Software Developer In Test Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Developer In Test make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Developer In Test in South Dakota is $42,946 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Software Developer In Test's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,692
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,348 to $48,048
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,251

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Software Developer In Test Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,048	$4,004	$924	$23
Average	$42,946	$3,579	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$37,348	$3,112	$718	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Software Developer In Test Salaries

A Software Developer In Test'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 Software Developer In Test Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Developer In Test'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): $43,335
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,153
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,646
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,915
Expert (over 8 years): $109,348

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Developer In Test	$43,335
Software ... Level Software Developer In Test	$49,153
Software ... Level Software Developer In Test	$58,646
Software ... Level Software Developer In Test	$65,915
Software ... Level Software Developer In Test	$109,348

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How Do Software Developer In Test 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 Software Developer In Tests. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,321.
California: $52,123.
Massachusetts: $51,428.

District of Columbia $52,321 California $52,123 Massachusetts $51,428 Washington $51,239 New Jersey $51,220 Alaska $51,154 Connecticut $50,502 New York $50,237

Hawaii $49,391 Rhode Island $48,995 Maryland $48,725 Minnesota $48,357 Colorado $48,215 Illinois $48,168 Oregon $47,988 Delaware $47,856

New Hampshire $47,772 Virginia $47,586 Pennsylvania $47,043 Nevada $46,769 North Dakota $46,679 Michigan $46,537 Wisconsin $46,485 Vermont $46,381

Texas $46,093 Maine $46,074 Arizona $46,046 Ohio $46,013 Georgia $45,578 Indiana $45,361 Wyoming $45,318 Utah $45,252

Iowa $45,224 Kansas $44,997 Louisiana $44,931 North Carolina $44,907 Missouri $44,897 Florida $44,713 Montana $44,614 Nebraska $44,519

Kentucky $44,467 South Carolina $44,278 Tennessee $44,160 Idaho $44,113 New Mexico $43,768 Oklahoma $43,692 Alabama $43,414 South Dakota $42,946

Arkansas $42,691 West Virginia $42,554 Mississippi $42,142

Top Paying Cities for Software Developer In Tests

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: $43,393
Aurora: $43,624
Baltic: $43,155

Alcester, SD $43,393 Aurora, SD $43,624 Baltic, SD $43,155 Beresford, SD $43,282 Brandon, SD $43,066 Brookings, SD $43,704 Burbank, SD $43,239 Canistota, SD $43,303

Canton, SD $43,180 Centerville, SD $43,285 Chancellor, SD $43,175 Chester, SD $43,282 Colman, SD $43,423 Colton, SD $43,243 Crooks, SD $43,131 Davis, SD $43,232

Dell Rapids, SD $43,234 Egan, SD $43,350 Elk Point, SD $43,102 Elkton, SD $43,651 Fairview, SD $43,244 Flandreau, SD $43,491 Freeman, SD $43,443 Garretson, SD $43,163

Gayville, SD $43,516 Harrisburg, SD $43,094 Hartford, SD $43,160 Hudson, SD $43,278 Humboldt, SD $43,221 Hurley, SD $43,287 Irene, SD $43,408 Jefferson, SD $42,941

Lennox, SD $43,175 Lesterville, SD $43,484 Lyons, SD $43,171 Madison, SD $43,509 Marion, SD $43,316 Menno, SD $43,461 Mission Hill, SD $43,494 Monroe, SD $43,269

Belle Fourche, SD $43,436 Black Hawk, SD $42,107 Box Elder, SD $42,162 Buffalo, SD $43,357 Buffalo Gap, SD $43,016 Camp Crook, SD $43,399 Caputa, SD $42,366 Custer, SD $42,924

Deadwood, SD $42,659 Edgemont, SD $43,336 Enning, SD $42,997 Fairburn, SD $42,527 Fort Meade, SD $42,523 Hermosa, SD $42,357 Hill City, SD $42,644 Hot Springs, SD $43,303

Howes, SD $43,093 Interior, SD $43,162 Keystone, SD $42,315 Kyle, SD $43,254 Lead, SD $43,050 Ludlow, SD $43,528 Manderson, SD $43,324 Mud Butte, SD $43,119

Nemo, SD $42,374 Newell, SD $43,203 New Underwood, SD $42,367 Nisland, SD $43,298 Oelrichs, SD $43,213 Oglala, SD $43,288 Oral, SD $43,174 Owanka, SD $42,576

Piedmont, SD $42,139 Pine Ridge, SD $43,369 Porcupine, SD $43,239 Pringle, SD $43,057 Quinn, SD $43,099 Redig, SD $43,048 Saint Onge, SD $43,171 Scenic, SD $42,865

