South Dakota was 23.4% below the U.S. median for Natural Sciences Managers. It ranked 31 of 49 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Dakota was 88.6, or 11.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 67.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
$144,650
WageScope divides the published Natural Sciences Managers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Natural Sciences Managers in South Dakota: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 11-9121 and BLS area 46.
Questions, answered
Natural Sciences Managers pay in South Dakota: common questions
What is the median wage for Natural Sciences Managers in South Dakota?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $128,140 per year for Natural Sciences Managers in South Dakota. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Natural Sciences Managers pay higher in South Dakota than nationally?
South Dakota's published median was 23.4% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in South Dakota?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Natural Sciences Managers jobs does BLS estimate in South Dakota?
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What the Natural Sciences Managers median says in South Dakota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Natural Sciences Managers median in South Dakota at $128,140 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 11-9121 and BLS area 46.
BLS lists 180 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $137,210 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
South Dakota's Natural Sciences Managers median is 23.4% below the U.S. Natural Sciences Managers median of $167,220 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 11-9121 and area 46. SOC 11-9121 names Natural Sciences Managers. Area 46 names South Dakota. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 11-9121/46 row reports 180 wage and salary jobs, 0.38 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.55 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 11-9121/46, the annual median is $128,140 per year, while the matching mean is $137,210 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 46 facts behind this Natural Sciences Managers page
Area 46 reports 457,380 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,610. Its annual median is $47,080. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 11-9121 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in South Dakota runs from $29,300 at the 10th percentile to $94,900 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,030. The median is $47,080. The 75th percentile is $64,020. This is a place check, not a pay range for Natural Sciences Managers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 46. They do not show related skills or a path into Natural Sciences Managers.
1. Area 46, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 15,150 jobs, $29,490 annual median, 33.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.34 location quotient.
2. Area 46, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 14,710 jobs, $78,060 annual median, 32.17 jobs per 1,000, and 1.48 location quotient.
3. Area 46, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 14,180 jobs, $34,370 annual median, 31.01 jobs per 1,000, and 1.24 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the South Dakota wage ladder for Natural Sciences Managers
The 10th percentile is $94,520 per year. The 25th percentile is $106,470 per year. The median is $128,140 per year. The 75th percentile is $151,830 per year. The 90th percentile is $213,210 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $106,470 per year to $151,830 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $118,690. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
South Dakota has a annual median of $128,140 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $167,220 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for South Dakota. South Dakota is 23.4% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where South Dakota sits for Natural Sciences Managers
South Dakota ranks 31 of 49 among states and territories with a published annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 31 of 49 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
28. Missouri has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $129,410 per year, 1,230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.6.
29. Michigan has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $129,070 per year, 2,220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.72.
30. Wisconsin has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $128,890 per year, 1,070 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.52.
32. Kentucky has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $126,440 per year, 400 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.29.
Pay leaders
Where Natural Sciences Managers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 11-9121, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $267,290 per year. South Dakota sits at $128,140 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Natural Sciences Managers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Massachusetts has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $267,290 per year, or $139,150 above South Dakota. BLS lists 10,590 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 4.16.
2. Connecticut has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $210,670 per year, or $82,530 above South Dakota. BLS lists 1,190 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 1.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Natural Sciences Managers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Natural Sciences Managers in this same-source set, at 14,950 jobs. South Dakota has 180. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 14,950 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 14,770 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $210,230 per year, or $82,090 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.17.
2. Massachusetts has 10,590 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 10,410 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $267,290 per year, or $139,150 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 4.16.
Local-share leaders
Where Natural Sciences Managers takes the largest share of local jobs
Massachusetts has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 4.16. South Dakota has 0.55. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Natural Sciences Managers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 4.16, a gap of 3.61 from South Dakota. BLS lists 10,590 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $267,290 per year, or $139,150 above South Dakota.
2. New Jersey has a location quotient of 3.35, a gap of 2.80 from South Dakota. BLS lists 10,040 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $207,030 per year, or $78,890 above South Dakota.
3. Alaska has a location quotient of 3.14, a gap of 2.59 from South Dakota. BLS lists 710 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $130,590 per year, or $2,450 above South Dakota.
Job scale and share
How common Natural Sciences Managers is in South Dakota
BLS lists 180 Natural Sciences Managers jobs in South Dakota. It also lists 0.38 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.55. A value of 1 means Natural Sciences Managers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Natural Sciences Managers beside other roles in South Dakota
The all-occupations median in South Dakota is $47,080 per year. The Natural Sciences Managers median is $128,140 per year. Natural Sciences Managers is 172.2% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for South Dakota. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Natural Sciences Managers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a South Dakota median of $137,400 per year. BLS lists 4,280 jobs and a location quotient of 0.42.
2. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a South Dakota median of $78,880 per year. BLS lists 5,820 jobs and a location quotient of 1.36.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a South Dakota median of $78,060 per year. BLS lists 14,710 jobs and a location quotient of 1.48.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in South Dakota
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded South Dakota table, at 15,150 jobs. Natural Sciences Managers has 180 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 457,380. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Natural Sciences Managers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 15,150 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 14,970 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $29,490 per year, or $98,650 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.34.
2. Registered Nurses has 14,710 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 14,530 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $78,060 per year, or $50,080 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.48.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around South Dakota
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded South Dakota role table, at $137,400 per year. Natural Sciences Managers has $128,140 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,080 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $137,400 per year in South Dakota, or $9,260 above Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 4,280 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 0.42.
2. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,880 per year in South Dakota, or $49,260 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 5,820 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.36.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in South Dakota
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has the highest location quotient in the bounded South Dakota role table, at 2.66. Natural Sciences Managers has 0.55. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Natural Sciences Managers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 2.66 in South Dakota, a gap of 2.11 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 3,250 jobs and a median of $49,440 per year, or $78,700 below Natural Sciences Managers.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 2.52 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.97 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 10,200 jobs and a median of $46,340 per year, or $81,800 below Natural Sciences Managers.
Price-level view
What $128,140 may mean after the South Dakota price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Dakota is 88.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $128,140 Natural Sciences Managers median by 88.6 divided by 100. The result is $144,650 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 67.6. Goods are 95.5. Utilities are 79.7. Other services are 91.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Natural Sciences Managers row is 15.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 180 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $137,210 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Natural Sciences Managers. It uses a South Dakota place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $128,140 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Natural Sciences Managers row for South Dakota does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 180 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.55 is not a growth score. Rank 31 of 49 is not a place score. The 88.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 11-9121 in BLS area 46. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 180 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 46, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 12,860 jobs, $29,780 annual median, 28.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.41 location quotient.
5. Area 46, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 11,460 jobs, $37,650 annual median, 25.05 jobs per 1,000, and 1.37 location quotient.
6. Area 46, SOC 43-3031, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: 10,200 jobs, $46,340 annual median, 22.3 jobs per 1,000, and 2.52 location quotient.
3. California has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $210,230 per year, or $82,090 above South Dakota. BLS lists 14,950 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 1.17.
4. New Jersey has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $207,030 per year, or $78,890 above South Dakota. BLS lists 10,040 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 3.35.
5. Washington has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $182,480 per year, or $54,340 above South Dakota. BLS lists 2,490 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 1.
6. North Carolina has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $173,870 per year, or $45,730 above South Dakota. BLS lists 6,010 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 1.74.
7. Maryland has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $168,620 per year, or $40,480 above South Dakota. BLS lists 4,820 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 2.49.
8. Illinois has a Natural Sciences Managers median of $159,670 per year, or $31,530 above South Dakota. BLS lists 2,810 jobs there, compared with 180 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.66.
3. New Jersey has 10,040 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 9,860 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $207,030 per year, or $78,890 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 3.35.
4. Pennsylvania has 7,980 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 7,800 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $137,900 per year, or $9,760 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.88.
5. Texas has 7,470 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 7,290 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $129,960 per year, or $1,820 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 0.76.
6. North Carolina has 6,010 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 5,830 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $173,870 per year, or $45,730 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.74.
7. New York has 5,690 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 5,510 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $134,680 per year, or $6,540 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 0.84.
8. Maryland has 4,820 estimated Natural Sciences Managers jobs, a gap of 4,640 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $168,620 per year, or $40,480 above South Dakota. Its location quotient is 2.49.
4. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 3.14, a gap of 2.59 from South Dakota. BLS lists 1,540 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $156,730 per year, or $28,590 above South Dakota.
5. Maryland has a location quotient of 2.49, a gap of 1.94 from South Dakota. BLS lists 4,820 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $168,620 per year, or $40,480 above South Dakota.
6. Pennsylvania has a location quotient of 1.88, a gap of 1.33 from South Dakota. BLS lists 7,980 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $137,900 per year, or $9,760 above South Dakota.
7. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 1.19 from South Dakota. BLS lists 6,010 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $173,870 per year, or $45,730 above South Dakota.
8. Vermont has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.82 from South Dakota. BLS lists 290 Natural Sciences Managers jobs and a median of $131,290 per year, or $3,150 above South Dakota.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a South Dakota median of $77,210 per year. BLS lists 5,220 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a South Dakota median of $58,690 per year. BLS lists 6,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a South Dakota median of $56,680 per year. BLS lists 3,660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a South Dakota median of $51,050 per year. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a South Dakota median of $50,130 per year. BLS lists 4,290 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
3. Retail Salespersons has 14,180 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 14,000 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $34,370 per year, or $93,770 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Cashiers has 12,860 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 12,680 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $29,780 per year, or $98,360 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.41.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 11,460 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 11,280 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $37,650 per year, or $90,490 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.37.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 10,200 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 10,020 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $46,340 per year, or $81,800 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 2.52.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 8,630 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 8,450 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $35,480 per year, or $92,660 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 7,350 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 7,170 from Natural Sciences Managers. Its median is $28,990 per year, or $99,150 below Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,060 per year in South Dakota, or $50,080 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 14,710 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.48.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $77,210 per year in South Dakota, or $50,930 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 5,220 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.43.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,690 per year in South Dakota, or $69,450 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 6,470 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $56,680 per year in South Dakota, or $71,460 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 3,660 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $51,050 per year in South Dakota, or $77,090 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $50,130 per year in South Dakota, or $78,010 below Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 4,290 jobs, compared with 180 for Natural Sciences Managers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 2.32 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.77 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 4,560 jobs and a median of $48,140 per year, or $80,000 below Natural Sciences Managers.
4. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 2.15 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.60 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 5,760 jobs and a median of $38,280 per year, or $89,860 below Natural Sciences Managers.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.77 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.22 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 3,930 jobs and a median of $29,400 per year, or $98,740 below Natural Sciences Managers.
6. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.67 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.12 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 4,820 jobs and a median of $43,240 per year, or $84,900 below Natural Sciences Managers.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.61 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.06 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 6,860 jobs and a median of $38,800 per year, or $89,340 below Natural Sciences Managers.
8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.48 in South Dakota, a gap of 0.93 from Natural Sciences Managers. BLS lists 14,710 jobs and a median of $78,060 per year, or $50,080 below Natural Sciences Managers.
Natural Sciences Managers pay in South Dakota | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Natural Sciences Managers in South Dakota
Filtered through MeritLog's approved South Dakota place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
