Electrician · Sioux Falls, SD

Electrician in Sioux Falls: $1,446/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Sioux Falls at $61,470 a year. About 1,330 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $46,150 and the 90th is $80,860. Pay ranks 216th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× 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 $1,446 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 234 miles away, at $2,531 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,446

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,470

$46,150 to $80,860

Rent (1 bd)

$982

$1,169 (2 bd)

Employment

1,330

Location quotient 1.53

Pay rank

216th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,470.

Taxes$837
Rent$982
Other living costs$1,858
Left over$1,446

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,470
Federal income tax: −$5,338
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,702
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $51,430
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

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

$5,123 gross, minus $837 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.

$1,446

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,531/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Sioux Falls?

$61,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,330 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,446 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Fargo, about 234 miles away, leaves $2,531 a month, more than Sioux Falls.