Nurse Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Nurse make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in South Dakota is $78,572 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,575
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,344 to $85,902
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,583

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,902	$7,158	$1,652	$41
Average	$78,572	$6,548	$1,511	$38
25th Percentile	$73,344	$6,112	$1,410	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

A Nurse'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 Nurse 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

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: $79,391
Aurora: $79,813
Baltic: $78,954

Alcester, SD $79,391 Aurora, SD $79,813 Baltic, SD $78,954 Beresford, SD $79,188 Brandon, SD $78,793 Brookings, SD $79,960 Burbank, SD $79,108 Canistota, SD $79,226

Canton, SD $79,001 Centerville, SD $79,193 Chancellor, SD $78,992 Chester, SD $79,187 Colman, SD $79,445 Colton, SD $79,115 Crooks, SD $78,911 Davis, SD $79,096

Dell Rapids, SD $79,100 Egan, SD $79,311 Elk Point, SD $78,858 Elkton, SD $79,862 Fairview, SD $79,117 Flandreau, SD $79,569 Freeman, SD $79,483 Garretson, SD $78,969

Gayville, SD $79,616 Harrisburg, SD $78,843 Hartford, SD $78,964 Hudson, SD $79,180 Humboldt, SD $79,076 Hurley, SD $79,196 Irene, SD $79,418 Jefferson, SD $78,564

Lennox, SD $78,992 Lesterville, SD $79,557 Lyons, SD $78,985 Madison, SD $79,602 Marion, SD $79,249 Menno, SD $79,515 Mission Hill, SD $79,575 Monroe, SD $79,164

Belle Fourche, SD $79,470 Black Hawk, SD $77,038 Box Elder, SD $77,138 Buffalo, SD $79,325 Buffalo Gap, SD $78,701 Camp Crook, SD $79,401 Caputa, SD $77,511 Custer, SD $78,532

Deadwood, SD $78,048 Edgemont, SD $79,285 Enning, SD $78,666 Fairburn, SD $77,806 Fort Meade, SD $77,798 Hermosa, SD $77,495 Hill City, SD $78,020 Hot Springs, SD $79,225

Howes, SD $78,841 Interior, SD $78,967 Keystone, SD $77,418 Kyle, SD $79,136 Lead, SD $78,763 Ludlow, SD $79,637 Manderson, SD $79,264 Mud Butte, SD $78,890

Nemo, SD $77,527 Newell, SD $79,043 New Underwood, SD $77,514 Nisland, SD $79,217 Oelrichs, SD $79,062 Oglala, SD $79,199 Oral, SD $78,989 Owanka, SD $77,895

Piedmont, SD $77,096 Pine Ridge, SD $79,347 Porcupine, SD $79,108 Pringle, SD $78,776 Quinn, SD $78,853 Redig, SD $78,760 Saint Onge, SD $78,984 Scenic, SD $78,424

Smithwick, SD $79,088 Spearfish, SD $79,340 Sturgis, SD $77,551 Union Center, SD $78,719 Vale, SD $78,471 Wall, SD $78,739 Wasta, SD $78,341 White Owl, SD $78,877

Whitewood, SD $78,651 Wounded Knee, SD $79,268 Leola, SD $79,738 Long Lake, SD $79,860 Mansfield, SD $79,691 Mellette, SD $79,765 Northville, SD $79,680 Onaka, SD $79,370

Orient, SD $79,490 Pierpont, SD $79,760 Redfield, SD $79,889 Rockham, SD $79,585 Roscoe, SD $79,444 Selby, SD $79,306 Seneca, SD $79,320 Stratford, SD $79,770

Tolstoy, SD $79,325 Tulare, SD $79,778 Turton, SD $79,783 Warner, SD $79,862 Westport, SD $79,752 Pierre, SD $72,840 Agar, SD $74,735 Belvidere, SD $78,851

Blunt, SD $72,840 Burke, SD $79,469 Colome, SD $79,372 Dallas, SD $79,348 Draper, SD $76,898 Fort Pierre, SD $73,054 Gregory, SD $79,432 Hamill, SD $79,235

