SDCL § 7-12-15: Sheriff's salary schedule.

The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the sheriff. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule based upon the most recent decennial federal census of population of counties.

County Population | Salary Schedule

Below 10,000 | $41,256

10,000-14,999 | $44,723

15,000-24,999 | $46,110

25,000-69,999 | $51,657

70,000 and over | $56,163

The board of county commissioners may not decrease the salary of the sheriff during consecutive terms of office of the sheriff. Any sheriff having responsibility for managing a full-time jail shall receive an additional ten percent added to the base salary listed in this section.