Ranger Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Ranger make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Ranger in South Dakota is $44,719 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,417
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,873 to $49,272
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,281

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Ranger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,272	$4,106	$948	$24
Average	$44,719	$3,727	$860	$21
25th Percentile	$41,873	$3,489	$805	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Ranger Salaries

A Ranger'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 Do Ranger 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 Rangers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,482.
California: $54,275.
Massachusetts: $53,552.

District of Columbia $54,482 California $54,275 Massachusetts $53,552 Washington $53,355 New Jersey $53,335 Alaska $53,266 Connecticut $52,587 New York $52,312

Hawaii $51,431 Rhode Island $51,018 Maryland $50,737 Minnesota $50,353 Colorado $50,206 Illinois $50,156 Oregon $49,969 Delaware $49,832

New Hampshire $49,745 Virginia $49,551 Pennsylvania $48,985 Nevada $48,700 North Dakota $48,606 Michigan $48,459 Wisconsin $48,405 Vermont $48,296

Texas $47,996 Maine $47,977 Arizona $47,947 Ohio $47,913 Georgia $47,460 Indiana $47,234 Wyoming $47,189 Utah $47,120

Iowa $47,091 Kansas $46,855 Louisiana $46,786 North Carolina $46,761 Missouri $46,751 Florida $46,559 Montana $46,456 Nebraska $46,358

Kentucky $46,304 South Carolina $46,107 Tennessee $45,984 Idaho $45,934 New Mexico $45,575 Oklahoma $45,497 Alabama $45,206 South Dakota $44,719

Arkansas $44,453 West Virginia $44,311 Mississippi $43,883

Top Paying Cities for Rangers

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: $45,185
Aurora: $45,425
Baltic: $44,937

Alcester, SD $45,185 Aurora, SD $45,425 Baltic, SD $44,937 Beresford, SD $45,069 Brandon, SD $44,845 Brookings, SD $45,509 Burbank, SD $45,024 Canistota, SD $45,091

Canton, SD $44,963 Centerville, SD $45,072 Chancellor, SD $44,958 Chester, SD $45,069 Colman, SD $45,216 Colton, SD $45,028 Crooks, SD $44,912 Davis, SD $45,017

Dell Rapids, SD $45,019 Egan, SD $45,140 Elk Point, SD $44,882 Elkton, SD $45,453 Fairview, SD $45,029 Flandreau, SD $45,286 Freeman, SD $45,237 Garretson, SD $44,945

Gayville, SD $45,313 Harrisburg, SD $44,873 Hartford, SD $44,942 Hudson, SD $45,065 Humboldt, SD $45,006 Hurley, SD $45,074 Irene, SD $45,200 Jefferson, SD $44,714

Lennox, SD $44,958 Lesterville, SD $45,280 Lyons, SD $44,954 Madison, SD $45,305 Marion, SD $45,104 Menno, SD $45,256 Mission Hill, SD $45,290 Monroe, SD $45,056

Belle Fourche, SD $45,230 Black Hawk, SD $43,846 Box Elder, SD $43,903 Buffalo, SD $45,148 Buffalo Gap, SD $44,792 Camp Crook, SD $45,191 Caputa, SD $44,115 Custer, SD $44,696

Deadwood, SD $44,421 Edgemont, SD $45,125 Enning, SD $44,773 Fairburn, SD $44,283 Fort Meade, SD $44,279 Hermosa, SD $44,106 Hill City, SD $44,405 Hot Springs, SD $45,091

Howes, SD $44,872 Interior, SD $44,944 Keystone, SD $44,062 Kyle, SD $45,040 Lead, SD $44,828 Ludlow, SD $45,325 Manderson, SD $45,113 Mud Butte, SD $44,900

Nemo, SD $44,124 Newell, SD $44,987 New Underwood, SD $44,117 Nisland, SD $45,086 Oelrichs, SD $44,998 Oglala, SD $45,076 Oral, SD $44,956 Owanka, SD $44,334

Piedmont, SD $43,879 Pine Ridge, SD $45,160 Porcupine, SD $45,024 Pringle, SD $44,835 Quinn, SD $44,879 Redig, SD $44,826 Saint Onge, SD $44,953 Scenic, SD $44,634

Smithwick, SD $45,013 Spearfish, SD $45,156 Sturgis, SD $44,138 Union Center, SD $44,803 Vale, SD $44,661 Wall, SD $44,814 Wasta, SD $44,587 White Owl, SD $44,893

