Omaha, NE → Sioux Falls, SD
You'd keep $319 more a month in Sioux Falls
+$3,828 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 75 households moved Omaha → Sioux Falls (avg AGI $61,773). 113 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Omaha | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,417 | $7,261 | −$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,813 | $1,454 | −$359 |
| Take-home pay | $5,604 | $5,807 | +$203 |
| Rent | $1,100 | $1,005 | −$95 |
| Getting around | $545 | $539 | −$6 |
| Groceries | $368 | $364 | −$4 |
| Healthcare | $414 | $410 | −$4 |
| Utilities | $230 | $228 | −$2 |
| Everything else | $322 | $319 | −$3 |
| Left over | $2,625 | $2,944 | +$319 |
To break even in Sioux Falls, you'd need to earn
$81,500
Household gross, versus $89,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Omaha does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,749
A year, in state and local income tax. South Dakota has no wage income tax.
More about Sioux Falls
Omaha, NE in full
A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.
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 → Omaha →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.