Test Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Test Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Test Engineer in South Dakota is $102,251 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,660
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,132 to $110,317
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,651

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Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,317	$9,193	$2,121	$53
Average	$102,251	$8,521	$1,966	$49
25th Percentile	$95,132	$7,928	$1,829	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Test Engineer Salaries

A Test Engineer'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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Test Engineer'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): $64,460
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,503
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,657
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,689
Expert (over 8 years): $133,882

Levels	Salary
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$64,460
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$72,503
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$101,657
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$122,689
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$133,882

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Test Engineer 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 Test Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $124,573.
California: $124,101.
Massachusetts: $122,447.

District of Columbia $124,573 California $124,101 Massachusetts $122,447 Washington $121,997 New Jersey $121,952 Alaska $121,794 Connecticut $120,242 New York $119,612

Hawaii $117,598 Rhode Island $116,652 Maryland $116,011 Minnesota $115,134 Colorado $114,796 Illinois $114,683 Oregon $114,256 Delaware $113,941

New Hampshire $113,743 Virginia $113,300 Pennsylvania $112,006 Nevada $111,353 North Dakota $111,139 Michigan $110,802 Wisconsin $110,678 Vermont $110,431

Texas $109,744 Maine $109,699 Arizona $109,632 Ohio $109,553 Georgia $108,518 Indiana $108,000 Wyoming $107,899 Utah $107,741

Iowa $107,674 Kansas $107,134 Louisiana $106,976 North Carolina $106,920 Missouri $106,898 Florida $106,459 Montana $106,223 Nebraska $105,998

Kentucky $105,874 South Carolina $105,424 Tennessee $105,142 Idaho $105,030 New Mexico $104,209 Oklahoma $104,029 Alabama $103,365 South Dakota $102,251

Arkansas $101,643 West Virginia $101,317 Mississippi $100,338

Top Paying Cities for Test Engineers

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: $103,316
Aurora: $103,865
Baltic: $102,748

Alcester, SD $103,316 Aurora, SD $103,865 Baltic, SD $102,748 Beresford, SD $103,052 Brandon, SD $102,538 Brookings, SD $104,057 Burbank, SD $102,948 Canistota, SD $103,101

Canton, SD $102,809 Centerville, SD $103,059 Chancellor, SD $102,797 Chester, SD $103,051 Colman, SD $103,387 Colton, SD $102,957 Crooks, SD $102,692 Davis, SD $102,933

Dell Rapids, SD $102,937 Egan, SD $103,213 Elk Point, SD $102,623 Elkton, SD $103,930 Fairview, SD $102,960 Flandreau, SD $103,548 Freeman, SD $103,436 Garretson, SD $102,767

Gayville, SD $103,609 Harrisburg, SD $102,603 Hartford, SD $102,761 Hudson, SD $103,042 Humboldt, SD $102,907 Hurley, SD $103,062 Irene, SD $103,351 Jefferson, SD $102,240

Lennox, SD $102,798 Lesterville, SD $103,532 Lyons, SD $102,788 Madison, SD $103,591 Marion, SD $103,132 Menno, SD $103,478 Mission Hill, SD $103,556 Monroe, SD $103,020

Belle Fourche, SD $103,419 Black Hawk, SD $100,255 Box Elder, SD $100,384 Buffalo, SD $103,231 Buffalo Gap, SD $102,419 Camp Crook, SD $103,330 Caputa, SD $100,869 Custer, SD $102,199

Deadwood, SD $101,569 Edgemont, SD $103,179 Enning, SD $102,374 Fairburn, SD $101,254 Fort Meade, SD $101,244 Hermosa, SD $100,849 Hill City, SD $101,532 Hot Springs, SD $103,100

Howes, SD $102,601 Interior, SD $102,765 Keystone, SD $100,749 Kyle, SD $102,984 Lead, SD $102,500 Ludlow, SD $103,637 Manderson, SD $103,151 Mud Butte, SD $102,664

Nemo, SD $100,891 Newell, SD $102,863 New Underwood, SD $100,874 Nisland, SD $103,090 Oelrichs, SD $102,888 Oglala, SD $103,067 Oral, SD $102,793 Owanka, SD $101,370

Piedmont, SD $100,329 Pine Ridge, SD $103,259 Porcupine, SD $102,948 Pringle, SD $102,516 Quinn, SD $102,617 Redig, SD $102,495 Saint Onge, SD $102,786 Scenic, SD $102,057

