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South Dakota H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,313 certified H-1B applications for jobs in South Dakota between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $71,000 a year.

Median salary offered
$71,000
Middle half earn
$57,750 to $95,981
Top 10% earn over
$239,200
Certified filings
1,313
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Sanford Clinic78$112,320$98,280 – $213,408
South Dakota State University73$90,000$72,000 – $94,945
Avera McKennan70$320,000$280,425 – $331,200
Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency67$67,500$66,000 – $69,000
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.59$239,200$74,880 – $417,310
Sioux Falls School District 49-556$56,539$54,343 – $57,864
Sicangu Oyate Ho, Inc.54$47,600$45,000 – $49,500
Sanford41$65,374$60,195 – $74,755
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology40$86,662$72,123 – $91,625
Ultimus Solutions Inc38$57,013$57,013 – $64,709
Todd County School District 66-136$57,500$56,000 – $57,500
Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC.34$66,560$66,560 – $66,560
Sanford Health25$68,848$65,749 – $93,538
Tiospaye Topa School24$51,950$50,838 – $51,950
University of South Dakota23$78,000$66,961 – $85,900
Premier Bankcard LLC20$84,330$68,932 – $93,357
Tiospa Zina Tribal School20$59,792$57,696 – $78,551
Dakota State University17$90,000$88,000 – $90,000
Coforge Limited17$87,277$74,797 – $99,403
Crow Creek Tribal School16$53,750$47,900 – $53,750
KBR Wyle Services LLC13$72,496$70,056 – $78,022
Crow Creek Tribal Schools13$53,750$53,750 – $53,750
Augustana University12$60,842$57,259 – $69,760
Wounded Knee District School12$50,000$50,000 – $50,500
Lower Brule Day School12$60,000$57,000 – $62,375
Tata Consultancy Services Limited11$69,200$64,958 – $75,514
Citibank, N.A.11$127,500$125,000 – $130,250
Avera St. Luke's Hospital11$260,000$65,780 – $362,500
Sanford Research8$63,586$47,346 – $81,864
Northern State University8$61,450$60,750 – $62,874
Mclaughlin School District 15-28$44,530$43,125 – $47,004
LTIMindtree Limited7$115,800$108,900 – $119,350
Sacred Heart Health Services7$331,200$331,200 – $440,600
Avera St. Mary's Hospital7$63,960$61,027 – $63,960
CNH Industrial America LLC7$89,250$86,300 – $114,625
Midcontinent Communications6$59,010$59,010 – $62,847
My3Tech Inc6$75,514$68,021 – $90,730
Star Technology Solutions Inc6$79,186$79,186 – $79,186
Summit School District 54-66$45,920$45,920 – $45,920
Todd County School District5$60,000$47,163 – $60,500
Terex South Dakota, Inc5$82,056$79,414 – $85,883
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.5$62,784$59,010 – $83,565
Riverview, LLP5$60,938$60,938 – $60,938
Aitium Inc5$84,000$83,000 – $85,000
Banner Engineering Corp5$78,000$76,277 – $82,379
Avera Health4$178,100$103,610 – $400,660
Cloud Takers Inc4$72,946$72,946 – $72,977
Eagle Butte School District 20-14$60,900$56,937 – $65,270
Philip Health Services, Inc.4$67,850$67,387 – $69,259
Neutronit Inc4$91,416$91,416 – $91,416

