Project Manager, R&D Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Project Manager, R&D make in South Dakota?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Manager, R&D in South Dakota is $108,795 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Project Manager, R&D's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,078
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,819 to $118,365
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,915

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Project Manager, R&D Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,365	$9,864	$2,276	$57
Average	$108,795	$9,066	$2,092	$52
25th Percentile	$96,819	$8,068	$1,862	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Project Manager, R&D Salaries

A Project Manager, R&D'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 Project Manager, R&D Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Project Manager, R&D'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): $70,663
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,322
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,092
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,753
Expert (over 8 years): $143,586

Levels	Salary
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$70,663
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$88,322
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$108,092
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$121,753
Project M... Level Project Manager, R&D	$143,586

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How Do Project Manager, R&D 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 Project Manager, R&Ds. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $132,546.
California: $132,043.
Massachusetts: $130,284.

District of Columbia $132,546 California $132,043 Massachusetts $130,284 Washington $129,805 New Jersey $129,757 Alaska $129,589 Connecticut $127,937 New York $127,267

Hawaii $125,124 Rhode Island $124,118 Maryland $123,436 Minnesota $122,502 Colorado $122,143 Illinois $122,023 Oregon $121,569 Delaware $121,233

New Hampshire $121,023 Virginia $120,551 Pennsylvania $119,174 Nevada $118,480 North Dakota $118,253 Michigan $117,893 Wisconsin $117,762 Vermont $117,498

Texas $116,768 Maine $116,720 Arizona $116,648 Ohio $116,565 Georgia $115,463 Indiana $114,913 Wyoming $114,805 Utah $114,637

Iowa $114,565 Kansas $113,991 Louisiana $113,823 North Carolina $113,763 Missouri $113,739 Florida $113,272 Montana $113,021 Nebraska $112,782

Kentucky $112,650 South Carolina $112,171 Tennessee $111,872 Idaho $111,752 New Mexico $110,878 Oklahoma $110,687 Alabama $109,980 South Dakota $108,795

Arkansas $108,149 West Virginia $107,802 Mississippi $106,760

Top Paying Cities for Project Manager, R&Ds

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: $109,929
Aurora: $110,513
Baltic: $109,324

Alcester, SD $109,929 Aurora, SD $110,513 Baltic, SD $109,324 Beresford, SD $109,648 Brandon, SD $109,100 Brookings, SD $110,717 Burbank, SD $109,537 Canistota, SD $109,700

Canton, SD $109,389 Centerville, SD $109,655 Chancellor, SD $109,376 Chester, SD $109,646 Colman, SD $110,004 Colton, SD $109,547 Crooks, SD $109,264 Davis, SD $109,521

Dell Rapids, SD $109,525 Egan, SD $109,819 Elk Point, SD $109,191 Elkton, SD $110,581 Fairview, SD $109,549 Flandreau, SD $110,175 Freeman, SD $110,056 Garretson, SD $109,345

Gayville, SD $110,240 Harrisburg, SD $109,170 Hartford, SD $109,337 Hudson, SD $109,637 Humboldt, SD $109,493 Hurley, SD $109,658 Irene, SD $109,966 Jefferson, SD $108,783

Lennox, SD $109,377 Lesterville, SD $110,159 Lyons, SD $109,366 Madison, SD $110,221 Marion, SD $109,733 Menno, SD $110,101 Mission Hill, SD $110,184 Monroe, SD $109,614

Belle Fourche, SD $110,038 Black Hawk, SD $106,671 Box Elder, SD $106,809 Buffalo, SD $109,838 Buffalo Gap, SD $108,974 Camp Crook, SD $109,943 Caputa, SD $107,325 Custer, SD $108,740

Deadwood, SD $108,070 Edgemont, SD $109,783 Enning, SD $108,926 Fairburn, SD $107,735 Fort Meade, SD $107,724 Hermosa, SD $107,304 Hill City, SD $108,030 Hot Springs, SD $109,699

Howes, SD $109,167 Interior, SD $109,342 Keystone, SD $107,197 Kyle, SD $109,576 Lead, SD $109,060 Ludlow, SD $110,270 Manderson, SD $109,753 Mud Butte, SD $109,235

Nemo, SD $107,348 Newell, SD $109,446 New Underwood, SD $107,330 Nisland, SD $109,688 Oelrichs, SD $109,473 Oglala, SD $109,663 Oral, SD $109,372 Owanka, SD $107,858

Piedmont, SD $106,750 Pine Ridge, SD $109,868 Porcupine, SD $109,537 Pringle, SD $109,078 Quinn, SD $109,184 Redig, SD $109,055 Saint Onge, SD $109,365 Scenic, SD $108,589

