Human Resource Associate Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Human Resource Associate make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Human Resource Associate in South Dakota is $66,801 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Human Resource Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,171
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,971 to $73,799
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,752

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Human Resource Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,799	$6,150	$1,419	$35
Average	$66,801	$5,567	$1,285	$32
25th Percentile	$59,971	$4,998	$1,153	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Human Resource Associate Salaries

A Human Resource Associate'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 Human Resource Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Human Resource Associate'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): $53,215
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,070
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,999
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,840
Expert (over 8 years): $95,149

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$53,215
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$66,070
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$80,999
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$97,840
Human Res... Level Human Resource Associate	$95,149

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How Do Human Resource Associate 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 Human Resource Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,272.
California: $81,960.
Massachusetts: $80,868.

District of Columbia $82,272 California $81,960 Massachusetts $80,868 Washington $80,570 New Jersey $80,541 Alaska $80,437 Connecticut $79,411 New York $78,995

Hawaii $77,665 Rhode Island $77,041 Maryland $76,617 Minnesota $76,038 Colorado $75,815 Illinois $75,740 Oregon $75,458 Delaware $75,250

New Hampshire $75,119 Virginia $74,826 Pennsylvania $73,972 Nevada $73,541 North Dakota $73,400 Michigan $73,177 Wisconsin $73,095 Vermont $72,932

Texas $72,478 Maine $72,449 Arizona $72,404 Ohio $72,352 Georgia $71,668 Indiana $71,327 Wyoming $71,260 Utah $71,156

Iowa $71,111 Kansas $70,754 Louisiana $70,650 North Carolina $70,613 Missouri $70,598 Florida $70,309 Montana $70,153 Nebraska $70,004

Kentucky $69,922 South Carolina $69,625 Tennessee $69,439 Idaho $69,365 New Mexico $68,823 Oklahoma $68,704 Alabama $68,265 South Dakota $67,530

Arkansas $67,128 West Virginia $66,913 Mississippi $66,266

Top Paying Cities for Human Resource Associates

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: $66,237
Aurora: $66,333
Baltic: $67,076

Alcester, SD $66,237 Aurora, SD $66,333 Baltic, SD $67,076 Beresford, SD $66,274 Brandon, SD $67,448 Brookings, SD $66,333 Burbank, SD $66,118 Canistota, SD $66,333

Canton, SD $66,928 Centerville, SD $66,333 Chancellor, SD $66,705 Chester, SD $66,333 Colman, SD $66,333 Colton, SD $66,630 Crooks, SD $67,448 Davis, SD $66,333

Dell Rapids, SD $66,779 Egan, SD $66,333 Elk Point, SD $66,385 Elkton, SD $66,333 Fairview, SD $66,408 Flandreau, SD $66,333 Freeman, SD $66,333 Garretson, SD $67,151

Gayville, SD $66,118 Harrisburg, SD $67,448 Hartford, SD $67,076 Hudson, SD $66,274 Humboldt, SD $66,630 Hurley, SD $66,333 Irene, SD $66,333 Jefferson, SD $66,742

Lennox, SD $66,928 Lesterville, SD $66,333 Lyons, SD $67,225 Madison, SD $66,333 Marion, SD $66,333 Menno, SD $66,333 Mission Hill, SD $66,222 Monroe, SD $66,333

Belle Fourche, SD $65,011 Black Hawk, SD $66,125 Box Elder, SD $66,125 Buffalo, SD $65,011 Buffalo Gap, SD $65,011 Camp Crook, SD $65,011 Caputa, SD $66,051 Custer, SD $65,011

Deadwood, SD $65,011 Edgemont, SD $65,011 Enning, SD $65,011 Fairburn, SD $65,011 Fort Meade, SD $65,011 Hermosa, SD $65,605 Hill City, SD $65,234 Hot Springs, SD $65,011

Howes, SD $65,011 Interior, SD $65,011 Keystone, SD $65,531 Kyle, SD $65,011 Lead, SD $65,011 Ludlow, SD $65,011 Manderson, SD $65,011 Mud Butte, SD $65,011

Nemo, SD $65,531 Newell, SD $65,011 New Underwood, SD $65,605 Nisland, SD $65,011 Oelrichs, SD $65,011 Oglala, SD $65,011 Oral, SD $65,011 Owanka, SD $65,011

Piedmont, SD $65,754 Pine Ridge, SD $65,011 Porcupine, SD $65,011 Pringle, SD $65,011 Quinn, SD $65,011 Redig, SD $65,011 Saint Onge, SD $65,011 Scenic, SD $65,011