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Medical Laboratory Scientist52$65,530$63,383 – $68,479
Software Engineer44$74,252$64,709 – $87,277
Registered Nurse Float Pool41$66,560$66,560 – $68,640
Elementary School Teacher40$53,340$47,838 – $54,087
Internal Medicine Resident39$69,000$66,000 – $69,000
Elementary Teacher29$53,750$50,000 – $57,500
Hospitalist (Internist)27$320,000$287,680 – $331,200
Software Developer22$72,946$68,952 – $77,241
Hospitalist19$98,280$92,082 – $98,280
Gastroenterologist15$98,280$98,280 – $541,651
Registered Nurse15$66,560$60,195 – $68,838
Senior Software Engineer15$83,000$57,013 – $98,922
Pediatrics Resident13$67,500$63,000 – $67,500
Assistant Professor, Computer Science13$92,500$90,000 – $94,000
Middle School Teacher12$47,410$45,672 – $53,750
Special Education Teacher12$50,243$46,620 – $61,014
Infectious Disease Physician11$313,000$300,000 – $325,000
Neurologist10$284,600$152,339 – $368,750
Medical Technologist9$54,080$54,080 – $58,552
Spanish Language Immersion Teacher8$55,750$53,283 – $57,964
Kindergarten Teacher8$53,750$46,962 – $57,575
Internal Medicine Physician7$240,178$239,689 – $287,800
K-12 Music Teacher7$45,920$45,920 – $45,920
Senior Systems Analyst7$99,403$92,550 – $103,228
Systems Analyst7$74,797$74,797 – $88,500
Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst7$126,350$125,000 – $128,750
Elementary Special Education Teacher7$53,750$50,975 – $56,771
Developer7$65,208$64,709 – $69,200
High School Science Teacher7$51,950$47,250 – $56,904
Family Medicine Physician7$285,000$225,000 – $293,000
Endocrinologist7$240,000$168,740 – $240,000
Data Analyst6$69,100$69,100 – $69,189
Neurology Resident6$68,250$66,375 – $69,000
Special Education Teacher (K-5)6$56,750$56,000 – $57,500
Secondary Teacher5$58,635$57,375 – $59,792
Research Scientist III5$72,000$72,000 – $75,000
Teacher5$54,800$52,400 – $60,000
Business Intelligence Analyst5$76,149$68,328 – $86,300
Assistant Professor - Information Systems5$88,000$88,000 – $88,000
Manufacturing Engineer5$74,131$72,720 – $75,000
Director, Computational Bioinformatics5$154,066$154,066 – $154,066
Special Education Teacher, Elementary4$51,852$50,130 – $51,950
Science Teacher4$53,500$52,625 – $53,998
Senior Software Developer4$86,809$79,186 – $96,824
Research Specialist4$38,803$38,086 – $39,546
Research Scientist II4$69,100$62,650 – $75,000
5th Grade Two-Way Immersion Spanish Teacher4$55,984$55,430 – $56,539
Transplant Nephrologist4$287,300$239,720 – $325,000
Business Analyst4$88,702$87,123 – $90,126
Assistant Professor, Physics4$84,642$80,968 – $87,494

Cities

CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Sioux Falls, SD573$79,186$64,500 – $113,256
Rapid City, SD148$75,002$66,560 – $101,573
Brookings, SD81$88,400$71,600 – $94,945
Vermillion, SD40$78,000$70,000 – $88,175
Aberdeen, SD38$76,376$63,960 – $237,634
St. Francis, SD35$47,700$44,900 – $49,000
Mission, SD34$57,500$56,000 – $57,500
Madison, SD31$88,000$74,500 – $90,000
Stephan, SD29$53,750$48,900 – $53,750
Watertown, SD24$88,806$75,644 – $112,425
Pierre, SD23$68,536$63,887 – $79,006
La Plant, SD22$51,950$51,950 – $51,950
Agency Village, SD20$59,792$57,696 – $78,551
Saint Francis, SD19$47,500$45,650 – $50,200
Yankton, SD17$117,163$68,744 – $331,200
Lower Brule, SD12$60,000$57,000 – $62,375
Manderson, SD12$50,000$50,000 – $50,500
Rosebud, SD8$57,500$52,000 – $57,500
Mclaughlin, SD8$44,530$43,125 – $47,004
Huron, SD6$100,217$88,608 – $206,150
Summit, SD6$45,920$45,920 – $45,920
Eagle Butte, SD6$58,900$55,550 – $63,000
Flandreau, SD6$63,856$59,384 – $65,832
Spearfish, SD5$73,965$70,392 – $75,000
Kyle, SD5$59,685$53,180 – $60,685
Milbank, SD5$62,784$59,010 – $83,565
Porcupine, SD5$64,000$64,000 – $66,000
Bullhead, SD4$44,750$43,875 – $46,875
Brandon, SD4$67,142$65,666 – $68,676
Siouxfalls, SD4$91,416$91,416 – $91,416
Philip, SD4$67,850$67,387 – $69,259
De Smet, SD4$104,905$94,052 – $109,408
North Sioux City, SD3$77,000$76,719 – $79,000
Lake Norden, SD3$88,150$86,712 – $91,075
Dakota Dunes, SD3$64,730$59,405 – $67,865
Bowdle, SD3$48,250$48,250 – $50,750
Canton, SD3$66,354$61,652 – $67,112
Oglala, SD3$45,730$44,365 – $50,210
Mitchell, SD3$550,000$400,000 – $550,000
Estelline, SD2$68,952$68,952 – $68,952

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202386$70,028
2024482$66,560
2025443$71,115
2026302$77,771