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Nurse Practitioner Salary in South Dakota (2026)

The average Nurse Practitioner in South Dakota earns around $138,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $105,589/year ($8,799/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$105,589
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$8,799
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$4,061
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$51/hr
Federal Tax
$21,854
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$10,557
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

23.49%
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Nurse Practitioner Salary Ranges in South Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$138,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$220,000

/year

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Not all Nurse Practitioners earn the same — not even close

South Dakota's nurse practitioner market is anchored by SD NP Full Practice Authority since 2017 (SDCL Title 36 + 2017 HB 1080 + the substantial SD NP independent practice + the substantial SD NP rural + tribal NP practice + the substantial SD NP own clinic ownership), Sanford Health Sioux Falls (largest SD-HQ multi-state ~50K + ~46 hospitals + Sanford USD Medical Center + Sanford Children's Hospital + Sanford Castle of Care telehealth NP), Avera Health Catholic (Avera McKennan + Avera Heart Hospital + Avera Cancer Institute + Avera eCARE telemedicine), Monument Health Rapid City Western SD, the substantial Indian Health Service IHS SD reservation NP (Pine Ridge + Rosebud + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock + Yankton + Sisseton-Wahpeton IHS + Crow Creek + Lower Brule IHS + the substantial SD reservation NP + IHS Loan Repayment Program + IHS Scholarship), plus USD College of Nursing DNP + SDSU DNP NP pipelines.

Senior NP Owner / Independent Practice

$115,000–$185,000+ profit

SD FPA since 2017 · NP own primary care + women + mental health clinic ownership

Senior FNP (Sanford / Avera / Monument)

$98,000–$138,000+ bonus

Family NP at Sanford + Avera + Monument + community health · panel-based primary care

Senior Acute Care NP (Sanford USD / Avera)

$105,000–$148,000+ bonus

AGACNP at Sanford USD Level 1 + Avera McKennan + Monument · acute care

Senior PMHNP (Mental Health)

$108,000–$158,000+ bonus

PMHNP at Sanford + Avera Behavioral Health + the substantial SD psychiatric NP demand

Senior Pediatric NP (Sanford Children)

$98,000–$138,000+ bonus

PNP at Sanford Children Hospital Sioux Falls · the substantial SD pediatric NP

Senior IHS Reservation NP

$108,000–$148,000+ loan repayment + housing

Pine Ridge + Rosebud + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock IHS · NHSC + LRP + housing

Senior Rural NP (Western SD / Black Hills)

$98,000–$138,000+ loan repayment

Rural NP at Western SD + Black Hills + Sioux Empire · NHSC + SD Loan Repayment

Senior Federal Civilian NP (VA Sioux Falls)

$108,000–$148,000

VA Sioux Falls + Fort Meade + Hot Springs VA · GS-13 federal civilian NP

Senior Avera eCARE Telemedicine NP

$95,000–$135,000+ bonus

Avera eCARE telemedicine · the substantial Avera nationwide telemedicine NP

New NP (0-2 yrs)

$82,000–$108,000

New grad NP at Sanford + Avera + Monument residency programs · entry NP band

Worth knowing: South Dakota NP Full Practice Authority since 2017 + Indian Health Service SD reservation NP + Avera eCARE telemedicine NP is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state FPA + IHS + telemedicine NP anchor and a feature most national NP surveys understate for SD. SD NP FPA (SDCL Title 36 + 2017 HB 1080 + the substantial SD NP independent practice authority since 2017 + the substantial SD NP own clinic ownership + the substantial SD NP independent prescribing + the substantial SD NP independent diagnosis + treatment + the substantial SD NP rural + tribal + community health independent practice serving Western SD + Sioux Empire + the substantial SD reservation NP) supports distinctive SD NP independent practice economics. Senior independent NP clinic owners clear $115-185K+ profit. The substantial Indian Health Service IHS SD reservation NP (Pine Ridge IHS as one of country's largest US IHS hospitals + Rosebud + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock + Yankton + Sisseton-Wahpeton + Crow Creek + Lower Brule + IHS Loan Repayment Program LRP + IHS Scholarship Program + housing allowance) supports substantial SD IHS NP. Avera eCARE telemedicine NP (the substantial Avera eCARE substantial nationwide telemedicine NP + the substantial Avera eCARE Pharmacy + Behavioral Health + ICU + ED telemedicine) supports distinctive SD telemedicine NP. Sanford + Avera + Monument + Sanford Children + VA Sioux Falls federal civilian NP. SD 0% state income tax + SD RTW since 1946 anchor the SD NP proposition.

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