Information Security Engineer I Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Information Security Engineer I make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Information Security Engineer I in South Dakota is $71,429 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, an Information Security Engineer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,850
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,866 to $78,454
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,801

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2025 Compensation Trend

AI-Powered HR

AI-Powered Talent

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

Information Security Engineer I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,454	$6,538	$1,509	$38
Average	$71,429	$5,952	$1,374	$34
25th Percentile	$65,866	$5,489	$1,267	$32

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out Information Security Engineer I Job Openings in South Dakota

Compliance Manager (Information Security)

Sterling Computers - North Sioux City, SD

Agentic Growth Engineer

Energy4Life - SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Global Security Engineering Technical Lead

Vanguard - MALVERN, PA

Regional Engineer

Lane Enterprises Inc - BEALETON, VA

Search More Information Security Engineer I Jobs in South Dakota

Key Factors That Influence Information Security Engineer I Salaries

An Information Security Engineer 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 Information Security Engineer I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Information Security Engineer 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): $70,912
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,404
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,686
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,019
Expert (over 8 years): $147,151

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer I	$70,912
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer I	$83,404
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer I	$108,686
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer I	$127,019
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer I	$147,151

View as Graph

What Am I Worth?

How Do Information Security Engineer 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 Information Security Engineer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,022.
California: $86,692.
Massachusetts: $85,537.

District of Columbia $87,022 California $86,692 Massachusetts $85,537 Washington $85,222 New Jersey $85,191 Alaska $85,081 Connecticut $83,996 New York $83,556

Hawaii $82,149 Rhode Island $81,489 Maryland $81,041 Minnesota $80,428 Colorado $80,192 Illinois $80,114 Oregon $79,815 Delaware $79,595

New Hampshire $79,457 Virginia $79,147 Pennsylvania $78,243 Nevada $77,787 North Dakota $77,638 Michigan $77,402 Wisconsin $77,316 Vermont $77,143

Texas $76,663 Maine $76,632 Arizona $76,585 Ohio $76,530 Georgia $75,807 Indiana $75,445 Wyoming $75,374 Utah $75,264

Iowa $75,217 Kansas $74,840 Louisiana $74,730 North Carolina $74,690 Missouri $74,675 Florida $74,368 Montana $74,203 Nebraska $74,046

Kentucky $73,959 South Carolina $73,645 Tennessee $73,449 Idaho $73,370 New Mexico $72,796 Oklahoma $72,671 Alabama $72,207 South Dakota $71,429

Arkansas $71,004 West Virginia $70,776 Mississippi $70,093

Top Paying Cities for Information Security Engineer 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: $72,173
Aurora: $72,557
Baltic: $71,776

Alcester, SD $72,173 Aurora, SD $72,557 Baltic, SD $71,776 Beresford, SD $71,988 Brandon, SD $71,629 Brookings, SD $72,690 Burbank, SD $71,916 Canistota, SD $72,023

Canton, SD $71,819 Centerville, SD $71,993 Chancellor, SD $71,810 Chester, SD $71,988 Colman, SD $72,223 Colton, SD $71,922 Crooks, SD $71,737 Davis, SD $71,905

Dell Rapids, SD $71,908 Egan, SD $72,101 Elk Point, SD $71,689 Elkton, SD $72,601 Fairview, SD $71,924 Flandreau, SD $72,335 Freeman, SD $72,256 Garretson, SD $71,789

Gayville, SD $72,377 Harrisburg, SD $71,675 Hartford, SD $71,785 Hudson, SD $71,981 Humboldt, SD $71,887 Hurley, SD $71,995 Irene, SD $72,197 Jefferson, SD $71,421

Lennox, SD $71,811 Lesterville, SD $72,324 Lyons, SD $71,804 Madison, SD $72,365 Marion, SD $72,044 Menno, SD $72,286 Mission Hill, SD $72,340 Monroe, SD $71,966

Belle Fourche, SD $72,245 Black Hawk, SD $70,034 Box Elder, SD $70,125 Buffalo, SD $72,113 Buffalo Gap, SD $71,546 Camp Crook, SD $72,182 Caputa, SD $70,464 Custer, SD $71,393

Deadwood, SD $70,952 Edgemont, SD $72,077 Enning, SD $71,514 Fairburn, SD $70,732 Fort Meade, SD $70,725 Hermosa, SD $70,449 Hill City, SD $70,926 Hot Springs, SD $72,022

Howes, SD $71,673 Interior, SD $71,788 Keystone, SD $70,379 Kyle, SD $71,941 Lead, SD $71,602 Ludlow, SD $72,397 Manderson, SD $72,057 Mud Butte, SD $71,717

Nemo, SD $70,478 Newell, SD $71,856 New Underwood, SD $70,467 Nisland, SD $72,015 Oelrichs, SD $71,874 Oglala, SD $71,999 Oral, SD $71,808 Owanka, SD $70,813

Piedmont, SD $70,086 Pine Ridge, SD $72,133 Porcupine, SD $71,916 Pringle, SD $71,614 Quinn, SD $71,684 Redig, SD $71,599 Saint Onge, SD $71,803 Scenic, SD $71,293

