H-1B Salaries in South Dakota

431 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in South Dakota, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$76,474Median salary

$58,95625th percentile

$101,62175th percentile

431Filings

Top H-1B employers in South Dakota

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency	30	$69,000	$69,000 – $71,000
South Dakota State University	27	$94,000	$87,071 – $95,490
Avera McKennan	26	$328,100	$300,000 – $331,200
Sicangu Oyate Ho	25	$48,900	$47,900 – $50,400
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital	23	$239,200	$82,774 – $481,426
Sanford Clinic	20	$152,339	$142,334 – $213,408
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	19	$58,432	$56,054 – $59,250
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	17	$80,303	$72,164 – $90,116
Sanford	16	$69,982	$57,272 – $71,874
Tiospaye Topa School	12	$51,950	$51,950 – $51,950
Crow Creek Tribal Schools	11	$53,750	$53,750 – $54,250
Tiospa Zina Tribal School	11	$59,792	$57,696 – $60,826
University of South Dakota	9	$77,000	$70,000 – $93,083
Premier Bankcard	8	$90,000	$79,180 – $94,333
Sanford Health	8	$70,938	$68,432 – $152,677
Ultimus Solutions	7	$87,277	$87,277 – $87,277
Citibank	6	$130,250	$128,125 – $141,375
Dakota State University	6	$90,000	$90,000 – $90,000
Sacred Heart Health Services	6	$331,200	$331,200 – $331,200
Wounded Knee District School	5	$52,000	$50,000 – $53,500
Coforge	4	$97,165	$84,900 – $107,053
Neutronit	4	$91,416	$91,416 – $91,416
Valley Queen Cheese Factory	4	$73,174	$61,840 – $84,981
Augustana University	3	$59,408	$58,795 – $63,188
Avera Health	3	$106,600	$100,620 – $480,220

City	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Sioux Falls, SD	177	$82,000	$69,000 – $130,500
Rapid City, SD	52	$84,738	$74,880 – $239,200
Brookings, SD	28	$94,000	$87,358 – $95,245
Saint Francis, SD	25	$48,900	$47,900 – $50,400
Vermillion, SD	13	$82,160	$70,000 – $93,819
La Plant, SD	12	$51,950	$51,950 – $51,950
Yankton, SD	11	$320,000	$81,066 – $331,200
Aberdeen, SD	11	$200,699	$79,941 – $300,000
Madison, SD	11	$85,000	$77,218 – $90,000
Stephan, SD	11	$53,750	$53,750 – $54,250
Agency Village, SD	11	$59,792	$57,696 – $60,826
Manderson, SD	5	$52,000	$50,000 – $53,500
Pierre, SD	5	$94,432	$63,814 – $94,432
Mission, SD	4	$57,500	$56,798 – $58,250
Milbank, SD	4	$73,174	$61,840 – $84,981
Watertown, SD	4	$81,016	$75,644 – $89,513
Eagle Butte, SD	4	$62,000	$58,700 – $65,270
Siouxfalls, SD	4	$91,416	$91,416 – $91,416
Summit, SD	3	$45,920	$45,920 – $45,920
Brandon, SD	2	$68,734	$68,676 – $68,791
Porcupine, SD	2	$66,000	$66,000 – $66,000
Oglala, SD	2	$50,210	$47,970 – $52,450
Lower Brule, SD	2	$62,550	$61,025 – $64,075
Huron, SD	2	$97,000	$92,000 – $102,000
Mclaughlin, SD	2	$51,754	$51,754 – $51,754
Alcester, SD	2	$52,400	$52,400 – $52,400
Big Stone City, SD	2	$84,926	$76,783 – $93,070
Lead, SD	1	$88,800	$88,800 – $88,800
Martin, SD	1	$83,554	$83,554 – $83,554
Gayville, SD	1	$45,689	$45,689 – $45,689

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Internal Medicine Resident	21	$69,000	$69,000 – $69,500
Elementary School Teacher	18	$52,750	$49,425 – $54,500
Hospitalist	17	$331,200	$320,000 – $331,200
Medical Laboratory Scientist	11	$68,619	$65,926 – $70,938
Software Engineer	10	$87,277	$82,045 – $87,277
Assistant Professor Computer Science	9	$93,083	$90,000 – $94,000
Registered Nurse Float Pool	8	$74,880	$73,320 – $79,248
Research Scientist	8	$72,000	$63,958 – $75,000
Elementary Teacher	8	$52,850	$51,388 – $60,396
Family Medicine Physician	6	$285,500	$236,250 – $296,500
Elementary Special Education Teacher	5	$53,750	$53,750 – $59,792
Neurologist	5	$152,339	$152,339 – $152,339
K 12 Music Teacher	4	$45,920	$45,920 – $47,252
Infectious Disease Physician	4	$314,000	$300,000 – $328,000
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst	4	$128,750	$127,212 – $135,000
Software Developer	4	$79,966	$75,566 – $90,370
Pediatrics Resident	4	$69,250	$67,500 – $71,000
Assistant Professor Civil Engineering	4	$98,014	$94,000 – $102,029
Gastroenterologist	4	$247,811	$112,320 – $481,226
Registered Nurse	4	$71,115	$71,115 – $71,115
Reading Interventionist Teacher	4	$51,950	$51,950 – $51,950
Assistant Professor Chemistry	3	$70,000	$68,484 – $72,502
Nephrologist/Medical Director	3	$325,000	$325,000 – $325,000
Math Teacher	3	$51,950	$51,950 – $53,320
Middle School Teacher	3	$55,750	$50,740 – $57,625

At least 5 filings in South Dakota.

Employer	Filings	Median
Sacred Heart Health Services	6	$331,200
Avera McKennan	26	$328,100
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital	23	$239,200
Sanford Clinic	20	$152,339
Citibank	6	$130,250
South Dakota State University	27	$94,000
Premier Bankcard	8	$90,000
Dakota State University	6	$90,000
Ultimus Solutions	7	$87,277
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	17	$80,303
University of South Dakota	9	$77,000
Sanford Health	8	$70,938
Sanford	16	$69,982
Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency	30	$69,000
Tiospa Zina Tribal School	11	$59,792

Level I47% · 175

Level II30% · 112

Level III9% · 32

Level IV15% · 57

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).