Data scientist · Sioux Falls, SD

Data scientist in Sioux Falls: $3,696/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Sioux Falls at $99,560 a year. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $70,560 and the 90th is $145,510. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× 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 $3,696 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Mankato, about 143 miles away, at $4,919 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,696

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$99,560

$70,560 to $145,510

Rent (1 bd)

$982

$1,169 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.49

Pay rank

138th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $99,560.

Taxes$1,761
Rent$982
Other living costs$1,858
Left over$3,696

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $99,560
Federal income tax: −$13,517
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,616
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $78,426
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

$8,297 gross, minus $1,761 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.

$3,696

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $4,919/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Sioux Falls?

$99,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Sioux Falls?

$3,696 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Mankato, about 143 miles away, leaves $4,919 a month, more than Sioux Falls.