2026 · Official no-wage-tax sourceTax review: No-wage-tax verifiedConfigured modelEditorial status: Launch-ready

South Dakota paycheck calculator

Estimate take-home pay with the South Dakota 2026 profile, then use the guide below to understand what is modeled and what still needs local or personal verification. Use South Dakota as a no-broad-wage-tax baseline while retaining federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare in the comparison.

A $85,000 salary in South Dakota leaves an estimated $68,628 per year — about $2,640 every two weeks — after 2026 federal, FICA tax for a single filer with no pre-tax contributions.

Guide reviewed August 9, 2026 · Tax sources reviewed through August 9, 2026

Where the $85,000 goes in South Dakota

A single filer with no pre-tax retirement contributions, paid biweekly — the same baseline the calculator below opens on. Adjust any input there for your own figures.

Annual tax breakdown for $85,000 in South Dakota
Gross salary	$85,000
Federal income tax	−$9,870
Social Security	−$5,270
Medicare	−$1,233
Estimated take-home	$68,628
Effective tax rate	19.3%

South Dakota take-home pay at five salaries

At $85,000, South Dakota is tied for the highest take-home of the 50 jurisdictions this site publishes.

Estimated 2026 take-home pay in South Dakota for a single filer at five salaries, with the state's rank at each
Salary	State tax	Take-home	Bi-weekly	Tax rate	Rank
$40,000	$0	$34,320	$1,320	14.2%	1st of 50
$60,000	$0	$50,390	$1,938	16%	1st of 50
$85,000	$0	$68,628	$2,640	19.3%	1st of 50
$120,000	$0	$93,250	$3,587	22.3%	1st of 50
$200,000	$0	$148,927	$5,728	25.5%	1st of 50

Single filer, no pre-tax contributions, paid biweekly. “State tax” is South Dakota income tax plus any state payroll assessments deducted from pay; “Tax rate” is all taxes, federal included, as a share of gross. Rank 1 is the highest take-home.

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2026 South Dakota paycheck guide

What this statewide profile models

State wage-tax treatment

The profile does not apply a broad South Dakota individual tax to wage income. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and configured employee assessments can still reduce take-home pay.

Employee payroll items

No employee payroll assessment is configured in this statewide profile. That is a model statement, not a claim that every employer or locality has no additional deduction.

401(k) treatment

Configured pretax 401(k) contributions reduce South Dakota taxable wages in this model, subject to the calculator limit and profile boundaries.

Planning focus

Use South Dakota as a no-broad-wage-tax baseline while retaining federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare in the comparison.

Profile boundaries

These limits stay visible so a statewide estimate is not mistaken for a filed return or an address-specific withholding calculation.

South Dakota does not impose a broad individual income tax on wage income.

Read the calculation methodology

Reviewed sources

Each link shows the date it was last reviewed for this profile.

South Dakota DOR — individual taxes
Reviewed August 9, 2026

Common questions

South Dakota paycheck calculator FAQs

Does South Dakota have a state income tax on wages?

No. South Dakota does not levy a broad individual income tax on wage income, so this estimate applies none — federal tax and FICA still come out. The profile does not apply a broad South Dakota individual tax to wage income. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and configured employee assessments can still reduce take-home pay.

What gets taken out of a South Dakota paycheck?

No employee payroll assessment is configured in this statewide profile. That is a model statement, not a claim that every employer or locality has no additional deduction. Configured pretax 401(k) contributions reduce South Dakota taxable wages in this model, subject to the calculator limit and profile boundaries.

Is this South Dakota paycheck calculator up to date for 2026?

The tax profile is labeled No-wage-tax verified and configured model; its source classification is official no-wage-tax source. Current boundary to review: South Dakota does not impose a broad individual income tax on wage income.

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