What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director, Program Communications'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 Assistant Director, Program Communications?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Director, Program Communications roles, with salaries approximately 80% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Director, Program Communications's salary?

An Assistant Director, Program Communications's salary grows with experience: starting around $110,015 for beginners, reaching about $114,279 at mid-level, and approach $227,174 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director, Program Communications?

Assistant Director, Program Communications salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director, Program Communications roles are District of Columbia $141,805, California $141,267, Massachusetts $139,384. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director, Program Communications roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director, Program Communications level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Director Of Communications: $207,132; Corporate Communications Director: $180,900; Director of Communications: $180,850; Communications Director: $180,849; Marketing Communications Director: $173,623.

Assistant Director, Program Communications Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Director, Program Communications make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director, Program Communications in South Dakota is $116,395 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $135,793
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $106,030 to $126,549
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $96,593

10% $96,593

50% (Median) $116,395

90% $135,793

Assistant Director, Program Communications Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,549	$10,546	$2,434	$61
Average	$116,395	$9,700	$2,238	$56
25th Percentile	$106,030	$8,836	$2,039	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director, Program Communications Salaries

An Assistant Director, Program Communications'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, Program Communications Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director, Program Communications'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): $110,015
Early Career (1-2 years): $143,466
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,279
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $168,892
Expert (over 8 years): $227,174

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Communications Representative IV	less than 1 year	$110,015
Communications Representative V	1-2 years	$143,466
Assistant Director, Program Communications	2-4 years	$114,279
Communications Director	5-8 years	$168,892
VP of Communications	over 8 years	$227,174

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

District of Columbia: $141,805.
California: $141,267.
Massachusetts: $139,384.

District of Columbia $141,805 California $141,267 Massachusetts $139,384 Washington $138,872 New Jersey $138,820 Alaska $138,641 Connecticut $136,874 New York $136,157

Hawaii $133,864 Rhode Island $132,788 Maryland $132,058 Minnesota $131,059 Colorado $130,675 Illinois $130,547 Oregon $130,060 Delaware $129,702

New Hampshire $129,476 Virginia $128,972 Pennsylvania $127,499 Nevada $126,756 North Dakota $126,512 Michigan $126,128 Wisconsin $125,987 Vermont $125,706

Texas $124,924 Maine $124,873 Arizona $124,796 Ohio $124,707 Georgia $123,528 Indiana $122,939 Wyoming $122,824 Utah $122,645

Iowa $122,568 Kansas $121,953 Louisiana $121,774 North Carolina $121,710 Missouri $121,684 Florida $121,185 Montana $120,916 Nebraska $120,659

Kentucky $120,519 South Carolina $120,006 Tennessee $119,686 Idaho $119,558 New Mexico $118,623 Oklahoma $118,418 Alabama $117,663 South Dakota $116,395

Arkansas $115,703 West Virginia $115,332 Mississippi $114,217

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director, Program Communications

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: $117,607
Aurora: $118,232
Baltic: $116,961

