How much do Data Scientists make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $70,560 and the 90th percentile is $145,510. The difference is $74,950, which is 75.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,620 to the 75th at $123,260, covers $37,640.

The mean annual wage is $104,660, which sits above the median of $99,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,852, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the South Dakota median of $96,150.

Sioux Falls, SD-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses South Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 90.631, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $109,852 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 76 miles away, with a median of $90,030 and employment of 40. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,136, against $109,852 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 161 miles away, with a median of $100,830 and employment of 1,200. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,704, against $109,852 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 187 miles away, with a median of $87,890 and employment of 450. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,970, against $109,852 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (150 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.