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Physical Therapists salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Median pay for physical therapists in Sioux Falls, SD: $89,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $69,560 – $102,700 · about 370 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($98,205) by −$8,915 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Sioux Falls

With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $89,290 has the buying power of about $99,111 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,552 · median home $342,936 · median rent $1,309/mo.

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How Sioux Falls ranks for this job

On raw pay, Sioux Falls, SD is 167th of the 186 metros we hold physical therapists wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 123rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Sioux Falls is one of the places where physical therapists 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 3.8× 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 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physical therapists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Sioux Falls.

MetroMedian payvs Sioux FallsRent vs Sioux Falls
Santa Rosa, CA $132,870 +49%
San Jose, CA $131,930 +48% 2.8×
Sacramento, CA $131,760 +48% 1.7×
San Francisco, CA $131,050 +47% 2.5×

Who hires physical therapists around Sioux Falls

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

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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 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.