What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Program Leader'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 Program Leader?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Program Leader roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Program Leader's salary?

An Assistant Program Leader's salary grows with experience: starting around $101,982 for beginners, reaching about $103,803 at mid-level, and approach $110,003 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Program Leader?

Assistant Program Leader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Program Leader roles are District of Columbia $132,328, California $131,826, Massachusetts $130,069. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Program Leader roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Program Leader level roles vary by specialization: SUMMER PROGRAM LEADER: $145,905; Maryland Program Leader: $145,084; Youth Program Leader: $111,726; Program Leader: $98,221; Assistant Community Leader: $88,742.

Assistant Program Leader Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Program Leader make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Program Leader in South Dakota is $108,616 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,695
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,611 to $118,603
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $87,591

10% $87,591

50% (Median) $108,616

90% $127,695

Assistant Program Leader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,603	$9,884	$2,281	$57
Average	$108,616	$9,051	$2,089	$52
25th Percentile	$97,611	$8,134	$1,877	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Program Leader Salaries

An Assistant Program Leader'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 Program Leader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Program Leader'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): $101,982
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,528
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,803
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $107,229
Expert (over 8 years): $110,003

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Program Leader	less than 1 year	$101,982
Early Career Level Assistant Program Leader	1-2 years	$102,528
Mid-Level Level Assistant Program Leader	2-4 years	$103,803
Senior-Level Level Assistant Program Leader	5-8 years	$107,229
Expert Level Assistant Program Leader	over 8 years	$110,003

How Do Assistant Program Leader 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 Program Leaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $132,328.
California: $131,826.
Massachusetts: $130,069.

District of Columbia $132,328 California $131,826 Massachusetts $130,069 Washington $129,591 New Jersey $129,543 Alaska $129,376 Connecticut $127,727 New York $127,057

Hawaii $124,918 Rhode Island $123,914 Maryland $123,233 Minnesota $122,301 Colorado $121,942 Illinois $121,823 Oregon $121,368 Delaware $121,034

New Hampshire $120,824 Virginia $120,353 Pennsylvania $118,978 Nevada $118,285 North Dakota $118,058 Michigan $117,699 Wisconsin $117,568 Vermont $117,305

Texas $116,576 Maine $116,528 Arizona $116,456 Ohio $116,373 Georgia $115,273 Indiana $114,723 Wyoming $114,616 Utah $114,449

Iowa $114,377 Kansas $113,803 Louisiana $113,636 North Carolina $113,576 Missouri $113,552 Florida $113,086 Montana $112,835 Nebraska $112,596

Kentucky $112,465 South Carolina $111,986 Tennessee $111,688 Idaho $111,568 New Mexico $110,696 Oklahoma $110,504 Alabama $109,799 South Dakota $108,616

Arkansas $107,971 West Virginia $107,624 Mississippi $106,584

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Program Leader

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: $109,748
Aurora: $110,331
Baltic: $109,144