Smithwick, SD $71,898 Spearfish, SD $72,127 Sturgis, SD $70,500 Union Center, SD $71,562 Vale, SD $71,337 Wall, SD $71,580 Wasta, SD $71,218 White Owl, SD $71,706

Whitewood, SD $71,500 Wounded Knee, SD $72,061 Leola, SD $72,488 Long Lake, SD $72,599 Mansfield, SD $72,446 Mellette, SD $72,513 Northville, SD $72,436 Onaka, SD $72,154

Orient, SD $72,263 Pierpont, SD $72,509 Redfield, SD $72,626 Rockham, SD $72,349 Roscoe, SD $72,221 Selby, SD $72,096 Seneca, SD $72,109 Stratford, SD $72,517

Tolstoy, SD $72,113 Tulare, SD $72,525 Turton, SD $72,529 Warner, SD $72,601 Westport, SD $72,502 Pierre, SD $66,218 Agar, SD $67,941 Belvidere, SD $71,683

Blunt, SD $66,218 Burke, SD $72,244 Colome, SD $72,156 Dallas, SD $72,134 Draper, SD $69,907 Fort Pierre, SD $66,412 Gregory, SD $72,211 Hamill, SD $72,032

Harrold, SD $66,604 Hayes, SD $70,945 Herrick, SD $72,203 Holabird, SD $68,106 Ideal, SD $72,013 Kadoka, SD $71,765 Kennebec, SD $70,961 Long Valley, SD $71,762

Lower Brule, SD $70,868 Martin, SD $71,935 Midland, SD $71,529 Milesville, SD $71,576 Mission, SD $72,089 Murdo, SD $71,087 Norris, SD $71,874 Okaton, SD $71,692

Okreek, SD $72,048 Onida, SD $66,868 Parmelee, SD $72,002 Philip, SD $71,680 Presho, SD $70,431 Reliance, SD $72,072 Rosebud, SD $72,167 Saint Charles, SD $72,281

Saint Francis, SD $72,029 Tuthill, SD $71,848 Vivian, SD $70,125 Wanblee, SD $71,896 White River, SD $71,864 Winner, SD $72,089 Witten, SD $71,960 Wood, SD $71,855

Mobridge, SD $72,111 Bison, SD $71,931 Bullhead, SD $72,482 Cherry Creek, SD $71,745 Dupree, SD $71,760 Eagle Butte, SD $71,835 Faith, SD $71,738 Glencross, SD $71,800

Glenham, SD $72,137 Herreid, SD $72,413 Isabel, SD $71,786 Keldron, SD $72,132 Lantry, SD $71,869 Lemmon, SD $72,402 Little Eagle, SD $72,471 Lodgepole, SD $72,207

Mc Intosh, SD $72,241 Mc Laughlin, SD $72,177 Meadow, SD $71,766 Morristown, SD $72,314 Mound City, SD $72,283 Pollock, SD $72,555 Prairie City, SD $72,024 Ralph, SD $72,259

Reva, SD $72,028 Ridgeview, SD $71,870 Timber Lake, SD $71,907 Trail City, SD $71,884 Wakpala, SD $72,178 Walker, SD $72,293 Watauga, SD $72,130 Whitehorse, SD $71,947

Rapid City, SD $70,022 Ellsworth Afb, SD $70,022 Allen, SD $71,934 Batesland, SD $71,964 Montrose, SD $72,024 North Sioux City, SD $71,308 Nunda, SD $72,329 Oldham, SD $72,489

Olivet, SD $72,319 Parker, SD $71,927 Ramona, SD $72,361 Renner, SD $71,692 Rowena, SD $71,643 Rutland, SD $72,266 Salem, SD $72,270 Scotland, SD $72,432

Sinai, SD $72,718 Springfield, SD $72,519 Tabor, SD $72,471 Tea, SD $71,731 Trent, SD $72,004 Tyndall, SD $72,450 Utica, SD $72,325 Valley Springs, SD $71,686

Vermillion, SD $72,341 Viborg, SD $72,178 Volga, SD $72,549 Volin, SD $72,259 Wakonda, SD $72,185 Wentworth, SD $72,240 Winfred, SD $72,275 Worthing, SD $71,800

Yankton, SD $72,618 Sioux Falls, SD $71,625 Vienna, SD $72,679 Wallace, SD $72,635 Waubay, SD $72,601 Webster, SD $72,619 White, SD $72,731 Willow Lake, SD $72,761

Wilmot, SD $72,672 Mitchell, SD $72,684 Alexandria, SD $72,417 Alpena, SD $72,539 Armour, SD $72,390 Artesian, SD $72,528 Avon, SD $72,410 Bonesteel, SD $72,269

Bridgewater, SD $72,223 Canova, SD $72,320 Carpenter, SD $72,707 Carthage, SD $72,545 Cavour, SD $72,641 Chamberlain, SD $72,313 Corsica, SD $72,403 Dante, SD $72,367

