116

Hurley, SD $41,178

Irene, SD $41,293

Jefferson, SD $40,849

Lennox, SD $41,072

Lesterville, SD $41,366

Lyons, SD $41,068

Madison, SD $41,389

Marion, SD $41,206

Menno, SD $41,344

Mission Hill, SD $41,375

Monroe, SD $41,161

Belle Fourche, SD $41,320

Black Hawk, SD $40,056

Box Elder, SD $40,108

Buffalo, SD $41,245

Buffalo Gap, SD $40,921

Camp Crook, SD $41,285

Caputa, SD $40,302

Custer, SD $40,833

Deadwood, SD $40,581

Edgemont, SD $41,224

Enning, SD $40,903

Fairburn, SD $40,455

Fort Meade, SD $40,451

Hermosa, SD $40,293

Hill City, SD $40,566

Hot Springs, SD $41,193

Howes, SD $40,993

Interior, SD $41,059

Keystone, SD $40,253

Kyle, SD $41,147

Lead, SD $40,953

Ludlow, SD $41,407

Manderson, SD $41,213

Mud Butte, SD $41,019

Nemo, SD $40,310

Newell, SD $41,098

New Underwood, SD $40,303

Nisland, SD $41,189

Oelrichs, SD $41,108

Oglala, SD $41,179

Oral, SD $41,070

Owanka, SD $40,502

Piedmont, SD $40,086

Pine Ridge, SD $41,256

Porcupine, SD $41,132

Pringle, SD $40,960

Quinn, SD $41,000

Redig, SD $40,951

Saint Onge, SD $41,068

Scenic, SD $40,776

Smithwick, SD $41,122

Spearfish, SD $41,253

Sturgis, SD $40,323

Union Center, SD $40,930

Vale, SD $40,801

Wall, SD $40,940

Wasta, SD $40,733

White Owl, SD $41,012

Whitewood, SD $40,894

Wounded Knee, SD $41,215

Leola, SD $41,460

Long Lake, SD $41,523

Mansfield, SD $41,435

Mellette, SD $41,474

Northville, SD $41,429

Onaka, SD $41,268

Orient, SD $41,331

Pierpont, SD $41,471

Redfield, SD $41,538

Rockham, SD $41,380

Roscoe, SD $41,307

Selby, SD $41,235

Seneca, SD $41,242

Stratford, SD $41,476

Tolstoy, SD $41,245

Tulare, SD $41,481

Turton, SD $41,483

Warner, SD $41,524

Westport, SD $41,467

Pierre, SD $37,873

Agar, SD $38,859

Belvidere, SD $40,999

Blunt, SD $37,873

Burke, SD $41,320

Colome, SD $41,269

Dallas, SD $41,257

Draper, SD $39,983

Fort Pierre, SD $37,984

Gregory, SD $41,301

Hamill, SD $41,198

Harrold, SD $38,094

Hayes, SD $40,577

Herrick, SD $41,296

Holabird, SD $38,953

Ideal, SD $41,188

Kadoka, SD $41,046

Kennebec, SD $40,586

Long Valley, SD $41,044

Lower Brule, SD $40,533

Martin, SD $41,143

Midland, SD $40,911

Milesville, SD $40,938

Mission, SD $41,231

Murdo, SD $40,658

Norris, SD $41,108

Okaton, SD $41,004

Okreek, SD $41,208

Onida, SD $38,245

Parmelee, SD $41,182

Philip, SD $40,997

Presho, SD $40,283

Reliance, SD $41,222

Rosebud, SD $41,276

Saint Charles, SD $41,341

Saint Francis, SD $41,197

Tuthill, SD $41,094

Vivian, SD $40,108

Wanblee, SD $41,121

White River, SD $41,103

Winner, SD $41,231

Witten, SD $41,157

Wood, SD $41,098

Mobridge, SD $41,244

Bison, SD $41,141

Bullhead, SD $41,456

Cherry Creek, SD $41,034

Dupree, SD $41,043

Eagle Butte, SD $41,086

Faith, SD $41,031

Glencross, SD $41,066

Glenham, SD $41,259

Herreid, SD $41,416

Isabel, SD $41,058

Keldron, SD $41,256

Lantry, SD $41,105

Lemmon, SD $41,410

Little Eagle, SD $41,450

Lodgepole, SD $41,299

Mc Intosh, SD $41,318

Mc Laughlin, SD $41,282

Meadow, SD $41,046

Morristown, SD $41,360

Mound City, SD $41,342

Pollock, SD $41,498

Prairie City, SD $41,194

Ralph, SD $41,329

Reva, SD $41,197

Ridgeview, SD $41,106

Timber Lake, SD $41,127

Trail City, SD $41,114

Wakpala, SD $41,282

Walker, SD $41,348

Watauga, SD $41,255

Whitehorse, SD $41,150

Rapid City, SD $40,049

Ellsworth Afb, SD $40,049

Allen, SD $41,143

Batesland, SD $41,160

Montrose, SD $41,194

North Sioux City, SD $40,785

Nunda, SD $41,369

Oldham, SD $41,460

Olivet, SD $41,363

Parker, SD $41,139

Ramona, SD $41,387

Renner, SD $41,004

Rowena, SD $40,976

Rutland, SD $41,332

Salem, SD $41,335

Scotland, SD $41,428

Sinai, SD $41,591

Springfield, SD $41,477

Tabor, SD $41,450

Tea, SD $41,027

Trent, SD $41,183

Tyndall, SD $41,438

Utica, SD $41,366

Valley Springs, SD $41,001

Vermillion, SD $41,375

Viborg, SD $41,282

Volga, SD $41,494

Volin, SD $41,328

Wakonda, SD $41,286

Wentworth, SD $41,317

Winfred, SD $41,338

Worthing, SD $41,066

Yankton, SD $41,534

Sioux Falls, SD $40,966

Vienna, SD $41,569

Wallace, SD $41,544

Waubay, SD $41,524

Webster, SD $41,534

