Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Clinical Lab Scientist I make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Lab Scientist I in South Dakota is $92,001 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Clinical Lab Scientist I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,930
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,232 to $104,003
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,426

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Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,003	$8,667	$2,000	$50
Average	$92,001	$7,667	$1,769	$44
25th Percentile	$81,232	$6,769	$1,562	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries

A Clinical Lab Scientist I'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 Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Lab Scientist I'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): $55,450
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,167
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,119
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,444
Expert (over 8 years): $146,567

Levels	Salary
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$55,450
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$64,167
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$91,119
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$98,444
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$146,567

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Clinical Lab Scientist I 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 Clinical Lab Scientist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $112,086.
California: $111,661.
Massachusetts: $110,173.

District of Columbia $112,086 California $111,661 Massachusetts $110,173 Washington $109,768 New Jersey $109,728 Alaska $109,586 Connecticut $108,189 New York $107,622

Hawaii $105,810 Rhode Island $104,959 Maryland $104,382 Minnesota $103,593 Colorado $103,289 Illinois $103,188 Oregon $102,803 Delaware $102,520

New Hampshire $102,341 Virginia $101,943 Pennsylvania $100,778 Nevada $100,191 North Dakota $99,999 Michigan $99,695 Wisconsin $99,584 Vermont $99,361

Texas $98,744 Maine $98,703 Arizona $98,642 Ohio $98,572 Georgia $97,640 Indiana $97,175 Wyoming $97,083 Utah $96,942

Iowa $96,881 Kansas $96,395 Louisiana $96,253 North Carolina $96,203 Missouri $96,182 Florida $95,788 Montana $95,575 Nebraska $95,373

Kentucky $95,261 South Carolina $94,856 Tennessee $94,603 Idaho $94,502 New Mexico $93,763 Oklahoma $93,601 Alabama $93,004 South Dakota $92,001

Arkansas $91,455 West Virginia $91,161 Mississippi $90,280

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Lab Scientist Is

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: $92,960
Aurora: $93,454
Baltic: $92,449

Alcester, SD $92,960 Aurora, SD $93,454 Baltic, SD $92,449 Beresford, SD $92,722 Brandon, SD $92,260 Brookings, SD $93,626 Burbank, SD $92,629 Canistota, SD $92,767

Canton, SD $92,504 Centerville, SD $92,728 Chancellor, SD $92,492 Chester, SD $92,721 Colman, SD $93,024 Colton, SD $92,637 Crooks, SD $92,398 Davis, SD $92,615

Dell Rapids, SD $92,619 Egan, SD $92,867 Elk Point, SD $92,337 Elkton, SD $93,512 Fairview, SD $92,639 Flandreau, SD $93,169 Freeman, SD $93,067 Garretson, SD $92,466

Gayville, SD $93,223 Harrisburg, SD $92,318 Hartford, SD $92,460 Hudson, SD $92,713 Humboldt, SD $92,592 Hurley, SD $92,731 Irene, SD $92,992 Jefferson, SD $91,991

Lennox, SD $92,493 Lesterville, SD $93,155 Lyons, SD $92,484 Madison, SD $93,207 Marion, SD $92,794 Menno, SD $93,106 Mission Hill, SD $93,176 Monroe, SD $92,694

Belle Fourche, SD $93,052 Black Hawk, SD $90,206 Box Elder, SD $90,322 Buffalo, SD $92,883 Buffalo Gap, SD $92,152 Camp Crook, SD $92,972 Caputa, SD $90,758 Custer, SD $91,955

Deadwood, SD $91,388 Edgemont, SD $92,837 Enning, SD $92,112 Fairburn, SD $91,105 Fort Meade, SD $91,095 Hermosa, SD $90,740 Hill City, SD $91,355 Hot Springs, SD $92,766

Howes, SD $92,316 Interior, SD $92,464 Keystone, SD $90,650 Kyle, SD $92,662 Lead, SD $92,225 Ludlow, SD $93,249 Manderson, SD $92,811 Mud Butte, SD $92,373

Nemo, SD $90,778 Newell, SD $92,552 New Underwood, SD $90,762 Nisland, SD $92,757 Oelrichs, SD $92,574 Oglala, SD $92,735 Oral, SD $92,489 Owanka, SD $91,209

Piedmont, SD $90,272 Pine Ridge, SD $92,909 Porcupine, SD $92,629 Pringle, SD $92,240 Quinn, SD $92,330 Redig, SD $92,221 Saint Onge, SD $92,483 Scenic, SD $91,827

