What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager'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 Mechanical Project Manager?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Mechanical Project Manager roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Mechanical Project Manager's salary?

An Assistant Mechanical Project Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,690 for beginners, reaching about $63,126 at mid-level, and approach $69,110 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager?

Assistant Mechanical Project Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Mechanical Project Manager roles are District of Columbia $81,366, California $81,058, Massachusetts $79,977. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Mechanical Project Manager roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Mechanical Project Manager level roles vary by specialization: Mechanical Engineer V: $148,531; Mechanical Construction Project Manager: $147,907; Mechanical Systems Engineering Manager: $142,890; Mechanical Engineering Manager: $142,851; Mechanical Product Engineering Manager: $138,887.

Assistant Mechanical Project Manager Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager in South Dakota is $66,786 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,548
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,813 to $76,083
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,643

10% $49,643

50% (Median) $66,786

90% $84,548

Assistant Mechanical Project Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,083	$6,340	$1,463	$37
Average	$66,786	$5,566	$1,284	$32
25th Percentile	$57,813	$4,818	$1,112	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Mechanical Project Manager Salaries

An Assistant Mechanical Project Manager'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 Mechanical Project Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager'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): $61,690
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,977
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,126
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,399
Expert (over 8 years): $69,110

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Mechanical Project Manager	less than 1 year	$61,690
Early Career Level Assistant Mechanical Project Manager	1-2 years	$61,977
Mid-Level Level Assistant Mechanical Project Manager	2-4 years	$63,126
Senior-Level Level Assistant Mechanical Project Manager	5-8 years	$66,399
Expert Level Assistant Mechanical Project Manager	over 8 years	$69,110

How Do Assistant Mechanical Project Manager 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 Mechanical Project Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,366.
California: $81,058.
Massachusetts: $79,977.

District of Columbia $81,366 California $81,058 Massachusetts $79,977 Washington $79,683 New Jersey $79,654 Alaska $79,551 Connecticut $78,537 New York $78,125

Hawaii $76,810 Rhode Island $76,193 Maryland $75,774 Minnesota $75,201 Colorado $74,980 Illinois $74,907 Oregon $74,627 Delaware $74,422

New Hampshire $74,292 Virginia $74,003 Pennsylvania $73,158 Nevada $72,731 North Dakota $72,592 Michigan $72,371 Wisconsin $72,290 Vermont $72,129

Texas $71,680 Maine $71,651 Arizona $71,607 Ohio $71,556 Georgia $70,879 Indiana $70,541 Wyoming $70,475 Utah $70,372

Iowa $70,328 Kansas $69,976 Louisiana $69,873 North Carolina $69,836 Missouri $69,821 Florida $69,535 Montana $69,380 Nebraska $69,233

Kentucky $69,152 South Carolina $68,859 Tennessee $68,675 Idaho $68,601 New Mexico $68,065 Oklahoma $67,947 Alabama $67,514 South Dakota $66,786

Arkansas $66,389 West Virginia $66,176 Mississippi $65,537

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Mechanical Project Manager

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: $67,482
Aurora: $67,841
Baltic: $67,111

