Computer Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Computer Operator make in South Dakota?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Operator in South Dakota is $45,863 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,285
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,420 to $50,795
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,376

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Computer Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,795	$4,233	$977	$24
Average	$45,863	$3,822	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$41,420	$3,452	$797	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Operator Salaries

A Computer Operator'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 Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer Operator'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): $45,500
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,007
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,252
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,146
Expert (over 8 years): $101,708

Levels	Salary
Computer ... Level Computer Operator	$45,500
Computer ... Level Computer Operator	$57,007
Computer ... Level Computer Operator	$63,252
Computer ... Level Computer Operator	$85,146
Computer ... Level Computer Operator	$101,708

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

District of Columbia: $55,875.
California: $55,663.
Massachusetts: $54,921.

District of Columbia $55,875 California $55,663 Massachusetts $54,921 Washington $54,719 New Jersey $54,699 Alaska $54,629 Connecticut $53,932 New York $53,650

Hawaii $52,746 Rhode Island $52,322 Maryland $52,035 Minnesota $51,641 Colorado $51,490 Illinois $51,439 Oregon $51,247 Delaware $51,106

New Hampshire $51,017 Virginia $50,818 Pennsylvania $50,238 Nevada $49,945 North Dakota $49,850 Michigan $49,698 Wisconsin $49,643 Vermont $49,532

Texas $49,224 Maine $49,204 Arizona $49,173 Ohio $49,138 Georgia $48,674 Indiana $48,442 Wyoming $48,396 Utah $48,325

Iowa $48,295 Kansas $48,053 Louisiana $47,982 North Carolina $47,957 Missouri $47,947 Florida $47,750 Montana $47,644 Nebraska $47,543

Kentucky $47,488 South Carolina $47,286 Tennessee $47,160 Idaho $47,109 New Mexico $46,741 Oklahoma $46,660 Alabama $46,362 South Dakota $45,863

Arkansas $45,590 West Virginia $45,444 Mississippi $45,005

Top Paying Cities for Computer Operators

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: $44,985
Aurora: $45,050
Baltic: $45,555

Alcester, SD $44,985 Aurora, SD $45,050 Baltic, SD $45,555 Beresford, SD $45,010 Brandon, SD $45,807 Brookings, SD $45,050 Burbank, SD $44,904 Canistota, SD $45,050

Canton, SD $45,454 Centerville, SD $45,050 Chancellor, SD $45,303 Chester, SD $45,050 Colman, SD $45,050 Colton, SD $45,252 Crooks, SD $45,807 Davis, SD $45,050

Dell Rapids, SD $45,353 Egan, SD $45,050 Elk Point, SD $45,086 Elkton, SD $45,050 Fairview, SD $45,101 Flandreau, SD $45,050 Freeman, SD $45,050 Garretson, SD $45,605

Gayville, SD $44,904 Harrisburg, SD $45,807 Hartford, SD $45,555 Hudson, SD $45,010 Humboldt, SD $45,252 Hurley, SD $45,050 Irene, SD $45,050 Jefferson, SD $45,328

Lennox, SD $45,454 Lesterville, SD $45,050 Lyons, SD $45,656 Madison, SD $45,050 Marion, SD $45,050 Menno, SD $45,050 Mission Hill, SD $44,975 Monroe, SD $45,050

Belle Fourche, SD $44,152 Black Hawk, SD $44,909 Box Elder, SD $44,909 Buffalo, SD $44,152 Buffalo Gap, SD $44,152 Camp Crook, SD $44,152 Caputa, SD $44,859 Custer, SD $44,152

Deadwood, SD $44,152 Edgemont, SD $44,152 Enning, SD $44,152 Fairburn, SD $44,152 Fort Meade, SD $44,152 Hermosa, SD $44,556 Hill City, SD $44,303 Hot Springs, SD $44,152

Howes, SD $44,152 Interior, SD $44,152 Keystone, SD $44,505 Kyle, SD $44,152 Lead, SD $44,152 Ludlow, SD $44,152 Manderson, SD $44,152 Mud Butte, SD $44,152

Nemo, SD $44,505 Newell, SD $44,152 New Underwood, SD $44,556 Nisland, SD $44,152 Oelrichs, SD $44,152 Oglala, SD $44,152 Oral, SD $44,152 Owanka, SD $44,152

Piedmont, SD $44,657 Pine Ridge, SD $44,152 Porcupine, SD $44,152 Pringle, SD $44,152 Quinn, SD $44,152 Redig, SD $44,152 Saint Onge, SD $44,152 Scenic, SD $44,152

