Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in South Dakota

663 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in South Dakota for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Radiologists	$586,010	70	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$393,870	170	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$297,610	80	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$280,900	510	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$280,900	510	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$280,520	160	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$263,930	400	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$257,610	80	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$239,970	550	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$226,180	60	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$211,990	130	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$167,750	220	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$164,330	310	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,330	310	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,240	380	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$158,140	390	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$153,390	420	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$153,390	420	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$146,790	1,280	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$137,400	4,280	View salary detail
Database Architects	$136,540	40	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$136,540	40	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$136,360	450	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$133,200	680	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$133,200	680	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$132,170	30	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$132,170	30	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$132,170	30	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$130,270	30	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$128,840	1,020	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$128,720	620	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$128,670	70	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$128,140	180	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$128,140	180	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$128,140	180	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$126,160	240	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$124,150	50	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,050	1,140	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$119,470	570	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$119,110	100	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$118,380	1,070	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.