Alcester, SD $67,482

Aurora, SD $67,841

Baltic, SD $67,111

Beresford, SD $67,309

Brandon, SD $66,974

Brookings, SD $67,966

Burbank, SD $67,242

Canistota, SD $67,342

Canton, SD $67,151

Centerville, SD $67,314

Chancellor, SD $67,143

Chester, SD $67,309

Colman, SD $67,528

Colton, SD $67,248

Crooks, SD $67,074

Davis, SD $67,232

Dell Rapids, SD $67,234

Egan, SD $67,414

Elk Point, SD $67,029

Elkton, SD $67,883

Fairview, SD $67,249

Flandreau, SD $67,633

Freeman, SD $67,560

Garretson, SD $67,123

Gayville, SD $67,673

Harrisburg, SD $67,016

Hartford, SD $67,119

Hudson, SD $67,303

Humboldt, SD $67,215

Hurley, SD $67,316

Irene, SD $67,505

Jefferson, SD $66,779

Lennox, SD $67,143

Lesterville, SD $67,623

Lyons, SD $67,137

Madison, SD $67,661

Marion, SD $67,362

Menno, SD $67,588

Mission Hill, SD $67,639

Monroe, SD $67,289

Belle Fourche, SD $67,549

Black Hawk, SD $65,482

Box Elder, SD $65,567

Buffalo, SD $67,426

Buffalo Gap, SD $66,896

Camp Crook, SD $67,491

Caputa, SD $65,884

Custer, SD $66,752

Deadwood, SD $66,341

Edgemont, SD $67,392

Enning, SD $66,866

Fairburn, SD $66,135

Fort Meade, SD $66,128

Hermosa, SD $65,871

Hill City, SD $66,317

Hot Springs, SD $67,341

Howes, SD $67,015

Interior, SD $67,122

Keystone, SD $65,805

Kyle, SD $67,265

Lead, SD $66,949

Ludlow, SD $67,692

Manderson, SD $67,374

Mud Butte, SD $67,056

Nemo, SD $65,898

Newell, SD $67,186

New Underwood, SD $65,887

Nisland, SD $67,334

Oelrichs, SD $67,202

Oglala, SD $67,319

Oral, SD $67,140

Owanka, SD $66,211

Piedmont, SD $65,531

Pine Ridge, SD $67,445

Porcupine, SD $67,242

Pringle, SD $66,960

Quinn, SD $67,025

Redig, SD $66,946

Saint Onge, SD $67,136

Scenic, SD $66,660

Smithwick, SD $67,225

Spearfish, SD $67,439

Sturgis, SD $65,918

Union Center, SD $66,911

Vale, SD $66,700

Wall, SD $66,928

Wasta, SD $66,589

White Owl, SD $67,046

Whitewood, SD $66,853

Wounded Knee, SD $67,378

Leola, SD $67,777

Long Lake, SD $67,880

Mansfield, SD $67,737

Mellette, SD $67,800

Northville, SD $67,728

Onaka, SD $67,464

Orient, SD $67,567

Pierpont, SD $67,796

Redfield, SD $67,905

Rockham, SD $67,647

Roscoe, SD $67,527

Selby, SD $67,410

Seneca, SD $67,422

Stratford, SD $67,804

Tolstoy, SD $67,426

Tulare, SD $67,811

Turton, SD $67,815

Warner, SD $67,883

Westport, SD $67,789

Pierre, SD $61,914

Agar, SD $63,525

Belvidere, SD $67,024

Blunt, SD $61,914

Burke, SD $67,548

Colome, SD $67,466

Dallas, SD $67,445

Draper, SD $65,363

Fort Pierre, SD $62,095

Gregory, SD $67,517

Hamill, SD $67,350

Harrold, SD $62,275

Hayes, SD $66,333

Herrick, SD $67,510

Holabird, SD $63,680

Ideal, SD $67,332

Kadoka, SD $67,101

Kennebec, SD $66,349

Long Valley, SD $67,098

Lower Brule, SD $66,261

Martin, SD $67,259

Midland, SD $66,880

Milesville, SD $66,924

Mission, SD $67,403

Murdo, SD $66,466

Norris, SD $67,202

Okaton, SD $67,032

Okreek, SD $67,365

Onida, SD $62,522

Parmelee, SD $67,323

Philip, SD $67,021

Presho, SD $65,853

Reliance, SD $67,388

Rosebud, SD $67,477

Saint Charles, SD $67,584

Saint Francis, SD $67,348

Tuthill, SD $67,179

Vivian, SD $65,567

Wanblee, SD $67,223

White River, SD $67,193

Winner, SD $67,403

Witten, SD $67,283

Wood, SD $67,185

Mobridge, SD $67,424

Bison, SD $67,256

Bullhead, SD $67,771

Cherry Creek, SD $67,082

Dupree, SD $67,096

Eagle Butte, SD $67,166

Faith, SD $67,076

Glencross, SD $67,133

Glenham, SD $67,448

Herreid, SD $67,706

Isabel, SD $67,120

Keldron, SD $67,444

Lantry, SD $67,198

Lemmon, SD $67,696

Little Eagle, SD $67,761

Lodgepole, SD $67,514

Mc Intosh, SD $67,545

Mc Laughlin, SD $67,486

Meadow, SD $67,101

Morristown, SD $67,614

Mound City, SD $67,585

Pollock, SD $67,839

Prairie City, SD $67,343

Ralph, SD $67,563

Reva, SD $67,347

Ridgeview, SD $67,199

Timber Lake, SD $67,233

Trail City, SD $67,212

Wakpala, SD $67,487

Walker, SD $67,595

Watauga, SD $67,442

Whitehorse, SD $67,270

Rapid City, SD $65,471

Ellsworth Afb, SD $65,471

Allen, SD $67,259

Batesland, SD $67,287

Montrose, SD $67,342

North Sioux City, SD $66,674

Nunda, SD $67,628

Oldham, SD $67,778

Olivet, SD $67,619

Parker, SD $67,252

Ramona, SD $67,658

Renner, SD $67,032

Rowena, SD $66,987

Rutland, SD $67,569

Salem, SD $67,573

Scotland, SD $67,725

Sinai, SD $67,992

