South Dakota state government salary

South Dakota Salaries

Total state expenditures: $6.7 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in South Dakota.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$13,436/year	$166/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the capitol

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of South Dakota Larry Rhoden	$120,787
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota Tony Venhuizen
Attorney General of South Dakota Marty J. Jackley	$133,750
South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson	$120,910
South Dakota Director of Insurance Larry Deiter	$133,882
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Kristie Fiegen	$128,551
South Dakota Secretary of Education Joe Graves	$186,287
South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands Brock Greenfield	$103,016
South Dakota Treasurer Josh Haeder	$120,910
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Gary Hanson	$128,551
South Dakota Secretary of Labor and Regulation Marcia Hultman	$168,238
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chris Nelson	$128,551
South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Hunter Roberts	$152,944
South Dakota State Auditor Richard Sattgast	$120,910

Judicial salaries

See also: South Dakota court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $194,241	Associates: $N/A

State profile

Demographic data for South Dakota
	South Dakota	U.S.
Total population:	857,919	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	75,811	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	85%	73.6%
Black/African American:	1.6%	12.6%
Asian:	1.2%	5.1%
Native American:	8.6%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.6%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.3%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$50,957	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	15.3%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in South Dakota. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in South Dakota

South Dakota voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in South Dakota, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. South Dakota had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

More South Dakota coverage on Ballotpedia

• Elections in South Dakota
• United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
• Public policy in South Dakota
• Endorsers in South Dakota
• South Dakota fact checks
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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts