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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary Salary in South Dakota

The median annual wage for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in South Dakota is $28,220 -23.3% vs. the national median of $36,780. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$28,220
Mean annual wage
$29,520
Median hourly wage
Employment in SD
4,650

4,650 employed · 10.2 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in South Dakota

Wage distribution for teaching assistants, except postsecondary in South Dakota (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$24,800
25th percentile$26,530
Median (50th)$28,220
75th percentile$30,990
90th percentile$35,410

What this salary is worth in South Dakota

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$31,856

South Dakota prices are 88.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
40.2%

Median gross rent in South Dakota: $946/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $706/mo

Est. affordable home price
$102,945

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in South Dakota is $257,400 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.