SOC 13-2061 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Financial Examiners Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for financial examiners in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $106,730 a year ($51.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $95,100: half of the 100 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($108,938).

$106,730average per year

$51.31 / hourMedian $95,100Take-home ≈ $83,915

  • $58K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $124K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Financial Examiners pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $180,150 or more. The middle half of financial examiners in Sioux Falls earn between $67,890 and $123,780.

  • $58K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $124K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$106,730$8,894$51.31
Median$95,100$7,925$45.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,890$5,658$32.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$123,780$10,315$59.51

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

Financial Examiners salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $106,730, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $83,915 a year, or $6,993 a month and $3,227 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$83,915$6,993
Working in MN$78,180$6,515

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 financial examiners? 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 $106,730 buys what about $117,763 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for financial examiners

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,530).

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Financial Examiners salary in Sioux Falls: questions

How much do financial examiners make an hour in Sioux Falls?

$51.31 an hour on average, and $45.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level financial examiners salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the financial examiners take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $83,915 a year ($6,993 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $106,730. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do financial examiners earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($108,938).

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 13-2061; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
  • 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 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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