Distribution Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Distribution Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Distribution Engineer in South Dakota is $42,028 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Distribution Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,750
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,572 to $47,640
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,515

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Distribution Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,640	$3,970	$916	$23
Average	$42,028	$3,502	$808	$20
25th Percentile	$37,572	$3,131	$723	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Distribution Engineer Salaries

A Distribution Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Distribution Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Distribution Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $37,300
Early Career (1-2 years): $41,742
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,284
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,174
Expert (over 8 years): $166,773

Levels	Salary
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$37,300
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$41,742
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$81,284
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$118,174
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$166,773

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How Do Distribution Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Distribution Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,761.
California: $51,565.
Massachusetts: $50,877.

District of Columbia $51,761 California $51,565 Massachusetts $50,877 Washington $50,690 New Jersey $50,672 Alaska $50,606 Connecticut $49,961 New York $49,699

Hawaii $48,862 Rhode Island $48,470 Maryland $48,203 Minnesota $47,839 Colorado $47,698 Illinois $47,652 Oregon $47,474 Delaware $47,343

New Hampshire $47,261 Virginia $47,077 Pennsylvania $46,539 Nevada $46,268 North Dakota $46,179 Michigan $46,039 Wisconsin $45,987 Vermont $45,885

Texas $45,599 Maine $45,581 Arizona $45,553 Ohio $45,520 Georgia $45,090 Indiana $44,875 Wyoming $44,833 Utah $44,767

Iowa $44,739 Kansas $44,515 Louisiana $44,449 North Carolina $44,426 Missouri $44,417 Florida $44,234 Montana $44,136 Nebraska $44,043

Kentucky $43,991 South Carolina $43,804 Tennessee $43,687 Idaho $43,641 New Mexico $43,299 Oklahoma $43,224 Alabama $42,949 South Dakota $42,486

Arkansas $42,233 West Virginia $42,098 Mississippi $41,691

Top Paying Cities for Distribution Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $41,672
Aurora: $41,733
Baltic: $42,201

Alcester, SD $41,672 Aurora, SD $41,733 Baltic, SD $42,201 Beresford, SD $41,696 Brandon, SD $42,434 Brookings, SD $41,733 Burbank, SD $41,598 Canistota, SD $41,733

Canton, SD $42,107 Centerville, SD $41,733 Chancellor, SD $41,967 Chester, SD $41,733 Colman, SD $41,733 Colton, SD $41,920 Crooks, SD $42,434 Davis, SD $41,733

Dell Rapids, SD $42,014 Egan, SD $41,733 Elk Point, SD $41,766 Elkton, SD $41,733 Fairview, SD $41,780 Flandreau, SD $41,733 Freeman, SD $41,733 Garretson, SD $42,247

Gayville, SD $41,598 Harrisburg, SD $42,434 Hartford, SD $42,201 Hudson, SD $41,696 Humboldt, SD $41,920 Hurley, SD $41,733 Irene, SD $41,733 Jefferson, SD $41,990

Lennox, SD $42,107 Lesterville, SD $41,733 Lyons, SD $42,294 Madison, SD $41,733 Marion, SD $41,733 Menno, SD $41,733 Mission Hill, SD $41,663 Monroe, SD $41,733

Belle Fourche, SD $40,901 Black Hawk, SD $41,602 Box Elder, SD $41,602 Buffalo, SD $40,901 Buffalo Gap, SD $40,901 Camp Crook, SD $40,901 Caputa, SD $41,556 Custer, SD $40,901

Deadwood, SD $40,901 Edgemont, SD $40,901 Enning, SD $40,901 Fairburn, SD $40,901 Fort Meade, SD $40,901 Hermosa, SD $41,275 Hill City, SD $41,041 Hot Springs, SD $40,901

Howes, SD $40,901 Interior, SD $40,901 Keystone, SD $41,228 Kyle, SD $40,901 Lead, SD $40,901 Ludlow, SD $40,901 Manderson, SD $40,901 Mud Butte, SD $40,901

Nemo, SD $41,228 Newell, SD $40,901 New Underwood, SD $41,275 Nisland, SD $40,901 Oelrichs, SD $40,901 Oglala, SD $40,901 Oral, SD $40,901 Owanka, SD $40,901

Piedmont, SD $41,369 Pine Ridge, SD $40,901 Porcupine, SD $40,901 Pringle, SD $40,901 Quinn, SD $40,901 Redig, SD $40,901 Saint Onge, SD $40,901 Scenic, SD $40,901

