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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that South Dakota's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Argus Leader in South Dakota is providing this Interactive State Salaries database. It is searchable and current as of June 2007. The Argus Leader's database is incomplete and missing many state employees besides being over two years old. A more current database is provided at http://open.sd.gov.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $111,972 Mike Rounds
Lieutenant Governor $16,833 Dennis Daugaard
Secretary of State $76,080 Chris Nelson
Attorney General $95,076 Larry Long
Treasurer $76,080 Vernon Larson


The salary of South Dakota's governor ranks 33rd among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


South Dakota Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $120,173 David Gilbertson
Associate Justice $118,173 Richard Sabers
Associate Justice $118,173 John Konenkamp
Associate Justice $118,173 Steven Zinter
Associate Justice $118,173 Judith Meierhenry


The salary of South Dakota's chief justice ranks 48th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of South Dakota's associate justices ranks 47th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"