What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Lead Operator'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 Lead Operator's salary?

An Assistant Lead Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,939 for beginners, reaching about $49,704 at mid-level, and approach $51,410 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Lead Operator?

Assistant Lead Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Lead Operator roles are District of Columbia $61,247, California $61,015, Massachusetts $60,202. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Lead Operator roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Lead Operator level roles vary by specialization: Boiler Operator Team Lead: $82,600; Rig Operator Team Lead: $81,706; Machine Operator Lead: $81,607; Lead Production Operator: $77,738; Lead Administrative Assistant: $74,032.

Assistant Lead Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Lead Operator make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Lead Operator in South Dakota is $50,272 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Assistant Lead Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,095
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,895 to $54,367
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,088

10% $38,088

50% (Median) $50,272

90% $58,095

Assistant Lead Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,367	$4,531	$1,046	$26
Average	$50,272	$4,189	$967	$24
25th Percentile	$43,895	$3,658	$844	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Lead Operator Salaries

An Assistant Lead Operator'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 Lead Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Lead Operator'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): $46,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,164
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,704
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,296
Expert (over 8 years): $51,410

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Lead Operator	less than 1 year	$46,939
Early Career Level Assistant Lead Operator	1-2 years	$47,164
Mid-Level Level Assistant Lead Operator	2-4 years	$49,704
Senior-Level Level Assistant Lead Operator	5-8 years	$51,296
Expert Level Assistant Lead Operator	over 8 years	$51,410

How Do Assistant Lead Operator 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 Lead Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,247.
California: $61,015.
Massachusetts: $60,202.

District of Columbia $61,247 California $61,015 Massachusetts $60,202 Washington $59,980 New Jersey $59,958 Alaska $59,881 Connecticut $59,117 New York $58,808

Hawaii $57,818 Rhode Island $57,353 Maryland $57,038 Minnesota $56,606 Colorado $56,440 Illinois $56,385 Oregon $56,175 Delaware $56,020

New Hampshire $55,922 Virginia $55,704 Pennsylvania $55,068 Nevada $54,747 North Dakota $54,642 Michigan $54,476 Wisconsin $54,416 Vermont $54,294

Texas $53,956 Maine $53,934 Arizona $53,901 Ohio $53,862 Georgia $53,353 Indiana $53,099 Wyoming $53,049 Utah $52,972

Iowa $52,939 Kansas $52,673 Louisiana $52,596 North Carolina $52,568 Missouri $52,557 Florida $52,341 Montana $52,225 Nebraska $52,114

Kentucky $52,053 South Carolina $51,832 Tennessee $51,694 Idaho $51,639 New Mexico $51,235 Oklahoma $51,146 Alabama $50,820 South Dakota $50,272

Arkansas $49,974 West Virginia $49,813 Mississippi $49,332

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Lead Operator

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: $50,796
Aurora: $51,066
Baltic: $50,517

