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Occupational therapist salary in South Dakota

Open occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota post a median of $42.50 an hour, the middle half $42.25–$42.50 (about $88,400 a year full time), $10.50 below the national posted median. From 15 jobs at 4 employers that state their pay.

$42.50
Median posted /hr
$42–$43
Middle half /hr
$88,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.89
BLS median in SD
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota · Occupational therapist pay nationwide

What occupational therapists are paid in South Dakota

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 15 open jobs in South Dakota. Lowest posted $30.75, highest $53.75.

Posted on open jobs in South Dakota

$42.25–$42.50/hr

Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $42.50. 54% of the 28 open occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota state an hourly rate.

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Occupational therapist pay by town in South Dakota

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rapid City$42.25$30.75–$53.755 (3)
Sioux Falls$42.50$30.75–$53.754 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Occupational therapist pay by employer in South Dakota

What each employer posts for occupational therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Avera Health$42.75$30.75–$53.758
Monument Health$39$34.77–$47.795
Aegis Therapies$42.50$40–$451
Sanford Health$42.25$32.50–$521

Median of each employer's jobs in South Dakota (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for occupational therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in South Dakota

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, South Dakota. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Occupational Therapists (29-1122)$31.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$38.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$40.89 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$48.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)$51.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)490 (source: BLS OEWS, Occupational Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Occupational therapist salary in South Dakota: common questions

How much does an occupational therapist make in South Dakota?

Open occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota that state an hourly rate post a median of $42.50, the middle half $42.25–$42.50 (15 jobs from 4 employers). Full time that is about $88,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.89/hr ($85,050 a year) for people employed in the occupation in South Dakota (May 2025).

Where in South Dakota do occupational therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rapid City ($42.25) and Sioux Falls ($42.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in South Dakota pay occupational therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Avera Health ($42.75) and Monument Health ($39).

How does South Dakota compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in South Dakota ($42.50) is $10.50 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey South Dakota ranks 48 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 15 of 28 open occupational therapist jobs in South Dakota (54%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Occupational therapist pay in other states

Occupational therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists (SOC 29-1122), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Occupational therapist salary in South Dakota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/occupational-therapist/south-dakota

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