Rigger Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Rigger make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rigger in South Dakota is $43,161 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Rigger's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,114
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,586 to $48,371
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,241

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Rigger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,371	$4,031	$930	$23
Average	$43,161	$3,597	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$40,586	$3,382	$780	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Rigger Salaries

A Rigger's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Rigger Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Riggers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,583.
California: $52,384.
Massachusetts: $51,686.

District of Columbia $52,583 California $52,384 Massachusetts $51,686 Washington $51,496 New Jersey $51,477 Alaska $51,410 Connecticut $50,755 New York $50,489

Hawaii $49,639 Rhode Island $49,240 Maryland $48,969 Minnesota $48,599 Colorado $48,456 Illinois $48,409 Oregon $48,228 Delaware $48,095

New Hampshire $48,012 Virginia $47,825 Pennsylvania $47,278 Nevada $47,003 North Dakota $46,913 Michigan $46,770 Wisconsin $46,718 Vermont $46,613

Texas $46,324 Maine $46,305 Arizona $46,276 Ohio $46,243 Georgia $45,806 Indiana $45,588 Wyoming $45,545 Utah $45,478

Iowa $45,450 Kansas $45,222 Louisiana $45,155 North Carolina $45,132 Missouri $45,122 Florida $44,937 Montana $44,837 Nebraska $44,742

Kentucky $44,690 South Carolina $44,500 Tennessee $44,381 Idaho $44,334 New Mexico $43,987 Oklahoma $43,911 Alabama $43,631 South Dakota $43,161

Arkansas $42,904 West Virginia $42,767 Mississippi $42,353

Top Paying Cities for Riggers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $43,611
Aurora: $43,842
Baltic: $43,371

Alcester, SD $43,611 Aurora, SD $43,842 Baltic, SD $43,371 Beresford, SD $43,499 Brandon, SD $43,282 Brookings, SD $43,923 Burbank, SD $43,455 Canistota, SD $43,520

Canton, SD $43,396 Centerville, SD $43,502 Chancellor, SD $43,391 Chester, SD $43,498 Colman, SD $43,640 Colton, SD $43,459 Crooks, SD $43,347 Davis, SD $43,449

Dell Rapids, SD $43,450 Egan, SD $43,567 Elk Point, SD $43,318 Elkton, SD $43,869 Fairview, SD $43,460 Flandreau, SD $43,708 Freeman, SD $43,661 Garretson, SD $43,379

Gayville, SD $43,734 Harrisburg, SD $43,309 Hartford, SD $43,376 Hudson, SD $43,495 Humboldt, SD $43,438 Hurley, SD $43,503 Irene, SD $43,625 Jefferson, SD $43,156

Lennox, SD $43,392 Lesterville, SD $43,702 Lyons, SD $43,387 Madison, SD $43,726 Marion, SD $43,533 Menno, SD $43,679 Mission Hill, SD $43,712 Monroe, SD $43,486

Belle Fourche, SD $43,654 Black Hawk, SD $42,318 Box Elder, SD $42,373 Buffalo, SD $43,574 Buffalo Gap, SD $43,232 Camp Crook, SD $43,616 Caputa, SD $42,578 Custer, SD $43,139

Deadwood, SD $42,873 Edgemont, SD $43,553 Enning, SD $43,213 Fairburn, SD $42,740 Fort Meade, SD $42,736 Hermosa, SD $42,569 Hill City, SD $42,857 Hot Springs, SD $43,519

Howes, SD $43,308 Interior, SD $43,378 Keystone, SD $42,527 Kyle, SD $43,470 Lead, SD $43,266 Ludlow, SD $43,746 Manderson, SD $43,541 Mud Butte, SD $43,335

Nemo, SD $42,587 Newell, SD $43,419 New Underwood, SD $42,579 Nisland, SD $43,515 Oelrichs, SD $43,430 Oglala, SD $43,505 Oral, SD $43,390 Owanka, SD $42,789

Piedmont, SD $42,350 Pine Ridge, SD $43,586 Porcupine, SD $43,455 Pringle, SD $43,273 Quinn, SD $43,315 Redig, SD $43,264 Saint Onge, SD $43,387 Scenic, SD $43,079

Smithwick, SD $43,444 Spearfish, SD $43,583 Sturgis, SD $42,600 Union Center, SD $43,242 Vale, SD $43,105 Wall, SD $43,252 Wasta, SD $43,034 White Owl, SD $43,328

