Software Support Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Support Specialist make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Support Specialist in South Dakota is $65,475 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Software Support Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,210
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,777 to $69,524
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,322

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Software Support Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,524	$5,794	$1,337	$33
Average	$65,475	$5,456	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$62,777	$5,231	$1,207	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Software Support Specialist Salaries

A Software Support Specialist'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 Software Support Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Support Specialist'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): $48,733
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,165
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,396
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,511
Expert (over 8 years): $123,822

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$48,733
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$58,165
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$65,396
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$108,511
Software ... Level Software Support Specialist	$123,822

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How Do Software Support Specialist 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 Software Support Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,638.
California: $80,332.
Massachusetts: $79,262.

District of Columbia $80,638 California $80,332 Massachusetts $79,262 Washington $78,970 New Jersey $78,941 Alaska $78,839 Connecticut $77,834 New York $77,426

Hawaii $76,123 Rhode Island $75,511 Maryland $75,096 Minnesota $74,528 Colorado $74,309 Illinois $74,236 Oregon $73,959 Delaware $73,756

New Hampshire $73,627 Virginia $73,340 Pennsylvania $72,503 Nevada $72,080 North Dakota $71,942 Michigan $71,724 Wisconsin $71,643 Vermont $71,483

Texas $71,039 Maine $71,010 Arizona $70,966 Ohio $70,915 Georgia $70,245 Indiana $69,910 Wyoming $69,845 Utah $69,743

Iowa $69,699 Kansas $69,349 Louisiana $69,247 North Carolina $69,211 Missouri $69,196 Florida $68,912 Montana $68,759 Nebraska $68,614

Kentucky $68,534 South Carolina $68,242 Tennessee $68,060 Idaho $67,987 New Mexico $67,456 Oklahoma $67,339 Alabama $66,909 South Dakota $66,188

Arkansas $65,795 West Virginia $65,584 Mississippi $64,950

Top Paying Cities for Software Support Specialists

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: $64,921
Aurora: $65,016
Baltic: $65,744

Alcester, SD $64,921 Aurora, SD $65,016 Baltic, SD $65,744 Beresford, SD $64,958 Brandon, SD $66,108 Brookings, SD $65,016 Burbank, SD $64,805 Canistota, SD $65,016

Canton, SD $65,599 Centerville, SD $65,016 Chancellor, SD $65,380 Chester, SD $65,016 Colman, SD $65,016 Colton, SD $65,307 Crooks, SD $66,108 Davis, SD $65,016

Dell Rapids, SD $65,453 Egan, SD $65,016 Elk Point, SD $65,067 Elkton, SD $65,016 Fairview, SD $65,089 Flandreau, SD $65,016 Freeman, SD $65,016 Garretson, SD $65,817

Gayville, SD $64,805 Harrisburg, SD $66,108 Hartford, SD $65,744 Hudson, SD $64,958 Humboldt, SD $65,307 Hurley, SD $65,016 Irene, SD $65,016 Jefferson, SD $65,416

Lennox, SD $65,599 Lesterville, SD $65,016 Lyons, SD $65,890 Madison, SD $65,016 Marion, SD $65,016 Menno, SD $65,016 Mission Hill, SD $64,907 Monroe, SD $65,016

Belle Fourche, SD $63,719 Black Hawk, SD $64,812 Box Elder, SD $64,812 Buffalo, SD $63,719 Buffalo Gap, SD $63,719 Camp Crook, SD $63,719 Caputa, SD $64,739 Custer, SD $63,719

Deadwood, SD $63,719 Edgemont, SD $63,719 Enning, SD $63,719 Fairburn, SD $63,719 Fort Meade, SD $63,719 Hermosa, SD $64,302 Hill City, SD $63,938 Hot Springs, SD $63,719

Howes, SD $63,719 Interior, SD $63,719 Keystone, SD $64,229 Kyle, SD $63,719 Lead, SD $63,719 Ludlow, SD $63,719 Manderson, SD $63,719 Mud Butte, SD $63,719

Nemo, SD $64,229 Newell, SD $63,719 New Underwood, SD $64,302 Nisland, SD $63,719 Oelrichs, SD $63,719 Oglala, SD $63,719 Oral, SD $63,719 Owanka, SD $63,719

Piedmont, SD $64,448 Pine Ridge, SD $63,719 Porcupine, SD $63,719 Pringle, SD $63,719 Quinn, SD $63,719 Redig, SD $63,719 Saint Onge, SD $63,719 Scenic, SD $63,719

