What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'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 Manager (Employee Relations)?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'s salary?

An Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'s salary grows with experience: starting around $58,880 for beginners, reaching about $93,465 at mid-level, and approach $95,495 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)?

Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) roles are District of Columbia $87,699, California $87,366, Massachusetts $86,202. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) in South Dakota is $71,984 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'s salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,146
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,544 to $77,303
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,591

10% $61,591

50% (Median) $71,984

90% $82,146

Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,303	$6,442	$1,487	$37
Average	$71,984	$5,999	$1,384	$35
25th Percentile	$66,544	$5,545	$1,280	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) Salaries

An Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'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 Manager (Employee Relations) Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'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): $58,880
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,876
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,465
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,617
Expert (over 8 years): $95,495

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
HRIS Analyst I	less than 1 year	$58,880
Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)	1-2 years	$70,876
HRIS Analyst III	2-4 years	$93,465
HRIS Analyst IV	5-8 years	$105,617
HRIS Supervisor	over 8 years	$95,495

How Do Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) 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 Manager (Employee Relations)s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,699.
California: $87,366.
Massachusetts: $86,202.

District of Columbia $87,699 California $87,366 Massachusetts $86,202 Washington $85,885 New Jersey $85,854 Alaska $85,743 Connecticut $84,650 New York $84,206

Hawaii $82,788 Rhode Island $82,123 Maryland $81,671 Minnesota $81,054 Colorado $80,816 Illinois $80,737 Oregon $80,436 Delaware $80,214

New Hampshire $80,075 Virginia $79,762 Pennsylvania $78,852 Nevada $78,392 North Dakota $78,242 Michigan $78,004 Wisconsin $77,917 Vermont $77,743

Texas $77,259 Maine $77,228 Arizona $77,180 Ohio $77,125 Georgia $76,396 Indiana $76,032 Wyoming $75,960 Utah $75,850

Iowa $75,802 Kansas $75,422 Louisiana $75,311 North Carolina $75,271 Missouri $75,256 Florida $74,947 Montana $74,780 Nebraska $74,622

Kentucky $74,535 South Carolina $74,218 Tennessee $74,020 Idaho $73,941 New Mexico $73,362 Oklahoma $73,236 Alabama $72,768 South Dakota $71,984

Arkansas $71,557 West Virginia $71,327 Mississippi $70,638

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)

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: $72,734
Aurora: $73,121
Baltic: $72,334

