Set Designer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Set Designer make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Set Designer in South Dakota is $53,229 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,581
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,638 to $64,405
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,906

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Set Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,405	$5,367	$1,239	$31
Average	$53,229	$4,436	$1,024	$26
25th Percentile	$43,638	$3,637	$839	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Set Designer Salaries

A Set Designer'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 Set Designer 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 Set Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,849.
California: $64,603.
Massachusetts: $63,742.

District of Columbia $64,849 California $64,603 Massachusetts $63,742 Washington $63,508 New Jersey $63,484 Alaska $63,402 Connecticut $62,594 New York $62,266

Hawaii $61,218 Rhode Island $60,726 Maryland $60,392 Minnesota $59,935 Colorado $59,759 Illinois $59,701 Oregon $59,478 Delaware $59,314

New Hampshire $59,211 Virginia $58,980 Pennsylvania $58,307 Nevada $57,967 North Dakota $57,856 Michigan $57,680 Wisconsin $57,616 Vermont $57,487

Texas $57,130 Maine $57,106 Arizona $57,071 Ohio $57,030 Georgia $56,491 Indiana $56,222 Wyoming $56,169 Utah $56,087

Iowa $56,052 Kansas $55,771 Louisiana $55,689 North Carolina $55,659 Missouri $55,648 Florida $55,419 Montana $55,296 Nebraska $55,179

Kentucky $55,115 South Carolina $54,880 Tennessee $54,734 Idaho $54,675 New Mexico $54,248 Oklahoma $54,154 Alabama $53,809 South Dakota $53,229

Arkansas $52,912 West Virginia $52,743 Mississippi $52,233

Top Paying Cities for Set Designers

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: $53,783
Aurora: $54,069
Baltic: $53,488

Alcester, SD $53,783 Aurora, SD $54,069 Baltic, SD $53,488 Beresford, SD $53,646 Brandon, SD $53,378 Brookings, SD $54,169 Burbank, SD $53,592 Canistota, SD $53,672

Canton, SD $53,519 Centerville, SD $53,649 Chancellor, SD $53,513 Chester, SD $53,645 Colman, SD $53,820 Colton, SD $53,597 Crooks, SD $53,458 Davis, SD $53,584

Dell Rapids, SD $53,586 Egan, SD $53,730 Elk Point, SD $53,423 Elkton, SD $54,103 Fairview, SD $53,598 Flandreau, SD $53,904 Freeman, SD $53,845 Garretson, SD $53,498

Gayville, SD $53,936 Harrisburg, SD $53,412 Hartford, SD $53,494 Hudson, SD $53,640 Humboldt, SD $53,570 Hurley, SD $53,651 Irene, SD $53,802 Jefferson, SD $53,223

Lennox, SD $53,513 Lesterville, SD $53,896 Lyons, SD $53,508 Madison, SD $53,926 Marion, SD $53,687 Menno, SD $53,868 Mission Hill, SD $53,908 Monroe, SD $53,629

Belle Fourche, SD $53,837 Black Hawk, SD $52,190 Box Elder, SD $52,257 Buffalo, SD $53,739 Buffalo Gap, SD $53,316 Camp Crook, SD $53,790 Caputa, SD $52,509 Custer, SD $53,202

Deadwood, SD $52,874 Edgemont, SD $53,712 Enning, SD $53,293 Fairburn, SD $52,710 Fort Meade, SD $52,705 Hermosa, SD $52,499 Hill City, SD $52,854 Hot Springs, SD $53,671

Howes, SD $53,411 Interior, SD $53,496 Keystone, SD $52,447 Kyle, SD $53,611 Lead, SD $53,358 Ludlow, SD $53,950 Manderson, SD $53,697 Mud Butte, SD $53,444

Nemo, SD $52,521 Newell, SD $53,547 New Underwood, SD $52,512 Nisland, SD $53,666 Oelrichs, SD $53,560 Oglala, SD $53,653 Oral, SD $53,511 Owanka, SD $52,770

Piedmont, SD $52,228 Pine Ridge, SD $53,754 Porcupine, SD $53,592 Pringle, SD $53,367 Quinn, SD $53,419 Redig, SD $53,356 Saint Onge, SD $53,508 Scenic, SD $53,128

Smithwick, SD $53,578 Spearfish, SD $53,749 Sturgis, SD $52,537 Union Center, SD $53,328 Vale, SD $53,160 Wall, SD $53,342 Wasta, SD $53,072 White Owl, SD $53,435

