What is the average wage in South Dakota?
About $1.0K per week in December 2024, 0.3% lower than a year before. The average weekly wage, the typical earnings that employees bring home for one week of work, is a valuable indicator to assess economic conditions, labor market health, and wage trends. When accounting for the cost of living, South Dakota’s average weekly wage of $1,029 has the purchasing power of $1,168.
Data updated February 12, 2025
$1.0K
average weekly earnings, December 2024
0.3%
lower than a year before (adjusted for inflation)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases monthly statistics tracking the wages of all employees who don’t work for the government. In December 2024, the average weekly wage in South Dakota was $1,029. That represents the wages of 384 thousand private-sector workers in the state.
As of December 2024, average weekly earnings for workers in South Dakota was lower than the US overall.
12-month rolling average of average weekly earnings, adjusted for inflation
As with other averages, most people earn more or less than the average weekly wage. Pay varies based on industry and occupation.
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In South Dakota, workers in the professional and business services sector had the highest average weekly earnings at $1,360 per week, as of September 2024. Leisure and hospitality workers had the lowest average weekly wage at $460.
In South Dakota, professional and business services workers had the highest average weekly wage.
Cost of living, which also varies based on location, impacts how far a person’s earnings can go. Someone earning the weekly average will have more or less purchasing power depending on location. In South Dakota, cost of living is lower than the US overall, and the state’s average weekly wage of $1,029 has purchasing power equal to $1,168.
South Dakota’s average weekly wage is below the national average, ranking 48th among states. When accounting for regional cost of living differences, South Dakota ranks 34th among states.
Accounting for cost of living, South Dakota had an average weekly wage of $1,168 in December 2024.
Average weekly wage, December 2024, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
Among 3 metro areas at least partially located in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls, SD area has the highest average weekly wage at $1,214, when accounting for the cost of living.
Among South Dakota metro areas, the Sioux Falls, SD area had the highest wages, accounting for cost of living.
Average weekly wage, December 2024, adjusted with regional price parity (2023)
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Methodology
USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
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US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional Data
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
