Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary in South Dakota

The median for industrial truck and tractor operators in South Dakota is $47,410 a year, somewhat above the national $46,420 (+2%); the state ranks 26th of 51 states by median. That is about the same as the median across all occupations in South Dakota ($47,080). Among neighbouring states, Wyoming, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Iowa pay more (up to $59,820 in Wyoming) and Nebraska pays less (down to $46,730 in Nebraska). South Dakota employs 1,940 industrial truck and tractor operators, 4.24 per 1,000 jobs, the 41st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.85 is close to the national share.

South Dakota vs the United States, May 2025

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in South Dakota and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
South DakotaHourly$18.17$20.83$22.79$26.33$29.36$23.431,9404.240.85
Annual$37,780$43,320$47,410$54,770$61,080$48,730
United StatesHourly$17.71$19.24$22.32$26.33$30.06$23.25774,420––
Annual$36,840$40,030$46,420$54,770$62,520$48,370
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $37,780$37,78025th25th: $43,320$43,320MedianMedian: $47,410$47,41075th75th: $54,770$54,77090th90th: $61,080$61,080US median
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
26th of 51 states
Rank by employment
41st of 50 states
Location quotient
0.85
Jobs per 1,000
4.24

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 industrial truck and tractor operators, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$22.79$47,410$40,390$60,2508804.920.99
Rapid City, SD$22.08$45,930$31,720$67,2601902.580.52
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$21.86$45,470$38,990$52,4905307.041.41
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$23.68$49,250$29,890$71,2601402.260.45
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$23.21$48,270$36,190$61,0806604.981.00

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
South Dakota$22.79$47,4101,9400.85
Iowa$22.88$47,5907,7701.00
Minnesota$23.91$49,7407,1100.48
Montana$23.10$48,0609100.36
North Dakota$23.68$49,2609300.44
Nebraska$22.46$46,7305,0200.98
Wyoming$28.76$59,8207900.57

See the national page for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (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.