South Dakota compensation

Emergency Medicine salary in South Dakota

What emergency medicine pay in South Dakota looks like before and after tax, and what it's worth once local prices are accounted for.

Annual mean

$335,490

+5.7% vs national mean

Est. take-home

$236,769

No state income tax

Adjusted for prices

$267,234

Price level 88.6 (US=100)

On adjusted take-home, South Dakota ranks #5 of 31 states for emergency medicine. See the full ranking →

Nearby states

StateAnnual meanAdjusted
Iowa$401,640$299,487
Minnesota$375,630$235,252
North Dakota$424,750$319,930
Nebraska$353,880$256,175

Wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Emergency Medicine Physicians” (May 2025). Take-home is an estimate for a single filer taking the standard deduction (federal + FICA + state income tax, wages only; state brackets from Tax Foundation) — not tax advice. Price level: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians; individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only.

Emergency Medicine Salary in South Dakota — VitalPost