What are the main factors that influence an Adult Protective Investigator's salary?

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

How does experience change An Adult Protective Investigator's salary?

An Adult Protective Investigator's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,947 for beginners, reaching about $67,493 at mid-level, and approach $74,339 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adult Protective Investigator?

Adult Protective Investigator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adult Protective Investigator roles are District of Columbia $86,879, California $86,549, Massachusetts $85,396. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adult Protective Investigator roles make?

Salaries for Adult Protective Investigator level roles vary by specialization: Adult Protective and Community Worker: $101,928; Child Protective Investigator: $96,440; Adult Protective Services Caseworker: $84,694; Adult Protective Services Investigator: $78,718; Adult Protective Services Case Manager: $63,667.

Adult Protective Investigator Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Adult Protective Investigator make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adult Protective Investigator in South Dakota is $71,311 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Adult Protective Investigator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,139
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,989 to $82,213
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,323

10% $57,323

50% (Median) $71,311

90% $92,139

Adult Protective Investigator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,213	$6,851	$1,581	$40
Average	$71,311	$5,943	$1,371	$34
25th Percentile	$63,989	$5,332	$1,231	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Adult Protective Investigator Salaries

An Adult Protective Investigator'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 Adult Protective Investigator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adult Protective Investigator'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): $65,947
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,463
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,493
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,856
Expert (over 8 years): $74,339

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adult Protective Investigator	less than 1 year	$65,947
Early Career Level Adult Protective Investigator	1-2 years	$66,463
Mid-Level Level Adult Protective Investigator	2-4 years	$67,493
Senior-Level Level Adult Protective Investigator	5-8 years	$70,856
Expert Level Adult Protective Investigator	over 8 years	$74,339

How Do Adult Protective Investigator 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 Adult Protective Investigators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,879.
California: $86,549.
Massachusetts: $85,396.

District of Columbia $86,879 California $86,549 Massachusetts $85,396 Washington $85,082 New Jersey $85,050 Alaska $84,940 Connecticut $83,858 New York $83,418

Hawaii $82,014 Rhode Island $81,354 Maryland $80,907 Minnesota $80,295 Colorado $80,060 Illinois $79,981 Oregon $79,683 Delaware $79,463

New Hampshire $79,325 Virginia $79,016 Pennsylvania $78,114 Nevada $77,659 North Dakota $77,510 Michigan $77,274 Wisconsin $77,188 Vermont $77,015

Texas $76,537 Maine $76,505 Arizona $76,458 Ohio $76,403 Georgia $75,681 Indiana $75,320 Wyoming $75,250 Utah $75,140

Iowa $75,093 Kansas $74,716 Louisiana $74,606 North Carolina $74,567 Missouri $74,551 Florida $74,245 Montana $74,081 Nebraska $73,924

Kentucky $73,837 South Carolina $73,523 Tennessee $73,327 Idaho $73,249 New Mexico $72,676 Oklahoma $72,550 Alabama $72,088 South Dakota $71,311

Arkansas $70,887 West Virginia $70,659 Mississippi $69,977

Top Paying Cities for Adult Protective Investigator

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: $72,054
Aurora: $72,437
Baltic: $71,658

