Technical Leader Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Technical Leader make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Leader in South Dakota is $109,828 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $128,874
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,907 to $119,797
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,965

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Technical Leader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,797	$9,983	$2,304	$58
Average	$109,828	$9,152	$2,112	$53
25th Percentile	$98,907	$8,242	$1,902	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Leader Salaries

A Technical Leader'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 Technical Leader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Leader'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): $65,085
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,008
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,094
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,020
Expert (over 8 years): $97,263

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Leader	$65,085
Technical... Level Technical Leader	$79,008
Technical... Level Technical Leader	$109,094
Technical... Level Technical Leader	$82,020
Technical... Level Technical Leader	$97,263

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How Do Technical Leader 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 Technical Leaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $133,804.
California: $133,296.
Massachusetts: $131,520.

District of Columbia $133,804 California $133,296 Massachusetts $131,520 Washington $131,037 New Jersey $130,988 Alaska $130,819 Connecticut $129,151 New York $128,475

Hawaii $126,311 Rhode Island $125,296 Maryland $124,607 Minnesota $123,665 Colorado $123,302 Illinois $123,181 Oregon $122,722 Delaware $122,384

New Hampshire $122,171 Virginia $121,695 Pennsylvania $120,305 Nevada $119,604 North Dakota $119,375 Michigan $119,012 Wisconsin $118,879 Vermont $118,613

Texas $117,876 Maine $117,828 Arizona $117,755 Ohio $117,671 Georgia $116,559 Indiana $116,003 Wyoming $115,894 Utah $115,725

Iowa $115,652 Kansas $115,072 Louisiana $114,903 North Carolina $114,843 Missouri $114,819 Florida $114,347 Montana $114,094 Nebraska $113,852

Kentucky $113,719 South Carolina $113,236 Tennessee $112,933 Idaho $112,813 New Mexico $111,930 Oklahoma $111,737 Alabama $111,024 South Dakota $109,828

Arkansas $109,175 West Virginia $108,825 Mississippi $107,773

Top Paying Cities for Technical Leaders

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: $110,972
Aurora: $111,562
Baltic: $110,362

Alcester, SD $110,972 Aurora, SD $111,562 Baltic, SD $110,362 Beresford, SD $110,688 Brandon, SD $110,136 Brookings, SD $111,767 Burbank, SD $110,577 Canistota, SD $110,741

Canton, SD $110,427 Centerville, SD $110,695 Chancellor, SD $110,414 Chester, SD $110,687 Colman, SD $111,048 Colton, SD $110,587 Crooks, SD $110,301 Davis, SD $110,560

Dell Rapids, SD $110,565 Egan, SD $110,861 Elk Point, SD $110,228 Elkton, SD $111,631 Fairview, SD $110,589 Flandreau, SD $111,221 Freeman, SD $111,100 Garretson, SD $110,382

Gayville, SD $111,286 Harrisburg, SD $110,206 Hartford, SD $110,375 Hudson, SD $110,677 Humboldt, SD $110,532 Hurley, SD $110,699 Irene, SD $111,009 Jefferson, SD $109,815

Lennox, SD $110,415 Lesterville, SD $111,204 Lyons, SD $110,404 Madison, SD $111,267 Marion, SD $110,774 Menno, SD $111,146 Mission Hill, SD $111,229 Monroe, SD $110,654

Belle Fourche, SD $111,082 Black Hawk, SD $107,684 Box Elder, SD $107,823 Buffalo, SD $110,880 Buffalo Gap, SD $110,008 Camp Crook, SD $110,987 Caputa, SD $108,344 Custer, SD $109,772

Deadwood, SD $109,095 Edgemont, SD $110,825 Enning, SD $109,959 Fairburn, SD $108,757 Fort Meade, SD $108,746 Hermosa, SD $108,322 Hill City, SD $109,055 Hot Springs, SD $110,740

Howes, SD $110,203 Interior, SD $110,380 Keystone, SD $108,214 Kyle, SD $110,616 Lead, SD $110,095 Ludlow, SD $111,316 Manderson, SD $110,794 Mud Butte, SD $110,271

Nemo, SD $108,367 Newell, SD $110,485 New Underwood, SD $108,348 Nisland, SD $110,729 Oelrichs, SD $110,512 Oglala, SD $110,704 Oral, SD $110,410 Owanka, SD $108,881

Piedmont, SD $107,763 Pine Ridge, SD $110,910 Porcupine, SD $110,577 Pringle, SD $110,113 Quinn, SD $110,220 Redig, SD $110,090 Saint Onge, SD $110,403 Scenic, SD $109,620

