Post Doc Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Post Doc make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Post Doc in South Dakota is $58,080 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,794
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,211 to $64,211
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,957

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Post Doc Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,211	$5,351	$1,235	$31
Average	$58,080	$4,840	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$51,211	$4,268	$985	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Post Doc Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Post Doc Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Post Doc's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,412
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,603
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,990
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,676
Expert (over 8 years): $62,868

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Post Doc	$57,412
Intermediate Level Post Doc	$57,603
Senior Level Post Doc	$59,990
Specialist Level Post Doc	$62,676
Expert Level Post Doc	$62,868

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How Do Post Doc 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 Post Docs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,759.
California: $70,491.
Massachusetts: $69,551.

District of Columbia $70,759 California $70,491 Massachusetts $69,551 Washington $69,296 New Jersey $69,270 Alaska $69,181 Connecticut $68,299 New York $67,941

Hawaii $66,797 Rhode Island $66,260 Maryland $65,896 Minnesota $65,397 Colorado $65,206 Illinois $65,142 Oregon $64,899 Delaware $64,720

New Hampshire $64,607 Virginia $64,356 Pennsylvania $63,621 Nevada $63,250 North Dakota $63,129 Michigan $62,937 Wisconsin $62,866 Vermont $62,726

Texas $62,336 Maine $62,310 Arizona $62,272 Ohio $62,227 Georgia $61,639 Indiana $61,345 Wyoming $61,288 Utah $61,198

Iowa $61,160 Kansas $60,853 Louisiana $60,764 North Carolina $60,732 Missouri $60,719 Florida $60,470 Montana $60,336 Nebraska $60,208

Kentucky $60,138 South Carolina $59,882 Tennessee $59,722 Idaho $59,658 New Mexico $59,192 Oklahoma $59,090 Alabama $58,712 South Dakota $58,080

Arkansas $57,735 West Virginia $57,549 Mississippi $56,993

Top Paying Cities for Post Docs

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: $58,685
Aurora: $58,997
Baltic: $58,362

Alcester, SD $58,685 Aurora, SD $58,997 Baltic, SD $58,362 Beresford, SD $58,535 Brandon, SD $58,243 Brookings, SD $59,105 Burbank, SD $58,476 Canistota, SD $58,563

Canton, SD $58,397 Centerville, SD $58,539 Chancellor, SD $58,390 Chester, SD $58,534 Colman, SD $58,725 Colton, SD $58,481 Crooks, SD $58,330 Davis, SD $58,467

Dell Rapids, SD $58,470 Egan, SD $58,626 Elk Point, SD $58,291 Elkton, SD $59,033 Fairview, SD $58,482 Flandreau, SD $58,817 Freeman, SD $58,753 Garretson, SD $58,373

Gayville, SD $58,851 Harrisburg, SD $58,280 Hartford, SD $58,369 Hudson, SD $58,529 Humboldt, SD $58,452 Hurley, SD $58,541 Irene, SD $58,705 Jefferson, SD $58,073

Lennox, SD $58,390 Lesterville, SD $58,808 Lyons, SD $58,385 Madison, SD $58,841 Marion, SD $58,580 Menno, SD $58,777 Mission Hill, SD $58,821 Monroe, SD $58,517

Belle Fourche, SD $58,743 Black Hawk, SD $56,946 Box Elder, SD $57,020 Buffalo, SD $58,636 Buffalo Gap, SD $58,175 Camp Crook, SD $58,693 Caputa, SD $57,295 Custer, SD $58,050

Deadwood, SD $57,692 Edgemont, SD $58,607 Enning, SD $58,149 Fairburn, SD $57,514 Fort Meade, SD $57,508 Hermosa, SD $57,283 Hill City, SD $57,671 Hot Springs, SD $58,562

Howes, SD $58,279 Interior, SD $58,372 Keystone, SD $57,227 Kyle, SD $58,496 Lead, SD $58,221 Ludlow, SD $58,867 Manderson, SD $58,591 Mud Butte, SD $58,314

Nemo, SD $57,307 Newell, SD $58,427 New Underwood, SD $57,298 Nisland, SD $58,557 Oelrichs, SD $58,441 Oglala, SD $58,543 Oral, SD $58,388 Owanka, SD $57,579

Piedmont, SD $56,988 Pine Ridge, SD $58,652 Porcupine, SD $58,476 Pringle, SD $58,231 Quinn, SD $58,287 Redig, SD $58,218 Saint Onge, SD $58,384 Scenic, SD $57,970

