Sioux Falls, SD → Omaha, NE
Moving to Omaha costs you $318 a month
−$3,816 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 113 households moved Sioux Falls → Omaha (avg AGI $62,159). 75 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Sioux Falls | Omaha | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,250 | $7,406 | +$156 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,451 | $1,809 | +$358 |
| Take-home pay | $5,799 | $5,597 | −$202 |
| Rent | $1,005 | $1,100 | +$95 |
| Getting around | $539 | $545 | +$6 |
| Groceries | $364 | $368 | +$4 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $414 | +$4 |
| Utilities | $228 | $230 | +$2 |
| Everything else | $319 | $322 | +$3 |
| Left over | $2,936 | $2,618 | −$318 |
To break even in Omaha, you'd need to earn
$94,500
Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Sioux Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$3,742
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.0% in Sioux Falls, 24.4% in Omaha.
More about Omaha
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
Omaha, NE in full
A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Omaha on Omaha wages.
Omaha → Sioux Falls →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.