Smithwick, SD $110,549 Spearfish, SD $110,901 Sturgis, SD $108,400 Union Center, SD $110,033 Vale, SD $109,686 Wall, SD $110,061 Wasta, SD $109,504 White Owl, SD $110,254

Whitewood, SD $109,938 Wounded Knee, SD $110,800 Leola, SD $111,457 Long Lake, SD $111,627 Mansfield, SD $111,391 Mellette, SD $111,495 Northville, SD $111,376 Onaka, SD $110,943

Orient, SD $111,111 Pierpont, SD $111,488 Redfield, SD $111,668 Rockham, SD $111,243 Roscoe, SD $111,046 Selby, SD $110,854 Seneca, SD $110,873 Stratford, SD $111,501

Tolstoy, SD $110,880 Tulare, SD $111,513 Turton, SD $111,519 Warner, SD $111,631 Westport, SD $111,477 Pierre, SD $101,815 Agar, SD $104,464 Belvidere, SD $110,218

Blunt, SD $101,815 Burke, SD $111,081 Colome, SD $110,945 Dallas, SD $110,912 Draper, SD $107,488 Fort Pierre, SD $102,114 Gregory, SD $111,030 Hamill, SD $110,754

Harrold, SD $102,410 Hayes, SD $109,083 Herrick, SD $111,018 Holabird, SD $104,719 Ideal, SD $110,725 Kadoka, SD $110,345 Kennebec, SD $109,109 Long Valley, SD $110,340

Lower Brule, SD $108,965 Martin, SD $110,606 Midland, SD $109,982 Milesville, SD $110,054 Mission, SD $110,843 Murdo, SD $109,302 Norris, SD $110,512 Okaton, SD $110,232

Okreek, SD $110,780 Onida, SD $102,815 Parmelee, SD $110,710 Philip, SD $110,214 Presho, SD $108,293 Reliance, SD $110,817 Rosebud, SD $110,964 Saint Charles, SD $111,139

Saint Francis, SD $110,751 Tuthill, SD $110,473 Vivian, SD $107,823 Wanblee, SD $110,547 White River, SD $110,497 Winner, SD $110,843 Witten, SD $110,645 Wood, SD $110,484

Mobridge, SD $110,877 Bison, SD $110,600 Bullhead, SD $111,447 Cherry Creek, SD $110,313 Dupree, SD $110,338 Eagle Butte, SD $110,452 Faith, SD $110,304 Glencross, SD $110,398

Glenham, SD $110,916 Herreid, SD $111,341 Isabel, SD $110,376 Keldron, SD $110,909 Lantry, SD $110,504 Lemmon, SD $111,324 Little Eagle, SD $111,430 Lodgepole, SD $111,024

Mc Intosh, SD $111,076 Mc Laughlin, SD $110,978 Meadow, SD $110,346 Morristown, SD $111,190 Mound City, SD $111,141 Pollock, SD $111,559 Prairie City, SD $110,744 Ralph, SD $111,105

Reva, SD $110,750 Ridgeview, SD $110,507 Timber Lake, SD $110,562 Trail City, SD $110,527 Wakpala, SD $110,980 Walker, SD $111,157 Watauga, SD $110,906 Whitehorse, SD $110,624

Rapid City, SD $107,664 Ellsworth Afb, SD $107,664 Allen, SD $110,605 Batesland, SD $110,651 Montrose, SD $110,742 North Sioux City, SD $109,643 Nunda, SD $111,213 Oldham, SD $111,458

Olivet, SD $111,197 Parker, SD $110,594 Ramona, SD $111,261 Renner, SD $110,232 Rowena, SD $110,157 Rutland, SD $111,115 Salem, SD $111,122 Scotland, SD $111,371

Sinai, SD $111,811 Springfield, SD $111,504 Tabor, SD $111,430 Tea, SD $110,293 Trent, SD $110,712 Tyndall, SD $111,399 Utica, SD $111,205 Valley Springs, SD $110,224

Vermillion, SD $111,231 Viborg, SD $110,980 Volga, SD $111,550 Volin, SD $111,104 Wakonda, SD $110,990 Wentworth, SD $111,075 Winfred, SD $111,129 Worthing, SD $110,398

Yankton, SD $111,656 Sioux Falls, SD $110,130 Vienna, SD $111,750 Wallace, SD $111,683 Waubay, SD $111,631 Webster, SD $111,657 White, SD $111,830 Willow Lake, SD $111,876

