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Average Pest Control Workers Salary in South Dakota

Pest Control Workers in South Dakota earn a median annual salary of $49,920, which is +10.3% compared to the national median. There are 190 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).

$49,920
South Dakota median annual wage
$24/hour median
+10.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,250
190
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.63
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,460
25th
$47,090
Median
$49,920
75th
$62,460
90th
$68,950

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
$56,352
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 79.7%
Rents: 67.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $51,300 Compare 1,430
Nevada $49,240 Compare 790
Connecticut $49,010 Compare 880
New Jersey $48,780 Compare 2,270
Colorado $48,650 Compare 970
Hawaii $48,570 Compare 740

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 Pest Control Workers in South Dakota

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Pest Control Workers are projected to change by +4.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,400 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.