WAGE DATA · SOC 47-5071

ROUSTABOUT (OIL/GAS) PAY
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

South Dakota roustabout (oil/gas)s earn a median of $23.74/hr (BLS 2024). workers employed statewide. Compare market wages, federal prevailing rates, and per-diem baselines below.

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ALL 50 STATES · ROUSTABOUT (OIL/GAS)
// BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS · STATEWIDEOEWS · MAY 2024
HOURLY MEDIAN
$23.74/hr
MEAN HOURLY
$25.21/hr
ANNUAL MEDIAN
$49K
10th · $22.25MEDIAN · $23.7490th · $29.17
// DAVIS-BACON · FEDERAL PREVAILING WAGE31 ACTIVE WDS

Active Wage Determinations · South Dakota

31 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover South Dakota. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.

SD20260001
Heavy · Highway · Bennett, Butte, Corson +63
MOD
2026-01-30
SD20260011 · MOD 1
Building · Codington
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260023 · MOD 1
Building · Bon Homme, Clay, Davison +7
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260018 · MOD 1
Building · Todd
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260021 · MOD 1
Building · Beadle, Clark, Day +13
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260022 · MOD 1
Building · Bennett, Fall River, Gregory +6
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260017 · MOD 1
Building · Oglala Lakota
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260026 · MOD 1
Building · Lincoln
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260028 · MOD 1
Building · Minnehaha
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260030 · MOD 1
Building · Union
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260031 · MOD 1
Building · McCook, Turner
MOD
2026-01-16
SD20260010 · MOD 1
Building · Charles Mix
MOD
2026-01-16

Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for roustabout (oil/gas)s by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 31 South Dakota Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.

// GSA PER DIEM · FY 2026GSA

Lodging + M&IE by City

The federal government's per-diem rate is the baseline most contractors use. If your job's per diem is below this, you're subsidizing the contractor.

Deadwood / Spearfish
Lawrence
$205
/day · meals $80
Hot Springs
Fall River / Custer
$201
/day · meals $74
Rapid City
Pennington
$196
/day · meals $74
Standard Rate
South Dakota
$178
/day · meals $68
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FAQ

How much does a roustabout (oil/gas) earn in South Dakota?+
According to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2024), roustabout (oil/gas)s in South Dakota earn a median of $23.74/hr. That's roughly $49K/year for a full-time schedule at straight time.
What's the top pay for roustabout (oil/gas)s in South Dakota?+
The top 10% of roustabout (oil/gas)s in South Dakota earn more than $29.17/hr (BLS 2024). That represents experienced workers, supervisors, or those on high-per-diem travel contracts.
Do roustabout (oil/gas)s in South Dakota get per diem?+
Per diem is standard on travel contracts. The federal GSA baseline for South Dakota is typically $150-$260/day depending on the city. Contractors may set their per diem higher or lower — if it's below the GSA floor, you're subsidizing the contractor's housing budget out of pocket.
What's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage?+
Davis-Bacon rates are the legally-required minimum wages on federally-funded construction projects — base pay plus fringe benefits. Every contractor working a federal job must pay at least the Davis-Bacon rate for that county and trade. Private-sector jobs don't have to match, but many do as a competitive floor.