Executive Assistant salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Pay in Sioux Falls against South Dakota and the US

The middle half of executive assistants in Sioux Falls earns $48,740–$63,800. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $71,680, only 1.8 times the bottom tenth, against 2.2 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $15,060 wide, between the figure for South Dakota ($13,410) and the US figure ($33,000).

What to budget for an executive assistant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $8,620 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $6,440, or about $8,310 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $76,590 falls above the 90th percentile in Sioux Falls, and the South Dakota statewide median of $55,170 falls between the 25th percentile and the median. An offer at the national rate would beat what nine in ten local executive assistants earn.

What a hire really costs in Sioux Falls

At the $57,360 median, a local hire costs about $74,013 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,653 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open executive assistant roles pay $800–$1,100 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 5.1 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 6.2 times the remote figure of $11,988. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Sioux Falls

Of the 16 roles we track in Sioux Falls, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($60,060) and payroll specialists ($49,790). Project Coordinator is the highest at $84,190.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 16 roles we track in Sioux Falls (-25.1%); e-commerce order specialists come first (+3.6%). The typical role here is at -7.5%, so, measured against the US, executive assistants cost less in Sioux Falls than the area's general pay level would suggest. Executive assistants hold 2.9% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Sioux Falls, 2.8% across South Dakota and 2.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in South Dakota

Across the 4 areas of South Dakota with data for this job, the median runs from $53,730 in the West South Dakota nonmetro area to $57,360 in Sioux Falls, a gap of $3,630 a year. No other area in South Dakota has as many executive assistants, and all 3 others pay less.

Sioux Falls against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Sioux Falls is #110 of 506 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside South Dakota, Johnstown and Sumter pay just above Sioux Falls and Tallahassee and Sebring just below. All four are within $300 a year of the median in Sioux Falls. Of the three markets with about as many executive assistants, all three pay more.

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