Physician salary in Sioux Falls, SD

Based on 100 certified H-1B filings in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$86,890
Middle 50%$69k–$287.7k
vs. national median−65%comparison median $247,000
Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,000 and $551,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,350
25th$69,000
50th (median)$86,890
75th$287,680
90th$331,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $180k $300k FY2020: median $280,500 (33 filings) FY2021: median $269,955 (35 filings) FY2022: median $275,674 (18 filings) FY2023: median $282,566 (31 filings) FY2024: median $251,265 (44 filings) FY2025: median $98,280 (48 filings) FY2026: median $71,000 (52 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 52 filings FY26 52
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$280,500$269,955$425,00033
FY2021$269,955$237,500$328,86435
FY2022$275,674$227,250$333,25018
FY2023$282,566$155,719$336,00031
FY2024$251,265$92,082$325,00044
FY2025$98,280$67,500$144,35248
FY2026$71,000$69,000$305,00052

Cost of living

Sioux Falls's median Physician salary of $86,890 is worth about $95,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sioux Falls = 90.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Sioux Falls, SD area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,890, 64% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency$69,00050
Avera McKennan$325,00029
Sanford Clinic$98,28021

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,000 50
Mid-level · Level II $320,000 20
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $98,280 21

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$64,958$69,00050
Mid-level · Level II$80,746$320,00020
Expert · Level IV$98,280$98,28021

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.