Living Wage Calculation for Sioux Falls, SD

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the technical documentation here.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $15.53 $32.83 $42.22 $55.32 $25.71 $31.60 $36.38 $40.22 $12.63 $18.38 $23.36 $27.86
Poverty Wage $6.53 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $15.61 $4.40 $5.54 $6.67 $7.81
Minimum Wage $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $4,010 $5,919 $8,894 $11,789 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374
Child Care $0 $8,979 $17,958 $26,937 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,979 $17,958 $26,937
Medical $3,183 $9,555 $9,565 $9,490 $7,447 $9,565 $9,490 $9,643 $7,447 $9,565 $9,490 $9,643
Housing $8,016 $10,764 $10,764 $14,244 $8,796 $10,764 $10,764 $14,244 $8,016 $10,764 $10,764 $14,244
Transportation $5,356 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187
Civic $2,959 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118
Other $4,811 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160
Required annual income after taxes $28,468 $59,254 $75,562 $96,578 $47,632 $57,869 $66,185 $72,858 $46,852 $66,848 $84,143 $99,795
Annual taxes $3,834 $9,022 $12,253 $18,484 $5,841 $7,852 $9,486 $10,798 $5,687 $9,617 $13,015 $16,091
Required annual income before taxes $32,302 $68,277 $87,815 $115,063 $53,473 $65,722 $75,671 $83,655 $52,540 $76,465 $97,158 $115,885

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,805
Business & Financial Operations $69,647
Computer & Mathematical $84,906
Architecture & Engineering $84,598
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,401
Community & Social Service $48,291
Legal $79,261
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,120
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,759
Healthcare Support $32,348
Protective Service $47,674
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,725
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,514
Personal Care & Service $31,885
Sales & Related $39,912
Office & Administrative Support $40,981
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,404
Construction & Extraction $51,863
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,723
Production $41,698
Transportation & Material Moving $40,805