Smithwick, SD $44,152 Spearfish, SD $44,152 Sturgis, SD $44,152 Union Center, SD $44,152 Vale, SD $44,152 Wall, SD $44,152 Wasta, SD $44,152 White Owl, SD $44,152

Whitewood, SD $44,152 Wounded Knee, SD $44,152 Leola, SD $45,595 Long Lake, SD $45,595 Mansfield, SD $41,760 Mellette, SD $41,760 Northville, SD $41,760 Onaka, SD $41,760

Orient, SD $41,760 Pierpont, SD $47,826 Redfield, SD $41,760 Rockham, SD $41,760 Roscoe, SD $41,760 Selby, SD $41,760 Seneca, SD $41,760 Stratford, SD $41,760

Tolstoy, SD $41,760 Tulare, SD $41,760 Turton, SD $41,760 Warner, SD $41,760 Westport, SD $44,793 Pierre, SD $42,517 Agar, SD $41,760 Belvidere, SD $41,760

Blunt, SD $42,466 Burke, SD $41,760 Colome, SD $41,760 Dallas, SD $41,760 Draper, SD $41,760 Fort Pierre, SD $42,466 Gregory, SD $41,760 Hamill, SD $41,760

Harrold, SD $41,861 Hayes, SD $41,760 Herrick, SD $41,760 Holabird, SD $41,760 Ideal, SD $41,760 Kadoka, SD $42,956 Kennebec, SD $41,760 Long Valley, SD $42,956

Lower Brule, SD $41,760 Martin, SD $44,152 Midland, SD $41,760 Milesville, SD $42,956 Mission, SD $41,760 Murdo, SD $41,760 Norris, SD $41,760 Okaton, SD $41,760

Okreek, SD $41,760 Onida, SD $42,063 Parmelee, SD $41,760 Philip, SD $42,956 Presho, SD $41,760 Reliance, SD $41,760 Rosebud, SD $41,760 Saint Charles, SD $41,760

Saint Francis, SD $41,760 Tuthill, SD $42,956 Vivian, SD $41,760 Wanblee, SD $44,152 White River, SD $41,760 Winner, SD $41,760 Witten, SD $41,760 Wood, SD $41,760

Mobridge, SD $41,760 Bison, SD $44,152 Bullhead, SD $49,431 Cherry Creek, SD $41,760 Dupree, SD $41,760 Eagle Butte, SD $41,760 Faith, SD $44,152 Glencross, SD $41,760

Glenham, SD $41,760 Herreid, SD $49,431 Isabel, SD $41,760 Keldron, SD $49,431 Lantry, SD $41,760 Lemmon, SD $49,431 Little Eagle, SD $49,431 Lodgepole, SD $46,791

Mc Intosh, SD $49,431 Mc Laughlin, SD $49,431 Meadow, SD $46,791 Morristown, SD $49,431 Mound City, SD $45,595 Pollock, SD $49,431 Prairie City, SD $44,152 Ralph, SD $44,152

Reva, SD $44,152 Ridgeview, SD $41,760 Timber Lake, SD $41,760 Trail City, SD $41,760 Wakpala, SD $45,595 Walker, SD $49,431 Watauga, SD $49,431 Whitehorse, SD $41,760

Rapid City, SD $44,909 Ellsworth Afb, SD $44,909 Allen, SD $44,152 Batesland, SD $44,152 Montrose, SD $45,050 North Sioux City, SD $45,358 Nunda, SD $45,050 Oldham, SD $45,050

Olivet, SD $45,050 Parker, SD $45,050 Ramona, SD $45,050 Renner, SD $45,807 Rowena, SD $45,807 Rutland, SD $45,050 Salem, SD $45,050 Scotland, SD $45,050

Sinai, SD $45,050 Springfield, SD $44,975 Tabor, SD $44,975 Tea, SD $45,757 Trent, SD $45,050 Tyndall, SD $45,050 Utica, SD $45,050 Valley Springs, SD $45,757

Vermillion, SD $44,904 Viborg, SD $45,050 Volga, SD $45,050 Volin, SD $45,050 Wakonda, SD $45,050 Wentworth, SD $45,050 Winfred, SD $45,050 Worthing, SD $45,504

Yankton, SD $44,975 Sioux Falls, SD $45,807 Vienna, SD $45,050 Wallace, SD $45,050 Waubay, SD $47,826 Webster, SD $47,826 White, SD $45,050 Willow Lake, SD $45,050

