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Investment Banker Salary in South Dakota (2026)

The average Investment Banker in South Dakota earns around $380,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $265,297/year ($22,108/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$265,297
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$22,108
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$10,204
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$128/hr
Federal Tax
$96,134
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$18,569
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

30.19%
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Investment Banker Salary Ranges in South Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$200,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$380,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$1,500,000

/year

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Not all Investment Bankers earn the same — not even close

South Dakota's investment banking market is anchored by the substantial SD trust company concentration Sioux Falls (~$700B+ SD trust AUM serving UHNW + family office + dynasty trust clientele + post-1997 SD DAPT + SD perpetuities abolition 1983), DA Davidson Sioux Falls (Great Falls MT-HQ regional middle-market M&A), Stifel Sioux Falls + Edward Jones SD + the substantial SD wealth management, the substantial SD private wealth advisory (the substantial SD private trust company family office + the substantial SD UHNW resident migration post-2020 + post-2022 SD trust law modernization), the substantial post-2014 Sanford-Fairview proposed merger blocked + post-2021 CNH Industrial-Raven $2.1B + post-2024 Kum & Go-Maverik $11.5B + the substantial POET private market, plus the substantial SD VC + PE community (Bird Dog Equity Partners + the substantial SD middle-market PE).

Senior Trust Officer / Family Office Advisor

$155,000–$425,000+ bonus

SD trust company family office · UHNW + dynasty trust + DAPT planning + family governance

MD / Senior IB (DA Davidson SD)

$215,000–$485,000+ bonus

DA Davidson Sioux Falls · regional middle-market M&A + SD trust + insurance M&A

MD / Senior IB (Stifel / Edward Jones SD)

$195,000–$445,000+ bonus

Stifel + Edward Jones SD · wealth management + private client + middle-market

Senior IB (SD Trust + UHNW Advisory)

$225,000–$525,000+ bonus

SD trust UHNW + family office advisory · DAPT + dynasty + private placement

Senior IB (Sanford / Health M&A)

$185,000–$425,000+ bonus

Sanford + Avera Health M&A · the substantial post-2014 Sanford-Fairview blocked merger

Senior IB (Ag / Ethanol M&A)

$165,000–$385,000+ bonus

POET ethanol + Raven CNH Industrial + the substantial SD ag + ethanol M&A

VC Principal / Partner (SD VC)

$185,000–$425,000+ carry

Bird Dog Equity + SD early-stage VC + the substantial SD post-2020 VC growth

PE Principal

$215,000–$485,000+ carry

Middle-market PE SD · the substantial post-2022 SD middle-market PE

Associate (IB / VC / PE)

$135,000–$215,000+ bonus

DA Davidson + Stifel + SD trust associate · transitioning to senior band

Analyst (0-3 yrs IB)

$85,000–$135,000+ bonus

USD Beacom + SDSU Ness + Augustana analyst pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: South Dakota trust company concentration + UHNW family office advisory is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state trust + family office IB anchor and a feature most national IB surveys understate for SD. The substantial SD trust company UHNW family office advisory (the substantial post-1997 SD DAPT trust law driving ~$700B+ SD trust AUM concentration making SD one of the country's premier US trust jurisdictions alongside DE + NV + the substantial SD perpetuities abolition since 1983 enabling substantial dynasty trust + the substantial SD post-2014 + post-2022 trust law modernization + the substantial SD UHNW client + family office migration to SD trust + the substantial SD private trust company growth + the substantial SD post-2020 UHNW resident migration + the substantial SD trust officer + private wealth advisor + family office advisor compensation including AUM-based bonus + carry) supports distinctive SD UHNW family office advisory economics. Senior SD trust officers + family office advisors clear $155-425K+ bonus serving UHNW clientele. DA Davidson Sioux Falls regional middle-market + Stifel + Edward Jones + the substantial SD wealth management + the substantial post-2014 Sanford-Fairview blocked merger + post-2021 CNH Industrial-Raven $2.1B + post-2024 Kum & Go-Maverik $11.5B + the substantial POET private market. SD 0% state income tax + SD RTW since 1946 anchor the SD IB proposition.

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