Transit Driver Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Transit Driver make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Driver in South Dakota is $46,916 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,984
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,748 to $50,615
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,043

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Transit Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,615	$4,218	$973	$24
Average	$46,916	$3,910	$902	$23
25th Percentile	$41,748	$3,479	$803	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Transit Driver Salaries

A Transit Driver'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 Transit Driver 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 Transit Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,158.
California: $56,941.
Massachusetts: $56,182.

District of Columbia $57,158 California $56,941 Massachusetts $56,182 Washington $55,976 New Jersey $55,955 Alaska $55,883 Connecticut $55,170 New York $54,881

Hawaii $53,957 Rhode Island $53,524 Maryland $53,229 Minnesota $52,827 Colorado $52,672 Illinois $52,620 Oregon $52,424 Delaware $52,279

New Hampshire $52,189 Virginia $51,985 Pennsylvania $51,391 Nevada $51,092 North Dakota $50,994 Michigan $50,839 Wisconsin $50,782 Vermont $50,669

Texas $50,354 Maine $50,333 Arizona $50,302 Ohio $50,266 Georgia $49,791 Indiana $49,554 Wyoming $49,507 Utah $49,435

Iowa $49,404 Kansas $49,156 Louisiana $49,084 North Carolina $49,058 Missouri $49,048 Florida $48,846 Montana $48,738 Nebraska $48,635

Kentucky $48,578 South Carolina $48,372 Tennessee $48,242 Idaho $48,191 New Mexico $47,814 Oklahoma $47,731 Alabama $47,427 South Dakota $46,916

Arkansas $46,637 West Virginia $46,487 Mississippi $46,038

Top Paying Cities for Transit Drivers

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: $47,405
Aurora: $47,657
Baltic: $47,144

Alcester, SD $47,405 Aurora, SD $47,657 Baltic, SD $47,144 Beresford, SD $47,283 Brandon, SD $47,047 Brookings, SD $47,744 Burbank, SD $47,236 Canistota, SD $47,306

Canton, SD $47,172 Centerville, SD $47,286 Chancellor, SD $47,166 Chester, SD $47,283 Colman, SD $47,437 Colton, SD $47,240 Crooks, SD $47,118 Davis, SD $47,229

Dell Rapids, SD $47,231 Egan, SD $47,357 Elk Point, SD $47,087 Elkton, SD $47,686 Fairview, SD $47,241 Flandreau, SD $47,511 Freeman, SD $47,459 Garretson, SD $47,153

Gayville, SD $47,539 Harrisburg, SD $47,077 Hartford, SD $47,150 Hudson, SD $47,279 Humboldt, SD $47,217 Hurley, SD $47,288 Irene, SD $47,421 Jefferson, SD $46,911

Lennox, SD $47,167 Lesterville, SD $47,504 Lyons, SD $47,162 Madison, SD $47,531 Marion, SD $47,320 Menno, SD $47,479 Mission Hill, SD $47,515 Monroe, SD $47,269

Belle Fourche, SD $47,452 Black Hawk, SD $46,000 Box Elder, SD $46,059 Buffalo, SD $47,365 Buffalo Gap, SD $46,993 Camp Crook, SD $47,411 Caputa, SD $46,282 Custer, SD $46,892

Deadwood, SD $46,603 Edgemont, SD $47,342 Enning, SD $46,972 Fairburn, SD $46,458 Fort Meade, SD $46,454 Hermosa, SD $46,272 Hill City, SD $46,586 Hot Springs, SD $47,305

Howes, SD $47,076 Interior, SD $47,152 Keystone, SD $46,227 Kyle, SD $47,252 Lead, SD $47,030 Ludlow, SD $47,552 Manderson, SD $47,329 Mud Butte, SD $47,105

Nemo, SD $46,292 Newell, SD $47,197 New Underwood, SD $46,284 Nisland, SD $47,301 Oelrichs, SD $47,208 Oglala, SD $47,290 Oral, SD $47,165 Owanka, SD $46,511

Piedmont, SD $46,034 Pine Ridge, SD $47,378 Porcupine, SD $47,236 Pringle, SD $47,038 Quinn, SD $47,083 Redig, SD $47,028 Saint Onge, SD $47,161 Scenic, SD $46,827

Smithwick, SD $47,224 Spearfish, SD $47,374 Sturgis, SD $46,306 Union Center, SD $47,003 Vale, SD $46,855 Wall, SD $47,015 Wasta, SD $46,777 White Owl, SD $47,098

