What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Specialist'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 Specialist?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Specialist's salary?

An Assistant Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,633 for beginners, reaching about $83,154 at mid-level, and approach $91,496 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Specialist?

Assistant Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Specialist roles are District of Columbia $71,730, California $71,458, Massachusetts $70,505. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Marketing Specialist: $83,618; Assistant Operations Specialist: $81,241; Administrative Assistant, Specialist: $74,100; Assistant Product Specialist: $55,718; Assistant Learning Specialist: $53,245.

Assistant Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Assistant Specialist make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Specialist in South Dakota is $58,876 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,276
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,410 to $64,843
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,433

10% $48,433

50% (Median) $58,876

90% $70,276

Assistant Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,843	$5,404	$1,247	$31
Average	$58,876	$4,906	$1,132	$28
25th Percentile	$53,410	$4,451	$1,027	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Specialist Salaries

An Assistant Specialist'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 Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Specialist'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): $57,633
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,920
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,154
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,976
Expert (over 8 years): $91,496

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Specialist	less than 1 year	$57,633
System Documentation Specialist II	1-2 years	$70,920
System Documentation Specialist III	2-4 years	$83,154
System Documentation Specialist IV	5-8 years	$104,976
System Documentation Supervisor	over 8 years	$91,496

How Do Assistant Specialist 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 Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,730.
California: $71,458.
Massachusetts: $70,505.

District of Columbia $71,730 California $71,458 Massachusetts $70,505 Washington $70,246 New Jersey $70,220 Alaska $70,130 Connecticut $69,236 New York $68,873

Hawaii $67,713 Rhode Island $67,169 Maryland $66,800 Minnesota $66,294 Colorado $66,100 Illinois $66,035 Oregon $65,789 Delaware $65,608

New Hampshire $65,494 Virginia $65,238 Pennsylvania $64,493 Nevada $64,118 North Dakota $63,994 Michigan $63,800 Wisconsin $63,729 Vermont $63,586

Texas $63,191 Maine $63,165 Arizona $63,126 Ohio $63,081 Georgia $62,485 Indiana $62,187 Wyoming $62,129 Utah $62,038

Iowa $61,999 Kansas $61,688 Louisiana $61,597 North Carolina $61,565 Missouri $61,552 Florida $61,299 Montana $61,163 Nebraska $61,034

Kentucky $60,962 South Carolina $60,703 Tennessee $60,541 Idaho $60,477 New Mexico $60,004 Oklahoma $59,900 Alabama $59,518 South Dakota $58,876

Arkansas $58,527 West Virginia $58,339 Mississippi $57,775

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Specialist

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: $59,490
Aurora: $59,806
Baltic: $59,163

