SOC 11-3071 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $111,870 a year ($53.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,550: half of the 200 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$111,870average per year

$53.79 / hourMedian $107,550Take-home ≈ $87,531

  • $76K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $153K90th

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

200people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2South Dakota metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $153,080 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Sioux Falls earn between $92,700 and $130,210.

  • $76K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $153K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$111,870$9,322$53.78
Median$107,550$8,962$51.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$92,700$7,725$44.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$130,210$10,851$62.60

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Sioux Falls earn 4% more than the South Dakota average ($107,970) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sioux Falls$111,870$107,550$76,500$153,080200
South Dakota$107,970$107,410$70,090$147,230370
United States$121,600$107,230$65,120$194,900221,180

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $111,870, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $87,531 a year, or $7,294 a month and $3,367 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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$87,531$7,294
Working in MN$81,447$6,787

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 transportation, storage, and distribution managers? 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 $111,870 buys what about $123,435 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 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 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.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($181,050).

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in Sioux Falls: questions

How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make an hour in Sioux Falls?

$53.79 an hour on average, and $51.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $92,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation, storage, and distribution managers take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $87,531 a year ($7,294 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $111,870. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

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 11-3071; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • 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 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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