How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $63,330 and the 90th percentile is $132,260. The difference is $68,930, which is 80.4% 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 $76,470 to the 75th at $105,430, covers $28,960.

The mean annual wage is $92,860, which sits above the median of $85,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 17.6% lower than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,603, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the South Dakota median of $88,380.

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 $85,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $94,603 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 7th of 7 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 $95,250 and employment of 70. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,174, against $94,603 here.
• Mankato, MN is 143 miles away, with a median of $101,350 and employment of 80. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,429, against $94,603 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 161 miles away, with a median of $93,180 and employment of 490. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,381, against $94,603 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (190 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.