Trailer Driver Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Trailer Driver make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trailer Driver in South Dakota is $60,619 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,873
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,474 to $66,510
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,699

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Trailer Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,510	$5,543	$1,279	$32
Average	$60,619	$5,052	$1,166	$29
25th Percentile	$56,474	$4,706	$1,086	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Trailer Driver Salaries

A Trailer Driver'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 Trailer Driver 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 Trailer Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,853.
California: $73,573.
Massachusetts: $72,593.

District of Columbia $73,853 California $73,573 Massachusetts $72,593 Washington $72,326 New Jersey $72,299 Alaska $72,206 Connecticut $71,285 New York $70,912

Hawaii $69,718 Rhode Island $69,157 Maryland $68,777 Minnesota $68,257 Colorado $68,057 Illinois $67,990 Oregon $67,737 Delaware $67,550

New Hampshire $67,432 Virginia $67,170 Pennsylvania $66,403 Nevada $66,016 North Dakota $65,889 Michigan $65,689 Wisconsin $65,615 Vermont $65,469

Texas $65,062 Maine $65,035 Arizona $64,995 Ohio $64,948 Georgia $64,335 Indiana $64,028 Wyoming $63,968 Utah $63,875

Iowa $63,834 Kansas $63,514 Louisiana $63,421 North Carolina $63,388 Missouri $63,374 Florida $63,114 Montana $62,974 Nebraska $62,841

Kentucky $62,767 South Carolina $62,500 Tennessee $62,334 Idaho $62,267 New Mexico $61,780 Oklahoma $61,673 Alabama $61,280 South Dakota $60,619

Arkansas $60,259 West Virginia $60,066 Mississippi $59,485

Top Paying Cities for Trailer Drivers

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: $61,251
Aurora: $61,577
Baltic: $60,914

Alcester, SD $61,251 Aurora, SD $61,577 Baltic, SD $60,914 Beresford, SD $61,094 Brandon, SD $60,790 Brookings, SD $61,690 Burbank, SD $61,033 Canistota, SD $61,124

Canton, SD $60,950 Centerville, SD $61,098 Chancellor, SD $60,943 Chester, SD $61,094 Colman, SD $61,293 Colton, SD $61,038 Crooks, SD $60,881 Davis, SD $61,024

Dell Rapids, SD $61,026 Egan, SD $61,190 Elk Point, SD $60,840 Elkton, SD $61,615 Fairview, SD $61,040 Flandreau, SD $61,388 Freeman, SD $61,322 Garretson, SD $60,926

Gayville, SD $61,425 Harrisburg, SD $60,828 Hartford, SD $60,922 Hudson, SD $61,088 Humboldt, SD $61,008 Hurley, SD $61,100 Irene, SD $61,272 Jefferson, SD $60,613

Lennox, SD $60,944 Lesterville, SD $61,379 Lyons, SD $60,938 Madison, SD $61,414 Marion, SD $61,142 Menno, SD $61,347 Mission Hill, SD $61,393 Monroe, SD $61,076

Belle Fourche, SD $61,312 Black Hawk, SD $59,436 Box Elder, SD $59,513 Buffalo, SD $61,200 Buffalo Gap, SD $60,719 Camp Crook, SD $61,259 Caputa, SD $59,800 Custer, SD $60,589

Deadwood, SD $60,215 Edgemont, SD $61,170 Enning, SD $60,692 Fairburn, SD $60,028 Fort Meade, SD $60,022 Hermosa, SD $59,788 Hill City, SD $60,193 Hot Springs, SD $61,123

Howes, SD $60,827 Interior, SD $60,924 Keystone, SD $59,729 Kyle, SD $61,054 Lead, SD $60,767 Ludlow, SD $61,441 Manderson, SD $61,153 Mud Butte, SD $60,864

Nemo, SD $59,813 Newell, SD $60,982 New Underwood, SD $59,803 Nisland, SD $61,117 Oelrichs, SD $60,997 Oglala, SD $61,103 Oral, SD $60,941 Owanka, SD $60,097

Piedmont, SD $59,480 Pine Ridge, SD $61,217 Porcupine, SD $61,033 Pringle, SD $60,777 Quinn, SD $60,836 Redig, SD $60,764 Saint Onge, SD $60,937 Scenic, SD $60,505

Smithwick, SD $61,018 Spearfish, SD $61,212 Sturgis, SD $59,832 Union Center, SD $60,733 Vale, SD $60,541 Wall, SD $60,748 Wasta, SD $60,441 White Owl, SD $60,855

