Railroad Conductor Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Railroad Conductor make in SD?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Railroad Conductor in South Dakota is $74,497. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $53,205 to a high of $95,878, with most professionals earning between $63,352 and $85,689.

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$63,352 to $85,689

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Deadwood, SD	Avg. Salary $71,719	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Pierre, SD	Avg. Salary $69,063	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Watertown, SD	Avg. Salary $73,178	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Aberdeen, SD	Avg. Salary $67,833	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agar, SD	Avg. Salary $67,833	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Akaska, SD	Avg. Salary $67,833	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alcester, SD	Avg. Salary $73,071	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alexandria, SD	Avg. Salary $73,178	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Allen, SD	Avg. Salary $71,719	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alpena, SD	Avg. Salary $70,505	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a Railroad Conductor do?

Common responsibilities of a Railroad Conductor

Acts as a main point of contact to Dispatch and other yard workers to issue and receive information concerning stops, delays, switching, etc.

March 08, 2023

Required to work on-call basis, and expected to be available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions.

March 31, 2023

Communicate with Locomotive Engineer and other parties in the yard using proper hand signals and/or radio communication protocol.

March 31, 2023

Provides instructions via radio or hand signals to engineer to guide movement of locomotive.

April 12, 2023

Demonstrate problem solving and troubleshooting skills resulting in effective resolution on routinely programmed work.

April 17, 2023

Observes, interprets, understands, recognizes and relays signals from other personnel and acts upon them to ensure proper placement of locomotive and cars.

April 22, 2023

Prepare required daily reports, switch lists (manually or with a computer), and fill out forms including train orders.

May 16, 2023

Performs duties needed for inspection and maintenance of railroad cars, locomotives, railroad tracks and mechanical equipment during runs to ensure that train is operating efficiently and safely.

May 19, 2023

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About South Dakota

South Dakota (/- dəˈkoʊtə/ (listen)) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area, but the fifth smallest by population and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a populat...

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