Average Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, And Tile And Marble Setters Salary in South Dakota

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, And Tile And Marble Setters in South Dakota earn a median annual salary of $43,470, which is -6.5% compared to the national median. There are 70 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).

$43,470

South Dakota median annual wage

$21/hour median

-6.5%

Difference vs national median

National median is $46,480

Local employment

0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.49

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $33,280
25th: $34,600
Median: $43,470
75th: $46,680
90th: $46,690

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

$49,071

Goods: 95.5%
Services: 79.7%
Rents: 67.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Connecticut	$73,050	Compare	150
Washington	$70,900	Compare	270
Missouri	$67,400	Compare	320
Illinois	$67,010	Compare	N/A
Massachusetts	$61,590	Compare	N/A
New York	$61,370	Compare	930

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
Podiatrists	$234,480	1.17
Nurse Anesthetists	$223,650	2.51
Pediatricians, General	$217,990	0.66
Family Medicine Physicians	$217,460	1.90
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$174,160	0.87
Dentists, General	$162,860	0.82
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$160,850	0.18
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$152,540	0.41

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

Historical series

Trend for Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, And Tile And Marble Setters in South Dakota

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, And Tile And Marble Setters are projected to change by -10.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,400 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.