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Average Choreographers Salary in South Dakota

Choreographers in South Dakota earn a median annual salary of $40,320, which is -27.1% compared to the national median. There are 250 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for South Dakota (state).

$40,320
South Dakota median annual wage
$19/hour median
-27.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $55,310
250
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
29.82
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$27,300
25th
$32,940
Median
$40,320
75th
$49,710
90th
$64,430

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in South Dakota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$45,515
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 79.7%
Rents: 67.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New York $173,100 Compare 340
California $75,000 Compare 410
Minnesota $74,810 Compare 40
Maryland $69,140 Compare 80
Ohio $66,910 Compare 120
Louisiana $51,170 Compare 210

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in South Dakota

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $586,010 0.87
Emergency Medicine Physicians $393,870 1.71
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $297,610 1.20
Chief Executives $280,900 0.84
General Internal Medicine Physicians $280,520 0.79
Nurse Anesthetists $263,930 2.62
Pediatricians, General $257,610 0.73
Family Medicine Physicians $239,970 1.74

South Dakota has salary data for 567 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Choreographers in South Dakota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Choreographers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.