South Dakota Salary Calculator 2026

Name: South Dakota trade wage benchmarks (BLS OEWS May 2025 release)
Creator: GlobalCybers
License: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against South Dakota-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. South Dakota is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly Rate	Annual (2,080 hrs)	Monthly	Weekly
$15.00/hr	$31,200	$2,600	$600
$20.00/hr	$41,600	$3,467	$800
$25.00/hr	$52,000	$4,333	$1,000
$30.00/hr	$62,400	$5,200	$1,200
$35.00/hr	$72,800	$6,067	$1,400
$40.00/hr	$83,200	$6,933	$1,600
$45.00/hr	$93,600	$7,800	$1,800
$50.00/hr	$104,000	$8,667	$2,000
$60.00/hr	$124,800	$10,400	$2,400
$75.00/hr	$156,000	$13,000	$3,000
$100.00/hr	$208,000	$17,333	$4,000
$125.00/hr	$260,000	$21,667	$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

South Dakota Salaries

How South Dakota salaries compare to the national market

South Dakota trade wages run about 10% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.9 South Dakota wage index to national medians. Sioux Falls dominates: the Sanford and Avera health systems build continuously, financial-services back offices and data centres add electrical and mechanical work, and meat-processing plants across the state supply steady industrial maintenance. South Dakota levies no personal income tax, so take-home on a South Dakota offer runs ahead of the same gross salary in a taxing state.

Simplified outline of South Dakota — a stylised shape, not to scale.

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South Dakota wage index

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South Dakota trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

South Dakota-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.9 South Dakota wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

Trade	South Dakota median / yr	National median	South Dakota / hr
Electrician	$56,870	$63,190	$27.34
Plumber	$57,420	$63,800	$27.61
HVAC Technician	$54,910	$61,010	$26.40
Pipefitter	$57,420	$63,800	$27.61
Ironworker	$56,500	$62,780	$27.16
Carpenter	$54,520	$60,580	$26.21

Trade pay by South Dakota metro

Local BLS medians vs the South Dakota state average.

Metro	Median	vs state
Sioux Falls	$58,580	1.03× state
Rapid City	$55,160	0.97× state
Brookings	$54,030	0.95× state
Aberdeen	$53,460	0.94× state

Does South Dakota's lack of income tax offset its lower wages?

Frequently, yes. South Dakota's gross wages run about 10% below the national median, but no state income tax and one of the lowest costs of living in the country mean a Sioux Falls trade salary can leave more spendable income than a nominally higher offer in Minnesota, where the bottom bracket alone is 5.35%. Run both grosses through the paycheck calculator to see the size of the gap.

How accurate is the South Dakota benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a South Dakota wage index (0.9×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Sioux Falls scale runs above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the South Dakota salary guide.

Does a South Dakota salary go as far as the number suggests?

Frequently, yes. South Dakota takes nothing out of a paycheck at the state level, so a $65,000 offer here nets roughly what a $69,000 to $71,000 offer nets in a state withholding 5% to 6%. Run both figures through the South Dakota paycheck calculator before comparing offers on gross alone.

What is the median trade salary in South Dakota?

It varies by role: the South Dakota electrician median is about $56,870, plumbers $57,420, HVAC technicians $54,910, and pipefitters $57,420 (BLS OEWS May 2025, South Dakota-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the South Dakota wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.9 South Dakota factor to localise them, reflecting that South Dakota gross pay runs about 10% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which South Dakota metros pay trades the most?

Sioux Falls pays the most, about 3% above the state figure, on hospital, data-centre and commercial construction in the only market with real contractor competition. Rapid City follows on Black Hills residential and tourism work, with Brookings and Aberdeen several points lower.

Do South Dakota trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. South Dakota follows the federal 1.5x-after-40 standard. Winters compress the construction season, so scheduled overtime through the warm months is how most crews make their year. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.9 South Dakota wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · South Dakota Department of Revenue · South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Reviewed 2026-07-25 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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