Whitewood, SD $53,282 Wounded Knee, SD $53,700 Leola, SD $54,018 Long Lake, SD $54,101 Mansfield, SD $53,987 Mellette, SD $54,037 Northville, SD $53,979 Onaka, SD $53,769

Orient, SD $53,851 Pierpont, SD $54,033 Redfield, SD $54,121 Rockham, SD $53,915 Roscoe, SD $53,819 Selby, SD $53,726 Seneca, SD $53,735 Stratford, SD $54,040

Tolstoy, SD $53,739 Tulare, SD $54,046 Turton, SD $54,049 Warner, SD $54,103 Westport, SD $54,028 Pierre, SD $49,346 Agar, SD $50,629 Belvidere, SD $53,418

Blunt, SD $49,346 Burke, SD $53,836 Colome, SD $53,771 Dallas, SD $53,754 Draper, SD $52,095 Fort Pierre, SD $49,490 Gregory, SD $53,812 Hamill, SD $53,678

Harrold, SD $49,634 Hayes, SD $52,868 Herrick, SD $53,806 Holabird, SD $50,753 Ideal, SD $53,664 Kadoka, SD $53,479 Kennebec, SD $52,880 Long Valley, SD $53,477

Lower Brule, SD $52,811 Martin, SD $53,606 Midland, SD $53,304 Milesville, SD $53,338 Mission, SD $53,721 Murdo, SD $52,974 Norris, SD $53,560 Okaton, SD $53,425

Okreek, SD $53,690 Onida, SD $49,830 Parmelee, SD $53,656 Philip, SD $53,416 Presho, SD $52,485 Reliance, SD $53,708 Rosebud, SD $53,779 Saint Charles, SD $53,864

Saint Francis, SD $53,676 Tuthill, SD $53,542 Vivian, SD $52,257 Wanblee, SD $53,577 White River, SD $53,553 Winner, SD $53,721 Witten, SD $53,625 Wood, SD $53,547

Mobridge, SD $53,737 Bison, SD $53,603 Bullhead, SD $54,014 Cherry Creek, SD $53,464 Dupree, SD $53,476 Eagle Butte, SD $53,532 Faith, SD $53,460 Glencross, SD $53,505

Glenham, SD $53,756 Herreid, SD $53,962 Isabel, SD $53,495 Keldron, SD $53,753 Lantry, SD $53,557 Lemmon, SD $53,954 Little Eagle, SD $54,005 Lodgepole, SD $53,809

Mc Intosh, SD $53,834 Mc Laughlin, SD $53,786 Meadow, SD $53,480 Morristown, SD $53,889 Mound City, SD $53,865 Pollock, SD $54,068 Prairie City, SD $53,673 Ralph, SD $53,848

Reva, SD $53,676 Ridgeview, SD $53,558 Timber Lake, SD $53,585 Trail City, SD $53,568 Wakpala, SD $53,788 Walker, SD $53,873 Watauga, SD $53,751 Whitehorse, SD $53,615

Rapid City, SD $52,180 Ellsworth Afb, SD $52,180 Allen, SD $53,605 Batesland, SD $53,628 Montrose, SD $53,672 North Sioux City, SD $53,139 Nunda, SD $53,900 Oldham, SD $54,019

Olivet, SD $53,892 Parker, SD $53,600 Ramona, SD $53,923 Renner, SD $53,425 Rowena, SD $53,389 Rutland, SD $53,853 Salem, SD $53,856 Scotland, SD $53,977

Sinai, SD $54,190 Springfield, SD $54,041 Tabor, SD $54,005 Tea, SD $53,454 Trent, SD $53,657 Tyndall, SD $53,990 Utica, SD $53,896 Valley Springs, SD $53,421

Vermillion, SD $53,909 Viborg, SD $53,788 Volga, SD $54,063 Volin, SD $53,847 Wakonda, SD $53,792 Wentworth, SD $53,833 Winfred, SD $53,860 Worthing, SD $53,505

Yankton, SD $54,115 Sioux Falls, SD $53,375 Vienna, SD $54,161 Wallace, SD $54,128 Waubay, SD $54,103 Webster, SD $54,115 White, SD $54,199 Willow Lake, SD $54,222

Wilmot, SD $54,155 Mitchell, SD $54,164 Alexandria, SD $53,965 Alpena, SD $54,056 Armour, SD $53,945 Artesian, SD $54,048 Avon, SD $53,960 Bonesteel, SD $53,855

Bridgewater, SD $53,820 Canova, SD $53,893 Carpenter, SD $54,182 Carthage, SD $54,060 Cavour, SD $54,132 Chamberlain, SD $53,888 Corsica, SD $53,955 Dante, SD $53,928

