Of all of the forensic nursing professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of South Dakota.

• Yellow: Actual Values

Forensic Nursing is a growing field in South Dakota. In South Dakota, 50 more forensic nursing professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in South Dakota, this field has grown by 9% in four years. This is slower than the trend for forensic nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of forensic nursing professionals has grown by 10% between 2006 and 2010.

• Light Blue: Forensic Nursing
• Dark Yellow: All Professions

In South Dakota, as the number of forensic nursing professionals is growing, the salaries earned by forensic nursing professionals are decreasing. Forensic nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $71,660 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $69,575 in 2010.

This represents a decline in salaries of 3%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of South Dakota, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of forensic nursing. The pay differential between the highest paid forensic nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 99%

Forensic nursing professionals in South Dakota earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.