Civil engineer · Sioux Falls, SD
Civil engineer in Sioux Falls: $3,704/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Sioux Falls at $99,700 a year. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $72,840 and the 90th is $135,900. Pay ranks 115th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× 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 $3,704 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 143 miles away, at $4,890 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,704
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,700
$72,840 to $135,900
Rent (1 bd)
$982
$1,169 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
115th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,700.
- Taxes$1,765
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$3,704
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,700
- Federal income tax
- −$13,548
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,627
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,525
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
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
$8,308 gross, minus $1,765 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$3,704
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,890/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Sioux Falls?
$99,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Sioux Falls?
$3,704 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Mankato, about 143 miles away, leaves $4,890 a month, more than Sioux Falls.