South Dakota Minimum Wage in 2026: $11.85 an hour, $12.30 in 2027

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The 11 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

1. South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx“The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota is $11.85/hour . (Effective Jan. 1, 2026.)” “Effective Jan. 1, 2027 , the minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will be $12.30/hour .”
2. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped“Definition of Tipped Employee by Minimum Tips received (monthly unless otherwise specified) … State requires employers to pay tipped employees a minimum cash wage above the minimum cash wage required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ($2.13/hour) … South Dakota $11.85 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($5.92) $5.93 More than $35”
3. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Overtime Pay - US Department of Labor“Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”
4. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2024“South Dakota 17.00 - 20.00/wk 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 2.30 2.30 … South Dakota 2.80 3.80 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 5.15 … South Dakota 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 … South Dakota 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … South Dakota 7.25 8.50 8.55 8.65 8.85 9.30 … South Dakota 9.30 9.45 9.95 10.80 11.20” “Federal (FLSA) $1.15 & $1.60 $1.30 & $1.60 $1.60 $2.20 & $2.30 $2.90 $3.10 $3.35 … Federal (FLSA) $3.35 $3.80 $4.25 $4.25 $4.25 $4.75 $5.15 … Federal (FLSA) $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 5.15 … Federal (FLSA) 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25”
5. Internal Revenue Service IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide“For 2026, the social security tax rate is 6.2% (amount withheld) each for the employer and employee (12.4% total).”
6. Social Security Administration ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html“Tax rates under the HI program are 1.45 percent for employees and employers, each, and 2.90 percent for self-employed persons.”
7. Internal Revenue Service Topic no. 759, Form 940 – FUTA tax (IRS)“If you're entitled to the maximum 5.4% credit, the FUTA tax rate after credit is 0.6%.” “FUTA tax rate: The FUTA tax rate is 6.0%. The tax applies to the first $7,000 you paid to each employee as wages during the year.”
8. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/content/sigpros/2020-2029/January2026.pdf“New employer rate shown is the base rate. … SD … 1.20%” “SD … $15,000”
9. Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/cost/Pages/premium-index-rates.aspx“Premium index rate: $1.00-$1.25 … State Index rate Percent of study median … 22 25 South Dakota 1.13 103%”
10. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (MEPS-IC) meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/state/series_2/2025/ic25_iia_f.pdf“Table II.C.1 Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee … Division and State Total … South Dakota 8,985 9,299 8,104 8,700 8,825 9,313 7,990 9,225” “Table II.C.2 Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage … Division and State Total … South Dakota 1,730 2,266 * -- 2,003 1,672 1,510 2,002 1,665”
11. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state“South Dakota … Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.85”