Optical Sales Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Optical Sales make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Optical Sales in South Dakota is $34,600 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,237
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,020 to $37,027
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,760

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Optical Sales Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,027	$3,086	$712	$18
Average	$34,600	$2,883	$665	$17
25th Percentile	$31,020	$2,585	$597	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Optical Sales Salaries

An Optical Sales'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 Optical Sales 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 Optical Sales. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,154.
California: $41,994.
Massachusetts: $41,434.

District of Columbia $42,154 California $41,994 Massachusetts $41,434 Washington $41,282 New Jersey $41,267 Alaska $41,213 Connecticut $40,688 New York $40,475

Hawaii $39,793 Rhode Island $39,473 Maryland $39,256 Minnesota $38,959 Colorado $38,845 Illinois $38,807 Oregon $38,662 Delaware $38,556

New Hampshire $38,489 Virginia $38,339 Pennsylvania $37,901 Nevada $37,680 North Dakota $37,608 Michigan $37,494 Wisconsin $37,452 Vermont $37,368

Texas $37,136 Maine $37,120 Arizona $37,098 Ohio $37,071 Georgia $36,721 Indiana $36,546 Wyoming $36,511 Utah $36,458

Iowa $36,435 Kansas $36,252 Louisiana $36,199 North Carolina $36,180 Missouri $36,172 Florida $36,024 Montana $35,944 Nebraska $35,868

Kentucky $35,826 South Carolina $35,674 Tennessee $35,579 Idaho $35,540 New Mexico $35,263 Oklahoma $35,202 Alabama $34,977 South Dakota $34,600

Arkansas $34,395 West Virginia $34,284 Mississippi $33,953

Top Paying Cities for Optical Sales

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: $34,961
Aurora: $35,146
Baltic: $34,768

Alcester, SD $34,961 Aurora, SD $35,146 Baltic, SD $34,768 Beresford, SD $34,871 Brandon, SD $34,697 Brookings, SD $35,211 Burbank, SD $34,836 Canistota, SD $34,888

Canton, SD $34,789 Centerville, SD $34,873 Chancellor, SD $34,785 Chester, SD $34,871 Colman, SD $34,985 Colton, SD $34,839 Crooks, SD $34,749 Davis, SD $34,831

Dell Rapids, SD $34,832 Egan, SD $34,926 Elk Point, SD $34,726 Elkton, SD $35,168 Fairview, SD $34,840 Flandreau, SD $35,039 Freeman, SD $35,001 Garretson, SD $34,775

Gayville, SD $35,060 Harrisburg, SD $34,719 Hartford, SD $34,773 Hudson, SD $34,868 Humboldt, SD $34,822 Hurley, SD $34,875 Irene, SD $34,972 Jefferson, SD $34,596

Lennox, SD $34,785 Lesterville, SD $35,034 Lyons, SD $34,782 Madison, SD $35,054 Marion, SD $34,898 Menno, SD $35,015 Mission Hill, SD $35,042 Monroe, SD $34,861

Belle Fourche, SD $34,995 Black Hawk, SD $33,925 Box Elder, SD $33,968 Buffalo, SD $34,932 Buffalo Gap, SD $34,657 Camp Crook, SD $34,965 Caputa, SD $34,133 Custer, SD $34,583

Deadwood, SD $34,369 Edgemont, SD $34,914 Enning, SD $34,642 Fairburn, SD $34,263 Fort Meade, SD $34,259 Hermosa, SD $34,126 Hill City, SD $34,357 Hot Springs, SD $34,888

Howes, SD $34,719 Interior, SD $34,774 Keystone, SD $34,092 Kyle, SD $34,848 Lead, SD $34,684 Ludlow, SD $35,069 Manderson, SD $34,905 Mud Butte, SD $34,740

Nemo, SD $34,140 Newell, SD $34,807 New Underwood, SD $34,134 Nisland, SD $34,884 Oelrichs, SD $34,816 Oglala, SD $34,876 Oral, SD $34,784 Owanka, SD $34,302

Piedmont, SD $33,950 Pine Ridge, SD $34,941 Porcupine, SD $34,836 Pringle, SD $34,690 Quinn, SD $34,724 Redig, SD $34,683 Saint Onge, SD $34,781 Scenic, SD $34,535

Smithwick, SD $34,827 Spearfish, SD $34,938 Sturgis, SD $34,150 Union Center, SD $34,665 Vale, SD $34,556 Wall, SD $34,674 Wasta, SD $34,498 White Owl, SD $34,735