Alcester, SD $59,490

Aurora, SD $59,806

Baltic, SD $59,163

Beresford, SD $59,338

Brandon, SD $59,042

Brookings, SD $59,916

Burbank, SD $59,278

Canistota, SD $59,366

Canton, SD $59,198

Centerville, SD $59,342

Chancellor, SD $59,191

Chester, SD $59,337

Colman, SD $59,531

Colton, SD $59,283

Crooks, SD $59,130

Davis, SD $59,269

Dell Rapids, SD $59,272

Egan, SD $59,430

Elk Point, SD $59,091

Elkton, SD $59,843

Fairview, SD $59,285

Flandreau, SD $59,623

Freeman, SD $59,559

Garretson, SD $59,174

Gayville, SD $59,658

Harrisburg, SD $59,079

Hartford, SD $59,170

Hudson, SD $59,332

Humboldt, SD $59,254

Hurley, SD $59,344

Irene, SD $59,510

Jefferson, SD $58,870

Lennox, SD $59,191

Lesterville, SD $59,614

Lyons, SD $59,185

Madison, SD $59,648

Marion, SD $59,384

Menno, SD $59,583

Mission Hill, SD $59,628

Monroe, SD $59,320

Belle Fourche, SD $59,549

Black Hawk, SD $57,727

Box Elder, SD $57,802

Buffalo, SD $59,441

Buffalo Gap, SD $58,973

Camp Crook, SD $59,498

Caputa, SD $58,081

Custer, SD $58,847

Deadwood, SD $58,484

Edgemont, SD $59,411

Enning, SD $58,947

Fairburn, SD $58,302

Fort Meade, SD $58,297

Hermosa, SD $58,069

Hill City, SD $58,462

Hot Springs, SD $59,366

Howes, SD $59,078

Interior, SD $59,172

Keystone, SD $58,012

Kyle, SD $59,299

Lead, SD $59,020

Ludlow, SD $59,675

Manderson, SD $59,395

Mud Butte, SD $59,114

Nemo, SD $58,093

Newell, SD $59,229

New Underwood, SD $58,083

Nisland, SD $59,360

Oelrichs, SD $59,243

Oglala, SD $59,346

Oral, SD $59,189

Owanka, SD $58,369

Piedmont, SD $57,770

Pine Ridge, SD $59,457

Porcupine, SD $59,278

Pringle, SD $59,029

Quinn, SD $59,087

Redig, SD $59,017

Saint Onge, SD $59,185

Scenic, SD $58,765

Smithwick, SD $59,263

Spearfish, SD $59,452

Sturgis, SD $58,111

Union Center, SD $58,987

Vale, SD $58,801

Wall, SD $59,001

Wasta, SD $58,703

White Owl, SD $59,105

Whitewood, SD $58,935

Wounded Knee, SD $59,398

Leola, SD $59,750

Long Lake, SD $59,841

Mansfield, SD $59,715

Mellette, SD $59,770

Northville, SD $59,706

Onaka, SD $59,474

Orient, SD $59,564

Pierpont, SD $59,767

Redfield, SD $59,863

Rockham, SD $59,635

Roscoe, SD $59,529

Selby, SD $59,426

Seneca, SD $59,437

Stratford, SD $59,774

Tolstoy, SD $59,441

Tulare, SD $59,780

Turton, SD $59,783

Warner, SD $59,843

Westport, SD $59,761

Pierre, SD $54,581

Agar, SD $56,001

Belvidere, SD $59,086

Blunt, SD $54,581

Burke, SD $59,548

Colome, SD $59,476

Dallas, SD $59,458

Draper, SD $57,622

Fort Pierre, SD $54,741

Gregory, SD $59,521

Hamill, SD $59,373

Harrold, SD $54,900

Hayes, SD $58,477

Herrick, SD $59,515

Holabird, SD $56,138

Ideal, SD $59,358

Kadoka, SD $59,154

Kennebec, SD $58,491

Long Valley, SD $59,151

Lower Brule, SD $58,414

Martin, SD $59,294

Midland, SD $58,959

Milesville, SD $58,998

Mission, SD $59,421

Murdo, SD $58,595

Norris, SD $59,243

Okaton, SD $59,093

Okreek, SD $59,387

Onida, SD $55,117

Parmelee, SD $59,349

Philip, SD $59,084

Presho, SD $58,054

Reliance, SD $59,407

Rosebud, SD $59,485

Saint Charles, SD $59,579

Saint Francis, SD $59,371

Tuthill, SD $59,222

Vivian, SD $57,802

Wanblee, SD $59,262

White River, SD $59,235

Winner, SD $59,421

Witten, SD $59,314

Wood, SD $59,228

Mobridge, SD $59,439

Bison, SD $59,290

Bullhead, SD $59,745

Cherry Creek, SD $59,137

Dupree, SD $59,150

Eagle Butte, SD $59,211

Faith, SD $59,132

Glencross, SD $59,182

Glenham, SD $59,460

Herreid, SD $59,688

Isabel, SD $59,171

Keldron, SD $59,456

Lantry, SD $59,239

Lemmon, SD $59,678

Little Eagle, SD $59,735

Lodgepole, SD $59,518

Mc Intosh, SD $59,546

Mc Laughlin, SD $59,493

Meadow, SD $59,154

Morristown, SD $59,607

Mound City, SD $59,581

Pollock, SD $59,805

Prairie City, SD $59,367

Ralph, SD $59,561

Reva, SD $59,371

Ridgeview, SD $59,241

Timber Lake, SD $59,270

Trail City, SD $59,252

Wakpala, SD $59,494

Walker, SD $59,589

Watauga, SD $59,454

Whitehorse, SD $59,303

Rapid City, SD $57,717

Ellsworth Afb, SD $57,717

Allen, SD $59,293

Batesland, SD $59,318

Montrose, SD $59,367

North Sioux City, SD $58,777

Nunda, SD $59,619

Oldham, SD $59,750

Olivet, SD $59,610

Parker, SD $59,287

Ramona, SD $59,645

Renner, SD $59,093

Rowena, SD $59,053

Rutland, SD $59,566

Salem, SD $59,570

Scotland, SD $59,704

Sinai, SD $59,940

