What are the main factors that influence a Drug Safety Assistant'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 Drug Safety Assistant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Drug Safety Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Drug Safety Assistant's salary?

A Drug Safety Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $36,423 for beginners, reaching about $39,281 at mid-level, and approach $41,353 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Drug Safety Assistant?

Drug Safety Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Drug Safety Assistant roles are District of Columbia $48,476, California $48,292, Massachusetts $47,648. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Drug Safety Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Drug Safety Assistant level roles vary by specialization: VP of Drug Safety Assessment: $209,208; Drug Safety Assessment Director: $181,365; Drug Safety Assessment Manager: $138,173; Drug Safety Physician: $111,909; Drug Safety Assessment Supervisor: $111,415.

Drug Safety Assistant Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Drug Safety Assistant make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drug Safety Assistant in South Dakota is $39,789 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,167
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,618 to $42,604
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,820

10% $31,820

50% (Median) $39,789

90% $45,167

Drug Safety Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,604	$3,550	$819	$20
Average	$39,789	$3,316	$765	$19
25th Percentile	$35,618	$2,968	$685	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Drug Safety Assistant Salaries

A Drug Safety Assistant'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 Drug Safety Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Drug Safety Assistant'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): $36,423
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,788
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,281
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $40,688
Expert (over 8 years): $41,353

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Drug Safety Assistant	less than 1 year	$36,423
Early Career Level Drug Safety Assistant	1-2 years	$36,788
Mid-Level Level Drug Safety Assistant	2-4 years	$39,281
Senior-Level Level Drug Safety Assistant	5-8 years	$40,688
Expert Level Drug Safety Assistant	over 8 years	$41,353

How Do Drug Safety Assistant 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 Drug Safety Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,476.
California: $48,292.
Massachusetts: $47,648.

District of Columbia $48,476 California $48,292 Massachusetts $47,648 Washington $47,473 New Jersey $47,456 Alaska $47,394 Connecticut $46,790 New York $46,545

Hawaii $45,761 Rhode Island $45,393 Maryland $45,144 Minnesota $44,802 Colorado $44,671 Illinois $44,627 Oregon $44,461 Delaware $44,338

New Hampshire $44,261 Virginia $44,089 Pennsylvania $43,585 Nevada $43,331 North Dakota $43,248 Michigan $43,117 Wisconsin $43,069 Vermont $42,972

Texas $42,705 Maine $42,688 Arizona $42,661 Ohio $42,631 Georgia $42,228 Indiana $42,027 Wyoming $41,987 Utah $41,926

Iowa $41,900 Kansas $41,689 Louisiana $41,628 North Carolina $41,606 Missouri $41,597 Florida $41,427 Montana $41,335 Nebraska $41,247

Kentucky $41,199 South Carolina $41,024 Tennessee $40,914 Idaho $40,871 New Mexico $40,551 Oklahoma $40,481 Alabama $40,223 South Dakota $39,789

Arkansas $39,553 West Virginia $39,426 Mississippi $39,045

Top Paying Cities for Drug Safety Assistant

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: $40,204
Aurora: $40,418
Baltic: $39,983

