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

An Assistant Lighting Director's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,706 for beginners, reaching about $50,515 at mid-level, and approach $52,249 for experts.

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

Assistant Lighting Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Lighting Director roles are District of Columbia $62,248, California $62,011, Massachusetts $61,185. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Lighting Director roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Lighting Director level roles vary by specialization: Lighting Technical Director: $140,059; Lighting Engineer: $73,591; Lighting Artist: $71,191; Lighting Tech: $70,409; Lighting Designer: $66,589.

Assistant Lighting Director Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Lighting Director make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Lighting Director in South Dakota is $51,093 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,044
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,612 to $55,255
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,711

10% $38,711

50% (Median) $51,093

90% $59,044

Assistant Lighting Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,255	$4,605	$1,063	$27
Average	$51,093	$4,258	$983	$25
25th Percentile	$44,612	$3,718	$858	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Lighting Director Salaries

An Assistant Lighting Director'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 Lighting Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Lighting Director'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): $47,706
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,935
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,515
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,134
Expert (over 8 years): $52,249

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Lighting Director	less than 1 year	$47,706
Early Career Level Assistant Lighting Director	1-2 years	$47,935
Mid-Level Level Assistant Lighting Director	2-4 years	$50,515
Senior-Level Level Assistant Lighting Director	5-8 years	$52,134
Expert Level Assistant Lighting Director	over 8 years	$52,249

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

District of Columbia: $62,248.
California: $62,011.
Massachusetts: $61,185.

District of Columbia $62,248 California $62,011 Massachusetts $61,185 Washington $60,960 New Jersey $60,938 Alaska $60,859 Connecticut $60,083 New York $59,768

Hawaii $58,762 Rhode Island $58,290 Maryland $57,969 Minnesota $57,531 Colorado $57,362 Illinois $57,306 Oregon $57,092 Delaware $56,935

New Hampshire $56,836 Virginia $56,614 Pennsylvania $55,968 Nevada $55,642 North Dakota $55,535 Michigan $55,366 Wisconsin $55,304 Vermont $55,181

Texas $54,838 Maine $54,815 Arizona $54,781 Ohio $54,742 Georgia $54,225 Indiana $53,966 Wyoming $53,916 Utah $53,837

Iowa $53,803 Kansas $53,533 Louisiana $53,455 North Carolina $53,427 Missouri $53,415 Florida $53,196 Montana $53,078 Nebraska $52,966

Kentucky $52,904 South Carolina $52,679 Tennessee $52,538 Idaho $52,482 New Mexico $52,072 Oklahoma $51,982 Alabama $51,650 South Dakota $51,093

Arkansas $50,790 West Virginia $50,627 Mississippi $50,138

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Lighting Director

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: $51,626
Aurora: $51,900
Baltic: $51,342

