Field Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Field Operator make in South Dakota?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field Operator in South Dakota is $58,375 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,479
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,386 to $64,187
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,844

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Field Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,187	$5,349	$1,234	$31
Average	$58,375	$4,865	$1,123	$28
25th Percentile	$53,386	$4,449	$1,027	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operator Salaries

A Field Operator'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 Field Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operator'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): $57,947
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,881
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,820
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,146
Expert (over 8 years): $104,058

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$57,947
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$64,881
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$79,820
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$88,146
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$104,058

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How Do Field Operator 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 Field Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,119.
California: $70,849.
Massachusetts: $69,905.

District of Columbia $71,119 California $70,849 Massachusetts $69,905 Washington $69,648 New Jersey $69,622 Alaska $69,532 Connecticut $68,646 New York $68,286

Hawaii $67,136 Rhode Island $66,597 Maryland $66,230 Minnesota $65,729 Colorado $65,537 Illinois $65,472 Oregon $65,228 Delaware $65,049

New Hampshire $64,936 Virginia $64,682 Pennsylvania $63,944 Nevada $63,571 North Dakota $63,449 Michigan $63,256 Wisconsin $63,186 Vermont $63,044

Texas $62,653 Maine $62,627 Arizona $62,588 Ohio $62,543 Georgia $61,953 Indiana $61,657 Wyoming $61,599 Utah $61,509

Iowa $61,471 Kansas $61,162 Louisiana $61,073 North Carolina $61,040 Missouri $61,028 Florida $60,777 Montana $60,642 Nebraska $60,514

Kentucky $60,443 South Carolina $60,186 Tennessee $60,026 Idaho $59,961 New Mexico $59,492 Oklahoma $59,390 Alabama $59,011 South Dakota $58,375

Arkansas $58,028 West Virginia $57,842 Mississippi $57,283

Top Paying Cities for Field Operators

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: $57,257
Aurora: $57,341
Baltic: $57,983

Alcester, SD $57,257 Aurora, SD $57,341 Baltic, SD $57,983 Beresford, SD $57,289 Brandon, SD $58,304 Brookings, SD $57,341 Burbank, SD $57,154 Canistota, SD $57,341

Canton, SD $57,854 Centerville, SD $57,341 Chancellor, SD $57,662 Chester, SD $57,341 Colman, SD $57,341 Colton, SD $57,598 Crooks, SD $58,304 Davis, SD $57,341

Dell Rapids, SD $57,726 Egan, SD $57,341 Elk Point, SD $57,386 Elkton, SD $57,341 Fairview, SD $57,405 Flandreau, SD $57,341 Freeman, SD $57,341 Garretson, SD $58,047

Gayville, SD $57,154 Harrisburg, SD $58,304 Hartford, SD $57,983 Hudson, SD $57,289 Humboldt, SD $57,598 Hurley, SD $57,341 Irene, SD $57,341 Jefferson, SD $57,694

Lennox, SD $57,854 Lesterville, SD $57,341 Lyons, SD $58,111 Madison, SD $57,341 Marion, SD $57,341 Menno, SD $57,341 Mission Hill, SD $57,244 Monroe, SD $57,341

Belle Fourche, SD $56,197 Black Hawk, SD $57,161 Box Elder, SD $57,161 Buffalo, SD $56,197 Buffalo Gap, SD $56,197 Camp Crook, SD $56,197 Caputa, SD $57,097 Custer, SD $56,197

Deadwood, SD $56,197 Edgemont, SD $56,197 Enning, SD $56,197 Fairburn, SD $56,197 Fort Meade, SD $56,197 Hermosa, SD $56,711 Hill City, SD $56,390 Hot Springs, SD $56,197

Howes, SD $56,197 Interior, SD $56,197 Keystone, SD $56,647 Kyle, SD $56,197 Lead, SD $56,197 Ludlow, SD $56,197 Manderson, SD $56,197 Mud Butte, SD $56,197

Nemo, SD $56,647 Newell, SD $56,197 New Underwood, SD $56,711 Nisland, SD $56,197 Oelrichs, SD $56,197 Oglala, SD $56,197 Oral, SD $56,197 Owanka, SD $56,197

Piedmont, SD $56,840 Pine Ridge, SD $56,197 Porcupine, SD $56,197 Pringle, SD $56,197 Quinn, SD $56,197 Redig, SD $56,197 Saint Onge, SD $56,197 Scenic, SD $56,197

