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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in South Dakota
Pharmacists leads South Dakota wages at about $146.8K. The 75th percentile is $155.3K.
South Dakota pays Pharmacists about $146.8K, 4% above the national median. The national median is about $140.9K.
Upper-half pay for Pharmacists in South Dakota starts near $155.3K.
Dental Hygienists still belongs on the South Dakota sheet, at about $92.2K, 6% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $146,790
- 75th percentile
- $155,260
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $133,200
- 75th percentile
- $142,330
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
3Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $128,840
- 75th percentile
- $136,180
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
4Physical Therapists
- State median
- $92,660
- 75th percentile
- $103,630
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 0.90
5Dental Hygienists
- State median
- $92,210
- 75th percentile
- $96,230
- U.S. median
- $98,100
- State vs U.S.
- 0.94
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $146,790 | $155,260 | $140,910 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $133,200 | $142,330 | $135,880 | 0.98 |
| 3 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,840 | $136,180 | $132,300 | 0.97 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | $92,660 | $103,630 | $102,760 | 0.90 |
| 5 | Dental Hygienists | $92,210 | $96,230 | $98,100 | 0.94 |
Takeaways
- Lead the South Dakota offer talk with Pharmacists at about $146.8K.
- National pay for Pharmacists, the comparison South Dakota should use, is about $140.9K.
- The South Dakota 75th percentile on that row is $155.3K.
- The closing South Dakota median is about $92.2K for Dental Hygienists.
For recruiters
- Budget Pharmacists from the state median.
- Mention the 75th percentile for Pharmacists.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest South Dakota OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, South Dakota is 17 of 51. A row links to the South Dakota metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $146,790 is stated as about $146.8K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. $155,260 is stated as about $155.3K. $92,210 is stated as about $92.2K. a comparison of 0.94 is stated as 6 percent.
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