Computer Forensic Analyst Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Computer Forensic Analyst make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Computer Forensic Analyst in South Dakota is $55,158 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,615
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,909 to $63,249
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,310

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Computer Forensic Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,249	$5,271	$1,216	$30
Average	$55,158	$4,597	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$47,909	$3,992	$921	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Forensic Analyst Salaries

A Computer Forensic 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 Computer Forensic Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer Forensic 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): $44,445
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,654
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,759
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,115
Expert (over 8 years): $99,315

Levels	Salary
Computer ... Level Computer Forensic Analyst	$44,445
Computer ... Level Computer Forensic Analyst	$55,654
Computer ... Level Computer Forensic Analyst	$61,759
Computer ... Level Computer Forensic Analyst	$83,115
Computer ... Level Computer Forensic Analyst	$99,315

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

District of Columbia: $67,932.
California: $67,675.
Massachusetts: $66,773.

District of Columbia $67,932 California $67,675 Massachusetts $66,773 Washington $66,527 New Jersey $66,503 Alaska $66,417 Connecticut $65,570 New York $65,227

Hawaii $64,128 Rhode Island $63,613 Maryland $63,263 Minnesota $62,785 Colorado $62,601 Illinois $62,539 Oregon $62,306 Delaware $62,134

New Hampshire $62,026 Virginia $61,785 Pennsylvania $61,079 Nevada $60,723 North Dakota $60,607 Michigan $60,423 Wisconsin $60,355 Vermont $60,220

Texas $59,846 Maine $59,821 Arizona $59,784 Ohio $59,742 Georgia $59,177 Indiana $58,895 Wyoming $58,840 Utah $58,754

Iowa $58,717 Kansas $58,422 Louisiana $58,337 North Carolina $58,306 Missouri $58,294 Florida $58,054 Montana $57,925 Nebraska $57,803

Kentucky $57,735 South Carolina $57,490 Tennessee $57,336 Idaho $57,275 New Mexico $56,827 Oklahoma $56,729 Alabama $56,367 South Dakota $55,760

Arkansas $55,428 West Virginia $55,250 Mississippi $54,717

Top Paying Cities for Computer Forensic 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: $54,692
Aurora: $54,772
Baltic: $55,385

Alcester, SD $54,692 Aurora, SD $54,772 Baltic, SD $55,385 Beresford, SD $54,723 Brandon, SD $55,692 Brookings, SD $54,772 Burbank, SD $54,594 Canistota, SD $54,772

Canton, SD $55,263 Centerville, SD $54,772 Chancellor, SD $55,079 Chester, SD $54,772 Colman, SD $54,772 Colton, SD $55,017 Crooks, SD $55,692 Davis, SD $54,772

Dell Rapids, SD $55,140 Egan, SD $54,772 Elk Point, SD $54,815 Elkton, SD $54,772 Fairview, SD $54,833 Flandreau, SD $54,772 Freeman, SD $54,772 Garretson, SD $55,447

Gayville, SD $54,594 Harrisburg, SD $55,692 Hartford, SD $55,385 Hudson, SD $54,723 Humboldt, SD $55,017 Hurley, SD $54,772 Irene, SD $54,772 Jefferson, SD $55,109

Lennox, SD $55,263 Lesterville, SD $54,772 Lyons, SD $55,508 Madison, SD $54,772 Marion, SD $54,772 Menno, SD $54,772 Mission Hill, SD $54,680 Monroe, SD $54,772

Belle Fourche, SD $53,680 Black Hawk, SD $54,600 Box Elder, SD $54,600 Buffalo, SD $53,680 Buffalo Gap, SD $53,680 Camp Crook, SD $53,680 Caputa, SD $54,539 Custer, SD $53,680

Deadwood, SD $53,680 Edgemont, SD $53,680 Enning, SD $53,680 Fairburn, SD $53,680 Fort Meade, SD $53,680 Hermosa, SD $54,170 Hill City, SD $53,864 Hot Springs, SD $53,680

Howes, SD $53,680 Interior, SD $53,680 Keystone, SD $54,109 Kyle, SD $53,680 Lead, SD $53,680 Ludlow, SD $53,680 Manderson, SD $53,680 Mud Butte, SD $53,680

Nemo, SD $54,109 Newell, SD $53,680 New Underwood, SD $54,170 Nisland, SD $53,680 Oelrichs, SD $53,680 Oglala, SD $53,680 Oral, SD $53,680 Owanka, SD $53,680

Piedmont, SD $54,293 Pine Ridge, SD $53,680 Porcupine, SD $53,680 Pringle, SD $53,680 Quinn, SD $53,680 Redig, SD $53,680 Saint Onge, SD $53,680 Scenic, SD $53,680

