Elevator mechanic salary in South Dakota
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in South Dakota earn a median of $116,320 a year, or $55.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $120,090. Nationally the median is $109,910, so South Dakota pays 6% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 17th of 37.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $40.03/hr
- Jobs in South Dakota
- not published
- After cost of living
- $131,310
- Median hourly pay
- $55.92/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +6%
- Rank among states
- 17th of 37
- Mean (average) pay
- $107,000 a year · $51.44 an hour
Pay by percentile
What elevator mechanics in South Dakota earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40.03 | $83,270 |
| 25th percentile | $47.62 | $99,050 |
| Median (50th) | $55.92 | $116,320 |
| 75th percentile | $57.33 | $119,240 |
| 90th percentile | $57.74 | $120,090 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
Other trades in South Dakota
Bidding federal work? Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in South Dakota list what contractors must pay elevator mechanics on federal and federally assisted jobs, county by county.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 46. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (88.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures