Business Analyst Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Business Analyst make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Business Analyst in South Dakota is $101,256 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,526
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,863 to $110,819
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,043

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Business Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,819	$9,235	$2,131	$53
Average	$101,256	$8,438	$1,947	$49
25th Percentile	$94,863	$7,905	$1,824	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Business Analyst Salaries

A Business Analyst'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 Business Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Business Analyst'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): $64,700
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,909
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,553
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,825
Expert (over 8 years): $137,645

Levels	Salary
Business ... Level Business Analyst	$64,700
Business ... Level Business Analyst	$78,909
Business ... Level Business Analyst	$100,553
Business ... Level Business Analyst	$121,825
Business ... Level Business Analyst	$137,645

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How Do Business Analyst 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 Business Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $123,361.
California: $122,893.
Massachusetts: $121,255.

District of Columbia $123,361 California $122,893 Massachusetts $121,255 Washington $120,809 New Jersey $120,765 Alaska $120,609 Connecticut $119,071 New York $118,447

Hawaii $116,453 Rhode Island $115,517 Maryland $114,882 Minnesota $114,013 Colorado $113,679 Illinois $113,567 Oregon $113,144 Delaware $112,832

New Hampshire $112,636 Virginia $112,197 Pennsylvania $110,916 Nevada $110,269 North Dakota $110,058 Michigan $109,723 Wisconsin $109,601 Vermont $109,356

Texas $108,676 Maine $108,632 Arizona $108,565 Ohio $108,487 Georgia $107,462 Indiana $106,949 Wyoming $106,849 Utah $106,693

Iowa $106,626 Kansas $106,091 Louisiana $105,935 North Carolina $105,880 Missouri $105,857 Florida $105,423 Montana $105,189 Nebraska $104,966

Kentucky $104,843 South Carolina $104,398 Tennessee $104,119 Idaho $104,008 New Mexico $103,194 Oklahoma $103,016 Alabama $102,359 South Dakota $101,256

Arkansas $100,654 West Virginia $100,331 Mississippi $99,362

Top Paying Cities for Business Analysts

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: $102,311
Aurora: $102,855
Baltic: $101,748

Alcester, SD $102,311 Aurora, SD $102,855 Baltic, SD $101,748 Beresford, SD $102,049 Brandon, SD $101,540 Brookings, SD $103,044 Burbank, SD $101,947 Canistota, SD $102,098

Canton, SD $101,808 Centerville, SD $102,056 Chancellor, SD $101,796 Chester, SD $102,048 Colman, SD $102,381 Colton, SD $101,955 Crooks, SD $101,693 Davis, SD $101,931

Dell Rapids, SD $101,935 Egan, SD $102,208 Elk Point, SD $101,625 Elkton, SD $102,918 Fairview, SD $101,958 Flandreau, SD $102,540 Freeman, SD $102,429 Garretson, SD $101,767

Gayville, SD $102,601 Harrisburg, SD $101,605 Hartford, SD $101,760 Hudson, SD $102,039 Humboldt, SD $101,905 Hurley, SD $102,059 Irene, SD $102,345 Jefferson, SD $101,245

Lennox, SD $101,797 Lesterville, SD $102,525 Lyons, SD $101,787 Madison, SD $102,583 Marion, SD $102,128 Menno, SD $102,471 Mission Hill, SD $102,548 Monroe, SD $102,018

Belle Fourche, SD $102,412 Black Hawk, SD $99,279 Box Elder, SD $99,407 Buffalo, SD $102,226 Buffalo Gap, SD $101,422 Camp Crook, SD $102,324 Caputa, SD $99,888 Custer, SD $101,205

Deadwood, SD $100,581 Edgemont, SD $102,175 Enning, SD $101,377 Fairburn, SD $100,269 Fort Meade, SD $100,259 Hermosa, SD $99,868 Hill City, SD $100,544 Hot Springs, SD $102,097

Howes, SD $101,602 Interior, SD $101,765 Keystone, SD $99,768 Kyle, SD $101,982 Lead, SD $101,502 Ludlow, SD $102,628 Manderson, SD $102,147 Mud Butte, SD $101,665

Nemo, SD $99,909 Newell, SD $101,862 New Underwood, SD $99,892 Nisland, SD $102,087 Oelrichs, SD $101,886 Oglala, SD $102,064 Oral, SD $101,793 Owanka, SD $100,383

Piedmont, SD $99,353 Pine Ridge, SD $102,254 Porcupine, SD $101,947 Pringle, SD $101,519 Quinn, SD $101,618 Redig, SD $101,498 Saint Onge, SD $101,786 Scenic, SD $101,064

