Medical Assistants salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Median pay for medical assistants in Sioux Falls, SD: $35,770/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,140 – $46,160 · about 400 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$3,395 (-9%).

What it's really worth in Sioux Falls

With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $35,770 has the buying power of about $39,704 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 186 metros we hold medical assistants 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 medical assistants 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 9.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,309/mo works out at 44% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants 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
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+109%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+69%	2.8×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+67%	2.5×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+66%	1.7×

Who hires medical assistants around Sioux Falls

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Sanford Health · Healthcare
• Avera Health · Healthcare

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