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Physical therapist salary in South Dakota

Physical therapists in South Dakota earn a mean of $93,200 a year and a median of $92,660, 11.5% below the national mean of $105,280. That ranks 50th of the 51 states with a published estimate.

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$93,200

Mean annual wage

about $45 an hour

$92,660

Median annual wage

50th of 51

State rank

by mean wage

1,060

PTs employed

BLS estimate

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates. These are estimates for physical therapists already employed in South Dakota, not offers; the hourly figure divides the annual mean by 2,080 hours. Setting, specialty and caseload move an individual offer well above or below them. Updated October 22, 2026.

By metro

Physical therapist pay by metro in South Dakota

Metro estimates from the same survey, highest mean first. Each city links to its full therapy workforce page.

Metro	Mean	Median	Employed
Rapid City	$94,990	$94,120	190
Sioux Falls	$91,720	$91,470	460

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan estimates. Suppressed cells show n/a.

The market

How many physical therapists work in South Dakota

1,000 physical therapists hold an active individual NPI with a practice address in South Dakota, 106.9 per 100,000 residents, and 48 new ones enrolled in the last twelve months. A high wage with few clinicians per capita usually means employers are competing for people; a low one in a crowded market means the opposite.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain), as of October 2026.

Licensed in another state?

South Dakota is a PT Compact member and is issuing compact privileges: physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed in another member state can obtain a privilege to practice in South Dakota without applying for a new state license.

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