SOC 27-2022 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $43,130 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,420: half of the 360 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$43,130average per year

Median $36,420Take-home ≈ $36,835

  • $28K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

360people in this job
-28%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2South Dakota metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,450 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Sioux Falls earn between $30,520 and $47,000.

  • $28K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,130$3,594—
Median$36,420$3,035—
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,520$2,543—
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,000$3,917—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Coaches and Scouts pay in Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Sioux Falls earn about the same as the South Dakota average ($44,290) and 28% less than the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sioux Falls$43,130$36,420$28,270$63,450360
South Dakota$44,290$36,360$28,270$64,2801,290
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $43,130, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $36,835 a year, or $3,070 a month and $1,417 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SD$36,835$3,070
Working in MN$35,346$2,946

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Sioux Falls a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sioux Falls area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.6), so the average $43,130 buys what about $47,589 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other South Dakota cities

Sioux Falls ranks 1st of 2 South Dakota metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in South Dakota

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Sioux Falls: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $36,835 a year ($3,070 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,130. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.28, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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