Smithwick, SD $58,461 Spearfish, SD $58,647 Sturgis, SD $57,325 Union Center, SD $58,188 Vale, SD $58,005 Wall, SD $58,203 Wasta, SD $57,908 White Owl, SD $58,305

Whitewood, SD $58,138 Wounded Knee, SD $58,594 Leola, SD $58,941 Long Lake, SD $59,031 Mansfield, SD $58,907 Mellette, SD $58,962 Northville, SD $58,898 Onaka, SD $58,670

Orient, SD $58,758 Pierpont, SD $58,958 Redfield, SD $59,053 Rockham, SD $58,828 Roscoe, SD $58,724 Selby, SD $58,622 Seneca, SD $58,633 Stratford, SD $58,965

Tolstoy, SD $58,636 Tulare, SD $58,971 Turton, SD $58,974 Warner, SD $59,033 Westport, SD $58,952 Pierre, SD $53,843 Agar, SD $55,244 Belvidere, SD $58,286

Blunt, SD $53,843 Burke, SD $58,743 Colome, SD $58,671 Dallas, SD $58,653 Draper, SD $56,843 Fort Pierre, SD $54,001 Gregory, SD $58,716 Hamill, SD $58,570

Harrold, SD $54,157 Hayes, SD $57,686 Herrick, SD $58,709 Holabird, SD $55,378 Ideal, SD $58,555 Kadoka, SD $58,353 Kennebec, SD $57,700 Long Valley, SD $58,351

Lower Brule, SD $57,623 Martin, SD $58,491 Midland, SD $58,162 Milesville, SD $58,199 Mission, SD $58,617 Murdo, SD $57,802 Norris, SD $58,441 Okaton, SD $58,294

Okreek, SD $58,583 Onida, SD $54,371 Parmelee, SD $58,546 Philip, SD $58,284 Presho, SD $57,268 Reliance, SD $58,603 Rosebud, SD $58,681 Saint Charles, SD $58,773

Saint Francis, SD $58,568 Tuthill, SD $58,421 Vivian, SD $57,020 Wanblee, SD $58,460 White River, SD $58,434 Winner, SD $58,617 Witten, SD $58,512 Wood, SD $58,427

Mobridge, SD $58,634 Bison, SD $58,488 Bullhead, SD $58,936 Cherry Creek, SD $58,337 Dupree, SD $58,349 Eagle Butte, SD $58,410 Faith, SD $58,332 Glencross, SD $58,381

Glenham, SD $58,656 Herreid, SD $58,880 Isabel, SD $58,370 Keldron, SD $58,652 Lantry, SD $58,438 Lemmon, SD $58,871 Little Eagle, SD $58,927 Lodgepole, SD $58,712

Mc Intosh, SD $58,740 Mc Laughlin, SD $58,688 Meadow, SD $58,354 Morristown, SD $58,800 Mound City, SD $58,774 Pollock, SD $58,996 Prairie City, SD $58,564 Ralph, SD $58,755

Reva, SD $58,567 Ridgeview, SD $58,439 Timber Lake, SD $58,468 Trail City, SD $58,450 Wakpala, SD $58,689 Walker, SD $58,783 Watauga, SD $58,650 Whitehorse, SD $58,501

Rapid City, SD $56,936 Ellsworth Afb, SD $56,936 Allen, SD $58,491 Batesland, SD $58,515 Montrose, SD $58,564 North Sioux City, SD $57,982 Nunda, SD $58,812 Oldham, SD $58,942

Olivet, SD $58,804 Parker, SD $58,485 Ramona, SD $58,838 Renner, SD $58,294 Rowena, SD $58,254 Rutland, SD $58,760 Salem, SD $58,764 Scotland, SD $58,896

Sinai, SD $59,129 Springfield, SD $58,966 Tabor, SD $58,927 Tea, SD $58,326 Trent, SD $58,548 Tyndall, SD $58,911 Utica, SD $58,808 Valley Springs, SD $58,289

Vermillion, SD $58,822 Viborg, SD $58,689 Volga, SD $58,990 Volin, SD $58,755 Wakonda, SD $58,695 Wentworth, SD $58,739 Winfred, SD $58,768 Worthing, SD $58,381

Yankton, SD $59,047 Sioux Falls, SD $58,240 Vienna, SD $59,097 Wallace, SD $59,061 Waubay, SD $59,033 Webster, SD $59,047 White, SD $59,139 Willow Lake, SD $59,163

Wilmot, SD $59,091 Mitchell, SD $59,100 Alexandria, SD $58,883 Alpena, SD $58,983 Armour, SD $58,861 Artesian, SD $58,974 Avon, SD $58,877 Bonesteel, SD $58,763

