Accountants & Auditors salary in Sioux Falls, SD
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Sioux Falls, SD: $78,590/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,050 – $107,990 · about 2,560 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$4,300 (+6%).
What it's really worth in Sioux Falls
With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $78,590 has the buying power of about $87,234 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $78,552 · median home $342,936 · median rent $1,309/mo.
How Sioux Falls ranks for this job
On raw pay, Sioux Falls, SD is 50th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 8th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Sioux Falls is one of the places where accountants & auditors gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Sioux Falls
A median home in Sioux Falls, SD costs $342,936 — about 4.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,309/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where accountants & auditors earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Sioux Falls.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Sioux Falls | Rent vs Sioux Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +45% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +32% | 2.5× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +32% | 2.7× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +24% | 1.8× |
Who hires accountants & auditors around Sioux Falls
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Smithfield Foods · Manufacturing
- Wells Fargo · Finance
Other jobs in Sioux Falls
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.