What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director for Programs's salary?

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

How does experience change An Assistant Director for Programs's salary?

An Assistant Director for Programs's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,912 for beginners, reaching about $59,569 at mid-level, and approach $60,119 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director for Programs?

Assistant Director for Programs salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director for Programs roles are District of Columbia $70,564, California $70,296, Massachusetts $69,359. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director for Programs roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director for Programs level roles vary by specialization: Clinical Programs Development Director: $188,661; Director of Programs: $120,370; Assistant Director, Academic Programs: $81,372; Assistant Director for Academic Programs: $79,523; Assistant Director - Programs: $64,584.

Assistant Director for Programs Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Director for Programs make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director for Programs in South Dakota is $57,919 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,727 to $65,838
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,178

10% $44,178

50% (Median) $57,919

90% $73,047

Assistant Director for Programs Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,838	$5,486	$1,266	$32
Average	$57,919	$4,827	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$50,727	$4,227	$976	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director for Programs Salaries

An Assistant Director for Programs'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 Assistant Director for Programs Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director for Programs'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): $54,912
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,490
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,569
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,899
Expert (over 8 years): $60,119

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Director for Programs	less than 1 year	$54,912
Early Career Level Assistant Director for Programs	1-2 years	$56,490
Mid-Level Level Assistant Director for Programs	2-4 years	$59,569
Senior-Level Level Assistant Director for Programs	5-8 years	$59,899
Expert Level Assistant Director for Programs	over 8 years	$60,119

How Do Assistant Director for Programs 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 Assistant Director for Programs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,564.
California: $70,296.
Massachusetts: $69,359.

District of Columbia $70,564 California $70,296 Massachusetts $69,359 Washington $69,104 New Jersey $69,079 Alaska $68,990 Connecticut $68,110 New York $67,753

Hawaii $66,612 Rhode Island $66,077 Maryland $65,714 Minnesota $65,217 Colorado $65,026 Illinois $64,962 Oregon $64,720 Delaware $64,541

New Hampshire $64,429 Virginia $64,178 Pennsylvania $63,445 Nevada $63,075 North Dakota $62,954 Michigan $62,763 Wisconsin $62,693 Vermont $62,553

Texas $62,164 Maine $62,139 Arizona $62,100 Ohio $62,056 Georgia $61,469 Indiana $61,176 Wyoming $61,119 Utah $61,030

Iowa $60,991 Kansas $60,685 Louisiana $60,596 North Carolina $60,564 Missouri $60,552 Florida $60,303 Montana $60,169 Nebraska $60,042

Kentucky $59,972 South Carolina $59,717 Tennessee $59,557 Idaho $59,494 New Mexico $59,028 Oklahoma $58,926 Alabama $58,550 South Dakota $57,919

Arkansas $57,575 West Virginia $57,390 Mississippi $56,836

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director for Programs

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: $58,523
Aurora: $58,834
Baltic: $58,201

