What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'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 (Software Engineering)?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'s salary?

An Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'s salary grows with experience: starting around $137,975 for beginners, reaching about $157,111 at mid-level, and approach $223,784 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)?

Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) roles are District of Columbia $194,910, California $194,171, Massachusetts $191,583. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) in South Dakota is $159,984 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $77.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $186,326
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $150,448 to $173,773
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $141,766

10% $141,766

50% (Median) $159,984

90% $186,326

Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,773	$14,481	$3,342	$84
Average	$159,984	$13,332	$3,077	$77
25th Percentile	$150,448	$12,537	$2,893	$72

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) Salaries

An Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'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 (Software Engineering) Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'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): $137,975
Early Career (1-2 years): $158,614
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $157,111
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $198,461
Expert (over 8 years): $223,784

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Software Engineer IV	less than 1 year	$137,975
Software Engineer V	1-2 years	$158,614
Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)	2-4 years	$157,111
Software Engineering Director	5-8 years	$198,461
VP of Software Engineering	over 8 years	$223,784

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

District of Columbia: $194,910.
California: $194,171.
Massachusetts: $191,583.

District of Columbia $194,910 California $194,171 Massachusetts $191,583 Washington $190,879 New Jersey $190,809 Alaska $190,562 Connecticut $188,133 New York $187,147

Hawaii $183,996 Rhode Island $182,517 Maryland $181,514 Minnesota $180,141 Colorado $179,613 Illinois $179,437 Oregon $178,768 Delaware $178,275

New Hampshire $177,965 Virginia $177,271 Pennsylvania $175,247 Nevada $174,226 North Dakota $173,891 Michigan $173,363 Wisconsin $173,170 Vermont $172,782

Texas $171,708 Maine $171,638 Arizona $171,532 Ohio $171,409 Georgia $169,790 Indiana $168,980 Wyoming $168,821 Utah $168,575

Iowa $168,469 Kansas $167,624 Louisiana $167,378 North Carolina $167,290 Missouri $167,255 Florida $166,568 Montana $166,198 Nebraska $165,846

Kentucky $165,653 South Carolina $164,949 Tennessee $164,508 Idaho $164,332 New Mexico $163,047 Oklahoma $162,766 Alabama $161,727 South Dakota $159,984

Arkansas $159,034 West Virginia $158,523 Mississippi $156,992

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)

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: $161,651
Aurora: $162,510
Baltic: $160,762

