Trucking pay in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
In West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,080 a year ($26.00 an hour), across 790 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 7.8% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
790 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $54,080 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,790 | $18.65 |
| 25th percentile | $46,540 | — |
| Median | $54,080 | $26.00 |
| 75th percentile | $61,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $78,270 | $37.63 |
| Mean | $55,880 | $26.86 |
Light truck drivers
560 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $44,120 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,370 | $13.16 |
| 25th percentile | $31,340 | — |
| Median | $44,120 | $21.21 |
| 75th percentile | $48,640 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,980 | $27.40 |
| Mean | $42,730 | $20.54 |
Driver/sales workers
80 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $46,550 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,650 | $13.77 |
| 25th percentile | $32,830 | — |
| Median | $46,550 | $22.38 |
| 75th percentile | $55,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,810 | $28.76 |
| Mean | $45,700 | $21.97 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
140 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $49,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,890 | $14.37 |
| 25th percentile | $39,590 | — |
| Median | $49,250 | $23.68 |
| 75th percentile | $59,020 | — |
| 90th percentile | $71,260 | $34.26 |
| Mean | $51,390 | $24.71 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
70 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $41,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,420 | $14.15 |
| 25th percentile | $34,620 | — |
| Median | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| 75th percentile | $47,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,080 | $26.48 |
| Mean | $42,470 | $20.42 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
130 employed in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, median $58,940 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,430 | $18.96 |
| 25th percentile | $47,130 | — |
| Median | $58,940 | $28.34 |
| 75th percentile | $74,420 | — |
| 90th percentile | $84,450 | $40.60 |
| Mean | $61,570 | $29.60 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.