Alcester, SD $51,626

Aurora, SD $51,900

Baltic, SD $51,342

Beresford, SD $51,494

Brandon, SD $51,237

Brookings, SD $51,996

Burbank, SD $51,442

Canistota, SD $51,518

Canton, SD $51,372

Centerville, SD $51,497

Chancellor, SD $51,366

Chester, SD $51,493

Colman, SD $51,661

Colton, SD $51,446

Crooks, SD $51,314

Davis, SD $51,434

Dell Rapids, SD $51,436

Egan, SD $51,574

Elk Point, SD $51,279

Elkton, SD $51,932

Fairview, SD $51,448

Flandreau, SD $51,742

Freeman, SD $51,685

Garretson, SD $51,351

Gayville, SD $51,772

Harrisburg, SD $51,269

Hartford, SD $51,348

Hudson, SD $51,489

Humboldt, SD $51,421

Hurley, SD $51,499

Irene, SD $51,643

Jefferson, SD $51,088

Lennox, SD $51,367

Lesterville, SD $51,734

Lyons, SD $51,362

Madison, SD $51,763

Marion, SD $51,534

Menno, SD $51,707

Mission Hill, SD $51,746

Monroe, SD $51,478

Belle Fourche, SD $51,677

Black Hawk, SD $50,096

Box Elder, SD $50,161

Buffalo, SD $51,583

Buffalo Gap, SD $51,177

Camp Crook, SD $51,633

Caputa, SD $50,403

Custer, SD $51,068

Deadwood, SD $50,753

Edgemont, SD $51,557

Enning, SD $51,155

Fairburn, SD $50,595

Fort Meade, SD $50,590

Hermosa, SD $50,393

Hill City, SD $50,734

Hot Springs, SD $51,518

Howes, SD $51,268

Interior, SD $51,350

Keystone, SD $50,343

Kyle, SD $51,460

Lead, SD $51,218

Ludlow, SD $51,786

Manderson, SD $51,543

Mud Butte, SD $51,300

Nemo, SD $50,414

Newell, SD $51,399

New Underwood, SD $50,405

Nisland, SD $51,513

Oelrichs, SD $51,412

Oglala, SD $51,501

Oral, SD $51,364

Owanka, SD $50,653

Piedmont, SD $50,133

Pine Ridge, SD $51,597

Porcupine, SD $51,442

Pringle, SD $51,226

Quinn, SD $51,276

Redig, SD $51,215

Saint Onge, SD $51,361

Scenic, SD $50,997

Smithwick, SD $51,429

Spearfish, SD $51,593

Sturgis, SD $50,429

Union Center, SD $51,189

Vale, SD $51,028

Wall, SD $51,202

Wasta, SD $50,943

White Owl, SD $51,292

Whitewood, SD $51,145

Wounded Knee, SD $51,546

Leola, SD $51,851

Long Lake, SD $51,930

Mansfield, SD $51,821

Mellette, SD $51,869

Northville, SD $51,814

Onaka, SD $51,612

Orient, SD $51,690

Pierpont, SD $51,866

Redfield, SD $51,950

Rockham, SD $51,752

Roscoe, SD $51,660

Selby, SD $51,571

Seneca, SD $51,580

Stratford, SD $51,872

Tolstoy, SD $51,583

Tulare, SD $51,878

Turton, SD $51,880

Warner, SD $51,932

Westport, SD $51,861

Pierre, SD $47,366

Agar, SD $48,598

Belvidere, SD $51,275

Blunt, SD $47,366

Burke, SD $51,676

Colome, SD $51,613

Dallas, SD $51,598

Draper, SD $50,005

Fort Pierre, SD $47,505

Gregory, SD $51,653

Hamill, SD $51,525

Harrold, SD $47,643

Hayes, SD $50,747

Herrick, SD $51,647

Holabird, SD $48,717

Ideal, SD $51,511

Kadoka, SD $51,334

Kennebec, SD $50,759

Long Valley, SD $51,332

Lower Brule, SD $50,692

Martin, SD $51,455

Midland, SD $51,165

Milesville, SD $51,199

Mission, SD $51,566

Murdo, SD $50,849

Norris, SD $51,412

Okaton, SD $51,282

Okreek, SD $51,536

Onida, SD $47,831

Parmelee, SD $51,504

Philip, SD $51,273

Presho, SD $50,379

Reliance, SD $51,554

Rosebud, SD $51,622

Saint Charles, SD $51,703

Saint Francis, SD $51,523

Tuthill, SD $51,394

Vivian, SD $50,161

Wanblee, SD $51,428

White River, SD $51,405

Winner, SD $51,566

Witten, SD $51,473

Wood, SD $51,399

Mobridge, SD $51,581

Bison, SD $51,453

Bullhead, SD $51,847

Cherry Creek, SD $51,319

Dupree, SD $51,331

Eagle Butte, SD $51,384

Faith, SD $51,315

Glencross, SD $51,359

Glenham, SD $51,600

Herreid, SD $51,797

Isabel, SD $51,349

Keldron, SD $51,597

Lantry, SD $51,408

Lemmon, SD $51,789

Little Eagle, SD $51,839

Lodgepole, SD $51,650

Mc Intosh, SD $51,674

Mc Laughlin, SD $51,629

Meadow, SD $51,335

Morristown, SD $51,727

Mound City, SD $51,704

Pollock, SD $51,899

Prairie City, SD $51,520

Ralph, SD $51,688

Reva, SD $51,522

Ridgeview, SD $51,409

Timber Lake, SD $51,435

Trail City, SD $51,419

Wakpala, SD $51,630

Walker, SD $51,712

Watauga, SD $51,595

Whitehorse, SD $51,464

Rapid City, SD $50,087

Ellsworth Afb, SD $50,087

Allen, SD $51,455

Batesland, SD $51,476

Montrose, SD $51,519

North Sioux City, SD $51,007

Nunda, SD $51,738

Oldham, SD $51,852

