How does Animal Caretakers pay in South Dakota compare to the national average?

South Dakota Animal Caretakers salaries are 12% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in South Dakota?

Animal Caretakers salaries in South Dakota range from $24,100 (10th percentile) to $44,970 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in South Dakota

SOC 39-2021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in South Dakota is $29,460 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $14.16 per hour. This is 12% below the national median of $33,470. 1,030 people work as Animal Caretakers in South Dakota. Wages have grown 55% since 2014, when the median was $19,050.

Median Annual Salary

$29,460

Mean Annual

$32,260

Median Hourly

$14.16

Total Employed

1,030

Location Quotient

1.26

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$24k

10th

$27k

25th

$29k

Median

$34k

75th

$45k

90th

How This Compares

South Dakota

$29,460

this metro

United States

$33,470

you earn -12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$29,460	$32,260	1,030
2023	$29,650	$31,590	890
2022	$28,080	$28,610	840
2021	$23,920	$27,480	740
2020	$23,830	$25,740	460
2019	$22,240	$24,320	500
2018	$21,430	$24,080	490
2017	$20,030	$22,530	530
2016	$20,870	$23,130	600
2015	$19,480	$21,350	550
2014	$19,050	$20,410	480

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