Whitewood, SD $46,963 Wounded Knee, SD $47,331 Leola, SD $47,612 Long Lake, SD $47,684 Mansfield, SD $47,584 Mellette, SD $47,628 Northville, SD $47,577 Onaka, SD $47,392

Orient, SD $47,464 Pierpont, SD $47,625 Redfield, SD $47,702 Rockham, SD $47,520 Roscoe, SD $47,436 Selby, SD $47,354 Seneca, SD $47,362 Stratford, SD $47,631

Tolstoy, SD $47,365 Tulare, SD $47,636 Turton, SD $47,638 Warner, SD $47,686 Westport, SD $47,620 Pierre, SD $43,493 Agar, SD $44,625 Belvidere, SD $47,082

Blunt, SD $43,493 Burke, SD $47,451 Colome, SD $47,393 Dallas, SD $47,379 Draper, SD $45,916 Fort Pierre, SD $43,621 Gregory, SD $47,429 Hamill, SD $47,312

Harrold, SD $43,747 Hayes, SD $46,598 Herrick, SD $47,424 Holabird, SD $44,734 Ideal, SD $47,299 Kadoka, SD $47,137 Kennebec, SD $46,609 Long Valley, SD $47,135

Lower Brule, SD $46,547 Martin, SD $47,248 Midland, SD $46,982 Milesville, SD $47,012 Mission, SD $47,349 Murdo, SD $46,691 Norris, SD $47,208 Okaton, SD $47,089

Okreek, SD $47,323 Onida, SD $43,920 Parmelee, SD $47,293 Philip, SD $47,081 Presho, SD $46,260 Reliance, SD $47,339 Rosebud, SD $47,401 Saint Charles, SD $47,476

Saint Francis, SD $47,310 Tuthill, SD $47,191 Vivian, SD $46,059 Wanblee, SD $47,223 White River, SD $47,202 Winner, SD $47,349 Witten, SD $47,265 Wood, SD $47,196

Mobridge, SD $47,364 Bison, SD $47,246 Bullhead, SD $47,607 Cherry Creek, SD $47,123 Dupree, SD $47,134 Eagle Butte, SD $47,183 Faith, SD $47,119 Glencross, SD $47,159

Glenham, SD $47,381 Herreid, SD $47,562 Isabel, SD $47,150 Keldron, SD $47,378 Lantry, SD $47,205 Lemmon, SD $47,555 Little Eagle, SD $47,600 Lodgepole, SD $47,427

Mc Intosh, SD $47,449 Mc Laughlin, SD $47,407 Meadow, SD $47,137 Morristown, SD $47,498 Mound City, SD $47,477 Pollock, SD $47,655 Prairie City, SD $47,307 Ralph, SD $47,461

Reva, SD $47,310 Ridgeview, SD $47,206 Timber Lake, SD $47,230 Trail City, SD $47,215 Wakpala, SD $47,408 Walker, SD $47,484 Watauga, SD $47,376 Whitehorse, SD $47,256

Rapid City, SD $45,992 Ellsworth Afb, SD $45,992 Allen, SD $47,248 Batesland, SD $47,267 Montrose, SD $47,307 North Sioux City, SD $46,837 Nunda, SD $47,507 Oldham, SD $47,612

Olivet, SD $47,501 Parker, SD $47,243 Ramona, SD $47,528 Renner, SD $47,089 Rowena, SD $47,057 Rutland, SD $47,466 Salem, SD $47,469 Scotland, SD $47,575

Sinai, SD $47,763 Springfield, SD $47,632 Tabor, SD $47,600 Tea, SD $47,114 Trent, SD $47,294 Tyndall, SD $47,587 Utica, SD $47,504 Valley Springs, SD $47,085

Vermillion, SD $47,515 Viborg, SD $47,408 Volga, SD $47,651 Volin, SD $47,461 Wakonda, SD $47,412 Wentworth, SD $47,448 Winfred, SD $47,472 Worthing, SD $47,159

Yankton, SD $47,697 Sioux Falls, SD $47,045 Vienna, SD $47,737 Wallace, SD $47,708 Waubay, SD $47,686 Webster, SD $47,697 White, SD $47,771 Willow Lake, SD $47,791

Wilmot, SD $47,732 Mitchell, SD $47,740 Alexandria, SD $47,565 Alpena, SD $47,645 Armour, SD $47,547 Artesian, SD $47,638 Avon, SD $47,560 Bonesteel, SD $47,468

Bridgewater, SD $47,437 Canova, SD $47,501 Carpenter, SD $47,756 Carthage, SD $47,649 Cavour, SD $47,712 Chamberlain, SD $47,496 Corsica, SD $47,556 Dante, SD $47,532

