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South Dakota State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

South Dakota State University has 1,233 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $67,779. South Dakota State's staff salary increased by 2.92% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $114,718 over 188 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $64,520 over 129 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $58,885 over 149 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $62,104 over 59 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $79,844 over 89 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at South Dakota State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at South Dakota State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,233
+29 (2.41%) 		$67,779
+$1,924 (2.92%)
20241,204$65,855
Research202559
-5 (-7.81%) 		$62,104
+$2,277 (3.81%)
202464$59,827
Public service202589
-16 (-15.24%) 		$79,844
+$4,525 (6.01%)
2024105$75,318
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202550
-8 (-13.79%) 		$63,396
+$3,890 (6.54%)
202458$59,506
Management2025188
-16 (-7.84%) 		$114,718
+$8,872 (8.38%)
2024204$105,846
Business and Financial Operations2025149
+18 (13.74%) 		$58,885
+$1,365 (2.37%)
2024131$57,521
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025129
+22 (20.56%) 		$64,520
+$550 (0.86%)
2024107$63,970
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025173
+10 (6.13%) 		$66,580
+$1,159 (1.77%)
2024163$65,421
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202515
-		 $59,738
+$1,214 (2.07%)
202415$58,524
Service2025135
+19 (16.38%) 		$43,531
+$1,120 (2.64%)
2024116$42,412
Sales and related20254
+1 (33.33%) 		$49,967
+$4,762 (10.54%)
20243$45,205
Office and Administrative Support2025173
-6 (-3.35%) 		$48,048
+$1,605 (3.46%)
2024179$46,443
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202560
+10 (20.00%) 		$58,258
+$5,632 (10.70%)
202450$52,626
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving20259
-		 $74,359
+$9,129 (14.00%)
20249$65,229

Staff Salary Comparison

South Dakota State's average staff salary is $67,779. South Dakota State's staff salary is similar to the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also similar to the average salary ($65,378) of four-years colleges in South Dakota.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
South Dakota State University$67,779
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
South Dakota Colleges$65,389
Four-years South Dakota Colleges$65,378

Staff Salary Comparison Between South Dakota State and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near South Dakota State. Compared to those schools such as Institute of Lutheran Theology and Dakota State University, South Dakota State's staff salary is slightly lower than the average salary ($71,405). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from South Dakota State.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
South Dakota State University$67,7791,932
Dakota State University Madison, SD$70,381404
Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD$58,355240
Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD$71,894360
California Intercontinental University Sioux Falls, SD$48,00094
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD$57,409448
Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD$122,38820