SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STACKER) — Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Sioux Falls, SD, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2019.
In Sioux Falls, the annual mean wage is $45,900 or 14.2% lower than national mean of $53,490, while the highest-paying occupation makes $282,610. Read on to see which jobs make the list.
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#50. Chiropractors
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $76,260
– #84 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $85,010
– Employment: 35,010
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Toledo, OH ($160,330)
— Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($149,580)
— Reno, NV ($140,260)
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#49. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $77,460
– #93 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $121,620
– Employment: 201,920
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Jacksonville, FL ($202,430)
— Jackson, MS ($185,500)
— Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($184,130)
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#48. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $77,590
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 410
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,550
– Employment: 485,700
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,740)
— Fairbanks, AK ($88,950)
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
#47. Industrial engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $77,960
– #272 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $92,660
– Employment: 291,710
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,850)
— Billings, MT ($124,350)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,940)
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#46. Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $78,130
– #155 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $87,450
– Employment: 113,270
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($136,390)
— Jefferson City, MO ($118,920)
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($117,960)
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#45. Mechanical engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $78,200
– #262 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $93,540
– Employment: 306,990
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($125,640)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($123,270)
— Lake Charles, LA ($120,950)
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#44. Architects, except landscape and naval
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $78,290
– #116 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,560
– Employment: 105,850
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($123,770)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,550)
— Lubbock, TX ($116,720)
Dmytro Zinkevych // Shutterstock
#43. Social and community service managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $78,470
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,900
– Employment: 156,460
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($93,060)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($92,720)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($92,200)
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#42. Management analysts
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $79,900
– #211 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,350
National
– Annual mean salary: $95,560
– Employment: 709,750
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dothan, AL ($132,090)
— Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ($127,750)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($127,570)
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock
#41. Database administrators and architects
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $79,990
– #159 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $96,110
– Employment: 125,460
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($140,580)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($116,780)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($114,960)
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#40. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $80,300
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $71,960
– Employment: 111,660
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Redding, CA ($116,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($111,740)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,670)
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#39. Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $81,870
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,300
National
– Annual mean salary: $111,620
– Employment: 1,406,870
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($145,730)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($145,250)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($134,090)
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#38. Civil engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $82,530
– #210 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360
National
– Annual mean salary: $94,360
– Employment: 310,850
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($120,110)
— Midland, TX ($117,900)
— Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($117,200)
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#37. Environmental engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $82,760
– #118 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $94,220
– Employment: 53,150
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,340)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($120,600)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($117,170)
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#36. Electrical engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $83,080
– #253 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $103,480
– Employment: 185,570
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,450)
— Salinas, CA ($129,850)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($128,080)
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#35. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $83,090
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $82,010
– Employment: 69,590
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($180,200)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($179,350)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($170,570)
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#34. Personal financial advisors
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $83,450
– #201 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $119,290
– Employment: 210,190
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Montgomery, AL ($178,100)
— Santa Fe, NM ($173,970)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($171,370)
Austin Community College // Flickr
#33. Veterinarians
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $87,260
– #217 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $104,820
– Employment: 74,540
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sherman-Denison, TX ($210,960)
— Lubbock, TX ($176,730)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($161,230)
EU2017EE // Flickr
#32. Information security analysts
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $88,960
– #119 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210
National
– Annual mean salary: $104,210
– Employment: 125,570
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,040)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($127,850)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,570)
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#31. Real estate sales agents
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $91,870
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,060
– Employment: 162,330
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,700)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,250)
— Midland, TX ($92,340)
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#30. Detectives and criminal investigators
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $93,270
– #43 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $86,030
– Employment: 105,620
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($125,850)
— Anchorage, AK ($122,370)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($122,130)
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#29. Construction managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $93,320
– #190 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $105,000
– Employment: 293,380
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($160,500)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($148,140)
— Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($146,820)
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#28. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $94,280
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $103,320
– Employment: 132,040
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($151,260)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($144,220)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($139,860)
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#27. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $96,480
– #139 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150
National
– Annual mean salary: $100,340
– Employment: 271,020
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($150,080)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($143,890)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,820)
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#26. Financial examiners
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $96,510
