SALARY · PHARMACY TECHNICIANS · SOUTH DAKOTA

Pharmacy Technicians salary in South Dakota

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In South Dakota, the middle pharmacy technicians earned $46,170 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$46,170

$22 per hour at the median · That is $420 (0.9 percent) above the national median of $45,750 for this occupation.

$45,750Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$1,230People employed in this job in South Dakota

Salary range

25th: $39,050Median: $46,17075th: $48,870
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$39,050
Median (50th percentile)$46,170
75th percentile$48,870
Mean$45,750

The middle half of workers earned from $39,050 to $48,870 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

$39,278 a year
$3,273 a month
Federal tax $3,360 · FICA $3,532 · 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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