How does Childcare Workers pay in South Dakota compare to the national average?

South Dakota Childcare Workers salaries are 16% below the US national median of $32,050 per year.

What is the salary range for a Childcare Workers in South Dakota?

Childcare Workers salaries in South Dakota range from $23,900 (10th percentile) to $30,390 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Childcare Workers Salary in South Dakota

SOC 39-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in South Dakota is $26,870 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $12.92 per hour. This is 16% below the national median of $32,050. 2,640 people work as Childcare Workers in South Dakota. Wages have grown 29% since 2019, when the median was $20,770.

Median Annual Salary

$26,870

Mean Annual

$26,710

Median Hourly

$12.92

Total Employed

2,640

Salary Distribution

$24k

10th

$24k

25th

$27k

Median

$27k

75th

$30k

90th

How This Compares

South Dakota

$26,870

this metro

United States

$32,050

you earn -16% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$26,870	$26,710	2,640
2023	$26,350	$26,420	2,640
2022	$24,900	$25,490	2,640
2021	$22,710	$23,720	2,780
2020	$21,620	$22,730	2,480
2019	$20,770	$21,940	2,520

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