Los Angeles, CA → Sioux Falls, SD
You'd keep $1,250 more a month in Sioux Falls
+$15,000 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 63 households moved Los Angeles → Sioux Falls (avg AGI $135,937). The whole move →
| Per month | Los Angeles | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $7,266 | −$1,484 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,455 | −$923 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,810 | −$562 |
| Rent | $2,276 | $1,005 | −$1,271 |
| Getting around | $674 | $539 | −$135 |
| Groceries | $476 | $364 | −$112 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $410 | −$126 |
| Utilities | $298 | $228 | −$70 |
| Everything else | $417 | $319 | −$98 |
| Left over | $1,697 | $2,947 | +$1,250 |
To break even in Sioux Falls, you'd need to earn
$66,000
Household gross, versus $105,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Los Angeles does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,792
A year, in state and local income tax. South Dakota has no wage income tax.
More about Sioux Falls
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Sioux Falls on Sioux Falls wages.
Sioux Falls → Los Angeles →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.