Wilmot, SD $47,826 Mitchell, SD $45,050 Alexandria, SD $45,050 Alpena, SD $43,405 Armour, SD $45,050 Artesian, SD $45,050 Avon, SD $45,050 Bonesteel, SD $43,405

Bridgewater, SD $45,050 Canova, SD $45,050 Carpenter, SD $45,050 Carthage, SD $45,050 Cavour, SD $45,050 Chamberlain, SD $41,760 Corsica, SD $45,050 Dante, SD $45,050

Delmont, SD $45,050 Dimock, SD $45,050 Emery, SD $45,050 Ethan, SD $45,050 Fairfax, SD $43,405 Fedora, SD $45,050 Fort Thompson, SD $41,760 Fulton, SD $45,050

Gann Valley, SD $41,760 Geddes, SD $43,405 Harrison, SD $45,050 Highmore, SD $41,760 Stephan, SD $41,760 Hitchcock, SD $41,760 Howard, SD $45,050 Huron, SD $43,405

Iroquois, SD $45,050 Kaylor, SD $45,050 Kimball, SD $41,760 Lake Andes, SD $45,050 Lane, SD $43,405 Letcher, SD $45,050 Marty, SD $45,050 Miller, SD $41,760

Mount Vernon, SD $45,050 New Holland, SD $43,405 Oacoma, SD $41,760 Parkston, SD $45,050 Pickstown, SD $45,050 Plankinton, SD $43,405 Platte, SD $43,405 Pukwana, SD $41,760

Ree Heights, SD $41,760 Saint Lawrence, SD $41,760 Spencer, SD $45,050 Stickney, SD $45,050 Tripp, SD $45,050 Virgil, SD $41,760 Wagner, SD $45,050 Wessington, SD $41,760

Wessington Springs, SD $41,760 White Lake, SD $41,760 Wolsey, SD $41,760 Woonsocket, SD $45,050 Yale, SD $45,050 Aberdeen, SD $41,760 Akaska, SD $41,760 Amherst, SD $47,826

Andover, SD $47,826 Ashton, SD $41,760 Barnard, SD $44,793 Bath, SD $44,793 Bowdle, SD $41,760 Brentford, SD $41,760 Britton, SD $47,826 Claremont, SD $47,826

Columbia, SD $44,793 Conde, SD $41,760 Cresbard, SD $41,760 Doland, SD $43,405 Eureka, SD $45,595 Faulkton, SD $41,760 Ferney, SD $44,793 Frankfort, SD $41,760

Frederick, SD $47,826 Gettysburg, SD $41,760 Groton, SD $44,793 Hecla, SD $47,826 Hosmer, SD $41,760 Houghton, SD $47,826 Hoven, SD $41,760 Ipswich, SD $41,760

Java, SD $41,760 Langford, SD $47,826 Lebanon, SD $41,760 Watertown, SD $45,050 Arlington, SD $45,050 Astoria, SD $45,050 Badger, SD $45,050 Big Stone City, SD $47,402

Bradley, SD $45,050 Brandt, SD $45,050 Bristol, SD $47,826 Bruce, SD $45,050 Bryant, SD $45,050 Castlewood, SD $45,050 Claire City, SD $47,826 Clark, SD $45,050

Clear Lake, SD $45,050 Corona, SD $47,826 De Smet, SD $45,050 Eden, SD $47,826 Erwin, SD $45,050 Estelline, SD $45,050 Florence, SD $45,050 Garden City, SD $45,050

Gary, SD $45,050 Goodwin, SD $45,050 Grenville, SD $47,826 Hayti, SD $45,050 Hazel, SD $45,050 Henry, SD $45,050 Kranzburg, SD $45,050 Labolt, SD $45,050

Lake City, SD $47,826 Lake Norden, SD $45,050 Lake Preston, SD $45,050 Marvin, SD $46,438 Milbank, SD $47,402 New Effington, SD $47,826 Ortley, SD $47,826 Peever, SD $47,826

Raymond, SD $43,405 Revillo, SD $45,050 Rosholt, SD $47,826 Roslyn, SD $47,826 Sisseton, SD $47,826 South Shore, SD $45,050 Stockholm, SD $45,050 Strandburg, SD $45,050

Summit, SD $46,438 Toronto, SD $45,050 Twin Brooks, SD $46,438 Veblen, SD $47,826

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

Understanding how a Computer Operator'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 March 01, 2026

$41,420

Average $45,863/year

$50,795

$3,452

Average $3,822/month

$4,233

$797

Average $882/week

$977

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,795	$4,233	$977	$24
Average	$45,863	$3,822	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$41,420	$3,452	$797	$20

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