Smithwick, SD $40,901 Spearfish, SD $40,901 Sturgis, SD $40,901 Union Center, SD $40,901 Vale, SD $40,901 Wall, SD $40,901 Wasta, SD $40,901 White Owl, SD $40,901

Whitewood, SD $40,901 Wounded Knee, SD $40,901 Leola, SD $42,238 Long Lake, SD $42,238 Mansfield, SD $38,685 Mellette, SD $38,685 Northville, SD $38,685 Onaka, SD $38,685

Orient, SD $38,685 Pierpont, SD $44,304 Redfield, SD $38,685 Rockham, SD $38,685 Roscoe, SD $38,685 Selby, SD $38,685 Seneca, SD $38,685 Stratford, SD $38,685

Tolstoy, SD $38,685 Tulare, SD $38,685 Turton, SD $38,685 Warner, SD $38,685 Westport, SD $41,495 Pierre, SD $39,386 Agar, SD $38,685 Belvidere, SD $38,685

Blunt, SD $39,340 Burke, SD $38,685 Colome, SD $38,685 Dallas, SD $38,685 Draper, SD $38,685 Fort Pierre, SD $39,340 Gregory, SD $38,685 Hamill, SD $38,685

Harrold, SD $38,779 Hayes, SD $38,685 Herrick, SD $38,685 Holabird, SD $38,685 Ideal, SD $38,685 Kadoka, SD $39,793 Kennebec, SD $38,685 Long Valley, SD $39,793

Lower Brule, SD $38,685 Martin, SD $40,901 Midland, SD $38,685 Milesville, SD $39,793 Mission, SD $38,685 Murdo, SD $38,685 Norris, SD $38,685 Okaton, SD $38,685

Okreek, SD $38,685 Onida, SD $38,966 Parmelee, SD $38,685 Philip, SD $39,793 Presho, SD $38,685 Reliance, SD $38,685 Rosebud, SD $38,685 Saint Charles, SD $38,685

Saint Francis, SD $38,685 Tuthill, SD $39,793 Vivian, SD $38,685 Wanblee, SD $40,901 White River, SD $38,685 Winner, SD $38,685 Witten, SD $38,685 Wood, SD $38,685

Mobridge, SD $38,685 Bison, SD $40,901 Bullhead, SD $45,791 Cherry Creek, SD $38,685 Dupree, SD $38,685 Eagle Butte, SD $38,685 Faith, SD $40,901 Glencross, SD $38,685

Glenham, SD $38,685 Herreid, SD $45,791 Isabel, SD $38,685 Keldron, SD $45,791 Lantry, SD $38,685 Lemmon, SD $45,791 Little Eagle, SD $45,791 Lodgepole, SD $43,346

Mc Intosh, SD $45,791 Mc Laughlin, SD $45,791 Meadow, SD $43,346 Morristown, SD $45,791 Mound City, SD $42,238 Pollock, SD $45,791 Prairie City, SD $40,901 Ralph, SD $40,901

Reva, SD $40,901 Ridgeview, SD $38,685 Timber Lake, SD $38,685 Trail City, SD $38,685 Wakpala, SD $42,238 Walker, SD $45,791 Watauga, SD $45,791 Whitehorse, SD $38,685

Rapid City, SD $41,602 Ellsworth Afb, SD $41,602 Allen, SD $40,901 Batesland, SD $40,901 Montrose, SD $41,733 North Sioux City, SD $42,018 Nunda, SD $41,733 Oldham, SD $41,733

Olivet, SD $41,733 Parker, SD $41,733 Ramona, SD $41,733 Renner, SD $42,434 Rowena, SD $42,434 Rutland, SD $41,733 Salem, SD $41,733 Scotland, SD $41,733

Sinai, SD $41,733 Springfield, SD $41,663 Tabor, SD $41,663 Tea, SD $42,388 Trent, SD $41,733 Tyndall, SD $41,733 Utica, SD $41,733 Valley Springs, SD $42,388

Vermillion, SD $41,598 Viborg, SD $41,733 Volga, SD $41,733 Volin, SD $41,733 Wakonda, SD $41,733 Wentworth, SD $41,733 Winfred, SD $41,733 Worthing, SD $42,154

Yankton, SD $41,663 Sioux Falls, SD $42,434 Vienna, SD $41,733 Wallace, SD $41,733 Waubay, SD $44,304 Webster, SD $44,304 White, SD $41,733 Willow Lake, SD $41,733

