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Radiologists

Top Job

$165,772

Avg Salary

27,610

Total Jobs

Occupations

Top Paying Occupations in South Dakota

Real Wages (Purchasing Power)

Raw salary data without cost-of-living adjustments


Radiologists SOC: 29-1224	$534,640	$534,640	$257	70
Chief Executives SOC: 11-1011	$336,560	$336,560	$162	510
Emergency Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1214	$335,490	$335,490	$161	170
General Internal Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1216	$331,820	$331,820	$160	160
Obstetricians and Gynecologists SOC: 29-1218	$307,380	$307,380	$148	80
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Pediatricians, General SOC: 29-1221	$288,400	$288,400	$139	80
Psychiatrists SOC: 29-1223	$270,220	$270,220	$130	60
Family Medicine Physicians SOC: 29-1215	$258,390	$258,390	$124	550
Nurse Anesthetists SOC: 29-1151	$249,720	$249,720	$120	400
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric SOC: 29-1241	$225,800	$225,800	$109	130
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Personal Financial Advisors SOC: 13-2052	$175,820	$175,820	$85	620
Financial Managers SOC: 11-3031	$172,430	$172,430	$83	1,000
Marketing Managers SOC: 11-2021	$172,390	$172,390	$83	220
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC: 11-3021	$168,550	$168,550	$81	380
Architectural and Engineering Managers SOC: 11-9041	$166,030	$166,030	$80	310
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Dentists, General SOC: 29-1021	$164,030	$164,030	$79	390
General and Operations Managers SOC: 11-1021	$153,020	$153,020	$74	4,280
Computer Network Architects SOC: 15-1241	$151,620	$151,620	$73	420
Pharmacists SOC: 29-1051	$142,330	$142,330	$68	1,280
Sales Managers SOC: 11-2022	$141,590	$141,590	$68	450
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Education Administrators, Postsecondary SOC: 11-9033	$138,640	$138,640	$67	240
Natural Sciences Managers SOC: 11-9121	$137,210	$137,210	$66	180
Purchasing Managers SOC: 11-3061	$135,990	$135,990	$65	70
Lawyers SOC: 23-1011	$132,270	$132,270	$64	1,360
Physician Assistants SOC: 29-1071	$131,910	$131,910	$63	680
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Medical and Health Services Managers SOC: 11-9111	$130,720	$130,720	$63	1,140
Human Resources Managers SOC: 11-3121	$127,430	$127,430	$61	420
Nurse Practitioners SOC: 29-1171	$125,160	$125,160	$60	1,020
Database Architects SOC: 15-1243	$124,430	$124,430	$60	40
Construction Managers SOC: 11-9021	$123,320	$123,320	$59	1,070
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Training and Development Managers SOC: 11-3131	$123,100	$123,100	$59	50
Power Distributors and Dispatchers SOC: 51-8012	$120,960	$120,960	$58	30
Information Security Analysts SOC: 15-1212	$120,750	$120,750	$58	770
Financial and Investment Analysts SOC: 13-2051	$120,230	$120,230	$58	820
Optometrists SOC: 29-1041	$118,060	$118,060	$57	190
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Sales Engineers SOC: 41-9031	$117,580	$117,580	$57	100
Industrial Production Managers SOC: 11-3051	$117,070	$117,070	$56	720
First Line Supervisors of Non Retail Sales Workers SOC: 41-1012	$113,980	$113,980	$55	680
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents SOC: 41-3031	$111,920	$111,920	$54	730
Administrative Services Managers SOC: 11-3012	$111,890	$111,890	$54	450
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Computer Hardware Engineers SOC: 17-2061	$110,880	$110,880	$53	160
Physicists SOC: 19-2012	$108,270	$108,270	$52	30
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers SOC: 11-3071	$107,970	$107,970	$52	370
Computer Systems Analysts SOC: 15-1211	$106,040	$106,040	$51	1,110
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay SOC: 49-2095	$105,830	$105,830	$51	40
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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval SOC: 17-1011	$105,360	$105,360	$51	180
Software Developers SOC: 15-1252	$104,790	$104,790	$50	2,380
Facilities Managers SOC: 11-3013	$104,360	$104,360	$50	370
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary SOC: 25-1032	$103,500	$103,500	$50	120
Electrical Engineers SOC: 17-2071	$102,770	$102,770	$49	530

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Radiologists leads the job market in South Dakotawith $534,640 average compensation.

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Salary data is based on 2026 Bureau of Labor Statistics data for South Dakota. Rankings reflect current market conditions and may vary by employer, experience level, and specific job requirements.