What are the main factors that influence a Director of Customer Relations'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 Director of Customer Relations?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Director of Customer Relations roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Director of Customer Relations's salary?

A Director of Customer Relations's salary grows with experience: starting around $136,139 for beginners, reaching about $106,113 at mid-level, and approach $165,555 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Director of Customer Relations?

Director of Customer Relations salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Director of Customer Relations roles are District of Columbia $133,333, California $132,828, Massachusetts $131,057. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Director of Customer Relations roles make?

Salaries for Director of Customer Relations level roles vary by specialization: Customer Relations Manage: $145,858; Business Banking Customer Relations Group Manager: $140,190; Customer Relations Manager: $100,506; Customer Relations Supervisor: $77,721; Customer Relations Coordinator: $51,889.

Director of Customer Relations Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Director of Customer Relations make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Director of Customer Relations in South Dakota is $109,441 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, a Director of Customer Relations's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,959
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,551 to $125,415
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,815

10% $84,815

50% (Median) $109,441

90% $139,959

Director of Customer Relations Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,415	$10,451	$2,412	$60
Average	$109,441	$9,120	$2,105	$53
25th Percentile	$96,551	$8,046	$1,857	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Director of Customer Relations Salaries

A Director of Customer Relations'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 Director of Customer Relations Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Director of Customer Relations'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): $136,139
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,810
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,113
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,870
Expert (over 8 years): $165,555

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Customer Success Associate V	less than 1 year	$136,139
Customer Success Supervisor	1-2 years	$92,810
Director of Customer Relations	2-4 years	$106,113
Customer Success Senior Manager	5-8 years	$147,870
Customer Success Director	over 8 years	$165,555

How Do Director of Customer Relations 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 Director of Customer Relations. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $133,333.
California: $132,828.
Massachusetts: $131,057.

District of Columbia $133,333 California $132,828 Massachusetts $131,057 Washington $130,576 New Jersey $130,528 Alaska $130,359 Connecticut $128,697 New York $128,023

Hawaii $125,867 Rhode Island $124,856 Maryland $124,169 Minnesota $123,230 Colorado $122,869 Illinois $122,748 Oregon $122,291 Delaware $121,953

New Hampshire $121,741 Virginia $121,267 Pennsylvania $119,882 Nevada $119,184 North Dakota $118,955 Michigan $118,594 Wisconsin $118,461 Vermont $118,196

Texas $117,462 Maine $117,413 Arizona $117,341 Ohio $117,257 Georgia $116,149 Indiana $115,595 Wyoming $115,487 Utah $115,318

Iowa $115,246 Kansas $114,668 Louisiana $114,499 North Carolina $114,439 Missouri $114,415 Florida $113,945 Montana $113,692 Nebraska $113,451

Kentucky $113,319 South Carolina $112,837 Tennessee $112,536 Idaho $112,416 New Mexico $111,537 Oklahoma $111,344 Alabama $110,634 South Dakota $109,441

Arkansas $108,791 West Virginia $108,442 Mississippi $107,394

Top Paying Cities for Director of Customer Relations

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: $110,582
Aurora: $111,169
Baltic: $109,974

