Accountant / auditor · Sioux Falls, SD
Accountant / auditor in Sioux Falls: $2,603/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Sioux Falls at $80,920 a year. About 2,370 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $62,830 and the 90th is $119,660. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($982/mo). South Dakota has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,603 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 191 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,603
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,920
$62,830 to $119,660
Rent (1 bd)
$982
$1,169 (2 bd)
Employment
2,370
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
95th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $80,920.
- Taxes$1,301
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$2,603
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,920
- Federal income tax
- −$9,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,190
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,313
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
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
$6,743 gross, minus $1,301 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$2,603
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $2,668/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Sioux Falls?
$80,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,370 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Sioux Falls?
$2,603 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 191 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Sioux Falls.