The minimum wage is 11.85 USD per hour for non-tipped employees in South Dakota. tipped employees: 5.925 USD per hour. employees paid an opportunity wage: excluded from the minimum wage. babysitters: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers: excluded from the minimum wage.
Effective from until ; verified on . The state rule (South Dakota) is the highest of the 2 levels compared; every level is listed below.
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 3 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Amount
7.25
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
Covered, nonexempt workers
Exceptions
Amount
2.13
Category
tipped employees
Condition
individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages.
Amount
4.25
Category
employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage)
Condition
permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer
Category
Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations)
State: South Dakotaanswers
The minimum wage is 11.85 USD per hour for non-tipped employees in South Dakota. tipped employees: 5.925 USD per hour. employees paid an opportunity wage: excluded from the minimum wage. babysitters: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 2 · effective from until · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Amount
11.85
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
non-tipped employees in South Dakota
Exceptions
Amount
5.925
Category
tipped employees
Condition
The minimum wage for tipped employees in South Dakota; a tipped employee is one engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty-five dollars a month in tips or other considerations; if tips plus cash wage do not equal the minimum wage, the employer shall make up the difference
Category
employees paid an opportunity wage
Excluded
yes
Condition
certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1; any employee who is under twenty years of age may be paid an opportunity wage as defined in section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1996 as of October 1, 1996
Category
babysitters
Excluded
yes
Condition
The provisions of this section do not apply to ... babysitters
Category
outside salespersons
Excluded
yes
Condition
The provisions of this section do not apply to ... outside salespersons
Upcoming changes
From : State (South Dakota)amendment
minimum_wage in us-sd: version 3, effective 2027-01-01, published (amendment); replaces version 2
The minimum wage is 12.3 USD per hour for non-tipped employees in South Dakota. tipped employees: 6.15 USD per hour. employees paid an opportunity wage: excluded from the minimum wage. babysitters: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 3 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Amount
12.3
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
non-tipped employees in South Dakota
Exceptions
Amount
6.15
Category
tipped employees
Condition
The minimum wage for tipped employees in South Dakota; a tipped employee is one engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty-five dollars a month in tips or other considerations; if tips plus cash wage do not equal the minimum wage, the employer shall make up the difference
Category
employees paid an opportunity wage
Excluded
yes
Condition
certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1; any employee who is under twenty years of age may be paid an opportunity wage as defined in section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1996 as of October 1, 1996
Category
babysitters
Excluded
yes
Condition
The provisions of this section do not apply to ... babysitters
Category
outside salespersons
Excluded
Change history
Federal: United States
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
2superseded
new
minimum_wage in us: version 2, effective 2026-10-23, published (new)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old: 4.25 USD per hour.
3in effect
correction
minimum_wage in us: version 3, effective 2009-07-24, published (correction); replaces version 2. Replaces version 2 (published effective 2026-10-23, the fetch date; its source stated no date)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
State: South Dakota
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
3
amendment
minimum_wage in us-sd: version 3, effective 2027-01-01, published (amendment); replaces version 2
The minimum wage is 12.3 USD per hour for non-tipped employees in South Dakota. tipped employees: 6.15 USD per hour. employees paid an opportunity wage: excluded from the minimum wage. babysitters: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Category
Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery
Category
Farmworkers of small farm employers
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year
Category
Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
Covered, nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. … Tipped employees are individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages. … A minimum wage of not less than $4.25 an hour is permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. … Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay … Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations); … Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery; … Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year; … Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day; … (1) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection (a)(1), any employer may pay any employee of such employer, during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after such employee is initially employed by such employer, a wage which is not less than $4.25 an hour. … (5) This subsection shall only apply to an employee who has not attained the age of 20 years
employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers
Excluded
yes
Condition
employees employed by an amusement or recreational establishment, an organized camp, or a religious or nonprofit educational conference center if (1) the establishment, camp, or center does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or (2) during the preceding calendar year, the average receipts for any six months were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year
The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota is $11.85/hour. (Effective Jan. 1, 2026.) … The minimum wage for tipped employees in South Dakota is $5.925/hour. (Effective Jan. 1, 2026.)
If an employee's tips combined with the employer's cash wage of not less than fifty percent of the minimum wage provided by § 60-11-3 do not equal the minimum wage, the employer shall make up the difference as additional wages for each regular pay period of the employer. A tipped employee is one engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty-five dollars a month in tips or other considerations.
The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salespersons. The provisions of this section also do not apply to employees employed by an amusement or recreational establishment, an organized camp, or a religious or nonprofit educational conference center if one of the following apply:
(1) The establishment, camp, or center does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or
(2) During the preceding calendar year, the average receipts of the establishment, camp, or center for any six months of the calendar year were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year.
Any employee who is under twenty years of age may be paid an opportunity wage as defined in section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1996 as of October 1, 1996.
The provisions of this section do not apply to ... outside salespersons
Category
employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers
Excluded
yes
Condition
employees employed by an amusement or recreational establishment, an organized camp, or a religious or nonprofit educational conference center if (1) the establishment, camp, or center does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or (2) during the preceding calendar year, the average receipts for any six months were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year
Effective Jan. 1, 2027, the minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will be $12.30/hour. … Effective Jan. 1, 2027, the minimum wage for tipped employees in South Dakota will be $6.15/hour.
If an employee's tips combined with the employer's cash wage of not less than fifty percent of the minimum wage provided by § 60-11-3 do not equal the minimum wage, the employer shall make up the difference as additional wages for each regular pay period of the employer. A tipped employee is one engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty-five dollars a month in tips or other considerations.
The provisions of this section do not apply to certain employees being paid an opportunity wage pursuant to § 60-11-4.1, babysitters, or outside salespersons. The provisions of this section also do not apply to employees employed by an amusement or recreational establishment, an organized camp, or a religious or nonprofit educational conference center if one of the following apply:
(1) The establishment, camp, or center does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or
(2) During the preceding calendar year, the average receipts of the establishment, camp, or center for any six months of the calendar year were not more than thirty-three and one-third percent of its average receipts for the other six months of the year.
Any employee who is under twenty years of age may be paid an opportunity wage as defined in section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1996 as of October 1, 1996.
minimum_wage in us-sd: version 2, effective 2026-01-01, published (new)
The minimum wage is 11.85 USD per hour for non-tipped employees in South Dakota. tipped employees: 5.925 USD per hour. employees paid an opportunity wage: excluded from the minimum wage. babysitters: excluded from the minimum wage. outside salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. employees of seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, organized camps, or religious or nonprofit educational conference centers: excluded from the minimum wage.