Psychologist Salary in South Dakota (2026)
The average Psychologist in South Dakota earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $89,733/year ($7,478/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $89,733 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,478 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,451 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $43/hr |
Federal Tax | $16,470 |
State Tax | $0 |
FICA Taxes | $8,798 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.97% |
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Psychologist Salary Ranges in South Dakota
Not all Psychologists earn the same — not even close
South Dakota's psychology market is anchored by University of South Dakota Department of Psychology Vermillion (the only SD public clinical PhD-granting institution + APA-accredited + the substantial USD clinical psychology + USD-Sanford partnership), South Dakota State University Department of Psychology Brookings (APA-accredited counseling), Augustana University + Black Hills State University Psychology, Sanford Health Behavioral Health Sioux Falls (the substantial Sanford Behavioral Health Center + the substantial Sanford USD multi-state behavioral health), Avera Health Behavioral Health (Avera McKennan Behavioral Health Hospital + Avera Sioux San Behavioral Health), Monument Health Rapid City Behavioral, the substantial Indian Health Service IHS SD reservation mental health (Pine Ridge + Rosebud + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock + Yankton + Sisseton-Wahpeton IHS behavioral health), SD Department of Social Services + South Dakota Human Services Center Yankton + Department of Corrections SD State Penitentiary Sioux Falls, plus PsyPact since 2020 + SD is NOT a RxP state.
Senior Clinical PhD (Sanford / Avera Behavioral)
$108,000–$165,000+ bonus
Sanford Behavioral Health + Avera Sioux San Behavioral + Avera McKennan · multi-state
Senior Clinical PhD (USD / VA Sioux Falls)
$98,000–$148,000+ bonus
USD Hospital + VA Sioux Falls · the only SD public academic clinical psychology
Senior PhD Independent Practice
$98,000–$175,000+ profit
Independent PhD practice · psychotherapy + assessment + the substantial SD cash-pay + insurance
Senior Clinical PhD (Monument Health)
$92,000–$138,000+ bonus
Monument Health Rapid City Behavioral · Western SD mental health
Senior IHS Reservation Psychologist
$108,000–$148,000+ loan repayment + housing
Pine Ridge + Rosebud + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock IHS · NHSC + LRP
Senior Neuropsychologist
$118,000–$185,000+ bonus
Neuropsychology at Sanford + Avera + USD + private practice
Senior Forensic Psychologist (SD Human Services)
$98,000–$148,000+ retainer
SD Human Services Center Yankton + SD Courts + DOC State Penitentiary · forensic
Senior Federal Civilian (VA Sioux Falls)
$108,000–$162,000
VA Sioux Falls + Fort Meade + Hot Springs VA · GS-13/14 federal civilian
Senior Clinical PhD (Avera eCARE Telemedicine)
$98,000–$142,000+ bonus
Avera eCARE Behavioral Health · the substantial Avera nationwide telepsychology
Postdoc / Early Career
$52,000–$72,000
APA postdoc · Sanford + Avera + USD + VA Sioux Falls postdoc pipeline
Worth knowing: Indian Health Service SD reservation mental health + Avera eCARE telepsychology is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state IHS + telepsychology psychology anchor and a feature most national psychology surveys understate for SD. The substantial Indian Health Service IHS SD reservation mental health (Pine Ridge IHS + Rosebud IHS + Cheyenne River + Standing Rock IHS + Yankton + Sisseton-Wahpeton IHS behavioral health serving Oglala Lakota + Sicangu Lakota + Hunkpapa Lakota + Mnicoujou Lakota + the substantial SD IHS reservation mental health crisis + the substantial SD IHS Loan Repayment Program LRP + IHS Scholarship + housing) supports substantial SD IHS psychology. Senior IHS reservation psychologists clear $108-148K+ LRP + housing. Avera eCARE telepsychology (the substantial Avera eCARE substantial nationwide telepsychology + the substantial Avera eCARE Behavioral Health + ICU + ED telemedicine + the substantial Avera eCARE rural mental health access) supports distinctive SD telepsychology. USD Department of Psychology Vermillion + SDSU + Augustana + Black Hills State + the substantial Sanford Behavioral Health + Avera McKennan + Sioux San Behavioral + Monument + VA Sioux Falls federal civilian + SD Human Services Center Yankton + DOC State Penitentiary Sioux Falls forensic. SD is NOT a RxP state — SD psychologists do NOT have prescribing authority (compare NM 2002 + LA 2004 + IL 2014 + IA 2016 + ID 2017 + CO 2023). SD PsyPact since 2020 supports multi-state telepsychology. SD 0% state income tax + SD RTW since 1946 anchor the SD psychology proposition.
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