Smithwick, SD $63,719 Spearfish, SD $63,719 Sturgis, SD $63,719 Union Center, SD $63,719 Vale, SD $63,719 Wall, SD $63,719 Wasta, SD $63,719 White Owl, SD $63,719

Whitewood, SD $63,719 Wounded Knee, SD $63,719 Leola, SD $65,802 Long Lake, SD $65,802 Mansfield, SD $60,267 Mellette, SD $60,267 Northville, SD $60,267 Onaka, SD $60,267

Orient, SD $60,267 Pierpont, SD $69,022 Redfield, SD $60,267 Rockham, SD $60,267 Roscoe, SD $60,267 Selby, SD $60,267 Seneca, SD $60,267 Stratford, SD $60,267

Tolstoy, SD $60,267 Tulare, SD $60,267 Turton, SD $60,267 Warner, SD $60,267 Westport, SD $64,644 Pierre, SD $61,360 Agar, SD $60,267 Belvidere, SD $60,267

Blunt, SD $61,287 Burke, SD $60,267 Colome, SD $60,267 Dallas, SD $60,267 Draper, SD $60,267 Fort Pierre, SD $61,287 Gregory, SD $60,267 Hamill, SD $60,267

Harrold, SD $60,413 Hayes, SD $60,267 Herrick, SD $60,267 Holabird, SD $60,267 Ideal, SD $60,267 Kadoka, SD $61,993 Kennebec, SD $60,267 Long Valley, SD $61,993

Lower Brule, SD $60,267 Martin, SD $63,719 Midland, SD $60,267 Milesville, SD $61,993 Mission, SD $60,267 Murdo, SD $60,267 Norris, SD $60,267 Okaton, SD $60,267

Okreek, SD $60,267 Onida, SD $60,704 Parmelee, SD $60,267 Philip, SD $61,993 Presho, SD $60,267 Reliance, SD $60,267 Rosebud, SD $60,267 Saint Charles, SD $60,267

Saint Francis, SD $60,267 Tuthill, SD $61,993 Vivian, SD $60,267 Wanblee, SD $63,719 White River, SD $60,267 Winner, SD $60,267 Witten, SD $60,267 Wood, SD $60,267

Mobridge, SD $60,267 Bison, SD $63,719 Bullhead, SD $71,338 Cherry Creek, SD $60,267 Dupree, SD $60,267 Eagle Butte, SD $60,267 Faith, SD $63,719 Glencross, SD $60,267

Glenham, SD $60,267 Herreid, SD $71,338 Isabel, SD $60,267 Keldron, SD $71,338 Lantry, SD $60,267 Lemmon, SD $71,338 Little Eagle, SD $71,338 Lodgepole, SD $67,529

Mc Intosh, SD $71,338 Mc Laughlin, SD $71,338 Meadow, SD $67,529 Morristown, SD $71,338 Mound City, SD $65,802 Pollock, SD $71,338 Prairie City, SD $63,719 Ralph, SD $63,719

Reva, SD $63,719 Ridgeview, SD $60,267 Timber Lake, SD $60,267 Trail City, SD $60,267 Wakpala, SD $65,802 Walker, SD $71,338 Watauga, SD $71,338 Whitehorse, SD $60,267

Rapid City, SD $64,812 Ellsworth Afb, SD $64,812 Allen, SD $63,719 Batesland, SD $63,719 Montrose, SD $65,016 North Sioux City, SD $65,460 Nunda, SD $65,016 Oldham, SD $65,016

Olivet, SD $65,016 Parker, SD $65,016 Ramona, SD $65,016 Renner, SD $66,108 Rowena, SD $66,108 Rutland, SD $65,016 Salem, SD $65,016 Scotland, SD $65,016

Sinai, SD $65,016 Springfield, SD $64,907 Tabor, SD $64,907 Tea, SD $66,035 Trent, SD $65,016 Tyndall, SD $65,016 Utica, SD $65,016 Valley Springs, SD $66,035

Vermillion, SD $64,805 Viborg, SD $65,016 Volga, SD $65,016 Volin, SD $65,016 Wakonda, SD $65,016 Wentworth, SD $65,016 Winfred, SD $65,016 Worthing, SD $65,671

Yankton, SD $64,907 Sioux Falls, SD $66,108 Vienna, SD $65,016 Wallace, SD $65,016 Waubay, SD $69,022 Webster, SD $69,022 White, SD $65,016 Willow Lake, SD $65,016

Wilmot, SD $69,022 Mitchell, SD $65,016 Alexandria, SD $65,016 Alpena, SD $62,642 Armour, SD $65,016 Artesian, SD $65,016 Avon, SD $65,016 Bonesteel, SD $62,642