Smithwick, SD $56,197 Spearfish, SD $56,197 Sturgis, SD $56,197 Union Center, SD $56,197 Vale, SD $56,197 Wall, SD $56,197 Wasta, SD $56,197 White Owl, SD $56,197

Whitewood, SD $56,197 Wounded Knee, SD $56,197 Leola, SD $58,034 Long Lake, SD $58,034 Mansfield, SD $53,153 Mellette, SD $53,153 Northville, SD $53,153 Onaka, SD $53,153

Orient, SD $53,153 Pierpont, SD $60,873 Redfield, SD $53,153 Rockham, SD $53,153 Roscoe, SD $53,153 Selby, SD $53,153 Seneca, SD $53,153 Stratford, SD $53,153

Tolstoy, SD $53,153 Tulare, SD $53,153 Turton, SD $53,153 Warner, SD $53,153 Westport, SD $57,013 Pierre, SD $54,116 Agar, SD $53,153 Belvidere, SD $53,153

Blunt, SD $54,052 Burke, SD $53,153 Colome, SD $53,153 Dallas, SD $53,153 Draper, SD $53,153 Fort Pierre, SD $54,052 Gregory, SD $53,153 Hamill, SD $53,153

Harrold, SD $53,281 Hayes, SD $53,153 Herrick, SD $53,153 Holabird, SD $53,153 Ideal, SD $53,153 Kadoka, SD $54,675 Kennebec, SD $53,153 Long Valley, SD $54,675

Lower Brule, SD $53,153 Martin, SD $56,197 Midland, SD $53,153 Milesville, SD $54,675 Mission, SD $53,153 Murdo, SD $53,153 Norris, SD $53,153 Okaton, SD $53,153

Okreek, SD $53,153 Onida, SD $53,538 Parmelee, SD $53,153 Philip, SD $54,675 Presho, SD $53,153 Reliance, SD $53,153 Rosebud, SD $53,153 Saint Charles, SD $53,153

Saint Francis, SD $53,153 Tuthill, SD $54,675 Vivian, SD $53,153 Wanblee, SD $56,197 White River, SD $53,153 Winner, SD $53,153 Witten, SD $53,153 Wood, SD $53,153

Mobridge, SD $53,153 Bison, SD $56,197 Bullhead, SD $62,916 Cherry Creek, SD $53,153 Dupree, SD $53,153 Eagle Butte, SD $53,153 Faith, SD $56,197 Glencross, SD $53,153

Glenham, SD $53,153 Herreid, SD $62,916 Isabel, SD $53,153 Keldron, SD $62,916 Lantry, SD $53,153 Lemmon, SD $62,916 Little Eagle, SD $62,916 Lodgepole, SD $59,557

Mc Intosh, SD $62,916 Mc Laughlin, SD $62,916 Meadow, SD $59,557 Morristown, SD $62,916 Mound City, SD $58,034 Pollock, SD $62,916 Prairie City, SD $56,197 Ralph, SD $56,197

Reva, SD $56,197 Ridgeview, SD $53,153 Timber Lake, SD $53,153 Trail City, SD $53,153 Wakpala, SD $58,034 Walker, SD $62,916 Watauga, SD $62,916 Whitehorse, SD $53,153

Rapid City, SD $57,161 Ellsworth Afb, SD $57,161 Allen, SD $56,197 Batesland, SD $56,197 Montrose, SD $57,341 North Sioux City, SD $57,732 Nunda, SD $57,341 Oldham, SD $57,341

Olivet, SD $57,341 Parker, SD $57,341 Ramona, SD $57,341 Renner, SD $58,304 Rowena, SD $58,304 Rutland, SD $57,341 Salem, SD $57,341 Scotland, SD $57,341

Sinai, SD $57,341 Springfield, SD $57,244 Tabor, SD $57,244 Tea, SD $58,240 Trent, SD $57,341 Tyndall, SD $57,341 Utica, SD $57,341 Valley Springs, SD $58,240

Vermillion, SD $57,154 Viborg, SD $57,341 Volga, SD $57,341 Volin, SD $57,341 Wakonda, SD $57,341 Wentworth, SD $57,341 Winfred, SD $57,341 Worthing, SD $57,919

Yankton, SD $57,244 Sioux Falls, SD $58,304 Vienna, SD $57,341 Wallace, SD $57,341 Waubay, SD $60,873 Webster, SD $60,873 White, SD $57,341 Willow Lake, SD $57,341

Wilmot, SD $60,873 Mitchell, SD $57,341 Alexandria, SD $57,341 Alpena, SD $55,247 Armour, SD $57,341 Artesian, SD $57,341 Avon, SD $57,341 Bonesteel, SD $55,247