Smithwick, SD $109,510 Spearfish, SD $109,858 Sturgis, SD $107,381 Union Center, SD $108,999 Vale, SD $108,655 Wall, SD $109,026 Wasta, SD $108,474 White Owl, SD $109,218

Whitewood, SD $108,904 Wounded Knee, SD $109,759 Leola, SD $110,409 Long Lake, SD $110,578 Mansfield, SD $110,344 Mellette, SD $110,447 Northville, SD $110,329 Onaka, SD $109,900

Orient, SD $110,067 Pierpont, SD $110,440 Redfield, SD $110,618 Rockham, SD $110,197 Roscoe, SD $110,002 Selby, SD $109,812 Seneca, SD $109,831 Stratford, SD $110,453

Tolstoy, SD $109,838 Tulare, SD $110,465 Turton, SD $110,471 Warner, SD $110,581 Westport, SD $110,429 Pierre, SD $100,858 Agar, SD $103,482 Belvidere, SD $109,182

Blunt, SD $100,858 Burke, SD $110,037 Colome, SD $109,903 Dallas, SD $109,869 Draper, SD $106,478 Fort Pierre, SD $101,154 Gregory, SD $109,986 Hamill, SD $109,713

Harrold, SD $101,447 Hayes, SD $108,058 Herrick, SD $109,974 Holabird, SD $103,735 Ideal, SD $109,685 Kadoka, SD $109,308 Kennebec, SD $108,083 Long Valley, SD $109,303

Lower Brule, SD $107,940 Martin, SD $109,566 Midland, SD $108,948 Milesville, SD $109,019 Mission, SD $109,801 Murdo, SD $108,274 Norris, SD $109,473 Okaton, SD $109,196

Okreek, SD $109,739 Onida, SD $101,848 Parmelee, SD $109,669 Philip, SD $109,178 Presho, SD $107,275 Reliance, SD $109,776 Rosebud, SD $109,920 Saint Charles, SD $110,094

Saint Francis, SD $109,710 Tuthill, SD $109,434 Vivian, SD $106,809 Wanblee, SD $109,507 White River, SD $109,458 Winner, SD $109,801 Witten, SD $109,604 Wood, SD $109,445

Mobridge, SD $109,834 Bison, SD $109,560 Bullhead, SD $110,399 Cherry Creek, SD $109,276 Dupree, SD $109,300 Eagle Butte, SD $109,414 Faith, SD $109,267 Glencross, SD $109,360

Glenham, SD $109,874 Herreid, SD $110,294 Isabel, SD $109,339 Keldron, SD $109,867 Lantry, SD $109,466 Lemmon, SD $110,277 Little Eagle, SD $110,383 Lodgepole, SD $109,980

Mc Intosh, SD $110,032 Mc Laughlin, SD $109,935 Meadow, SD $109,309 Morristown, SD $110,144 Mound City, SD $110,096 Pollock, SD $110,511 Prairie City, SD $109,703 Ralph, SD $110,061

Reva, SD $109,709 Ridgeview, SD $109,468 Timber Lake, SD $109,523 Trail City, SD $109,488 Wakpala, SD $109,937 Walker, SD $110,112 Watauga, SD $109,863 Whitehorse, SD $109,584

Rapid City, SD $106,652 Ellsworth Afb, SD $106,652 Allen, SD $109,565 Batesland, SD $109,610 Montrose, SD $109,701 North Sioux City, SD $108,612 Nunda, SD $110,167 Oldham, SD $110,410

Olivet, SD $110,152 Parker, SD $109,554 Ramona, SD $110,215 Renner, SD $109,196 Rowena, SD $109,122 Rutland, SD $110,070 Salem, SD $110,077 Scotland, SD $110,324

Sinai, SD $110,760 Springfield, SD $110,456 Tabor, SD $110,383 Tea, SD $109,256 Trent, SD $109,671 Tyndall, SD $110,351 Utica, SD $110,160 Valley Springs, SD $109,188

Vermillion, SD $110,185 Viborg, SD $109,937 Volga, SD $110,501 Volin, SD $110,059 Wakonda, SD $109,947 Wentworth, SD $110,031 Winfred, SD $110,084 Worthing, SD $109,360

Yankton, SD $110,606 Sioux Falls, SD $109,094 Vienna, SD $110,700 Wallace, SD $110,633 Waubay, SD $110,581 Webster, SD $110,608 White, SD $110,779 Willow Lake, SD $110,824

Wilmot, SD $110,689 Mitchell, SD $110,707 Alexandria, SD $110,300 Alpena, SD $110,487 Armour, SD $110,259 Artesian, SD $110,470 Avon, SD $110,289 Bonesteel, SD $110,075