Alcester, SD $50,796

Aurora, SD $51,066

Baltic, SD $50,517

Beresford, SD $50,666

Brandon, SD $50,413

Brookings, SD $51,160

Burbank, SD $50,615

Canistota, SD $50,690

Canton, SD $50,547

Centerville, SD $50,669

Chancellor, SD $50,541

Chester, SD $50,666

Colman, SD $50,831

Colton, SD $50,620

Crooks, SD $50,489

Davis, SD $50,607

Dell Rapids, SD $50,610

Egan, SD $50,745

Elk Point, SD $50,455

Elkton, SD $51,098

Fairview, SD $50,621

Flandreau, SD $50,910

Freeman, SD $50,855

Garretson, SD $50,526

Gayville, SD $50,940

Harrisburg, SD $50,445

Hartford, SD $50,523

Hudson, SD $50,661

Humboldt, SD $50,595

Hurley, SD $50,671

Irene, SD $50,813

Jefferson, SD $50,267

Lennox, SD $50,541

Lesterville, SD $50,902

Lyons, SD $50,536

Madison, SD $50,931

Marion, SD $50,705

Menno, SD $50,876

Mission Hill, SD $50,914

Monroe, SD $50,651

Belle Fourche, SD $50,846

Black Hawk, SD $49,291

Box Elder, SD $49,355

Buffalo, SD $50,754

Buffalo Gap, SD $50,355

Camp Crook, SD $50,803

Caputa, SD $49,593

Custer, SD $50,247

Deadwood, SD $49,937

Edgemont, SD $50,729

Enning, SD $50,333

Fairburn, SD $49,782

Fort Meade, SD $49,777

Hermosa, SD $49,583

Hill City, SD $49,919

Hot Springs, SD $50,690

Howes, SD $50,444

Interior, SD $50,525

Keystone, SD $49,534

Kyle, SD $50,633

Lead, SD $50,395

Ludlow, SD $50,954

Manderson, SD $50,715

Mud Butte, SD $50,475

Nemo, SD $49,603

Newell, SD $50,573

New Underwood, SD $49,595

Nisland, SD $50,685

Oelrichs, SD $50,585

Oglala, SD $50,673

Oral, SD $50,539

Owanka, SD $49,839

Piedmont, SD $49,327

Pine Ridge, SD $50,768

Porcupine, SD $50,615

Pringle, SD $50,403

Quinn, SD $50,452

Redig, SD $50,392

Saint Onge, SD $50,536

Scenic, SD $50,177

Smithwick, SD $50,603

Spearfish, SD $50,763

Sturgis, SD $49,619

Union Center, SD $50,366

Vale, SD $50,208

Wall, SD $50,379

Wasta, SD $50,124

White Owl, SD $50,468

Whitewood, SD $50,323

Wounded Knee, SD $50,718

Leola, SD $51,018

Long Lake, SD $51,096

Mansfield, SD $50,988

Mellette, SD $51,036

Northville, SD $50,981

Onaka, SD $50,783

Orient, SD $50,860

Pierpont, SD $51,032

Redfield, SD $51,115

Rockham, SD $50,920

Roscoe, SD $50,830

Selby, SD $50,742

Seneca, SD $50,751

Stratford, SD $51,038

Tolstoy, SD $50,754

Tulare, SD $51,044

Turton, SD $51,047

Warner, SD $51,098

Westport, SD $51,027

Pierre, SD $46,605

Agar, SD $47,817

Belvidere, SD $50,451

Blunt, SD $46,605

Burke, SD $50,846

Colome, SD $50,784

Dallas, SD $50,768

Draper, SD $49,201

Fort Pierre, SD $46,741

Gregory, SD $50,823

Hamill, SD $50,697

Harrold, SD $46,877

Hayes, SD $49,932

Herrick, SD $50,817

Holabird, SD $47,934

Ideal, SD $50,683

Kadoka, SD $50,509

Kennebec, SD $49,943

Long Valley, SD $50,507

Lower Brule, SD $49,877

Martin, SD $50,629

Midland, SD $50,343

Milesville, SD $50,376

Mission, SD $50,737

Murdo, SD $50,032

Norris, SD $50,585

Okaton, SD $50,458

Okreek, SD $50,708

Onida, SD $47,062

Parmelee, SD $50,676

Philip, SD $50,449

Presho, SD $49,570

Reliance, SD $50,725

Rosebud, SD $50,792

Saint Charles, SD $50,872

Saint Francis, SD $50,695

Tuthill, SD $50,568

Vivian, SD $49,355

Wanblee, SD $50,601

White River, SD $50,579

Winner, SD $50,737

Witten, SD $50,646

Wood, SD $50,573

Mobridge, SD $50,752

Bison, SD $50,626

Bullhead, SD $51,014

Cherry Creek, SD $50,495

Dupree, SD $50,506

Eagle Butte, SD $50,558

Faith, SD $50,490

Glencross, SD $50,533

Glenham, SD $50,771

Herreid, SD $50,965

Isabel, SD $50,523

Keldron, SD $50,767

Lantry, SD $50,582

Lemmon, SD $50,957

Little Eagle, SD $51,006

Lodgepole, SD $50,820

Mc Intosh, SD $50,844

Mc Laughlin, SD $50,799

Meadow, SD $50,510

Morristown, SD $50,896

Mound City, SD $50,874

Pollock, SD $51,065

Prairie City, SD $50,692

Ralph, SD $50,857

Reva, SD $50,694

Ridgeview, SD $50,583

Timber Lake, SD $50,609

Trail City, SD $50,593

Wakpala, SD $50,800

Walker, SD $50,881

Watauga, SD $50,766

Whitehorse, SD $50,637

Rapid City, SD $49,282

Ellsworth Afb, SD $49,282

Allen, SD $50,628

Batesland, SD $50,649

Montrose, SD $50,691

North Sioux City, SD $50,188

Nunda, SD $50,906

Oldham, SD $51,019

