Warehouse Loader Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Warehouse Loader make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Warehouse Loader in South Dakota is $38,494 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,797
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,698 to $42,317
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,152

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Warehouse Loader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,317	$3,526	$814	$20
Average	$38,494	$3,208	$740	$19
25th Percentile	$35,698	$2,975	$686	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Warehouse Loader Salaries

A Warehouse Loader'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 Warehouse Loader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Warehouse Loader'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): $31,064
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,511
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $42,793
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,413
Expert (over 8 years): $73,884

Levels	Salary
Warehouse... Level Warehouse Loader	$31,064
Warehouse... Level Warehouse Loader	$38,511
Warehouse... Level Warehouse Loader	$42,793
Warehouse... Level Warehouse Loader	$59,413
Warehouse... Level Warehouse Loader	$73,884

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How Do Warehouse Loader 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 Warehouse Loaders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,409.
California: $47,229.
Massachusetts: $46,600.

District of Columbia $47,409 California $47,229 Massachusetts $46,600 Washington $46,428 New Jersey $46,411 Alaska $46,351 Connecticut $45,760 New York $45,521

Hawaii $44,754 Rhode Island $44,394 Maryland $44,150 Minnesota $43,816 Colorado $43,688 Illinois $43,645 Oregon $43,482 Delaware $43,363

New Hampshire $43,287 Virginia $43,118 Pennsylvania $42,626 Nevada $42,378 North Dakota $42,296 Michigan $42,168 Wisconsin $42,121 Vermont $42,027

Texas $41,765 Maine $41,748 Arizona $41,723 Ohio $41,693 Georgia $41,299 Indiana $41,102 Wyoming $41,063 Utah $41,003

Iowa $40,978 Kansas $40,772 Louisiana $40,712 North Carolina $40,691 Missouri $40,682 Florida $40,515 Montana $40,425 Nebraska $40,340

Kentucky $40,292 South Carolina $40,121 Tennessee $40,014 Idaho $39,971 New Mexico $39,659 Oklahoma $39,590 Alabama $39,338 South Dakota $38,914

Arkansas $38,682 West Virginia $38,558 Mississippi $38,186

Top Paying Cities for Warehouse Loaders

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: $38,169
Aurora: $38,224
Baltic: $38,652

Alcester, SD $38,169 Aurora, SD $38,224 Baltic, SD $38,652 Beresford, SD $38,190 Brandon, SD $38,867 Brookings, SD $38,224 Burbank, SD $38,100 Canistota, SD $38,224

Canton, SD $38,567 Centerville, SD $38,224 Chancellor, SD $38,438 Chester, SD $38,224 Colman, SD $38,224 Colton, SD $38,396 Crooks, SD $38,867 Davis, SD $38,224

Dell Rapids, SD $38,481 Egan, SD $38,224 Elk Point, SD $38,254 Elkton, SD $38,224 Fairview, SD $38,267 Flandreau, SD $38,224 Freeman, SD $38,224 Garretson, SD $38,695

Gayville, SD $38,100 Harrisburg, SD $38,867 Hartford, SD $38,652 Hudson, SD $38,190 Humboldt, SD $38,396 Hurley, SD $38,224 Irene, SD $38,224 Jefferson, SD $38,460

Lennox, SD $38,567 Lesterville, SD $38,224 Lyons, SD $38,738 Madison, SD $38,224 Marion, SD $38,224 Menno, SD $38,224 Mission Hill, SD $38,160 Monroe, SD $38,224

Belle Fourche, SD $37,462 Black Hawk, SD $38,104 Box Elder, SD $38,104 Buffalo, SD $37,462 Buffalo Gap, SD $37,462 Camp Crook, SD $37,462 Caputa, SD $38,062 Custer, SD $37,462

Deadwood, SD $37,462 Edgemont, SD $37,462 Enning, SD $37,462 Fairburn, SD $37,462 Fort Meade, SD $37,462 Hermosa, SD $37,805 Hill City, SD $37,591 Hot Springs, SD $37,462

Howes, SD $37,462 Interior, SD $37,462 Keystone, SD $37,762 Kyle, SD $37,462 Lead, SD $37,462 Ludlow, SD $37,462 Manderson, SD $37,462 Mud Butte, SD $37,462

Nemo, SD $37,762 Newell, SD $37,462 New Underwood, SD $37,805 Nisland, SD $37,462 Oelrichs, SD $37,462 Oglala, SD $37,462 Oral, SD $37,462 Owanka, SD $37,462