Smithwick, SD $92,606 Spearfish, SD $92,900 Sturgis, SD $90,806 Union Center, SD $92,174 Vale, SD $91,883 Wall, SD $92,197 Wasta, SD $91,730 White Owl, SD $92,359

Whitewood, SD $92,094 Wounded Knee, SD $92,816 Leola, SD $93,366 Long Lake, SD $93,509 Mansfield, SD $93,311 Mellette, SD $93,398 Northville, SD $93,298 Onaka, SD $92,936

Orient, SD $93,077 Pierpont, SD $93,392 Redfield, SD $93,543 Rockham, SD $93,187 Roscoe, SD $93,022 Selby, SD $92,861 Seneca, SD $92,877 Stratford, SD $93,404

Tolstoy, SD $92,883 Tulare, SD $93,414 Turton, SD $93,419 Warner, SD $93,512 Westport, SD $93,383 Pierre, SD $85,290 Agar, SD $87,509 Belvidere, SD $92,328

Blunt, SD $85,290 Burke, SD $93,051 Colome, SD $92,938 Dallas, SD $92,910 Draper, SD $90,042 Fort Pierre, SD $85,540 Gregory, SD $93,009 Hamill, SD $92,778

Harrold, SD $85,788 Hayes, SD $91,378 Herrick, SD $92,999 Holabird, SD $87,722 Ideal, SD $92,754 Kadoka, SD $92,435 Kennebec, SD $91,399 Long Valley, SD $92,431

Lower Brule, SD $91,279 Martin, SD $92,653 Midland, SD $92,131 Milesville, SD $92,191 Mission, SD $92,852 Murdo, SD $91,561 Norris, SD $92,574 Okaton, SD $92,341

Okreek, SD $92,799 Onida, SD $86,127 Parmelee, SD $92,740 Philip, SD $92,325 Presho, SD $90,716 Reliance, SD $92,831 Rosebud, SD $92,953 Saint Charles, SD $93,100

Saint Francis, SD $92,775 Tuthill, SD $92,542 Vivian, SD $90,322 Wanblee, SD $92,604 White River, SD $92,562 Winner, SD $92,852 Witten, SD $92,686 Wood, SD $92,551

Mobridge, SD $92,880 Bison, SD $92,648 Bullhead, SD $93,358 Cherry Creek, SD $92,408 Dupree, SD $92,429 Eagle Butte, SD $92,525 Faith, SD $92,400 Glencross, SD $92,479

Glenham, SD $92,914 Herreid, SD $93,269 Isabel, SD $92,461 Keldron, SD $92,908 Lantry, SD $92,568 Lemmon, SD $93,255 Little Eagle, SD $93,344 Lodgepole, SD $93,004

Mc Intosh, SD $93,047 Mc Laughlin, SD $92,965 Meadow, SD $92,436 Morristown, SD $93,142 Mound City, SD $93,102 Pollock, SD $93,452 Prairie City, SD $92,769 Ralph, SD $93,072

Reva, SD $92,774 Ridgeview, SD $92,570 Timber Lake, SD $92,617 Trail City, SD $92,588 Wakpala, SD $92,967 Walker, SD $93,115 Watauga, SD $92,904 Whitehorse, SD $92,669

Rapid City, SD $90,189 Ellsworth Afb, SD $90,189 Allen, SD $92,652 Batesland, SD $92,691 Montrose, SD $92,768 North Sioux City, SD $91,847 Nunda, SD $93,162 Oldham, SD $93,367

Olivet, SD $93,148 Parker, SD $92,643 Ramona, SD $93,202 Renner, SD $92,341 Rowena, SD $92,278 Rutland, SD $93,080 Salem, SD $93,086 Scotland, SD $93,294

Sinai, SD $93,663 Springfield, SD $93,406 Tabor, SD $93,344 Tea, SD $92,391 Trent, SD $92,742 Tyndall, SD $93,318 Utica, SD $93,156 Valley Springs, SD $92,334

Vermillion, SD $93,177 Viborg, SD $92,967 Volga, SD $93,444 Volin, SD $93,070 Wakonda, SD $92,975 Wentworth, SD $93,046 Winfred, SD $93,092 Worthing, SD $92,479

Yankton, SD $93,533 Sioux Falls, SD $92,255 Vienna, SD $93,612 Wallace, SD $93,555 Waubay, SD $93,512 Webster, SD $93,534 White, SD $93,679 Willow Lake, SD $93,717

Wilmot, SD $93,603 Mitchell, SD $93,618 Alexandria, SD $93,274 Alpena, SD $93,432 Armour, SD $93,240 Artesian, SD $93,418 Avon, SD $93,265 Bonesteel, SD $93,084

