Compensation Analyst Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Compensation Analyst make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Compensation Analyst in South Dakota is $72,016 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Compensation Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,532
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,031 to $77,520
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,672

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Compensation Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,520	$6,460	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,016	$6,001	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$65,031	$5,419	$1,251	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Compensation Analyst Salaries

A Compensation Analyst'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 Compensation Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compensation Analyst'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): $59,862
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,528
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,826
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,869
Expert (over 8 years): $109,264

Levels	Salary
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$59,862
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$71,528
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$93,826
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$113,869
Compensat... Level Compensation Analyst	$109,264

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How Do Compensation Analyst 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 Compensation Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $88,694.
California: $88,358.
Massachusetts: $87,180.

District of Columbia $88,694 California $88,358 Massachusetts $87,180 Washington $86,860 New Jersey $86,828 Alaska $86,716 Connecticut $85,610 New York $85,162

Hawaii $83,728 Rhode Island $83,055 Maryland $82,598 Minnesota $81,973 Colorado $81,733 Illinois $81,653 Oregon $81,348 Delaware $81,124

New Hampshire $80,983 Virginia $80,668 Pennsylvania $79,746 Nevada $79,282 North Dakota $79,129 Michigan $78,889 Wisconsin $78,801 Vermont $78,625

Texas $78,136 Maine $78,104 Arizona $78,056 Ohio $78,000 Georgia $77,263 Indiana $76,895 Wyoming $76,822 Utah $76,710

Iowa $76,662 Kansas $76,278 Louisiana $76,166 North Carolina $76,125 Missouri $76,109 Florida $75,797 Montana $75,629 Nebraska $75,469

Kentucky $75,380 South Carolina $75,060 Tennessee $74,860 Idaho $74,780 New Mexico $74,195 Oklahoma $74,067 Alabama $73,594 South Dakota $72,801

Arkansas $72,368 West Virginia $72,136 Mississippi $71,439

Top Paying Cities for Compensation Analysts

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: $71,407
Aurora: $71,511
Baltic: $72,312

Alcester, SD $71,407 Aurora, SD $71,511 Baltic, SD $72,312 Beresford, SD $71,447 Brandon, SD $72,713 Brookings, SD $71,511 Burbank, SD $71,279 Canistota, SD $71,511

Canton, SD $72,152 Centerville, SD $71,511 Chancellor, SD $71,912 Chester, SD $71,511 Colman, SD $71,511 Colton, SD $71,832 Crooks, SD $72,713 Davis, SD $71,511

Dell Rapids, SD $71,992 Egan, SD $71,511 Elk Point, SD $71,567 Elkton, SD $71,511 Fairview, SD $71,591 Flandreau, SD $71,511 Freeman, SD $71,511 Garretson, SD $72,393

Gayville, SD $71,279 Harrisburg, SD $72,713 Hartford, SD $72,312 Hudson, SD $71,447 Humboldt, SD $71,832 Hurley, SD $71,511 Irene, SD $71,511 Jefferson, SD $71,952

Lennox, SD $72,152 Lesterville, SD $71,511 Lyons, SD $72,473 Madison, SD $71,511 Marion, SD $71,511 Menno, SD $71,511 Mission Hill, SD $71,391 Monroe, SD $71,511

Belle Fourche, SD $70,085 Black Hawk, SD $71,287 Box Elder, SD $71,287 Buffalo, SD $70,085 Buffalo Gap, SD $70,085 Camp Crook, SD $70,085 Caputa, SD $71,207 Custer, SD $70,085

Deadwood, SD $70,085 Edgemont, SD $70,085 Enning, SD $70,085 Fairburn, SD $70,085 Fort Meade, SD $70,085 Hermosa, SD $70,726 Hill City, SD $70,326 Hot Springs, SD $70,085

Howes, SD $70,085 Interior, SD $70,085 Keystone, SD $70,646 Kyle, SD $70,085 Lead, SD $70,085 Ludlow, SD $70,085 Manderson, SD $70,085 Mud Butte, SD $70,085

Nemo, SD $70,646 Newell, SD $70,085 New Underwood, SD $70,726 Nisland, SD $70,085 Oelrichs, SD $70,085 Oglala, SD $70,085 Oral, SD $70,085 Owanka, SD $70,085

Piedmont, SD $70,886 Pine Ridge, SD $70,085 Porcupine, SD $70,085 Pringle, SD $70,085 Quinn, SD $70,085 Redig, SD $70,085 Saint Onge, SD $70,085 Scenic, SD $70,085

