Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$25,827
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$3,603
12.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,317
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
$29,430
Kept after tax
$25,827
Worth in national money
$29,317
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $29,430, ranking 27 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in South Dakota, this one sits low: 449 of 457 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- South Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $29,430 the take-home is $25,827; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $29,317 would nationally. The average comes to $29,470, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- South Dakota occupies the middle band for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers: a median of $29,430, ranking 27 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers occupies position 449 of 457 in South Dakota's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in South Dakota, on $29,430, is $25,827 — equivalent to $29,317 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $29,470 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $31,000 |
| This salary | $29,430 |
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 | $25,827 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,827 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,739 |
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 | $29,430 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,313 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $29,430 as a midpoint for South Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,710 and the ninetieth is $31,000 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In South Dakota the take-home figure of $25,827, from $29,430, 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 449 of 457 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $29,317 uses one figure for the whole of South Dakota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 457 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 449.
- The South Dakota median of $29,430 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,710 to $31,000. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for South Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $25,827 from $29,430. 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 449 of 457 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $29,317, worked from $29,430, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular South Dakota address, on work sitting at 449 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $26,710 at the tenth percentile, $31,000 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 $29,317.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $25,827 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($26,710 to $31,000) 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 $29,317 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 $25,827 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.