First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,687
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,193
15.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,266
South Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Dakota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$57,880
Kept after tax
$48,687
Worth in national money
$55,266
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $57,880, ranking 21 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 457 occupations South Dakota reports figures for, this is number 201.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $57,880 you keep $48,687 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $55,266 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $61,530, since top earners drag the number up.
- South Dakota occupies the middle band for first-line supervisors of security workers: a median of $57,880, ranking 21 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In South Dakota's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of security workers sits at 201 of 457 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in South Dakota is $48,687 after the full tax stack, from $57,880. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $55,266 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $61,530 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,590 |
| This salary | $57,880 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Dakota | $48,687 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,687 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,164 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,880 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,245 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,880 as a midpoint for South Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $40,130 and the ninetieth is $93,590 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $48,687 take-home in South Dakota comes from $57,880. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 201 of 457.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $55,266, the adjusted value of that $57,880 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 201 of 457 in the state.
- The South Dakota median of $57,880 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $40,130 to $93,590. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $48,687, from $57,880, assumes a single South Dakota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 201 of 457 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Dakota, so $55,266 — the adjusted value of that $57,880 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 201 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $61,530, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $40,130 at the bottom tenth to $93,590 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $55,266.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $48,687 of this wage reaches your account, because South Dakota takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in South Dakota is $61,530. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($40,130) and the ninetieth ($93,590) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Dakota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $55,266 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
South Dakota levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $48,687 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.