Delmont, SD $72,370 Dimock, SD $72,450 Emery, SD $72,342 Ethan, SD $72,489 Fairfax, SD $72,281 Fedora, SD $72,465 Fort Thompson, SD $71,464 Fulton, SD $72,475

Gann Valley, SD $72,164 Geddes, SD $72,299 Harrison, SD $72,353 Highmore, SD $70,961 Stephan, SD $71,275 Hitchcock, SD $72,582 Howard, SD $72,502 Huron, SD $72,830

Iroquois, SD $72,657 Kaylor, SD $72,529 Kimball, SD $72,310 Lake Andes, SD $72,415 Lane, SD $72,691 Letcher, SD $72,495 Marty, SD $72,647 Miller, SD $72,377

Mount Vernon, SD $72,448 New Holland, SD $72,556 Oacoma, SD $72,248 Parkston, SD $72,480 Pickstown, SD $72,526 Plankinton, SD $72,436 Platte, SD $72,313 Pukwana, SD $72,262

Ree Heights, SD $71,901 Saint Lawrence, SD $72,380 Spencer, SD $72,311 Stickney, SD $72,389 Tripp, SD $72,410 Virgil, SD $72,478 Wagner, SD $72,424 Wessington, SD $72,424

Wessington Springs, SD $72,413 White Lake, SD $72,341 Wolsey, SD $72,567 Woonsocket, SD $72,534 Yale, SD $72,700 Aberdeen, SD $72,707 Akaska, SD $72,057 Amherst, SD $72,595

Andover, SD $72,491 Ashton, SD $72,477 Barnard, SD $72,577 Bath, SD $72,554 Bowdle, SD $72,193 Brentford, SD $72,608 Britton, SD $72,799 Claremont, SD $72,534

Columbia, SD $72,447 Conde, SD $72,524 Cresbard, SD $72,345 Doland, SD $72,679 Eureka, SD $72,449 Faulkton, SD $72,339 Ferney, SD $72,788 Frankfort, SD $72,674

Frederick, SD $72,596 Gettysburg, SD $71,660 Groton, SD $72,562 Hecla, SD $72,700 Hosmer, SD $72,333 Houghton, SD $72,392 Hoven, SD $72,135 Ipswich, SD $72,408

Java, SD $72,090 Langford, SD $72,498 Lebanon, SD $71,780 Watertown, SD $72,830 Arlington, SD $72,637 Astoria, SD $72,752 Badger, SD $72,764 Big Stone City, SD $72,869

Bradley, SD $72,612 Brandt, SD $72,704 Bristol, SD $72,554 Bruce, SD $72,624 Bryant, SD $72,729 Castlewood, SD $72,684 Claire City, SD $72,794 Clark, SD $72,737

Clear Lake, SD $72,710 Corona, SD $72,795 De Smet, SD $72,700 Eden, SD $72,571 Erwin, SD $72,654 Estelline, SD $72,672 Florence, SD $72,649 Garden City, SD $72,661

Gary, SD $72,756 Goodwin, SD $72,618 Grenville, SD $72,552 Hayti, SD $72,711 Hazel, SD $72,678 Henry, SD $72,680 Kranzburg, SD $72,950 Labolt, SD $72,625

Lake City, SD $72,692 Lake Norden, SD $72,746 Lake Preston, SD $72,676 Marvin, SD $72,547 Milbank, SD $72,858 New Effington, SD $72,949 Ortley, SD $72,563 Peever, SD $72,660

Raymond, SD $72,696 Revillo, SD $72,669 Rosholt, SD $72,931 Roslyn, SD $72,538 Sisseton, SD $72,704 South Shore, SD $72,569 Stockholm, SD $72,570 Strandburg, SD $72,562

Summit, SD $72,567 Toronto, SD $72,675 Twin Brooks, SD $72,542 Veblen, SD $72,830

Information Security Engineer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Information Security Engineer 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 May 01, 2026

$65,866

Average $71,429/year

$78,454

$5,489

Average $5,952/month

$6,538

$1,267

Average $1,374/week

$1,509

$32

Average $34/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,454	$6,538	$1,509	$38
Average	$71,429	$5,952	$1,374	$34
25th Percentile	$65,866	$5,489	$1,267	$32

Salaries of jobs related to Information Security Engineer I

Find Your Next Information Security Engineer I Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Information Security Engineer I job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Cost of Living In South Dakota

Cost of Living in South Dakota is

-9.1% Lower

than the National Average

Use Salary.com's Cost of Living Calculator to find out what income you need to maintain your standard of living in a different city and how much more or less money you need to budget for basic expenses.

Explore Cost of Living Calculator

Empower Your Team

Salary.com experts will help you thrive your workplaces.

Find Salary.com Comp Consulting

See Salary Trends in 2025

Salary.com provides salary survey data for thousands of industry Jobs.

Price Your Company Jobs and Make Pay Fair

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons are derived from both employer job postings and third-party data sources. We also provide multiple percentiles of salary information for your reference, click here to know Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial to Getting Pay Equity Right. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.