What are the main factors that influence an Associate Benefits Administrator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Associate Benefits Administrator's salary?

An Associate Benefits Administrator's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,340 for beginners, reaching about $51,331 at mid-level, and approach $51,516 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Benefits Administrator?

Associate Benefits Administrator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Benefits Administrator roles are District of Columbia $60,812, California $60,582, Massachusetts $59,774. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Benefits Administrator roles make?

Salaries for Associate Benefits Administrator level roles vary by specialization: Benefits Administrator IV: $115,598; Employee Benefits Administrator, Senior: $87,700; Benefits Administrator III: $87,652; Senior Benefits Administrator: $86,960; Benefits Administrator: $73,475.

Associate Benefits Administrator Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Associate Benefits Administrator make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Benefits Administrator in South Dakota is $49,915 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Associate Benefits Administrator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,385
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,946 to $54,349
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,421

10% $40,421

50% (Median) $49,915

90% $58,385

Associate Benefits Administrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,349	$4,529	$1,045	$26
Average	$49,915	$4,160	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$44,946	$3,745	$864	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Benefits Administrator Salaries

An Associate Benefits Administrator'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 Associate Benefits Administrator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Benefits Administrator'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): $47,340
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,992
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,331
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $51,331
Expert (over 8 years): $51,516

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Associate Benefits Administrator	less than 1 year	$47,340
Early Career Level Associate Benefits Administrator	1-2 years	$48,992
Mid-Level Level Associate Benefits Administrator	2-4 years	$51,331
Senior-Level Level Associate Benefits Administrator	5-8 years	$51,331
Expert Level Associate Benefits Administrator	over 8 years	$51,516

How Do Associate Benefits Administrator 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 Associate Benefits Administrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,812.
California: $60,582.
Massachusetts: $59,774.

District of Columbia $60,812 California $60,582 Massachusetts $59,774 Washington $59,554 New Jersey $59,532 Alaska $59,456 Connecticut $58,698 New York $58,390

Hawaii $57,407 Rhode Island $56,946 Maryland $56,632 Minnesota $56,204 Colorado $56,039 Illinois $55,984 Oregon $55,776 Delaware $55,622

New Hampshire $55,525 Virginia $55,309 Pennsylvania $54,677 Nevada $54,359 North Dakota $54,254 Michigan $54,089 Wisconsin $54,029 Vermont $53,908

Texas $53,573 Maine $53,551 Arizona $53,518 Ohio $53,480 Georgia $52,974 Indiana $52,722 Wyoming $52,672 Utah $52,596

Iowa $52,563 Kansas $52,299 Louisiana $52,222 North Carolina $52,195 Missouri $52,184 Florida $51,969 Montana $51,854 Nebraska $51,744

Kentucky $51,684 South Carolina $51,464 Tennessee $51,327 Idaho $51,272 New Mexico $50,871 Oklahoma $50,783 Alabama $50,459 South Dakota $49,915

Arkansas $49,619 West Virginia $49,459 Mississippi $48,981

Top Paying Cities for Associate Benefits Administrator

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: $50,435
Aurora: $50,703
Baltic: $50,158

