High school teacher · Sioux Falls, SD

High school teacher in Sioux Falls: $787/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Sioux Falls at $51,630 a year. About 920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $47,130 and the 90th is $59,470. Pay ranks 348th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× 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 $787 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Cloud, about 185 miles away, at $2,093 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$787

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,630

$47,130 to $59,470

Rent (1 bd)

$982

$1,169 (2 bd)

Employment

920

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

348th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $51,630.

Taxes$676
Rent$982
Other living costs$1,858
Left over$787

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,630
Federal income tax: −$4,157
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,950
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $43,523
Effective tax rate: 15.7%

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

$4,303 gross, minus $676 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.

$787

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Cloud, $2,093/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Sioux Falls?

$51,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 920 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Sioux Falls?

$787 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

St. Cloud, about 185 miles away, leaves $2,093 a month, more than Sioux Falls.