Alcester, SD $58,523

Aurora, SD $58,834

Baltic, SD $58,201

Beresford, SD $58,373

Brandon, SD $58,082

Brookings, SD $58,942

Burbank, SD $58,315

Canistota, SD $58,401

Canton, SD $58,236

Centerville, SD $58,377

Chancellor, SD $58,229

Chester, SD $58,373

Colman, SD $58,563

Colton, SD $58,320

Crooks, SD $58,169

Davis, SD $58,306

Dell Rapids, SD $58,308

Egan, SD $58,464

Elk Point, SD $58,130

Elkton, SD $58,870

Fairview, SD $58,321

Flandreau, SD $58,654

Freeman, SD $58,591

Garretson, SD $58,212

Gayville, SD $58,689

Harrisburg, SD $58,119

Hartford, SD $58,208

Hudson, SD $58,367

Humboldt, SD $58,291

Hurley, SD $58,379

Irene, SD $58,543

Jefferson, SD $57,913

Lennox, SD $58,229

Lesterville, SD $58,645

Lyons, SD $58,223

Madison, SD $58,679

Marion, SD $58,418

Menno, SD $58,615

Mission Hill, SD $58,659

Monroe, SD $58,355

Belle Fourche, SD $58,581

Black Hawk, SD $56,789

Box Elder, SD $56,862

Buffalo, SD $58,475

Buffalo Gap, SD $58,014

Camp Crook, SD $58,531

Caputa, SD $57,137

Custer, SD $57,890

Deadwood, SD $57,533

Edgemont, SD $58,445

Enning, SD $57,989

Fairburn, SD $57,355

Fort Meade, SD $57,349

Hermosa, SD $57,125

Hill City, SD $57,512

Hot Springs, SD $58,401

Howes, SD $58,118

Interior, SD $58,211

Keystone, SD $57,069

Kyle, SD $58,335

Lead, SD $58,060

Ludlow, SD $58,705

Manderson, SD $58,429

Mud Butte, SD $58,153

Nemo, SD $57,149

Newell, SD $58,266

New Underwood, SD $57,139

Nisland, SD $58,395

Oelrichs, SD $58,280

Oglala, SD $58,382

Oral, SD $58,227

Owanka, SD $57,420

Piedmont, SD $56,831

Pine Ridge, SD $58,490

Porcupine, SD $58,315

Pringle, SD $58,070

Quinn, SD $58,127

Redig, SD $58,058

Saint Onge, SD $58,223

Scenic, SD $57,810

Smithwick, SD $58,300

Spearfish, SD $58,485

Sturgis, SD $57,167

Union Center, SD $58,028

Vale, SD $57,845

Wall, SD $58,042

Wasta, SD $57,749

White Owl, SD $58,144

Whitewood, SD $57,977

Wounded Knee, SD $58,433

Leola, SD $58,779

Long Lake, SD $58,868

Mansfield, SD $58,744

Mellette, SD $58,799

Northville, SD $58,736

Onaka, SD $58,508

Orient, SD $58,596

Pierpont, SD $58,795

Redfield, SD $58,890

Rockham, SD $58,666

Roscoe, SD $58,562

Selby, SD $58,461

Seneca, SD $58,471

Stratford, SD $58,802

Tolstoy, SD $58,475

Tulare, SD $58,809

Turton, SD $58,812

Warner, SD $58,870

Westport, SD $58,789

Pierre, SD $53,694

Agar, SD $55,091

Belvidere, SD $58,125

Blunt, SD $53,694

Burke, SD $58,580

Colome, SD $58,509

Dallas, SD $58,491

Draper, SD $56,686

Fort Pierre, SD $53,851

Gregory, SD $58,554

Hamill, SD $58,408

Harrold, SD $54,008

Hayes, SD $57,527

Herrick, SD $58,547

Holabird, SD $55,226

Ideal, SD $58,393

Kadoka, SD $58,192

Kennebec, SD $57,540

Long Valley, SD $58,190

Lower Brule, SD $57,464

Martin, SD $58,330

Midland, SD $58,001

Milesville, SD $58,039

Mission, SD $58,455

Murdo, SD $57,642

Norris, SD $58,280

Okaton, SD $58,133

Okreek, SD $58,422

Onida, SD $54,221

Parmelee, SD $58,385

Philip, SD $58,123

Presho, SD $57,110

Reliance, SD $58,441

Rosebud, SD $58,519

Saint Charles, SD $58,611

Saint Francis, SD $58,406

Tuthill, SD $58,260

Vivian, SD $56,862

Wanblee, SD $58,299

White River, SD $58,273

Winner, SD $58,455

Witten, SD $58,350

Wood, SD $58,266

Mobridge, SD $58,473

Bison, SD $58,327

Bullhead, SD $58,773

Cherry Creek, SD $58,176

Dupree, SD $58,188

Eagle Butte, SD $58,249

Faith, SD $58,171

Glencross, SD $58,220

Glenham, SD $58,494

Herreid, SD $58,717

Isabel, SD $58,209

Keldron, SD $58,490

Lantry, SD $58,276

Lemmon, SD $58,708

Little Eagle, SD $58,765

Lodgepole, SD $58,550

Mc Intosh, SD $58,578

Mc Laughlin, SD $58,526

Meadow, SD $58,193

Morristown, SD $58,638

Mound City, SD $58,612

Pollock, SD $58,833

Prairie City, SD $58,403

Ralph, SD $58,593

Reva, SD $58,406

Ridgeview, SD $58,278

Timber Lake, SD $58,307

Trail City, SD $58,288

Wakpala, SD $58,527

Walker, SD $58,621

Watauga, SD $58,488

Whitehorse, SD $58,339

Rapid City, SD $56,779

Ellsworth Afb, SD $56,779

Allen, SD $58,329

Batesland, SD $58,353

Montrose, SD $58,402

North Sioux City, SD $57,822

Nunda, SD $58,650

Oldham, SD $58,779

Olivet, SD $58,642

