#27 of 387 for you
Sioux Falls: $2,973/mo left
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
- Real winters
From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$547/mo versus Chicago.
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Versus Chicago.
Left each month
$2,973
Versus Chicago
+$547/mo
+$6,564 a year
Local pay
$87,243
This job, this city
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$2,973 / mo left
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,457
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$2,973
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,243
- Federal income tax
- −$10,807
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,674
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $69,761
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $982
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,840
Left over each month
$7,270 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$2,973
County by county
5 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha CountySD | 201k68% | $954 | $971 | $266,600 | $76,074 | 18 min |
| Lincoln CountySD | 68k23% | $1,237 | $1,287 | $323,500 | $96,552 | 19 min |
| Rock CountyMN | 9,6283% | $745 | $735 | $201,600 | $70,698 | 20 min |
| Turner CountySD | 8,7723% | $745 | $760 | $199,000 | $75,283 | 26 min |
| McCook CountySD | 5,7322% | $750 | $741 | $217,300 | $80,847 | 26 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,891 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $982.
- Work from home
- 9.3% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 81.0% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation here
2 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (Title 32)
South Dakota Air National Guard (Air National Guard Units) · $74,678–$97,087 a year
Sioux Falls, SD · Sioux Falls, SD · Closes October 24, 2026
- PUBLIC NOTICE- DEA Criminal Investigators
Special Agent Recruitment (Drug Enforcement Administration) · $48,854–$82,938 a year
Ponce, Puerto Rico · San Juan, Puerto Rico · Tyler, TX · +254 more · Tyler, TX, Waco, TX, St. George, UT +184 · Closes March 16, 2027
The place
208 sunny days. July high 85°F. January nights 11°F. 18 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- 208 sunny days, 85°F in July, 11°F January nights
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 18 minutes each way
- Size
- 290k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $274,800. About $1,909/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- No state income tax. Sales tax 6.1%, property tax 1.17%.
Fit
- Money left over
- 81
- Sun and mild weather
- 51
- Being in a big city
- 44
Public school districts in Sioux Falls
12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.
| District | City | Students | Schools | Pupils / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Sioux Falls | 25,051 | 44 | 14.8 |
| Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Harrisburg | 6,222 | 11 | 13.5 |
| Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Brandon | 5,115 | 7 | 17.6 |
| Tea Area School District 41-5 | Tea | 2,509 | 6 | 17.2 |
| West Central School District 49-7 | Hartford | 1,418 | 6 | 15.3 |
| Lennox School District 41-4 | Lennox | 1,192 | 5 | 16.5 |
| Luverne Public School District | Luverne | 1,142 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | Dell Rapids | 965 | 3 | 14.8 |
| Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Colton | 952 | 4 | 14.1 |
| Canton School District 41-1 | Canton | 888 | 3 | 14.4 |
| Baltic School District 49-1 | Baltic | 568 | 3 | 15.4 |
| Garretson School District 49-4 | Garretson | 493 | 3 | 13.3 |
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Take-home by job in Sioux Falls
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Sioux Falls calculated?
Sioux Falls is in South Dakota, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.
What does rent cost in Sioux Falls?
About $982 for a one-bedroom and $1,169 for a two-bedroom in Sioux Falls, SD.
How do I compare Sioux Falls with another city?
Put Sioux Falls next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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