Reliability Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Reliability Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Reliability Engineer in South Dakota is $70,773 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,665
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,286 to $74,904
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,290

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Reliability Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,904	$6,242	$1,440	$36
Average	$70,773	$5,898	$1,361	$34
25th Percentile	$65,286	$5,440	$1,255	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Reliability Engineer Salaries

A Reliability 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 Reliability Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reliability 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): $70,545
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,371
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,733
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,852
Expert (over 8 years): $146,157

Levels	Salary
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$70,545
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$84,371
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$101,733
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$123,852
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$146,157

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

District of Columbia: $87,163.
California: $86,832.
Massachusetts: $85,675.

District of Columbia $87,163 California $86,832 Massachusetts $85,675 Washington $85,360 New Jersey $85,329 Alaska $85,219 Connecticut $84,132 New York $83,691

Hawaii $82,282 Rhode Island $81,621 Maryland $81,172 Minnesota $80,558 Colorado $80,322 Illinois $80,243 Oregon $79,944 Delaware $79,724

New Hampshire $79,585 Virginia $79,275 Pennsylvania $78,370 Nevada $77,913 North Dakota $77,763 Michigan $77,527 Wisconsin $77,441 Vermont $77,267

Texas $76,787 Maine $76,756 Arizona $76,708 Ohio $76,653 Georgia $75,929 Indiana $75,567 Wyoming $75,496 Utah $75,386

Iowa $75,339 Kansas $74,961 Louisiana $74,851 North Carolina $74,811 Missouri $74,795 Florida $74,488 Montana $74,323 Nebraska $74,166

Kentucky $74,079 South Carolina $73,764 Tennessee $73,567 Idaho $73,489 New Mexico $72,914 Oklahoma $72,788 Alabama $72,324 South Dakota $71,544

Arkansas $71,119 West Virginia $70,891 Mississippi $70,206

Top Paying Cities for Reliability 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: $70,174
Aurora: $70,277
Baltic: $71,064

Alcester, SD $70,174 Aurora, SD $70,277 Baltic, SD $71,064 Beresford, SD $70,214 Brandon, SD $71,458 Brookings, SD $70,277 Burbank, SD $70,048 Canistota, SD $70,277

Canton, SD $70,907 Centerville, SD $70,277 Chancellor, SD $70,670 Chester, SD $70,277 Colman, SD $70,277 Colton, SD $70,592 Crooks, SD $71,458 Davis, SD $70,277

Dell Rapids, SD $70,749 Egan, SD $70,277 Elk Point, SD $70,332 Elkton, SD $70,277 Fairview, SD $70,355 Flandreau, SD $70,277 Freeman, SD $70,277 Garretson, SD $71,143

Gayville, SD $70,048 Harrisburg, SD $71,458 Hartford, SD $71,064 Hudson, SD $70,214 Humboldt, SD $70,592 Hurley, SD $70,277 Irene, SD $70,277 Jefferson, SD $70,710

Lennox, SD $70,907 Lesterville, SD $70,277 Lyons, SD $71,221 Madison, SD $70,277 Marion, SD $70,277 Menno, SD $70,277 Mission Hill, SD $70,159 Monroe, SD $70,277

Belle Fourche, SD $68,875 Black Hawk, SD $70,056 Box Elder, SD $70,056 Buffalo, SD $68,875 Buffalo Gap, SD $68,875 Camp Crook, SD $68,875 Caputa, SD $69,978 Custer, SD $68,875

Deadwood, SD $68,875 Edgemont, SD $68,875 Enning, SD $68,875 Fairburn, SD $68,875 Fort Meade, SD $68,875 Hermosa, SD $69,505 Hill City, SD $69,112 Hot Springs, SD $68,875

Howes, SD $68,875 Interior, SD $68,875 Keystone, SD $69,427 Kyle, SD $68,875 Lead, SD $68,875 Ludlow, SD $68,875 Manderson, SD $68,875 Mud Butte, SD $68,875

Nemo, SD $69,427 Newell, SD $68,875 New Underwood, SD $69,505 Nisland, SD $68,875 Oelrichs, SD $68,875 Oglala, SD $68,875 Oral, SD $68,875 Owanka, SD $68,875

Piedmont, SD $69,663 Pine Ridge, SD $68,875 Porcupine, SD $68,875 Pringle, SD $68,875 Quinn, SD $68,875 Redig, SD $68,875 Saint Onge, SD $68,875 Scenic, SD $68,875

