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Procurement Clerks Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Procurement Clerks in SD have a median annual salary of $46,690, with 170 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,870 at the 10th percentile to $59,800 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

$46,690

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.45

Employment

170

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,870
10th
$41,660
25th
$46,690
Median
$53,990
75th
$59,800
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$46,690

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,580

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 7.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,890).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Service OrientationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Autotask
  • Electronic data interchange EDI software
  • IBM Maximo Asset Management
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Oracle Database
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Common tasks

  • Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
  • Perform buying duties when necessary.
  • Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
  • Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
  • Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
  • Approve and pay bills.
  • Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
  • Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
  • Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
  • Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.

Related careers

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

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