SALARY · HEAVY AND TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVERS · SOUTH DAKOTA

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in South Dakota

If South Dakota is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers was $58,690. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$58,690

$28 per hour at the median · That is $50 (0.1 percent) above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.

$58,550Mean annual salary

$28Mean hourly wage

$6,470People employed in this job in South Dakota

Salary range

25th: $48,370Median: $58,69075th: $64,480

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$48,370
Median (50th percentile)	$58,690
75th percentile	$64,480
Mean	$58,550

The middle half of workers earned from $48,370 to $64,480 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$49,337 a year

$4,111 a month

Federal tax $4,863 · FICA $4,490 · 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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