Electrical Power Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Electrical Power Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Electrical Power Engineer in South Dakota is $149,815 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $164,187
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $139,304 to $157,338
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $129,735

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Electrical Power Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$157,338	$13,111	$3,026	$76
Average	$149,815	$12,485	$2,881	$72
25th Percentile	$139,304	$11,609	$2,679	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Electrical Power Engineer Salaries

An Electrical Power 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 Electrical Power Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Electrical Power 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): $109,346
Early Career (1-2 years): $130,198
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $151,081
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $181,823
Expert (over 8 years): $89,132

Levels	Salary
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$109,346
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$130,198
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$151,081
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$181,823
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$89,132

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How Do Electrical Power 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 Electrical Power Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $184,511.
California: $183,811.
Massachusetts: $181,361.

District of Columbia $184,511 California $183,811 Massachusetts $181,361 Washington $180,695 New Jersey $180,628 Alaska $180,395 Connecticut $178,095 New York $177,162

Hawaii $174,179 Rhode Island $172,779 Maryland $171,829 Minnesota $170,529 Colorado $170,029 Illinois $169,863 Oregon $169,229 Delaware $168,763

New Hampshire $168,470 Virginia $167,813 Pennsylvania $165,897 Nevada $164,930 North Dakota $164,613 Michigan $164,113 Wisconsin $163,930 Vermont $163,563

Texas $162,547 Maine $162,480 Arizona $162,380 Ohio $162,264 Georgia $160,730 Indiana $159,964 Wyoming $159,814 Utah $159,581

Iowa $159,481 Kansas $158,681 Louisiana $158,447 North Carolina $158,364 Missouri $158,331 Florida $157,681 Montana $157,331 Nebraska $156,998

Kentucky $156,814 South Carolina $156,148 Tennessee $155,731 Idaho $155,564 New Mexico $154,348 Oklahoma $154,081 Alabama $153,098 South Dakota $151,448

Arkansas $150,548 West Virginia $150,065 Mississippi $148,615

Top Paying Cities for Electrical Power 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: $148,549
Aurora: $148,765
Baltic: $150,432

Alcester, SD $148,549 Aurora, SD $148,765 Baltic, SD $150,432 Beresford, SD $148,632 Brandon, SD $151,265 Brookings, SD $148,765 Burbank, SD $148,282 Canistota, SD $148,765

Canton, SD $150,098 Centerville, SD $148,765 Chancellor, SD $149,598 Chester, SD $148,765 Colman, SD $148,765 Colton, SD $149,432 Crooks, SD $151,265 Davis, SD $148,765

Dell Rapids, SD $149,765 Egan, SD $148,765 Elk Point, SD $148,882 Elkton, SD $148,765 Fairview, SD $148,932 Flandreau, SD $148,765 Freeman, SD $148,765 Garretson, SD $150,598

Gayville, SD $148,282 Harrisburg, SD $151,265 Hartford, SD $150,432 Hudson, SD $148,632 Humboldt, SD $149,432 Hurley, SD $148,765 Irene, SD $148,765 Jefferson, SD $149,682

Lennox, SD $150,098 Lesterville, SD $148,765 Lyons, SD $150,765 Madison, SD $148,765 Marion, SD $148,765 Menno, SD $148,765 Mission Hill, SD $148,515 Monroe, SD $148,765

Belle Fourche, SD $145,799 Black Hawk, SD $148,299 Box Elder, SD $148,299 Buffalo, SD $145,799 Buffalo Gap, SD $145,799 Camp Crook, SD $145,799 Caputa, SD $148,132 Custer, SD $145,799

Deadwood, SD $145,799 Edgemont, SD $145,799 Enning, SD $145,799 Fairburn, SD $145,799 Fort Meade, SD $145,799 Hermosa, SD $147,132 Hill City, SD $146,299 Hot Springs, SD $145,799

Howes, SD $145,799 Interior, SD $145,799 Keystone, SD $146,965 Kyle, SD $145,799 Lead, SD $145,799 Ludlow, SD $145,799 Manderson, SD $145,799 Mud Butte, SD $145,799

Nemo, SD $146,965 Newell, SD $145,799 New Underwood, SD $147,132 Nisland, SD $145,799 Oelrichs, SD $145,799 Oglala, SD $145,799 Oral, SD $145,799 Owanka, SD $145,799

Piedmont, SD $147,465 Pine Ridge, SD $145,799 Porcupine, SD $145,799 Pringle, SD $145,799 Quinn, SD $145,799 Redig, SD $145,799 Saint Onge, SD $145,799 Scenic, SD $145,799