Olivet, SD $51,730

Parker, SD $51,450

Ramona, SD $51,760

Renner, SD $51,282

Rowena, SD $51,247

Rutland, SD $51,692

Salem, SD $51,695

Scotland, SD $51,811

Sinai, SD $52,016

Springfield, SD $51,873

Tabor, SD $51,839

Tea, SD $51,310

Trent, SD $51,505

Tyndall, SD $51,824

Utica, SD $51,734

Valley Springs, SD $51,278

Vermillion, SD $51,746

Viborg, SD $51,630

Volga, SD $51,895

Volin, SD $51,687

Wakonda, SD $51,634

Wentworth, SD $51,674

Winfred, SD $51,699

Worthing, SD $51,359

Yankton, SD $51,944

Sioux Falls, SD $51,234

Vienna, SD $51,988

Wallace, SD $51,956

Waubay, SD $51,932

Webster, SD $51,945

White, SD $52,025

Willow Lake, SD $52,046

Wilmot, SD $51,983

Mitchell, SD $51,991

Alexandria, SD $51,800

Alpena, SD $51,888

Armour, SD $51,781

Artesian, SD $51,880

Avon, SD $51,795

Bonesteel, SD $51,694

Bridgewater, SD $51,661

Canova, SD $51,731

Carpenter, SD $52,008

Carthage, SD $51,892

Cavour, SD $51,960

Chamberlain, SD $51,726

Corsica, SD $51,791

Dante, SD $51,765

Delmont, SD $51,767

Dimock, SD $51,824

Emery, SD $51,747

Ethan, SD $51,852

Fairfax, SD $51,703

Fedora, SD $51,835

Fort Thompson, SD $51,119

Fulton, SD $51,842

Gann Valley, SD $51,619

Geddes, SD $51,716

Harrison, SD $51,755

Highmore, SD $50,759

Stephan, SD $50,984

Hitchcock, SD $51,919

Howard, SD $51,861

Huron, SD $52,096

Iroquois, SD $51,972

Kaylor, SD $51,880

Kimball, SD $51,724

Lake Andes, SD $51,799

Lane, SD $51,996

Letcher, SD $51,856

Marty, SD $51,965

Miller, SD $51,772

Mount Vernon, SD $51,823

New Holland, SD $51,900

Oacoma, SD $51,680

Parkston, SD $51,845

Pickstown, SD $51,878

Plankinton, SD $51,814

Platte, SD $51,726

Pukwana, SD $51,689

Ree Heights, SD $51,431

Saint Lawrence, SD $51,774

Spencer, SD $51,724

Stickney, SD $51,780

Tripp, SD $51,795

Virgil, SD $51,844

Wagner, SD $51,805

Wessington, SD $51,805

Wessington Springs, SD $51,797

White Lake, SD $51,746

Wolsey, SD $51,907

Woonsocket, SD $51,884

Yale, SD $52,002

Aberdeen, SD $52,008

Akaska, SD $51,543

Amherst, SD $51,928

Andover, SD $51,853

Ashton, SD $51,843

Barnard, SD $51,915

Bath, SD $51,898

Bowdle, SD $51,640

Brentford, SD $51,937

Britton, SD $52,074

Claremont, SD $51,884

Columbia, SD $51,821

Conde, SD $51,877

Cresbard, SD $51,749

Doland, SD $51,988

Eureka, SD $51,823

Faulkton, SD $51,744

Ferney, SD $52,066

Frankfort, SD $51,984

Frederick, SD $51,928

Gettysburg, SD $51,259

Groton, SD $51,904

Hecla, SD $52,002

Hosmer, SD $51,740

Houghton, SD $51,783

Hoven, SD $51,599

Ipswich, SD $51,794

Java, SD $51,567

Langford, SD $51,858

Lebanon, SD $51,345

Watertown, SD $52,096

Arlington, SD $51,957

Astoria, SD $52,040

Badger, SD $52,049

Big Stone City, SD $52,124

Bradley, SD $51,940

Brandt, SD $52,005

Bristol, SD $51,898

Bruce, SD $51,948

Bryant, SD $52,023

Castlewood, SD $51,991

Claire City, SD $52,070

Clark, SD $52,029

Clear Lake, SD $52,010

Corona, SD $52,071

De Smet, SD $52,002

Eden, SD $51,910

Erwin, SD $51,970

Estelline, SD $51,983

Florence, SD $51,966

Garden City, SD $51,975

Gary, SD $52,043

Goodwin, SD $51,944

Grenville, SD $51,897

Hayti, SD $52,011

Hazel, SD $51,987

Henry, SD $51,988

Kranzburg, SD $52,182

Labolt, SD $51,949

Lake City, SD $51,997

Lake Norden, SD $52,036

Lake Preston, SD $51,986

Marvin, SD $51,893

Milbank, SD $52,115

New Effington, SD $52,181

Ortley, SD $51,905

Peever, SD $51,974

Raymond, SD $52,000

Revillo, SD $51,981

Rosholt, SD $52,168

Roslyn, SD $51,887

Sisseton, SD $52,006

South Shore, SD $51,909

Stockholm, SD $51,910

Strandburg, SD $51,904

Summit, SD $51,907

Toronto, SD $51,985

Twin Brooks, SD $51,890

Veblen, SD $52,096

Assistant Lighting Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Lighting Director'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.

$44,612

Average $51,093/year

$55,255

$3,718

Average $4,258/month

$4,605

$858

Average $983/week

$1,063

$21

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,255	$4,605	$1,063	$27
Average	$51,093	$4,258	$983	$25
25th Percentile	$44,612	$3,718	$858	$21

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