Whitewood, SD $60,680 Wounded Knee, SD $61,156 Leola, SD $61,519 Long Lake, SD $61,613 Mansfield, SD $61,483 Mellette, SD $61,540 Northville, SD $61,474 Onaka, SD $61,235

Orient, SD $61,328 Pierpont, SD $61,536 Redfield, SD $61,635 Rockham, SD $61,401 Roscoe, SD $61,292 Selby, SD $61,186 Seneca, SD $61,196 Stratford, SD $61,543

Tolstoy, SD $61,200 Tulare, SD $61,550 Turton, SD $61,553 Warner, SD $61,615 Westport, SD $61,530 Pierre, SD $56,197 Agar, SD $57,659 Belvidere, SD $60,835

Blunt, SD $56,197 Burke, SD $61,311 Colome, SD $61,236 Dallas, SD $61,218 Draper, SD $59,328 Fort Pierre, SD $56,362 Gregory, SD $61,283 Hamill, SD $61,131

Harrold, SD $56,525 Hayes, SD $60,209 Herrick, SD $61,276 Holabird, SD $57,800 Ideal, SD $61,115 Kadoka, SD $60,905 Kennebec, SD $60,223 Long Valley, SD $60,902

Lower Brule, SD $60,143 Martin, SD $61,049 Midland, SD $60,705 Milesville, SD $60,744 Mission, SD $61,180 Murdo, SD $60,329 Norris, SD $60,997 Okaton, SD $60,843

Okreek, SD $61,145 Onida, SD $56,749 Parmelee, SD $61,106 Philip, SD $60,833 Presho, SD $59,772 Reliance, SD $61,166 Rosebud, SD $61,246 Saint Charles, SD $61,343

Saint Francis, SD $61,129 Tuthill, SD $60,976 Vivian, SD $59,513 Wanblee, SD $61,016 White River, SD $60,989 Winner, SD $61,180 Witten, SD $61,070 Wood, SD $60,982

Mobridge, SD $61,198 Bison, SD $61,046 Bullhead, SD $61,513 Cherry Creek, SD $60,888 Dupree, SD $60,901 Eagle Butte, SD $60,964 Faith, SD $60,882 Glencross, SD $60,934

Glenham, SD $61,220 Herreid, SD $61,455 Isabel, SD $60,922 Keldron, SD $61,216 Lantry, SD $60,993 Lemmon, SD $61,445 Little Eagle, SD $61,504 Lodgepole, SD $61,280

Mc Intosh, SD $61,308 Mc Laughlin, SD $61,254 Meadow, SD $60,906 Morristown, SD $61,371 Mound City, SD $61,344 Pollock, SD $61,575 Prairie City, SD $61,125 Ralph, SD $61,324

Reva, SD $61,128 Ridgeview, SD $60,994 Timber Lake, SD $61,025 Trail City, SD $61,006 Wakpala, SD $61,256 Walker, SD $61,353 Watauga, SD $61,214 Whitehorse, SD $61,059

Rapid City, SD $59,425 Ellsworth Afb, SD $59,425 Allen, SD $61,048 Batesland, SD $61,074 Montrose, SD $61,124 North Sioux City, SD $60,517 Nunda, SD $61,384 Oldham, SD $61,519

Olivet, SD $61,375 Parker, SD $61,042 Ramona, SD $61,411 Renner, SD $60,843 Rowena, SD $60,802 Rutland, SD $61,330 Salem, SD $61,334 Scotland, SD $61,471

Sinai, SD $61,714 Springfield, SD $61,545 Tabor, SD $61,504 Tea, SD $60,876 Trent, SD $61,108 Tyndall, SD $61,487 Utica, SD $61,380 Valley Springs, SD $60,838

Vermillion, SD $61,394 Viborg, SD $61,256 Volga, SD $61,570 Volin, SD $61,324 Wakonda, SD $61,261 Wentworth, SD $61,308 Winfred, SD $61,338 Worthing, SD $60,934

Yankton, SD $61,629 Sioux Falls, SD $60,786 Vienna, SD $61,681 Wallace, SD $61,643 Waubay, SD $61,615 Webster, SD $61,629 White, SD $61,725 Willow Lake, SD $61,750

Wilmot, SD $61,675 Mitchell, SD $61,685 Alexandria, SD $61,458 Alpena, SD $61,562 Armour, SD $61,435 Artesian, SD $61,553 Avon, SD $61,452 Bonesteel, SD $61,332

Bridgewater, SD $61,293 Canova, SD $61,376 Carpenter, SD $61,705 Carthage, SD $61,567 Cavour, SD $61,648 Chamberlain, SD $61,370 Corsica, SD $61,447 Dante, SD $61,416