Alcester, SD $72,734

Aurora, SD $73,121

Baltic, SD $72,334

Beresford, SD $72,548

Brandon, SD $72,186

Brookings, SD $73,256

Burbank, SD $72,475

Canistota, SD $72,583

Canton, SD $72,377

Centerville, SD $72,553

Chancellor, SD $72,368

Chester, SD $72,547

Colman, SD $72,784

Colton, SD $72,482

Crooks, SD $72,295

Davis, SD $72,464

Dell Rapids, SD $72,467

Egan, SD $72,661

Elk Point, SD $72,246

Elkton, SD $73,166

Fairview, SD $72,483

Flandreau, SD $72,897

Freeman, SD $72,818

Garretson, SD $72,348

Gayville, SD $72,940

Harrisburg, SD $72,232

Hartford, SD $72,343

Hudson, SD $72,541

Humboldt, SD $72,446

Hurley, SD $72,555

Irene, SD $72,759

Jefferson, SD $71,976

Lennox, SD $72,369

Lesterville, SD $72,886

Lyons, SD $72,362

Madison, SD $72,928

Marion, SD $72,604

Menno, SD $72,848

Mission Hill, SD $72,903

Monroe, SD $72,526

Belle Fourche, SD $72,806

Black Hawk, SD $70,579

Box Elder, SD $70,670

Buffalo, SD $72,674

Buffalo Gap, SD $72,102

Camp Crook, SD $72,744

Caputa, SD $71,012

Custer, SD $71,948

Deadwood, SD $71,504

Edgemont, SD $72,638

Enning, SD $72,071

Fairburn, SD $71,282

Fort Meade, SD $71,275

Hermosa, SD $70,997

Hill City, SD $71,478

Hot Springs, SD $72,582

Howes, SD $72,231

Interior, SD $72,346

Keystone, SD $70,927

Kyle, SD $72,501

Lead, SD $72,159

Ludlow, SD $72,960

Manderson, SD $72,618

Mud Butte, SD $72,275

Nemo, SD $71,027

Newell, SD $72,415

New Underwood, SD $71,015

Nisland, SD $72,575

Oelrichs, SD $72,433

Oglala, SD $72,558

Oral, SD $72,366

Owanka, SD $71,364

Piedmont, SD $70,631

Pine Ridge, SD $72,694

Porcupine, SD $72,475

Pringle, SD $72,171

Quinn, SD $72,242

Redig, SD $72,156

Saint Onge, SD $72,361

Scenic, SD $71,848

Smithwick, SD $72,457

Spearfish, SD $72,688

Sturgis, SD $71,049

Union Center, SD $72,119

Vale, SD $71,892

Wall, SD $72,137

Wasta, SD $71,772

White Owl, SD $72,264

Whitewood, SD $72,056

Wounded Knee, SD $72,622

Leola, SD $73,052

Long Lake, SD $73,164

Mansfield, SD $73,009

Mellette, SD $73,077

Northville, SD $72,999

Onaka, SD $72,715

Orient, SD $72,825

Pierpont, SD $73,073

Redfield, SD $73,191

Rockham, SD $72,912

Roscoe, SD $72,783

Selby, SD $72,657

Seneca, SD $72,669

Stratford, SD $73,081

Tolstoy, SD $72,674

Tulare, SD $73,089

Turton, SD $73,093

Warner, SD $73,166

Westport, SD $73,065

Pierre, SD $66,733

Agar, SD $68,469

Belvidere, SD $72,240

Blunt, SD $66,733

Burke, SD $72,806

Colome, SD $72,717

Dallas, SD $72,695

Draper, SD $70,451

Fort Pierre, SD $66,928

Gregory, SD $72,772

Hamill, SD $72,592

Harrold, SD $67,122

Hayes, SD $71,496

Herrick, SD $72,764

Holabird, SD $68,636

Ideal, SD $72,573

Kadoka, SD $72,323

Kennebec, SD $71,513

Long Valley, SD $72,320

Lower Brule, SD $71,419

Martin, SD $72,494

Midland, SD $72,086

Milesville, SD $72,132

Mission, SD $72,650

Murdo, SD $71,640

Norris, SD $72,433

Okaton, SD $72,250

Okreek, SD $72,608

Onida, SD $67,388

Parmelee, SD $72,562

Philip, SD $72,238

Presho, SD $70,978

Reliance, SD $72,633

Rosebud, SD $72,729

Saint Charles, SD $72,844

Saint Francis, SD $72,589

Tuthill, SD $72,407

Vivian, SD $70,670

Wanblee, SD $72,456

White River, SD $72,423

Winner, SD $72,650

Witten, SD $72,520

Wood, SD $72,414

Mobridge, SD $72,672

Bison, SD $72,490

Bullhead, SD $73,046

Cherry Creek, SD $72,303

Dupree, SD $72,318

Eagle Butte, SD $72,394

Faith, SD $72,296

Glencross, SD $72,358

Glenham, SD $72,698

Herreid, SD $72,976

Isabel, SD $72,344

Keldron, SD $72,693

Lantry, SD $72,428

Lemmon, SD $72,965

Little Eagle, SD $73,035

Lodgepole, SD $72,768

Mc Intosh, SD $72,802

Mc Laughlin, SD $72,738

Meadow, SD $72,324

Morristown, SD $72,877

Mound City, SD $72,845

Pollock, SD $73,119

Prairie City, SD $72,585

Ralph, SD $72,821

Reva, SD $72,589

Ridgeview, SD $72,429

Timber Lake, SD $72,466

Trail City, SD $72,443

Wakpala, SD $72,740

Walker, SD $72,856

Watauga, SD $72,691

Whitehorse, SD $72,506

Rapid City, SD $70,566

Ellsworth Afb, SD $70,566

Allen, SD $72,494

Batesland, SD $72,524

Montrose, SD $72,584

North Sioux City, SD $71,863

Nunda, SD $72,892

Oldham, SD $73,053

Olivet, SD $72,882

Parker, SD $72,486

Ramona, SD $72,924

Renner, SD $72,250

Rowena, SD $72,200

Rutland, SD $72,828