Bridgewater, SD $65,016 Canova, SD $65,016 Carpenter, SD $65,016 Carthage, SD $65,016 Cavour, SD $65,016 Chamberlain, SD $60,267 Corsica, SD $65,016 Dante, SD $65,016

Delmont, SD $65,016 Dimock, SD $65,016 Emery, SD $65,016 Ethan, SD $65,016 Fairfax, SD $62,642 Fedora, SD $65,016 Fort Thompson, SD $60,267 Fulton, SD $65,016

Gann Valley, SD $60,267 Geddes, SD $62,642 Harrison, SD $65,016 Highmore, SD $60,267 Stephan, SD $60,267 Hitchcock, SD $60,267 Howard, SD $65,016 Huron, SD $62,642

Iroquois, SD $65,016 Kaylor, SD $65,016 Kimball, SD $60,267 Lake Andes, SD $65,016 Lane, SD $62,642 Letcher, SD $65,016 Marty, SD $65,016 Miller, SD $60,267

Mount Vernon, SD $65,016 New Holland, SD $62,642 Oacoma, SD $60,267 Parkston, SD $65,016 Pickstown, SD $65,016 Plankinton, SD $62,642 Platte, SD $62,642 Pukwana, SD $60,267

Ree Heights, SD $60,267 Saint Lawrence, SD $60,267 Spencer, SD $65,016 Stickney, SD $65,016 Tripp, SD $65,016 Virgil, SD $60,267 Wagner, SD $65,016 Wessington, SD $60,267

Wessington Springs, SD $60,267 White Lake, SD $60,267 Wolsey, SD $60,267 Woonsocket, SD $65,016 Yale, SD $65,016 Aberdeen, SD $60,267 Akaska, SD $60,267 Amherst, SD $69,022

Andover, SD $69,022 Ashton, SD $60,267 Barnard, SD $64,644 Bath, SD $64,644 Bowdle, SD $60,267 Brentford, SD $60,267 Britton, SD $69,022 Claremont, SD $69,022

Columbia, SD $64,644 Conde, SD $60,267 Cresbard, SD $60,267 Doland, SD $62,642 Eureka, SD $65,802 Faulkton, SD $60,267 Ferney, SD $64,644 Frankfort, SD $60,267

Frederick, SD $69,022 Gettysburg, SD $60,267 Groton, SD $64,644 Hecla, SD $69,022 Hosmer, SD $60,267 Houghton, SD $69,022 Hoven, SD $60,267 Ipswich, SD $60,267

Java, SD $60,267 Langford, SD $69,022 Lebanon, SD $60,267 Watertown, SD $65,016 Arlington, SD $65,016 Astoria, SD $65,016 Badger, SD $65,016 Big Stone City, SD $68,410

Bradley, SD $65,016 Brandt, SD $65,016 Bristol, SD $69,022 Bruce, SD $65,016 Bryant, SD $65,016 Castlewood, SD $65,016 Claire City, SD $69,022 Clark, SD $65,016

Clear Lake, SD $65,016 Corona, SD $69,022 De Smet, SD $65,016 Eden, SD $69,022 Erwin, SD $65,016 Estelline, SD $65,016 Florence, SD $65,016 Garden City, SD $65,016

Gary, SD $65,016 Goodwin, SD $65,016 Grenville, SD $69,022 Hayti, SD $65,016 Hazel, SD $65,016 Henry, SD $65,016 Kranzburg, SD $65,016 Labolt, SD $65,016

Lake City, SD $69,022 Lake Norden, SD $65,016 Lake Preston, SD $65,016 Marvin, SD $67,019 Milbank, SD $68,410 New Effington, SD $69,022 Ortley, SD $69,022 Peever, SD $69,022

Raymond, SD $62,642 Revillo, SD $65,016 Rosholt, SD $69,022 Roslyn, SD $69,022 Sisseton, SD $69,022 South Shore, SD $65,016 Stockholm, SD $65,016 Strandburg, SD $65,016

Summit, SD $67,019 Toronto, SD $65,016 Twin Brooks, SD $67,019 Veblen, SD $69,022

Software Support Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Support Specialist'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

$62,777

Average $65,475/year

$69,524

$5,231

Average $5,456/month

$5,794

$1,207

Average $1,259/week

$1,337

$30

Average $31/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,524	$5,794	$1,337	$33
Average	$65,475	$5,456	$1,259	$31
25th Percentile	$62,777	$5,231	$1,207	$30

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