First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Salary in South Dakota

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in South Dakota have a median of $77,690 a year, below the national $79,920 (−3%); the state ranks 33rd of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers earn 65% more than the median across all occupations in South Dakota ($47,080). Among neighbouring states, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming pay more (up to $97,610 in Minnesota) and Montana and Nebraska pay less (down to $75,570 in Nebraska). South Dakota employs 2,360 first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, 5.17 per 1,000 jobs, the 48th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.99 is close to the national share.

South Dakota vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in South Dakota and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
South Dakota	Hourly	$28.94	$32.41	$37.35	$42.21	$47.09	$37.96	2,360	5.17	0.99
South Dakota	Annual	$60,200	$67,400	$77,690	$87,790	$97,940	$78,970	2,360	5.17	0.99
United States	Hourly	$25.62	$30.48	$38.42	$48.78	$61.66	$41.56	812,210	–	–
United States	Annual	$53,280	$63,400	$79,920	$101,460	$128,260	$86,450	812,210	–	–

South Dakota annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 33rd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 48th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.99
Jobs per 1,000: 5.17

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of South Dakota's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in South Dakota

3 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching South Dakota publish a row for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$39.12	$81,380	$55,040	$100,380	440	5.86	1.12
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$37.95	$78,940	$60,990	$100,160	990	5.52	1.06
Rapid City, SD	$37.45	$77,900	$60,790	$97,760	470	6.39	1.22
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36.80	$76,550	$58,570	$98,480	580	4.33	0.83
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36.21	$75,320	$59,290	$93,520	300	4.70	0.90

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
South Dakota	$37.35	$77,690	2,360	0.99
Iowa	$37.75	$78,510	9,660	1.19
Minnesota	$46.93	$97,610	13,580	0.88
Montana	$36.98	$76,910	4,350	1.63
North Dakota	$39.12	$81,370	4,350	1.94
Nebraska	$36.33	$75,570	6,020	1.13
Wyoming	$37.62	$78,250	3,270	2.23

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (every state ranked) and the South Dakota wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS South Dakota estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.