Smithwick, SD $102,923 Spearfish, SD $103,250 Sturgis, SD $100,922 Union Center, SD $102,442 Vale, SD $102,119 Wall, SD $102,468 Wasta, SD $101,949 White Owl, SD $102,648

Whitewood, SD $102,353 Wounded Knee, SD $103,157 Leola, SD $103,768 Long Lake, SD $103,926 Mansfield, SD $103,707 Mellette, SD $103,804 Northville, SD $103,692 Onaka, SD $103,289

Orient, SD $103,446 Pierpont, SD $103,797 Redfield, SD $103,964 Rockham, SD $103,568 Roscoe, SD $103,385 Selby, SD $103,206 Seneca, SD $103,224 Stratford, SD $103,809

Tolstoy, SD $103,231 Tulare, SD $103,820 Turton, SD $103,826 Warner, SD $103,930 Westport, SD $103,787 Pierre, SD $94,791 Agar, SD $97,258 Belvidere, SD $102,614

Blunt, SD $94,791 Burke, SD $103,418 Colome, SD $103,292 Dallas, SD $103,260 Draper, SD $100,073 Fort Pierre, SD $95,069 Gregory, SD $103,370 Hamill, SD $103,114

Harrold, SD $95,345 Hayes, SD $101,558 Herrick, SD $103,359 Holabird, SD $97,495 Ideal, SD $103,087 Kadoka, SD $102,732 Kennebec, SD $101,581 Long Valley, SD $102,728

Lower Brule, SD $101,448 Martin, SD $102,975 Midland, SD $102,395 Milesville, SD $102,461 Mission, SD $103,196 Murdo, SD $101,761 Norris, SD $102,888 Okaton, SD $102,628

Okreek, SD $103,138 Onida, SD $95,722 Parmelee, SD $103,072 Philip, SD $102,611 Presho, SD $100,822 Reliance, SD $103,172 Rosebud, SD $103,309 Saint Charles, SD $103,472

Saint Francis, SD $103,110 Tuthill, SD $102,852 Vivian, SD $100,384 Wanblee, SD $102,920 White River, SD $102,874 Winner, SD $103,196 Witten, SD $103,011 Wood, SD $102,862

Mobridge, SD $103,228 Bison, SD $102,970 Bullhead, SD $103,759 Cherry Creek, SD $102,703 Dupree, SD $102,726 Eagle Butte, SD $102,833 Faith, SD $102,694 Glencross, SD $102,782

Glenham, SD $103,265 Herreid, SD $103,660 Isabel, SD $102,762 Keldron, SD $103,258 Lantry, SD $102,881 Lemmon, SD $103,644 Little Eagle, SD $103,743 Lodgepole, SD $103,365

Mc Intosh, SD $103,413 Mc Laughlin, SD $103,322 Meadow, SD $102,734 Morristown, SD $103,519 Mound City, SD $103,474 Pollock, SD $103,863 Prairie City, SD $103,104 Ralph, SD $103,440

Reva, SD $103,109 Ridgeview, SD $102,883 Timber Lake, SD $102,935 Trail City, SD $102,902 Wakpala, SD $103,324 Walker, SD $103,489 Watauga, SD $103,255 Whitehorse, SD $102,992

Rapid City, SD $100,237 Ellsworth Afb, SD $100,237 Allen, SD $102,974 Batesland, SD $103,017 Montrose, SD $103,103 North Sioux City, SD $102,079 Nunda, SD $103,540 Oldham, SD $103,769

Olivet, SD $103,526 Parker, SD $102,964 Ramona, SD $103,585 Renner, SD $102,628 Rowena, SD $102,558 Rutland, SD $103,449 Salem, SD $103,456 Scotland, SD $103,688

Sinai, SD $104,097 Springfield, SD $103,811 Tabor, SD $103,743 Tea, SD $102,684 Trent, SD $103,074 Tyndall, SD $103,714 Utica, SD $103,534 Valley Springs, SD $102,620

Vermillion, SD $103,557 Viborg, SD $103,324 Volga, SD $103,854 Volin, SD $103,439 Wakonda, SD $103,333 Wentworth, SD $103,412 Winfred, SD $103,463 Worthing, SD $102,782

Yankton, SD $103,953 Sioux Falls, SD $102,532 Vienna, SD $104,041 Wallace, SD $103,978 Waubay, SD $103,930 Webster, SD $103,954 White, SD $104,115 Willow Lake, SD $104,158

Wilmot, SD $104,031 Mitchell, SD $104,048 Alexandria, SD $103,665 Alpena, SD $103,841 Armour, SD $103,627 Artesian, SD $103,825 Avon, SD $103,655 Bonesteel, SD $103,454

