SOC 11-9032 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $102,160 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $104,660: half of the 170 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$102,160average per year

Median $104,660Take-home ≈ $80,700

  • $78K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $127K90th

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

170people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2South Dakota metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,770 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Sioux Falls earn between $85,130 and $108,310.

  • $78K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $127K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$102,160$8,513—
Median$104,660$8,722—
Entry level (25th percentile)$85,130$7,094—
Experienced (75th percentile)$108,310$9,026—

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

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Sioux Falls earn 11% more than the South Dakota average ($91,960) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sioux Falls$102,160$104,660$77,640$126,770170
South Dakota$91,960$88,390$74,770$109,270680
United States$116,100$105,870$76,280$167,770328,330

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

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $102,160, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $80,700 a year, or $6,725 a month and $3,104 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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$80,700$6,725
Working in MN$75,276$6,273

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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? 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 $102,160 buys what about $112,721 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 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 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salaries in South Dakota

Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary by city

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Sioux Falls: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $85,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $80,700 a year ($6,725 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $102,160. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

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 11-9032; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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