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Mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota

Mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota was $57,610 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD57,610
Change on 2024+3.8%
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high57,6102025
Series low27,6202003

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Mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota, 2003 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K2003200720112015201920252003: 27,620 USD2004: 28,770 USD2005: 29,170 USD2006: 30,460 USD2007: 31,540 USD2008: 32,770 USD2009: 33,320 USD2010: 34,390 USD2011: 35,390 USD2012: 36,020 USD2013: 36,530 USD2014: 37,300 USD2015: 38,820 USD2016: 40,070 USD2017: 40,770 USD2018: 41,800 USD2019: 42,920 USD2020: 44,960 USD2021: 46,810 USD2022: 49,890 USD2023: 53,230 USD2024: 55,480 USD2025: 57,610 USD20K30K40K50K60K20032011201920252003: 27,620 USD2004: 28,770 USD2005: 29,170 USD2006: 30,460 USD2007: 31,540 USD2008: 32,770 USD2009: 33,320 USD2010: 34,390 USD2011: 35,390 USD2012: 36,020 USD2013: 36,530 USD2014: 37,300 USD2015: 38,820 USD2016: 40,070 USD2017: 40,770 USD2018: 41,800 USD2019: 42,920 USD2020: 44,960 USD2021: 46,810 USD2022: 49,890 USD2023: 53,230 USD2024: 55,480 USD2025: 57,610 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202557,610
202455,480
202353,230
202249,890
202146,810
202044,960
201942,920
201841,800
201740,770
201640,070
201538,820
201437,300
201336,530
201236,020
201135,390
201034,390
200933,320
200832,770
200731,540
200630,460
200529,170
200428,770
200327,620

Compared with United States

Place2025
South Dakota57,610
United States69,770

South Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 57,500 USDAlaska: 74,720 USDArizona: 67,620 USDArkansas: 54,890 USDCalifornia: 80,690 USDColorado: 77,190 USDConnecticut: 77,420 USDDelaware: 69,880 USDDistrict of Columbia: 111,010 USDFlorida: 64,670 USDGeorgia: 65,920 USDHawaii: 70,270 USDIdaho: 61,170 USDIllinois: 71,130 USDIndiana: 60,840 USDIowa: 59,830 USDKansas: 60,640 USDKentucky: 58,990 USDLouisiana: 56,600 USDMaine: 65,780 USDMaryland: 77,580 USDMassachusetts: 85,610 USDMichigan: 64,920 USDMinnesota: 71,160 USDMississippi: 50,810 USDMissouri: 62,160 USDMontana: 60,880 USDNebraska: 62,400 USDNevada: 62,050 USDNew Hampshire: 71,360 USDNew Jersey: 78,040 USDNew Mexico: 62,330 USDNew York: 82,460 USDNorth Carolina: 64,290 USDNorth Dakota: 64,050 USDOhio: 64,390 USDOklahoma: 56,950 USDOregon: 72,460 USDPennsylvania: 65,730 USDRhode Island: 71,900 USDSouth Carolina: 59,280 USDSouth Dakota: 57,610 USDTennessee: 60,800 USDTexas: 65,750 USDUtah: 66,290 USDVermont: 69,050 USDVirginia: 74,040 USDWashington: 83,330 USDWest Virginia: 56,470 USDWisconsin: 64,270 USDWyoming: 61,560 USD
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Mean annual wage, all occupations, 2025, USD. South Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000) (Mean annual wage, all occupations, South Dakota, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, South Dakota, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Mean annual wage, all occupations, South Dakota, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/south-dakota.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, South Dakota, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota?

Mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota was $57,610 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean annual wage, all occupations in South Dakota?

$57,610 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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