Smithwick, SD $101,921 Spearfish, SD $102,245 Sturgis, SD $99,940 Union Center, SD $101,445 Vale, SD $101,125 Wall, SD $101,471 Wasta, SD $100,957 White Owl, SD $101,649

Whitewood, SD $101,357 Wounded Knee, SD $102,153 Leola, SD $102,758 Long Lake, SD $102,915 Mansfield, SD $102,698 Mellette, SD $102,793 Northville, SD $102,683 Onaka, SD $102,284

Orient, SD $102,439 Pierpont, SD $102,787 Redfield, SD $102,953 Rockham, SD $102,560 Roscoe, SD $102,379 Selby, SD $102,202 Seneca, SD $102,220 Stratford, SD $102,799

Tolstoy, SD $102,226 Tulare, SD $102,810 Turton, SD $102,816 Warner, SD $102,918 Westport, SD $102,777 Pierre, SD $93,869 Agar, SD $96,311 Belvidere, SD $101,616

Blunt, SD $93,869 Burke, SD $102,411 Colome, SD $102,286 Dallas, SD $102,255 Draper, SD $99,099 Fort Pierre, SD $94,144 Gregory, SD $102,364 Hamill, SD $102,110

Harrold, SD $94,417 Hayes, SD $100,569 Herrick, SD $102,353 Holabird, SD $96,546 Ideal, SD $102,084 Kadoka, SD $101,733 Kennebec, SD $100,593 Long Valley, SD $101,728

Lower Brule, SD $100,460 Martin, SD $101,973 Midland, SD $101,398 Milesville, SD $101,464 Mission, SD $102,192 Murdo, SD $100,771 Norris, SD $101,886 Okaton, SD $101,629

Okreek, SD $102,134 Onida, SD $94,790 Parmelee, SD $102,069 Philip, SD $101,612 Presho, SD $99,841 Reliance, SD $102,168 Rosebud, SD $102,303 Saint Charles, SD $102,465

Saint Francis, SD $102,107 Tuthill, SD $101,851 Vivian, SD $99,407 Wanblee, SD $101,919 White River, SD $101,873 Winner, SD $102,192 Witten, SD $102,009 Wood, SD $101,861

Mobridge, SD $102,223 Bison, SD $101,968 Bullhead, SD $102,749 Cherry Creek, SD $101,704 Dupree, SD $101,726 Eagle Butte, SD $101,832 Faith, SD $101,695 Glencross, SD $101,782

Glenham, SD $102,260 Herreid, SD $102,651 Isabel, SD $101,762 Keldron, SD $102,253 Lantry, SD $101,880 Lemmon, SD $102,635 Little Eagle, SD $102,733 Lodgepole, SD $102,359

Mc Intosh, SD $102,407 Mc Laughlin, SD $102,316 Meadow, SD $101,734 Morristown, SD $102,511 Mound City, SD $102,467 Pollock, SD $102,852 Prairie City, SD $102,100 Ralph, SD $102,433

Reva, SD $102,106 Ridgeview, SD $101,882 Timber Lake, SD $101,933 Trail City, SD $101,901 Wakpala, SD $102,319 Walker, SD $102,481 Watauga, SD $102,250 Whitehorse, SD $101,990

Rapid City, SD $99,261 Ellsworth Afb, SD $99,261 Allen, SD $101,972 Batesland, SD $102,015 Montrose, SD $102,099 North Sioux City, SD $101,085 Nunda, SD $102,533 Oldham, SD $102,759

Olivet, SD $102,518 Parker, SD $101,962 Ramona, SD $102,577 Renner, SD $101,629 Rowena, SD $101,560 Rutland, SD $102,442 Salem, SD $102,449 Scotland, SD $102,679

Sinai, SD $103,084 Springfield, SD $102,801 Tabor, SD $102,733 Tea, SD $101,685 Trent, SD $102,071 Tyndall, SD $102,704 Utica, SD $102,526 Valley Springs, SD $101,621

Vermillion, SD $102,549 Viborg, SD $102,319 Volga, SD $102,843 Volin, SD $102,432 Wakonda, SD $102,328 Wentworth, SD $102,406 Winfred, SD $102,456 Worthing, SD $101,782

Yankton, SD $102,942 Sioux Falls, SD $101,534 Vienna, SD $103,028 Wallace, SD $102,966 Waubay, SD $102,918 Webster, SD $102,943 White, SD $103,102 Willow Lake, SD $103,144

