Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,985
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,755
16.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,875
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
$60,740
Kept after tax
$50,985
Worth in national money
$57,875
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in South Dakota. The middle earner gets $60,740. That is 34 of 50 states, and about 10.7% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 457 occupations South Dakota reports figures for, this is number 178.
- South Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,740 the take-home is $50,985; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $57,875 would nationally. The average comes to $62,970, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For health information technologists and medical registrars, South Dakota sits in the lower band at $60,740, ranking 34 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 10.7%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In South Dakota's occupational distribution, health information technologists and medical registrars sits at 178 of 457 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for health information technologists and medical registrars in South Dakota, on $60,740, is $50,985 — equivalent to $57,875 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 $62,970 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $87,520 |
| This salary | $60,740 |
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 | $50,985 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,985 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,408 |
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 | $60,740 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,651 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in South Dakota earn less than $60,740. The published range is $42,810 up to $87,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In South Dakota the take-home figure of $50,985, from $60,740, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 178 of 457 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of South Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $57,875, the adjusted value of that $60,740 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 178 of 457 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for health information technologists and medical registrars in South Dakota the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $42,810 to $87,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for South Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $50,985 from $60,740. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 178 of 457 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Dakota, so $57,875 — the adjusted value of that $60,740 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 178 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $62,970 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $42,810 at the bottom tenth to $87,520 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in South Dakota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $57,875 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $50,985 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in South Dakota is $62,970. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($42,810) and the ninetieth ($87,520) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $57,875 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 $50,985 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.