Salem, SD $72,833

Scotland, SD $72,996

Sinai, SD $73,284

Springfield, SD $73,083

Tabor, SD $73,035

Tea, SD $72,289

Trent, SD $72,564

Tyndall, SD $73,014

Utica, SD $72,887

Valley Springs, SD $72,244

Vermillion, SD $72,904

Viborg, SD $72,740

Volga, SD $73,113

Volin, SD $72,821

Wakonda, SD $72,746

Wentworth, SD $72,802

Winfred, SD $72,837

Worthing, SD $72,358

Yankton, SD $73,183

Sioux Falls, SD $72,182

Vienna, SD $73,244

Wallace, SD $73,200

Waubay, SD $73,166

Webster, SD $73,183

White, SD $73,297

Willow Lake, SD $73,327

Wilmot, SD $73,237

Mitchell, SD $73,249

Alexandria, SD $72,980

Alpena, SD $73,103

Armour, SD $72,953

Artesian, SD $73,092

Avon, SD $72,973

Bonesteel, SD $72,831

Bridgewater, SD $72,784

Canova, SD $72,882

Carpenter, SD $73,273

Carthage, SD $73,109

Cavour, SD $73,206

Chamberlain, SD $72,875

Corsica, SD $72,966

Dante, SD $72,930

Delmont, SD $72,933

Dimock, SD $73,014

Emery, SD $72,905

Ethan, SD $73,053

Fairfax, SD $72,844

Fedora, SD $73,029

Fort Thompson, SD $72,020

Fulton, SD $73,038

Gann Valley, SD $72,725

Geddes, SD $72,861

Harrison, SD $72,916

Highmore, SD $71,513

Stephan, SD $71,830

Hitchcock, SD $73,147

Howard, SD $73,065

Huron, SD $73,397

Iroquois, SD $73,222

Kaylor, SD $73,093

Kimball, SD $72,872

Lake Andes, SD $72,978

Lane, SD $73,256

Letcher, SD $73,059

Marty, SD $73,212

Miller, SD $72,940

Mount Vernon, SD $73,012

New Holland, SD $73,120

Oacoma, SD $72,810

Parkston, SD $73,043

Pickstown, SD $73,090

Plankinton, SD $73,000

Platte, SD $72,875

Pukwana, SD $72,824

Ree Heights, SD $72,460

Saint Lawrence, SD $72,943

Spencer, SD $72,873

Stickney, SD $72,952

Tripp, SD $72,973

Virgil, SD $73,042

Wagner, SD $72,987

Wessington, SD $72,987

Wessington Springs, SD $72,976

White Lake, SD $72,904

Wolsey, SD $73,131

Woonsocket, SD $73,098

Yale, SD $73,265

Aberdeen, SD $73,272

Akaska, SD $72,618

Amherst, SD $73,160

Andover, SD $73,054

Ashton, SD $73,041

Barnard, SD $73,141

Bath, SD $73,118

Bowdle, SD $72,755

Brentford, SD $73,173

Britton, SD $73,366

Claremont, SD $73,098

Columbia, SD $73,010

Conde, SD $73,088

Cresbard, SD $72,908

Doland, SD $73,244

Eureka, SD $73,012

Faulkton, SD $72,901

Ferney, SD $73,355

Frankfort, SD $73,240

Frederick, SD $73,160

Gettysburg, SD $72,217

Groton, SD $73,126

Hecla, SD $73,265

Hosmer, SD $72,896

Houghton, SD $72,955

Hoven, SD $72,696

Ipswich, SD $72,971

Java, SD $72,651

Langford, SD $73,061

Lebanon, SD $72,338

Watertown, SD $73,397

Arlington, SD $73,202

Astoria, SD $73,318

Badger, SD $73,330

Big Stone City, SD $73,436

Bradley, SD $73,177

Brandt, SD $73,269

Bristol, SD $73,118

Bruce, SD $73,189

Bryant, SD $73,294

Castlewood, SD $73,249

Claire City, SD $73,360

Clark, SD $73,303

Clear Lake, SD $73,275

Corona, SD $73,362

De Smet, SD $73,265

Eden, SD $73,135

Erwin, SD $73,219

Estelline, SD $73,237

Florence, SD $73,214

Garden City, SD $73,226

Gary, SD $73,322

Goodwin, SD $73,183

Grenville, SD $73,116

Hayti, SD $73,277

Hazel, SD $73,244

Henry, SD $73,245

Kranzburg, SD $73,518

Labolt, SD $73,190

Lake City, SD $73,257

Lake Norden, SD $73,312

Lake Preston, SD $73,241

Marvin, SD $73,111

Milbank, SD $73,424

New Effington, SD $73,516

Ortley, SD $73,127

Peever, SD $73,225

Raymond, SD $73,262

Revillo, SD $73,234

Rosholt, SD $73,499

Roslyn, SD $73,102

Sisseton, SD $73,270

South Shore, SD $73,134

Stockholm, SD $73,134

Strandburg, SD $73,126

Summit, SD $73,131

Toronto, SD $73,240

Twin Brooks, SD $73,107

Veblen, SD $73,397

Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$86,381	$42.0	20%
Biotechnology	$82,782	$40.0	15%
Financial Services	$82,782	$40.0	15%
Insurance	$82,782	$40.0	15%
Software & Networking	$82,782	$40.0	15%

Assistant Manager (Employee Relations) Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Manager (Employee Relations)'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.

$66,544

Average $71,984/year

$77,303

$5,545

Average $5,999/month

$6,442

$1,280

Average $1,384/week

$1,487

$32

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,303	$6,442	$1,487	$37
Average	$71,984	$5,999	$1,384	$35
25th Percentile	$66,544	$5,545	$1,280	$32

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