Computer Tech Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Computer Tech make in South Dakota?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Tech in South Dakota is $54,362 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,776
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,362 to $61,907
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,900

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Computer Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,907	$5,159	$1,191	$30
Average	$54,362	$4,530	$1,045	$26
25th Percentile	$48,362	$4,030	$930	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Tech Salaries

A Computer Tech'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 Computer Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer Tech'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): $44,176
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,354
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,417
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,680
Expert (over 8 years): $98,755

Levels	Salary
Computer ... Level Computer Tech	$44,176
Computer ... Level Computer Tech	$55,354
Computer ... Level Computer Tech	$61,417
Computer ... Level Computer Tech	$82,680
Computer ... Level Computer Tech	$98,755

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How Do Computer Tech 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 Computer Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,230.
California: $65,979.
Massachusetts: $65,099.

District of Columbia $66,230 California $65,979 Massachusetts $65,099 Washington $64,860 New Jersey $64,836 Alaska $64,753 Connecticut $63,927 New York $63,592

Hawaii $62,521 Rhode Island $62,019 Maryland $61,678 Minnesota $61,211 Colorado $61,032 Illinois $60,972 Oregon $60,745 Delaware $60,577

New Hampshire $60,472 Virginia $60,236 Pennsylvania $59,548 Nevada $59,201 North Dakota $59,088 Michigan $58,908 Wisconsin $58,843 Vermont $58,711

Texas $58,346 Maine $58,322 Arizona $58,286 Ohio $58,244 Georgia $57,694 Indiana $57,419 Wyoming $57,365 Utah $57,281

Iowa $57,245 Kansas $56,958 Louisiana $56,875 North Carolina $56,845 Missouri $56,833 Florida $56,599 Montana $56,474 Nebraska $56,354

Kentucky $56,288 South Carolina $56,049 Tennessee $55,900 Idaho $55,840 New Mexico $55,403 Oklahoma $55,307 Alabama $54,954 South Dakota $54,362

Arkansas $54,039 West Virginia $53,866 Mississippi $53,345

Top Paying Cities for Computer Teches

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: $53,321
Aurora: $53,399
Baltic: $53,997

Alcester, SD $53,321 Aurora, SD $53,399 Baltic, SD $53,997 Beresford, SD $53,351 Brandon, SD $54,296 Brookings, SD $53,399 Burbank, SD $53,226 Canistota, SD $53,399

Canton, SD $53,878 Centerville, SD $53,399 Chancellor, SD $53,698 Chester, SD $53,399 Colman, SD $53,399 Colton, SD $53,638 Crooks, SD $54,296 Davis, SD $53,399

Dell Rapids, SD $53,758 Egan, SD $53,399 Elk Point, SD $53,441 Elkton, SD $53,399 Fairview, SD $53,459 Flandreau, SD $53,399 Freeman, SD $53,399 Garretson, SD $54,057

Gayville, SD $53,226 Harrisburg, SD $54,296 Hartford, SD $53,997 Hudson, SD $53,351 Humboldt, SD $53,638 Hurley, SD $53,399 Irene, SD $53,399 Jefferson, SD $53,728

Lennox, SD $53,878 Lesterville, SD $53,399 Lyons, SD $54,117 Madison, SD $53,399 Marion, SD $53,399 Menno, SD $53,399 Mission Hill, SD $53,309 Monroe, SD $53,399

Belle Fourche, SD $52,334 Black Hawk, SD $53,232 Box Elder, SD $53,232 Buffalo, SD $52,334 Buffalo Gap, SD $52,334 Camp Crook, SD $52,334 Caputa, SD $53,172 Custer, SD $52,334

Deadwood, SD $52,334 Edgemont, SD $52,334 Enning, SD $52,334 Fairburn, SD $52,334 Fort Meade, SD $52,334 Hermosa, SD $52,813 Hill City, SD $52,514 Hot Springs, SD $52,334

Howes, SD $52,334 Interior, SD $52,334 Keystone, SD $52,753 Kyle, SD $52,334 Lead, SD $52,334 Ludlow, SD $52,334 Manderson, SD $52,334 Mud Butte, SD $52,334

Nemo, SD $52,753 Newell, SD $52,334 New Underwood, SD $52,813 Nisland, SD $52,334 Oelrichs, SD $52,334 Oglala, SD $52,334 Oral, SD $52,334 Owanka, SD $52,334

Piedmont, SD $52,933 Pine Ridge, SD $52,334 Porcupine, SD $52,334 Pringle, SD $52,334 Quinn, SD $52,334 Redig, SD $52,334 Saint Onge, SD $52,334 Scenic, SD $52,334