Piedmont, SD $37,890 Pine Ridge, SD $37,462 Porcupine, SD $37,462 Pringle, SD $37,462 Quinn, SD $37,462 Redig, SD $37,462 Saint Onge, SD $37,462 Scenic, SD $37,462

Smithwick, SD $37,462 Spearfish, SD $37,462 Sturgis, SD $37,462 Union Center, SD $37,462 Vale, SD $37,462 Wall, SD $37,462 Wasta, SD $37,462 White Owl, SD $37,462

Whitewood, SD $37,462 Wounded Knee, SD $37,462 Leola, SD $38,687 Long Lake, SD $38,687 Mansfield, SD $35,432 Mellette, SD $35,432 Northville, SD $35,432 Onaka, SD $35,432

Orient, SD $35,432 Pierpont, SD $40,579 Redfield, SD $35,432 Rockham, SD $35,432 Roscoe, SD $35,432 Selby, SD $35,432 Seneca, SD $35,432 Stratford, SD $35,432

Tolstoy, SD $35,432 Tulare, SD $35,432 Turton, SD $35,432 Warner, SD $35,432 Westport, SD $38,006 Pierre, SD $36,075 Agar, SD $35,432 Belvidere, SD $35,432

Blunt, SD $36,032 Burke, SD $35,432 Colome, SD $35,432 Dallas, SD $35,432 Draper, SD $35,432 Fort Pierre, SD $36,032 Gregory, SD $35,432 Hamill, SD $35,432

Harrold, SD $35,518 Hayes, SD $35,432 Herrick, SD $35,432 Holabird, SD $35,432 Ideal, SD $35,432 Kadoka, SD $36,447 Kennebec, SD $35,432 Long Valley, SD $36,447

Lower Brule, SD $35,432 Martin, SD $37,462 Midland, SD $35,432 Milesville, SD $36,447 Mission, SD $35,432 Murdo, SD $35,432 Norris, SD $35,432 Okaton, SD $35,432

Okreek, SD $35,432 Onida, SD $35,689 Parmelee, SD $35,432 Philip, SD $36,447 Presho, SD $35,432 Reliance, SD $35,432 Rosebud, SD $35,432 Saint Charles, SD $35,432

Saint Francis, SD $35,432 Tuthill, SD $36,447 Vivian, SD $35,432 Wanblee, SD $37,462 White River, SD $35,432 Winner, SD $35,432 Witten, SD $35,432 Wood, SD $35,432

Mobridge, SD $35,432 Bison, SD $37,462 Bullhead, SD $41,941 Cherry Creek, SD $35,432 Dupree, SD $35,432 Eagle Butte, SD $35,432 Faith, SD $37,462 Glencross, SD $35,432

Glenham, SD $35,432 Herreid, SD $41,941 Isabel, SD $35,432 Keldron, SD $41,941 Lantry, SD $35,432 Lemmon, SD $41,941 Little Eagle, SD $41,941 Lodgepole, SD $39,702

Mc Intosh, SD $41,941 Mc Laughlin, SD $41,941 Meadow, SD $39,702 Morristown, SD $41,941 Mound City, SD $38,687 Pollock, SD $41,941 Prairie City, SD $37,462 Ralph, SD $37,462

Reva, SD $37,462 Ridgeview, SD $35,432 Timber Lake, SD $35,432 Trail City, SD $35,432 Wakpala, SD $38,687 Walker, SD $41,941 Watauga, SD $41,941 Whitehorse, SD $35,432

Rapid City, SD $38,104 Ellsworth Afb, SD $38,104 Allen, SD $37,462 Batesland, SD $37,462 Montrose, SD $38,224 North Sioux City, SD $38,485 Nunda, SD $38,224 Oldham, SD $38,224

Olivet, SD $38,224 Parker, SD $38,224 Ramona, SD $38,224 Renner, SD $38,867 Rowena, SD $38,867 Rutland, SD $38,224 Salem, SD $38,224 Scotland, SD $38,224

Sinai, SD $38,224 Springfield, SD $38,160 Tabor, SD $38,160 Tea, SD $38,824 Trent, SD $38,224 Tyndall, SD $38,224 Utica, SD $38,224 Valley Springs, SD $38,824

Vermillion, SD $38,100 Viborg, SD $38,224 Volga, SD $38,224 Volin, SD $38,224 Wakonda, SD $38,224 Wentworth, SD $38,224 Winfred, SD $38,224 Worthing, SD $38,610

Yankton, SD $38,160 Sioux Falls, SD $38,867 Vienna, SD $38,224 Wallace, SD $38,224 Waubay, SD $40,579 Webster, SD $40,579 White, SD $38,224 Willow Lake, SD $38,224