White, SD $41,598

Willow Lake, SD $41,616

Wilmot, SD $41,565

Mitchell, SD $41,571

Alexandria, SD $41,419

Alpena, SD $41,489

Armour, SD $41,403

Artesian, SD $41,482

Avon, SD $41,415

Bonesteel, SD $41,334

Bridgewater, SD $41,308

Canova, SD $41,363

Carpenter, SD $41,585

Carthage, SD $41,492

Cavour, SD $41,547

Chamberlain, SD $41,359

Corsica, SD $41,411

Dante, SD $41,390

Delmont, SD $41,392

Dimock, SD $41,438

Emery, SD $41,376

Ethan, SD $41,460

Fairfax, SD $41,341

Fedora, SD $41,446

Fort Thompson, SD $40,874

Fulton, SD $41,452

Gann Valley, SD $41,274

Geddes, SD $41,351

Harrison, SD $41,382

Highmore, SD $40,586

Stephan, SD $40,766

Hitchcock, SD $41,513

Howard, SD $41,467

Huron, SD $41,655

Iroquois, SD $41,556

Kaylor, SD $41,483

Kimball, SD $41,357

Lake Andes, SD $41,418

Lane, SD $41,576

Letcher, SD $41,464

Marty, SD $41,550

Miller, SD $41,396

Mount Vernon, SD $41,437

New Holland, SD $41,498

Oacoma, SD $41,322

Parkston, SD $41,455

Pickstown, SD $41,481

Plankinton, SD $41,430

Platte, SD $41,359

Pukwana, SD $41,330

Ree Heights, SD $41,124

Saint Lawrence, SD $41,398

Spencer, SD $41,358

Stickney, SD $41,403

Tripp, SD $41,415

Virgil, SD $41,454

Wagner, SD $41,423

Wessington, SD $41,423

Wessington Springs, SD $41,416

White Lake, SD $41,375

Wolsey, SD $41,504

Woonsocket, SD $41,486

Yale, SD $41,580

Aberdeen, SD $41,584

Akaska, SD $41,213

Amherst, SD $41,521

Andover, SD $41,461

Ashton, SD $41,453

Barnard, SD $41,510

Bath, SD $41,497

Bowdle, SD $41,291

Brentford, SD $41,528

Britton, SD $41,638

Claremont, SD $41,486

Columbia, SD $41,436

Conde, SD $41,480

Cresbard, SD $41,378

Doland, SD $41,569

Eureka, SD $41,437

Faulkton, SD $41,374

Ferney, SD $41,631

Frankfort, SD $41,566

Frederick, SD $41,521

Gettysburg, SD $40,986

Groton, SD $41,502

Hecla, SD $41,580

Hosmer, SD $41,371

Houghton, SD $41,405

Hoven, SD $41,258

Ipswich, SD $41,414

Java, SD $41,232

Langford, SD $41,465

Lebanon, SD $41,055

Watertown, SD $41,655

Arlington, SD $41,544

Astoria, SD $41,611

Badger, SD $41,617

Big Stone City, SD $41,678

Bradley, SD $41,531

Brandt, SD $41,583

Bristol, SD $41,497

Bruce, SD $41,537

Bryant, SD $41,597

Castlewood, SD $41,571

Claire City, SD $41,634

Clark, SD $41,602

Clear Lake, SD $41,586

Corona, SD $41,635

De Smet, SD $41,580

Eden, SD $41,507

Erwin, SD $41,554

Estelline, SD $41,565

Florence, SD $41,551

Garden City, SD $41,558

Gary, SD $41,613

Goodwin, SD $41,534

Grenville, SD $41,496

Hayti, SD $41,587

Hazel, SD $41,568

Henry, SD $41,569

Kranzburg, SD $41,724

Labolt, SD $41,538

Lake City, SD $41,576

Lake Norden, SD $41,607

Lake Preston, SD $41,567

Marvin, SD $41,493

Milbank, SD $41,671

New Effington, SD $41,723

Ortley, SD $41,502

Peever, SD $41,558

Raymond, SD $41,579

Revillo, SD $41,563

Rosholt, SD $41,713

Roslyn, SD $41,488

Sisseton, SD $41,583

South Shore, SD $41,506

Stockholm, SD $41,506

Strandburg, SD $41,502

Summit, SD $41,504

Toronto, SD $41,567

Twin Brooks, SD $41,491

Veblen, SD $41,655

Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Administrative Assistant/Counselor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Telecom sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Administrative Assistant/Counselor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Administrative Assistant/Counselor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Administrative Assistant/Counselor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$46,982	$23.0	15%
Telecom	$46,982	$23.0	15%
Biotechnology	$44,939	$22.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$44,939	$22.0	10%
Internet	$44,939	$22.0	10%

Administrative Assistant/Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Administrative Assistant/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.

$37,191

Average $40,854/year

$44,941

$3,099

Average $3,404/month

$3,745

$715

Average $786/week

$864

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,941	$3,745	$864	$22
Average	$40,854	$3,404	$786	$20
25th Percentile	$37,191	$3,099	$715	$18

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