Salaries in South Dakota, United States
Reference period May 2025 · Data updated
South Dakota has a published median for 19 of the 20 occupations we track from this source.
The best-paid is marketing manager at $167,750; the lowest of the tracked roles is teacher at $51,050.
1 of these roles pay more than 3% above the national median here, 16 pay more than 3% below it and 2 are within 3%.
The largest gap is for frontend developer: 45% below the national figure.
Across all occupations the median wage is $47,080, against $50,980 nationally.
Its largest cities by GeoNames population are Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen.
Pay by role in South Dakota
| Role | Median Observed | vs United States Derived |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing ManagerMarketing Managers | $167,750 | +1% |
| DentistDentists, General | $158,140 | -7% |
| PharmacistPharmacists | $146,790 | +4% |
| Cybersecurity AnalystInformation Security Analysts | $116,640 | -10% |
| LawyerLawyers | $102,040 | -36% |
| Financial AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts | $99,150 | -3% |
| Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers | $98,980 | -18% |
| Civil EngineerCivil Engineers | $98,700 | -2% |
| Software EngineerSoftware Developers | $96,310 | -29% |
| Data ScientistData Scientists | $96,150 | -20% |
| Physical TherapistPhysical Therapists | $92,660 | -10% |
| School PrincipalEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $88,390 | -17% |
| Mechanical EngineerMechanical Engineers | $88,380 | -15% |
| Project ManagerProject Management Specialists | $82,250 | -20% |
| AccountantAccountants and Auditors | $78,880 | -6% |
| Registered NurseRegistered Nurses | $78,060 | -20% |
| ParalegalParalegals and Legal Assistants | $58,320 | -7% |
| Frontend DeveloperWeb Developers | $51,100 | -45% |
| TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $51,050 | -29% |
Roles without a link have too few reliable published figures, or differ too little from the national figure, for a separate page; their figure is shown here instead.
Largest cities
- Sioux Falls: population 171,544 (GeoNames)
- Rapid City: population 73,569 (GeoNames)
- Aberdeen: population 28,102 (GeoNames)
- Brookings: population 23,657 (GeoNames)
- Watertown: population 22,073 (GeoNames)
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Source, method and data quality
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
- Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
- Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
- Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
- Full method: methodology.