Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in South Dakota

In South Dakota, maids and housekeeping cleaners earn a median $29,950 a year, well below the national median of $35,510 (−16%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. That is 36% less than the median across all occupations in South Dakota ($47,080). Every neighbouring state pays more: Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Wyoming range from $31,870 in Wyoming to $37,470 in Minnesota. South Dakota employs 3,540 maids and housekeeping cleaners, 7.74 per 1,000 jobs, the 44th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.40 means the occupation is more concentrated in South Dakota than nationally.

South Dakota vs the United States, May 2025

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 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	$13.41	$13.77	$14.40	$16.61	$18.86	$15.38	3,540	7.74	1.40
South Dakota	Annual	$27,890	$28,640	$29,950	$34,540	$39,220	$31,990	3,540	7.74	1.40
United States	Hourly	$13.29	$14.59	$17.07	$19.03	$23.35	$17.83	860,670	–	–
United States	Annual	$27,640	$30,350	$35,510	$39,590	$48,570	$37,080	860,670	–	–

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: 43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 44th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.40
Jobs per 1,000: 7.74

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 maids and housekeeping cleaners, 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 Falls, SD-MN	$15.51	$32,260	$28,580	$40,200	970	5.43	0.98
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$15.23	$31,680	$28,490	$36,760	340	4.59	0.83
Rapid City, SD	$14.04	$29,210	$27,940	$34,150	810	10.97	1.98
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$14.33	$29,810	$26,990	$39,850	840	6.29	1.14
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$14.07	$29,270	$27,430	$36,850	910	14.46	2.61

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
South Dakota	$14.40	$29,950	3,540	1.40
Iowa	$15.68	$32,620	8,160	0.95
Minnesota	$18.01	$37,470	14,890	0.91
Montana	$17.18	$35,740	5,380	1.90
North Dakota	$16.85	$35,050	2,880	1.21
Nebraska	$16.43	$34,170	6,250	1.10
Wyoming	$15.32	$31,870	2,800	1.80

See the national page for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (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.