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Average Customer Service Representatives Salary in South Dakota

Customer Service Representatives in South Dakota earn a median annual salary of $39,760, which is -7.2% compared to the national median. There are 6,750 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for South Dakota (state).

$39,760
South Dakota median annual wage
$19/hour median
-7.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $42,830
6,750
Local employment
14.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.84
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,470
25th
$35,060
Median
$39,760
75th
$48,130
90th
$56,080

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
$44,883
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 79.7%
Rents: 67.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$49,210Compare7,020
Washington$49,150Compare44,880
Massachusetts$48,060Compare54,660
New York$47,840Compare145,100
California$47,790Compare183,350
Minnesota$47,470Compare59,170

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

South Dakota has salary data for 580 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Customer Service Representatives in South Dakota

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Customer Service Representatives are projected to change by -5.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 341,700 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.