Vet tech pay in South Dakota
Vet techs in South Dakota: $16 to $23 an hour in job ads
From 5 job ads at 4 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$20 an hour, median in job ads
10th to 90th percentile, 5 ads at 4 employersBLS median $21.78 an hour, May 2025 (a separate source)
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Hourly ads only, never converted.
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Where South Dakota sits
Hiring now in South Dakota
- Animal Care Technician - Paws Pet Resort at Best Friends Pet Care, Sioux Falls$13 to $15 an hour
- Veterinary Technician at Veterinary Practice Partners, Sioux Falls$18 to $21 an hour
- Veterinary Technician at Best Care Pet Hospital, Sioux Falls$18 to $21 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in South Dakota?
Job ads in South Dakota offer vet techs $16 to $23 an hour, median $20, from 5 ads at 4 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in South Dakota was $21.78 an hour in May 2025.
How does South Dakota compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in South Dakota offers $20 an hour (5 ads), $5 less than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 5 open vet tech ads in South Dakota that state hourly pay, at 4 employers. An ad that states pay with no hour or year is left out. Read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Median pay for vet techs in South Dakota, $21.78 an hour, from a survey of employers. A separate source from the job ads, shown beside them and never mixed in.
- Benefits, Nov 9, 2026. Counted across all 32 open ads, whether or not they state pay.
Each job-ad figure is kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.