Alcester, SD $50,435

Aurora, SD $50,703

Baltic, SD $50,158

Beresford, SD $50,306

Brandon, SD $50,055

Brookings, SD $50,797

Burbank, SD $50,256

Canistota, SD $50,330

Canton, SD $50,188

Centerville, SD $50,310

Chancellor, SD $50,182

Chester, SD $50,306

Colman, SD $50,470

Colton, SD $50,260

Crooks, SD $50,131

Davis, SD $50,248

Dell Rapids, SD $50,250

Egan, SD $50,385

Elk Point, SD $50,097

Elkton, SD $50,735

Fairview, SD $50,261

Flandreau, SD $50,548

Freeman, SD $50,494

Garretson, SD $50,167

Gayville, SD $50,578

Harrisburg, SD $50,087

Hartford, SD $50,164

Hudson, SD $50,301

Humboldt, SD $50,235

Hurley, SD $50,311

Irene, SD $50,452

Jefferson, SD $49,910

Lennox, SD $50,182

Lesterville, SD $50,541

Lyons, SD $50,177

Madison, SD $50,569

Marion, SD $50,345

Menno, SD $50,514

Mission Hill, SD $50,552

Monroe, SD $50,291

Belle Fourche, SD $50,485

Black Hawk, SD $48,941

Box Elder, SD $49,004

Buffalo, SD $50,394

Buffalo Gap, SD $49,997

Camp Crook, SD $50,442

Caputa, SD $49,241

Custer, SD $49,890

Deadwood, SD $49,582

Edgemont, SD $50,368

Enning, SD $49,975

Fairburn, SD $49,429

Fort Meade, SD $49,424

Hermosa, SD $49,231

Hill City, SD $49,564

Hot Springs, SD $50,330

Howes, SD $50,086

Interior, SD $50,166

Keystone, SD $49,182

Kyle, SD $50,273

Lead, SD $50,037

Ludlow, SD $50,592

Manderson, SD $50,355

Mud Butte, SD $50,117

Nemo, SD $49,251

Newell, SD $50,214

New Underwood, SD $49,243

Nisland, SD $50,325

Oelrichs, SD $50,226

Oglala, SD $50,313

Oral, SD $50,180

Owanka, SD $49,485

Piedmont, SD $48,977

Pine Ridge, SD $50,407

Porcupine, SD $50,256

Pringle, SD $50,045

Quinn, SD $50,094

Redig, SD $50,034

Saint Onge, SD $50,177

Scenic, SD $49,821

Smithwick, SD $50,243

Spearfish, SD $50,403

Sturgis, SD $49,267

Union Center, SD $50,009

Vale, SD $49,851

Wall, SD $50,021

Wasta, SD $49,768

White Owl, SD $50,109

Whitewood, SD $49,965

Wounded Knee, SD $50,357

Leola, SD $50,656

Long Lake, SD $50,733

Mansfield, SD $50,626

Mellette, SD $50,673

Northville, SD $50,619

Onaka, SD $50,422

Orient, SD $50,498

Pierpont, SD $50,670

Redfield, SD $50,752

Rockham, SD $50,558

Roscoe, SD $50,469

Selby, SD $50,382

Seneca, SD $50,390

Stratford, SD $50,676

Tolstoy, SD $50,394

Tulare, SD $50,681

Turton, SD $50,684

Warner, SD $50,735

Westport, SD $50,665

Pierre, SD $46,274

Agar, SD $47,478

Belvidere, SD $50,093

Blunt, SD $46,274

Burke, SD $50,485

Colome, SD $50,423

Dallas, SD $50,408

Draper, SD $48,852

Fort Pierre, SD $46,409

Gregory, SD $50,462

Hamill, SD $50,336

Harrold, SD $46,544

Hayes, SD $49,577

Herrick, SD $50,456

Holabird, SD $47,594

Ideal, SD $50,323

Kadoka, SD $50,150

Kennebec, SD $49,588

Long Valley, SD $50,148

Lower Brule, SD $49,523

Martin, SD $50,269

Midland, SD $49,986

Milesville, SD $50,018

Mission, SD $50,377

Murdo, SD $49,676

Norris, SD $50,226

Okaton, SD $50,099

Okreek, SD $50,348

Onida, SD $46,728

Parmelee, SD $50,316

Philip, SD $50,091

Presho, SD $49,218

Reliance, SD $50,365

Rosebud, SD $50,431

Saint Charles, SD $50,511

Saint Francis, SD $50,335

Tuthill, SD $50,208

Vivian, SD $49,004

Wanblee, SD $50,242

White River, SD $50,219

Winner, SD $50,377

Witten, SD $50,286

Wood, SD $50,213

Mobridge, SD $50,392

Bison, SD $50,266

Bullhead, SD $50,651

Cherry Creek, SD $50,136

Dupree, SD $50,147

Eagle Butte, SD $50,199

Faith, SD $50,132

Glencross, SD $50,174

Glenham, SD $50,410

Herreid, SD $50,603

Isabel, SD $50,165

Keldron, SD $50,407

Lantry, SD $50,223

Lemmon, SD $50,595

Little Eagle, SD $50,644

Lodgepole, SD $50,459

Mc Intosh, SD $50,483

Mc Laughlin, SD $50,438

Meadow, SD $50,151

Morristown, SD $50,534

Mound City, SD $50,512

Pollock, SD $50,702

Prairie City, SD $50,332

Ralph, SD $50,496

Reva, SD $50,334

Ridgeview, SD $50,224

Timber Lake, SD $50,249

Trail City, SD $50,233

Wakpala, SD $50,439

Walker, SD $50,519

Watauga, SD $50,405

Whitehorse, SD $50,277

Rapid City, SD $48,932

Ellsworth Afb, SD $48,932

Allen, SD $50,268

Batesland, SD $50,289

Montrose, SD $50,331

North Sioux City, SD $49,831

Nunda, SD $50,545

Oldham, SD $50,656

Olivet, SD $50,537