Springfield, SD $59,775

Tabor, SD $59,735

Tea, SD $59,126

Trent, SD $59,351

Tyndall, SD $59,719

Utica, SD $59,615

Valley Springs, SD $59,089

Vermillion, SD $59,629

Viborg, SD $59,494

Volga, SD $59,800

Volin, SD $59,561

Wakonda, SD $59,500

Wentworth, SD $59,545

Winfred, SD $59,574

Worthing, SD $59,182

Yankton, SD $59,857

Sioux Falls, SD $59,038

Vienna, SD $59,907

Wallace, SD $59,871

Waubay, SD $59,843

Webster, SD $59,857

White, SD $59,950

Willow Lake, SD $59,975

Wilmot, SD $59,901

Mitchell, SD $59,911

Alexandria, SD $59,691

Alpena, SD $59,792

Armour, SD $59,669

Artesian, SD $59,783

Avon, SD $59,685

Bonesteel, SD $59,569

Bridgewater, SD $59,531

Canova, SD $59,611

Carpenter, SD $59,930

Carthage, SD $59,796

Cavour, SD $59,875

Chamberlain, SD $59,605

Corsica, SD $59,680

Dante, SD $59,650

Delmont, SD $59,653

Dimock, SD $59,719

Emery, SD $59,629

Ethan, SD $59,750

Fairfax, SD $59,579

Fedora, SD $59,731

Fort Thompson, SD $58,906

Fulton, SD $59,739

Gann Valley, SD $59,482

Geddes, SD $59,594

Harrison, SD $59,638

Highmore, SD $58,491

Stephan, SD $58,750

Hitchcock, SD $59,827

Howard, SD $59,761

Huron, SD $60,032

Iroquois, SD $59,889

Kaylor, SD $59,783

Kimball, SD $59,603

Lake Andes, SD $59,689

Lane, SD $59,917

Letcher, SD $59,756

Marty, SD $59,881

Miller, SD $59,658

Mount Vernon, SD $59,717

New Holland, SD $59,805

Oacoma, SD $59,552

Parkston, SD $59,743

Pickstown, SD $59,781

Plankinton, SD $59,707

Platte, SD $59,605

Pukwana, SD $59,563

Ree Heights, SD $59,266

Saint Lawrence, SD $59,661

Spencer, SD $59,603

Stickney, SD $59,668

Tripp, SD $59,685

Virgil, SD $59,741

Wagner, SD $59,697

Wessington, SD $59,697

Wessington Springs, SD $59,688

White Lake, SD $59,629

Wolsey, SD $59,815

Woonsocket, SD $59,787

Yale, SD $59,924

Aberdeen, SD $59,930

Akaska, SD $59,395

Amherst, SD $59,838

Andover, SD $59,752

Ashton, SD $59,741

Barnard, SD $59,823

Bath, SD $59,804

Bowdle, SD $59,507

Brentford, SD $59,849

Britton, SD $60,006

Claremont, SD $59,787

Columbia, SD $59,715

Conde, SD $59,780

Cresbard, SD $59,632

Doland, SD $59,907

Eureka, SD $59,717

Faulkton, SD $59,627

Ferney, SD $59,997

Frankfort, SD $59,903

Frederick, SD $59,838

Gettysburg, SD $59,067

Groton, SD $59,811

Hecla, SD $59,924

Hosmer, SD $59,622

Houghton, SD $59,671

Hoven, SD $59,459

Ipswich, SD $59,684

Java, SD $59,422

Langford, SD $59,757

Lebanon, SD $59,166

Watertown, SD $60,032

Arlington, SD $59,872

Astoria, SD $59,967

Badger, SD $59,977

Big Stone City, SD $60,064

Bradley, SD $59,852

Brandt, SD $59,927

Bristol, SD $59,804

Bruce, SD $59,862

Bryant, SD $59,948

Castlewood, SD $59,911

Claire City, SD $60,002

Clark, SD $59,955

Clear Lake, SD $59,932

Corona, SD $60,003

De Smet, SD $59,924

Eden, SD $59,818

Erwin, SD $59,886

Estelline, SD $59,901

Florence, SD $59,882

Garden City, SD $59,892

Gary, SD $59,971

Goodwin, SD $59,857

Grenville, SD $59,802

Hayti, SD $59,934

Hazel, SD $59,907

Henry, SD $59,908

Kranzburg, SD $60,131

Labolt, SD $59,862

Lake City, SD $59,918

Lake Norden, SD $59,962

Lake Preston, SD $59,905

Marvin, SD $59,798

Milbank, SD $60,054

New Effington, SD $60,129

Ortley, SD $59,811

Peever, SD $59,892

Raymond, SD $59,921

Revillo, SD $59,899

Rosholt, SD $60,115

Roslyn, SD $59,791

Sisseton, SD $59,928

South Shore, SD $59,816

Stockholm, SD $59,817

Strandburg, SD $59,811

Summit, SD $59,815

Toronto, SD $59,904

Twin Brooks, SD $59,794

Veblen, SD $60,032

Assistant Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Media sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Specialist positions in MFG Durable or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$76,539	$37.0	30%
Media	$73,596	$35.0	25%
Healthcare	$70,652	$34.0	20%
Retail & Wholesale	$69,474	$33.0	18%
Chemicals	$67,708	$33.0	15%

Assistant Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Specialist'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.

$53,410

Average $58,876/year

$64,843

$4,451

Average $4,906/month

$5,404

$1,027

Average $1,132/week

$1,247

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,843	$5,404	$1,247	$31
Average	$58,876	$4,906	$1,132	$28
25th Percentile	$53,410	$4,451	$1,027	$26

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