Smithwick, SD $43,228 Spearfish, SD $43,365 Sturgis, SD $42,388 Union Center, SD $43,026 Vale, SD $42,891 Wall, SD $43,037 Wasta, SD $42,819 White Owl, SD $43,113

Whitewood, SD $42,989 Wounded Knee, SD $43,326 Leola, SD $43,583 Long Lake, SD $43,649 Mansfield, SD $43,557 Mellette, SD $43,598 Northville, SD $43,551 Onaka, SD $43,382

Orient, SD $43,448 Pierpont, SD $43,595 Redfield, SD $43,665 Rockham, SD $43,499 Roscoe, SD $43,422 Selby, SD $43,347 Seneca, SD $43,355 Stratford, SD $43,600

Tolstoy, SD $43,357 Tulare, SD $43,605 Turton, SD $43,607 Warner, SD $43,651 Westport, SD $43,591 Pierre, SD $39,813 Agar, SD $40,849 Belvidere, SD $43,098

Blunt, SD $39,813 Burke, SD $43,436 Colome, SD $43,383 Dallas, SD $43,370 Draper, SD $42,031 Fort Pierre, SD $39,929 Gregory, SD $43,416 Hamill, SD $43,308

Harrold, SD $40,045 Hayes, SD $42,655 Herrick, SD $43,411 Holabird, SD $40,948 Ideal, SD $43,297 Kadoka, SD $43,148 Kennebec, SD $42,665 Long Valley, SD $43,146

Lower Brule, SD $42,608 Martin, SD $43,250 Midland, SD $43,006 Milesville, SD $43,034 Mission, SD $43,343 Murdo, SD $42,740 Norris, SD $43,213 Okaton, SD $43,104

Okreek, SD $43,318 Onida, SD $40,204 Parmelee, SD $43,291 Philip, SD $43,097 Presho, SD $42,346 Reliance, SD $43,333 Rosebud, SD $43,390 Saint Charles, SD $43,459

Saint Francis, SD $43,307 Tuthill, SD $43,198 Vivian, SD $42,162 Wanblee, SD $43,227 White River, SD $43,208 Winner, SD $43,343 Witten, SD $43,265 Wood, SD $43,202

Mobridge, SD $43,356 Bison, SD $43,248 Bullhead, SD $43,579 Cherry Creek, SD $43,136 Dupree, SD $43,145 Eagle Butte, SD $43,190 Faith, SD $43,132 Glencross, SD $43,169

Glenham, SD $43,372 Herreid, SD $43,537 Isabel, SD $43,160 Keldron, SD $43,369 Lantry, SD $43,210 Lemmon, SD $43,531 Little Eagle, SD $43,572 Lodgepole, SD $43,414

Mc Intosh, SD $43,434 Mc Laughlin, SD $43,396 Meadow, SD $43,149 Morristown, SD $43,478 Mound City, SD $43,459 Pollock, SD $43,623 Prairie City, SD $43,304 Ralph, SD $43,445

Reva, SD $43,306 Ridgeview, SD $43,211 Timber Lake, SD $43,233 Trail City, SD $43,219 Wakpala, SD $43,397 Walker, SD $43,466 Watauga, SD $43,367 Whitehorse, SD $43,257

Rapid City, SD $42,100 Ellsworth Afb, SD $42,100 Allen, SD $43,250 Batesland, SD $43,268 Montrose, SD $43,304 North Sioux City, SD $42,873 Nunda, SD $43,487 Oldham, SD $43,583

Olivet, SD $43,481 Parker, SD $43,245 Ramona, SD $43,506 Renner, SD $43,104 Rowena, SD $43,075 Rutland, SD $43,449 Salem, SD $43,452 Scotland, SD $43,549

Sinai, SD $43,721 Springfield, SD $43,601 Tabor, SD $43,572 Tea, SD $43,128 Trent, SD $43,292 Tyndall, SD $43,560 Utica, SD $43,485 Valley Springs, SD $43,101

Vermillion, SD $43,494 Viborg, SD $43,397 Volga, SD $43,619 Volin, SD $43,445 Wakonda, SD $43,400 Wentworth, SD $43,433 Winfred, SD $43,455 Worthing, SD $43,169

Yankton, SD $43,661 Sioux Falls, SD $43,064 Vienna, SD $43,698 Wallace, SD $43,671 Waubay, SD $43,651 Webster, SD $43,661 White, SD $43,729 Willow Lake, SD $43,747