Smithwick, SD $70,085 Spearfish, SD $70,085 Sturgis, SD $70,085 Union Center, SD $70,085 Vale, SD $70,085 Wall, SD $70,085 Wasta, SD $70,085 White Owl, SD $70,085

Whitewood, SD $70,085 Wounded Knee, SD $70,085 Leola, SD $72,376 Long Lake, SD $72,376 Mansfield, SD $66,288 Mellette, SD $66,288 Northville, SD $66,288 Onaka, SD $66,288

Orient, SD $66,288 Pierpont, SD $75,917 Redfield, SD $66,288 Rockham, SD $66,288 Roscoe, SD $66,288 Selby, SD $66,288 Seneca, SD $66,288 Stratford, SD $66,288

Tolstoy, SD $66,288 Tulare, SD $66,288 Turton, SD $66,288 Warner, SD $66,288 Westport, SD $71,103 Pierre, SD $67,490 Agar, SD $66,288 Belvidere, SD $66,288

Blunt, SD $67,410 Burke, SD $66,288 Colome, SD $66,288 Dallas, SD $66,288 Draper, SD $66,288 Fort Pierre, SD $67,410 Gregory, SD $66,288 Hamill, SD $66,288

Harrold, SD $66,449 Hayes, SD $66,288 Herrick, SD $66,288 Holabird, SD $66,288 Ideal, SD $66,288 Kadoka, SD $68,187 Kennebec, SD $66,288 Long Valley, SD $68,187

Lower Brule, SD $66,288 Martin, SD $70,085 Midland, SD $66,288 Milesville, SD $68,187 Mission, SD $66,288 Murdo, SD $66,288 Norris, SD $66,288 Okaton, SD $66,288

Okreek, SD $66,288 Onida, SD $66,769 Parmelee, SD $66,288 Philip, SD $68,187 Presho, SD $66,288 Reliance, SD $66,288 Rosebud, SD $66,288 Saint Charles, SD $66,288

Saint Francis, SD $66,288 Tuthill, SD $68,187 Vivian, SD $66,288 Wanblee, SD $70,085 White River, SD $66,288 Winner, SD $66,288 Witten, SD $66,288 Wood, SD $66,288

Mobridge, SD $66,288 Bison, SD $70,085 Bullhead, SD $78,465 Cherry Creek, SD $66,288 Dupree, SD $66,288 Eagle Butte, SD $66,288 Faith, SD $70,085 Glencross, SD $66,288

Glenham, SD $66,288 Herreid, SD $78,465 Isabel, SD $66,288 Keldron, SD $78,465 Lantry, SD $66,288 Lemmon, SD $78,465 Little Eagle, SD $78,465 Lodgepole, SD $74,275

Mc Intosh, SD $78,465 Mc Laughlin, SD $78,465 Meadow, SD $74,275 Morristown, SD $78,465 Mound City, SD $72,376 Pollock, SD $78,465 Prairie City, SD $70,085 Ralph, SD $70,085

Reva, SD $70,085 Ridgeview, SD $66,288 Timber Lake, SD $66,288 Trail City, SD $66,288 Wakpala, SD $72,376 Walker, SD $78,465 Watauga, SD $78,465 Whitehorse, SD $66,288

Rapid City, SD $71,287 Ellsworth Afb, SD $71,287 Allen, SD $70,085 Batesland, SD $70,085 Montrose, SD $71,511 North Sioux City, SD $72,000 Nunda, SD $71,511 Oldham, SD $71,511

Olivet, SD $71,511 Parker, SD $71,511 Ramona, SD $71,511 Renner, SD $72,713 Rowena, SD $72,713 Rutland, SD $71,511 Salem, SD $71,511 Scotland, SD $71,511

Sinai, SD $71,511 Springfield, SD $71,391 Tabor, SD $71,391 Tea, SD $72,633 Trent, SD $71,511 Tyndall, SD $71,511 Utica, SD $71,511 Valley Springs, SD $72,633

Vermillion, SD $71,279 Viborg, SD $71,511 Volga, SD $71,511 Volin, SD $71,511 Wakonda, SD $71,511 Wentworth, SD $71,511 Winfred, SD $71,511 Worthing, SD $72,232

Yankton, SD $71,391 Sioux Falls, SD $72,713 Vienna, SD $71,511 Wallace, SD $71,511 Waubay, SD $75,917 Webster, SD $75,917 White, SD $71,511 Willow Lake, SD $71,511