Parker, SD $50,263

Ramona, SD $50,567

Renner, SD $50,099

Rowena, SD $50,065

Rutland, SD $50,500

Salem, SD $50,503

Scotland, SD $50,617

Sinai, SD $50,817

Springfield, SD $50,677

Tabor, SD $50,644

Tea, SD $50,127

Trent, SD $50,317

Tyndall, SD $50,629

Utica, SD $50,541

Valley Springs, SD $50,095

Vermillion, SD $50,553

Viborg, SD $50,439

Volga, SD $50,698

Volin, SD $50,495

Wakonda, SD $50,444

Wentworth, SD $50,482

Winfred, SD $50,507

Worthing, SD $50,174

Yankton, SD $50,746

Sioux Falls, SD $50,053

Vienna, SD $50,789

Wallace, SD $50,758

Waubay, SD $50,735

Webster, SD $50,747

White, SD $50,825

Willow Lake, SD $50,846

Wilmot, SD $50,784

Mitchell, SD $50,792

Alexandria, SD $50,606

Alpena, SD $50,691

Armour, SD $50,587

Artesian, SD $50,684

Avon, SD $50,601

Bonesteel, SD $50,502

Bridgewater, SD $50,470

Canova, SD $50,538

Carpenter, SD $50,809

Carthage, SD $50,695

Cavour, SD $50,762

Chamberlain, SD $50,533

Corsica, SD $50,596

Dante, SD $50,571

Delmont, SD $50,573

Dimock, SD $50,629

Emery, SD $50,553

Ethan, SD $50,656

Fairfax, SD $50,511

Fedora, SD $50,640

Fort Thompson, SD $49,940

Fulton, SD $50,646

Gann Valley, SD $50,429

Geddes, SD $50,523

Harrison, SD $50,561

Highmore, SD $49,588

Stephan, SD $49,808

Hitchcock, SD $50,721

Howard, SD $50,665

Huron, SD $50,895

Iroquois, SD $50,774

Kaylor, SD $50,684

Kimball, SD $50,531

Lake Andes, SD $50,605

Lane, SD $50,797

Letcher, SD $50,661

Marty, SD $50,767

Miller, SD $50,578

Mount Vernon, SD $50,628

New Holland, SD $50,703

Oacoma, SD $50,488

Parkston, SD $50,650

Pickstown, SD $50,682

Plankinton, SD $50,619

Platte, SD $50,533

Pukwana, SD $50,497

Ree Heights, SD $50,245

Saint Lawrence, SD $50,580

Spencer, SD $50,531

Stickney, SD $50,586

Tripp, SD $50,601

Virgil, SD $50,648

Wagner, SD $50,611

Wessington, SD $50,611

Wessington Springs, SD $50,603

White Lake, SD $50,553

Wolsey, SD $50,711

Woonsocket, SD $50,687

Yale, SD $50,803

Aberdeen, SD $50,808

Akaska, SD $50,355

Amherst, SD $50,730

Andover, SD $50,657

Ashton, SD $50,648

Barnard, SD $50,718

Bath, SD $50,702

Bowdle, SD $50,450

Brentford, SD $50,740

Britton, SD $50,873

Claremont, SD $50,687

Columbia, SD $50,626

Conde, SD $50,681

Cresbard, SD $50,556

Doland, SD $50,789

Eureka, SD $50,628

Faulkton, SD $50,551

Ferney, SD $50,865

Frankfort, SD $50,786

Frederick, SD $50,731

Gettysburg, SD $50,077

Groton, SD $50,707

Hecla, SD $50,803

Hosmer, SD $50,547

Houghton, SD $50,589

Hoven, SD $50,409

Ipswich, SD $50,600

Java, SD $50,378

Langford, SD $50,662

Lebanon, SD $50,161

Watertown, SD $50,895

Arlington, SD $50,759

Astoria, SD $50,840

Badger, SD $50,848

Big Stone City, SD $50,922

Bradley, SD $50,742

Brandt, SD $50,806

Bristol, SD $50,702

Bruce, SD $50,751

Bryant, SD $50,824

Castlewood, SD $50,792

Claire City, SD $50,869

Clark, SD $50,830

Clear Lake, SD $50,810

Corona, SD $50,870

De Smet, SD $50,803

Eden, SD $50,713

Erwin, SD $50,771

Estelline, SD $50,784

Florence, SD $50,768

Garden City, SD $50,776

Gary, SD $50,843

Goodwin, SD $50,746

Grenville, SD $50,700

Hayti, SD $50,812

Hazel, SD $50,789

Henry, SD $50,790

Kranzburg, SD $50,979

Labolt, SD $50,751

Lake City, SD $50,798

Lake Norden, SD $50,836

Lake Preston, SD $50,787

Marvin, SD $50,697

Milbank, SD $50,914

New Effington, SD $50,977

Ortley, SD $50,708

Peever, SD $50,776

Raymond, SD $50,801

Revillo, SD $50,782

Rosholt, SD $50,965

Roslyn, SD $50,690

Sisseton, SD $50,807

South Shore, SD $50,712

Stockholm, SD $50,713

Strandburg, SD $50,707

Summit, SD $50,711

Toronto, SD $50,786

Twin Brooks, SD $50,693

Veblen, SD $50,895

Associate Benefits Administrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Benefits Administrator'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.

$44,946

Average $49,915/year

$54,349

$3,745

Average $4,160/month

$4,529

$864

Average $960/week

$1,045

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,349	$4,529	$1,045	$26
Average	$49,915	$4,160	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$44,946	$3,745	$864	$22

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