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
Curators	$74,990	50	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$74,950	1,030	View salary detail
Geneticists	$73,920	170	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$73,920	170	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$73,920	170	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$73,920	170	View salary detail
Biologists	$73,920	170	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$73,820	180	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$73,590	480	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$73,040	430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,040	1,930	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,940	350	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$72,910	140	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,650	260	View salary detail
Coroners	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,580	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$72,420	120	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$71,990	1,870	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$71,750	90	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$71,330	90	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,300	80	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$71,180	210	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$71,150	80	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$71,000	120	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$70,620	80	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$70,530	80	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$70,080	100	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$70,080	100	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$70,080	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$69,530	150	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,220	30	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$69,180	150	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$68,810	100	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$68,240	430	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$68,120	220	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$68,090	90	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$67,590	1,340	View salary detail
Chemists	$67,440	170	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$67,290	200	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$67,200	180	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.