High paying medical jobs in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Sioux Falls, SD-MN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Sioux Falls, SD-MN run 9.4% below the national average (2024), so a Sioux Falls, SD-MN salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$258,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,980 – $322,950260
2Nurse Anesthetists$243,560
Master's degree
$194,200 – $362,640230
3Dentists, General$181,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,250 – $255,250130
4Pharmacists$148,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,700 – $174,070690
5Physician Assistants$135,790
Master's degree
$106,660 – $158,520290
6Nurse Practitioners$130,390
Master's degree
$104,220 – $159,330500
7Optometrists$124,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,530 – $145,14070
8Veterinarians$98,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,280 – $145,40080
9Dental Hygienists$92,350
Associate's degree
$73,480 – $99,870250
10Physical Therapists$91,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,890 – $107,570460
11Occupational Therapists$84,660
Master's degree
$64,340 – $102,160260
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,600
Associate's degree
$51,100 – $98,090250
13Chiropractors$75,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,910 – $93,790100
14Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$75,510
Associate's degree
$51,160 – $95,270120
15Registered Nurses$75,350
Bachelor's degree
$54,040 – $97,3307,680
16Speech-Language Pathologists$68,920
Master's degree
$50,290 – $103,120170
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,030
Associate's degree
$48,240 – $87,890450
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,890
Bachelor's degree
$50,260 – $79,100110
19Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$63,870
Associate's degree
$47,110 – $87,52070
20Respiratory Therapists$63,630
Associate's degree
$48,530 – $82,980270
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$63,390
Associate's degree
$40,650 – $80,390120
22Athletic Trainers$58,620
Master's degree
$48,460 – $65,00060
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,910
Bachelor's degree
$32,040 – $81,130650
24Surgical Technologists$53,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,450 – $70,480310
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$53,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,940 – $64,770990
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,120 – $82,460150
27Medical Records Specialists$51,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,900 – $80,080430
28Paramedics$50,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,030 – $59,29080
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $59,700110
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,490
Associate's degree
$37,080 – $49,590100
31Pharmacy Technicians$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $54,520600
32Opticians, Dispensing$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $51,470170
33Emergency Medical Technicians$36,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,340 – $48,460120

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSioux Falls, SD-MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$258,910	$73,980 – $322,950	260
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$243,560	$194,200 – $362,640	230
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$181,140	$96,250 – $255,250	130
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,330	$123,700 – $174,070	690
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,790	$106,660 – $158,520	290
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,390	$104,220 – $159,330	500
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$124,470	$93,530 – $145,140	70
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$98,320	$75,280 – $145,400	80
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,350	$73,480 – $99,870	250
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,470	$77,890 – $107,570	460
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,660	$64,340 – $102,160	260
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,600	$51,100 – $98,090	250
13	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$75,780	$61,910 – $93,790	100
14	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$75,510	$51,160 – $95,270	120
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,350	$54,040 – $97,330	7,680
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$68,920	$50,290 – $103,120	170
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,030	$48,240 – $87,890	450
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,890	$50,260 – $79,100	110
19	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$63,870	$47,110 – $87,520	70
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$63,630	$48,530 – $82,980	270
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,390	$40,650 – $80,390	120
22	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$58,620	$48,460 – $65,000	60
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,910	$32,040 – $81,130	650
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,850	$38,450 – $70,480	310
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,520	$38,940 – $64,770	990
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,970	$36,120 – $82,460	150
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,610	$33,900 – $80,080	430
28	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,550	$42,030 – $59,290	80
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,320	$37,080 – $59,700	110
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,490	$37,080 – $49,590	100
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$38,050 – $54,520	600
32	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$35,100 – $51,470	170
33	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,800	$35,340 – $48,460	120

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