Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in South Dakota

Median $55.92 an hour for — elevator and escalator installers and repairers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 2005.

$55.92/hrMedian hourly wageSouth Dakota, May data
$116,320/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$40.03 – $57.7410th to 90th percentilehourly range
—Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Elevator mechanic 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 $40.03 · 25th $47.62 · median $55.92 · 75th $57.33 · 90th $57.74South Dakota$55.92$40.03$57.74United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator and escalator installers and repairers: South Dakota vs United States, May 2025.

South Dakota ranks 17th of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 7th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $63.12). — elevator and escalator installers and repairers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$40.03 – $47.62$83,270 – $99,050roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$47.62 – $57.33$99,050 – $119,240the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$57.33 – $57.74$119,240 – $120,090the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic wages in South Dakota over time

South Dakota, 2005-2025South DakotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60200520152025$55.92South Dakota$52.84United States
Median hourly wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, South Dakota vs United States, 2005–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearSouth Dakota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2005$22.24$36.66$28.46—
2013$41.48$57.32$37.8150
2014$42.26$57.47$37.8040
2015$42.60$57.86$38.88—
2025$55.92$55.92$52.84—

In today's dollars, the median elevator mechanic wage in South Dakota changed by -3.4% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in South Dakota

On federally funded construction in South Dakota, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 52 of the 52 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $94.74 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $55.92.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, SDAurora: $94.74 (union)Beadle: $94.74 (union)Bennett: —Bon Homme: $94.74 (union)Brookings: $94.74 (union)Brown: $94.74 (union)Brule: —Buffalo: $94.74 (union)Butte: $94.74 (union)Campbell: $94.74 (union)Charles Mix: $94.74 (union)Clark: $94.74 (union)Clay: $94.74 (union)Codington: $94.74 (union)Corson: $94.74 (union)Custer: —Davison: $94.74 (union)Day: $94.74 (union)Deuel: $94.74 (union)Dewey: $94.74 (union)Douglas: $94.74 (union)Edmunds: $94.74 (union)Fall River: —Faulk: $94.74 (union)Grant: $94.74 (union)Gregory: —Haakon: $94.74 (union)Hamlin: $94.74 (union)Hand: $94.74 (union)Hanson: $94.74 (union)Harding: $94.74 (union)Hughes: $94.74 (union)Hutchinson: $94.74 (union)Hyde: $94.74 (union)Jackson: —Jerauld: $94.74 (union)Jones: —Kingsbury: $94.74 (union)Lake: $94.74 (union)Lawrence: $94.74 (union)Lincoln: $94.74 (union)Lyman: —McCook: $94.74 (union)McPherson: $94.74 (union)Marshall: $94.74 (union)Meade: —Mellette: —Miner: $94.74 (union)Minnehaha: $94.74 (union)Moody: $94.74 (union)Oglala Lakota: —Pennington: —Perkins: $94.74 (union)Potter: $94.74 (union)Roberts: $94.74 (union)Sanborn: $94.74 (union)Spink: $94.74 (union)Stanley: $94.74 (union)Sully: $94.74 (union)Todd: —Tripp: —Turner: $94.74 (union)Union: $94.74 (union)Walworth: $94.74 (union)Yankton: $94.74 (union)Ziebach: $94.74 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AuroraUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260004
BeadleUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260021
Bon HommeUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260023
BrookingsUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260005
BrownUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260006
BuffaloUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260007
ButteUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260008
CampbellUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260009
Charles MixUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260010
ClarkUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260021
ClayUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260023
CodingtonUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260011
CorsonUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260024
DavisonUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260023
DayUnion ELEV0033-004 2025-01-01$56.30$38.44$94.74SD20260021

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the South Dakota prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in South Dakota?

33.2kConstruction jobsSouth Dakota, 2026-08
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k1990199520002005201020152020202533kAug 2026
Construction employment in South Dakota (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in South Dakota?

The median elevator mechanic in South Dakota earned $55.92 an hour ($116,320 a year) in May 2025, 6% above the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $47.62–$57.33; the top 10% earn more than $57.74.

Where does South Dakota rank for elevator mechanic pay?

South Dakota ranks 17th of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $55.92 an hour, and 7th after adjusting for South Dakota's cost of living (BEA price parity 88.6, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in South Dakota?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 52 counties, with a typical package of $94.74 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in South Dakota?

BLS counted — elevator and escalator installers and repairers in South Dakota in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.00; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, South Dakota and metro areas, SOC 47-4021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.