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Pennington County · South Dakota · United States

What trades pay in Pennington County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Pennington County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,024 Median weekly pay across these 33 trades. $2,062 — $445.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 102 businesses · 1,654 employees$2,062$107,214 a year+7.3%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 117 businesses · 638 employees$1,878$97,661 a year+10.1%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 348 employees$1,534$79,770 a year+13.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 9 businesses · 71 employees$1,520$79,049 a year+3.5%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 13 businesses · 655 employees$1,457$75,788 a year+1.5%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 10 businesses · 39 employees$1,422$73,933 a year+1.1%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 122 businesses · 1,299 employees$1,332$69,240 a year+16.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 68 businesses · 515 employees$1,298$67,476 a year+8.7%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 62 businesses · 723 employees$1,287$66,924 a year+5.1%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 32 businesses · 180 employees$1,262$65,630 a year+3.8%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 26 businesses · 77 employees$1,221$63,482 a year+2.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 84 businesses · 330 employees$1,214$63,148 a year+15.4%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 85 businesses · 326 employees$1,128$58,680 a year+3.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 111 businesses · 719 employees$1,127$58,600 a year+4.8%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 19 businesses · 135 employees$1,095$56,932 a year+5.7%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 130 businesses · 467 employees$1,025$53,305 a year+9.7%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 47 businesses · 200 employees$1,024$53,268 a year+6.3%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 12 businesses · 69 employees$998$51,917 a year-2.8%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 112 businesses · 140 employees$956$49,728 a year+5.3%up
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 13 businesses · 349 employees$938$48,760 a year+4.1%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 20 businesses · 542 employees$936$48,696 a year-0.7%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 11 businesses · 673 employees$926$48,135 a year+4.2%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 5 businesses · 31 employees$914$47,509 a year+3.5%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 32 businesses · 238 employees$910$47,317 a year-1.9%down
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 7 businesses · 46 employees$814$42,338 a year+5.0%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 52 businesses · 290 employees$750$39,004 a year+7.3%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 20 businesses · 146 employees$686$35,698 a year+5.7%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 8 businesses · 87 employees$645$33,536 a year-1.7%down
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 29 businesses · 450 employees$588$30,575 a year-0.2%flat
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 96 businesses · 2,514 employees$565$29,369 a year+2.7%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 61 businesses · 617 employees$521$27,106 a year+2.6%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 4 businesses · 39 employees$486$25,295 a year-2.2%down
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 106 businesses · 2,246 employees$445$23,156 a year+7.7%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses15,723
Employees192,850
Annual payroll$9 M
Net movement of people+2,042People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Pennington County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in South Dakota

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Pennington County?
Across the 33 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,024 a week. The highest pays $2,062 and the lowest $445.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Pennington County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.