Wilmot, SD $40,579 Mitchell, SD $38,224 Alexandria, SD $38,224 Alpena, SD $36,828 Armour, SD $38,224 Artesian, SD $38,224 Avon, SD $38,224 Bonesteel, SD $36,828

Bridgewater, SD $38,224 Canova, SD $38,224 Carpenter, SD $38,224 Carthage, SD $38,224 Cavour, SD $38,224 Chamberlain, SD $35,432 Corsica, SD $38,224 Dante, SD $38,224

Delmont, SD $38,224 Dimock, SD $38,224 Emery, SD $38,224 Ethan, SD $38,224 Fairfax, SD $36,828 Fedora, SD $38,224 Fort Thompson, SD $35,432 Fulton, SD $38,224

Gann Valley, SD $35,432 Geddes, SD $36,828 Harrison, SD $38,224 Highmore, SD $35,432 Stephan, SD $35,432 Hitchcock, SD $35,432 Howard, SD $38,224 Huron, SD $36,828

Iroquois, SD $38,224 Kaylor, SD $38,224 Kimball, SD $35,432 Lake Andes, SD $38,224 Lane, SD $36,828 Letcher, SD $38,224 Marty, SD $38,224 Miller, SD $35,432

Mount Vernon, SD $38,224 New Holland, SD $36,828 Oacoma, SD $35,432 Parkston, SD $38,224 Pickstown, SD $38,224 Plankinton, SD $36,828 Platte, SD $36,828 Pukwana, SD $35,432

Ree Heights, SD $35,432 Saint Lawrence, SD $35,432 Spencer, SD $38,224 Stickney, SD $38,224 Tripp, SD $38,224 Virgil, SD $35,432 Wagner, SD $38,224 Wessington, SD $35,432

Wessington Springs, SD $35,432 White Lake, SD $35,432 Wolsey, SD $35,432 Woonsocket, SD $38,224 Yale, SD $38,224 Aberdeen, SD $35,432 Akaska, SD $35,432 Amherst, SD $40,579

Andover, SD $40,579 Ashton, SD $35,432 Barnard, SD $38,006 Bath, SD $38,006 Bowdle, SD $35,432 Brentford, SD $35,432 Britton, SD $40,579 Claremont, SD $40,579

Columbia, SD $38,006 Conde, SD $35,432 Cresbard, SD $35,432 Doland, SD $36,828 Eureka, SD $38,687 Faulkton, SD $35,432 Ferney, SD $38,006 Frankfort, SD $35,432

Frederick, SD $40,579 Gettysburg, SD $35,432 Groton, SD $38,006 Hecla, SD $40,579 Hosmer, SD $35,432 Houghton, SD $40,579 Hoven, SD $35,432 Ipswich, SD $35,432

Java, SD $35,432 Langford, SD $40,579 Lebanon, SD $35,432 Watertown, SD $38,224 Arlington, SD $38,224 Astoria, SD $38,224 Badger, SD $38,224 Big Stone City, SD $40,220

Bradley, SD $38,224 Brandt, SD $38,224 Bristol, SD $40,579 Bruce, SD $38,224 Bryant, SD $38,224 Castlewood, SD $38,224 Claire City, SD $40,579 Clark, SD $38,224

Clear Lake, SD $38,224 Corona, SD $40,579 De Smet, SD $38,224 Eden, SD $40,579 Erwin, SD $38,224 Estelline, SD $38,224 Florence, SD $38,224 Garden City, SD $38,224

Gary, SD $38,224 Goodwin, SD $38,224 Grenville, SD $40,579 Hayti, SD $38,224 Hazel, SD $38,224 Henry, SD $38,224 Kranzburg, SD $38,224 Labolt, SD $38,224

Lake City, SD $40,579 Lake Norden, SD $38,224 Lake Preston, SD $38,224 Marvin, SD $39,402 Milbank, SD $40,220 New Effington, SD $40,579 Ortley, SD $40,579 Peever, SD $40,579

Raymond, SD $36,828 Revillo, SD $38,224 Rosholt, SD $40,579 Roslyn, SD $40,579 Sisseton, SD $40,579 South Shore, SD $38,224 Stockholm, SD $38,224 Strandburg, SD $38,224

Summit, SD $39,402 Toronto, SD $38,224 Twin Brooks, SD $39,402 Veblen, SD $40,579

Warehouse Loader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Warehouse Loader'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

$35,698

Average $38,494/year

$42,317

$2,975

Average $3,208/month

$3,526

$686

Average $740/week

$814

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,317	$3,526	$814	$20
Average	$38,494	$3,208	$740	$19
25th Percentile	$35,698	$2,975	$686	$17

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