Bridgewater, SD $93,024 Canova, SD $93,149 Carpenter, SD $93,649 Carthage, SD $93,439 Cavour, SD $93,562 Chamberlain, SD $93,140 Corsica, SD $93,257 Dante, SD $93,210

Delmont, SD $93,214 Dimock, SD $93,318 Emery, SD $93,178 Ethan, SD $93,367 Fairfax, SD $93,100 Fedora, SD $93,337 Fort Thompson, SD $92,047 Fulton, SD $93,349

Gann Valley, SD $92,948 Geddes, SD $93,122 Harrison, SD $93,192 Highmore, SD $91,399 Stephan, SD $91,804 Hitchcock, SD $93,488 Howard, SD $93,383 Huron, SD $93,806

Iroquois, SD $93,584 Kaylor, SD $93,419 Kimball, SD $93,136 Lake Andes, SD $93,272 Lane, SD $93,627 Letcher, SD $93,375 Marty, SD $93,571 Miller, SD $93,223

Mount Vernon, SD $93,314 New Holland, SD $93,453 Oacoma, SD $93,057 Parkston, SD $93,355 Pickstown, SD $93,415 Plankinton, SD $93,299 Platte, SD $93,140 Pukwana, SD $93,075

Ree Heights, SD $92,610 Saint Lawrence, SD $93,227 Spencer, SD $93,137 Stickney, SD $93,239 Tripp, SD $93,265 Virgil, SD $93,353 Wagner, SD $93,283 Wessington, SD $93,283

Wessington Springs, SD $93,269 White Lake, SD $93,177 Wolsey, SD $93,467 Woonsocket, SD $93,425 Yale, SD $93,638 Aberdeen, SD $93,648 Akaska, SD $92,811 Amherst, SD $93,504

Andover, SD $93,369 Ashton, SD $93,352 Barnard, SD $93,480 Bath, SD $93,451 Bowdle, SD $92,986 Brentford, SD $93,521 Britton, SD $93,767 Claremont, SD $93,425

Columbia, SD $93,312 Conde, SD $93,413 Cresbard, SD $93,182 Doland, SD $93,612 Eureka, SD $93,315 Faulkton, SD $93,174 Ferney, SD $93,753 Frankfort, SD $93,606

Frederick, SD $93,505 Gettysburg, SD $92,299 Groton, SD $93,461 Hecla, SD $93,638 Hosmer, SD $93,167 Houghton, SD $93,243 Hoven, SD $92,912 Ipswich, SD $93,263

Java, SD $92,854 Langford, SD $93,378 Lebanon, SD $92,454 Watertown, SD $93,806 Arlington, SD $93,557 Astoria, SD $93,706 Badger, SD $93,721 Big Stone City, SD $93,857

Bradley, SD $93,526 Brandt, SD $93,643 Bristol, SD $93,451 Bruce, SD $93,541 Bryant, SD $93,676 Castlewood, SD $93,618 Claire City, SD $93,760 Clark, SD $93,687

Clear Lake, SD $93,652 Corona, SD $93,762 De Smet, SD $93,638 Eden, SD $93,472 Erwin, SD $93,580 Estelline, SD $93,603 Florence, SD $93,573 Garden City, SD $93,589

Gary, SD $93,711 Goodwin, SD $93,533 Grenville, SD $93,448 Hayti, SD $93,654 Hazel, SD $93,611 Henry, SD $93,613 Kranzburg, SD $93,961 Labolt, SD $93,542

Lake City, SD $93,628 Lake Norden, SD $93,698 Lake Preston, SD $93,608 Marvin, SD $93,442 Milbank, SD $93,842 New Effington, SD $93,959 Ortley, SD $93,462 Peever, SD $93,588

Raymond, SD $93,634 Revillo, SD $93,599 Rosholt, SD $93,937 Roslyn, SD $93,430 Sisseton, SD $93,644 South Shore, SD $93,470 Stockholm, SD $93,471 Strandburg, SD $93,461

Summit, SD $93,467 Toronto, SD $93,607 Twin Brooks, SD $93,436 Veblen, SD $93,806

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Clinical Lab Scientist I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Clinical Lab Scientist positions in Pharmaceuticals or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Clinical Lab Scientist I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Clinical Lab Scientist I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$138,002	$66.0	50%
Biotechnology	$110,402	$53.0	20%

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Lab Scientist I'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

$81,232

Average $92,001/year

$104,003

$6,769

Average $7,667/month

$8,667

$1,562

Average $1,769/week

$2,000

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,003	$8,667	$2,000	$50
Average	$92,001	$7,667	$1,769	$44
25th Percentile	$81,232	$6,769	$1,562	$39

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