Delmont, SD $47,534 Dimock, SD $47,587 Emery, SD $47,516 Ethan, SD $47,612 Fairfax, SD $47,476 Fedora, SD $47,597 Fort Thompson, SD $46,939 Fulton, SD $47,603

Gann Valley, SD $47,398 Geddes, SD $47,487 Harrison, SD $47,523 Highmore, SD $46,609 Stephan, SD $46,815 Hitchcock, SD $47,674 Howard, SD $47,620 Huron, SD $47,836

Iroquois, SD $47,723 Kaylor, SD $47,638 Kimball, SD $47,494 Lake Andes, SD $47,564 Lane, SD $47,745 Letcher, SD $47,616 Marty, SD $47,716 Miller, SD $47,539

Mount Vernon, SD $47,585 New Holland, SD $47,656 Oacoma, SD $47,454 Parkston, SD $47,606 Pickstown, SD $47,636 Plankinton, SD $47,578 Platte, SD $47,496 Pukwana, SD $47,463

Ree Heights, SD $47,226 Saint Lawrence, SD $47,541 Spencer, SD $47,495 Stickney, SD $47,547 Tripp, SD $47,560 Virgil, SD $47,605 Wagner, SD $47,569 Wessington, SD $47,569

Wessington Springs, SD $47,562 White Lake, SD $47,515 Wolsey, SD $47,663 Woonsocket, SD $47,642 Yale, SD $47,750 Aberdeen, SD $47,755 Akaska, SD $47,329 Amherst, SD $47,682

Andover, SD $47,613 Ashton, SD $47,604 Barnard, SD $47,670 Bath, SD $47,655 Bowdle, SD $47,418 Brentford, SD $47,691 Britton, SD $47,816 Claremont, SD $47,642

Columbia, SD $47,584 Conde, SD $47,635 Cresbard, SD $47,518 Doland, SD $47,737 Eureka, SD $47,586 Faulkton, SD $47,514 Ferney, SD $47,809 Frankfort, SD $47,734

Frederick, SD $47,682 Gettysburg, SD $47,067 Groton, SD $47,660 Hecla, SD $47,750 Hosmer, SD $47,510 Houghton, SD $47,549 Hoven, SD $47,380 Ipswich, SD $47,559

Java, SD $47,350 Langford, SD $47,618 Lebanon, SD $47,146 Watertown, SD $47,836 Arlington, SD $47,709 Astoria, SD $47,785 Badger, SD $47,793 Big Stone City, SD $47,862

Bradley, SD $47,693 Brandt, SD $47,753 Bristol, SD $47,655 Bruce, SD $47,701 Bryant, SD $47,770 Castlewood, SD $47,740 Claire City, SD $47,812 Clark, SD $47,775

Clear Lake, SD $47,757 Corona, SD $47,813 De Smet, SD $47,750 Eden, SD $47,666 Erwin, SD $47,721 Estelline, SD $47,732 Florence, SD $47,717 Garden City, SD $47,725

Gary, SD $47,788 Goodwin, SD $47,697 Grenville, SD $47,653 Hayti, SD $47,758 Hazel, SD $47,737 Henry, SD $47,738 Kranzburg, SD $47,915 Labolt, SD $47,701

Lake City, SD $47,745 Lake Norden, SD $47,781 Lake Preston, SD $47,735 Marvin, SD $47,650 Milbank, SD $47,854 New Effington, SD $47,914 Ortley, SD $47,661 Peever, SD $47,725

Raymond, SD $47,748 Revillo, SD $47,730 Rosholt, SD $47,903 Roslyn, SD $47,644 Sisseton, SD $47,754 South Shore, SD $47,665 Stockholm, SD $47,665 Strandburg, SD $47,660

Summit, SD $47,663 Toronto, SD $47,734 Twin Brooks, SD $47,647 Veblen, SD $47,836

Transit Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Transit Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 48% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 28% above the average. In contrast, Transit Driver positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Transit Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Transit Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$60,052	$29.0	28%
Internet	$58,645	$28.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$53,953	$26.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$52,546	$25.0	12%
Insurance	$51,607	$25.0	10%

Transit Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Transit Driver'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

$41,748

Average $46,916/year

$50,615

$3,479

Average $3,910/month

$4,218

$803

Average $902/week

$973

$20

Average $23/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,615	$4,218	$973	$24
Average	$46,916	$3,910	$902	$23
25th Percentile	$41,748	$3,479	$803	$20

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