Smithwick, SD $52,334 Spearfish, SD $52,334 Sturgis, SD $52,334 Union Center, SD $52,334 Vale, SD $52,334 Wall, SD $52,334 Wasta, SD $52,334 White Owl, SD $52,334

Whitewood, SD $52,334 Wounded Knee, SD $52,334 Leola, SD $54,045 Long Lake, SD $54,045 Mansfield, SD $49,499 Mellette, SD $49,499 Northville, SD $49,499 Onaka, SD $49,499

Orient, SD $49,499 Pierpont, SD $56,689 Redfield, SD $49,499 Rockham, SD $49,499 Roscoe, SD $49,499 Selby, SD $49,499 Seneca, SD $49,499 Stratford, SD $49,499

Tolstoy, SD $49,499 Tulare, SD $49,499 Turton, SD $49,499 Warner, SD $49,499 Westport, SD $53,094 Pierre, SD $50,396 Agar, SD $49,499 Belvidere, SD $49,499

Blunt, SD $50,337 Burke, SD $49,499 Colome, SD $49,499 Dallas, SD $49,499 Draper, SD $49,499 Fort Pierre, SD $50,337 Gregory, SD $49,499 Hamill, SD $49,499

Harrold, SD $49,619 Hayes, SD $49,499 Herrick, SD $49,499 Holabird, SD $49,499 Ideal, SD $49,499 Kadoka, SD $50,917 Kennebec, SD $49,499 Long Valley, SD $50,917

Lower Brule, SD $49,499 Martin, SD $52,334 Midland, SD $49,499 Milesville, SD $50,917 Mission, SD $49,499 Murdo, SD $49,499 Norris, SD $49,499 Okaton, SD $49,499

Okreek, SD $49,499 Onida, SD $49,858 Parmelee, SD $49,499 Philip, SD $50,917 Presho, SD $49,499 Reliance, SD $49,499 Rosebud, SD $49,499 Saint Charles, SD $49,499

Saint Francis, SD $49,499 Tuthill, SD $50,917 Vivian, SD $49,499 Wanblee, SD $52,334 White River, SD $49,499 Winner, SD $49,499 Witten, SD $49,499 Wood, SD $49,499

Mobridge, SD $49,499 Bison, SD $52,334 Bullhead, SD $58,591 Cherry Creek, SD $49,499 Dupree, SD $49,499 Eagle Butte, SD $49,499 Faith, SD $52,334 Glencross, SD $49,499

Glenham, SD $49,499 Herreid, SD $58,591 Isabel, SD $49,499 Keldron, SD $58,591 Lantry, SD $49,499 Lemmon, SD $58,591 Little Eagle, SD $58,591 Lodgepole, SD $55,463

Mc Intosh, SD $58,591 Mc Laughlin, SD $58,591 Meadow, SD $55,463 Morristown, SD $58,591 Mound City, SD $54,045 Pollock, SD $58,591 Prairie City, SD $52,334 Ralph, SD $52,334

Reva, SD $52,334 Ridgeview, SD $49,499 Timber Lake, SD $49,499 Trail City, SD $49,499 Wakpala, SD $54,045 Walker, SD $58,591 Watauga, SD $58,591 Whitehorse, SD $49,499

Rapid City, SD $53,232 Ellsworth Afb, SD $53,232 Allen, SD $52,334 Batesland, SD $52,334 Montrose, SD $53,399 North Sioux City, SD $53,764 Nunda, SD $53,399 Oldham, SD $53,399

Olivet, SD $53,399 Parker, SD $53,399 Ramona, SD $53,399 Renner, SD $54,296 Rowena, SD $54,296 Rutland, SD $53,399 Salem, SD $53,399 Scotland, SD $53,399

Sinai, SD $53,399 Springfield, SD $53,309 Tabor, SD $53,309 Tea, SD $54,237 Trent, SD $53,399 Tyndall, SD $53,399 Utica, SD $53,399 Valley Springs, SD $54,237

Vermillion, SD $53,226 Viborg, SD $53,399 Volga, SD $53,399 Volin, SD $53,399 Wakonda, SD $53,399 Wentworth, SD $53,399 Winfred, SD $53,399 Worthing, SD $53,938

Yankton, SD $53,309 Sioux Falls, SD $54,296 Vienna, SD $53,399 Wallace, SD $53,399 Waubay, SD $56,689 Webster, SD $56,689 White, SD $53,399 Willow Lake, SD $53,399