Smithwick, SD $68,875 Spearfish, SD $68,875 Sturgis, SD $68,875 Union Center, SD $68,875 Vale, SD $68,875 Wall, SD $68,875 Wasta, SD $68,875 White Owl, SD $68,875

Whitewood, SD $68,875 Wounded Knee, SD $68,875 Leola, SD $71,127 Long Lake, SD $71,127 Mansfield, SD $65,144 Mellette, SD $65,144 Northville, SD $65,144 Onaka, SD $65,144

Orient, SD $65,144 Pierpont, SD $74,607 Redfield, SD $65,144 Rockham, SD $65,144 Roscoe, SD $65,144 Selby, SD $65,144 Seneca, SD $65,144 Stratford, SD $65,144

Tolstoy, SD $65,144 Tulare, SD $65,144 Turton, SD $65,144 Warner, SD $65,144 Westport, SD $69,875 Pierre, SD $66,325 Agar, SD $65,144 Belvidere, SD $65,144

Blunt, SD $66,246 Burke, SD $65,144 Colome, SD $65,144 Dallas, SD $65,144 Draper, SD $65,144 Fort Pierre, SD $66,246 Gregory, SD $65,144 Hamill, SD $65,144

Harrold, SD $65,301 Hayes, SD $65,144 Herrick, SD $65,144 Holabird, SD $65,144 Ideal, SD $65,144 Kadoka, SD $67,010 Kennebec, SD $65,144 Long Valley, SD $67,010

Lower Brule, SD $65,144 Martin, SD $68,875 Midland, SD $65,144 Milesville, SD $67,010 Mission, SD $65,144 Murdo, SD $65,144 Norris, SD $65,144 Okaton, SD $65,144

Okreek, SD $65,144 Onida, SD $65,616 Parmelee, SD $65,144 Philip, SD $67,010 Presho, SD $65,144 Reliance, SD $65,144 Rosebud, SD $65,144 Saint Charles, SD $65,144

Saint Francis, SD $65,144 Tuthill, SD $67,010 Vivian, SD $65,144 Wanblee, SD $68,875 White River, SD $65,144 Winner, SD $65,144 Witten, SD $65,144 Wood, SD $65,144

Mobridge, SD $65,144 Bison, SD $68,875 Bullhead, SD $77,110 Cherry Creek, SD $65,144 Dupree, SD $65,144 Eagle Butte, SD $65,144 Faith, SD $68,875 Glencross, SD $65,144

Glenham, SD $65,144 Herreid, SD $77,110 Isabel, SD $65,144 Keldron, SD $77,110 Lantry, SD $65,144 Lemmon, SD $77,110 Little Eagle, SD $77,110 Lodgepole, SD $72,993

Mc Intosh, SD $77,110 Mc Laughlin, SD $77,110 Meadow, SD $72,993 Morristown, SD $77,110 Mound City, SD $71,127 Pollock, SD $77,110 Prairie City, SD $68,875 Ralph, SD $68,875

Reva, SD $68,875 Ridgeview, SD $65,144 Timber Lake, SD $65,144 Trail City, SD $65,144 Wakpala, SD $71,127 Walker, SD $77,110 Watauga, SD $77,110 Whitehorse, SD $65,144

Rapid City, SD $70,056 Ellsworth Afb, SD $70,056 Allen, SD $68,875 Batesland, SD $68,875 Montrose, SD $70,277 North Sioux City, SD $70,757 Nunda, SD $70,277 Oldham, SD $70,277

Olivet, SD $70,277 Parker, SD $70,277 Ramona, SD $70,277 Renner, SD $71,458 Rowena, SD $71,458 Rutland, SD $70,277 Salem, SD $70,277 Scotland, SD $70,277

Sinai, SD $70,277 Springfield, SD $70,159 Tabor, SD $70,159 Tea, SD $71,379 Trent, SD $70,277 Tyndall, SD $70,277 Utica, SD $70,277 Valley Springs, SD $71,379

Vermillion, SD $70,048 Viborg, SD $70,277 Volga, SD $70,277 Volin, SD $70,277 Wakonda, SD $70,277 Wentworth, SD $70,277 Winfred, SD $70,277 Worthing, SD $70,985

Yankton, SD $70,159 Sioux Falls, SD $71,458 Vienna, SD $70,277 Wallace, SD $70,277 Waubay, SD $74,607 Webster, SD $74,607 White, SD $70,277 Willow Lake, SD $70,277

Wilmot, SD $74,607 Mitchell, SD $70,277 Alexandria, SD $70,277 Alpena, SD $67,710 Armour, SD $70,277 Artesian, SD $70,277 Avon, SD $70,277 Bonesteel, SD $67,710

