Managers, All Other in South Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$92,877
after federal, FICA and South Dakota tax
Tax takes
$26,593
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$105,428
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
$119,470
Kept after tax
$92,877
Worth in national money
$105,428
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. South Dakota pays managers, all other a middle wage of $119,470, 39 of 51 states and about 15.81% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 457 occupations South Dakota reports, managers, all other comes in at 23 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where South Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $119,470 you keep $92,877, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $105,428 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $122,010, because the best-paid pull it up.
- South Dakota's $119,470 median for managers, all other places it 39 of 51 states, about 15.81% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Managers, all other ranks 23 of 457 occupations by median in South Dakota, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and South Dakota income tax, retained pay for managers, all other on $119,470 is $92,877. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $105,428 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $122,010 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $119,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,930 |
| This salary | $119,470 |
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 | $92,877 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $92,877 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$9,851 |
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 | $119,470 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$13,938 |
| 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 managers, all other in South Dakota earn under $119,470 and half over. The published range runs $62,240 at the tenth percentile to $172,930 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In South Dakota the take-home figure of $92,877, from $119,470, 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 23 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 $105,428, the adjusted value of that $119,470 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 23 of 457 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for managers, all other in South Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,240 to $172,930; 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 $92,877 from $119,470. 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 23 of 457 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for South Dakota, so $105,428 — the adjusted value of that $119,470 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 23 of 457 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $62,240 at the bottom tenth to $172,930 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $105,428.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $92,877 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?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($62,240) and the ninetieth ($172,930) 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 $105,428 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 $92,877 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.