Whitewood, SD $44,764 Wounded Knee, SD $45,115 Leola, SD $45,382 Long Lake, SD $45,452 Mansfield, SD $45,356 Mellette, SD $45,398 Northville, SD $45,349 Onaka, SD $45,173

Orient, SD $45,242 Pierpont, SD $45,395 Redfield, SD $45,468 Rockham, SD $45,295 Roscoe, SD $45,215 Selby, SD $45,137 Seneca, SD $45,145 Stratford, SD $45,401

Tolstoy, SD $45,148 Tulare, SD $45,405 Turton, SD $45,408 Warner, SD $45,453 Westport, SD $45,391 Pierre, SD $41,457 Agar, SD $42,535 Belvidere, SD $44,878

Blunt, SD $41,457 Burke, SD $45,229 Colome, SD $45,174 Dallas, SD $45,160 Draper, SD $43,766 Fort Pierre, SD $41,578 Gregory, SD $45,209 Hamill, SD $45,096

Harrold, SD $41,699 Hayes, SD $44,416 Herrick, SD $45,204 Holabird, SD $42,639 Ideal, SD $45,085 Kadoka, SD $44,930 Kennebec, SD $44,426 Long Valley, SD $44,928

Lower Brule, SD $44,368 Martin, SD $45,036 Midland, SD $44,782 Milesville, SD $44,811 Mission, SD $45,132 Murdo, SD $44,505 Norris, SD $44,998 Okaton, SD $44,884

Okreek, SD $45,107 Onida, SD $41,864 Parmelee, SD $45,078 Philip, SD $44,877 Presho, SD $44,094 Reliance, SD $45,122 Rosebud, SD $45,182 Saint Charles, SD $45,253

Saint Francis, SD $45,095 Tuthill, SD $44,982 Vivian, SD $43,903 Wanblee, SD $45,012 White River, SD $44,992 Winner, SD $45,132 Witten, SD $45,052 Wood, SD $44,986

Mobridge, SD $45,146 Bison, SD $45,033 Bullhead, SD $45,378 Cherry Creek, SD $44,917 Dupree, SD $44,927 Eagle Butte, SD $44,973 Faith, SD $44,913 Glencross, SD $44,951

Glenham, SD $45,162 Herreid, SD $45,335 Isabel, SD $44,942 Keldron, SD $45,159 Lantry, SD $44,995 Lemmon, SD $45,328 Little Eagle, SD $45,372 Lodgepole, SD $45,206

Mc Intosh, SD $45,227 Mc Laughlin, SD $45,187 Meadow, SD $44,930 Morristown, SD $45,274 Mound City, SD $45,254 Pollock, SD $45,424 Prairie City, SD $45,092 Ralph, SD $45,239

Reva, SD $45,094 Ridgeview, SD $44,996 Timber Lake, SD $45,018 Trail City, SD $45,004 Wakpala, SD $45,188 Walker, SD $45,260 Watauga, SD $45,158 Whitehorse, SD $45,043

Rapid City, SD $43,838 Ellsworth Afb, SD $43,838 Allen, SD $45,035 Batesland, SD $45,054 Montrose, SD $45,092 North Sioux City, SD $44,644 Nunda, SD $45,283 Oldham, SD $45,383

Olivet, SD $45,277 Parker, SD $45,031 Ramona, SD $45,303 Renner, SD $44,884 Rowena, SD $44,853 Rutland, SD $45,243 Salem, SD $45,246 Scotland, SD $45,347

Sinai, SD $45,527 Springfield, SD $45,402 Tabor, SD $45,372 Tea, SD $44,908 Trent, SD $45,079 Tyndall, SD $45,359 Utica, SD $45,280 Valley Springs, SD $44,880

Vermillion, SD $45,290 Viborg, SD $45,188 Volga, SD $45,420 Volin, SD $45,239 Wakonda, SD $45,192 Wentworth, SD $45,227 Winfred, SD $45,249 Worthing, SD $44,951

Yankton, SD $45,464 Sioux Falls, SD $44,842 Vienna, SD $45,502 Wallace, SD $45,474 Waubay, SD $45,453 Webster, SD $45,464 White, SD $45,534 Willow Lake, SD $45,553

Wilmot, SD $45,497 Mitchell, SD $45,505 Alexandria, SD $45,338 Alpena, SD $45,414 Armour, SD $45,321 Artesian, SD $45,407 Avon, SD $45,333 Bonesteel, SD $45,245

Bridgewater, SD $45,216 Canova, SD $45,277 Carpenter, SD $45,520 Carthage, SD $45,418 Cavour, SD $45,478 Chamberlain, SD $45,273 Corsica, SD $45,329 Dante, SD $45,307