Whitewood, SD $43,204 Wounded Knee, SD $43,543 Leola, SD $43,801 Long Lake, SD $43,868 Mansfield, SD $43,775 Mellette, SD $43,816 Northville, SD $43,769 Onaka, SD $43,599

Orient, SD $43,665 Pierpont, SD $43,813 Redfield, SD $43,884 Rockham, SD $43,717 Roscoe, SD $43,640 Selby, SD $43,564 Seneca, SD $43,572 Stratford, SD $43,819

Tolstoy, SD $43,574 Tulare, SD $43,823 Turton, SD $43,826 Warner, SD $43,869 Westport, SD $43,809 Pierre, SD $40,012 Agar, SD $41,053 Belvidere, SD $43,314

Blunt, SD $40,012 Burke, SD $43,653 Colome, SD $43,600 Dallas, SD $43,587 Draper, SD $42,241 Fort Pierre, SD $40,129 Gregory, SD $43,633 Hamill, SD $43,525

Harrold, SD $40,246 Hayes, SD $42,868 Herrick, SD $43,629 Holabird, SD $41,153 Ideal, SD $43,514 Kadoka, SD $43,364 Kennebec, SD $42,878 Long Valley, SD $43,362

Lower Brule, SD $42,822 Martin, SD $43,467 Midland, SD $43,222 Milesville, SD $43,250 Mission, SD $43,560 Murdo, SD $42,954 Norris, SD $43,430 Okaton, SD $43,320

Okreek, SD $43,535 Onida, SD $40,405 Parmelee, SD $43,507 Philip, SD $43,313 Presho, SD $42,558 Reliance, SD $43,550 Rosebud, SD $43,607 Saint Charles, SD $43,676

Saint Francis, SD $43,524 Tuthill, SD $43,414 Vivian, SD $42,373 Wanblee, SD $43,443 White River, SD $43,424 Winner, SD $43,560 Witten, SD $43,482 Wood, SD $43,419

Mobridge, SD $43,573 Bison, SD $43,464 Bullhead, SD $43,797 Cherry Creek, SD $43,352 Dupree, SD $43,361 Eagle Butte, SD $43,406 Faith, SD $43,348 Glencross, SD $43,385

Glenham, SD $43,589 Herreid, SD $43,755 Isabel, SD $43,376 Keldron, SD $43,586 Lantry, SD $43,427 Lemmon, SD $43,749 Little Eagle, SD $43,791 Lodgepole, SD $43,631

Mc Intosh, SD $43,651 Mc Laughlin, SD $43,613 Meadow, SD $43,365 Morristown, SD $43,696 Mound City, SD $43,677 Pollock, SD $43,841 Prairie City, SD $43,521 Ralph, SD $43,663

Reva, SD $43,523 Ridgeview, SD $43,428 Timber Lake, SD $43,450 Trail City, SD $43,436 Wakpala, SD $43,614 Walker, SD $43,683 Watauga, SD $43,584 Whitehorse, SD $43,474

Rapid City, SD $42,311 Ellsworth Afb, SD $42,311 Allen, SD $43,466 Batesland, SD $43,484 Montrose, SD $43,520 North Sioux City, SD $43,088 Nunda, SD $43,705 Oldham, SD $43,801

Olivet, SD $43,699 Parker, SD $43,462 Ramona, SD $43,724 Renner, SD $43,320 Rowena, SD $43,290 Rutland, SD $43,667 Salem, SD $43,669 Scotland, SD $43,767

Sinai, SD $43,940 Springfield, SD $43,820 Tabor, SD $43,791 Tea, SD $43,344 Trent, SD $43,508 Tyndall, SD $43,778 Utica, SD $43,702 Valley Springs, SD $43,317

Vermillion, SD $43,712 Viborg, SD $43,614 Volga, SD $43,838 Volin, SD $43,662 Wakonda, SD $43,618 Wentworth, SD $43,651 Winfred, SD $43,672 Worthing, SD $43,385

Yankton, SD $43,879 Sioux Falls, SD $43,280 Vienna, SD $43,916 Wallace, SD $43,890 Waubay, SD $43,869 Webster, SD $43,880 White, SD $43,948 Willow Lake, SD $43,966

Wilmot, SD $43,912 Mitchell, SD $43,919 Alexandria, SD $43,758 Alpena, SD $43,832 Armour, SD $43,742 Artesian, SD $43,825 Avon, SD $43,753 Bonesteel, SD $43,668

