South Dakota · 141 agencies

Police Jobs in South Dakota

Every opening at South Dakota police departments, sheriff's offices and state police, with the pay each one publishes.

Open jobs

Updated 2026-10-09

Agencies hiring

of 141

Median starting pay

—

3 departments with published pay

Biggest bonus

$6,000

By area

Area	Open jobs	Agencies	Median start
Sioux Falls Area	1	13	—
Rapid City Area	3	9	—
Sioux City Area	0	4	—
Rest of South Dakota	2	115	—

Starting pay from each department's current posting. Click a department for the source.

Deputy Sheriff
Pennington County SheriffRapid City, SDCloses Jan 3, 2027
$31.37/hrstarting
City of Spearfish – Police Officer
Spearfish PDSpearfish, SDCloses Nov 23, 2026$6,000 bonus
$32.84/hrstarting
Correctional Officer - Juvenile
Pennington County SheriffRapid City, SDCloses Oct 25, 2026
$27.67/hrstarting
Correctional Officer
Pennington County SheriffRapid City, SDCloses Nov 4, 2026
$27.67/hrstarting
Police Officer
Sioux Falls PDSioux Falls, SDContinuous$5,000 bonus
$34.63/hrstarting
State Trooper
Highway PatrolSDContinuous
Not published

Sworn officer jobs (4)Dispatcher jobs (0)Corrections and detention jobs (2)Lateral officer jobs (0)No college required (1 departments)