Software Developers salary in Sioux Falls, SD
Median pay for software developers in Sioux Falls, SD: $84,810/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,400 – $197,840 · about 1,380 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$26,245 (-24%).
What it's really worth in Sioux Falls
With Sioux Falls's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $84,810 has the buying power of about $94,138 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $78,552 · median home $342,936 · median rent $1,309/mo.
How Sioux Falls ranks for this job
On raw pay, Sioux Falls, SD is 181st of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Sioux Falls's cost of living is applied, it ranks 180th.
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 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 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where software developers 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 | $199,100 | +135% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $172,340 | +103% | 2.5× |
| Seattle, WA | $167,030 | +97% | 1.7× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $154,200 | +82% | 2.6× |
Who hires software developers around Sioux Falls
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Wells Fargo · Finance
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 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.