SOC 17-1012 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Landscape Architects Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for landscape architects in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $78,420 a year ($37.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $70,620: half of the 50 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,016).

$78,420average per year

$37.70 / hourMedian $70,620Take-home ≈ $63,998

  • $66K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $114K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscape Architects pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,040 or more. The middle half of landscape architects in Sioux Falls earn between $70,620 and $70,630.

  • $66K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $114K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,420$6,535$37.70
Median$70,620$5,885$33.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$70,620$5,885$33.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$70,630$5,886$33.96

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

Landscape Architects salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $78,420, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $63,998 a year, or $5,333 a month and $2,461 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$63,998$5,333
Working in MN$60,189$5,016

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 landscape architects? 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 $78,420 buys what about $86,527 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,010).

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Landscape Architects salary in Sioux Falls: questions

How much do landscape architects make an hour in Sioux Falls?

$37.70 an hour on average, and $33.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscape architects salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $70,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscape architects take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $63,998 a year ($5,333 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,420. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do landscape architects earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,016).

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 17-1012; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.2%.
  • 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 2.31, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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