How does Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in South Dakota compare to the national average?

South Dakota Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries are 11% below the US national median of $50,730 per year.

What is the salary range for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in South Dakota?

Public Safety Telecommunicators salaries in South Dakota range from $34,800 (10th percentile) to $58,560 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in South Dakota

SOC 43-5031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Public Safety Telecommunicators in South Dakota is $45,180 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.72 per hour. This is 11% below the national median of $50,730. 460 people work as Public Safety Telecommunicators in South Dakota. Wages have grown 23% since 2019, when the median was $36,870.

Median Annual Salary

$45,180

Mean Annual

$45,680

Median Hourly

$21.72

Total Employed

460

Salary Distribution

$35k

10th

$40k

25th

$45k

Median

$49k

75th

$59k

90th

How This Compares

South Dakota

$45,180

this metro

United States

$50,730

you earn -11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$45,180	$45,680	460
2023	$44,080	$43,570	390
2022	$39,450	$40,160	390
2021	$37,180	$38,140	360
2020	$37,460	$38,400	370
2019	$36,870	$37,800	390

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