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University of South Dakota Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 134 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$70,000
134 DOL filings
SD Approval Rate 75.4% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$70,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
134
Certified: 101
Unique Job Titles
49
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.4%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 134 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,000$51,000$70,000$79,528$125,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+27.1%

University of South Dakota pays 27.1% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

49 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $79,528 -24.7%
$65,000$65,000$79,528$92,351$92,351
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $72,500 -25.5%
$72,000$72,000$72,500$73,073$73,073
25-1021.00 9 $83,500 N/A
$78,000$78,000$83,500$85,000$85,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $115,837 +19.1%
$106,000$106,000$115,837$120,000$120,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,500 -43.3%
$44,700$44,700$45,500$46,000$46,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $50,000 -34.1%
$45,000$45,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $78,000 -19.3%
$75,000$75,000$78,000$80,000$80,000
Instructional Coordinators 4 $54,000 -27.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physicists 4 $47,008 -71.7%
$46,478$46,478$47,008$50,711$50,711
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $57,439 -33.4%
$45,920$45,920$57,439$66,200$66,200
25-1113.00 3 $80,000 N/A
$80,000$80,000$80,000$81,624$81,624
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,400 -30.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Scientists, All Other 3 $50,000 -46.4%
$47,500$47,500$50,000$52,500$52,500
19-2031.00 3 $64,646 N/A
$64,646$64,646$64,646$70,295$70,295
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $77,000 -7.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1052.00 3 $70,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1054.00 3 $77,236 N/A
$75,000$75,000$77,236$77,236$77,236
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $49,134 -40.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Museum Technicians and Conservators 2 $70,239 +48%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Coaches and Scouts 2 $82,000 +78.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Statisticians 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 2 $56,243 -33.2%
$55,744$55,744$56,243$56,742$56,742
Chemical Technicians 2 $45,112 -21.9%
$42,723$42,723$45,112$47,500$47,500
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2 $41,600 -36.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1011.00 2 $88,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1042.00 2 $83,401 N/A
$80,000$80,000$83,401$86,801$86,801
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $52,000 -27.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1121.00 1 $55,766 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-1122.00 1 $62,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $43,550 -43.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $54,250 -33.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Curators 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-4013.00 1 $71,239 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-4021.00 1 $70,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1221.00 1 $59,634 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 1 $40,000 -56.2%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $50,316 -51.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1021.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Microbiologists 1 $41,000 -53.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.01 1 $58,178 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1 $47,965 -52.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1042.00 1 $63,922 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2012.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1 $45,000 -54.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $68,000 -15.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $74,825 -6.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
University of South Dakota files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.