Skilled Wages

Construction manager salary in South Dakota

Median $56.91 an hour for 1,070 construction managers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$56.91/hrMedian hourly wageSouth Dakota, May data
$118,380/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$43.37 – $77.6110th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,070Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Construction manager pay in South Dakota: the full range

Wage percentiles, South DakotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrSouth Dakota: 10th $43.37 · 25th $48.00 · median $56.91 · 75th $63.62 · 90th $77.61South Dakota$56.91$43.37$77.61United States: 10th $33.50 · 25th $42.57 · median $55.28 · 75th $72.91 · 90th $91.08United States$55.28
Hourly wage percentiles for construction managers: South Dakota vs United States, May 2025.

South Dakota ranks 18th of 51 states for median construction manager pay, and 6th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $64.23). 1,070 construction managers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$43.37 – $48.00$90,210 – $99,830roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$48.00 – $63.62$99,830 – $132,330the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$63.62 – $77.61$132,330 – $161,440the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction manager pay by metro in South Dakota

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60$80/hrRapid City: $57.96Rapid City$57.96Sioux Falls: $57.45Sioux Falls$57.45Sioux City: $55.27Sioux City$55.27
Median hourly wage for construction managers by metro area in South Dakota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Rapid City$44.66$57.96$64.98$76.252402% above
Sioux Falls$44.93$57.45$63.41$77.614301% above
Sioux City$33.65$55.27$63.90$93.301403% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction manager wages in South Dakota over time

South Dakota, 1999-2025South DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$56.91South Dakota$55.28United States
Median hourly wage for construction managers, South Dakota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearSouth Dakota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$28.29$54.67$26.75550
2000$27.07$50.61$28.00430
2001$28.12$51.12$29.35390
2002$28.93$51.77$30.53330
2003$28.39$49.67$31.96330
2004$30.32$51.67$33.59310
2005$30.76$50.71$34.74210
2006$31.88$50.91$35.43190
2007$34.20$53.10$36.65170
2008$35.53$53.13$38.39180
2009$36.24$54.38$39.58200
2010$35.84$52.92$40.32220
2011$37.18$53.21$40.50230
2012$39.11$54.84$39.80230
2013$40.27$55.65$40.58220
2014$40.90$55.62$41.17210
2015$41.92$56.94$42.02220
2016$43.83$58.79$42.93200
2017$45.04$59.16$43.93240
2018$45.61$58.48$44.89270
2019$45.64$57.47$45.80330
2020$46.07$57.31$46.72340
2021$47.38$56.29$47.55410
2022$48.77$53.65$48.79440
2023$51.24$54.14$50.43690
2024$54.58$56.02$51.43980
2025$56.91$56.91$55.281,070

In today's dollars, the median construction manager wage in South Dakota changed by -0.1% over the last ten years of data and by -1.0% since 2019.

Are there more construction manager jobs in South Dakota?

2.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 21st of 49 states

BLS counted 1,070 construction managers in South Dakota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 9%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for construction managers in South Dakota

+13.1%Projected growth in South Dakota2024–2034, state agency
140Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
1,520Jobs in 20241,720 projected for 2034
+9.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

South Dakota's labor market agency projects the number of construction managers in the state to change by +13.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,520 to 1,720, with about 140 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,070 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: South Dakota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in South Dakota?

32.1kConstruction jobsSouth Dakota, 2026-09
+3.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k1990199520002005201020152020202532kSep 2026
Construction employment in South Dakota (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction managers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 45 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 12,682 in 2015 to 17,169 in 2025, +35.4%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Minnehaha County1,0158,825$78,630$1,512
Davison County901,004$74,092$1,425
Union County81499$73,714$1,418
Hutchinson County21128$72,933$1,403
Pennington County6294,969$72,828$1,401
Lincoln County3852,939$72,683$1,398
Stanley County24307$72,182$1,388
Lake County48229$70,312$1,352
Brown County1691,009$68,919$1,325
Hamlin County72540$68,749$1,322
Douglas County1686$68,618$1,320
Edmunds County1780$68,445$1,316

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction managers make in South Dakota?

The median construction manager in South Dakota earned $56.91 an hour ($118,380 a year) in May 2025, 3% above the national median of $55.28. The middle half earn $48.00–$63.62; the top 10% earn more than $77.61.

Where does South Dakota rank for construction manager pay?

South Dakota ranks 18th of 51 states for construction manager pay, with a median of $56.91 an hour, and 6th after adjusting for South Dakota's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.6, US = 100).

What is the union construction manager rate in South Dakota?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction manager classification for most South Dakota counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction managers work in South Dakota?

BLS counted 1,070 construction managers in South Dakota in May 2025, 2.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.95; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction manager work growing in South Dakota?

South Dakota's labor market agency projects +13.1% growth for construction managers between 2024 and 2034, from 1,520 to 1,720 jobs.

How many construction manager openings a year are there in South Dakota?

South Dakota projects about 140 openings a year for construction managers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 49,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, South Dakota and metro areas, SOC 11-9021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: South Dakota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.