Wilmot, SD $75,917 Mitchell, SD $71,511 Alexandria, SD $71,511 Alpena, SD $68,900 Armour, SD $71,511 Artesian, SD $71,511 Avon, SD $71,511 Bonesteel, SD $68,900

Bridgewater, SD $71,511 Canova, SD $71,511 Carpenter, SD $71,511 Carthage, SD $71,511 Cavour, SD $71,511 Chamberlain, SD $66,288 Corsica, SD $71,511 Dante, SD $71,511

Delmont, SD $71,511 Dimock, SD $71,511 Emery, SD $71,511 Ethan, SD $71,511 Fairfax, SD $68,900 Fedora, SD $71,511 Fort Thompson, SD $66,288 Fulton, SD $71,511

Gann Valley, SD $66,288 Geddes, SD $68,900 Harrison, SD $71,511 Highmore, SD $66,288 Stephan, SD $66,288 Hitchcock, SD $66,288 Howard, SD $71,511 Huron, SD $68,900

Iroquois, SD $71,511 Kaylor, SD $71,511 Kimball, SD $66,288 Lake Andes, SD $71,511 Lane, SD $68,900 Letcher, SD $71,511 Marty, SD $71,511 Miller, SD $66,288

Mount Vernon, SD $71,511 New Holland, SD $68,900 Oacoma, SD $66,288 Parkston, SD $71,511 Pickstown, SD $71,511 Plankinton, SD $68,900 Platte, SD $68,900 Pukwana, SD $66,288

Ree Heights, SD $66,288 Saint Lawrence, SD $66,288 Spencer, SD $71,511 Stickney, SD $71,511 Tripp, SD $71,511 Virgil, SD $66,288 Wagner, SD $71,511 Wessington, SD $66,288

Wessington Springs, SD $66,288 White Lake, SD $66,288 Wolsey, SD $66,288 Woonsocket, SD $71,511 Yale, SD $71,511 Aberdeen, SD $66,288 Akaska, SD $66,288 Amherst, SD $75,917

Andover, SD $75,917 Ashton, SD $66,288 Barnard, SD $71,103 Bath, SD $71,103 Bowdle, SD $66,288 Brentford, SD $66,288 Britton, SD $75,917 Claremont, SD $75,917

Columbia, SD $71,103 Conde, SD $66,288 Cresbard, SD $66,288 Doland, SD $68,900 Eureka, SD $72,376 Faulkton, SD $66,288 Ferney, SD $71,103 Frankfort, SD $66,288

Frederick, SD $75,917 Gettysburg, SD $66,288 Groton, SD $71,103 Hecla, SD $75,917 Hosmer, SD $66,288 Houghton, SD $75,917 Hoven, SD $66,288 Ipswich, SD $66,288

Java, SD $66,288 Langford, SD $75,917 Lebanon, SD $66,288 Watertown, SD $71,511 Arlington, SD $71,511 Astoria, SD $71,511 Badger, SD $71,511 Big Stone City, SD $75,244

Bradley, SD $71,511 Brandt, SD $71,511 Bristol, SD $75,917 Bruce, SD $71,511 Bryant, SD $71,511 Castlewood, SD $71,511 Claire City, SD $75,917 Clark, SD $71,511

Clear Lake, SD $71,511 Corona, SD $75,917 De Smet, SD $71,511 Eden, SD $75,917 Erwin, SD $71,511 Estelline, SD $71,511 Florence, SD $71,511 Garden City, SD $71,511

Gary, SD $71,511 Goodwin, SD $71,511 Grenville, SD $75,917 Hayti, SD $71,511 Hazel, SD $71,511 Henry, SD $71,511 Kranzburg, SD $71,511 Labolt, SD $71,511

Lake City, SD $75,917 Lake Norden, SD $71,511 Lake Preston, SD $71,511 Marvin, SD $73,714 Milbank, SD $75,244 New Effington, SD $75,917 Ortley, SD $75,917 Peever, SD $75,917

Raymond, SD $68,900 Revillo, SD $71,511 Rosholt, SD $75,917 Roslyn, SD $75,917 Sisseton, SD $75,917 South Shore, SD $71,511 Stockholm, SD $71,511 Strandburg, SD $71,511

Summit, SD $73,714 Toronto, SD $71,511 Twin Brooks, SD $73,714 Veblen, SD $75,917

Compensation Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compensation Analyst'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$65,031

Average $72,016/year

$77,520

$5,419

Average $6,001/month

$6,460

$1,251

Average $1,385/week

$1,491

$31

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,520	$6,460	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,016	$6,001	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$65,031	$5,419	$1,251	$31

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