Master Data Specialist Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Master Data Specialist make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Master Data Specialist in South Dakota is $82,694 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,533
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,778 to $88,891
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,570

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Master Data Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,891	$7,408	$1,709	$43
Average	$82,694	$6,891	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$74,778	$6,231	$1,438	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Master Data Specialist Salaries

A Master Data Specialist'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 Master Data Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Master Data Specialist'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): $63,449
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,238
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,481
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,603
Expert (over 8 years): $126,006

Levels	Salary
Master Da... Level Master Data Specialist	$63,449
Master Da... Level Master Data Specialist	$82,238
Master Da... Level Master Data Specialist	$100,481
Master Da... Level Master Data Specialist	$118,603
Master Da... Level Master Data Specialist	$126,006

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How Do Master Data Specialist 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 Master Data Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,747.
California: $100,365.
Massachusetts: $99,027.

District of Columbia $100,747 California $100,365 Massachusetts $99,027 Washington $98,663 New Jersey $98,627 Alaska $98,500 Connecticut $97,244 New York $96,734

Hawaii $95,106 Rhode Island $94,341 Maryland $93,823 Minnesota $93,113 Colorado $92,840 Illinois $92,749 Oregon $92,403 Delaware $92,148

New Hampshire $91,988 Virginia $91,630 Pennsylvania $90,583 Nevada $90,055 North Dakota $89,883 Michigan $89,610 Wisconsin $89,510 Vermont $89,309

Texas $88,754 Maine $88,718 Arizona $88,663 Ohio $88,600 Georgia $87,762 Indiana $87,344 Wyoming $87,262 Utah $87,135

Iowa $87,080 Kansas $86,643 Louisiana $86,516 North Carolina $86,470 Missouri $86,452 Florida $86,097 Montana $85,906 Nebraska $85,724

Kentucky $85,624 South Carolina $85,260 Tennessee $85,033 Idaho $84,942 New Mexico $84,277 Oklahoma $84,132 Alabama $83,595 South Dakota $82,694

Arkansas $82,203 West Virginia $81,939 Mississippi $81,147

Top Paying Cities for Master Data Specialists

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: $83,556
Aurora: $84,000
Baltic: $83,096

Alcester, SD $83,556 Aurora, SD $84,000 Baltic, SD $83,096 Beresford, SD $83,342 Brandon, SD $82,926 Brookings, SD $84,155 Burbank, SD $83,258 Canistota, SD $83,382

Canton, SD $83,145 Centerville, SD $83,347 Chancellor, SD $83,135 Chester, SD $83,341 Colman, SD $83,613 Colton, SD $83,266 Crooks, SD $83,051 Davis, SD $83,246

Dell Rapids, SD $83,249 Egan, SD $83,472 Elk Point, SD $82,995 Elkton, SD $84,052 Fairview, SD $83,267 Flandreau, SD $83,743 Freeman, SD $83,652 Garretson, SD $83,112

Gayville, SD $83,792 Harrisburg, SD $82,979 Hartford, SD $83,106 Hudson, SD $83,334 Humboldt, SD $83,225 Hurley, SD $83,350 Irene, SD $83,584 Jefferson, SD $82,685

Lennox, SD $83,136 Lesterville, SD $83,731 Lyons, SD $83,128 Madison, SD $83,778 Marion, SD $83,407 Menno, SD $83,687 Mission Hill, SD $83,750 Monroe, SD $83,317

Belle Fourche, SD $83,639 Black Hawk, SD $81,080 Box Elder, SD $81,185 Buffalo, SD $83,487 Buffalo Gap, SD $82,830 Camp Crook, SD $83,567 Caputa, SD $81,577 Custer, SD $82,652

Deadwood, SD $82,143 Edgemont, SD $83,445 Enning, SD $82,793 Fairburn, SD $81,888 Fort Meade, SD $81,880 Hermosa, SD $81,560 Hill City, SD $82,113 Hot Springs, SD $83,381

Howes, SD $82,977 Interior, SD $83,110 Keystone, SD $81,479 Kyle, SD $83,287 Lead, SD $82,895 Ludlow, SD $83,815 Manderson, SD $83,422 Mud Butte, SD $83,028

Nemo, SD $81,594 Newell, SD $83,189 New Underwood, SD $81,580 Nisland, SD $83,373 Oelrichs, SD $83,209 Oglala, SD $83,354 Oral, SD $83,133 Owanka, SD $81,982

Piedmont, SD $81,140 Pine Ridge, SD $83,509 Porcupine, SD $83,258 Pringle, SD $82,909 Quinn, SD $82,990 Redig, SD $82,892 Saint Onge, SD $83,127 Scenic, SD $82,538