Smithwick, SD $65,011 Spearfish, SD $65,011 Sturgis, SD $65,011 Union Center, SD $65,011 Vale, SD $65,011 Wall, SD $65,011 Wasta, SD $65,011 White Owl, SD $65,011

Whitewood, SD $65,011 Wounded Knee, SD $65,011 Leola, SD $67,136 Long Lake, SD $67,136 Mansfield, SD $61,488 Mellette, SD $61,488 Northville, SD $61,488 Onaka, SD $61,488

Orient, SD $61,488 Pierpont, SD $70,420 Redfield, SD $61,488 Rockham, SD $61,488 Roscoe, SD $61,488 Selby, SD $61,488 Seneca, SD $61,488 Stratford, SD $61,488

Tolstoy, SD $61,488 Tulare, SD $61,488 Turton, SD $61,488 Warner, SD $61,488 Westport, SD $65,954 Pierre, SD $62,603 Agar, SD $61,488 Belvidere, SD $61,488

Blunt, SD $62,529 Burke, SD $61,488 Colome, SD $61,488 Dallas, SD $61,488 Draper, SD $61,488 Fort Pierre, SD $62,529 Gregory, SD $61,488 Hamill, SD $61,488

Harrold, SD $61,637 Hayes, SD $61,488 Herrick, SD $61,488 Holabird, SD $61,488 Ideal, SD $61,488 Kadoka, SD $63,250 Kennebec, SD $61,488 Long Valley, SD $63,250

Lower Brule, SD $61,488 Martin, SD $65,011 Midland, SD $61,488 Milesville, SD $63,250 Mission, SD $61,488 Murdo, SD $61,488 Norris, SD $61,488 Okaton, SD $61,488

Okreek, SD $61,488 Onida, SD $61,934 Parmelee, SD $61,488 Philip, SD $63,250 Presho, SD $61,488 Reliance, SD $61,488 Rosebud, SD $61,488 Saint Charles, SD $61,488

Saint Francis, SD $61,488 Tuthill, SD $63,250 Vivian, SD $61,488 Wanblee, SD $65,011 White River, SD $61,488 Winner, SD $61,488 Witten, SD $61,488 Wood, SD $61,488

Mobridge, SD $61,488 Bison, SD $65,011 Bullhead, SD $72,783 Cherry Creek, SD $61,488 Dupree, SD $61,488 Eagle Butte, SD $61,488 Faith, SD $65,011 Glencross, SD $61,488

Glenham, SD $61,488 Herreid, SD $72,783 Isabel, SD $61,488 Keldron, SD $72,783 Lantry, SD $61,488 Lemmon, SD $72,783 Little Eagle, SD $72,783 Lodgepole, SD $68,897

Mc Intosh, SD $72,783 Mc Laughlin, SD $72,783 Meadow, SD $68,897 Morristown, SD $72,783 Mound City, SD $67,136 Pollock, SD $72,783 Prairie City, SD $65,011 Ralph, SD $65,011

Reva, SD $65,011 Ridgeview, SD $61,488 Timber Lake, SD $61,488 Trail City, SD $61,488 Wakpala, SD $67,136 Walker, SD $72,783 Watauga, SD $72,783 Whitehorse, SD $61,488

Rapid City, SD $66,125 Ellsworth Afb, SD $66,125 Allen, SD $65,011 Batesland, SD $65,011 Montrose, SD $66,333 North Sioux City, SD $66,787 Nunda, SD $66,333 Oldham, SD $66,333

Olivet, SD $66,333 Parker, SD $66,333 Ramona, SD $66,333 Renner, SD $67,448 Rowena, SD $67,448 Rutland, SD $66,333 Salem, SD $66,333 Scotland, SD $66,333

Sinai, SD $66,333 Springfield, SD $66,222 Tabor, SD $66,222 Tea, SD $67,374 Trent, SD $66,333 Tyndall, SD $66,333 Utica, SD $66,333 Valley Springs, SD $67,374

Vermillion, SD $66,118 Viborg, SD $66,333 Volga, SD $66,333 Volin, SD $66,333 Wakonda, SD $66,333 Wentworth, SD $66,333 Winfred, SD $66,333 Worthing, SD $67,002

Yankton, SD $66,222 Sioux Falls, SD $67,448 Vienna, SD $66,333 Wallace, SD $66,333 Waubay, SD $70,420 Webster, SD $70,420 White, SD $66,333 Willow Lake, SD $66,333

Wilmot, SD $70,420 Mitchell, SD $66,333 Alexandria, SD $66,333 Alpena, SD $63,911 Armour, SD $66,333 Artesian, SD $66,333 Avon, SD $66,333 Bonesteel, SD $63,911

