The invention provides a process for purifying a special reagent sodium dodecyl sulfonate for ion pair chromatography. The process is characterized in that the process concretely comprises the following steps: adding a raw material sodium dodecyl sulfonate to deionized water, carrying out ultrasonic irradiation oscillation, cooling the obtained solution to room temperature to precipitate crystals, and carrying out primary reduced pressure suction filtration, and collecting crystals; adding the obtained crystals to an ethanol-water mixed solution, carrying out heating refluxing stirring for 3-8h, cooling the obtained solution to room temperature to precipitate crystals, carrying out secondary reduced pressure suction filtration, and collecting the obtained filtrate; and carrying out constant low temperature crystallization of the obtained filtrate for 6-12h, carrying out third reduced pressure suction filtration, collecting crystals, and drying to obtain a special reagent sodium dodecyl sulfonate for ion pair chromatography. The purifying process has the advantages of novelty, simple operation, fastness, high efficiency, recycle of an organic solvent, economy, environmental protection, and suitableness for the industrialized production.