Delmont, SD $45,309 Dimock, SD $45,359 Emery, SD $45,291 Ethan, SD $45,383 Fairfax, SD $45,253 Fedora, SD $45,368 Fort Thompson, SD $44,741 Fulton, SD $45,374

Gann Valley, SD $45,179 Geddes, SD $45,264 Harrison, SD $45,298 Highmore, SD $44,426 Stephan, SD $44,623 Hitchcock, SD $45,441 Howard, SD $45,391 Huron, SD $45,596

Iroquois, SD $45,488 Kaylor, SD $45,408 Kimball, SD $45,271 Lake Andes, SD $45,337 Lane, SD $45,509 Letcher, SD $45,387 Marty, SD $45,482 Miller, SD $45,313

Mount Vernon, SD $45,357 New Holland, SD $45,425 Oacoma, SD $45,232 Parkston, SD $45,377 Pickstown, SD $45,406 Plankinton, SD $45,350 Platte, SD $45,273 Pukwana, SD $45,241

Ree Heights, SD $45,015 Saint Lawrence, SD $45,315 Spencer, SD $45,271 Stickney, SD $45,320 Tripp, SD $45,333 Virgil, SD $45,376 Wagner, SD $45,342 Wessington, SD $45,342

Wessington Springs, SD $45,335 White Lake, SD $45,290 Wolsey, SD $45,432 Woonsocket, SD $45,411 Yale, SD $45,515 Aberdeen, SD $45,519 Akaska, SD $45,113 Amherst, SD $45,449

Andover, SD $45,384 Ashton, SD $45,375 Barnard, SD $45,438 Bath, SD $45,424 Bowdle, SD $45,198 Brentford, SD $45,458 Britton, SD $45,577 Claremont, SD $45,411

Columbia, SD $45,356 Conde, SD $45,405 Cresbard, SD $45,293 Doland, SD $45,502 Eureka, SD $45,358 Faulkton, SD $45,289 Ferney, SD $45,570 Frankfort, SD $45,499

Frederick, SD $45,450 Gettysburg, SD $44,864 Groton, SD $45,429 Hecla, SD $45,515 Hosmer, SD $45,285 Houghton, SD $45,322 Hoven, SD $45,161 Ipswich, SD $45,332

Java, SD $45,133 Langford, SD $45,388 Lebanon, SD $44,939 Watertown, SD $45,596 Arlington, SD $45,475 Astoria, SD $45,548 Badger, SD $45,555 Big Stone City, SD $45,621

Bradley, SD $45,460 Brandt, SD $45,517 Bristol, SD $45,424 Bruce, SD $45,467 Bryant, SD $45,533 Castlewood, SD $45,505 Claire City, SD $45,574 Clark, SD $45,538

Clear Lake, SD $45,521 Corona, SD $45,575 De Smet, SD $45,515 Eden, SD $45,434 Erwin, SD $45,486 Estelline, SD $45,497 Florence, SD $45,483 Garden City, SD $45,491

Gary, SD $45,550 Goodwin, SD $45,464 Grenville, SD $45,422 Hayti, SD $45,522 Hazel, SD $45,501 Henry, SD $45,502 Kranzburg, SD $45,672 Labolt, SD $45,468

Lake City, SD $45,510 Lake Norden, SD $45,544 Lake Preston, SD $45,500 Marvin, SD $45,419 Milbank, SD $45,614 New Effington, SD $45,671 Ortley, SD $45,429 Peever, SD $45,490

Raymond, SD $45,513 Revillo, SD $45,496 Rosholt, SD $45,660 Roslyn, SD $45,413 Sisseton, SD $45,518 South Shore, SD $45,433 Stockholm, SD $45,434 Strandburg, SD $45,429

Summit, SD $45,432 Toronto, SD $45,499 Twin Brooks, SD $45,416 Veblen, SD $45,596

Ranger Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Ranger roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Construction and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Ranger positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Ranger as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Ranger

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$58,135	$28.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$55,899	$27.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$53,663	$26.0	20%
Business Services	$51,427	$25.0	15%
Healthcare	$49,191	$24.0	10%

Ranger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Ranger'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

$41,873

Average $44,719/year

$49,272

$3,489

Average $3,727/month

$4,106

$805

Average $860/week

$948

$20

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,272	$4,106	$948	$24
Average	$44,719	$3,727	$860	$21
25th Percentile	$41,873	$3,489	$805	$20

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