Wilmot, SD $44,304 Mitchell, SD $41,733 Alexandria, SD $41,733 Alpena, SD $40,209 Armour, SD $41,733 Artesian, SD $41,733 Avon, SD $41,733 Bonesteel, SD $40,209

Bridgewater, SD $41,733 Canova, SD $41,733 Carpenter, SD $41,733 Carthage, SD $41,733 Cavour, SD $41,733 Chamberlain, SD $38,685 Corsica, SD $41,733 Dante, SD $41,733

Delmont, SD $41,733 Dimock, SD $41,733 Emery, SD $41,733 Ethan, SD $41,733 Fairfax, SD $40,209 Fedora, SD $41,733 Fort Thompson, SD $38,685 Fulton, SD $41,733

Gann Valley, SD $38,685 Geddes, SD $40,209 Harrison, SD $41,733 Highmore, SD $38,685 Stephan, SD $38,685 Hitchcock, SD $38,685 Howard, SD $41,733 Huron, SD $40,209

Iroquois, SD $41,733 Kaylor, SD $41,733 Kimball, SD $38,685 Lake Andes, SD $41,733 Lane, SD $40,209 Letcher, SD $41,733 Marty, SD $41,733 Miller, SD $38,685

Mount Vernon, SD $41,733 New Holland, SD $40,209 Oacoma, SD $38,685 Parkston, SD $41,733 Pickstown, SD $41,733 Plankinton, SD $40,209 Platte, SD $40,209 Pukwana, SD $38,685

Ree Heights, SD $38,685 Saint Lawrence, SD $38,685 Spencer, SD $41,733 Stickney, SD $41,733 Tripp, SD $41,733 Virgil, SD $38,685 Wagner, SD $41,733 Wessington, SD $38,685

Wessington Springs, SD $38,685 White Lake, SD $38,685 Wolsey, SD $38,685 Woonsocket, SD $41,733 Yale, SD $41,733 Aberdeen, SD $38,685 Akaska, SD $38,685 Amherst, SD $44,304

Andover, SD $44,304 Ashton, SD $38,685 Barnard, SD $41,495 Bath, SD $41,495 Bowdle, SD $38,685 Brentford, SD $38,685 Britton, SD $44,304 Claremont, SD $44,304

Columbia, SD $41,495 Conde, SD $38,685 Cresbard, SD $38,685 Doland, SD $40,209 Eureka, SD $42,238 Faulkton, SD $38,685 Ferney, SD $41,495 Frankfort, SD $38,685

Frederick, SD $44,304 Gettysburg, SD $38,685 Groton, SD $41,495 Hecla, SD $44,304 Hosmer, SD $38,685 Houghton, SD $44,304 Hoven, SD $38,685 Ipswich, SD $38,685

Java, SD $38,685 Langford, SD $44,304 Lebanon, SD $38,685 Watertown, SD $41,733 Arlington, SD $41,733 Astoria, SD $41,733 Badger, SD $41,733 Big Stone City, SD $43,912

Bradley, SD $41,733 Brandt, SD $41,733 Bristol, SD $44,304 Bruce, SD $41,733 Bryant, SD $41,733 Castlewood, SD $41,733 Claire City, SD $44,304 Clark, SD $41,733

Clear Lake, SD $41,733 Corona, SD $44,304 De Smet, SD $41,733 Eden, SD $44,304 Erwin, SD $41,733 Estelline, SD $41,733 Florence, SD $41,733 Garden City, SD $41,733

Gary, SD $41,733 Goodwin, SD $41,733 Grenville, SD $44,304 Hayti, SD $41,733 Hazel, SD $41,733 Henry, SD $41,733 Kranzburg, SD $41,733 Labolt, SD $41,733

Lake City, SD $44,304 Lake Norden, SD $41,733 Lake Preston, SD $41,733 Marvin, SD $43,019 Milbank, SD $43,912 New Effington, SD $44,304 Ortley, SD $44,304 Peever, SD $44,304

Raymond, SD $40,209 Revillo, SD $41,733 Rosholt, SD $44,304 Roslyn, SD $44,304 Sisseton, SD $44,304 South Shore, SD $41,733 Stockholm, SD $41,733 Strandburg, SD $41,733

Summit, SD $43,019 Toronto, SD $41,733 Twin Brooks, SD $43,019 Veblen, SD $44,304

Distribution Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Distribution Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$37,572

Average $42,028/year

$47,640

$3,131

Average $3,502/month

$3,970

$723

Average $808/week

$916

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,640	$3,970	$916	$23
Average	$42,028	$3,502	$808	$20
25th Percentile	$37,572	$3,131	$723	$18

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