SALARY · COST ESTIMATORS · SOUTH DAKOTA

Cost Estimators salary in South Dakota

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In South Dakota, cost estimators sat at a median of $74,950 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$74,950

$36 per hour at the median · That is $3,790 (4.8 percent) below the national median of $78,740 for this occupation.

$79,200Mean annual salary
$38Mean hourly wage
$1,030People employed in this job in South Dakota

Salary range

25th: $60,740Median: $74,95075th: $92,710
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$60,740
Median (50th percentile)$74,950
75th percentile$92,710
Mean$79,200

The middle half of workers earned from $60,740 to $92,710 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$61,557 a year
$5,130 a month
Federal tax $7,659 · FICA $5,734 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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