SOC 15-1244 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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 Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $77,140. The 10th percentile is $59,220 and the 90th percentile is $103,780. Employment is 710.

Median annual wage

$77,140

10th percentile
$59,220
25th percentile
$64,390
Median
$77,140
75th percentile
$88,950
90th percentile
$103,780
Mean
$80,190

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $59,220 and the 90th percentile is $103,780. The difference is $44,560, which is 57.8% 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 $64,390 to the 75th at $88,950, covers $24,560.

The mean annual wage is $80,190, which sits above the median of $77,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,114, which is 14.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the South Dakota median of $75,010.

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 $77,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $85,114 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 6th of 8 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 $77,140 and employment of 150. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,227, against $85,114 here.
  • Mankato, MN is 143 miles away, with a median of $95,720 and employment of 50. That median is 24.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,239, against $85,114 here.
  • Omaha, NE-IA is 161 miles away, with a median of $89,090 and employment of 860. That median is 15.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,931, against $85,114 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (710 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.97 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 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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 Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Sioux Falls, SD-MN is $77,140. The 10th percentile is $59,220 and the 90th percentile is $103,780. Employment is 710.

How does that compare with the national median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

The local median is 22.2% lower than the national median of $99,130.

What is Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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 $77,140 is $85,114. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sioux Falls, SD-MN compare with nearby metros for Network and Computer Systems Administrators?

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $77,140. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.