Rig Welder Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Rig Welder make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rig Welder in South Dakota is $76,182 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,337
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,085 to $82,545
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,534

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Rig Welder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,545	$6,879	$1,587	$40
Average	$76,182	$6,348	$1,465	$37
25th Percentile	$70,085	$5,840	$1,348	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Rig Welder Salaries

A Rig Welder'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 Do Rig Welder 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 Rig Welders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,813.
California: $92,461.
Massachusetts: $91,229.

District of Columbia $92,813 California $92,461 Massachusetts $91,229 Washington $90,894 New Jersey $90,860 Alaska $90,743 Connecticut $89,586 New York $89,116

Hawaii $87,616 Rhode Island $86,912 Maryland $86,434 Minnesota $85,780 Colorado $85,529 Illinois $85,445 Oregon $85,126 Delaware $84,892

New Hampshire $84,744 Virginia $84,414 Pennsylvania $83,450 Nevada $82,963 North Dakota $82,804 Michigan $82,553 Wisconsin $82,461 Vermont $82,276

Texas $81,765 Maine $81,731 Arizona $81,681 Ohio $81,622 Georgia $80,851 Indiana $80,465 Wyoming $80,390 Utah $80,273

Iowa $80,222 Kansas $79,820 Louisiana $79,703 North Carolina $79,661 Missouri $79,644 Florida $79,317 Montana $79,141 Nebraska $78,973

Kentucky $78,881 South Carolina $78,546 Tennessee $78,336 Idaho $78,252 New Mexico $77,640 Oklahoma $77,506 Alabama $77,012 South Dakota $76,182

Arkansas $75,729 West Virginia $75,486 Mississippi $74,757

Top Paying Cities for Rig Welders

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: $76,976
Aurora: $77,385
Baltic: $76,552

Alcester, SD $76,976 Aurora, SD $77,385 Baltic, SD $76,552 Beresford, SD $76,779 Brandon, SD $76,396 Brookings, SD $77,527 Burbank, SD $76,702 Canistota, SD $76,816

Canton, SD $76,598 Centerville, SD $76,784 Chancellor, SD $76,588 Chester, SD $76,778 Colman, SD $77,029 Colton, SD $76,708 Crooks, SD $76,510 Davis, SD $76,690

Dell Rapids, SD $76,693 Egan, SD $76,899 Elk Point, SD $76,459 Elkton, SD $77,433 Fairview, SD $76,710 Flandreau, SD $77,148 Freeman, SD $77,065 Garretson, SD $76,567

Gayville, SD $77,194 Harrisburg, SD $76,444 Hartford, SD $76,562 Hudson, SD $76,771 Humboldt, SD $76,671 Hurley, SD $76,786 Irene, SD $77,002 Jefferson, SD $76,174

Lennox, SD $76,589 Lesterville, SD $77,137 Lyons, SD $76,582 Madison, SD $77,180 Marion, SD $76,838 Menno, SD $77,096 Mission Hill, SD $77,154 Monroe, SD $76,755

Belle Fourche, SD $77,052 Black Hawk, SD $74,695 Box Elder, SD $74,791 Buffalo, SD $76,912 Buffalo Gap, SD $76,307 Camp Crook, SD $76,986 Caputa, SD $75,152 Custer, SD $76,143

Deadwood, SD $75,674 Edgemont, SD $76,873 Enning, SD $76,273 Fairburn, SD $75,439 Fort Meade, SD $75,432 Hermosa, SD $75,137 Hill City, SD $75,646 Hot Springs, SD $76,815

Howes, SD $76,443 Interior, SD $76,565 Keystone, SD $75,063 Kyle, SD $76,728 Lead, SD $76,367 Ludlow, SD $77,215 Manderson, SD $76,853 Mud Butte, SD $76,490

Nemo, SD $75,168 Newell, SD $76,638 New Underwood, SD $75,156 Nisland, SD $76,807 Oelrichs, SD $76,656 Oglala, SD $76,790 Oral, SD $76,586 Owanka, SD $75,526

Piedmont, SD $74,750 Pine Ridge, SD $76,933 Porcupine, SD $76,702 Pringle, SD $76,380 Quinn, SD $76,454 Redig, SD $76,364 Saint Onge, SD $76,581 Scenic, SD $76,038

Smithwick, SD $76,682 Spearfish, SD $76,926 Sturgis, SD $75,192 Union Center, SD $76,324 Vale, SD $76,084 Wall, SD $76,344 Wasta, SD $75,957 White Owl, SD $76,478