Whitewood, SD $34,635 Wounded Knee, SD $34,907 Leola, SD $35,113 Long Lake, SD $35,167 Mansfield, SD $35,093 Mellette, SD $35,126 Northville, SD $35,088 Onaka, SD $34,952

Orient, SD $35,004 Pierpont, SD $35,123 Redfield, SD $35,180 Rockham, SD $35,046 Roscoe, SD $34,984 Selby, SD $34,923 Seneca, SD $34,929 Stratford, SD $35,127

Tolstoy, SD $34,932 Tulare, SD $35,131 Turton, SD $35,133 Warner, SD $35,168 Westport, SD $35,120 Pierre, SD $32,076 Agar, SD $32,910 Belvidere, SD $34,723

Blunt, SD $32,076 Burke, SD $34,995 Colome, SD $34,952 Dallas, SD $34,942 Draper, SD $33,863 Fort Pierre, SD $32,170 Gregory, SD $34,979 Hamill, SD $34,892

Harrold, SD $32,263 Hayes, SD $34,366 Herrick, SD $34,975 Holabird, SD $32,991 Ideal, SD $34,883 Kadoka, SD $34,763 Kennebec, SD $34,374 Long Valley, SD $34,762

Lower Brule, SD $34,328 Martin, SD $34,845 Midland, SD $34,649 Milesville, SD $34,671 Mission, SD $34,920 Murdo, SD $34,434 Norris, SD $34,816 Okaton, SD $34,728

Okreek, SD $34,900 Onida, SD $32,391 Parmelee, SD $34,878 Philip, SD $34,722 Presho, SD $34,117 Reliance, SD $34,912 Rosebud, SD $34,958 Saint Charles, SD $35,013

Saint Francis, SD $34,891 Tuthill, SD $34,803 Vivian, SD $33,968 Wanblee, SD $34,827 White River, SD $34,811 Winner, SD $34,920 Witten, SD $34,857 Wood, SD $34,807

Mobridge, SD $34,931 Bison, SD $34,843 Bullhead, SD $35,110 Cherry Creek, SD $34,753 Dupree, SD $34,761 Eagle Butte, SD $34,797 Faith, SD $34,750 Glencross, SD $34,780

Glenham, SD $34,943 Herreid, SD $35,077 Isabel, SD $34,773 Keldron, SD $34,941 Lantry, SD $34,813 Lemmon, SD $35,071 Little Eagle, SD $35,105 Lodgepole, SD $34,977

Mc Intosh, SD $34,993 Mc Laughlin, SD $34,963 Meadow, SD $34,763 Morristown, SD $35,029 Mound City, SD $35,014 Pollock, SD $35,146 Prairie City, SD $34,889 Ralph, SD $35,003

Reva, SD $34,891 Ridgeview, SD $34,814 Timber Lake, SD $34,832 Trail City, SD $34,821 Wakpala, SD $34,963 Walker, SD $35,019 Watauga, SD $34,940 Whitehorse, SD $34,851

Rapid City, SD $33,919 Ellsworth Afb, SD $33,919 Allen, SD $34,845 Batesland, SD $34,859 Montrose, SD $34,888 North Sioux City, SD $34,542 Nunda, SD $35,036 Oldham, SD $35,114

Olivet, SD $35,031 Parker, SD $34,841 Ramona, SD $35,052 Renner, SD $34,728 Rowena, SD $34,704 Rutland, SD $35,006 Salem, SD $35,008 Scotland, SD $35,086

Sinai, SD $35,225 Springfield, SD $35,128 Tabor, SD $35,105 Tea, SD $34,747 Trent, SD $34,879 Tyndall, SD $35,095 Utica, SD $35,034 Valley Springs, SD $34,725

Vermillion, SD $35,042 Viborg, SD $34,963 Volga, SD $35,143 Volin, SD $35,002 Wakonda, SD $34,966 Wentworth, SD $34,993 Winfred, SD $35,010 Worthing, SD $34,780

Yankton, SD $35,176 Sioux Falls, SD $34,695 Vienna, SD $35,206 Wallace, SD $35,185 Waubay, SD $35,168 Webster, SD $35,177 White, SD $35,231 Willow Lake, SD $35,245

Wilmot, SD $35,202 Mitchell, SD $35,208 Alexandria, SD $35,079 Alpena, SD $35,138 Armour, SD $35,066 Artesian, SD $35,133 Avon, SD $35,075 Bonesteel, SD $35,007

