Lawyers salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Median pay for lawyers in Sioux Falls, SD: $100,020/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $68,860 – $239,200 · about 500 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$19,820 (-17%).

What it's really worth in Sioux Falls

With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $100,020 has the buying power of about $111,021 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 158th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 143rd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Sioux Falls sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Sioux Falls

A median home in Sioux Falls, SD costs $342,936 — about 3.4× 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 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers 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	$239,200	+139%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+117%	2.5×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+94%	2.2×
New York, NY	$185,790	+86%	2.7×

Who hires lawyers around Sioux Falls

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Wells Fargo · Finance

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