Delmont, SD $61,419 Dimock, SD $61,487 Emery, SD $61,394 Ethan, SD $61,519 Fairfax, SD $61,343 Fedora, SD $61,499 Fort Thompson, SD $60,649 Fulton, SD $61,507

Gann Valley, SD $61,243 Geddes, SD $61,358 Harrison, SD $61,404 Highmore, SD $60,223 Stephan, SD $60,489 Hitchcock, SD $61,599 Howard, SD $61,530 Huron, SD $61,809

Iroquois, SD $61,662 Kaylor, SD $61,553 Kimball, SD $61,367 Lake Andes, SD $61,457 Lane, SD $61,691 Letcher, SD $61,525 Marty, SD $61,653 Miller, SD $61,425

Mount Vernon, SD $61,485 New Holland, SD $61,576 Oacoma, SD $61,315 Parkston, SD $61,511 Pickstown, SD $61,551 Plankinton, SD $61,475 Platte, SD $61,370 Pukwana, SD $61,326

Ree Heights, SD $61,020 Saint Lawrence, SD $61,427 Spencer, SD $61,368 Stickney, SD $61,435 Tripp, SD $61,452 Virgil, SD $61,510 Wagner, SD $61,464 Wessington, SD $61,464

Wessington Springs, SD $61,455 White Lake, SD $61,394 Wolsey, SD $61,585 Woonsocket, SD $61,557 Yale, SD $61,698 Aberdeen, SD $61,704 Akaska, SD $61,153 Amherst, SD $61,609

Andover, SD $61,521 Ashton, SD $61,509 Barnard, SD $61,594 Bath, SD $61,575 Bowdle, SD $61,268 Brentford, SD $61,621 Britton, SD $61,783 Claremont, SD $61,557

Columbia, SD $61,483 Conde, SD $61,549 Cresbard, SD $61,397 Doland, SD $61,681 Eureka, SD $61,485 Faulkton, SD $61,392 Ferney, SD $61,773 Frankfort, SD $61,677

Frederick, SD $61,610 Gettysburg, SD $60,816 Groton, SD $61,581 Hecla, SD $61,698 Hosmer, SD $61,387 Houghton, SD $61,437 Hoven, SD $61,219 Ipswich, SD $61,451

Java, SD $61,181 Langford, SD $61,527 Lebanon, SD $60,918 Watertown, SD $61,809 Arlington, SD $61,645 Astoria, SD $61,743 Badger, SD $61,753 Big Stone City, SD $61,842

Bradley, SD $61,624 Brandt, SD $61,701 Bristol, SD $61,575 Bruce, SD $61,634 Bryant, SD $61,723 Castlewood, SD $61,685 Claire City, SD $61,778 Clark, SD $61,730

Clear Lake, SD $61,707 Corona, SD $61,779 De Smet, SD $61,698 Eden, SD $61,589 Erwin, SD $61,659 Estelline, SD $61,675 Florence, SD $61,655 Garden City, SD $61,665

Gary, SD $61,746 Goodwin, SD $61,629 Grenville, SD $61,573 Hayti, SD $61,708 Hazel, SD $61,680 Henry, SD $61,681 Kranzburg, SD $61,911 Labolt, SD $61,635

Lake City, SD $61,691 Lake Norden, SD $61,737 Lake Preston, SD $61,678 Marvin, SD $61,569 Milbank, SD $61,832 New Effington, SD $61,909 Ortley, SD $61,582 Peever, SD $61,665

Raymond, SD $61,695 Revillo, SD $61,672 Rosholt, SD $61,895 Roslyn, SD $61,561 Sisseton, SD $61,702 South Shore, SD $61,587 Stockholm, SD $61,588 Strandburg, SD $61,581

Summit, SD $61,585 Toronto, SD $61,677 Twin Brooks, SD $61,565 Veblen, SD $61,809

Trailer Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trailer Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 54% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 33% above the average. In contrast, Trailer Driver positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Trailer Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Trailer Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$80,624	$39.0	33%
Pharmaceuticals	$77,593	$37.0	28%
Software & Networking	$76,380	$37.0	26%
Internet	$72,137	$35.0	19%
Chemicals	$64,863	$31.0	7%

Trailer Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Trailer Driver'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

$56,474

Average $60,619/year

$66,510

$4,706

Average $5,052/month

$5,543

$1,086

Average $1,166/week

$1,279

$27

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,510	$5,543	$1,279	$32
Average	$60,619	$5,052	$1,166	$29
25th Percentile	$56,474	$4,706	$1,086	$27

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