Bridgewater, SD $34,985 Canova, SD $35,032 Carpenter, SD $35,220 Carthage, SD $35,141 Cavour, SD $35,187 Chamberlain, SD $35,028 Corsica, SD $35,072 Dante, SD $35,055

Delmont, SD $35,056 Dimock, SD $35,095 Emery, SD $35,043 Ethan, SD $35,114 Fairfax, SD $35,013 Fedora, SD $35,102 Fort Thompson, SD $34,617 Fulton, SD $35,107

Gann Valley, SD $34,956 Geddes, SD $35,022 Harrison, SD $35,048 Highmore, SD $34,374 Stephan, SD $34,526 Hitchcock, SD $35,159 Howard, SD $35,120 Huron, SD $35,279

Iroquois, SD $35,195 Kaylor, SD $35,133 Kimball, SD $35,027 Lake Andes, SD $35,078 Lane, SD $35,212 Letcher, SD $35,117 Marty, SD $35,190 Miller, SD $35,060

Mount Vernon, SD $35,094 New Holland, SD $35,146 Oacoma, SD $34,997 Parkston, SD $35,109 Pickstown, SD $35,132 Plankinton, SD $35,088 Platte, SD $35,028 Pukwana, SD $35,004

Ree Heights, SD $34,829 Saint Lawrence, SD $35,061 Spencer, SD $35,027 Stickney, SD $35,065 Tripp, SD $35,075 Virgil, SD $35,108 Wagner, SD $35,082 Wessington, SD $35,082

Wessington Springs, SD $35,077 White Lake, SD $35,042 Wolsey, SD $35,151 Woonsocket, SD $35,135 Yale, SD $35,216 Aberdeen, SD $35,219 Akaska, SD $34,905 Amherst, SD $35,165

Andover, SD $35,114 Ashton, SD $35,108 Barnard, SD $35,156 Bath, SD $35,145 Bowdle, SD $34,971 Brentford, SD $35,172 Britton, SD $35,264 Claremont, SD $35,135

Columbia, SD $35,093 Conde, SD $35,131 Cresbard, SD $35,044 Doland, SD $35,206 Eureka, SD $35,094 Faulkton, SD $35,041 Ferney, SD $35,259 Frankfort, SD $35,204

Frederick, SD $35,165 Gettysburg, SD $34,712 Groton, SD $35,149 Hecla, SD $35,216 Hosmer, SD $35,038 Houghton, SD $35,067 Hoven, SD $34,942 Ipswich, SD $35,074

Java, SD $34,921 Langford, SD $35,118 Lebanon, SD $34,770 Watertown, SD $35,279 Arlington, SD $35,185 Astoria, SD $35,241 Badger, SD $35,247 Big Stone City, SD $35,298

Bradley, SD $35,173 Brandt, SD $35,218 Bristol, SD $35,145 Bruce, SD $35,179 Bryant, SD $35,230 Castlewood, SD $35,208 Claire City, SD $35,261 Clark, SD $35,234

Clear Lake, SD $35,221 Corona, SD $35,262 De Smet, SD $35,216 Eden, SD $35,153 Erwin, SD $35,194 Estelline, SD $35,202 Florence, SD $35,191 Garden City, SD $35,197

Gary, SD $35,243 Goodwin, SD $35,176 Grenville, SD $35,144 Hayti, SD $35,221 Hazel, SD $35,205 Henry, SD $35,206 Kranzburg, SD $35,337 Labolt, SD $35,180

Lake City, SD $35,212 Lake Norden, SD $35,238 Lake Preston, SD $35,204 Marvin, SD $35,142 Milbank, SD $35,292 New Effington, SD $35,336 Ortley, SD $35,149 Peever, SD $35,197

Raymond, SD $35,214 Revillo, SD $35,201 Rosholt, SD $35,328 Roslyn, SD $35,137 Sisseton, SD $35,218 South Shore, SD $35,153 Stockholm, SD $35,153 Strandburg, SD $35,149

Summit, SD $35,151 Toronto, SD $35,204 Twin Brooks, SD $35,140 Veblen, SD $35,279

Optical Sales Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Optical Sales roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Optical Sales positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Optical Sales as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Optical Sales

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$41,520	$20.0	20%
MFG Durable	$39,790	$19.0	15%
Healthcare	$38,060	$18.0	10%

Optical Sales Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Optical Sales'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

$31,020

Average $34,600/year

$37,027

$2,585

Average $2,883/month

$3,086

$597

Average $665/week

$712

$15

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,027	$3,086	$712	$18
Average	$34,600	$2,883	$665	$17
25th Percentile	$31,020	$2,585	$597	$15

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