Olivet, SD $50,899

Parker, SD $50,623

Ramona, SD $50,928

Renner, SD $50,458

Rowena, SD $50,423

Rutland, SD $50,861

Salem, SD $50,865

Scotland, SD $50,979

Sinai, SD $51,180

Springfield, SD $51,040

Tabor, SD $51,006

Tea, SD $50,485

Trent, SD $50,677

Tyndall, SD $50,991

Utica, SD $50,903

Valley Springs, SD $50,454

Vermillion, SD $50,915

Viborg, SD $50,800

Volga, SD $51,061

Volin, SD $50,856

Wakonda, SD $50,804

Wentworth, SD $50,843

Winfred, SD $50,868

Worthing, SD $50,533

Yankton, SD $51,109

Sioux Falls, SD $50,411

Vienna, SD $51,152

Wallace, SD $51,121

Waubay, SD $51,098

Webster, SD $51,110

White, SD $51,189

Willow Lake, SD $51,210

Wilmot, SD $51,147

Mitchell, SD $51,156

Alexandria, SD $50,968

Alpena, SD $51,054

Armour, SD $50,949

Artesian, SD $51,046

Avon, SD $50,963

Bonesteel, SD $50,864

Bridgewater, SD $50,831

Canova, SD $50,900

Carpenter, SD $51,172

Carthage, SD $51,058

Cavour, SD $51,125

Chamberlain, SD $50,895

Corsica, SD $50,958

Dante, SD $50,933

Delmont, SD $50,935

Dimock, SD $50,991

Emery, SD $50,915

Ethan, SD $51,019

Fairfax, SD $50,872

Fedora, SD $51,002

Fort Thompson, SD $50,297

Fulton, SD $51,009

Gann Valley, SD $50,789

Geddes, SD $50,885

Harrison, SD $50,923

Highmore, SD $49,943

Stephan, SD $50,164

Hitchcock, SD $51,084

Howard, SD $51,027

Huron, SD $51,259

Iroquois, SD $51,137

Kaylor, SD $51,047

Kimball, SD $50,892

Lake Andes, SD $50,967

Lane, SD $51,161

Letcher, SD $51,023

Marty, SD $51,130

Miller, SD $50,940

Mount Vernon, SD $50,990

New Holland, SD $51,066

Oacoma, SD $50,849

Parkston, SD $51,012

Pickstown, SD $51,044

Plankinton, SD $50,981

Platte, SD $50,895

Pukwana, SD $50,859

Ree Heights, SD $50,605

Saint Lawrence, SD $50,942

Spencer, SD $50,893

Stickney, SD $50,948

Tripp, SD $50,963

Virgil, SD $51,011

Wagner, SD $50,973

Wessington, SD $50,973

Wessington Springs, SD $50,965

White Lake, SD $50,915

Wolsey, SD $51,073

Woonsocket, SD $51,050

Yale, SD $51,167

Aberdeen, SD $51,172

Akaska, SD $50,715

Amherst, SD $51,093

Andover, SD $51,020

Ashton, SD $51,010

Barnard, SD $51,080

Bath, SD $51,064

Bowdle, SD $50,811

Brentford, SD $51,103

Britton, SD $51,237

Claremont, SD $51,050

Columbia, SD $50,989

Conde, SD $51,043

Cresbard, SD $50,917

Doland, SD $51,152

Eureka, SD $50,990

Faulkton, SD $50,913

Ferney, SD $51,229

Frankfort, SD $51,149

Frederick, SD $51,094

Gettysburg, SD $50,435

Groton, SD $51,070

Hecla, SD $51,167

Hosmer, SD $50,909

Houghton, SD $50,950

Hoven, SD $50,770

Ipswich, SD $50,962

Java, SD $50,738

Langford, SD $51,025

Lebanon, SD $50,520

Watertown, SD $51,259

Arlington, SD $51,122

Astoria, SD $51,204

Badger, SD $51,212

Big Stone City, SD $51,286

Bradley, SD $51,105

Brandt, SD $51,170

Bristol, SD $51,064

Bruce, SD $51,114

Bryant, SD $51,187

Castlewood, SD $51,156

Claire City, SD $51,233

Clark, SD $51,193

Clear Lake, SD $51,174

Corona, SD $51,234

De Smet, SD $51,167

Eden, SD $51,076

Erwin, SD $51,135

Estelline, SD $51,147

Florence, SD $51,131

Garden City, SD $51,140

Gary, SD $51,207

Goodwin, SD $51,109

Grenville, SD $51,063

Hayti, SD $51,175

Hazel, SD $51,152

Henry, SD $51,153

Kranzburg, SD $51,343

Labolt, SD $51,114

Lake City, SD $51,161

Lake Norden, SD $51,199

Lake Preston, SD $51,150

Marvin, SD $51,059

Milbank, SD $51,278

New Effington, SD $51,342

Ortley, SD $51,070

Peever, SD $51,139

Raymond, SD $51,165

Revillo, SD $51,145

Rosholt, SD $51,330

Roslyn, SD $51,053

Sisseton, SD $51,170

South Shore, SD $51,075

Stockholm, SD $51,075

Strandburg, SD $51,070

Summit, SD $51,073

Toronto, SD $51,150

Twin Brooks, SD $51,056

Veblen, SD $51,259

Assistant Lead Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Lead Operator'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.

$43,895

Average $50,272/year

$54,367

$3,658

Average $4,189/month

$4,531

$844

Average $967/week

$1,046

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,367	$4,531	$1,046	$26
Average	$50,272	$4,189	$967	$24
25th Percentile	$43,895	$3,658	$844	$21

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