What are the main factors that influence an Admissions Data Specialist'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 Admissions Data Specialist?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Admissions Data Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Admissions Data Specialist's salary?

An Admissions Data Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,021 for beginners, reaching about $48,629 at mid-level, and approach $75,815 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Admissions Data Specialist?

Admissions Data Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Admissions Data Specialist roles are District of Columbia $50,231, California $50,041, Massachusetts $49,374. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Admissions Data Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Admissions Data Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Admissions Evaluation Specialist: $58,814; Admissions Communications Specialist: $58,589; College Admissions Specialist: $54,933; Admissions Evaluator: $54,915; Admissions Specialist/Sales: $54,329.

Admissions Data Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Admissions Data Specialist make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Admissions Data Specialist in South Dakota is $41,230 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, an Admissions Data Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,317
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,821 to $47,033
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,717

10% $34,717

50% (Median) $41,230

90% $52,317

Admissions Data Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,033	$3,919	$904	$23
Average	$41,230	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,821	$3,152	$727	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Admissions Data Specialist Salaries

An Admissions Data Specialist'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 Admissions Data Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Admissions Data Specialist'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): $40,021
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,420
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,629
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,056
Expert (over 8 years): $75,815

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Admissions Data Specialist	less than 1 year	$40,021
Transaction Processing Assistant II	1-2 years	$43,420
Transaction Processing Assistant III	2-4 years	$48,629
Transaction Processing Assistant IV	5-8 years	$56,056
Transaction Processing Supervisor	over 8 years	$75,815

How Do Admissions Data Specialist 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 Admissions Data Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,231.
California: $50,041.
Massachusetts: $49,374.

District of Columbia $50,231 California $50,041 Massachusetts $49,374 Washington $49,192 New Jersey $49,174 Alaska $49,111 Connecticut $48,485 New York $48,231

Hawaii $47,418 Rhode Island $47,037 Maryland $46,779 Minnesota $46,425 Colorado $46,289 Illinois $46,243 Oregon $46,071 Delaware $45,944

New Hampshire $45,864 Virginia $45,685 Pennsylvania $45,164 Nevada $44,901 North Dakota $44,814 Michigan $44,678 Wisconsin $44,628 Vermont $44,528

Texas $44,252 Maine $44,234 Arizona $44,206 Ohio $44,175 Georgia $43,757 Indiana $43,549 Wyoming $43,508 Utah $43,444

Iowa $43,417 Kansas $43,199 Louisiana $43,136 North Carolina $43,113 Missouri $43,104 Florida $42,927 Montana $42,832 Nebraska $42,741

Kentucky $42,691 South Carolina $42,510 Tennessee $42,396 Idaho $42,351 New Mexico $42,020 Oklahoma $41,947 Alabama $41,679 South Dakota $41,230

Arkansas $40,985 West Virginia $40,854 Mississippi $40,459

Top Paying Cities for Admissions Data Specialist

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: $41,660
Aurora: $41,881
Baltic: $41,431

Alcester, SD $41,660

Aurora, SD $41,881

Baltic, SD $41,431

Beresford, SD $41,553

Brandon, SD $41,346

Brookings, SD $41,958

Burbank, SD $41,512

Canistota, SD $41,573

Canton, SD $41,455

Centerville, SD $41,556

Chancellor, SD $41,450

Chester, SD $41,553

Colman, SD $41,688

Colton, SD $41,515

Crooks, SD $41,408

Davis, SD $41,505

Dell Rapids, SD $41,507

Egan, SD $41,618

Elk Point, SD $41,380

Elkton, SD $41,907

Fairview, SD $41,516

Flandreau, SD $41,753

Freeman, SD $41,708

Garretson, SD $41,438

Gayville, SD $41,778

Harrisburg, SD $41,372

Hartford, SD $41,436

Hudson, SD $41,549

Humboldt, SD $41,495

Hurley, SD $41,557

Irene, SD $41,674

Jefferson, SD $41,226

Lennox, SD $41,451

Lesterville, SD $41,747

Lyons, SD $41,447

Madison, SD $41,771

Marion, SD $41,585

Menno, SD $41,725

Mission Hill, SD $41,757

Monroe, SD $41,541

Belle Fourche, SD $41,701

Black Hawk, SD $40,425

Box Elder, SD $40,478

Buffalo, SD $41,625

Buffalo Gap, SD $41,298

Camp Crook, SD $41,665

Caputa, SD $40,673

Custer, SD $41,209

Deadwood, SD $40,955

Edgemont, SD $41,605

Enning, SD $41,280

Fairburn, SD $40,828

Fort Meade, SD $40,824

Hermosa, SD $40,665

Hill City, SD $40,940

Hot Springs, SD $41,573

Howes, SD $41,371

Interior, SD $41,438

Keystone, SD $40,625

Kyle, SD $41,526

Lead, SD $41,331

Ludlow, SD $41,789

Manderson, SD $41,593

Mud Butte, SD $41,397

Nemo, SD $40,682

Newell, SD $41,477

New Underwood, SD $40,675

Nisland, SD $41,569

Oelrichs, SD $41,487

Oglala, SD $41,559

Oral, SD $41,449

Owanka, SD $40,875

Piedmont, SD $40,455

Pine Ridge, SD $41,637

Porcupine, SD $41,512

Pringle, SD $41,337

Quinn, SD $41,378

Redig, SD $41,329

Saint Onge, SD $41,446

Scenic, SD $41,152

Smithwick, SD $41,501

Spearfish, SD $41,633

Sturgis, SD $40,694

Union Center, SD $41,307

Vale, SD $41,177

Wall, SD $41,318

Wasta, SD $41,109

White Owl, SD $41,390

Whitewood, SD $41,272

Wounded Knee, SD $41,595

Leola, SD $41,842

Long Lake, SD $41,906

Mansfield, SD $41,817

Mellette, SD $41,856

Northville, SD $41,811

Onaka, SD $41,649

Orient, SD $41,712

Pierpont, SD $41,854

Redfield, SD $41,921

Rockham, SD $41,762

Roscoe, SD $41,688

Selby, SD $41,615

Seneca, SD $41,623

Stratford, SD $41,859

Tolstoy, SD $41,625

Tulare, SD $41,863

Turton, SD $41,865

Warner, SD $41,907

Westport, SD $41,850

Pierre, SD $38,222

Agar, SD $39,217

Belvidere, SD $41,377

Blunt, SD $38,222

Burke, SD $41,701

Colome, SD $41,650

Dallas, SD $41,637

Draper, SD $40,352

Fort Pierre, SD $38,334

Gregory, SD $41,682

Hamill, SD $41,578

Harrold, SD $38,446

Hayes, SD $40,951

Herrick, SD $41,677

Holabird, SD $39,313

Ideal, SD $41,567

Kadoka, SD $41,424

Kennebec, SD $40,960

Long Valley, SD $41,423

Lower Brule, SD $40,906

Martin, SD $41,522

Midland, SD $41,288

Milesville, SD $41,315

Mission, SD $41,611

Murdo, SD $41,033

Norris, SD $41,487

Okaton, SD $41,382

Okreek, SD $41,588

Onida, SD $38,598

Parmelee, SD $41,561

Philip, SD $41,375

Presho, SD $40,654

Reliance, SD $41,602

Rosebud, SD $41,657

Saint Charles, SD $41,722

Saint Francis, SD $41,577

Tuthill, SD $41,473

Vivian, SD $40,478

Wanblee, SD $41,500

White River, SD $41,482

Winner, SD $41,611

Witten, SD $41,537

Wood, SD $41,477

Mobridge, SD $41,624

Bison, SD $41,520

Bullhead, SD $41,838

Cherry Creek, SD $41,413

Dupree, SD $41,422

Eagle Butte, SD $41,465

Faith, SD $41,409

Glencross, SD $41,444

Glenham, SD $41,639

Herreid, SD $41,798

Isabel, SD $41,436

Keldron, SD $41,636

Lantry, SD $41,484

Lemmon, SD $41,792

Little Eagle, SD $41,832

Lodgepole, SD $41,679

Mc Intosh, SD $41,699

Mc Laughlin, SD $41,662

Meadow, SD $41,425

Morristown, SD $41,742

Mound City, SD $41,723

Pollock, SD $41,880

Prairie City, SD $41,574

Ralph, SD $41,710

Reva, SD $41,576

Ridgeview, SD $41,485

Timber Lake, SD $41,506

Trail City, SD $41,493

Wakpala, SD $41,663

Walker, SD $41,729

Watauga, SD $41,635

Whitehorse, SD $41,529

Rapid City, SD $40,418

Ellsworth Afb, SD $40,418

Allen, SD $41,522

Batesland, SD $41,539

Montrose, SD $41,574

North Sioux City, SD $41,161

Nunda, SD $41,750

Oldham, SD $41,842

Olivet, SD $41,744

Parker, SD $41,518

Ramona, SD $41,768

Renner, SD $41,382

Rowena, SD $41,354

Rutland, SD $41,713

Salem, SD $41,716

Scotland, SD $41,810

Sinai, SD $41,975

Springfield, SD $41,860

Tabor, SD $41,832

Tea, SD $41,405

Trent, SD $41,562

Tyndall, SD $41,820