Alcester, SD $109,748

Aurora, SD $110,331

Baltic, SD $109,144

Beresford, SD $109,467

Brandon, SD $108,921

Brookings, SD $110,534

Burbank, SD $109,357

Canistota, SD $109,520

Canton, SD $109,209

Centerville, SD $109,474

Chancellor, SD $109,196

Chester, SD $109,466

Colman, SD $109,823

Colton, SD $109,367

Crooks, SD $109,085

Davis, SD $109,340

Dell Rapids, SD $109,345

Egan, SD $109,638

Elk Point, SD $109,012

Elkton, SD $110,399

Fairview, SD $109,369

Flandreau, SD $109,994

Freeman, SD $109,875

Garretson, SD $109,165

Gayville, SD $110,059

Harrisburg, SD $108,990

Hartford, SD $109,158

Hudson, SD $109,456

Humboldt, SD $109,313

Hurley, SD $109,478

Irene, SD $109,785

Jefferson, SD $108,604

Lennox, SD $109,197

Lesterville, SD $109,977

Lyons, SD $109,186

Madison, SD $110,040

Marion, SD $109,552

Menno, SD $109,920

Mission Hill, SD $110,003

Monroe, SD $109,434

Belle Fourche, SD $109,857

Black Hawk, SD $106,496

Box Elder, SD $106,633

Buffalo, SD $109,657

Buffalo Gap, SD $108,794

Camp Crook, SD $109,762

Caputa, SD $107,148

Custer, SD $108,561

Deadwood, SD $107,892

Edgemont, SD $109,602

Enning, SD $108,746

Fairburn, SD $107,557

Fort Meade, SD $107,546

Hermosa, SD $107,127

Hill City, SD $107,852

Hot Springs, SD $109,518

Howes, SD $108,988

Interior, SD $109,162

Keystone, SD $107,021

Kyle, SD $109,395

Lead, SD $108,880

Ludlow, SD $110,089

Manderson, SD $109,572

Mud Butte, SD $109,055

Nemo, SD $107,171

Newell, SD $109,266

New Underwood, SD $107,153

Nisland, SD $109,508

Oelrichs, SD $109,293

Oglala, SD $109,483

Oral, SD $109,192

Owanka, SD $107,680

Piedmont, SD $106,575

Pine Ridge, SD $109,687

Porcupine, SD $109,357

Pringle, SD $108,898

Quinn, SD $109,005

Redig, SD $108,875

Saint Onge, SD $109,185

Scenic, SD $108,411

Smithwick, SD $109,330

Spearfish, SD $109,677

Sturgis, SD $107,205

Union Center, SD $108,819

Vale, SD $108,476

Wall, SD $108,847

Wasta, SD $108,296

White Owl, SD $109,038

Whitewood, SD $108,725

Wounded Knee, SD $109,578

Leola, SD $110,227

Long Lake, SD $110,396

Mansfield, SD $110,163

Mellette, SD $110,265

Northville, SD $110,147

Onaka, SD $109,719

Orient, SD $109,885

Pierpont, SD $110,258

Redfield, SD $110,436

Rockham, SD $110,016

Roscoe, SD $109,821

Selby, SD $109,631

Seneca, SD $109,650

Stratford, SD $110,271

Tolstoy, SD $109,657

Tulare, SD $110,283

Turton, SD $110,289

Warner, SD $110,399

Westport, SD $110,248

Pierre, SD $100,692

Agar, SD $103,312

Belvidere, SD $109,002

Blunt, SD $100,692

Burke, SD $109,856

Colome, SD $109,722

Dallas, SD $109,688

Draper, SD $106,302

Fort Pierre, SD $100,987

Gregory, SD $109,805

Hamill, SD $109,533

Harrold, SD $101,280

Hayes, SD $107,880

Herrick, SD $109,793

Holabird, SD $103,564

Ideal, SD $109,504

Kadoka, SD $109,128

Kennebec, SD $107,905

Long Valley, SD $109,123

Lower Brule, SD $107,763

Martin, SD $109,386

Midland, SD $108,769

Milesville, SD $108,840

Mission, SD $109,620

Murdo, SD $108,096

Norris, SD $109,293

Okaton, SD $109,017

Okreek, SD $109,558

Onida, SD $101,681

Parmelee, SD $109,489

Philip, SD $108,999

Presho, SD $107,098

Reliance, SD $109,595

Rosebud, SD $109,740

Saint Charles, SD $109,913

Saint Francis, SD $109,529

Tuthill, SD $109,254

Vivian, SD $106,633

Wanblee, SD $109,327

White River, SD $109,278

Winner, SD $109,620

Witten, SD $109,424

Wood, SD $109,265

Mobridge, SD $109,654

Bison, SD $109,380

Bullhead, SD $110,218

Cherry Creek, SD $109,097

Dupree, SD $109,120

Eagle Butte, SD $109,234

Faith, SD $109,087

Glencross, SD $109,180

Glenham, SD $109,693

Herreid, SD $110,112

Isabel, SD $109,159

Keldron, SD $109,686

Lantry, SD $109,285

Lemmon, SD $110,096

Little Eagle, SD $110,201

Lodgepole, SD $109,799

Mc Intosh, SD $109,851

Mc Laughlin, SD $109,754

Meadow, SD $109,129

Morristown, SD $109,963

Mound City, SD $109,915

Pollock, SD $110,329

Prairie City, SD $109,522

Ralph, SD $109,879

Reva, SD $109,528

Ridgeview, SD $109,288

Timber Lake, SD $109,343

Trail City, SD $109,308

Wakpala, SD $109,756

Walker, SD $109,931

Watauga, SD $109,682

Whitehorse, SD $109,404

Rapid City, SD $106,477

Ellsworth Afb, SD $106,477

Allen, SD $109,385

Batesland, SD $109,430

Montrose, SD $109,521

North Sioux City, SD $108,433

Nunda, SD $109,986

Oldham, SD $110,228

Olivet, SD $109,970

Parker, SD $109,374

Ramona, SD $110,034

Renner, SD $109,017

Rowena, SD $108,942

Rutland, SD $109,889

Salem, SD $109,896

Scotland, SD $110,142

Sinai, SD $110,577

Springfield, SD $110,274