Alcester, SD $110,582

Aurora, SD $111,169

Baltic, SD $109,974

Beresford, SD $110,299

Brandon, SD $109,748

Brookings, SD $111,374

Burbank, SD $110,188

Canistota, SD $110,352

Canton, SD $110,039

Centerville, SD $110,306

Chancellor, SD $110,025

Chester, SD $110,298

Colman, SD $110,658

Colton, SD $110,198

Crooks, SD $109,913

Davis, SD $110,171

Dell Rapids, SD $110,176

Egan, SD $110,471

Elk Point, SD $109,840

Elkton, SD $111,238

Fairview, SD $110,200

Flandreau, SD $110,830

Freeman, SD $110,709

Garretson, SD $109,994

Gayville, SD $110,895

Harrisburg, SD $109,818

Hartford, SD $109,987

Hudson, SD $110,288

Humboldt, SD $110,143

Hurley, SD $110,310

Irene, SD $110,619

Jefferson, SD $109,429

Lennox, SD $110,027

Lesterville, SD $110,813

Lyons, SD $110,016

Madison, SD $110,876

Marion, SD $110,384

Menno, SD $110,755

Mission Hill, SD $110,838

Monroe, SD $110,265

Belle Fourche, SD $110,691

Black Hawk, SD $107,305

Box Elder, SD $107,443

Buffalo, SD $110,490

Buffalo Gap, SD $109,621

Camp Crook, SD $110,596

Caputa, SD $107,963

Custer, SD $109,386

Deadwood, SD $108,712

Edgemont, SD $110,435

Enning, SD $109,573

Fairburn, SD $108,374

Fort Meade, SD $108,364

Hermosa, SD $107,941

Hill City, SD $108,672

Hot Springs, SD $110,351

Howes, SD $109,816

Interior, SD $109,992

Keystone, SD $107,834

Kyle, SD $110,226

Lead, SD $109,707

Ludlow, SD $110,925

Manderson, SD $110,405

Mud Butte, SD $109,883

Nemo, SD $107,985

Newell, SD $110,096

New Underwood, SD $107,967

Nisland, SD $110,340

Oelrichs, SD $110,123

Oglala, SD $110,314

Oral, SD $110,022

Owanka, SD $108,498

Piedmont, SD $107,384

Pine Ridge, SD $110,520

Porcupine, SD $110,188

Pringle, SD $109,726

Quinn, SD $109,833

Redig, SD $109,703

Saint Onge, SD $110,015

Scenic, SD $109,234

Smithwick, SD $110,160

Spearfish, SD $110,511

Sturgis, SD $108,019

Union Center, SD $109,646

Vale, SD $109,300

Wall, SD $109,674

Wasta, SD $109,119

White Owl, SD $109,866

Whitewood, SD $109,551

Wounded Knee, SD $110,411

Leola, SD $111,065

Long Lake, SD $111,234

Mansfield, SD $111,000

Mellette, SD $111,103

Northville, SD $110,984

Onaka, SD $110,553

Orient, SD $110,720

Pierpont, SD $111,096

Redfield, SD $111,275

Rockham, SD $110,851

Roscoe, SD $110,655

Selby, SD $110,464

Seneca, SD $110,483

Stratford, SD $111,109

Tolstoy, SD $110,490

Tulare, SD $111,121

Turton, SD $111,127

Warner, SD $111,238

Westport, SD $111,085

Pierre, SD $101,457

Agar, SD $104,097

Belvidere, SD $109,830

Blunt, SD $101,457

Burke, SD $110,690

Colome, SD $110,555

Dallas, SD $110,522

Draper, SD $107,110

Fort Pierre, SD $101,755

Gregory, SD $110,640

Hamill, SD $110,365

Harrold, SD $102,050

Hayes, SD $108,700

Herrick, SD $110,628

Holabird, SD $104,351

Ideal, SD $110,336

Kadoka, SD $109,957

Kennebec, SD $108,725

Long Valley, SD $109,952

Lower Brule, SD $108,582

Martin, SD $110,217

Midland, SD $109,595

Milesville, SD $109,667

Mission, SD $110,453

Murdo, SD $108,917

Norris, SD $110,123

Okaton, SD $109,845

Okreek, SD $110,390

Onida, SD $102,453

Parmelee, SD $110,320

Philip, SD $109,827

Presho, SD $107,912

Reliance, SD $110,428

Rosebud, SD $110,573

Saint Charles, SD $110,748

Saint Francis, SD $110,361

Tuthill, SD $110,084

Vivian, SD $107,443

Wanblee, SD $110,158

White River, SD $110,108

Winner, SD $110,453

Witten, SD $110,255

Wood, SD $110,095

Mobridge, SD $110,487

Bison, SD $110,211

Bullhead, SD $111,055

Cherry Creek, SD $109,925

Dupree, SD $109,950

Eagle Butte, SD $110,064

Faith, SD $109,916

Glencross, SD $110,010

Glenham, SD $110,526

Herreid, SD $110,949

Isabel, SD $109,988

Keldron, SD $110,519

Lantry, SD $110,116

Lemmon, SD $110,932

Little Eagle, SD $111,038

Lodgepole, SD $110,634

Mc Intosh, SD $110,685

Mc Laughlin, SD $110,588

Meadow, SD $109,958

Morristown, SD $110,799

Mound City, SD $110,750

Pollock, SD $111,167

Prairie City, SD $110,354

Ralph, SD $110,714

Reva, SD $110,360

Ridgeview, SD $110,118

Timber Lake, SD $110,174

Trail City, SD $110,139

Wakpala, SD $110,590

Walker, SD $110,766

Watauga, SD $110,516

Whitehorse, SD $110,235

Rapid City, SD $107,286

Ellsworth Afb, SD $107,286

Allen, SD $110,216

Batesland, SD $110,261

Montrose, SD $110,353

North Sioux City, SD $109,257

Nunda, SD $110,821

Oldham, SD $111,066

Olivet, SD $110,806

Parker, SD $110,205

Ramona, SD $110,870

Renner, SD $109,845

Rowena, SD $109,770

Rutland, SD $110,724

Salem, SD $110,731

Scotland, SD $110,979

Sinai, SD $111,417

Springfield, SD $111,112

Tabor, SD $111,038

Tea, SD $109,905

Trent, SD $110,323

Tyndall, SD $111,007

Utica, SD $110,814

Valley Springs, SD $109,836

Vermillion, SD $110,839