Bridgewater, SD $103,387 Canova, SD $103,527 Carpenter, SD $104,081 Carthage, SD $103,849 Cavour, SD $103,986 Chamberlain, SD $103,517 Corsica, SD $103,646 Dante, SD $103,594

Delmont, SD $103,599 Dimock, SD $103,714 Emery, SD $103,558 Ethan, SD $103,769 Fairfax, SD $103,472 Fedora, SD $103,735 Fort Thompson, SD $102,302 Fulton, SD $103,748

Gann Valley, SD $103,303 Geddes, SD $103,496 Harrison, SD $103,574 Highmore, SD $101,581 Stephan, SD $102,032 Hitchcock, SD $103,903 Howard, SD $103,787 Huron, SD $104,257

Iroquois, SD $104,009 Kaylor, SD $103,826 Kimball, SD $103,512 Lake Andes, SD $103,663 Lane, SD $104,058 Letcher, SD $103,778 Marty, SD $103,995 Miller, SD $103,609

Mount Vernon, SD $103,710 New Holland, SD $103,864 Oacoma, SD $103,424 Parkston, SD $103,755 Pickstown, SD $103,822 Plankinton, SD $103,693 Platte, SD $103,517 Pukwana, SD $103,444

Ree Heights, SD $102,927 Saint Lawrence, SD $103,613 Spencer, SD $103,513 Stickney, SD $103,626 Tripp, SD $103,655 Virgil, SD $103,753 Wagner, SD $103,675 Wessington, SD $103,675

Wessington Springs, SD $103,660 White Lake, SD $103,557 Wolsey, SD $103,880 Woonsocket, SD $103,833 Yale, SD $104,070 Aberdeen, SD $104,080 Akaska, SD $103,151 Amherst, SD $103,921

Andover, SD $103,771 Ashton, SD $103,752 Barnard, SD $103,895 Bath, SD $103,862 Bowdle, SD $103,346 Brentford, SD $103,940 Britton, SD $104,213 Claremont, SD $103,833

Columbia, SD $103,708 Conde, SD $103,819 Cresbard, SD $103,563 Doland, SD $104,041 Eureka, SD $103,711 Faulkton, SD $103,554 Ferney, SD $104,197 Frankfort, SD $104,034

Frederick, SD $103,922 Gettysburg, SD $102,582 Groton, SD $103,873 Hecla, SD $104,070 Hosmer, SD $103,546 Houghton, SD $103,630 Hoven, SD $103,262 Ipswich, SD $103,653

Java, SD $103,198 Langford, SD $103,781 Lebanon, SD $102,754 Watertown, SD $104,257 Arlington, SD $103,980 Astoria, SD $104,146 Badger, SD $104,162 Big Stone City, SD $104,313

Bradley, SD $103,945 Brandt, SD $104,076 Bristol, SD $103,862 Bruce, SD $103,962 Bryant, SD $104,112 Castlewood, SD $104,048 Claire City, SD $104,205 Clark, SD $104,124

Clear Lake, SD $104,085 Corona, SD $104,207 De Smet, SD $104,070 Eden, SD $103,886 Erwin, SD $104,005 Estelline, SD $104,031 Florence, SD $103,997 Garden City, SD $104,015

Gary, SD $104,151 Goodwin, SD $103,953 Grenville, SD $103,859 Hayti, SD $104,087 Hazel, SD $104,040 Henry, SD $104,042 Kranzburg, SD $104,429 Labolt, SD $103,963

Lake City, SD $104,059 Lake Norden, SD $104,137 Lake Preston, SD $104,036 Marvin, SD $103,852 Milbank, SD $104,296 New Effington, SD $104,427 Ortley, SD $103,874 Peever, SD $104,014

Raymond, SD $104,066 Revillo, SD $104,026 Rosholt, SD $104,402 Roslyn, SD $103,838 Sisseton, SD $104,077 South Shore, SD $103,883 Stockholm, SD $103,885 Strandburg, SD $103,873

Summit, SD $103,880 Toronto, SD $104,035 Twin Brooks, SD $103,845 Veblen, SD $104,257

Test Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Test Engineer'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 June 01, 2026

$95,132

Average $102,251/year

$110,317

$7,928

Average $8,521/month

$9,193

$1,829

Average $1,966/week

$2,121

$46

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,317	$9,193	$2,121	$53
Average	$102,251	$8,521	$1,966	$49
25th Percentile	$95,132	$7,928	$1,829	$46

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