Bridgewater, SD $66,333 Canova, SD $66,333 Carpenter, SD $66,333 Carthage, SD $66,333 Cavour, SD $66,333 Chamberlain, SD $61,488 Corsica, SD $66,333 Dante, SD $66,333

Delmont, SD $66,333 Dimock, SD $66,333 Emery, SD $66,333 Ethan, SD $66,333 Fairfax, SD $63,911 Fedora, SD $66,333 Fort Thompson, SD $61,488 Fulton, SD $66,333

Gann Valley, SD $61,488 Geddes, SD $63,911 Harrison, SD $66,333 Highmore, SD $61,488 Stephan, SD $61,488 Hitchcock, SD $61,488 Howard, SD $66,333 Huron, SD $63,911

Iroquois, SD $66,333 Kaylor, SD $66,333 Kimball, SD $61,488 Lake Andes, SD $66,333 Lane, SD $63,911 Letcher, SD $66,333 Marty, SD $66,333 Miller, SD $61,488

Mount Vernon, SD $66,333 New Holland, SD $63,911 Oacoma, SD $61,488 Parkston, SD $66,333 Pickstown, SD $66,333 Plankinton, SD $63,911 Platte, SD $63,911 Pukwana, SD $61,488

Ree Heights, SD $61,488 Saint Lawrence, SD $61,488 Spencer, SD $66,333 Stickney, SD $66,333 Tripp, SD $66,333 Virgil, SD $61,488 Wagner, SD $66,333 Wessington, SD $61,488

Wessington Springs, SD $61,488 White Lake, SD $61,488 Wolsey, SD $61,488 Woonsocket, SD $66,333 Yale, SD $66,333 Aberdeen, SD $61,488 Akaska, SD $61,488 Amherst, SD $70,420

Andover, SD $70,420 Ashton, SD $61,488 Barnard, SD $65,954 Bath, SD $65,954 Bowdle, SD $61,488 Brentford, SD $61,488 Britton, SD $70,420 Claremont, SD $70,420

Columbia, SD $65,954 Conde, SD $61,488 Cresbard, SD $61,488 Doland, SD $63,911 Eureka, SD $67,136 Faulkton, SD $61,488 Ferney, SD $65,954 Frankfort, SD $61,488

Frederick, SD $70,420 Gettysburg, SD $61,488 Groton, SD $65,954 Hecla, SD $70,420 Hosmer, SD $61,488 Houghton, SD $70,420 Hoven, SD $61,488 Ipswich, SD $61,488

Java, SD $61,488 Langford, SD $70,420 Lebanon, SD $61,488 Watertown, SD $66,333 Arlington, SD $66,333 Astoria, SD $66,333 Badger, SD $66,333 Big Stone City, SD $69,796

Bradley, SD $66,333 Brandt, SD $66,333 Bristol, SD $70,420 Bruce, SD $66,333 Bryant, SD $66,333 Castlewood, SD $66,333 Claire City, SD $70,420 Clark, SD $66,333

Clear Lake, SD $66,333 Corona, SD $70,420 De Smet, SD $66,333 Eden, SD $70,420 Erwin, SD $66,333 Estelline, SD $66,333 Florence, SD $66,333 Garden City, SD $66,333

Gary, SD $66,333 Goodwin, SD $66,333 Grenville, SD $70,420 Hayti, SD $66,333 Hazel, SD $66,333 Henry, SD $66,333 Kranzburg, SD $66,333 Labolt, SD $66,333

Lake City, SD $70,420 Lake Norden, SD $66,333 Lake Preston, SD $66,333 Marvin, SD $68,377 Milbank, SD $69,796 New Effington, SD $70,420 Ortley, SD $70,420 Peever, SD $70,420

Raymond, SD $63,911 Revillo, SD $66,333 Rosholt, SD $70,420 Roslyn, SD $70,420 Sisseton, SD $70,420 South Shore, SD $66,333 Stockholm, SD $66,333 Strandburg, SD $66,333

Summit, SD $68,377 Toronto, SD $66,333 Twin Brooks, SD $68,377 Veblen, SD $70,420

Human Resource Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Human Resource Associate'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

$59,971

Average $66,801/year

$73,799

$4,998

Average $5,567/month

$6,150

$1,153

Average $1,285/week

$1,419

$29

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,799	$6,150	$1,419	$35
Average	$66,801	$5,567	$1,285	$32
25th Percentile	$59,971	$4,998	$1,153	$29

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