Bridgewater, SD $58,725 Canova, SD $58,804 Carpenter, SD $59,120 Carthage, SD $58,987 Cavour, SD $59,065 Chamberlain, SD $58,799 Corsica, SD $58,872 Dante, SD $58,843

Delmont, SD $58,845 Dimock, SD $58,911 Emery, SD $58,822 Ethan, SD $58,942 Fairfax, SD $58,773 Fedora, SD $58,923 Fort Thompson, SD $58,109 Fulton, SD $58,930

Gann Valley, SD $58,677 Geddes, SD $58,787 Harrison, SD $58,831 Highmore, SD $57,700 Stephan, SD $57,955 Hitchcock, SD $59,018 Howard, SD $58,952 Huron, SD $59,219

Iroquois, SD $59,079 Kaylor, SD $58,974 Kimball, SD $58,796 Lake Andes, SD $58,882 Lane, SD $59,106 Letcher, SD $58,947 Marty, SD $59,070 Miller, SD $58,851

Mount Vernon, SD $58,909 New Holland, SD $58,996 Oacoma, SD $58,746 Parkston, SD $58,934 Pickstown, SD $58,972 Plankinton, SD $58,899 Platte, SD $58,799 Pukwana, SD $58,757

Ree Heights, SD $58,464 Saint Lawrence, SD $58,854 Spencer, SD $58,797 Stickney, SD $58,861 Tripp, SD $58,877 Virgil, SD $58,933 Wagner, SD $58,889 Wessington, SD $58,889

Wessington Springs, SD $58,880 White Lake, SD $58,822 Wolsey, SD $59,005 Woonsocket, SD $58,978 Yale, SD $59,113 Aberdeen, SD $59,119 Akaska, SD $58,591 Amherst, SD $59,028

Andover, SD $58,943 Ashton, SD $58,932 Barnard, SD $59,013 Bath, SD $58,995 Bowdle, SD $58,702 Brentford, SD $59,039 Britton, SD $59,194 Claremont, SD $58,978

Columbia, SD $58,907 Conde, SD $58,971 Cresbard, SD $58,825 Doland, SD $59,097 Eureka, SD $58,909 Faulkton, SD $58,820 Ferney, SD $59,185 Frankfort, SD $59,093

Frederick, SD $59,029 Gettysburg, SD $58,268 Groton, SD $59,001 Hecla, SD $59,113 Hosmer, SD $58,815 Houghton, SD $58,863 Hoven, SD $58,654 Ipswich, SD $58,876

Java, SD $58,618 Langford, SD $58,949 Lebanon, SD $58,365 Watertown, SD $59,219 Arlington, SD $59,062 Astoria, SD $59,156 Badger, SD $59,166 Big Stone City, SD $59,251

Bradley, SD $59,042 Brandt, SD $59,116 Bristol, SD $58,995 Bruce, SD $59,052 Bryant, SD $59,137 Castlewood, SD $59,100 Claire City, SD $59,190 Clark, SD $59,144

Clear Lake, SD $59,121 Corona, SD $59,191 De Smet, SD $59,113 Eden, SD $59,008 Erwin, SD $59,076 Estelline, SD $59,091 Florence, SD $59,072 Garden City, SD $59,082

Gary, SD $59,159 Goodwin, SD $59,047 Grenville, SD $58,993 Hayti, SD $59,123 Hazel, SD $59,096 Henry, SD $59,097 Kranzburg, SD $59,317 Labolt, SD $59,052

Lake City, SD $59,107 Lake Norden, SD $59,151 Lake Preston, SD $59,094 Marvin, SD $58,989 Milbank, SD $59,242 New Effington, SD $59,316 Ortley, SD $59,002 Peever, SD $59,081

Raymond, SD $59,111 Revillo, SD $59,088 Rosholt, SD $59,302 Roslyn, SD $58,982 Sisseton, SD $59,117 South Shore, SD $59,007 Stockholm, SD $59,008 Strandburg, SD $59,001

Summit, SD $59,005 Toronto, SD $59,093 Twin Brooks, SD $58,985 Veblen, SD $59,219

Post Doc Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Post Doc roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Post Doc positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Post Doc as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Post Doc

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$63,888	$31.0	10%

Post Doc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Post Doc'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

$51,211

Average $58,080/year

$64,211

$4,268

Average $4,840/month

$5,351

$985

Average $1,117/week

$1,235

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,211	$5,351	$1,235	$31
Average	$58,080	$4,840	$1,117	$28
25th Percentile	$51,211	$4,268	$985	$25

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