Smithwick, SD $53,680 Spearfish, SD $53,680 Sturgis, SD $53,680 Union Center, SD $53,680 Vale, SD $53,680 Wall, SD $53,680 Wasta, SD $53,680 White Owl, SD $53,680

Whitewood, SD $53,680 Wounded Knee, SD $53,680 Leola, SD $55,434 Long Lake, SD $55,434 Mansfield, SD $50,771 Mellette, SD $50,771 Northville, SD $50,771 Onaka, SD $50,771

Orient, SD $50,771 Pierpont, SD $58,146 Redfield, SD $50,771 Rockham, SD $50,771 Roscoe, SD $50,771 Selby, SD $50,771 Seneca, SD $50,771 Stratford, SD $50,771

Tolstoy, SD $50,771 Tulare, SD $50,771 Turton, SD $50,771 Warner, SD $50,771 Westport, SD $54,459 Pierre, SD $51,692 Agar, SD $50,771 Belvidere, SD $50,771

Blunt, SD $51,630 Burke, SD $50,771 Colome, SD $50,771 Dallas, SD $50,771 Draper, SD $50,771 Fort Pierre, SD $51,630 Gregory, SD $50,771 Hamill, SD $50,771

Harrold, SD $50,894 Hayes, SD $50,771 Herrick, SD $50,771 Holabird, SD $50,771 Ideal, SD $50,771 Kadoka, SD $52,226 Kennebec, SD $50,771 Long Valley, SD $52,226

Lower Brule, SD $50,771 Martin, SD $53,680 Midland, SD $50,771 Milesville, SD $52,226 Mission, SD $50,771 Murdo, SD $50,771 Norris, SD $50,771 Okaton, SD $50,771

Okreek, SD $50,771 Onida, SD $51,140 Parmelee, SD $50,771 Philip, SD $52,226 Presho, SD $50,771 Reliance, SD $50,771 Rosebud, SD $50,771 Saint Charles, SD $50,771

Saint Francis, SD $50,771 Tuthill, SD $52,226 Vivian, SD $50,771 Wanblee, SD $53,680 White River, SD $50,771 Winner, SD $50,771 Witten, SD $50,771 Wood, SD $50,771

Mobridge, SD $50,771 Bison, SD $53,680 Bullhead, SD $60,097 Cherry Creek, SD $50,771 Dupree, SD $50,771 Eagle Butte, SD $50,771 Faith, SD $53,680 Glencross, SD $50,771

Glenham, SD $50,771 Herreid, SD $60,097 Isabel, SD $50,771 Keldron, SD $60,097 Lantry, SD $50,771 Lemmon, SD $60,097 Little Eagle, SD $60,097 Lodgepole, SD $56,889

Mc Intosh, SD $60,097 Mc Laughlin, SD $60,097 Meadow, SD $56,889 Morristown, SD $60,097 Mound City, SD $55,434 Pollock, SD $60,097 Prairie City, SD $53,680 Ralph, SD $53,680

Reva, SD $53,680 Ridgeview, SD $50,771 Timber Lake, SD $50,771 Trail City, SD $50,771 Wakpala, SD $55,434 Walker, SD $60,097 Watauga, SD $60,097 Whitehorse, SD $50,771

Rapid City, SD $54,600 Ellsworth Afb, SD $54,600 Allen, SD $53,680 Batesland, SD $53,680 Montrose, SD $54,772 North Sioux City, SD $55,146 Nunda, SD $54,772 Oldham, SD $54,772

Olivet, SD $54,772 Parker, SD $54,772 Ramona, SD $54,772 Renner, SD $55,692 Rowena, SD $55,692 Rutland, SD $54,772 Salem, SD $54,772 Scotland, SD $54,772

Sinai, SD $54,772 Springfield, SD $54,680 Tabor, SD $54,680 Tea, SD $55,631 Trent, SD $54,772 Tyndall, SD $54,772 Utica, SD $54,772 Valley Springs, SD $55,631

Vermillion, SD $54,594 Viborg, SD $54,772 Volga, SD $54,772 Volin, SD $54,772 Wakonda, SD $54,772 Wentworth, SD $54,772 Winfred, SD $54,772 Worthing, SD $55,324

Yankton, SD $54,680 Sioux Falls, SD $55,692 Vienna, SD $54,772 Wallace, SD $54,772 Waubay, SD $58,146 Webster, SD $58,146 White, SD $54,772 Willow Lake, SD $54,772

