Chief Executives in South Dakota

Is South Dakota a good place for you to work as a Chief Executive?

While jobs for Chief Executives in South Dakota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Chief Executives in South Dakota is expected to decrease.

• Chief Executives in South Dakota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Chief Executives Work in South Dakota?

There were approximately 540 workers employed as Chief Executives in this state in 2018.

There were 520 Chief Executives employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,150 Chief Executives working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Chief Executives than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Chief Executives in this state are declining at a rate of 0.8% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 90 annual Chief Executives job openings in South Dakota, and 1,280 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 20,000 annual jobs and 296,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chief Executives Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Chief Executives ranged from $127,960 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $61.52 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $100 an hour in 2017.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top South Dakota Metros for Chief Executives

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chief Executives.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD	230	$208,000
Rapid City, SD	80	$208,000
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	60	$197,730

Top States for Chief Executives Employment

The table below shows the states where most Chief Executives work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	30,290	$208,000
Florida	20,860	$171,000
New York	10,430	$208,000
Illinois	9,650	$208,000
Massachusetts	7,990	$208,000
Tennessee	6,680	$129,720
Arizona	6,630	$179,410
Pennsylvania	6,540	$208,000
Georgia	6,260	$208,000
Minnesota	5,970	$176,550
Virginia	5,760	$208,000
Texas	5,260	$208,000
Wisconsin	5,240	$127,330
Utah	4,850	$151,750
Ohio	4,420	$196,500
Missouri	4,410	$144,070
Indiana	4,220	$124,090
North Carolina	3,820	$205,220
Kansas	3,790	$149,880
Washington	3,690	$206,560

Below are the states where Chief Executives get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$208,000
Oregon	$208,000
New Jersey	$208,000
Texas	$208,000
California	$208,000
Nevada	$208,000
Illinois	$208,000
District of Columbia	$208,000
Nebraska	$208,000
Georgia	$208,000

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.