Harrold, SD $73,265 Hayes, SD $78,040 Herrick, SD $79,424 Holabird, SD $74,918 Ideal, SD $79,215 Kadoka, SD $78,942 Kennebec, SD $78,058 Long Valley, SD $78,939

Lower Brule, SD $77,955 Martin, SD $79,129 Midland, SD $78,683 Milesville, SD $78,734 Mission, SD $79,298 Murdo, SD $78,196 Norris, SD $79,062 Okaton, SD $78,862

Okreek, SD $79,253 Onida, SD $73,555 Parmelee, SD $79,203 Philip, SD $78,849 Presho, SD $77,474 Reliance, SD $79,280 Rosebud, SD $79,385 Saint Charles, SD $79,510

Saint Francis, SD $79,233 Tuthill, SD $79,034 Vivian, SD $77,138 Wanblee, SD $79,087 White River, SD $79,051 Winner, SD $79,298 Witten, SD $79,157 Wood, SD $79,042

Mobridge, SD $79,323 Bison, SD $79,125 Bullhead, SD $79,731 Cherry Creek, SD $78,920 Dupree, SD $78,937 Eagle Butte, SD $79,019 Faith, SD $78,913 Glencross, SD $78,980

Glenham, SD $79,351 Herreid, SD $79,655 Isabel, SD $78,965 Keldron, SD $79,346 Lantry, SD $79,056 Lemmon, SD $79,643 Little Eagle, SD $79,719 Lodgepole, SD $79,428

Mc Intosh, SD $79,465 Mc Laughlin, SD $79,395 Meadow, SD $78,943 Morristown, SD $79,547 Mound City, SD $79,512 Pollock, SD $79,811 Prairie City, SD $79,228 Ralph, SD $79,486

Reva, SD $79,232 Ridgeview, SD $79,058 Timber Lake, SD $79,098 Trail City, SD $79,073 Wakpala, SD $79,397 Walker, SD $79,523 Watauga, SD $79,343 Whitehorse, SD $79,142

Rapid City, SD $77,025 Ellsworth Afb, SD $77,025 Allen, SD $79,128 Batesland, SD $79,161 Montrose, SD $79,227 North Sioux City, SD $78,440 Nunda, SD $79,563 Oldham, SD $79,739

Olivet, SD $79,552 Parker, SD $79,120 Ramona, SD $79,598 Renner, SD $78,862 Rowena, SD $78,808 Rutland, SD $79,493 Salem, SD $79,498 Scotland, SD $79,676

Sinai, SD $79,991 Springfield, SD $79,771 Tabor, SD $79,719 Tea, SD $78,905 Trent, SD $79,205 Tyndall, SD $79,696 Utica, SD $79,558 Valley Springs, SD $78,856

Vermillion, SD $79,576 Viborg, SD $79,397 Volga, SD $79,804 Volin, SD $79,485 Wakonda, SD $79,404 Wentworth, SD $79,464 Winfred, SD $79,503 Worthing, SD $78,980

Yankton, SD $79,880 Sioux Falls, SD $78,788 Vienna, SD $79,948 Wallace, SD $79,899 Waubay, SD $79,862 Webster, SD $79,881 White, SD $80,005 Willow Lake, SD $80,038

Wilmot, SD $79,940 Mitchell, SD $79,953 Alexandria, SD $79,659 Alpena, SD $79,794 Armour, SD $79,630 Artesian, SD $79,782 Avon, SD $79,651 Bonesteel, SD $79,496

Bridgewater, SD $79,445 Canova, SD $79,553 Carpenter, SD $79,979 Carthage, SD $79,800 Cavour, SD $79,905 Chamberlain, SD $79,545 Corsica, SD $79,644 Dante, SD $79,605

Delmont, SD $79,608 Dimock, SD $79,696 Emery, SD $79,577 Ethan, SD $79,739 Fairfax, SD $79,510 Fedora, SD $79,713 Fort Thompson, SD $78,611 Fulton, SD $79,723