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $92,330
– Employment: 64,550
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($125,290)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,150)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($124,720)
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#25. Industrial production managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $97,860
– #294 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,110
– Employment: 185,790
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Florence, SC ($158,000)
— Boulder, CO ($149,990)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($149,500)
IBM Research // Flickr
#24. Computer network architects
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $100,950
– #111 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,110
– Employment: 152,420
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,400)
— Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($151,650)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,100)
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
#23. Nurse practitioners
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $101,380
– #278 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $111,840
– Employment: 200,600
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($175,060)
— Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($160,110)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($157,150)
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock
#22. Human resources managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $101,520
– #228 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $129,570
– Employment: 154,800
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($196,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($174,390)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($170,070)
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#21. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $103,860
– #12 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300
National
– Annual mean salary: $86,180
– Employment: 249,090
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($116,640)
— Raleigh, NC ($112,570)
— Lake Charles, LA ($110,260)
Stock Rocket // Shutterstock
#20. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $104,520
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 720
National
– Annual mean salary: $92,980
– Employment: 306,980
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($136,780)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($128,380)
— Casper, WY ($125,850)
National Eye Institute // Flickr
#19. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $105,190
– #29 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,770
– Employment: 127,180
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Haven, CT ($136,130)
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($135,240)
— Trenton, NJ ($134,540)
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#18. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $106,730
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270
National
– Annual mean salary: $93,090
– Employment: 437,880
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,880)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($148,960)
— Owensboro, KY ($133,600)
Ohiodominican // Wikimedia Commons
#17. Physician assistants
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $108,330
– #171 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $112,410
– Employment: 120,090
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($161,370)
— Leominster-Gardner, MA ($156,250)
— Waterbury, CT ($154,550)
Grace Nichols // U.S. Air Force
#16. Pharmacists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $116,310
– #326 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 550
National
– Annual mean salary: $125,510
– Employment: 311,200
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tyler, TX ($161,790)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($158,250)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($157,850)
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock
#15. Medical and health services managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $118,110
– #82 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 290
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,160
– Employment: 394,910
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($163,280)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($159,190)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,570)
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#14. Sales managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $124,600
– #180 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $141,690
– Employment: 402,600
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($195,220)
— Trenton, NJ ($178,020)
— Portsmouth, NH-ME ($175,500)
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#13. Sales engineers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $125,510
– #24 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $112,780
– Employment: 63,550
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($158,150)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($156,600)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($153,860)
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#12. Optometrists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $126,950
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $122,980
– Employment: 39,420
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Champaign-Urbana, IL ($238,460)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($210,490)
— Evansville, IN-KY ($183,380)
TopRank Online Marketing // Flickr
#11. Marketing managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $139,080
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $149,200
– Employment: 263,680
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($199,710)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($188,810)
— Boulder, CO ($183,460)
Almonroth // Wikimedia Commons
#10. Computer and information systems managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $141,120
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $156,390
– Employment: 433,960
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($215,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($201,960)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($196,290)
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#9. General and operations managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $143,050
– #20 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,420
National
– Annual mean salary: $123,030
– Employment: 2,400,280
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($189,060)
— Trenton, NJ ($173,050)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($167,160)
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#8. Financial managers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $147,240
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310
National
– Annual mean salary: $147,530
– Employment: 654,790
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($208,770)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($203,430)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($182,190)
Rappaport Center // Wikimedia Commons
#7. Lawyers
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $151,540
– #21 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $145,300
– Employment: 657,170
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($218,420)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,910)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($179,590)
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#6. Dentists, general
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $185,670
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $178,260
– Employment: 110,730
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Burlington, NC ($278,360)
— Burlington-South Burlington, VT ($275,430)
— Longview, TX ($272,440)
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#5. Family medicine physicians
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $189,270
– #211 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $213,270
– Employment: 109,370
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Racine, WI ($286,030)
— Jacksonville, NC ($282,580)
— Gadsden, AL ($281,430)
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#4. Nurse anesthetists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $198,080
– #27 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210
National
– Annual mean salary: $181,040
– Employment: 43,570
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Toledo, OH ($266,260)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($254,860)
— Columbus, GA-AL ($247,540)
Maurizio Pesce // flickr
#3. Chief executives
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $264,330
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240
National
– Annual mean salary: $193,850
– Employment: 205,890
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($270,040)
— Sioux Falls, SD ($264,330)
— Midland, TX ($258,760)
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#2. Surgeons, except ophthalmologists
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $281,690
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $252,040
– Employment: 36,270
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Wausau, WI ($285,230)
— Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ($285,210)
— Asheville, NC ($284,780)
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#1. General internal medicine physicians
Sioux Falls, SD
– Annual mean salary: $282,610
– #1 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $201,440
– Employment: 44,610
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sioux Falls, SD ($282,610)
— Rapid City, SD ($280,990)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($280,500)
