SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $76,440. The 10th percentile is $59,270 and the 90th percentile is $106,490. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$76,440

10th percentile
$59,270
25th percentile
$63,440
Median
$76,440
75th percentile
$104,110
90th percentile
$106,490
Mean
$79,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $59,270 and the 90th percentile is $106,490. The difference is $47,220, which is 61.8% 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 $63,440 to the 75th at $104,110, covers $40,670.

The mean annual wage is $79,310, which sits above the median of $76,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 28.8% lower than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,342, which is 21.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the South Dakota median of $78,720.

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 $76,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $84,342 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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 5th 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 $93,640 and employment of 80. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,312, against $84,342 here.
  • Mankato, MN is 143 miles away, with a median of $116,010 and employment of 50. That median is 51.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,547, against $84,342 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 185 miles away, with a median of $81,570 and employment of 70. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,082, against $84,342 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (80 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $76,440. The 10th percentile is $59,270 and the 90th percentile is $106,490. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 28.8% lower than the national median of $107,310.

What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Sioux Falls, SD-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 90.631, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,440 is $84,342. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sioux Falls, SD-MN compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $93,640. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.