Smithwick, SD $83,237 Spearfish, SD $83,502 Sturgis, SD $81,620 Union Center, SD $82,849 Vale, SD $82,588 Wall, SD $82,870 Wasta, SD $82,450 White Owl, SD $83,015

Whitewood, SD $82,777 Wounded Knee, SD $83,427 Leola, SD $83,921 Long Lake, SD $84,049 Mansfield, SD $83,872 Mellette, SD $83,950 Northville, SD $83,860 Onaka, SD $83,534

Orient, SD $83,661 Pierpont, SD $83,944 Redfield, SD $84,080 Rockham, SD $83,760 Roscoe, SD $83,611 Selby, SD $83,467 Seneca, SD $83,481 Stratford, SD $83,954

Tolstoy, SD $83,487 Tulare, SD $83,964 Turton, SD $83,968 Warner, SD $84,052 Westport, SD $83,936 Pierre, SD $76,661 Agar, SD $78,656 Belvidere, SD $82,988

Blunt, SD $76,661 Burke, SD $83,638 Colome, SD $83,536 Dallas, SD $83,510 Draper, SD $80,933 Fort Pierre, SD $76,886 Gregory, SD $83,600 Hamill, SD $83,392

Harrold, SD $77,109 Hayes, SD $82,134 Herrick, SD $83,590 Holabird, SD $78,848 Ideal, SD $83,370 Kadoka, SD $83,084 Kennebec, SD $82,153 Long Valley, SD $83,080

Lower Brule, SD $82,044 Martin, SD $83,280 Midland, SD $82,811 Milesville, SD $82,864 Mission, SD $83,459 Murdo, SD $82,298 Norris, SD $83,209 Okaton, SD $82,999

Okreek, SD $83,411 Onida, SD $77,414 Parmelee, SD $83,358 Philip, SD $82,985 Presho, SD $81,539 Reliance, SD $83,439 Rosebud, SD $83,549 Saint Charles, SD $83,681

Saint Francis, SD $83,389 Tuthill, SD $83,180 Vivian, SD $81,185 Wanblee, SD $83,236 White River, SD $83,198 Winner, SD $83,459 Witten, SD $83,309 Wood, SD $83,188

Mobridge, SD $83,484 Bison, SD $83,276 Bullhead, SD $83,913 Cherry Creek, SD $83,060 Dupree, SD $83,078 Eagle Butte, SD $83,165 Faith, SD $83,053 Glencross, SD $83,124

Glenham, SD $83,514 Herreid, SD $83,833 Isabel, SD $83,107 Keldron, SD $83,509 Lantry, SD $83,204 Lemmon, SD $83,821 Little Eagle, SD $83,901 Lodgepole, SD $83,595

Mc Intosh, SD $83,634 Mc Laughlin, SD $83,560 Meadow, SD $83,085 Morristown, SD $83,720 Mound City, SD $83,683 Pollock, SD $83,998 Prairie City, SD $83,384 Ralph, SD $83,656

Reva, SD $83,388 Ridgeview, SD $83,206 Timber Lake, SD $83,247 Trail City, SD $83,221 Wakpala, SD $83,562 Walker, SD $83,695 Watauga, SD $83,506 Whitehorse, SD $83,294

Rapid City, SD $81,065 Ellsworth Afb, SD $81,065 Allen, SD $83,279 Batesland, SD $83,314 Montrose, SD $83,383 North Sioux City, SD $82,555 Nunda, SD $83,737 Oldham, SD $83,922

Olivet, SD $83,725 Parker, SD $83,271 Ramona, SD $83,773 Renner, SD $82,999 Rowena, SD $82,943 Rutland, SD $83,663 Salem, SD $83,669 Scotland, SD $83,856

Sinai, SD $84,187 Springfield, SD $83,956 Tabor, SD $83,901 Tea, SD $83,044 Trent, SD $83,360 Tyndall, SD $83,877 Utica, SD $83,731 Valley Springs, SD $82,993

Vermillion, SD $83,751 Viborg, SD $83,562 Volga, SD $83,991 Volin, SD $83,655 Wakonda, SD $83,570 Wentworth, SD $83,633 Winfred, SD $83,674 Worthing, SD $83,124

Yankton, SD $84,071 Sioux Falls, SD $82,922 Vienna, SD $84,142 Wallace, SD $84,091 Waubay, SD $84,052 Webster, SD $84,072 White, SD $84,202 Willow Lake, SD $84,236

