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
Insurance Underwriters	$83,130	210	View salary detail
Physicists	$83,050	30	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$82,540	170	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$82,250	1,310	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,010	140	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,080	40	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$80,890	140	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,820	370	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,810	1,750	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,760	40	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,130	120	View salary detail
Logisticians	$80,020	210	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$80,020	210	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$80,020	210	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$79,920	1,820	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$79,180	120	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$78,960	130	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,900	1,030	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$78,900	130	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$78,880	5,820	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,720	270	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$78,370	110	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$78,060	14,710	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$78,060	14,710	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$78,060	14,710	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$78,060	14,710	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$78,060	14,710	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$77,690	2,360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,690	2,360	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$77,400	80	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$77,300	90	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$77,210	5,220	View salary detail
Surveyors	$77,190	180	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$77,190	180	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$77,010	210	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,570	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$76,400	40	View salary detail
Range Managers	$76,400	360	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$76,400	360	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$76,400	360	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$76,210	260	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$76,000	160	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,810	70	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,750	150	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,540	150	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$75,210	40	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,010	1,690	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.