Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,741
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$8,229
15.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,788
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
$52,970
Kept after tax
$44,741
Worth in national money
$50,788
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- South Dakota sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $52,970, ranking 20 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 224 among 457 occupations South Dakota publishes pay for.
- South Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $52,970 the take-home is $44,741; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $50,788 would nationally. The average comes to $58,070, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- South Dakota occupies the middle band for health technologists and technicians, all other: a median of $52,970, ranking 20 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 224 of 457 in South Dakota places health technologists and technicians, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for health technologists and technicians, all other in South Dakota, on $52,970, is $44,741 — equivalent to $50,788 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 $58,070 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $90,050 |
| This salary | $52,970 |
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 | $44,741 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,741 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,746 |
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 | $52,970 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,739 |
| 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 health technologists and technicians, all other in South Dakota earn under $52,970 and half over. The published range runs $38,790 at the tenth percentile to $90,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In South Dakota the take-home figure of $44,741, from $52,970, 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 224 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 $50,788, the adjusted value of that $52,970 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 224 of 457 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for health technologists and technicians, all other in South Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,790 to $90,050; 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.
- Take-home for South Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $44,741 from $52,970. 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 224 of 457 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Dakota, so $50,788 — the adjusted value of that $52,970 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 224 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $58,070, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $38,790 and the top tenth $90,050 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $50,788 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $44,741 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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.
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 $58,070. 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 ($38,790) and the ninetieth ($90,050) 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 $50,788 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 $44,741 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.