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Choreographers Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Choreographers in SD have a median annual salary of $40,320, with 250 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $27,300 at the 10th percentile to $64,430 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$40,320

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$19.39

Employment

250

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$27,300
10th
$32,940
25th
$40,320
Median
$49,710
75th
$64,430
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$40,320

Median annual · 2025

United States

$55,310

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 27.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $14,990).

Top skills

  1. 1.InstructingImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Chorel Technology Dance Designer
  • Credo Interactive DanceForms
  • Email software
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Salesforce software
  • Salesforce Visualforce
  • Social media sites
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Common tasks

  • Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
  • Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
  • Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
  • Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
  • Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
  • Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
  • Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
  • Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
  • Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
  • Coordinate production music with music directors.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Choreographers salary in other locations

Other occupations in SD