Average income in South Dakota 2022

How much money does a person working in South Dakota make?

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How much money does a person working in South Dakota make?
Distribution of Salaries in South Dakota
Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does a person's salary progress over time?
Salary Comparison By Education
How does the education level affect your salary?
What is the average annual income in South Dakota?
What is a livable salary in South Dakota?
What is middle class in SD?
What is minimum wage in SD?

Average Yearly Salary

84,400 USD

( 7,030 USD monthly)

LOW
21,300
USD AVERAGE
84,400
USD HIGH
377,000
USD

A person working in South Dakota typically earns around 84,400 USD per year. Salaries range from 21,300 USD (lowest average) to 377,000 USD (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).

This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.

Distribution of Salaries in South Dakota

Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does a person's salary progress over time?

Salary Comparison By Education

How does the education level affect your salary?

	South Dakota
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000)	16,584,535

People

Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)	 895,376
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)	 886,667
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)	 1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	886,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	814,180
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 17.5%
Female persons, percent	 49.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 84.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 9.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 80.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2016-2020	55,969
Foreign born persons, percent, 2016-2020	4.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021)	400,780
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2016-2020	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2016-2020	$174,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2016-2020	$1,367
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2016-2020	$495
Median gross rent, 2016-2020	$761
Building permits, 2021	7,917
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2016-2020	347,878
Persons per household, 2016-2020	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2016-2020	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020	6.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2016-2020	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2016-2020	83.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	29.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2016-2020	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 11.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	2,315,474
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	8,714,410
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	1,686,473
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	14,673,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$16,794
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020	17.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020	$59,896
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020	$31,415
Persons in poverty, percent	 12.3%

Businesses

Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020	27,236
Total employment, 2020	364,440
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000)	16,584,535
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019	68,801
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	22,626
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	12,150
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	3,006
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	570
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	19,757
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	1,683
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	17,748

Geography

Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	11.7
Population per square mile, 2010	10.7
Land area in square miles, 2020	75,809.61
Land area in square miles, 2010	75,811.00
FIPS Code	46

What is the average annual income in South Dakota?

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Population
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020	17.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020	$59,896

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What is a livable salary in South Dakota?

Living Wage Calculation for South Dakota.

What is middle class in SD?

The city defines middle income as between 80 percent and 150 percent of the region's median income. For a family of four in 2022, that range is $97,000 to $142,650.

What is minimum wage in SD?

Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota is $9.95/hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota is $10.80/hour.