Springfield, SD $67,805

Tabor, SD $67,761

Tea, SD $67,069

Trent, SD $67,324

Tyndall, SD $67,742

Utica, SD $67,624

Valley Springs, SD $67,027

Vermillion, SD $67,639

Viborg, SD $67,487

Volga, SD $67,833

Volin, SD $67,562

Wakonda, SD $67,493

Wentworth, SD $67,545

Winfred, SD $67,578

Worthing, SD $67,133

Yankton, SD $67,898

Sioux Falls, SD $66,970

Vienna, SD $67,955

Wallace, SD $67,914

Waubay, SD $67,883

Webster, SD $67,899

White, SD $68,004

Willow Lake, SD $68,032

Wilmot, SD $67,949

Mitchell, SD $67,960

Alexandria, SD $67,710

Alpena, SD $67,825

Armour, SD $67,685

Artesian, SD $67,814

Avon, SD $67,703

Bonesteel, SD $67,572

Bridgewater, SD $67,528

Canova, SD $67,620

Carpenter, SD $67,982

Carthage, SD $67,830

Cavour, SD $67,919

Chamberlain, SD $67,613

Corsica, SD $67,697

Dante, SD $67,664

Delmont, SD $67,667

Dimock, SD $67,742

Emery, SD $67,640

Ethan, SD $67,778

Fairfax, SD $67,584

Fedora, SD $67,755

Fort Thompson, SD $66,819

Fulton, SD $67,764

Gann Valley, SD $67,473

Geddes, SD $67,600

Harrison, SD $67,650

Highmore, SD $66,349

Stephan, SD $66,643

Hitchcock, SD $67,865

Howard, SD $67,789

Huron, SD $68,096

Iroquois, SD $67,935

Kaylor, SD $67,815

Kimball, SD $67,610

Lake Andes, SD $67,708

Lane, SD $67,966

Letcher, SD $67,783

Marty, SD $67,925

Miller, SD $67,673

Mount Vernon, SD $67,739

New Holland, SD $67,840

Oacoma, SD $67,553

Parkston, SD $67,769

Pickstown, SD $67,812

Plankinton, SD $67,728

Platte, SD $67,613

Pukwana, SD $67,565

Ree Heights, SD $67,228

Saint Lawrence, SD $67,676

Spencer, SD $67,611

Stickney, SD $67,684

Tripp, SD $67,703

Virgil, SD $67,767

Wagner, SD $67,717

Wessington, SD $67,717

Wessington Springs, SD $67,706

White Lake, SD $67,639

Wolsey, SD $67,850

Woonsocket, SD $67,819

Yale, SD $67,974

Aberdeen, SD $67,981

Akaska, SD $67,374

Amherst, SD $67,877

Andover, SD $67,779

Ashton, SD $67,767

Barnard, SD $67,860

Bath, SD $67,839

Bowdle, SD $67,501

Brentford, SD $67,889

Britton, SD $68,068

Claremont, SD $67,819

Columbia, SD $67,738

Conde, SD $67,811

Cresbard, SD $67,643

Doland, SD $67,955

Eureka, SD $67,740

Faulkton, SD $67,637

Ferney, SD $68,058

Frankfort, SD $67,951

Frederick, SD $67,877

Gettysburg, SD $67,002

Groton, SD $67,846

Hecla, SD $67,974

Hosmer, SD $67,632

Houghton, SD $67,687

Hoven, SD $67,447

Ipswich, SD $67,702

Java, SD $67,405

Langford, SD $67,786

Lebanon, SD $67,115

Watertown, SD $68,096

Arlington, SD $67,916

Astoria, SD $68,024

Badger, SD $68,035

Big Stone City, SD $68,133

Bradley, SD $67,893

Brandt, SD $67,978

Bristol, SD $67,839

Bruce, SD $67,904

Bryant, SD $68,002

Castlewood, SD $67,960

Claire City, SD $68,063

Clark, SD $68,010

Clear Lake, SD $67,984

Corona, SD $68,064

De Smet, SD $67,974

Eden, SD $67,854

Erwin, SD $67,932

Estelline, SD $67,949

Florence, SD $67,927

Garden City, SD $67,938

Gary, SD $68,027

Goodwin, SD $67,898

Grenville, SD $67,836

Hayti, SD $67,985

Hazel, SD $67,955

Henry, SD $67,956

Kranzburg, SD $68,209

Labolt, SD $67,905

Lake City, SD $67,967

Lake Norden, SD $68,018

Lake Preston, SD $67,952

Marvin, SD $67,832

Milbank, SD $68,122

New Effington, SD $68,207

Ortley, SD $67,847

Peever, SD $67,938

Raymond, SD $67,972

Revillo, SD $67,946

Rosholt, SD $68,191

Roslyn, SD $67,823

Sisseton, SD $67,979

South Shore, SD $67,852

Stockholm, SD $67,853

Strandburg, SD $67,846

Summit, SD $67,850

Toronto, SD $67,952

Twin Brooks, SD $67,827

Veblen, SD $68,096

Assistant Mechanical Project Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Mechanical Project Manager roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Mechanical Project Manager positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Mechanical Project Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$73,465	$35.0	10%

Assistant Mechanical Project Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Mechanical Project Manager'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.

$57,813

Average $66,786/year

$76,083

$4,818

Average $5,566/month

$6,340

$1,112

Average $1,284/week

$1,463

$28

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,083	$6,340	$1,463	$37
Average	$66,786	$5,566	$1,284	$32
25th Percentile	$57,813	$4,818	$1,112	$28

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