Smithwick, SD $145,799 Spearfish, SD $145,799 Sturgis, SD $145,799 Union Center, SD $145,799 Vale, SD $145,799 Wall, SD $145,799 Wasta, SD $145,799 White Owl, SD $145,799

Whitewood, SD $145,799 Wounded Knee, SD $145,799 Leola, SD $150,565 Long Lake, SD $150,565 Mansfield, SD $137,900 Mellette, SD $137,900 Northville, SD $137,900 Onaka, SD $137,900

Orient, SD $137,900 Pierpont, SD $157,931 Redfield, SD $137,900 Rockham, SD $137,900 Roscoe, SD $137,900 Selby, SD $137,900 Seneca, SD $137,900 Stratford, SD $137,900

Tolstoy, SD $137,900 Tulare, SD $137,900 Turton, SD $137,900 Warner, SD $137,900 Westport, SD $147,915 Pierre, SD $140,400 Agar, SD $137,900 Belvidere, SD $137,900

Blunt, SD $140,233 Burke, SD $137,900 Colome, SD $137,900 Dallas, SD $137,900 Draper, SD $137,900 Fort Pierre, SD $140,233 Gregory, SD $137,900 Hamill, SD $137,900

Harrold, SD $138,233 Hayes, SD $137,900 Herrick, SD $137,900 Holabird, SD $137,900 Ideal, SD $137,900 Kadoka, SD $141,849 Kennebec, SD $137,900 Long Valley, SD $141,849

Lower Brule, SD $137,900 Martin, SD $145,799 Midland, SD $137,900 Milesville, SD $141,849 Mission, SD $137,900 Murdo, SD $137,900 Norris, SD $137,900 Okaton, SD $137,900

Okreek, SD $137,900 Onida, SD $138,900 Parmelee, SD $137,900 Philip, SD $141,849 Presho, SD $137,900 Reliance, SD $137,900 Rosebud, SD $137,900 Saint Charles, SD $137,900

Saint Francis, SD $137,900 Tuthill, SD $141,849 Vivian, SD $137,900 Wanblee, SD $145,799 White River, SD $137,900 Winner, SD $137,900 Witten, SD $137,900 Wood, SD $137,900

Mobridge, SD $137,900 Bison, SD $145,799 Bullhead, SD $163,230 Cherry Creek, SD $137,900 Dupree, SD $137,900 Eagle Butte, SD $137,900 Faith, SD $145,799 Glencross, SD $137,900

Glenham, SD $137,900 Herreid, SD $163,230 Isabel, SD $137,900 Keldron, SD $163,230 Lantry, SD $137,900 Lemmon, SD $163,230 Little Eagle, SD $163,230 Lodgepole, SD $154,515

Mc Intosh, SD $163,230 Mc Laughlin, SD $163,230 Meadow, SD $154,515 Morristown, SD $163,230 Mound City, SD $150,565 Pollock, SD $163,230 Prairie City, SD $145,799 Ralph, SD $145,799

Reva, SD $145,799 Ridgeview, SD $137,900 Timber Lake, SD $137,900 Trail City, SD $137,900 Wakpala, SD $150,565 Walker, SD $163,230 Watauga, SD $163,230 Whitehorse, SD $137,900

Rapid City, SD $148,299 Ellsworth Afb, SD $148,299 Allen, SD $145,799 Batesland, SD $145,799 Montrose, SD $148,765 North Sioux City, SD $149,782 Nunda, SD $148,765 Oldham, SD $148,765

Olivet, SD $148,765 Parker, SD $148,765 Ramona, SD $148,765 Renner, SD $151,265 Rowena, SD $151,265 Rutland, SD $148,765 Salem, SD $148,765 Scotland, SD $148,765

Sinai, SD $148,765 Springfield, SD $148,515 Tabor, SD $148,515 Tea, SD $151,098 Trent, SD $148,765 Tyndall, SD $148,765 Utica, SD $148,765 Valley Springs, SD $151,098

Vermillion, SD $148,282 Viborg, SD $148,765 Volga, SD $148,765 Volin, SD $148,765 Wakonda, SD $148,765 Wentworth, SD $148,765 Winfred, SD $148,765 Worthing, SD $150,265

Yankton, SD $148,515 Sioux Falls, SD $151,265 Vienna, SD $148,765 Wallace, SD $148,765 Waubay, SD $157,931 Webster, SD $157,931 White, SD $148,765 Willow Lake, SD $148,765

Wilmot, SD $157,931 Mitchell, SD $148,765 Alexandria, SD $148,765 Alpena, SD $143,333 Armour, SD $148,765 Artesian, SD $148,765 Avon, SD $148,765 Bonesteel, SD $143,333