Bridgewater, SD $70,277 Canova, SD $70,277 Carpenter, SD $70,277 Carthage, SD $70,277 Cavour, SD $70,277 Chamberlain, SD $65,144 Corsica, SD $70,277 Dante, SD $70,277

Delmont, SD $70,277 Dimock, SD $70,277 Emery, SD $70,277 Ethan, SD $70,277 Fairfax, SD $67,710 Fedora, SD $70,277 Fort Thompson, SD $65,144 Fulton, SD $70,277

Gann Valley, SD $65,144 Geddes, SD $67,710 Harrison, SD $70,277 Highmore, SD $65,144 Stephan, SD $65,144 Hitchcock, SD $65,144 Howard, SD $70,277 Huron, SD $67,710

Iroquois, SD $70,277 Kaylor, SD $70,277 Kimball, SD $65,144 Lake Andes, SD $70,277 Lane, SD $67,710 Letcher, SD $70,277 Marty, SD $70,277 Miller, SD $65,144

Mount Vernon, SD $70,277 New Holland, SD $67,710 Oacoma, SD $65,144 Parkston, SD $70,277 Pickstown, SD $70,277 Plankinton, SD $67,710 Platte, SD $67,710 Pukwana, SD $65,144

Ree Heights, SD $65,144 Saint Lawrence, SD $65,144 Spencer, SD $70,277 Stickney, SD $70,277 Tripp, SD $70,277 Virgil, SD $65,144 Wagner, SD $70,277 Wessington, SD $65,144

Wessington Springs, SD $65,144 White Lake, SD $65,144 Wolsey, SD $65,144 Woonsocket, SD $70,277 Yale, SD $70,277 Aberdeen, SD $65,144 Akaska, SD $65,144 Amherst, SD $74,607

Andover, SD $74,607 Ashton, SD $65,144 Barnard, SD $69,875 Bath, SD $69,875 Bowdle, SD $65,144 Brentford, SD $65,144 Britton, SD $74,607 Claremont, SD $74,607

Columbia, SD $69,875 Conde, SD $65,144 Cresbard, SD $65,144 Doland, SD $67,710 Eureka, SD $71,127 Faulkton, SD $65,144 Ferney, SD $69,875 Frankfort, SD $65,144

Frederick, SD $74,607 Gettysburg, SD $65,144 Groton, SD $69,875 Hecla, SD $74,607 Hosmer, SD $65,144 Houghton, SD $74,607 Hoven, SD $65,144 Ipswich, SD $65,144

Java, SD $65,144 Langford, SD $74,607 Lebanon, SD $65,144 Watertown, SD $70,277 Arlington, SD $70,277 Astoria, SD $70,277 Badger, SD $70,277 Big Stone City, SD $73,945

Bradley, SD $70,277 Brandt, SD $70,277 Bristol, SD $74,607 Bruce, SD $70,277 Bryant, SD $70,277 Castlewood, SD $70,277 Claire City, SD $74,607 Clark, SD $70,277

Clear Lake, SD $70,277 Corona, SD $74,607 De Smet, SD $70,277 Eden, SD $74,607 Erwin, SD $70,277 Estelline, SD $70,277 Florence, SD $70,277 Garden City, SD $70,277

Gary, SD $70,277 Goodwin, SD $70,277 Grenville, SD $74,607 Hayti, SD $70,277 Hazel, SD $70,277 Henry, SD $70,277 Kranzburg, SD $70,277 Labolt, SD $70,277

Lake City, SD $74,607 Lake Norden, SD $70,277 Lake Preston, SD $70,277 Marvin, SD $72,442 Milbank, SD $73,945 New Effington, SD $74,607 Ortley, SD $74,607 Peever, SD $74,607

Raymond, SD $67,710 Revillo, SD $70,277 Rosholt, SD $74,607 Roslyn, SD $74,607 Sisseton, SD $74,607 South Shore, SD $70,277 Stockholm, SD $70,277 Strandburg, SD $70,277

Summit, SD $72,442 Toronto, SD $70,277 Twin Brooks, SD $72,442 Veblen, SD $74,607

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

Understanding how a Reliability 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

$65,286

Average $70,773/year

$74,904

$5,440

Average $5,898/month

$6,242

$1,255

Average $1,361/week

$1,440

$31

Average $34/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,904	$6,242	$1,440	$36
Average	$70,773	$5,898	$1,361	$34
25th Percentile	$65,286	$5,440	$1,255	$31

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