Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Across all occupations in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,970 a year ($23.06 an hour) and the mean $60,390, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980 and +2% against South Dakota's $47,080. BLS counts 178,590 jobs in the area, which spans South Dakota and Minnesota. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is registered nurses.

All occupations: Sioux Falls, SD-MN vs South Dakota and Minnesota and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area, South Dakota and Minnesota and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Hourly	$14.45	$17.95	$23.06	$32.03	$47.54	$29.03	178,590
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Annual	$30,060	$37,340	$47,970	$66,620	$98,890	$60,390	178,590
South Dakota	Hourly	$14.09	$17.32	$22.63	$30.78	$45.63	$27.70	457,380
South Dakota	Annual	$29,300	$36,030	$47,080	$64,020	$94,900	$57,610	457,380
Minnesota	Hourly	$16.12	$19.08	$27.36	$39.67	$60.45	$34.21	2,949,820
Minnesota	Annual	$33,540	$39,680	$56,920	$82,520	$125,730	$71,160	2,949,820
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

392 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: South Dakota, Minnesota. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Radiologists	$669,020	$321.64	50
2	Chief Executives	$282,170	$135.66	250
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$258,910	$124.48	260
4	Pediatricians, General	$257,610	$123.85	50
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$243,560	$117.10	230
6	Dentists, General	$181,140	$87.09	130
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,250	$82.81	100
8	Financial Managers in South Dakota	$163,580	$78.64	500
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,240	$78.00	210
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$151,830	$72.99	40
11	Pharmacists	$148,330	$71.31	690
12	Marketing Managers	$147,550	$70.94	100
13	General and Operations Managers in South Dakota	$142,730	$68.62	1,730
14	Sales Managers	$135,930	$65.35	210
15	Physician Assistants	$135,790	$65.28	290
16	Human Resources Managers	$134,420	$64.63	230
17	Nurse Practitioners	$130,390	$62.69	500
18	Managers, All Other	$128,720	$61.89	190
19	Computer Network Architects	$127,760	$61.42	200
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,670	$61.38	450

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Registered Nurses in South Dakota	7,680	42.98	1.98	$75,350
2	Retail Salespersons in South Dakota	5,960	33.36	1.33	$34,600
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in South Dakota	5,730	32.07	1.29	$29,830
4	Stockers and Order Fillers in South Dakota	5,610	31.41	1.72	$37,650
5	Cashiers in South Dakota	4,000	22.42	1.13	$30,880
6	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Dakota	3,390	18.96	2.15	$46,910
7	Customer Service Representatives in South Dakota	3,270	18.34	1.10	$43,850
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in South Dakota	3,120	17.47	1.23	$35,310
9	Nursing Assistants in South Dakota	2,930	16.41	1.76	$39,190
10	Waiters and Waitresses in South Dakota	2,550	14.26	0.98	$29,920
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in South Dakota	2,540	14.23	1.07	$60,820
12	Receptionists and Information Clerks in South Dakota	2,430	13.61	2.33	$38,560
13	Accountants and Auditors in South Dakota	2,370	13.25	1.42	$80,920
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in South Dakota	2,210	12.40	1.56	$78,740
15	Light Truck Drivers in South Dakota	2,080	11.64	1.84	$42,890
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in South Dakota	2,060	11.51	1.05	$42,560
17	General and Operations Managers in South Dakota	1,730	9.67	0.43	$142,730
18	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in South Dakota	1,660	9.28	0.33	$38,060
19	Carpenters in South Dakota	1,640	9.20	2.13	$49,410
20	Software Developers in South Dakota	1,400	7.86	0.72	$101,040

Most concentrated occupations in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Forest and Conservation Workers	20.95	150	0.82	$37,470
2	Wind Turbine Service Technicians	8.51	100	0.55	$62,650
3	Soil and Plant Scientists	8.13	150	0.82	$73,320
4	Residential Advisors	7.61	740	4.15	$37,850
5	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	6.52	320	1.77	$43,720
6	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.74	250	1.40	$63,000
7	Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	5.37	130	0.74	$29,990
8	Helpers--Carpenters	4.35	110	0.61	$35,980
9	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	4.32	1,020	5.72	$47,790
10	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4.23	290	1.60	$38,800

Occupation groups in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$117,020	$134,600	7,070	39.59	0.55
Legal	$93,670	$110,870	930	5.20	0.62
Architecture and Engineering	$83,010	$88,040	2,480	13.91	0.83
Computer and Mathematical	$82,120	$94,880	4,930	27.58	0.82
Business and Financial Operations	$79,030	$87,460	10,980	61.50	0.91
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$75,610	$95,300	17,380	97.33	1.54
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$70,680	$78,350	940	5.26	0.56
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,400	$61,260	7,640	42.77	1.09
Community and Social Service	$53,190	$54,880	3,050	17.06	0.99
Protective Service	$53,040	$57,720	2,300	12.90	0.53
Construction and Extraction	$51,350	$56,640	10,010	56.06	1.36
Educational Instruction and Library	$48,370	$48,110	7,640	42.76	0.73
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,490	$52,160	1,980	11.06	0.84
Office and Administrative Support	$45,340	$46,060	20,970	117.42	1.03
Production	$44,830	$48,310	11,280	63.17	1.15
Transportation and Material Moving	$41,990	$45,360	16,600	92.96	1.06
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$40,220	$43,200	310	1.75	0.62
Healthcare Support	$39,190	$41,340	6,990	39.13	0.77
Sales and Related	$38,670	$57,180	17,860	100.02	1.16
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,720	$38,580	5,840	32.68	1.12
Personal Care and Service	$35,070	$37,310	4,840	27.08	1.29
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,490	$33,450	16,580	92.83	1.06

Every occupation in South Dakota and Minnesota, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 392 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Sioux Falls, SD-MN estimates (area 43620).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
The area spans South Dakota and Minnesota; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state South Dakota.