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South Dakota minimum wage 2026

Official

The South Dakota rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.

From South Dakota Department of Revenue and IRS 
Minimum wage
$11.85
an hour
Next rate
$12.30
January 1, 2027
Full time, after tax
$21,908
a year
Rank
#26 of 51
by minimum wage, 1 is the highest

What is the minimum wage in South Dakota in 2026?

The South Dakota minimum wage is $11.85 an hour in 2026, above the $7.25 federal minimum. Next door, the minimum wage is higher in Nebraska and lower in Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota; see the Wyoming minimum wage.

Neighbor minimum wages

Will the South Dakota minimum wage go up in 2027?

Yes. It rises to $12.30 an hour on January 1, 2027 (announced), $0.45 more than today.

  1. $11.85 an hour

  2. Today, November 1, 2026

  3. Projected

    $12.30 an hour

How much is minimum wage a year in South Dakota?

Full time, a South Dakota minimum wage job pays $24,648 a year before tax. The closest salary with its own page is $25,000 a year.

A year
$24,648
A month
$2,054.00
Every two weeks
$948.00
A week
$474.00
How this is calculated
  1. The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.

How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in South Dakota?

After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in South Dakota takes home $21,908 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $842.60. It takes 94.9 hours of work to take home $1,000. There is no South Dakota state income tax on minimum wage pay. Run your own hours through the South Dakota hourly paycheck calculator.

Take-home per year
$21,908
Every two weeks
$842.60
Per hour after tax
$10.53
In national prices
$24,730
How this is calculated
  1. Full-time pay of $24,648 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and South Dakota taxes for 2026.
  2. The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.

Is $20 an hour good pay in South Dakota?

It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 38% of South Dakota workers earn, but less than half of them. The South Dakota median wage is $22.63 an hour.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$20.00

Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.

What is the tipped minimum wage in South Dakota?

Tipped workers in South Dakota can be paid $5.93 an hour if tips bring them to at least $11.85.

The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.

How has the South Dakota minimum wage changed?

The South Dakota minimum wage rose from $8.55 an hour in 2016 to $11.85 today. It was $1 in 1970.

$0$5$10$15$11.20
South Dakota minimum wage on January 1 of selected years (DOL), with the current rate.

How does the South Dakota minimum wage compare with other states?

South Dakota ranks #26 of 51; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The closest rate is Nevada's minimum wage, followed by New Mexico's and Ohio's. The minimum wage in every state page lists all of them.

Closest minimum wages

How many South Dakota hourly workers earn $7.25 or less?

1.1% of hourly workers in South Dakota earned the federal minimum of $7.25 or less in 2024.

At or below $7.25
1.1%
of hourly workers, 2024
Hourly-paid workers
273K
At or below the federal rate
3K

South Dakota requires more than $7.25, so these are mostly tipped and exempt jobs.

Questions people ask

How much is minimum wage per week in South Dakota?

Full time, a South Dakota minimum wage job takes home $421.30 a week after taxes.

Is the South Dakota minimum wage worth more in local prices?

Yes. After taxes and South Dakota prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $24,730 a year at average US prices, more than its $21,908 take-home.