Delmont, SD $53,930 Dimock, SD $53,990 Emery, SD $53,909 Ethan, SD $54,019 Fairfax, SD $53,864 Fedora, SD $54,001 Fort Thompson, SD $53,255 Fulton, SD $54,008

Gann Valley, SD $53,776 Geddes, SD $53,877 Harrison, SD $53,918 Highmore, SD $52,880 Stephan, SD $53,115 Hitchcock, SD $54,089 Howard, SD $54,028 Huron, SD $54,273

Iroquois, SD $54,144 Kaylor, SD $54,049 Kimball, SD $53,885 Lake Andes, SD $53,964 Lane, SD $54,169 Letcher, SD $54,024 Marty, SD $54,137 Miller, SD $53,936

Mount Vernon, SD $53,988 New Holland, SD $54,069 Oacoma, SD $53,840 Parkston, SD $54,012 Pickstown, SD $54,046 Plankinton, SD $53,980 Platte, SD $53,888 Pukwana, SD $53,850

Ree Heights, SD $53,581 Saint Lawrence, SD $53,938 Spencer, SD $53,886 Stickney, SD $53,944 Tripp, SD $53,960 Virgil, SD $54,011 Wagner, SD $53,970 Wessington, SD $53,970

Wessington Springs, SD $53,962 White Lake, SD $53,909 Wolsey, SD $54,077 Woonsocket, SD $54,052 Yale, SD $54,176 Aberdeen, SD $54,181 Akaska, SD $53,697 Amherst, SD $54,098

Andover, SD $54,020 Ashton, SD $54,010 Barnard, SD $54,084 Bath, SD $54,067 Bowdle, SD $53,799 Brentford, SD $54,108 Britton, SD $54,250 Claremont, SD $54,052

Columbia, SD $53,987 Conde, SD $54,045 Cresbard, SD $53,912 Doland, SD $54,161 Eureka, SD $53,989 Faulkton, SD $53,907 Ferney, SD $54,242 Frankfort, SD $54,157

Frederick, SD $54,099 Gettysburg, SD $53,401 Groton, SD $54,073 Hecla, SD $54,176 Hosmer, SD $53,903 Houghton, SD $53,947 Hoven, SD $53,755 Ipswich, SD $53,959

Java, SD $53,722 Langford, SD $54,025 Lebanon, SD $53,491 Watertown, SD $54,273 Arlington, SD $54,129 Astoria, SD $54,215 Badger, SD $54,224 Big Stone City, SD $54,302

Bradley, SD $54,111 Brandt, SD $54,179 Bristol, SD $54,067 Bruce, SD $54,120 Bryant, SD $54,197 Castlewood, SD $54,164 Claire City, SD $54,246 Clark, SD $54,204

Clear Lake, SD $54,183 Corona, SD $54,247 De Smet, SD $54,176 Eden, SD $54,080 Erwin, SD $54,142 Estelline, SD $54,155 Florence, SD $54,138 Garden City, SD $54,147

Gary, SD $54,218 Goodwin, SD $54,115 Grenville, SD $54,066 Hayti, SD $54,185 Hazel, SD $54,160 Henry, SD $54,161 Kranzburg, SD $54,363 Labolt, SD $54,120

Lake City, SD $54,170 Lake Norden, SD $54,210 Lake Preston, SD $54,158 Marvin, SD $54,062 Milbank, SD $54,294 New Effington, SD $54,361 Ortley, SD $54,074 Peever, SD $54,147

Raymond, SD $54,173 Revillo, SD $54,153 Rosholt, SD $54,349 Roslyn, SD $54,055 Sisseton, SD $54,179 South Shore, SD $54,079 Stockholm, SD $54,079 Strandburg, SD $54,073

Summit, SD $54,077 Toronto, SD $54,158 Twin Brooks, SD $54,059 Veblen, SD $54,273

Set Designer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Set Designer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $53,229. While startup companies pay approximate $53,229.

Set Designer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$53,229
Growth Stage	51~500	$53,229
Established	501~5000	$53,229
Enterprise	5000+	$53,229

Set Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Set Designer'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

$43,638

Average $53,229/year

$64,405

$3,637

Average $4,436/month

$5,367

$839

Average $1,024/week

$1,239

$21

Average $26/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,405	$5,367	$1,239	$31
Average	$53,229	$4,436	$1,024	$26
25th Percentile	$43,638	$3,637	$839	$21

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