Exactly 30 of South Dakota's 170 liberal arts professionals work in Spearfish. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Spearfish has increased, overall employment in Spearfish has also increased.

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Spearfish liberal arts professionals made $50,890 per year, on average, in 2010. The growth in the salary of liberal arts professionals in Spearfish is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Spearfish liberal arts professionals earn a median yearly salary of $45,840. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 86%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,250 per year.

On average liberal arts professional salaries in Spearfish are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited liberal arts school in the city. Many of Spearfish's liberal arts professionals are graduates of this school.

Spearfish's liberal arts school offers one liberal arts degree and certificate program.

Approximately 18 students graduated from liberal arts courses in 2010.