Viborg, SD $110,590

Volga, SD $111,157

Volin, SD $110,713

Wakonda, SD $110,600

Wentworth, SD $110,684

Winfred, SD $110,738

Worthing, SD $110,010

Yankton, SD $111,263

Sioux Falls, SD $109,742

Vienna, SD $111,357

Wallace, SD $111,290

Waubay, SD $111,238

Webster, SD $111,265

White, SD $111,437

Willow Lake, SD $111,483

Wilmot, SD $111,346

Mitchell, SD $111,365

Alexandria, SD $110,955

Alpena, SD $111,143

Armour, SD $110,914

Artesian, SD $111,126

Avon, SD $110,944

Bonesteel, SD $110,729

Bridgewater, SD $110,658

Canova, SD $110,807

Carpenter, SD $111,401

Carthage, SD $111,151

Cavour, SD $111,298

Chamberlain, SD $110,796

Corsica, SD $110,935

Dante, SD $110,879

Delmont, SD $110,884

Dimock, SD $111,007

Emery, SD $110,841

Ethan, SD $111,066

Fairfax, SD $110,748

Fedora, SD $111,030

Fort Thompson, SD $109,496

Fulton, SD $111,044

Gann Valley, SD $110,567

Geddes, SD $110,774

Harrison, SD $110,858

Highmore, SD $108,725

Stephan, SD $109,207

Hitchcock, SD $111,209

Howard, SD $111,085

Huron, SD $111,588

Iroquois, SD $111,324

Kaylor, SD $111,127

Kimball, SD $110,791

Lake Andes, SD $110,953

Lane, SD $111,375

Letcher, SD $111,075

Marty, SD $111,308

Miller, SD $110,895

Mount Vernon, SD $111,003

New Holland, SD $111,168

Oacoma, SD $110,697

Parkston, SD $111,051

Pickstown, SD $111,122

Plankinton, SD $110,985

Platte, SD $110,796

Pukwana, SD $110,718

Ree Heights, SD $110,165

Saint Lawrence, SD $110,900

Spencer, SD $110,792

Stickney, SD $110,913

Tripp, SD $110,944

Virgil, SD $111,049

Wagner, SD $110,966

Wessington, SD $110,966

Wessington Springs, SD $110,949

White Lake, SD $110,839

Wolsey, SD $111,185

Woonsocket, SD $111,134

Yale, SD $111,389

Aberdeen, SD $111,399

Akaska, SD $110,405

Amherst, SD $111,228

Andover, SD $111,068

Ashton, SD $111,048

Barnard, SD $111,201

Bath, SD $111,166

Bowdle, SD $110,613

Brentford, SD $111,249

Britton, SD $111,542

Claremont, SD $111,134

Columbia, SD $111,001

Conde, SD $111,120

Cresbard, SD $110,845

Doland, SD $111,357

Eureka, SD $111,004

Faulkton, SD $110,836

Ferney, SD $111,525

Frankfort, SD $111,350

Frederick, SD $111,230

Gettysburg, SD $109,795

Groton, SD $111,178

Hecla, SD $111,389

Hosmer, SD $110,827

Houghton, SD $110,918

Hoven, SD $110,524

Ipswich, SD $110,942

Java, SD $110,455

Langford, SD $111,079

Lebanon, SD $109,980

Watertown, SD $111,588

Arlington, SD $111,292

Astoria, SD $111,469

Badger, SD $111,487

Big Stone City, SD $111,649

Bradley, SD $111,255

Brandt, SD $111,395

Bristol, SD $111,166

Bruce, SD $111,273

Bryant, SD $111,433

Castlewood, SD $111,365

Claire City, SD $111,533

Clark, SD $111,446

Clear Lake, SD $111,404

Corona, SD $111,536

De Smet, SD $111,389

Eden, SD $111,191

Erwin, SD $111,319

Estelline, SD $111,346

Florence, SD $111,310

Garden City, SD $111,330

Gary, SD $111,475

Goodwin, SD $111,263

Grenville, SD $111,162

Hayti, SD $111,407

Hazel, SD $111,356

Henry, SD $111,358

Kranzburg, SD $111,773

Labolt, SD $111,274

Lake City, SD $111,377

Lake Norden, SD $111,460

Lake Preston, SD $111,352

Marvin, SD $111,155

Milbank, SD $111,631

New Effington, SD $111,770

Ortley, SD $111,179

Peever, SD $111,328

Raymond, SD $111,384

Revillo, SD $111,342

Rosholt, SD $111,744

Roslyn, SD $111,141

Sisseton, SD $111,396

South Shore, SD $111,189

Stockholm, SD $111,190

Strandburg, SD $111,178

Summit, SD $111,185

Toronto, SD $111,351

Twin Brooks, SD $111,148

Veblen, SD $111,588

Director of Customer Relations Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Director of Customer Relations 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 Software & Networking and Telecom sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Director of Customer Relations positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Director of Customer Relations as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Director of Customer Relations

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$131,330	$63.0	20%
Telecom	$131,330	$63.0	20%
Biotechnology	$125,858	$61.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$120,385	$58.0	10%
Financial Services	$120,385	$58.0	10%

Director of Customer Relations Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Director of Customer Relations'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.

$96,551

Average $109,441/year

$125,415

$8,046

Average $9,120/month

$10,451

$1,857

Average $2,105/week

$2,412

$46

Average $53/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$125,415	$10,451	$2,412	$60
Average	$109,441	$9,120	$2,105	$53
25th Percentile	$96,551	$8,046	$1,857	$46

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