How does Fish and Game Wardens pay in South Dakota compare to the national average?

South Dakota Fish and Game Wardens salaries are 7% below the US national median of $68,180 per year.

What is the salary range for a Fish and Game Wardens in South Dakota?

Fish and Game Wardens salaries in South Dakota range from $47,390 (10th percentile) to $81,350 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Fish and Game Wardens Salary in South Dakota

SOC 33-3031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Fish and Game Wardens in South Dakota is $63,450 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $30.51 per hour. This is 7% below the national median of $68,180. 110 people work as Fish and Game Wardens in South Dakota. Wages have grown 62% since 2014, when the median was $39,150.

Median Annual Salary

$63,450

Mean Annual

$65,240

Median Hourly

$30.51

Total Employed

110

Location Quotient

5.93

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$47k

10th

$59k

25th

$63k

Median

$75k

75th

$81k

90th

How This Compares

South Dakota

$63,450

this metro

United States

$68,180

you earn -7% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$63,450	$65,240	110
2023	$55,120	$56,660	120
2022	$50,440	$50,700	120
2021	$49,810	$49,280	120
2020	$49,480	$48,690	120
2019	$46,440	$46,200	130
2018	$44,930	$44,510	110
2017	$44,920	$44,160	110
2016	$42,780	$42,430	120
2015	$41,390	$40,320	110
2014	$39,150	$38,810	110

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