Alcester, SD $161,651

Aurora, SD $162,510

Baltic, SD $160,762

Beresford, SD $161,238

Brandon, SD $160,433

Brookings, SD $162,810

Burbank, SD $161,076

Canistota, SD $161,315

Canton, SD $160,857

Centerville, SD $161,248

Chancellor, SD $160,838

Chester, SD $161,236

Colman, SD $161,762

Colton, SD $161,090

Crooks, SD $160,674

Davis, SD $161,051

Dell Rapids, SD $161,058

Egan, SD $161,489

Elk Point, SD $160,567

Elkton, SD $162,611

Fairview, SD $161,093

Flandreau, SD $162,014

Freeman, SD $161,838

Garretson, SD $160,792

Gayville, SD $162,109

Harrisburg, SD $160,535

Hartford, SD $160,782

Hudson, SD $161,222

Humboldt, SD $161,011

Hurley, SD $161,253

Irene, SD $161,706

Jefferson, SD $159,967

Lennox, SD $160,840

Lesterville, SD $161,989

Lyons, SD $160,824

Madison, SD $162,081

Marion, SD $161,363

Menno, SD $161,905

Mission Hill, SD $162,026

Monroe, SD $161,188

Belle Fourche, SD $161,812

Black Hawk, SD $156,861

Box Elder, SD $157,064

Buffalo, SD $161,518

Buffalo Gap, SD $160,247

Camp Crook, SD $161,672

Caputa, SD $157,822

Custer, SD $159,903

Deadwood, SD $158,917

Edgemont, SD $161,437

Enning, SD $160,176

Fairburn, SD $158,425

Fort Meade, SD $158,409

Hermosa, SD $157,791

Hill City, SD $158,859

Hot Springs, SD $161,313

Howes, SD $160,532

Interior, SD $160,789

Keystone, SD $157,634

Kyle, SD $161,132

Lead, SD $160,373

Ludlow, SD $162,153

Manderson, SD $161,393

Mud Butte, SD $160,630

Nemo, SD $157,856

Newell, SD $160,942

New Underwood, SD $157,830

Nisland, SD $161,297

Oelrichs, SD $160,981

Oglala, SD $161,261

Oral, SD $160,833

Owanka, SD $158,606

Piedmont, SD $156,977

Pine Ridge, SD $161,562

Porcupine, SD $161,076

Pringle, SD $160,400

Quinn, SD $160,556

Redig, SD $160,366

Saint Onge, SD $160,822

Scenic, SD $159,681

Smithwick, SD $161,035

Spearfish, SD $161,547

Sturgis, SD $157,905

Union Center, SD $160,284

Vale, SD $159,778

Wall, SD $160,324

Wasta, SD $159,512

White Owl, SD $160,606

Whitewood, SD $160,144

Wounded Knee, SD $161,401

Leola, SD $162,357

Long Lake, SD $162,605

Mansfield, SD $162,262

Mellette, SD $162,414

Northville, SD $162,239

Onaka, SD $161,609

Orient, SD $161,854

Pierpont, SD $162,403

Redfield, SD $162,665

Rockham, SD $162,046

Roscoe, SD $161,759

Selby, SD $161,479

Seneca, SD $161,507

Stratford, SD $162,422

Tolstoy, SD $161,518

Tulare, SD $162,440

Turton, SD $162,449

Warner, SD $162,611

Westport, SD $162,387

Pierre, SD $148,313

Agar, SD $152,172

Belvidere, SD $160,553

Blunt, SD $148,313

Burke, SD $161,810

Colome, SD $161,613

Dallas, SD $161,563

Draper, SD $156,576

Fort Pierre, SD $148,748

Gregory, SD $161,736

Hamill, SD $161,334

Harrold, SD $149,179

Hayes, SD $158,900

Herrick, SD $161,718

Holabird, SD $152,543

Ideal, SD $161,292

Kadoka, SD $160,738

Kennebec, SD $158,937

Long Valley, SD $160,731

Lower Brule, SD $158,727

Martin, SD $161,118

Midland, SD $160,210

Milesville, SD $160,313

Mission, SD $161,463

Murdo, SD $159,218

Norris, SD $160,981

Okaton, SD $160,574

Okreek, SD $161,371

Onida, SD $149,769

Parmelee, SD $161,269

Philip, SD $160,548

Presho, SD $157,749

Reliance, SD $161,426

Rosebud, SD $161,639

Saint Charles, SD $161,894

Saint Francis, SD $161,329

Tuthill, SD $160,924

Vivian, SD $157,064

Wanblee, SD $161,032

White River, SD $160,959

Winner, SD $161,463

Witten, SD $161,174

Wood, SD $160,940

Mobridge, SD $161,512

Bison, SD $161,109

Bullhead, SD $162,343

Cherry Creek, SD $160,692

Dupree, SD $160,727

Eagle Butte, SD $160,894

Faith, SD $160,678

Glencross, SD $160,815

Glenham, SD $161,570

Herreid, SD $162,188

Isabel, SD $160,783

Keldron, SD $161,560

Lantry, SD $160,970

Lemmon, SD $162,164

Little Eagle, SD $162,319

Lodgepole, SD $161,727

Mc Intosh, SD $161,803

Mc Laughlin, SD $161,660

Meadow, SD $160,739

Morristown, SD $161,968

Mound City, SD $161,898

Pollock, SD $162,507

Prairie City, SD $161,319

Ralph, SD $161,845

Reva, SD $161,327

Ridgeview, SD $160,974

Timber Lake, SD $161,055

Trail City, SD $161,004

Wakpala, SD $161,664

Walker, SD $161,921

Watauga, SD $161,555

Whitehorse, SD $161,144

Rapid City, SD $156,833

Ellsworth Afb, SD $156,833

Allen, SD $161,116

Batesland, SD $161,183

Montrose, SD $161,317

North Sioux City, SD $159,715

Nunda, SD $162,002

Oldham, SD $162,359

Olivet, SD $161,979

Parker, SD $161,100

Ramona, SD $162,072

Renner, SD $160,574

Rowena, SD $160,465

Rutland, SD $161,859

Salem, SD $161,870

Scotland, SD $162,232

Sinai, SD $162,873