Wilmot, SD $58,146 Mitchell, SD $54,772 Alexandria, SD $54,772 Alpena, SD $52,772 Armour, SD $54,772 Artesian, SD $54,772 Avon, SD $54,772 Bonesteel, SD $52,772

Bridgewater, SD $54,772 Canova, SD $54,772 Carpenter, SD $54,772 Carthage, SD $54,772 Cavour, SD $54,772 Chamberlain, SD $50,771 Corsica, SD $54,772 Dante, SD $54,772

Delmont, SD $54,772 Dimock, SD $54,772 Emery, SD $54,772 Ethan, SD $54,772 Fairfax, SD $52,772 Fedora, SD $54,772 Fort Thompson, SD $50,771 Fulton, SD $54,772

Gann Valley, SD $50,771 Geddes, SD $52,772 Harrison, SD $54,772 Highmore, SD $50,771 Stephan, SD $50,771 Hitchcock, SD $50,771 Howard, SD $54,772 Huron, SD $52,772

Iroquois, SD $54,772 Kaylor, SD $54,772 Kimball, SD $50,771 Lake Andes, SD $54,772 Lane, SD $52,772 Letcher, SD $54,772 Marty, SD $54,772 Miller, SD $50,771

Mount Vernon, SD $54,772 New Holland, SD $52,772 Oacoma, SD $50,771 Parkston, SD $54,772 Pickstown, SD $54,772 Plankinton, SD $52,772 Platte, SD $52,772 Pukwana, SD $50,771

Ree Heights, SD $50,771 Saint Lawrence, SD $50,771 Spencer, SD $54,772 Stickney, SD $54,772 Tripp, SD $54,772 Virgil, SD $50,771 Wagner, SD $54,772 Wessington, SD $50,771

Wessington Springs, SD $50,771 White Lake, SD $50,771 Wolsey, SD $50,771 Woonsocket, SD $54,772 Yale, SD $54,772 Aberdeen, SD $50,771 Akaska, SD $50,771 Amherst, SD $58,146

Andover, SD $58,146 Ashton, SD $50,771 Barnard, SD $54,459 Bath, SD $54,459 Bowdle, SD $50,771 Brentford, SD $50,771 Britton, SD $58,146 Claremont, SD $58,146

Columbia, SD $54,459 Conde, SD $50,771 Cresbard, SD $50,771 Doland, SD $52,772 Eureka, SD $55,434 Faulkton, SD $50,771 Ferney, SD $54,459 Frankfort, SD $50,771

Frederick, SD $58,146 Gettysburg, SD $50,771 Groton, SD $54,459 Hecla, SD $58,146 Hosmer, SD $50,771 Houghton, SD $58,146 Hoven, SD $50,771 Ipswich, SD $50,771

Java, SD $50,771 Langford, SD $58,146 Lebanon, SD $50,771 Watertown, SD $54,772 Arlington, SD $54,772 Astoria, SD $54,772 Badger, SD $54,772 Big Stone City, SD $57,631

Bradley, SD $54,772 Brandt, SD $54,772 Bristol, SD $58,146 Bruce, SD $54,772 Bryant, SD $54,772 Castlewood, SD $54,772 Claire City, SD $58,146 Clark, SD $54,772

Clear Lake, SD $54,772 Corona, SD $58,146 De Smet, SD $54,772 Eden, SD $58,146 Erwin, SD $54,772 Estelline, SD $54,772 Florence, SD $54,772 Garden City, SD $54,772

Gary, SD $54,772 Goodwin, SD $54,772 Grenville, SD $58,146 Hayti, SD $54,772 Hazel, SD $54,772 Henry, SD $54,772 Kranzburg, SD $54,772 Labolt, SD $54,772

Lake City, SD $58,146 Lake Norden, SD $54,772 Lake Preston, SD $54,772 Marvin, SD $56,459 Milbank, SD $57,631 New Effington, SD $58,146 Ortley, SD $58,146 Peever, SD $58,146

Raymond, SD $52,772 Revillo, SD $54,772 Rosholt, SD $58,146 Roslyn, SD $58,146 Sisseton, SD $58,146 South Shore, SD $54,772 Stockholm, SD $54,772 Strandburg, SD $54,772

Summit, SD $56,459 Toronto, SD $54,772 Twin Brooks, SD $56,459 Veblen, SD $58,146

Computer Forensic Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Forensic 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

$47,909

Average $55,158/year

$63,249

$3,992

Average $4,597/month

$5,271

$921

Average $1,061/week

$1,216

$23

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,249	$5,271	$1,216	$30
Average	$55,158	$4,597	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$47,909	$3,992	$921	$23

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