Average annual payment per South Dakota lawmaker is about $27,000 after including reimbursements

South Dakota lawmakers receive a salary of about $16,000, but the average payout per legislator was $26,813 during the last fiscal year after accounting for mileage, an allowance for living expenses, and out-of-state travel to conferences, according to data obtained by South Dakota Searchlight from the state’s Legislative Research Council. During this year’s annual legislative […]