Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric Salary in South Dakota
Median annual pay in South Dakota
≥ $239,200
≥ $115.00/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
≥: BLS publishes this median only as a lower bound.
Adjusted for cost of living in South Dakota (minimum)
≥ $270,020
Regional Price Parity: 88.586 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the South Dakota median only as a lower bound (≥).
South Dakota has no rank by median pay: BLS publishes its median only as a lower bound, and other states have exact medians at or above it. It has no adjusted rank either, because its adjusted figure is only a minimum.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 25th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| Median | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 75th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 90th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
Employment
- Employment in South Dakota
- Not published
BLS does not publish this figure for South Dakota.
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in South Dakota
- ≥ $239,200
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $358,550
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the South Dakota median only as a lower bound (≥).
Cost of living
$239,200 ÷ 88.586 × 100 = $270,020.09, rounded down to $270,020: a minimum.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $231,421 — |
| South Carolina | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $255,149 — |
| South Dakota This page | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $270,020 — |
| Utah | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $241,948 — |
| Vermont | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $244,186 — |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Anesthesiologist salary in South Dakota
≥ $239,200/year South Dakota
- Physicians, All Other salary in South Dakota
≥ $239,200/year South Dakota
- Dermatologist salary in the U.S.
$328,730/year U.S.
- Neurologist salary in the U.S.
$248,560/year U.S.
- Podiatrist salary in the U.S.
$160,300/year U.S.
- General Internal Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$256,560/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +4.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in nearby places
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in Iowa
$189,410/year Iowa
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in Minnesota
$537,830/year Minnesota
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in Montana
$560,820/year Montana
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in Nebraska
$507,770/year Nebraska
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in North Dakota
≥ $239,200/year North Dakota
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in the U.S.
$358,550/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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