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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in South Dakota

SOC 41-9022 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$65,170
per year in South Dakota
Middle half
$47,960–$77,070
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
640
in South Dakota
Concentration
1.13×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

South Dakota
$65,170
published median
United States
$52,830
23.4% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
10th
48 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $65,170 median has purchasing power comparable to about $73,567 nationally. South Dakota's BEA regional price parity is 88.6 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for South Dakota.

$45,970$110,160

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in South Dakota

Every linked area below has a published estimate for real estate sales agents. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Sioux Falls, SD-MN$73,79090.62601.19×
2Rapid City, SD$46,27089.21601.78×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where real estate sales agents wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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