Bridgewater, SD $148,765 Canova, SD $148,765 Carpenter, SD $148,765 Carthage, SD $148,765 Cavour, SD $148,765 Chamberlain, SD $137,900 Corsica, SD $148,765 Dante, SD $148,765

Delmont, SD $148,765 Dimock, SD $148,765 Emery, SD $148,765 Ethan, SD $148,765 Fairfax, SD $143,333 Fedora, SD $148,765 Fort Thompson, SD $137,900 Fulton, SD $148,765

Gann Valley, SD $137,900 Geddes, SD $143,333 Harrison, SD $148,765 Highmore, SD $137,900 Stephan, SD $137,900 Hitchcock, SD $137,900 Howard, SD $148,765 Huron, SD $143,333

Iroquois, SD $148,765 Kaylor, SD $148,765 Kimball, SD $137,900 Lake Andes, SD $148,765 Lane, SD $143,333 Letcher, SD $148,765 Marty, SD $148,765 Miller, SD $137,900

Mount Vernon, SD $148,765 New Holland, SD $143,333 Oacoma, SD $137,900 Parkston, SD $148,765 Pickstown, SD $148,765 Plankinton, SD $143,333 Platte, SD $143,333 Pukwana, SD $137,900

Ree Heights, SD $137,900 Saint Lawrence, SD $137,900 Spencer, SD $148,765 Stickney, SD $148,765 Tripp, SD $148,765 Virgil, SD $137,900 Wagner, SD $148,765 Wessington, SD $137,900

Wessington Springs, SD $137,900 White Lake, SD $137,900 Wolsey, SD $137,900 Woonsocket, SD $148,765 Yale, SD $148,765 Aberdeen, SD $137,900 Akaska, SD $137,900 Amherst, SD $157,931

Andover, SD $157,931 Ashton, SD $137,900 Barnard, SD $147,915 Bath, SD $147,915 Bowdle, SD $137,900 Brentford, SD $137,900 Britton, SD $157,931 Claremont, SD $157,931

Columbia, SD $147,915 Conde, SD $137,900 Cresbard, SD $137,900 Doland, SD $143,333 Eureka, SD $150,565 Faulkton, SD $137,900 Ferney, SD $147,915 Frankfort, SD $137,900

Frederick, SD $157,931 Gettysburg, SD $137,900 Groton, SD $147,915 Hecla, SD $157,931 Hosmer, SD $137,900 Houghton, SD $157,931 Hoven, SD $137,900 Ipswich, SD $137,900

Java, SD $137,900 Langford, SD $157,931 Lebanon, SD $137,900 Watertown, SD $148,765 Arlington, SD $148,765 Astoria, SD $148,765 Badger, SD $148,765 Big Stone City, SD $156,531

Bradley, SD $148,765 Brandt, SD $148,765 Bristol, SD $157,931 Bruce, SD $148,765 Bryant, SD $148,765 Castlewood, SD $148,765 Claire City, SD $157,931 Clark, SD $148,765

Clear Lake, SD $148,765 Corona, SD $157,931 De Smet, SD $148,765 Eden, SD $157,931 Erwin, SD $148,765 Estelline, SD $148,765 Florence, SD $148,765 Garden City, SD $148,765

Gary, SD $148,765 Goodwin, SD $148,765 Grenville, SD $157,931 Hayti, SD $148,765 Hazel, SD $148,765 Henry, SD $148,765 Kranzburg, SD $148,765 Labolt, SD $148,765

Lake City, SD $157,931 Lake Norden, SD $148,765 Lake Preston, SD $148,765 Marvin, SD $153,348 Milbank, SD $156,531 New Effington, SD $157,931 Ortley, SD $157,931 Peever, SD $157,931

Raymond, SD $143,333 Revillo, SD $148,765 Rosholt, SD $157,931 Roslyn, SD $157,931 Sisseton, SD $157,931 South Shore, SD $148,765 Stockholm, SD $148,765 Strandburg, SD $148,765

Summit, SD $153,348 Toronto, SD $148,765 Twin Brooks, SD $153,348 Veblen, SD $157,931

Electrical Power Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electrical Power 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

$139,304

Average $149,815/year

$157,338

$11,609

Average $12,485/month

$13,111

$2,679

Average $2,881/week

$3,026

$67

Average $72/hour

$76

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$157,338	$13,111	$3,026	$76
Average	$149,815	$12,485	$2,881	$72
25th Percentile	$139,304	$11,609	$2,679	$67

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