Wilmot, SD $56,689 Mitchell, SD $53,399 Alexandria, SD $53,399 Alpena, SD $51,449 Armour, SD $53,399 Artesian, SD $53,399 Avon, SD $53,399 Bonesteel, SD $51,449

Bridgewater, SD $53,399 Canova, SD $53,399 Carpenter, SD $53,399 Carthage, SD $53,399 Cavour, SD $53,399 Chamberlain, SD $49,499 Corsica, SD $53,399 Dante, SD $53,399

Delmont, SD $53,399 Dimock, SD $53,399 Emery, SD $53,399 Ethan, SD $53,399 Fairfax, SD $51,449 Fedora, SD $53,399 Fort Thompson, SD $49,499 Fulton, SD $53,399

Gann Valley, SD $49,499 Geddes, SD $51,449 Harrison, SD $53,399 Highmore, SD $49,499 Stephan, SD $49,499 Hitchcock, SD $49,499 Howard, SD $53,399 Huron, SD $51,449

Iroquois, SD $53,399 Kaylor, SD $53,399 Kimball, SD $49,499 Lake Andes, SD $53,399 Lane, SD $51,449 Letcher, SD $53,399 Marty, SD $53,399 Miller, SD $49,499

Mount Vernon, SD $53,399 New Holland, SD $51,449 Oacoma, SD $49,499 Parkston, SD $53,399 Pickstown, SD $53,399 Plankinton, SD $51,449 Platte, SD $51,449 Pukwana, SD $49,499

Ree Heights, SD $49,499 Saint Lawrence, SD $49,499 Spencer, SD $53,399 Stickney, SD $53,399 Tripp, SD $53,399 Virgil, SD $49,499 Wagner, SD $53,399 Wessington, SD $49,499

Wessington Springs, SD $49,499 White Lake, SD $49,499 Wolsey, SD $49,499 Woonsocket, SD $53,399 Yale, SD $53,399 Aberdeen, SD $49,499 Akaska, SD $49,499 Amherst, SD $56,689

Andover, SD $56,689 Ashton, SD $49,499 Barnard, SD $53,094 Bath, SD $53,094 Bowdle, SD $49,499 Brentford, SD $49,499 Britton, SD $56,689 Claremont, SD $56,689

Columbia, SD $53,094 Conde, SD $49,499 Cresbard, SD $49,499 Doland, SD $51,449 Eureka, SD $54,045 Faulkton, SD $49,499 Ferney, SD $53,094 Frankfort, SD $49,499

Frederick, SD $56,689 Gettysburg, SD $49,499 Groton, SD $53,094 Hecla, SD $56,689 Hosmer, SD $49,499 Houghton, SD $56,689 Hoven, SD $49,499 Ipswich, SD $49,499

Java, SD $49,499 Langford, SD $56,689 Lebanon, SD $49,499 Watertown, SD $53,399 Arlington, SD $53,399 Astoria, SD $53,399 Badger, SD $53,399 Big Stone City, SD $56,187

Bradley, SD $53,399 Brandt, SD $53,399 Bristol, SD $56,689 Bruce, SD $53,399 Bryant, SD $53,399 Castlewood, SD $53,399 Claire City, SD $56,689 Clark, SD $53,399

Clear Lake, SD $53,399 Corona, SD $56,689 De Smet, SD $53,399 Eden, SD $56,689 Erwin, SD $53,399 Estelline, SD $53,399 Florence, SD $53,399 Garden City, SD $53,399

Gary, SD $53,399 Goodwin, SD $53,399 Grenville, SD $56,689 Hayti, SD $53,399 Hazel, SD $53,399 Henry, SD $53,399 Kranzburg, SD $53,399 Labolt, SD $53,399

Lake City, SD $56,689 Lake Norden, SD $53,399 Lake Preston, SD $53,399 Marvin, SD $55,044 Milbank, SD $56,187 New Effington, SD $56,689 Ortley, SD $56,689 Peever, SD $56,689

Raymond, SD $51,449 Revillo, SD $53,399 Rosholt, SD $56,689 Roslyn, SD $56,689 Sisseton, SD $56,689 South Shore, SD $53,399 Stockholm, SD $53,399 Strandburg, SD $53,399

Summit, SD $55,044 Toronto, SD $53,399 Twin Brooks, SD $55,044 Veblen, SD $56,689

Computer Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Tech'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 April 01, 2026

$48,362

Average $54,362/year

$61,907

$4,030

Average $4,530/month

$5,159

$930

Average $1,045/week

$1,191

$23

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,907	$5,159	$1,191	$30
Average	$54,362	$4,530	$1,045	$26
25th Percentile	$48,362	$4,030	$930	$23

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