Minneapolis, MN → Sioux Falls, SD
You'd keep $187 more a month in Sioux Falls
+$2,244 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 222 households moved Minneapolis → Sioux Falls (avg AGI $93,752). 279 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Minneapolis | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,238 | −$1,012 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,186 | $1,447 | −$739 |
| Take-home pay | $6,064 | $5,791 | −$273 |
| Rent | $1,369 | $1,005 | −$364 |
| Getting around | $504 | $539 | +$35 |
| Groceries | $400 | $364 | −$36 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $410 | −$40 |
| Utilities | $250 | $228 | −$22 |
| Everything else | $350 | $319 | −$31 |
| Left over | $2,741 | $2,928 | +$187 |
To break even in Sioux Falls, you'd need to earn
$83,500
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minneapolis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,269
A year, in state and local income tax. South Dakota has no wage income tax.
More about Sioux Falls
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
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 → Minneapolis →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.