Women in Medicine in South Dakota
How women in medicine fare in South Dakota — state-adjusted pay gap, state ranking, and the national context that frames the local picture.
The state-adjusted picture
Women in medicine nationally face the same structural conditions as women in every other field — but the overall wage environment in South Dakota modifies the baseline by -6.0% relative to the US average. A state where the overall pay gap is narrower tends to reflect narrower gaps within fields too, though field-specific dynamics dominate for specialized professions.
South Dakota has never elected a woman US Senator.
National context
Women have been the majority of US medical school entrants since 2017. The pipeline is now reshaping medicine, but specialty sorting, leadership gaps, and a persistent pay gap remain. This page tracks the current data.
National headline stats (medicine)
Other fields in South Dakota
Medicine in other states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the pay gap for women in medicine in South Dakota?
South Dakota’s overall pay ratio is 78.8% — a 21.2% gap. The gap within medicine follows the national pattern modified by South Dakota’s overall wage environment. See the full national field data for in-field specifics.
How does South Dakota rank on pay equity?
South Dakota ranks #40 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity, per Census ACS state ratios.
How are women represented in South Dakota politics?
27.6% of South Dakota state legislators are women (CAWP 2024). 1 women from South Dakota serve in the 119th US Congress.
Where does the national medicine data come from?
AAMC Physician Workforce Data; Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2024; JAMA Internal Medicine — Tsugawa 2017