East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 390 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $396,460 | $190.61 | 50 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $280,900 | $135.05 | 100 |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $260,990 | $125.48 | 60 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $225,360 | $108.35 | 100 |
| 5 | Personal Financial Advisors | $204,320 | $98.23 | 170 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $161,890 | $77.83 | 70 |
| 7 | Marketing Managers | $160,020 | $76.94 | 50 |
| 8 | Financial Managers | $156,260 | $75.13 | 240 |
| 9 | Dentists, General | $155,250 | $74.64 | 110 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $151,790 | $72.98 | 80 |
| 11 | Sales Managers | $147,700 | $71.01 | 120 |
| 12 | Pharmacists | $138,510 | $66.59 | 240 |
| 13 | General and Operations Managers | $136,720 | $65.73 | 1,210 |
| 14 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $134,730 | $64.77 | 150 |
| 15 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $131,210 | $63.08 | 50 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $128,450 | $61.75 | 130 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other | $127,560 | $61.33 | 40 |
| 18 | Natural Sciences Managers | $126,590 | $60.86 | 50 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,070 | $59.65 | 190 |
| 20 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $123,320 | $59.29 | 130 |
| 21 | Construction Managers | $115,270 | $55.42 | 240 |
| 22 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $115,210 | $55.39 | 50 |
| 23 | Managers, All Other | $111,390 | $53.55 | 170 |
| 24 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $111,150 | $53.44 | 290 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $109,220 | $52.51 | 90 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.