Alcester, SD $72,054

Aurora, SD $72,437

Baltic, SD $71,658

Beresford, SD $71,869

Brandon, SD $71,511

Brookings, SD $72,570

Burbank, SD $71,797

Canistota, SD $71,904

Canton, SD $71,700

Centerville, SD $71,874

Chancellor, SD $71,691

Chester, SD $71,869

Colman, SD $72,103

Colton, SD $71,803

Crooks, SD $71,618

Davis, SD $71,786

Dell Rapids, SD $71,789

Egan, SD $71,982

Elk Point, SD $71,570

Elkton, SD $72,481

Fairview, SD $71,805

Flandreau, SD $72,215

Freeman, SD $72,137

Garretson, SD $71,671

Gayville, SD $72,258

Harrisburg, SD $71,556

Hartford, SD $71,666

Hudson, SD $71,862

Humboldt, SD $71,768

Hurley, SD $71,876

Irene, SD $72,078

Jefferson, SD $71,303

Lennox, SD $71,692

Lesterville, SD $72,204

Lyons, SD $71,685

Madison, SD $72,245

Marion, SD $71,925

Menno, SD $72,167

Mission Hill, SD $72,221

Monroe, SD $71,847

Belle Fourche, SD $72,125

Black Hawk, SD $69,919

Box Elder, SD $70,009

Buffalo, SD $71,994

Buffalo Gap, SD $71,428

Camp Crook, SD $72,063

Caputa, SD $70,347

Custer, SD $71,275

Deadwood, SD $70,835

Edgemont, SD $71,958

Enning, SD $71,396

Fairburn, SD $70,616

Fort Meade, SD $70,608

Hermosa, SD $70,333

Hill City, SD $70,809

Hot Springs, SD $71,903

Howes, SD $71,555

Interior, SD $71,669

Keystone, SD $70,263

Kyle, SD $71,822

Lead, SD $71,484

Ludlow, SD $72,277

Manderson, SD $71,938

Mud Butte, SD $71,599

Nemo, SD $70,362

Newell, SD $71,738

New Underwood, SD $70,350

Nisland, SD $71,896

Oelrichs, SD $71,755

Oglala, SD $71,880

Oral, SD $71,689

Owanka, SD $70,696

Piedmont, SD $69,971

Pine Ridge, SD $72,014

Porcupine, SD $71,797

Pringle, SD $71,496

Quinn, SD $71,566

Redig, SD $71,481

Saint Onge, SD $71,684

Scenic, SD $71,176

Smithwick, SD $71,779

Spearfish, SD $72,008

Sturgis, SD $70,384

Union Center, SD $71,444

Vale, SD $71,219

Wall, SD $71,462

Wasta, SD $71,100

White Owl, SD $71,588

Whitewood, SD $71,382

Wounded Knee, SD $71,942

Leola, SD $72,368

Long Lake, SD $72,479

Mansfield, SD $72,326

Mellette, SD $72,394

Northville, SD $72,316

Onaka, SD $72,035

Orient, SD $72,144

Pierpont, SD $72,389

Redfield, SD $72,506

Rockham, SD $72,230

Roscoe, SD $72,102

Selby, SD $71,977

Seneca, SD $71,989

Stratford, SD $72,397

Tolstoy, SD $71,994

Tulare, SD $72,405

Turton, SD $72,409

Warner, SD $72,481

Westport, SD $72,382

Pierre, SD $66,108

Agar, SD $67,828

Belvidere, SD $71,564

Blunt, SD $66,108

Burke, SD $72,124

Colome, SD $72,037

Dallas, SD $72,015

Draper, SD $69,792

Fort Pierre, SD $66,302

Gregory, SD $72,091

Hamill, SD $71,913

Harrold, SD $66,494

Hayes, SD $70,827

Herrick, SD $72,084

Holabird, SD $67,994

Ideal, SD $71,894

Kadoka, SD $71,647

Kennebec, SD $70,844

Long Valley, SD $71,643

Lower Brule, SD $70,750

Martin, SD $71,816

Midland, SD $71,411

Milesville, SD $71,457

Mission, SD $71,970

Murdo, SD $70,969

Norris, SD $71,755

Okaton, SD $71,574

Okreek, SD $71,929

Onida, SD $66,757

Parmelee, SD $71,884

Philip, SD $71,562

Presho, SD $70,314

Reliance, SD $71,953

Rosebud, SD $72,048

Saint Charles, SD $72,162

Saint Francis, SD $71,910

Tuthill, SD $71,730

Vivian, SD $70,009

Wanblee, SD $71,778

White River, SD $71,745

Winner, SD $71,970

Witten, SD $71,841

Wood, SD $71,737

Mobridge, SD $71,992

Bison, SD $71,812

Bullhead, SD $72,362

Cherry Creek, SD $71,626

Dupree, SD $71,642

Eagle Butte, SD $71,716

Faith, SD $71,620

Glencross, SD $71,681

Glenham, SD $72,018

Herreid, SD $72,293

Isabel, SD $71,667

Keldron, SD $72,013

Lantry, SD $71,750

Lemmon, SD $72,282

Little Eagle, SD $72,351

Lodgepole, SD $72,088

Mc Intosh, SD $72,121

Mc Laughlin, SD $72,058

Meadow, SD $71,647

Morristown, SD $72,195

Mound City, SD $72,164

Pollock, SD $72,435

Prairie City, SD $71,905

Ralph, SD $72,140

Reva, SD $71,909

Ridgeview, SD $71,752

Timber Lake, SD $71,788

Trail City, SD $71,765

Wakpala, SD $72,059

Walker, SD $72,174

Watauga, SD $72,011

Whitehorse, SD $71,828

Rapid City, SD $69,906

Ellsworth Afb, SD $69,906

Allen, SD $71,815

Batesland, SD $71,845

Montrose, SD $71,905

North Sioux City, SD $71,191

Nunda, SD $72,210

Oldham, SD $72,369

Olivet, SD $72,200

Parker, SD $71,808

Ramona, SD $72,241

Renner, SD $71,574

Rowena, SD $71,525

Rutland, SD $72,146

Salem, SD $72,151

Scotland, SD $72,313

Sinai, SD $72,598

Springfield, SD $72,399

Tabor, SD $72,351

Tea, SD $71,613

Trent, SD $71,885

Tyndall, SD $72,331

Utica, SD $72,205

Valley Springs, SD $71,568

Vermillion, SD $72,222

Viborg, SD $72,059

Volga, SD $72,429

Volin, SD $72,139

Wakonda, SD $72,066

Wentworth, SD $72,120

Winfred, SD $72,156

Worthing, SD $71,681

Yankton, SD $72,498

Sioux Falls, SD $71,507

Vienna, SD $72,559

Wallace, SD $72,515

Waubay, SD $72,481

Webster, SD $72,499

White, SD $72,611

Willow Lake, SD $72,641

Wilmot, SD $72,552

Mitchell, SD $72,564

Alexandria, SD $72,297

Alpena, SD $72,419

Armour, SD $72,270

Artesian, SD $72,408

Avon, SD $72,290

Bonesteel, SD $72,150

Bridgewater, SD $72,103

Canova, SD $72,201

Carpenter, SD $72,587

Carthage, SD $72,425

Cavour, SD $72,521

Chamberlain, SD $72,193

Corsica, SD $72,284

Dante, SD $72,248

Delmont, SD $72,251

Dimock, SD $72,331

Emery, SD $72,223

Ethan, SD $72,369

Fairfax, SD $72,162

Fedora, SD $72,346

Fort Thompson, SD $71,346

Fulton, SD $72,355

Gann Valley, SD $72,044

Geddes, SD $72,179

Harrison, SD $72,233

Highmore, SD $70,844

Stephan, SD $71,158

Hitchcock, SD $72,463

Howard, SD $72,382

Huron, SD $72,710

Iroquois, SD $72,537

Kaylor, SD $72,409

Kimball, SD $72,190

Lake Andes, SD $72,295

Lane, SD $72,571

Letcher, SD $72,376

Marty, SD $72,527

Miller, SD $72,258

Mount Vernon, SD $72,328

New Holland, SD $72,436

Oacoma, SD $72,129

Parkston, SD $72,360

Pickstown, SD $72,406

Plankinton, SD $72,317

Platte, SD $72,193

Pukwana, SD $72,142

Ree Heights, SD $71,782

Saint Lawrence, SD $72,261

Spencer, SD $72,191

Stickney, SD $72,270

Tripp, SD $72,290

Virgil, SD $72,358

Wagner, SD $72,304

Wessington, SD $72,304

Wessington Springs, SD $72,293

White Lake, SD $72,222

Wolsey, SD $72,447

Woonsocket, SD $72,414

Yale, SD $72,580

Aberdeen, SD $72,587

Akaska, SD $71,938

Amherst, SD $72,475

Andover, SD $72,371

Ashton, SD $72,357

Barnard, SD $72,457

Bath, SD $72,434

Bowdle, SD $72,074

Brentford, SD $72,489

Britton, SD $72,679

Claremont, SD $72,414

Columbia, SD $72,327

Conde, SD $72,405

Cresbard, SD $72,226

Doland, SD $72,559

Eureka, SD $72,329

Faulkton, SD $72,219

Ferney, SD $72,668

Frankfort, SD $72,554

Frederick, SD $72,476

Gettysburg, SD $71,541

Groton, SD $72,442

Hecla, SD $72,580

Hosmer, SD $72,214

Houghton, SD $72,273

Hoven, SD $72,016

Ipswich, SD $72,288

Java, SD $71,971

Langford, SD $72,378

Lebanon, SD $71,661

Watertown, SD $72,710

Arlington, SD $72,517

Astoria, SD $72,632

Badger, SD $72,644

Big Stone City, SD $72,749

Bradley, SD $72,492

Brandt, SD $72,583

Bristol, SD $72,434

Bruce, SD $72,504

Bryant, SD $72,609

Castlewood, SD $72,564

Claire City, SD $72,674

Clark, SD $72,617

Clear Lake, SD $72,590

Corona, SD $72,675

De Smet, SD $72,580

Eden, SD $72,451

Erwin, SD $72,534

Estelline, SD $72,552

Florence, SD $72,529

Garden City, SD $72,541

Gary, SD $72,636

Goodwin, SD $72,498

Grenville, SD $72,432

Hayti, SD $72,591

Hazel, SD $72,558

Henry, SD $72,560

Kranzburg, SD $72,830

Labolt, SD $72,505

Lake City, SD $72,572

Lake Norden, SD $72,626

Lake Preston, SD $72,556

Marvin, SD $72,427

Milbank, SD $72,737

New Effington, SD $72,828

Ortley, SD $72,443

Peever, SD $72,540

Raymond, SD $72,576

Revillo, SD $72,549

Rosholt, SD $72,811

Roslyn, SD $72,418

Sisseton, SD $72,584

South Shore, SD $72,449

Stockholm, SD $72,450

Strandburg, SD $72,442

Summit, SD $72,447

Toronto, SD $72,555

Twin Brooks, SD $72,423

Veblen, SD $72,710

Adult Protective Investigator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adult Protective Investigator'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.

$63,989

Average $71,311/year

$82,213

$5,332

Average $5,943/month

$6,851

$1,231

Average $1,371/week

$1,581

$31

Average $34/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,213	$6,851	$1,581	$40
Average	$71,311	$5,943	$1,371	$34
25th Percentile	$63,989	$5,332	$1,231	$31

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