Bridgewater, SD $43,640 Canova, SD $43,699 Carpenter, SD $43,933 Carthage, SD $43,835 Cavour, SD $43,893 Chamberlain, SD $43,695 Corsica, SD $43,750 Dante, SD $43,728

Delmont, SD $43,730 Dimock, SD $43,778 Emery, SD $43,713 Ethan, SD $43,801 Fairfax, SD $43,676 Fedora, SD $43,787 Fort Thompson, SD $43,182 Fulton, SD $43,793

Gann Valley, SD $43,605 Geddes, SD $43,687 Harrison, SD $43,719 Highmore, SD $42,878 Stephan, SD $43,068 Hitchcock, SD $43,858 Howard, SD $43,809 Huron, SD $44,008

Iroquois, SD $43,903 Kaylor, SD $43,826 Kimball, SD $43,693 Lake Andes, SD $43,757 Lane, SD $43,924 Letcher, SD $43,805 Marty, SD $43,897 Miller, SD $43,734

Mount Vernon, SD $43,777 New Holland, SD $43,842 Oacoma, SD $43,656 Parkston, SD $43,796 Pickstown, SD $43,824 Plankinton, SD $43,770 Platte, SD $43,695 Pukwana, SD $43,664

Ree Heights, SD $43,446 Saint Lawrence, SD $43,736 Spencer, SD $43,694 Stickney, SD $43,741 Tripp, SD $43,753 Virgil, SD $43,795 Wagner, SD $43,762 Wessington, SD $43,762

Wessington Springs, SD $43,755 White Lake, SD $43,712 Wolsey, SD $43,848 Woonsocket, SD $43,829 Yale, SD $43,929 Aberdeen, SD $43,933 Akaska, SD $43,541 Amherst, SD $43,866

Andover, SD $43,802 Ashton, SD $43,794 Barnard, SD $43,855 Bath, SD $43,841 Bowdle, SD $43,623 Brentford, SD $43,874 Britton, SD $43,989 Claremont, SD $43,829

Columbia, SD $43,776 Conde, SD $43,823 Cresbard, SD $43,715 Doland, SD $43,916 Eureka, SD $43,777 Faulkton, SD $43,711 Ferney, SD $43,982 Frankfort, SD $43,914

Frederick, SD $43,866 Gettysburg, SD $43,300 Groton, SD $43,846 Hecla, SD $43,929 Hosmer, SD $43,707 Houghton, SD $43,743 Hoven, SD $43,588 Ipswich, SD $43,753

Java, SD $43,561 Langford, SD $43,807 Lebanon, SD $43,373 Watertown, SD $44,008 Arlington, SD $43,891 Astoria, SD $43,961 Badger, SD $43,968 Big Stone City, SD $44,031

Bradley, SD $43,876 Brandt, SD $43,931 Bristol, SD $43,841 Bruce, SD $43,883 Bryant, SD $43,946 Castlewood, SD $43,919 Claire City, SD $43,986 Clark, SD $43,952

Clear Lake, SD $43,935 Corona, SD $43,987 De Smet, SD $43,929 Eden, SD $43,851 Erwin, SD $43,901 Estelline, SD $43,912 Florence, SD $43,898 Garden City, SD $43,905

Gary, SD $43,963 Goodwin, SD $43,879 Grenville, SD $43,839 Hayti, SD $43,936 Hazel, SD $43,916 Henry, SD $43,917 Kranzburg, SD $44,080 Labolt, SD $43,884

Lake City, SD $43,924 Lake Norden, SD $43,957 Lake Preston, SD $43,914 Marvin, SD $43,837 Milbank, SD $44,024 New Effington, SD $44,079 Ortley, SD $43,846 Peever, SD $43,905

Raymond, SD $43,927 Revillo, SD $43,910 Rosholt, SD $44,069 Roslyn, SD $43,831 Sisseton, SD $43,932 South Shore, SD $43,850 Stockholm, SD $43,850 Strandburg, SD $43,846

Summit, SD $43,848 Toronto, SD $43,914 Twin Brooks, SD $43,834 Veblen, SD $44,008

Rigger Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Rigger salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,161. While startup companies pay approximate $43,161.

Rigger Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$43,161
Growth Stage	51~500	$43,161
Established	501~5000	$43,161
Enterprise	5000+	$43,161

Rigger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rigger's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$40,586

Average $43,161/year

$48,371

$3,382

Average $3,597/month

$4,031

$780

Average $830/week

$930

$20

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,371	$4,031	$930	$23
Average	$43,161	$3,597	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$40,586	$3,382	$780	$20

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