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Detectives and Criminal Investigators in South Dakota

Considering a career as a Detective or Criminal Investigator in South Dakota?

$61,130 Median Salary
20 Job Openings
  • Detectives and Criminal Investigators in South Dakota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Detectives and Criminal Investigators Work in South Dakota?

210 people worked as Detectives and Criminal Investigators in 2018 in this state.

There were 210 Detectives and Criminal Investigators employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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The typical state has 1,050 Detectives and Criminal Investigators working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Detectives and Criminal Investigators than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 4.5%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 230 jobs for South Dakota Detectives and Criminal Investigators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,500 annual jobs and 115,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Detectives and Criminal Investigators Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators ranged from $43,140 to $127,240 with $61,130 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.74 to $61.17. The median hourly rate was $29.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.91.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota Metros for Detectives and Criminal Investigators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Detectives and Criminal Investigators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Rapid City, SD 60 $62,120
Sioux Falls, SD 50 $107,000
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 40 $53,160

Top States for Detectives and Criminal Investigators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Detectives and Criminal Investigators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 15,930 $82,260
California 11,250 $100,310
New York 8,880 $84,340
Florida 6,600 $64,450
Arizona 5,810 $83,730
Georgia 3,680 $53,640
New Jersey 3,130 $103,530
District of Columbia 3,050 $133,330
Virginia 2,980 $93,550
Illinois 2,940 $84,540
Pennsylvania 2,830 $77,340
North Carolina 2,780 $50,920
Washington 2,350 $84,580
Michigan 1,980 $80,300
Ohio 1,930 $67,970
Missouri 1,810 $66,000
Colorado 1,780 $83,940
Louisiana 1,770 $51,160
New Mexico 1,610 $83,170
Minnesota 1,490 $72,780

Below are the states where Detectives and Criminal Investigators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $133,330
Alaska $129,090
Hawaii $106,630
Maryland $106,000
New Jersey $103,530
California $100,310
West Virginia $97,830
Massachusetts $94,560
Virginia $93,550
Oregon $92,610

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