Police officer · Sioux Falls, SD
Police officer in Sioux Falls: $2,399/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sioux Falls at $77,440 a year. About 500 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $57,350 and the 90th is $94,900. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× 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 $2,399 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 187 miles away, at $3,099 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,399
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,440
$57,350 to $94,900
Rent (1 bd)
$982
$1,169 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
131st of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,440.
- Taxes$1,215
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$2,399
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,440
- Federal income tax
- −$8,651
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,924
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,865
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
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
$6,453 gross, minus $1,215 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$2,399
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $3,099/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Sioux Falls?
$77,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sioux Falls?
$2,399 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Lincoln, about 187 miles away, leaves $3,099 a month, more than Sioux Falls.