Wilmot, SD $84,134 Mitchell, SD $84,147 Alexandria, SD $83,838 Alpena, SD $83,980 Armour, SD $83,807 Artesian, SD $83,967 Avon, SD $83,830 Bonesteel, SD $83,667

Bridgewater, SD $83,613 Canova, SD $83,726 Carpenter, SD $84,175 Carthage, SD $83,986 Cavour, SD $84,097 Chamberlain, SD $83,718 Corsica, SD $83,822 Dante, SD $83,781

Delmont, SD $83,784 Dimock, SD $83,877 Emery, SD $83,752 Ethan, SD $83,922 Fairfax, SD $83,681 Fedora, SD $83,894 Fort Thompson, SD $82,735 Fulton, SD $83,905

Gann Valley, SD $83,545 Geddes, SD $83,701 Harrison, SD $83,764 Highmore, SD $82,153 Stephan, SD $82,517 Hitchcock, SD $84,030 Howard, SD $83,936 Huron, SD $84,317

Iroquois, SD $84,116 Kaylor, SD $83,968 Kimball, SD $83,714 Lake Andes, SD $83,836 Lane, SD $84,156 Letcher, SD $83,929 Marty, SD $84,105 Miller, SD $83,792

Mount Vernon, SD $83,874 New Holland, SD $83,999 Oacoma, SD $83,643 Parkston, SD $83,911 Pickstown, SD $83,964 Plankinton, SD $83,861 Platte, SD $83,718 Pukwana, SD $83,659

Ree Heights, SD $83,241 Saint Lawrence, SD $83,796 Spencer, SD $83,715 Stickney, SD $83,806 Tripp, SD $83,830 Virgil, SD $83,909 Wagner, SD $83,846 Wessington, SD $83,846

Wessington Springs, SD $83,833 White Lake, SD $83,751 Wolsey, SD $84,012 Woonsocket, SD $83,974 Yale, SD $84,166 Aberdeen, SD $84,174 Akaska, SD $83,422 Amherst, SD $84,044

Andover, SD $83,923 Ashton, SD $83,908 Barnard, SD $84,024 Bath, SD $83,997 Bowdle, SD $83,580 Brentford, SD $84,060 Britton, SD $84,281 Claremont, SD $83,974

Columbia, SD $83,873 Conde, SD $83,963 Cresbard, SD $83,755 Doland, SD $84,142 Eureka, SD $83,875 Faulkton, SD $83,748 Ferney, SD $84,268 Frankfort, SD $84,136

Frederick, SD $84,045 Gettysburg, SD $82,962 Groton, SD $84,006 Hecla, SD $84,166 Hosmer, SD $83,741 Houghton, SD $83,810 Hoven, SD $83,512 Ipswich, SD $83,828

Java, SD $83,460 Langford, SD $83,932 Lebanon, SD $83,101 Watertown, SD $84,317 Arlington, SD $84,093 Astoria, SD $84,226 Badger, SD $84,240 Big Stone City, SD $84,362

Bradley, SD $84,065 Brandt, SD $84,170 Bristol, SD $83,997 Bruce, SD $84,078 Bryant, SD $84,199 Castlewood, SD $84,147 Claire City, SD $84,275 Clark, SD $84,209

Clear Lake, SD $84,177 Corona, SD $84,277 De Smet, SD $84,166 Eden, SD $84,016 Erwin, SD $84,113 Estelline, SD $84,134 Florence, SD $84,106 Garden City, SD $84,121

Gary, SD $84,231 Goodwin, SD $84,071 Grenville, SD $83,994 Hayti, SD $84,179 Hazel, SD $84,141 Henry, SD $84,143 Kranzburg, SD $84,456 Labolt, SD $84,079

Lake City, SD $84,156 Lake Norden, SD $84,219 Lake Preston, SD $84,138 Marvin, SD $83,989 Milbank, SD $84,348 New Effington, SD $84,454 Ortley, SD $84,007 Peever, SD $84,120

Raymond, SD $84,162 Revillo, SD $84,130 Rosholt, SD $84,434 Roslyn, SD $83,978 Sisseton, SD $84,171 South Shore, SD $84,014 Stockholm, SD $84,015 Strandburg, SD $84,006

Summit, SD $84,012 Toronto, SD $84,137 Twin Brooks, SD $83,984 Veblen, SD $84,317

Master Data Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Master Data Specialist'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

$74,778

Average $82,694/year

$88,891

$6,231

Average $6,891/month

$7,408

$1,438

Average $1,590/week

$1,709

$36

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,891	$7,408	$1,709	$43
Average	$82,694	$6,891	$1,590	$40
25th Percentile	$74,778	$6,231	$1,438	$36

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