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Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs salary in South Dakota

SOC 53-3053 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$36,310
per year in South Dakota
Middle half
$32,550–$38,230
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
620
in South Dakota
Concentration
0.84×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

South Dakota
$36,310
published median
United States
$37,290
2.6% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
25th
51 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $36,310 median has purchasing power comparable to about $40,988 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.

$29,810$41,710

Getting in

Typical education to enter
No formal educational credential
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in South Dakota

Every linked area below has a published estimate for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs. 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$36,50090.62000.71×
2Rapid City, SD$35,45089.2900.76×
3Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$34,69086.51000.84×

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 shuttle drivers and chauffeurs wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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