Wilmot, SD $111,739 Mitchell, SD $111,758 Alexandria, SD $111,347 Alpena, SD $111,535 Armour, SD $111,306 Artesian, SD $111,518 Avon, SD $111,336 Bonesteel, SD $111,119

Bridgewater, SD $111,048 Canova, SD $111,198 Carpenter, SD $111,794 Carthage, SD $111,544 Cavour, SD $111,691 Chamberlain, SD $111,187 Corsica, SD $111,326 Dante, SD $111,271

Delmont, SD $111,275 Dimock, SD $111,399 Emery, SD $111,232 Ethan, SD $111,458 Fairfax, SD $111,139 Fedora, SD $111,422 Fort Thompson, SD $109,882 Fulton, SD $111,436

Gann Valley, SD $110,958 Geddes, SD $111,165 Harrison, SD $111,249 Highmore, SD $109,109 Stephan, SD $109,592 Hitchcock, SD $111,602 Howard, SD $111,477 Huron, SD $111,982

Iroquois, SD $111,716 Kaylor, SD $111,519 Kimball, SD $111,182 Lake Andes, SD $111,344 Lane, SD $111,768 Letcher, SD $111,467 Marty, SD $111,701 Miller, SD $111,286

Mount Vernon, SD $111,395 New Holland, SD $111,561 Oacoma, SD $111,088 Parkston, SD $111,443 Pickstown, SD $111,515 Plankinton, SD $111,377 Platte, SD $111,187 Pukwana, SD $111,109

Ree Heights, SD $110,554 Saint Lawrence, SD $111,291 Spencer, SD $111,183 Stickney, SD $111,304 Tripp, SD $111,336 Virgil, SD $111,441 Wagner, SD $111,358 Wessington, SD $111,358

Wessington Springs, SD $111,341 White Lake, SD $111,231 Wolsey, SD $111,577 Woonsocket, SD $111,527 Yale, SD $111,782 Aberdeen, SD $111,793 Akaska, SD $110,794 Amherst, SD $111,621

Andover, SD $111,460 Ashton, SD $111,440 Barnard, SD $111,593 Bath, SD $111,558 Bowdle, SD $111,003 Brentford, SD $111,642 Britton, SD $111,935 Claremont, SD $111,527

Columbia, SD $111,393 Conde, SD $111,512 Cresbard, SD $111,237 Doland, SD $111,750 Eureka, SD $111,396 Faulkton, SD $111,227 Ferney, SD $111,918 Frankfort, SD $111,743

Frederick, SD $111,622 Gettysburg, SD $110,183 Groton, SD $111,570 Hecla, SD $111,782 Hosmer, SD $111,219 Houghton, SD $111,309 Hoven, SD $110,914 Ipswich, SD $111,333

Java, SD $110,845 Langford, SD $111,471 Lebanon, SD $110,368 Watertown, SD $111,982 Arlington, SD $111,685 Astoria, SD $111,863 Badger, SD $111,881 Big Stone City, SD $112,043

Bradley, SD $111,648 Brandt, SD $111,788 Bristol, SD $111,558 Bruce, SD $111,666 Bryant, SD $111,826 Castlewood, SD $111,758 Claire City, SD $111,927 Clark, SD $111,840

Clear Lake, SD $111,797 Corona, SD $111,929 De Smet, SD $111,782 Eden, SD $111,584 Erwin, SD $111,712 Estelline, SD $111,739 Florence, SD $111,703 Garden City, SD $111,722

Gary, SD $111,869 Goodwin, SD $111,656 Grenville, SD $111,555 Hayti, SD $111,800 Hazel, SD $111,749 Henry, SD $111,751 Kranzburg, SD $112,167 Labolt, SD $111,667

Lake City, SD $111,770 Lake Norden, SD $111,853 Lake Preston, SD $111,745 Marvin, SD $111,547 Milbank, SD $112,025 New Effington, SD $112,165 Ortley, SD $111,571 Peever, SD $111,721

Raymond, SD $111,777 Revillo, SD $111,735 Rosholt, SD $112,138 Roslyn, SD $111,533 Sisseton, SD $111,789 South Shore, SD $111,581 Stockholm, SD $111,582 Strandburg, SD $111,570

Summit, SD $111,577 Toronto, SD $111,744 Twin Brooks, SD $111,540 Veblen, SD $111,982

Technical Leader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Leader'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

$98,907

Average $109,828/year

$119,797

$8,242

Average $9,152/month

$9,983

$1,902

Average $2,112/week

$2,304

$48

Average $53/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,797	$9,983	$2,304	$58
Average	$109,828	$9,152	$2,112	$53
25th Percentile	$98,907	$8,242	$1,902	$48

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