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Human Resources Managers salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Median pay for human resources managers in Sioux Falls, SD: $115,760/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $83,990 – $174,990 · about 170 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($123,200) by −$7,440 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Sioux Falls

With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $115,760 has the buying power of about $128,492 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 115th of the 185 metros we hold human resources managers wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 87th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Sioux Falls is one of the places where human resources managers 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 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 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where human resources managers 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
San Jose, CA $212,030 +83% 2.8×
San Francisco, CA $196,760 +70% 2.5×
New York, NY $181,080 +56% 2.7×
Washington, DC $168,770 +46% 1.8×

Who hires human resources managers around Sioux Falls

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

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