Pharmacist · Sioux Falls, SD
Pharmacist in Sioux Falls: $6,505/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Sioux Falls at $148,330 a year. About 690 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.85). The 10th percentile is $123,700 and the 90th is $174,070. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× 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 $6,505 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Mankato is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,341 left over a month), and Sioux Falls still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,505
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$148,330
$123,700 to $174,070
Rent (1 bd)
$982
$1,169 (2 bd)
Employment
690
Location quotient 1.85
Pay rank
99th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $148,330.
- Taxes$3,016
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$6,505
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $148,330
- Federal income tax
- −$24,846
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,347
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $112,137
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
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
$12,361 gross, minus $3,016 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$6,505
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $6,341/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Sioux Falls?
$148,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 690 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Sioux Falls?
$6,505 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Sioux Falls leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Mankato at $6,341 a month.