Bridgewater, SD $57,341 Canova, SD $57,341 Carpenter, SD $57,341 Carthage, SD $57,341 Cavour, SD $57,341 Chamberlain, SD $53,153 Corsica, SD $57,341 Dante, SD $57,341

Delmont, SD $57,341 Dimock, SD $57,341 Emery, SD $57,341 Ethan, SD $57,341 Fairfax, SD $55,247 Fedora, SD $57,341 Fort Thompson, SD $53,153 Fulton, SD $57,341

Gann Valley, SD $53,153 Geddes, SD $55,247 Harrison, SD $57,341 Highmore, SD $53,153 Stephan, SD $53,153 Hitchcock, SD $53,153 Howard, SD $57,341 Huron, SD $55,247

Iroquois, SD $57,341 Kaylor, SD $57,341 Kimball, SD $53,153 Lake Andes, SD $57,341 Lane, SD $55,247 Letcher, SD $57,341 Marty, SD $57,341 Miller, SD $53,153

Mount Vernon, SD $57,341 New Holland, SD $55,247 Oacoma, SD $53,153 Parkston, SD $57,341 Pickstown, SD $57,341 Plankinton, SD $55,247 Platte, SD $55,247 Pukwana, SD $53,153

Ree Heights, SD $53,153 Saint Lawrence, SD $53,153 Spencer, SD $57,341 Stickney, SD $57,341 Tripp, SD $57,341 Virgil, SD $53,153 Wagner, SD $57,341 Wessington, SD $53,153

Wessington Springs, SD $53,153 White Lake, SD $53,153 Wolsey, SD $53,153 Woonsocket, SD $57,341 Yale, SD $57,341 Aberdeen, SD $53,153 Akaska, SD $53,153 Amherst, SD $60,873

Andover, SD $60,873 Ashton, SD $53,153 Barnard, SD $57,013 Bath, SD $57,013 Bowdle, SD $53,153 Brentford, SD $53,153 Britton, SD $60,873 Claremont, SD $60,873

Columbia, SD $57,013 Conde, SD $53,153 Cresbard, SD $53,153 Doland, SD $55,247 Eureka, SD $58,034 Faulkton, SD $53,153 Ferney, SD $57,013 Frankfort, SD $53,153

Frederick, SD $60,873 Gettysburg, SD $53,153 Groton, SD $57,013 Hecla, SD $60,873 Hosmer, SD $53,153 Houghton, SD $60,873 Hoven, SD $53,153 Ipswich, SD $53,153

Java, SD $53,153 Langford, SD $60,873 Lebanon, SD $53,153 Watertown, SD $57,341 Arlington, SD $57,341 Astoria, SD $57,341 Badger, SD $57,341 Big Stone City, SD $60,334

Bradley, SD $57,341 Brandt, SD $57,341 Bristol, SD $60,873 Bruce, SD $57,341 Bryant, SD $57,341 Castlewood, SD $57,341 Claire City, SD $60,873 Clark, SD $57,341

Clear Lake, SD $57,341 Corona, SD $60,873 De Smet, SD $57,341 Eden, SD $60,873 Erwin, SD $57,341 Estelline, SD $57,341 Florence, SD $57,341 Garden City, SD $57,341

Gary, SD $57,341 Goodwin, SD $57,341 Grenville, SD $60,873 Hayti, SD $57,341 Hazel, SD $57,341 Henry, SD $57,341 Kranzburg, SD $57,341 Labolt, SD $57,341

Lake City, SD $60,873 Lake Norden, SD $57,341 Lake Preston, SD $57,341 Marvin, SD $59,107 Milbank, SD $60,334 New Effington, SD $60,873 Ortley, SD $60,873 Peever, SD $60,873

Raymond, SD $55,247 Revillo, SD $57,341 Rosholt, SD $60,873 Roslyn, SD $60,873 Sisseton, SD $60,873 South Shore, SD $57,341 Stockholm, SD $57,341 Strandburg, SD $57,341

Summit, SD $59,107 Toronto, SD $57,341 Twin Brooks, SD $59,107 Veblen, SD $60,873

Field Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operator'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 March 01, 2026

$53,386

Average $58,375/year

$64,187

$4,449

Average $4,865/month

$5,349

$1,027

Average $1,123/week

$1,234

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,187	$5,349	$1,234	$31
Average	$58,375	$4,865	$1,123	$28
25th Percentile	$53,386	$4,449	$1,027	$26

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