Alcester, SD $117,607

Aurora, SD $118,232

Baltic, SD $116,961

Beresford, SD $117,306

Brandon, SD $116,721

Brookings, SD $118,450

Burbank, SD $117,189

Canistota, SD $117,363

Canton, SD $117,030

Centerville, SD $117,314

Chancellor, SD $117,016

Chester, SD $117,305

Colman, SD $117,688

Colton, SD $117,199

Crooks, SD $116,897

Davis, SD $117,171

Dell Rapids, SD $117,176

Egan, SD $117,490

Elk Point, SD $116,818

Elkton, SD $118,305

Fairview, SD $117,201

Flandreau, SD $117,871

Freeman, SD $117,743

Garretson, SD $116,982

Gayville, SD $117,940

Harrisburg, SD $116,795

Hartford, SD $116,975

Hudson, SD $117,295

Humboldt, SD $117,141

Hurley, SD $117,318

Irene, SD $117,647

Jefferson, SD $116,382

Lennox, SD $117,017

Lesterville, SD $117,853

Lyons, SD $117,005

Madison, SD $117,920

Marion, SD $117,397

Menno, SD $117,792

Mission Hill, SD $117,880

Monroe, SD $117,271

Belle Fourche, SD $117,724

Black Hawk, SD $114,123

Box Elder, SD $114,270

Buffalo, SD $117,510

Buffalo Gap, SD $116,585

Camp Crook, SD $117,623

Caputa, SD $114,822

Custer, SD $116,336

Deadwood, SD $115,618

Edgemont, SD $117,451

Enning, SD $116,534

Fairburn, SD $115,260

Fort Meade, SD $115,248

Hermosa, SD $114,799

Hill City, SD $115,576

Hot Springs, SD $117,362

Howes, SD $116,793

Interior, SD $116,980

Keystone, SD $114,685

Kyle, SD $117,230

Lead, SD $116,678

Ludlow, SD $117,972

Manderson, SD $117,419

Mud Butte, SD $116,865

Nemo, SD $114,846

Newell, SD $117,091

New Underwood, SD $114,827

Nisland, SD $117,350

Oelrichs, SD $117,119

Oglala, SD $117,323

Oral, SD $117,012

Owanka, SD $115,392

Piedmont, SD $114,207

Pine Ridge, SD $117,542

Porcupine, SD $117,189

Pringle, SD $116,697

Quinn, SD $116,811

Redig, SD $116,672

Saint Onge, SD $117,004

Scenic, SD $116,174

Smithwick, SD $117,159

Spearfish, SD $117,532

Sturgis, SD $114,882

Union Center, SD $116,612

Vale, SD $116,245

Wall, SD $116,642

Wasta, SD $116,051

White Owl, SD $116,847

Whitewood, SD $116,511

Wounded Knee, SD $117,426

Leola, SD $118,121

Long Lake, SD $118,302

Mansfield, SD $118,052

Mellette, SD $118,162

Northville, SD $118,035

Onaka, SD $117,577

Orient, SD $117,755

Pierpont, SD $118,154

Redfield, SD $118,345

Rockham, SD $117,894

Roscoe, SD $117,686

Selby, SD $117,482

Seneca, SD $117,502

Stratford, SD $118,168

Tolstoy, SD $117,510

Tulare, SD $118,181

Turton, SD $118,188

Warner, SD $118,305

Westport, SD $118,143

Pierre, SD $107,903

Agar, SD $110,711

Belvidere, SD $116,808

Blunt, SD $107,903

Burke, SD $117,723

Colome, SD $117,579

Dallas, SD $117,543

Draper, SD $113,915

Fort Pierre, SD $108,220

Gregory, SD $117,669

Hamill, SD $117,377

Harrold, SD $108,533

Hayes, SD $115,606

Herrick, SD $117,656

Holabird, SD $110,981

Ideal, SD $117,346

Kadoka, SD $116,943

Kennebec, SD $115,633

Long Valley, SD $116,938

Lower Brule, SD $115,480

Martin, SD $117,219

Midland, SD $116,558

Milesville, SD $116,634

Mission, SD $117,470

Murdo, SD $115,837

Norris, SD $117,119

Okaton, SD $116,824

Okreek, SD $117,404

Onida, SD $108,962

Parmelee, SD $117,330

Philip, SD $116,804

Presho, SD $114,768

Reliance, SD $117,443

Rosebud, SD $117,598

Saint Charles, SD $117,784

Saint Francis, SD $117,373

Tuthill, SD $117,078

Vivian, SD $114,270

Wanblee, SD $117,157

White River, SD $117,104

Winner, SD $117,470

Witten, SD $117,260

Wood, SD $117,090

Mobridge, SD $117,506

Bison, SD $117,213

Bullhead, SD $118,111

Cherry Creek, SD $116,909

Dupree, SD $116,935

Eagle Butte, SD $117,057

Faith, SD $116,899

Glencross, SD $116,999

Glenham, SD $117,549

Herreid, SD $117,998

Isabel, SD $116,976

Keldron, SD $117,541

Lantry, SD $117,112

Lemmon, SD $117,980

Little Eagle, SD $118,093

Lodgepole, SD $117,663

Mc Intosh, SD $117,718

Mc Laughlin, SD $117,614

Meadow, SD $116,944

Morristown, SD $117,838

Mound City, SD $117,787

Pollock, SD $118,230

Prairie City, SD $117,365

Ralph, SD $117,748

Reva, SD $117,372

Ridgeview, SD $117,114

Timber Lake, SD $117,173

Trail City, SD $117,136

Wakpala, SD $117,616

Walker, SD $117,803

Watauga, SD $117,537

Whitehorse, SD $117,239

Rapid City, SD $114,102

Ellsworth Afb, SD $114,102

Allen, SD $117,218

Batesland, SD $117,267

Montrose, SD $117,364

North Sioux City, SD $116,199

Nunda, SD $117,862

Oldham, SD $118,122

Olivet, SD $117,846

Parker, SD $117,207

Ramona, SD $117,914

Renner, SD $116,824

Rowena, SD $116,744

Rutland, SD $117,759

Salem, SD $117,766

Scotland, SD $118,030

Sinai, SD $118,496

Springfield, SD $118,171

Tabor, SD $118,093

Tea, SD $116,888

Trent, SD $117,332

Tyndall, SD $118,060

Utica, SD $117,855

Valley Springs, SD $116,815

Vermillion, SD $117,882

Viborg, SD $117,616

Volga, SD $118,220

