Computer Network Architects in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$116,108
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$37,282
24.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$131,799
South Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Dakota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$153,390
Kept after tax
$116,108
Worth in national money
$131,799
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Dakota is one of the better-paying states for computer network architects. The middle earner takes $153,390, which ranks 6 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 14.43% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in South Dakota. It ranks 10 out of 457 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- South Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $153,390 the take-home is $116,108; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $131,799 would nationally. The average lands at $151,620, below the middle of the range.
- South Dakota ranks 6 of 51 states publishing a median for computer network architects, at $153,390 — about 14.43% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within South Dakota, computer network architects ranks 10 of 457 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for computer network architects in South Dakota, on $153,390, is $116,108 — equivalent to $131,799 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $151,620 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Computer Network Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $96,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $153,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $199,420 |
| This salary | $153,390 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in South Dakota | $116,108 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $116,108 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$12,315 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $153,390 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$17,509 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer network architects in South Dakota earn under $153,390 and half over. The published range runs $96,670 at the tenth percentile to $199,420 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind South Dakota's $116,108, worked from $153,390. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 10 of 457.
- Two cautions on $131,799, the adjusted value of that $153,390 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of South Dakota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 10 of 457 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer network architects in South Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $96,670 to $199,420; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The South Dakota take-home of $116,108, on $153,390 for work ranking 10 of 457 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 10 of 457 in the state.
- This $131,799 adjusted figure, worked from $153,390, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 10 of 457 in the state. The occupation ranks 10 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $96,670 at the bottom tenth to $199,420 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. South Dakota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $131,799 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $116,108 survives, because South Dakota levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($96,670 to $199,420) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to South Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Dakota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $131,799 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
South Dakota levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $116,108 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.