Software developer · Sioux Falls, SD
Software developer in Sioux Falls: $3,782/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sioux Falls at $101,040 a year. About 1,400 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $65,390 and the 90th is $173,180. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× 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 $3,782 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 191 miles away, at $5,429 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,782
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,040
$65,390 to $173,180
Rent (1 bd)
$982
$1,169 (2 bd)
Employment
1,400
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
335th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $101,040.
- Taxes$1,798
- Rent$982
- Other living costs$1,858
- Left over$3,782
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,040
- Federal income tax
- −$13,843
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,730
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,468
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
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
$8,420 gross, minus $1,798 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.
$3,782
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $5,429/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Sioux Falls?
$101,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,400 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Sioux Falls?
$3,782 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Ames, about 191 miles away, leaves $5,429 a month, more than Sioux Falls.