SALARY · DINING ROOM AND CAFETERIA ATTENDANTS AND BARTENDER HELPERS · SOUTH DAKOTA

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in South Dakota

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In South Dakota, dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earned a median of $29,920 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$29,920

$14 per hour at the median · That is $4,060 (11.9 percent) below the national median of $33,980 for this occupation.

$31,550Mean annual salary
$15Mean hourly wage
$2,550People employed in this job in South Dakota

Salary range

25th: $28,640Median: $29,92075th: $34,580
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,640
Median (50th percentile)$29,920
75th percentile$34,580
Mean$31,550

The middle half of workers earned from $28,640 to $34,580 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

$26,221 a year
$2,185 a month
Federal tax $1,410 · FICA $2,289 · 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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