Whitewood, SD $76,258 Wounded Knee, SD $76,857 Leola, SD $77,312 Long Lake, SD $77,430 Mansfield, SD $77,267 Mellette, SD $77,339 Northville, SD $77,256 Onaka, SD $76,956

Orient, SD $77,072 Pierpont, SD $77,334 Redfield, SD $77,459 Rockham, SD $77,163 Roscoe, SD $77,027 Selby, SD $76,894 Seneca, SD $76,907 Stratford, SD $77,343

Tolstoy, SD $76,912 Tulare, SD $77,351 Turton, SD $77,355 Warner, SD $77,433 Westport, SD $77,326 Pierre, SD $70,624 Agar, SD $72,462 Belvidere, SD $76,453

Blunt, SD $70,624 Burke, SD $77,051 Colome, SD $76,957 Dallas, SD $76,934 Draper, SD $74,559 Fort Pierre, SD $70,831 Gregory, SD $77,016 Hamill, SD $76,825

Harrold, SD $71,037 Hayes, SD $75,666 Herrick, SD $77,008 Holabird, SD $72,639 Ideal, SD $76,805 Kadoka, SD $76,541 Kennebec, SD $75,683 Long Valley, SD $76,537

Lower Brule, SD $75,583 Martin, SD $76,722 Midland, SD $76,289 Milesville, SD $76,339 Mission, SD $76,886 Murdo, SD $75,817 Norris, SD $76,656 Okaton, SD $76,463

Okreek, SD $76,842 Onida, SD $71,317 Parmelee, SD $76,794 Philip, SD $76,450 Presho, SD $75,117 Reliance, SD $76,868 Rosebud, SD $76,970 Saint Charles, SD $77,091

Saint Francis, SD $76,822 Tuthill, SD $76,630 Vivian, SD $74,791 Wanblee, SD $76,681 White River, SD $76,646 Winner, SD $76,886 Witten, SD $76,749 Wood, SD $76,637

Mobridge, SD $76,910 Bison, SD $76,718 Bullhead, SD $77,305 Cherry Creek, SD $76,519 Dupree, SD $76,536 Eagle Butte, SD $76,615 Faith, SD $76,512 Glencross, SD $76,578

Glenham, SD $76,937 Herreid, SD $77,231 Isabel, SD $76,562 Keldron, SD $76,932 Lantry, SD $76,651 Lemmon, SD $77,220 Little Eagle, SD $77,293 Lodgepole, SD $77,012

Mc Intosh, SD $77,048 Mc Laughlin, SD $76,980 Meadow, SD $76,542 Morristown, SD $77,127 Mound City, SD $77,093 Pollock, SD $77,383 Prairie City, SD $76,817 Ralph, SD $77,068

Reva, SD $76,821 Ridgeview, SD $76,653 Timber Lake, SD $76,692 Trail City, SD $76,667 Wakpala, SD $76,982 Walker, SD $77,104 Watauga, SD $76,930 Whitehorse, SD $76,734

Rapid City, SD $74,681 Ellsworth Afb, SD $74,681 Allen, SD $76,721 Batesland, SD $76,753 Montrose, SD $76,816 North Sioux City, SD $76,054 Nunda, SD $77,143 Oldham, SD $77,313

Olivet, SD $77,132 Parker, SD $76,713 Ramona, SD $77,176 Renner, SD $76,463 Rowena, SD $76,411 Rutland, SD $77,075 Salem, SD $77,080 Scotland, SD $77,252

Sinai, SD $77,557 Springfield, SD $77,345 Tabor, SD $77,293 Tea, SD $76,505 Trent, SD $76,795 Tyndall, SD $77,272 Utica, SD $77,138 Valley Springs, SD $76,457

Vermillion, SD $77,155 Viborg, SD $76,982 Volga, SD $77,376 Volin, SD $77,067 Wakonda, SD $76,988 Wentworth, SD $77,047 Winfred, SD $77,085 Worthing, SD $76,578

Yankton, SD $77,450 Sioux Falls, SD $76,391 Vienna, SD $77,516 Wallace, SD $77,469 Waubay, SD $77,433 Webster, SD $77,451 White, SD $77,571 Willow Lake, SD $77,603

Wilmot, SD $77,508 Mitchell, SD $77,521 Alexandria, SD $77,236 Alpena, SD $77,366 Armour, SD $77,207 Artesian, SD $77,355 Avon, SD $77,228 Bonesteel, SD $77,078

