High paying management jobs in South Dakota

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in South Dakota. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in South Dakota run 11.4% below the national average (2024), so a South Dakota salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in South Dakota.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, South Dakota · Employed

1Chief Executives$280,900
Bachelor's degree
$175,590 – $546,760510
2Marketing Managers$167,750
Bachelor's degree
$101,350 – $233,820220
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,330
Bachelor's degree
$116,320 – $209,210310
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$162,240
Bachelor's degree
$119,670 – $221,420380
5Financial Managers$159,700
Bachelor's degree
$113,930 – $232,2401,000
6General and Operations Managers$137,400
Bachelor's degree
$85,990 – $232,0004,280
7Sales Managers$136,360
Bachelor's degree
$72,510 – $219,050450
8Natural Sciences Managers$128,140
Bachelor's degree
$94,520 – $213,210180
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary$126,160
Master's degree
$86,610 – $228,660240
10Medical and Health Services Managers$122,050
Bachelor's degree
$84,310 – $178,6301,140
11Managers, All Other$119,470
Bachelor's degree
$62,240 – $172,930570
12Construction Managers$118,380
Bachelor's degree
$90,210 – $161,4401,070
13Human Resources Managers$117,930
Bachelor's degree
$83,780 – $176,930420
14Industrial Production Managers$107,490
Bachelor's degree
$82,620 – $162,240720
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,090 – $147,230370
16Administrative Services Managers$106,410
Bachelor's degree
$76,200 – $147,720450
17Facilities Managers$101,280
Bachelor's degree
$75,630 – $134,560370
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$88,390
Master's degree
$74,770 – $109,270680
19Social and Community Service Managers$86,870
Bachelor's degree
$65,660 – $117,590450
20Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$76,000
Bachelor's degree
$56,720 – $107,720160
21Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$63,240
Bachelor's degree
$41,800 – $77,690150
22Lodging Managers$61,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,690 – $81,160310
23Food Service Managers$60,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,880 – $79,0101,270
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $72,5001,280

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$280,900	$175,590 – $546,760	510
2	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$167,750	$101,350 – $233,820	220
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,330	$116,320 – $209,210	310
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,240	$119,670 – $221,420	380
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,700	$113,930 – $232,240	1,000
6	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,400	$85,990 – $232,000	4,280
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,360	$72,510 – $219,050	450
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,140	$94,520 – $213,210	180
9	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$126,160	$86,610 – $228,660	240
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,050	$84,310 – $178,630	1,140
11	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$119,470	$62,240 – $172,930	570
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,380	$90,210 – $161,440	1,070
13	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,930	$83,780 – $176,930	420
14	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,490	$82,620 – $162,240	720
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,410	$70,090 – $147,230	370
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,410	$76,200 – $147,720	450
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,280	$75,630 – $134,560	370
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$88,390	$74,770 – $109,270	680
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$86,870	$65,660 – $117,590	450
20	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$76,000	$56,720 – $107,720	160
21	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$63,240	$41,800 – $77,690	150
22	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,920	$48,690 – $81,160	310
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,640	$50,880 – $79,010	1,270
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,490	$37,550 – $72,500	1,280

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in South Dakota. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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