Wilmot, SD $43,693 Mitchell, SD $43,700 Alexandria, SD $43,540 Alpena, SD $43,614 Armour, SD $43,524 Artesian, SD $43,607 Avon, SD $43,536 Bonesteel, SD $43,451

Bridgewater, SD $43,423 Canova, SD $43,482 Carpenter, SD $43,715 Carthage, SD $43,617 Cavour, SD $43,674 Chamberlain, SD $43,477 Corsica, SD $43,532 Dante, SD $43,510

Delmont, SD $43,512 Dimock, SD $43,560 Emery, SD $43,495 Ethan, SD $43,583 Fairfax, SD $43,459 Fedora, SD $43,569 Fort Thompson, SD $42,967 Fulton, SD $43,575

Gann Valley, SD $43,388 Geddes, SD $43,469 Harrison, SD $43,502 Highmore, SD $42,665 Stephan, SD $42,854 Hitchcock, SD $43,640 Howard, SD $43,591 Huron, SD $43,788

Iroquois, SD $43,684 Kaylor, SD $43,607 Kimball, SD $43,476 Lake Andes, SD $43,539 Lane, SD $43,705 Letcher, SD $43,587 Marty, SD $43,678 Miller, SD $43,516

Mount Vernon, SD $43,559 New Holland, SD $43,623 Oacoma, SD $43,439 Parkston, SD $43,578 Pickstown, SD $43,605 Plankinton, SD $43,552 Platte, SD $43,477 Pukwana, SD $43,447

Ree Heights, SD $43,230 Saint Lawrence, SD $43,518 Spencer, SD $43,476 Stickney, SD $43,523 Tripp, SD $43,536 Virgil, SD $43,577 Wagner, SD $43,544 Wessington, SD $43,544

Wessington Springs, SD $43,537 White Lake, SD $43,494 Wolsey, SD $43,630 Woonsocket, SD $43,610 Yale, SD $43,710 Aberdeen, SD $43,714 Akaska, SD $43,324 Amherst, SD $43,647

Andover, SD $43,584 Ashton, SD $43,576 Barnard, SD $43,636 Bath, SD $43,622 Bowdle, SD $43,406 Brentford, SD $43,655 Britton, SD $43,770 Claremont, SD $43,610

Columbia, SD $43,558 Conde, SD $43,605 Cresbard, SD $43,497 Doland, SD $43,698 Eureka, SD $43,559 Faulkton, SD $43,493 Ferney, SD $43,763 Frankfort, SD $43,695

Frederick, SD $43,648 Gettysburg, SD $43,085 Groton, SD $43,627 Hecla, SD $43,710 Hosmer, SD $43,490 Houghton, SD $43,525 Hoven, SD $43,371 Ipswich, SD $43,535

Java, SD $43,344 Langford, SD $43,588 Lebanon, SD $43,157 Watertown, SD $43,788 Arlington, SD $43,672 Astoria, SD $43,742 Badger, SD $43,749 Big Stone City, SD $43,812

Bradley, SD $43,657 Brandt, SD $43,712 Bristol, SD $43,622 Bruce, SD $43,665 Bryant, SD $43,727 Castlewood, SD $43,700 Claire City, SD $43,767 Clark, SD $43,733

Clear Lake, SD $43,716 Corona, SD $43,768 De Smet, SD $43,710 Eden, SD $43,632 Erwin, SD $43,683 Estelline, SD $43,693 Florence, SD $43,679 Garden City, SD $43,687

Gary, SD $43,744 Goodwin, SD $43,661 Grenville, SD $43,621 Hayti, SD $43,717 Hazel, SD $43,697 Henry, SD $43,698 Kranzburg, SD $43,861 Labolt, SD $43,665

Lake City, SD $43,705 Lake Norden, SD $43,738 Lake Preston, SD $43,696 Marvin, SD $43,618 Milbank, SD $43,805 New Effington, SD $43,860 Ortley, SD $43,628 Peever, SD $43,686

Raymond, SD $43,708 Revillo, SD $43,691 Rosholt, SD $43,849 Roslyn, SD $43,613 Sisseton, SD $43,713 South Shore, SD $43,631 Stockholm, SD $43,632 Strandburg, SD $43,627

Summit, SD $43,630 Toronto, SD $43,695 Twin Brooks, SD $43,615 Veblen, SD $43,788

Software Developer In Test Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Developer In Test'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

$37,348

Average $42,946/year

$48,048

$3,112

Average $3,579/month

$4,004

$718

Average $826/week

$924

$18

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,048	$4,004	$924	$23
Average	$42,946	$3,579	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$37,348	$3,112	$718	$18

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