Tabor, SD $110,201

Tea, SD $109,076

Trent, SD $109,491

Tyndall, SD $110,170

Utica, SD $109,979

Valley Springs, SD $109,008

Vermillion, SD $110,004

Viborg, SD $109,756

Volga, SD $110,319

Volin, SD $109,878

Wakonda, SD $109,766

Wentworth, SD $109,850

Winfred, SD $109,903

Worthing, SD $109,180

Yankton, SD $110,424

Sioux Falls, SD $108,915

Vienna, SD $110,518

Wallace, SD $110,451

Waubay, SD $110,399

Webster, SD $110,426

White, SD $110,597

Willow Lake, SD $110,642

Wilmot, SD $110,507

Mitchell, SD $110,525

Alexandria, SD $110,118

Alpena, SD $110,305

Armour, SD $110,078

Artesian, SD $110,288

Avon, SD $110,108

Bonesteel, SD $109,894

Bridgewater, SD $109,823

Canova, SD $109,971

Carpenter, SD $110,561

Carthage, SD $110,313

Cavour, SD $110,459

Chamberlain, SD $109,961

Corsica, SD $110,098

Dante, SD $110,043

Delmont, SD $110,048

Dimock, SD $110,170

Emery, SD $110,005

Ethan, SD $110,228

Fairfax, SD $109,913

Fedora, SD $110,193

Fort Thompson, SD $108,670

Fulton, SD $110,207

Gann Valley, SD $109,734

Geddes, SD $109,939

Harrison, SD $110,022

Highmore, SD $107,905

Stephan, SD $108,383

Hitchcock, SD $110,371

Howard, SD $110,248

Huron, SD $110,747

Iroquois, SD $110,484

Kaylor, SD $110,289

Kimball, SD $109,956

Lake Andes, SD $110,116

Lane, SD $110,536

Letcher, SD $110,238

Marty, SD $110,469

Miller, SD $110,059

Mount Vernon, SD $110,166

New Holland, SD $110,330

Oacoma, SD $109,863

Parkston, SD $110,214

Pickstown, SD $110,285

Plankinton, SD $110,148

Platte, SD $109,961

Pukwana, SD $109,883

Ree Heights, SD $109,334

Saint Lawrence, SD $110,063

Spencer, SD $109,957

Stickney, SD $110,077

Tripp, SD $110,108

Virgil, SD $110,212

Wagner, SD $110,129

Wessington, SD $110,129

Wessington Springs, SD $110,112

White Lake, SD $110,004

Wolsey, SD $110,347

Woonsocket, SD $110,297

Yale, SD $110,549

Aberdeen, SD $110,559

Akaska, SD $109,572

Amherst, SD $110,390

Andover, SD $110,231

Ashton, SD $110,210

Barnard, SD $110,362

Bath, SD $110,328

Bowdle, SD $109,779

Brentford, SD $110,410

Britton, SD $110,700

Claremont, SD $110,297

Columbia, SD $110,164

Conde, SD $110,282

Cresbard, SD $110,010

Doland, SD $110,518

Eureka, SD $110,167

Faulkton, SD $110,000

Ferney, SD $110,684

Frankfort, SD $110,510

Frederick, SD $110,391

Gettysburg, SD $108,968

Groton, SD $110,340

Hecla, SD $110,549

Hosmer, SD $109,992

Houghton, SD $110,081

Hoven, SD $109,691

Ipswich, SD $110,105

Java, SD $109,622

Langford, SD $110,242

Lebanon, SD $109,150

Watertown, SD $110,747

Arlington, SD $110,453

Astoria, SD $110,629

Badger, SD $110,647

Big Stone City, SD $110,807

Bradley, SD $110,416

Brandt, SD $110,555

Bristol, SD $110,328

Bruce, SD $110,434

Bryant, SD $110,593

Castlewood, SD $110,525

Claire City, SD $110,692

Clark, SD $110,606

Clear Lake, SD $110,564

Corona, SD $110,695

De Smet, SD $110,549

Eden, SD $110,353

Erwin, SD $110,479

Estelline, SD $110,507

Florence, SD $110,471

Garden City, SD $110,490

Gary, SD $110,635

Goodwin, SD $110,424

Grenville, SD $110,324

Hayti, SD $110,567

Hazel, SD $110,516

Henry, SD $110,519

Kranzburg, SD $110,930

Labolt, SD $110,435

Lake City, SD $110,537

Lake Norden, SD $110,619

Lake Preston, SD $110,513

Marvin, SD $110,317

Milbank, SD $110,789

New Effington, SD $110,928

Ortley, SD $110,341

Peever, SD $110,489

Raymond, SD $110,544

Revillo, SD $110,502

Rosholt, SD $110,901

Roslyn, SD $110,303

Sisseton, SD $110,556

South Shore, SD $110,350

Stockholm, SD $110,352

Strandburg, SD $110,340

Summit, SD $110,347

Toronto, SD $110,512

Twin Brooks, SD $110,310

Veblen, SD $110,747

Assistant Program Leader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Program Leader 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 Pharmaceuticals and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Program Leader positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Program Leader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Program Leader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$130,339	$63.0	20%

Assistant Program Leader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Program Leader'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.

$97,611

Average $108,616/year

$118,603

$8,134

Average $9,051/month

$9,884

$1,877

Average $2,089/week

$2,281

$47

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,603	$9,884	$2,281	$57
Average	$108,616	$9,051	$2,089	$52
25th Percentile	$97,611	$8,134	$1,877	$47

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