Wilmot, SD $103,018 Mitchell, SD $103,035 Alexandria, SD $102,656 Alpena, SD $102,830 Armour, SD $102,618 Artesian, SD $102,814 Avon, SD $102,646 Bonesteel, SD $102,447

Bridgewater, SD $102,381 Canova, SD $102,519 Carpenter, SD $103,069 Carthage, SD $102,838 Cavour, SD $102,974 Chamberlain, SD $102,509 Corsica, SD $102,637 Dante, SD $102,586

Delmont, SD $102,591 Dimock, SD $102,704 Emery, SD $102,550 Ethan, SD $102,759 Fairfax, SD $102,465 Fedora, SD $102,725 Fort Thompson, SD $101,306 Fulton, SD $102,739

Gann Valley, SD $102,298 Geddes, SD $102,489 Harrison, SD $102,566 Highmore, SD $100,593 Stephan, SD $101,039 Hitchcock, SD $102,891 Howard, SD $102,777 Huron, SD $103,242

Iroquois, SD $102,997 Kaylor, SD $102,816 Kimball, SD $102,505 Lake Andes, SD $102,654 Lane, SD $103,045 Letcher, SD $102,768 Marty, SD $102,983 Miller, SD $102,601

Mount Vernon, SD $102,701 New Holland, SD $102,853 Oacoma, SD $102,418 Parkston, SD $102,745 Pickstown, SD $102,811 Plankinton, SD $102,684 Platte, SD $102,509 Pukwana, SD $102,437

Ree Heights, SD $101,925 Saint Lawrence, SD $102,605 Spencer, SD $102,506 Stickney, SD $102,617 Tripp, SD $102,646 Virgil, SD $102,743 Wagner, SD $102,666 Wessington, SD $102,666

Wessington Springs, SD $102,651 White Lake, SD $102,549 Wolsey, SD $102,869 Woonsocket, SD $102,822 Yale, SD $103,057 Aberdeen, SD $103,067 Akaska, SD $102,147 Amherst, SD $102,909

Andover, SD $102,761 Ashton, SD $102,742 Barnard, SD $102,884 Bath, SD $102,851 Bowdle, SD $102,340 Brentford, SD $102,928 Britton, SD $103,199 Claremont, SD $102,822

Columbia, SD $102,699 Conde, SD $102,809 Cresbard, SD $102,555 Doland, SD $103,028 Eureka, SD $102,702 Faulkton, SD $102,546 Ferney, SD $103,183 Frankfort, SD $103,022

Frederick, SD $102,910 Gettysburg, SD $101,583 Groton, SD $102,862 Hecla, SD $103,057 Hosmer, SD $102,538 Houghton, SD $102,622 Hoven, SD $102,257 Ipswich, SD $102,644

Java, SD $102,194 Langford, SD $102,771 Lebanon, SD $101,754 Watertown, SD $103,242 Arlington, SD $102,968 Astoria, SD $103,132 Badger, SD $103,149 Big Stone City, SD $103,298

Bradley, SD $102,934 Brandt, SD $103,063 Bristol, SD $102,851 Bruce, SD $102,950 Bryant, SD $103,099 Castlewood, SD $103,035 Claire City, SD $103,191 Clark, SD $103,111

Clear Lake, SD $103,072 Corona, SD $103,193 De Smet, SD $103,057 Eden, SD $102,875 Erwin, SD $102,993 Estelline, SD $103,018 Florence, SD $102,985 Garden City, SD $103,003

Gary, SD $103,138 Goodwin, SD $102,942 Grenville, SD $102,848 Hayti, SD $103,074 Hazel, SD $103,027 Henry, SD $103,030 Kranzburg, SD $103,413 Labolt, SD $102,952

Lake City, SD $103,046 Lake Norden, SD $103,123 Lake Preston, SD $103,024 Marvin, SD $102,841 Milbank, SD $103,281 New Effington, SD $103,411 Ortley, SD $102,864 Peever, SD $103,002

Raymond, SD $103,053 Revillo, SD $103,014 Rosholt, SD $103,386 Roslyn, SD $102,828 Sisseton, SD $103,064 South Shore, SD $102,872 Stockholm, SD $102,874 Strandburg, SD $102,862

Summit, SD $102,869 Toronto, SD $103,023 Twin Brooks, SD $102,835 Veblen, SD $103,242

Business Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Business Analyst'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 May 01, 2026

$94,863

Average $101,256/year

$110,819

$7,905

Average $8,438/month

$9,235

$1,824

Average $1,947/week

$2,131

$46

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,819	$9,235	$2,131	$53
Average	$101,256	$8,438	$1,947	$49
25th Percentile	$94,863	$7,905	$1,824	$46

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