Springfield, SD $162,426

Tabor, SD $162,319

Tea, SD $160,662

Trent, SD $161,273

Tyndall, SD $162,273

Utica, SD $161,991

Valley Springs, SD $160,562

Vermillion, SD $162,028

Viborg, SD $161,664

Volga, SD $162,493

Volin, SD $161,843

Wakonda, SD $161,678

Wentworth, SD $161,801

Winfred, SD $161,880

Worthing, SD $160,815

Yankton, SD $162,648

Sioux Falls, SD $160,424

Vienna, SD $162,785

Wallace, SD $162,686

Waubay, SD $162,611

Webster, SD $162,649

White, SD $162,901

Willow Lake, SD $162,968

Wilmot, SD $162,769

Mitchell, SD $162,796

Alexandria, SD $162,197

Alpena, SD $162,472

Armour, SD $162,137

Artesian, SD $162,447

Avon, SD $162,181

Bonesteel, SD $161,866

Bridgewater, SD $161,762

Canova, SD $161,981

Carpenter, SD $162,848

Carthage, SD $162,484

Cavour, SD $162,699

Chamberlain, SD $161,965

Corsica, SD $162,167

Dante, SD $162,086

Delmont, SD $162,093

Dimock, SD $162,273

Emery, SD $162,030

Ethan, SD $162,359

Fairfax, SD $161,894

Fedora, SD $162,306

Fort Thompson, SD $160,063

Fulton, SD $162,327

Gann Valley, SD $161,630

Geddes, SD $161,933

Harrison, SD $162,054

Highmore, SD $158,937

Stephan, SD $159,641

Hitchcock, SD $162,568

Howard, SD $162,387

Huron, SD $163,123

Iroquois, SD $162,736

Kaylor, SD $162,449

Kimball, SD $161,958

Lake Andes, SD $162,194

Lane, SD $162,811

Letcher, SD $162,373

Marty, SD $162,713

Miller, SD $162,109

Mount Vernon, SD $162,267

New Holland, SD $162,509

Oacoma, SD $161,820

Parkston, SD $162,338

Pickstown, SD $162,442

Plankinton, SD $162,241

Platte, SD $161,965

Pukwana, SD $161,850

Ree Heights, SD $161,042

Saint Lawrence, SD $162,116

Spencer, SD $161,959

Stickney, SD $162,135

Tripp, SD $162,181

Virgil, SD $162,334

Wagner, SD $162,213

Wessington, SD $162,213

Wessington Springs, SD $162,188

White Lake, SD $162,028

Wolsey, SD $162,533

Woonsocket, SD $162,459

Yale, SD $162,831

Aberdeen, SD $162,847

Akaska, SD $161,393

Amherst, SD $162,597

Andover, SD $162,363

Ashton, SD $162,333

Barnard, SD $162,556

Bath, SD $162,505

Bowdle, SD $161,697

Brentford, SD $162,627

Britton, SD $163,054

Claremont, SD $162,459

Columbia, SD $162,264

Conde, SD $162,438

Cresbard, SD $162,037

Doland, SD $162,785

Eureka, SD $162,269

Faulkton, SD $162,023

Ferney, SD $163,030

Frankfort, SD $162,774

Frederick, SD $162,598

Gettysburg, SD $160,502

Groton, SD $162,523

Hecla, SD $162,831

Hosmer, SD $162,010

Houghton, SD $162,142

Hoven, SD $161,567

Ipswich, SD $162,178

Java, SD $161,466

Langford, SD $162,378

Lebanon, SD $160,771

Watertown, SD $163,123

Arlington, SD $162,690

Astoria, SD $162,949

Badger, SD $162,975

Big Stone City, SD $163,211

Bradley, SD $162,635

Brandt, SD $162,840

Bristol, SD $162,505

Bruce, SD $162,662

Bryant, SD $162,896

Castlewood, SD $162,796

Claire City, SD $163,042

Clark, SD $162,915

Clear Lake, SD $162,854

Corona, SD $163,046

De Smet, SD $162,831

Eden, SD $162,542

Erwin, SD $162,729

Estelline, SD $162,769

Florence, SD $162,716

Garden City, SD $162,745

Gary, SD $162,958

Goodwin, SD $162,648

Grenville, SD $162,500

Hayti, SD $162,857

Hazel, SD $162,783

Henry, SD $162,787

Kranzburg, SD $163,392

Labolt, SD $162,664

Lake City, SD $162,813

Lake Norden, SD $162,935

Lake Preston, SD $162,778

Marvin, SD $162,489

Milbank, SD $163,185

New Effington, SD $163,389

Ortley, SD $162,524

Peever, SD $162,743

Raymond, SD $162,824

Revillo, SD $162,762

Rosholt, SD $163,350

Roslyn, SD $162,468

Sisseton, SD $162,841

South Shore, SD $162,539

Stockholm, SD $162,540

Strandburg, SD $162,523

Summit, SD $162,533

Toronto, SD $162,776

Twin Brooks, SD $162,479

Veblen, SD $163,123

Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$199,980	$96.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$191,981	$92.0	20%
Internet	$191,981	$92.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$183,982	$88.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$183,982	$88.0	15%

Assistant Manager (Software Engineering) Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Manager (Software Engineering)'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.

$150,448

Average $159,984/year

$173,773

$12,537

Average $13,332/month

$14,481

$2,893

Average $3,077/week

$3,342

$72

Average $77/hour

$84

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$173,773	$14,481	$3,342	$84
Average	$159,984	$13,332	$3,077	$77
25th Percentile	$150,448	$12,537	$2,893	$72

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