Bridgewater, SD $77,029 Canova, SD $77,132 Carpenter, SD $77,546 Carthage, SD $77,372 Cavour, SD $77,474 Chamberlain, SD $77,125 Corsica, SD $77,221 Dante, SD $77,183

Delmont, SD $77,186 Dimock, SD $77,272 Emery, SD $77,156 Ethan, SD $77,313 Fairfax, SD $77,091 Fedora, SD $77,288 Fort Thompson, SD $76,220 Fulton, SD $77,298

Gann Valley, SD $76,966 Geddes, SD $77,110 Harrison, SD $77,168 Highmore, SD $75,683 Stephan, SD $76,018 Hitchcock, SD $77,412 Howard, SD $77,326 Huron, SD $77,677

Iroquois, SD $77,492 Kaylor, SD $77,355 Kimball, SD $77,122 Lake Andes, SD $77,234 Lane, SD $77,528 Letcher, SD $77,319 Marty, SD $77,481 Miller, SD $77,194

Mount Vernon, SD $77,269 New Holland, SD $77,384 Oacoma, SD $77,056 Parkston, SD $77,303 Pickstown, SD $77,352 Plankinton, SD $77,257 Platte, SD $77,125 Pukwana, SD $77,070

Ree Heights, SD $76,686 Saint Lawrence, SD $77,197 Spencer, SD $77,122 Stickney, SD $77,206 Tripp, SD $77,228 Virgil, SD $77,301 Wagner, SD $77,243 Wessington, SD $77,243

Wessington Springs, SD $77,231 White Lake, SD $77,155 Wolsey, SD $77,396 Woonsocket, SD $77,360 Yale, SD $77,537 Aberdeen, SD $77,545 Akaska, SD $76,853 Amherst, SD $77,426

Andover, SD $77,314 Ashton, SD $77,300 Barnard, SD $77,407 Bath, SD $77,382 Bowdle, SD $76,998 Brentford, SD $77,440 Britton, SD $77,644 Claremont, SD $77,360

Columbia, SD $77,267 Conde, SD $77,350 Cresbard, SD $77,159 Doland, SD $77,516 Eureka, SD $77,270 Faulkton, SD $77,153 Ferney, SD $77,632 Frankfort, SD $77,511

Frederick, SD $77,427 Gettysburg, SD $76,428 Groton, SD $77,391 Hecla, SD $77,537 Hosmer, SD $77,147 Houghton, SD $77,210 Hoven, SD $76,935 Ipswich, SD $77,226

Java, SD $76,888 Langford, SD $77,322 Lebanon, SD $76,557 Watertown, SD $77,677 Arlington, SD $77,470 Astoria, SD $77,594 Badger, SD $77,606 Big Stone City, SD $77,718

Bradley, SD $77,444 Brandt, SD $77,542 Bristol, SD $77,382 Bruce, SD $77,457 Bryant, SD $77,568 Castlewood, SD $77,521 Claire City, SD $77,638 Clark, SD $77,578

Clear Lake, SD $77,548 Corona, SD $77,640 De Smet, SD $77,537 Eden, SD $77,400 Erwin, SD $77,489 Estelline, SD $77,508 Florence, SD $77,483 Garden City, SD $77,496

Gary, SD $77,598 Goodwin, SD $77,450 Grenville, SD $77,380 Hayti, SD $77,550 Hazel, SD $77,515 Henry, SD $77,516 Kranzburg, SD $77,805 Labolt, SD $77,458

Lake City, SD $77,529 Lake Norden, SD $77,587 Lake Preston, SD $77,512 Marvin, SD $77,375 Milbank, SD $77,706 New Effington, SD $77,803 Ortley, SD $77,392 Peever, SD $77,495

Raymond, SD $77,534 Revillo, SD $77,505 Rosholt, SD $77,785 Roslyn, SD $77,365 Sisseton, SD $77,542 South Shore, SD $77,398 Stockholm, SD $77,399 Strandburg, SD $77,391

Summit, SD $77,396 Toronto, SD $77,511 Twin Brooks, SD $77,370 Veblen, SD $77,677

Rig Welder Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Rig Welder roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Rig Welder positions in MFG Durable or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Rig Welder as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Rig Welder

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$106,655	$51.0	40%
Construction	$99,036	$48.0	30%

Rig Welder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rig Welder'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

$70,085

Average $76,182/year

$82,545

$5,840

Average $6,348/month

$6,879

$1,348

Average $1,465/week

$1,587

$34

Average $37/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,545	$6,879	$1,587	$40
Average	$76,182	$6,348	$1,465	$37
25th Percentile	$70,085	$5,840	$1,348	$34

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