South Dakota State University salaries in Brookings, SD

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings by South Dakota State University in the Brookings, SD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$92,500
Middle 50%$87.9k–$95k
vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $90,000
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,263 and $145,771.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,570
25th$87,925
50th (median)$92,500
75th$94,973
90th$102,029

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $65,916 (10 filings) FY2021: median $56,700 (11 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $72,305 (22 filings) FY2024: median $74,500 (24 filings) FY2025: median $92,500 (21 filings) FY2026: median $93,500 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 24
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$65,916$63,375$72,29910
FY2021$56,700$53,000$78,51911
FY2022$80,000$57,770$95,75220
FY2023$72,305$58,022$89,63022
FY2024$74,500$59,350$95,17624
FY2025$92,500$88,000$94,00021
FY2026$93,500$86,682$95,73622

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Engineering Professor$94,00011
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few9
Computer Science Professortoo few4
Business Professortoo few3
Mathematics Professortoo few3
Economisttoo few2
Geography Teachertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Brookings, SD.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $93,996 38
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.