Parker, SD $58,324

Ramona, SD $58,675

Renner, SD $58,133

Rowena, SD $58,093

Rutland, SD $58,598

Salem, SD $58,602

Scotland, SD $58,733

Sinai, SD $58,965

Springfield, SD $58,803

Tabor, SD $58,765

Tea, SD $58,165

Trent, SD $58,386

Tyndall, SD $58,748

Utica, SD $58,646

Valley Springs, SD $58,129

Vermillion, SD $58,659

Viborg, SD $58,527

Volga, SD $58,828

Volin, SD $58,592

Wakonda, SD $58,533

Wentworth, SD $58,577

Winfred, SD $58,606

Worthing, SD $58,220

Yankton, SD $58,884

Sioux Falls, SD $58,079

Vienna, SD $58,933

Wallace, SD $58,898

Waubay, SD $58,870

Webster, SD $58,884

White, SD $58,975

Willow Lake, SD $59,000

Wilmot, SD $58,928

Mitchell, SD $58,937

Alexandria, SD $58,721

Alpena, SD $58,820

Armour, SD $58,699

Artesian, SD $58,811

Avon, SD $58,715

Bonesteel, SD $58,601

Bridgewater, SD $58,563

Canova, SD $58,642

Carpenter, SD $58,956

Carthage, SD $58,824

Cavour, SD $58,902

Chamberlain, SD $58,636

Corsica, SD $58,710

Dante, SD $58,680

Delmont, SD $58,683

Dimock, SD $58,748

Emery, SD $58,660

Ethan, SD $58,779

Fairfax, SD $58,611

Fedora, SD $58,760

Fort Thompson, SD $57,948

Fulton, SD $58,768

Gann Valley, SD $58,515

Geddes, SD $58,625

Harrison, SD $58,669

Highmore, SD $57,540

Stephan, SD $57,795

Hitchcock, SD $58,855

Howard, SD $58,789

Huron, SD $59,056

Iroquois, SD $58,916

Kaylor, SD $58,812

Kimball, SD $58,634

Lake Andes, SD $58,719

Lane, SD $58,943

Letcher, SD $58,784

Marty, SD $58,907

Miller, SD $58,689

Mount Vernon, SD $58,746

New Holland, SD $58,833

Oacoma, SD $58,584

Parkston, SD $58,772

Pickstown, SD $58,809

Plankinton, SD $58,737

Platte, SD $58,636

Pukwana, SD $58,595

Ree Heights, SD $58,302

Saint Lawrence, SD $58,691

Spencer, SD $58,635

Stickney, SD $58,698

Tripp, SD $58,715

Virgil, SD $58,770

Wagner, SD $58,726

Wessington, SD $58,726

Wessington Springs, SD $58,717

White Lake, SD $58,659

Wolsey, SD $58,842

Woonsocket, SD $58,816

Yale, SD $58,950

Aberdeen, SD $58,956

Akaska, SD $58,429

Amherst, SD $58,865

Andover, SD $58,780

Ashton, SD $58,770

Barnard, SD $58,851

Bath, SD $58,832

Bowdle, SD $58,540

Brentford, SD $58,876

Britton, SD $59,031

Claremont, SD $58,816

Columbia, SD $58,745

Conde, SD $58,808

Cresbard, SD $58,663

Doland, SD $58,933

Eureka, SD $58,747

Faulkton, SD $58,657

Ferney, SD $59,022

Frankfort, SD $58,930

Frederick, SD $58,866

Gettysburg, SD $58,107

Groton, SD $58,838

Hecla, SD $58,950

Hosmer, SD $58,653

Houghton, SD $58,701

Hoven, SD $58,492

Ipswich, SD $58,714

Java, SD $58,456

Langford, SD $58,786

Lebanon, SD $58,204

Watertown, SD $59,056

Arlington, SD $58,899

Astoria, SD $58,993

Badger, SD $59,002

Big Stone City, SD $59,088

Bradley, SD $58,879

Brandt, SD $58,953

Bristol, SD $58,832

Bruce, SD $58,889

Bryant, SD $58,974

Castlewood, SD $58,937

Claire City, SD $59,026

Clark, SD $58,981

Clear Lake, SD $58,958

Corona, SD $59,028

De Smet, SD $58,950

Eden, SD $58,845

Erwin, SD $58,913

Estelline, SD $58,928

Florence, SD $58,909

Garden City, SD $58,919

Gary, SD $58,996

Goodwin, SD $58,884

Grenville, SD $58,830

Hayti, SD $58,960

Hazel, SD $58,933

Henry, SD $58,934

Kranzburg, SD $59,153

Labolt, SD $58,889

Lake City, SD $58,944

Lake Norden, SD $58,988

Lake Preston, SD $58,931

Marvin, SD $58,826

Milbank, SD $59,078

New Effington, SD $59,152

Ortley, SD $58,839

Peever, SD $58,918

Raymond, SD $58,947

Revillo, SD $58,925

Rosholt, SD $59,138

Roslyn, SD $58,819

Sisseton, SD $58,954

South Shore, SD $58,844

Stockholm, SD $58,845

Strandburg, SD $58,838

Summit, SD $58,842

Toronto, SD $58,930

Twin Brooks, SD $58,823

Veblen, SD $59,056

Assistant Director for Programs Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director for Programs'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.

$50,727

Average $57,919/year

$65,838

$4,227

Average $4,827/month

$5,486

$976

Average $1,114/week

$1,266

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,838	$5,486	$1,266	$32
Average	$57,919	$4,827	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$50,727	$4,227	$976	$24

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