Utica, SD $41,747

Valley Springs, SD $41,379

Vermillion, SD $41,757

Viborg, SD $41,663

Volga, SD $41,877

Volin, SD $41,709

Wakonda, SD $41,667

Wentworth, SD $41,698

Winfred, SD $41,719

Worthing, SD $41,444

Yankton, SD $41,917

Sioux Falls, SD $41,344

Vienna, SD $41,952

Wallace, SD $41,927

Waubay, SD $41,907

Webster, SD $41,917

White, SD $41,982

Willow Lake, SD $41,999

Wilmot, SD $41,948

Mitchell, SD $41,955

Alexandria, SD $41,801

Alpena, SD $41,871

Armour, SD $41,785

Artesian, SD $41,865

Avon, SD $41,796

Bonesteel, SD $41,715

Bridgewater, SD $41,688

Canova, SD $41,745

Carpenter, SD $41,968

Carthage, SD $41,874

Cavour, SD $41,930

Chamberlain, SD $41,741

Corsica, SD $41,793

Dante, SD $41,772

Delmont, SD $41,774

Dimock, SD $41,820

Emery, SD $41,757

Ethan, SD $41,842

Fairfax, SD $41,722

Fedora, SD $41,829

Fort Thompson, SD $41,251

Fulton, SD $41,834

Gann Valley, SD $41,654

Geddes, SD $41,732

Harrison, SD $41,764

Highmore, SD $40,960

Stephan, SD $41,142

Hitchcock, SD $41,896

Howard, SD $41,850

Huron, SD $42,039

Iroquois, SD $41,939

Kaylor, SD $41,865

Kimball, SD $41,739

Lake Andes, SD $41,800

Lane, SD $41,959

Letcher, SD $41,846

Marty, SD $41,933

Miller, SD $41,778

Mount Vernon, SD $41,819

New Holland, SD $41,881

Oacoma, SD $41,703

Parkston, SD $41,837

Pickstown, SD $41,864

Plankinton, SD $41,812

Platte, SD $41,741

Pukwana, SD $41,711

Ree Heights, SD $41,503

Saint Lawrence, SD $41,780

Spencer, SD $41,739

Stickney, SD $41,785

Tripp, SD $41,796

Virgil, SD $41,836

Wagner, SD $41,805

Wessington, SD $41,805

Wessington Springs, SD $41,798

White Lake, SD $41,757

Wolsey, SD $41,887

Woonsocket, SD $41,868

Yale, SD $41,964

Aberdeen, SD $41,968

Akaska, SD $41,593

Amherst, SD $41,904

Andover, SD $41,843

Ashton, SD $41,835

Barnard, SD $41,893

Bath, SD $41,880

Bowdle, SD $41,672

Brentford, SD $41,911

Britton, SD $42,021

Claremont, SD $41,868

Columbia, SD $41,818

Conde, SD $41,863

Cresbard, SD $41,759

Doland, SD $41,952

Eureka, SD $41,819

Faulkton, SD $41,756

Ferney, SD $42,015

Frankfort, SD $41,949

Frederick, SD $41,904

Gettysburg, SD $41,364

Groton, SD $41,884

Hecla, SD $41,964

Hosmer, SD $41,752

Houghton, SD $41,786

Hoven, SD $41,638

Ipswich, SD $41,796

Java, SD $41,612

Langford, SD $41,847

Lebanon, SD $41,433

Watertown, SD $42,039

Arlington, SD $41,928

Astoria, SD $41,994

Badger, SD $42,001

Big Stone City, SD $42,062

Bradley, SD $41,913

Brandt, SD $41,966

Bristol, SD $41,880

Bruce, SD $41,920

Bryant, SD $41,981

Castlewood, SD $41,955

Claire City, SD $42,018

Clark, SD $41,986

Clear Lake, SD $41,970

Corona, SD $42,019

De Smet, SD $41,964

Eden, SD $41,889

Erwin, SD $41,938

Estelline, SD $41,948

Florence, SD $41,934

Garden City, SD $41,942

Gary, SD $41,997

Goodwin, SD $41,917

Grenville, SD $41,879

Hayti, SD $41,971

Hazel, SD $41,952

Henry, SD $41,953

Kranzburg, SD $42,109

Labolt, SD $41,921

Lake City, SD $41,959

Lake Norden, SD $41,991

Lake Preston, SD $41,950

Marvin, SD $41,876

Milbank, SD $42,055

New Effington, SD $42,108

Ortley, SD $41,885

Peever, SD $41,941

Raymond, SD $41,962

Revillo, SD $41,946

Rosholt, SD $42,098

Roslyn, SD $41,870

Sisseton, SD $41,967

South Shore, SD $41,889

Stockholm, SD $41,889

Strandburg, SD $41,884

Summit, SD $41,887

Toronto, SD $41,950

Twin Brooks, SD $41,873

Veblen, SD $42,039

Admissions Data Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Admissions Data Specialist 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 Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Admissions Data Specialist positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Admissions Data Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Admissions Data Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$49,476	$24.0	20%
Biotechnology	$49,476	$24.0	20%
Business Services	$49,476	$24.0	20%
Chemicals	$49,476	$24.0	20%
Construction	$49,476	$24.0	20%

Admissions Data Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Admissions Data Specialist'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.

$37,821

Average $41,230/year

$47,033

$3,152

Average $3,436/month

$3,919

$727

Average $793/week

$904

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,033	$3,919	$904	$23
Average	$41,230	$3,436	$793	$20
25th Percentile	$37,821	$3,152	$727	$18

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