Alcester, SD $40,204

Aurora, SD $40,418

Baltic, SD $39,983

Beresford, SD $40,101

Brandon, SD $39,901

Brookings, SD $40,492

Burbank, SD $40,061

Canistota, SD $40,120

Canton, SD $40,006

Centerville, SD $40,104

Chancellor, SD $40,002

Chester, SD $40,101

Colman, SD $40,231

Colton, SD $40,064

Crooks, SD $39,961

Davis, SD $40,055

Dell Rapids, SD $40,056

Egan, SD $40,164

Elk Point, SD $39,934

Elkton, SD $40,442

Fairview, SD $40,065

Flandreau, SD $40,294

Freeman, SD $40,250

Garretson, SD $39,990

Gayville, SD $40,318

Harrisburg, SD $39,926

Hartford, SD $39,988

Hudson, SD $40,097

Humboldt, SD $40,045

Hurley, SD $40,105

Irene, SD $40,217

Jefferson, SD $39,785

Lennox, SD $40,002

Lesterville, SD $40,288

Lyons, SD $39,998

Madison, SD $40,311

Marion, SD $40,132

Menno, SD $40,267

Mission Hill, SD $40,297

Monroe, SD $40,089

Belle Fourche, SD $40,244

Black Hawk, SD $39,013

Box Elder, SD $39,063

Buffalo, SD $40,171

Buffalo Gap, SD $39,854

Camp Crook, SD $40,209

Caputa, SD $39,252

Custer, SD $39,769

Deadwood, SD $39,524

Edgemont, SD $40,150

Enning, SD $39,837

Fairburn, SD $39,401

Fort Meade, SD $39,397

Hermosa, SD $39,244

Hill City, SD $39,509

Hot Springs, SD $40,120

Howes, SD $39,925

Interior, SD $39,989

Keystone, SD $39,205

Kyle, SD $40,075

Lead, SD $39,886

Ludlow, SD $40,329

Manderson, SD $40,140

Mud Butte, SD $39,950

Nemo, SD $39,260

Newell, SD $40,027

New Underwood, SD $39,253

Nisland, SD $40,116

Oelrichs, SD $40,037

Oglala, SD $40,107

Oral, SD $40,000

Owanka, SD $39,446

Piedmont, SD $39,041

Pine Ridge, SD $40,182

Porcupine, SD $40,061

Pringle, SD $39,893

Quinn, SD $39,932

Redig, SD $39,884

Saint Onge, SD $39,998

Scenic, SD $39,714

Smithwick, SD $40,051

Spearfish, SD $40,178

Sturgis, SD $39,272

Union Center, SD $39,864

Vale, SD $39,738

Wall, SD $39,874

Wasta, SD $39,672

White Owl, SD $39,944

Whitewood, SD $39,829

Wounded Knee, SD $40,142

Leola, SD $40,379

Long Lake, SD $40,441

Mansfield, SD $40,356

Mellette, SD $40,393

Northville, SD $40,350

Onaka, SD $40,193

Orient, SD $40,254

Pierpont, SD $40,391

Redfield, SD $40,456

Rockham, SD $40,302

Roscoe, SD $40,231

Selby, SD $40,161

Seneca, SD $40,168

Stratford, SD $40,396

Tolstoy, SD $40,171

Tulare, SD $40,400

Turton, SD $40,402

Warner, SD $40,442

Westport, SD $40,387

Pierre, SD $36,887

Agar, SD $37,846

Belvidere, SD $39,931

Blunt, SD $36,887

Burke, SD $40,243

Colome, SD $40,194

Dallas, SD $40,182

Draper, SD $38,942

Fort Pierre, SD $36,995

Gregory, SD $40,225

Hamill, SD $40,125

Harrold, SD $37,102

Hayes, SD $39,520

Herrick, SD $40,221

Holabird, SD $37,939

Ideal, SD $40,115

Kadoka, SD $39,977

Kennebec, SD $39,529

Long Valley, SD $39,975

Lower Brule, SD $39,477

Martin, SD $40,071

Midland, SD $39,845

Milesville, SD $39,871

Mission, SD $40,157

Murdo, SD $39,599

Norris, SD $40,037

Okaton, SD $39,936

Okreek, SD $40,134

Onida, SD $37,249

Parmelee, SD $40,109

Philip, SD $39,929

Presho, SD $39,233

Reliance, SD $40,148

Rosebud, SD $40,201

Saint Charles, SD $40,264

Saint Francis, SD $40,124

Tuthill, SD $40,023

Vivian, SD $39,063

Wanblee, SD $40,050

White River, SD $40,032

Winner, SD $40,157

Witten, SD $40,085

Wood, SD $40,027

Mobridge, SD $40,169

Bison, SD $40,069

Bullhead, SD $40,376

Cherry Creek, SD $39,965

Dupree, SD $39,974

Eagle Butte, SD $40,016

Faith, SD $39,962

Glencross, SD $39,996

Glenham, SD $40,184

Herreid, SD $40,337

Isabel, SD $39,988

Keldron, SD $40,181

Lantry, SD $40,034

Lemmon, SD $40,331

Little Eagle, SD $40,370

Lodgepole, SD $40,223

Mc Intosh, SD $40,242

Mc Laughlin, SD $40,206

Meadow, SD $39,977

Morristown, SD $40,283

Mound City, SD $40,265

Pollock, SD $40,417

Prairie City, SD $40,121

Ralph, SD $40,252

Reva, SD $40,123

Ridgeview, SD $40,035

Timber Lake, SD $40,055

Trail City, SD $40,043

Wakpala, SD $40,207

Walker, SD $40,271

Watauga, SD $40,180

Whitehorse, SD $40,078

Rapid City, SD $39,006

Ellsworth Afb, SD $39,006

Allen, SD $40,071

Batesland, SD $40,087

Montrose, SD $40,121

North Sioux City, SD $39,722

Nunda, SD $40,291

Oldham, SD $40,380

Olivet, SD $40,285

Parker, SD $40,067

Ramona, SD $40,309

Renner, SD $39,936

Rowena, SD $39,909

Rutland, SD $40,256

Salem, SD $40,258

Scotland, SD $40,348

Sinai, SD $40,508

Springfield, SD $40,397

Tabor, SD $40,370

Tea, SD $39,958

Trent, SD $40,110

Tyndall, SD $40,358

Utica, SD $40,288

Valley Springs, SD $39,933

Vermillion, SD $40,298

Viborg, SD $40,207

Volga, SD $40,413

Volin, SD $40,252

Wakonda, SD $40,210

Wentworth, SD $40,241

Winfred, SD $40,261

Worthing, SD $39,996

Yankton, SD $40,452

Sioux Falls, SD $39,899

Vienna, SD $40,486

Wallace, SD $40,461

Waubay, SD $40,442

Webster, SD $40,452

White, SD $40,515

Willow Lake, SD $40,531

Wilmot, SD $40,482

Mitchell, SD $40,488

Alexandria, SD $40,340

Alpena, SD $40,408

Armour, SD $40,325

Artesian, SD $40,402

Avon, SD $40,336

Bonesteel, SD $40,257

Bridgewater, SD $40,231

Canova, SD $40,286

Carpenter, SD $40,502

Carthage, SD $40,411

Cavour, SD $40,464

Chamberlain, SD $40,282

Corsica, SD $40,332

Dante, SD $40,312

Delmont, SD $40,314

Dimock, SD $40,358

Emery, SD $40,298

Ethan, SD $40,380

Fairfax, SD $40,264

Fedora, SD $40,367

Fort Thompson, SD $39,809

Fulton, SD $40,372

Gann Valley, SD $40,199

Geddes, SD $40,274

Harrison, SD $40,304

Highmore, SD $39,529

Stephan, SD $39,704

Hitchcock, SD $40,432

Howard, SD $40,387

Huron, SD $40,570

Iroquois, SD $40,474

Kaylor, SD $40,402

Kimball, SD $40,280

Lake Andes, SD $40,339

Lane, SD $40,492

Letcher, SD $40,383

Marty, SD $40,468

Miller, SD $40,318

Mount Vernon, SD $40,357

New Holland, SD $40,417

Oacoma, SD $40,246

Parkston, SD $40,375

Pickstown, SD $40,400

Plankinton, SD $40,351

Platte, SD $40,282

Pukwana, SD $40,253

Ree Heights, SD $40,052

Saint Lawrence, SD $40,319

Spencer, SD $40,280

Stickney, SD $40,324

Tripp, SD $40,336

Virgil, SD $40,374

Wagner, SD $40,344

Wessington, SD $40,344

Wessington Springs, SD $40,337

White Lake, SD $40,298

Wolsey, SD $40,423

Woonsocket, SD $40,405

Yale, SD $40,497

Aberdeen, SD $40,501

Akaska, SD $40,140

Amherst, SD $40,439

Andover, SD $40,381

Ashton, SD $40,373

Barnard, SD $40,429

Bath, SD $40,416

Bowdle, SD $40,215

Brentford, SD $40,446

Britton, SD $40,553

Claremont, SD $40,405

Columbia, SD $40,356

Conde, SD $40,400

Cresbard, SD $40,300

Doland, SD $40,486

Eureka, SD $40,358

Faulkton, SD $40,296

Ferney, SD $40,547

Frankfort, SD $40,483

Frederick, SD $40,439

Gettysburg, SD $39,918

Groton, SD $40,421

Hecla, SD $40,497

Hosmer, SD $40,293

Houghton, SD $40,326

Hoven, SD $40,183

Ipswich, SD $40,335

Java, SD $40,158

Langford, SD $40,385

Lebanon, SD $39,985

Watertown, SD $40,570

Arlington, SD $40,462

Astoria, SD $40,527

Badger, SD $40,533

Big Stone City, SD $40,592

Bradley, SD $40,449

Brandt, SD $40,499

Bristol, SD $40,416

Bruce, SD $40,455

Bryant, SD $40,513

Castlewood, SD $40,488

Claire City, SD $40,550

Clark, SD $40,518

Clear Lake, SD $40,503

Corona, SD $40,551

De Smet, SD $40,497

Eden, SD $40,425

Erwin, SD $40,472

Estelline, SD $40,482

Florence, SD $40,469

Garden City, SD $40,476

Gary, SD $40,529

Goodwin, SD $40,452

Grenville, SD $40,415

Hayti, SD $40,504

Hazel, SD $40,485

Henry, SD $40,486

Kranzburg, SD $40,637

Labolt, SD $40,456

Lake City, SD $40,493

Lake Norden, SD $40,523

Lake Preston, SD $40,484

Marvin, SD $40,412

Milbank, SD $40,585

New Effington, SD $40,636

Ortley, SD $40,421

Peever, SD $40,475

Raymond, SD $40,495

Revillo, SD $40,480

Rosholt, SD $40,626

Roslyn, SD $40,407

Sisseton, SD $40,500

South Shore, SD $40,425

Stockholm, SD $40,425

Strandburg, SD $40,421

Summit, SD $40,423

Toronto, SD $40,484

Twin Brooks, SD $40,410

Veblen, SD $40,570

Drug Safety Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Drug Safety Assistant 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 Financial Services and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Drug Safety Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Drug Safety Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Drug Safety Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$47,747	$23.0	20%
Software & Networking	$47,747	$23.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$45,758	$22.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$43,768	$21.0	10%
Biotechnology	$43,768	$21.0	10%

Drug Safety Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drug Safety Assistant'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.

$35,618

Average $39,789/year

$42,604

$2,968

Average $3,316/month

$3,550

$685

Average $765/week

$819

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,604	$3,550	$819	$20
Average	$39,789	$3,316	$765	$19
25th Percentile	$35,618	$2,968	$685	$17

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