Gann Valley, SD $79,381 Geddes, SD $79,529 Harrison, SD $79,589 Highmore, SD $78,058 Stephan, SD $78,404 Hitchcock, SD $79,841 Howard, SD $79,752 Huron, SD $80,114

Iroquois, SD $79,924 Kaylor, SD $79,783 Kimball, SD $79,541 Lake Andes, SD $79,657 Lane, SD $79,961 Letcher, SD $79,745 Marty, SD $79,912 Miller, SD $79,616

Mount Vernon, SD $79,694 New Holland, SD $79,812 Oacoma, SD $79,474 Parkston, SD $79,728 Pickstown, SD $79,779 Plankinton, SD $79,681 Platte, SD $79,545 Pukwana, SD $79,489

Ree Heights, SD $79,092 Saint Lawrence, SD $79,619 Spencer, SD $79,542 Stickney, SD $79,629 Tripp, SD $79,651 Virgil, SD $79,726 Wagner, SD $79,667 Wessington, SD $79,667

Wessington Springs, SD $79,655 White Lake, SD $79,576 Wolsey, SD $79,824 Woonsocket, SD $79,788 Yale, SD $79,970 Aberdeen, SD $79,978 Akaska, SD $79,264 Amherst, SD $79,855

Andover, SD $79,740 Ashton, SD $79,726 Barnard, SD $79,835 Bath, SD $79,810 Bowdle, SD $79,413 Brentford, SD $79,870 Britton, SD $80,080 Claremont, SD $79,788

Columbia, SD $79,692 Conde, SD $79,777 Cresbard, SD $79,580 Doland, SD $79,948 Eureka, SD $79,694 Faulkton, SD $79,573 Ferney, SD $80,068 Frankfort, SD $79,943

Frederick, SD $79,856 Gettysburg, SD $78,826 Groton, SD $79,819 Hecla, SD $79,970 Hosmer, SD $79,567 Houghton, SD $79,632 Hoven, SD $79,349 Ipswich, SD $79,649

Java, SD $79,300 Langford, SD $79,748 Lebanon, SD $78,959 Watertown, SD $80,114 Arlington, SD $79,901 Astoria, SD $80,028 Badger, SD $80,041 Big Stone City, SD $80,157

Bradley, SD $79,874 Brandt, SD $79,975 Bristol, SD $79,810 Bruce, SD $79,887 Bryant, SD $80,002 Castlewood, SD $79,953 Claire City, SD $80,074 Clark, SD $80,012

Clear Lake, SD $79,981 Corona, SD $80,076 De Smet, SD $79,970 Eden, SD $79,828 Erwin, SD $79,920 Estelline, SD $79,940 Florence, SD $79,914 Garden City, SD $79,928

Gary, SD $80,032 Goodwin, SD $79,880 Grenville, SD $79,808 Hayti, SD $79,983 Hazel, SD $79,947 Henry, SD $79,949 Kranzburg, SD $80,246 Labolt, SD $79,888

Lake City, SD $79,962 Lake Norden, SD $80,021 Lake Preston, SD $79,944 Marvin, SD $79,802 Milbank, SD $80,144 New Effington, SD $80,244 Ortley, SD $79,820 Peever, SD $79,927

Raymond, SD $79,967 Revillo, SD $79,937 Rosholt, SD $80,225 Roslyn, SD $79,792 Sisseton, SD $79,975 South Shore, SD $79,827 Stockholm, SD $79,828 Strandburg, SD $79,819

Summit, SD $79,824 Toronto, SD $79,943 Twin Brooks, SD $79,797 Veblen, SD $80,114

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$90,358	$43.0	15%
Biotechnology	$88,394	$42.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$84,465	$41.0	7%
Insurance	$82,501	$40.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Nurse'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

$73,344

Average $78,572/year

$85,902

$6,112

Average $6,548/month

$7,158

$1,410

Average $1,511/week

$1,652

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,902	$7,158	$1,652	$41
Average	$78,572	$6,548	$1,511	$38
25th Percentile	$73,344	$6,112	$1,410	$35

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