Order Clerks in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,756
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$7,254
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,264
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
$48,010
Kept after tax
$40,756
Worth in national money
$46,264
State rank
12
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Dakota is one of the better-paying states for order clerks. The middle earner takes $48,010, which ranks 12 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 3.99% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 457 occupations South Dakota reports figures for, this is number 286.
- Here is where South Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,010 you keep $40,756, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $46,264 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $47,550, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- South Dakota ranks 12 of 48 states publishing a median for order clerks, at $48,010 — about 3.99% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In South Dakota's occupational distribution, order clerks sits at 286 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.
- After federal, FICA and South Dakota income tax, retained pay for order clerks on $48,010 is $40,756. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $46,264 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $47,550 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Order Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,890 |
| This salary | $48,010 |
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 | $40,756 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,756 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,323 |
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 | $48,010 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,228 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of order clerks in South Dakota earn under $48,010 and half over. The published range runs $38,370 at the tenth percentile to $54,890 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In South Dakota the take-home figure of $40,756, from $48,010, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 286 of 457 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,264, the adjusted value of that $48,010 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 286 of 457 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for order clerks in South Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,370 to $54,890; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for South Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,756 from $48,010. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 286 of 457 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Dakota, so $46,264 — the adjusted value of that $48,010 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 286 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,370 at the tenth percentile, $54,890 at the ninetieth.
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 $46,264.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $40,756 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.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,370 to $54,890) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to South Dakota rather than a national figure.
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 $46,264 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 $40,756 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.