SOC 29-2032 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for diagnostic medical sonographers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $74,440 a year ($35.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,600: half of the 250 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($98,557).

$74,440average per year

$35.79 / hourMedian $80,600Take-home ≈ $61,199

  • $51K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

250people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,090 or more. The middle half of diagnostic medical sonographers in Sioux Falls earn between $60,190 and $89,150.

  • $51K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,440$6,203$35.79
Median$80,600$6,717$38.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,190$5,016$28.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$89,150$7,429$42.86

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

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $74,440, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $61,199 a year, or $5,100 a month and $2,354 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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$61,199$5,100
Working in MN$57,660$4,805

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 diagnostic medical sonographers? 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 $74,440 buys what about $82,135 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for diagnostic medical sonographers

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers salary in Sioux Falls: questions

How much do diagnostic medical sonographers make an hour in Sioux Falls?

$35.79 an hour on average, and $38.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level diagnostic medical sonographers salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the diagnostic medical sonographers take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $61,199 a year ($5,100 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,440. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do diagnostic medical sonographers earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($98,557).

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 29-2032; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 2.39, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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