Mechanical Engineers salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Sioux Falls, SD: $83,550/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,390 – $112,480 · about 290 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$12,055 (-13%).

What it's really worth in Sioux Falls

With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $83,550 has the buying power of about $92,740 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 141st of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 111th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Sioux Falls is one of the places where mechanical engineers 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 4.1× 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 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers 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	$153,520	+84%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+64%	2.5×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+60%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+56%	1.1×

Who hires mechanical engineers around Sioux Falls

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Smithfield Foods · Manufacturing

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