Bridgewater, SD $110,004 Canova, SD $110,153 Carpenter, SD $110,743 Carthage, SD $110,495 Cavour, SD $110,641 Chamberlain, SD $110,142 Corsica, SD $110,280 Dante, SD $110,225

Delmont, SD $110,229 Dimock, SD $110,351 Emery, SD $110,186 Ethan, SD $110,410 Fairfax, SD $110,094 Fedora, SD $110,374 Fort Thompson, SD $108,849 Fulton, SD $110,389

Gann Valley, SD $109,914 Geddes, SD $110,120 Harrison, SD $110,203 Highmore, SD $108,083 Stephan, SD $108,562 Hitchcock, SD $110,553 Howard, SD $110,429 Huron, SD $110,930

Iroquois, SD $110,666 Kaylor, SD $110,471 Kimball, SD $110,137 Lake Andes, SD $110,298 Lane, SD $110,718 Letcher, SD $110,420 Marty, SD $110,651 Miller, SD $110,240

Mount Vernon, SD $110,348 New Holland, SD $110,512 Oacoma, SD $110,044 Parkston, SD $110,396 Pickstown, SD $110,466 Plankinton, SD $110,330 Platte, SD $110,142 Pukwana, SD $110,064

Ree Heights, SD $109,515 Saint Lawrence, SD $110,245 Spencer, SD $110,138 Stickney, SD $110,258 Tripp, SD $110,289 Virgil, SD $110,393 Wagner, SD $110,311 Wessington, SD $110,311

Wessington Springs, SD $110,294 White Lake, SD $110,185 Wolsey, SD $110,529 Woonsocket, SD $110,478 Yale, SD $110,731 Aberdeen, SD $110,742 Akaska, SD $109,753 Amherst, SD $110,572

Andover, SD $110,412 Ashton, SD $110,392 Barnard, SD $110,544 Bath, SD $110,509 Bowdle, SD $109,960 Brentford, SD $110,592 Britton, SD $110,883 Claremont, SD $110,478

Columbia, SD $110,345 Conde, SD $110,464 Cresbard, SD $110,191 Doland, SD $110,700 Eureka, SD $110,349 Faulkton, SD $110,181 Ferney, SD $110,866 Frankfort, SD $110,693

Frederick, SD $110,573 Gettysburg, SD $109,147 Groton, SD $110,521 Hecla, SD $110,731 Hosmer, SD $110,173 Houghton, SD $110,263 Hoven, SD $109,871 Ipswich, SD $110,287

Java, SD $109,803 Langford, SD $110,423 Lebanon, SD $109,330 Watertown, SD $110,930 Arlington, SD $110,635 Astoria, SD $110,811 Badger, SD $110,829 Big Stone City, SD $110,990

Bradley, SD $110,598 Brandt, SD $110,737 Bristol, SD $110,509 Bruce, SD $110,616 Bryant, SD $110,775 Castlewood, SD $110,707 Claire City, SD $110,875 Clark, SD $110,788

Clear Lake, SD $110,746 Corona, SD $110,877 De Smet, SD $110,731 Eden, SD $110,535 Erwin, SD $110,662 Estelline, SD $110,689 Florence, SD $110,653 Garden City, SD $110,672

Gary, SD $110,817 Goodwin, SD $110,606 Grenville, SD $110,506 Hayti, SD $110,749 Hazel, SD $110,699 Henry, SD $110,701 Kranzburg, SD $111,113 Labolt, SD $110,617

Lake City, SD $110,719 Lake Norden, SD $110,802 Lake Preston, SD $110,695 Marvin, SD $110,499 Milbank, SD $110,972 New Effington, SD $111,110 Ortley, SD $110,523 Peever, SD $110,671

Raymond, SD $110,726 Revillo, SD $110,684 Rosholt, SD $111,084 Roslyn, SD $110,484 Sisseton, SD $110,738 South Shore, SD $110,532 Stockholm, SD $110,533 Strandburg, SD $110,521

Summit, SD $110,529 Toronto, SD $110,694 Twin Brooks, SD $110,492 Veblen, SD $110,930

Project Manager, R&D Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Project Manager, R&D roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Project Manager, R&D positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Project Manager, R&D as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Project Manager, R&D

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$130,554	$63.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$130,554	$63.0	20%
Financial Services	$125,114	$60.0	15%
Software & Networking	$125,114	$60.0	15%
Biotechnology	$119,675	$58.0	10%

Project Manager, R&D Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Project Manager, R&D'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 August 01, 2026

$96,819

Average $108,795/year

$118,365

$8,068

Average $9,066/month

$9,864

$1,862

Average $2,092/week

$2,276

$47

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,365	$9,864	$2,276	$57
Average	$108,795	$9,066	$2,092	$52
25th Percentile	$96,819	$8,068	$1,862	$47

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