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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in South Dakota

The median office manager in South Dakota earned $62,530 a year in May 2025[1], 10.0% below the US median of $69,500. That puts South Dakota at #42 of 51 states for this job.

$5,211median pay per month in South Dakota
$7,444employer cost per month with benefits
$30.06median pay per hour
1,750people in this job in South Dakota

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
South Dakota$42,940$62,530$83,490
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in South Dakota earns $53,350–$74,610; the top tenth earns $83,490 or more, 1.9 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the South Dakota median that makes about $89,329 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$89,329local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in South Dakota

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$67,320
$77,280800
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$60,970
$71,890370
Rapid City, SD
$60,700
$68,220320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$57,240
$64,920220

Sioux Falls, SD-MN pays the most ($67,320) and West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area the least ($57,240): $10,080 a year apart for the same job.

What an office manager does

An office manager (for a remote team: an operations coordinator) owns the processes that keep a small company organised: vendors, onboarding, tools, policies and the admin calendar.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs South Dakota
New Mexico
$62,640
+0.2%
Montana
$62,550
+0.0%
South Dakota
$62,530
+0.0%
North Carolina
$62,340
-0.3%
Nebraska
$61,980
-0.9%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in South Dakota?

The median was $62,530 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $53,350 to $74,610.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in South Dakota?

About $89,329 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in South Dakota do office managers earn the most?

Sioux Falls, SD-MN, with a median of $67,320 a year.

Other roles in South Dakota

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How to hire office managers

Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-1011: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes431011.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.