Volin, SD $117,747

Wakonda, SD $117,627

Wentworth, SD $117,716

Winfred, SD $117,774

Worthing, SD $116,999

Yankton, SD $118,332

Sioux Falls, SD $116,715

Vienna, SD $118,432

Wallace, SD $118,361

Waubay, SD $118,305

Webster, SD $118,334

White, SD $118,517

Willow Lake, SD $118,565

Wilmot, SD $118,421

Mitchell, SD $118,440

Alexandria, SD $118,004

Alpena, SD $118,204

Armour, SD $117,961

Artesian, SD $118,186

Avon, SD $117,993

Bonesteel, SD $117,764

Bridgewater, SD $117,688

Canova, SD $117,847

Carpenter, SD $118,478

Carthage, SD $118,213

Cavour, SD $118,369

Chamberlain, SD $117,835

Corsica, SD $117,983

Dante, SD $117,924

Delmont, SD $117,929

Dimock, SD $118,060

Emery, SD $117,883

Ethan, SD $118,122

Fairfax, SD $117,784

Fedora, SD $118,084

Fort Thompson, SD $116,452

Fulton, SD $118,099

Gann Valley, SD $117,592

Geddes, SD $117,812

Harrison, SD $117,901

Highmore, SD $115,633

Stephan, SD $116,145

Hitchcock, SD $118,275

Howard, SD $118,143

Huron, SD $118,678

Iroquois, SD $118,396

Kaylor, SD $118,188

Kimball, SD $117,830

Lake Andes, SD $118,002

Lane, SD $118,451

Letcher, SD $118,133

Marty, SD $118,380

Miller, SD $117,940

Mount Vernon, SD $118,056

New Holland, SD $118,231

Oacoma, SD $117,730

Parkston, SD $118,107

Pickstown, SD $118,182

Plankinton, SD $118,036

Platte, SD $117,835

Pukwana, SD $117,752

Ree Heights, SD $117,164

Saint Lawrence, SD $117,946

Spencer, SD $117,832

Stickney, SD $117,960

Tripp, SD $117,993

Virgil, SD $118,104

Wagner, SD $118,016

Wessington, SD $118,016

Wessington Springs, SD $117,998

White Lake, SD $117,882

Wolsey, SD $118,249

Woonsocket, SD $118,195

Yale, SD $118,466

Aberdeen, SD $118,477

Akaska, SD $117,419

Amherst, SD $118,295

Andover, SD $118,125

Ashton, SD $118,103

Barnard, SD $118,266

Bath, SD $118,229

Bowdle, SD $117,641

Brentford, SD $118,317

Britton, SD $118,628

Claremont, SD $118,195

Columbia, SD $118,053

Conde, SD $118,180

Cresbard, SD $117,888

Doland, SD $118,432

Eureka, SD $118,057

Faulkton, SD $117,878

Ferney, SD $118,610

Frankfort, SD $118,425

Frederick, SD $118,296

Gettysburg, SD $116,771

Groton, SD $118,241

Hecla, SD $118,466

Hosmer, SD $117,869

Houghton, SD $117,965

Hoven, SD $117,546

Ipswich, SD $117,990

Java, SD $117,473

Langford, SD $118,136

Lebanon, SD $116,967

Watertown, SD $118,678

Arlington, SD $118,363

Astoria, SD $118,551

Badger, SD $118,571

Big Stone City, SD $118,742

Bradley, SD $118,323

Brandt, SD $118,472

Bristol, SD $118,229

Bruce, SD $118,343

Bryant, SD $118,513

Castlewood, SD $118,440

Claire City, SD $118,619

Clark, SD $118,527

Clear Lake, SD $118,482

Corona, SD $118,622

De Smet, SD $118,466

Eden, SD $118,255

Erwin, SD $118,391

Estelline, SD $118,421

Florence, SD $118,382

Garden City, SD $118,403

Gary, SD $118,558

Goodwin, SD $118,332

Grenville, SD $118,225

Hayti, SD $118,485

Hazel, SD $118,431

Henry, SD $118,434

Kranzburg, SD $118,874

Labolt, SD $118,344

Lake City, SD $118,453

Lake Norden, SD $118,541

Lake Preston, SD $118,427

Marvin, SD $118,217

Milbank, SD $118,723

New Effington, SD $118,872

Ortley, SD $118,243

Peever, SD $118,401

Raymond, SD $118,460

Revillo, SD $118,416

Rosholt, SD $118,843

Roslyn, SD $118,202

Sisseton, SD $118,473

South Shore, SD $118,253

Stockholm, SD $118,254

Strandburg, SD $118,241

Summit, SD $118,249

Toronto, SD $118,426

Twin Brooks, SD $118,209

Veblen, SD $118,678

Assistant Director, Program Communications Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Director, Program Communications roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 113% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 80% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Director, Program Communications positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Director, Program Communications as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Director, Program Communications

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$209,510	$101.0	80%
Internet	$186,231	$90.0	60%
Financial Services	$162,952	$78.0	40%
Biotechnology	$151,313	$73.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$145,493	$70.0	25%

Assistant Director, Program Communications Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director, Program Communications'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.

$106,030

Average $116,395/year

$126,549

$8,836

Average $9,700/month

$10,546

$2,039

Average $2,238/week

$2,434

$51

Average $56/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,549	$10,546	$2,434	$61
Average	$116,395	$9,700	$2,238	$56
25th Percentile	$106,030	$8,836	$2,039	$51

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