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UX Designer Salary in South Dakota (2026)

The average UX Designer in South Dakota earns around $120,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $93,250/year ($7,771/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$93,250
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$7,771
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,587
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$45/hr
Federal Tax
$17,570
State Tax
$0
FICA Taxes
$9,180
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

22.29%
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UX Designer Salary Ranges in South Dakota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$82,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$120,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$175,000

/year

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Not all UX Designers earn the same — not even close

South Dakota's UX designer market is anchored by Sanford Health Sioux Falls (the substantial Sanford digital patient portal + Sanford Children's Hospital + Sanford World Clinic + the substantial multi-state telehealth UX), Avera Health Catholic patient portal UX, the substantial Sioux Falls credit card hub UX (Citibank South Dakota credit card app + Wells Fargo + First Premier Bank + Capital One + Synchrony credit card UX), Daktronics Brookings (LED + scoreboard + transportation messaging interface UX), Raven Industries Sioux Falls (post-2021 CNH Industrial precision ag + Raven Autonomy + drone UI), the substantial SD trust company portal + family office UI (the substantial SD trust company digital + UHNW family office portal UX), plus USD + SDSU + SD Mines + Dakota State Design pipelines.

Staff / Principal UX Designer

$118,000–$215,000+ TC

Senior UX IC at Sanford + Citi + Daktronics · multi-state healthcare + credit card UX

Senior UX Designer (Sanford Health)

$92,000–$148,000+ bonus

Sanford Health · digital patient portal + telehealth + multi-state UX

Senior UX Designer (Avera Health)

$82,000–$128,000+ bonus

Avera Health Catholic · patient portal + telehealth UX

Senior UX Designer (Citi / First Premier)

$95,000–$148,000+ bonus

Citibank + First Premier Sioux Falls · credit card app + subprime credit card UX

Senior UX Designer (Daktronics LED)

$88,000–$135,000+ bonus

Daktronics Brookings · LED display + scoreboard + transportation messaging UI

Senior UX Designer (Raven CNH)

$92,000–$142,000+ TC

Raven Industries · CNH Industrial precision ag + Raven Autonomy + drone UI

Senior UX Designer (SD Trust / Family Office)

$85,000–$132,000+ bonus

SD trust company + family office portal · UHNW client UI

UX Design Manager

$118,000–$185,000+ TC

Design manager + design director at major SD employers · team lead

Mid-Level UX Designer (3-6 yrs)

$62,000–$92,000

Functional UX designer at SD employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior UX Designer (0-3 yrs)

$45,000–$65,000

USD + SDSU + SD Mines + Dakota State + Black Hills State Design · entry band

Worth knowing: Sanford Health multi-state digital patient portal + Citibank credit card UX is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state multi-state healthcare + credit card UX anchor and a feature most national UX surveys understate for SD. Sanford Health (largest SD-HQ multi-state ~50K + the substantial Sanford digital patient portal + Sanford Castle of Care + Sanford Children's Hospital + the substantial Sanford World Clinic + the substantial Sanford telehealth UX serving SD + ND + MN + IA + the substantial Sanford post-2014 Sanford-Fairview blocked merger digital UX legacy + the substantial Sanford Health Plan member portal) supports substantial SD healthcare UX. Senior Sanford UX designers clear $92-148K+ bonus. Avera Health Catholic patient portal + the substantial Sioux Falls credit card hub UX (Citi credit card app + First Premier subprime UX + Capital One + Synchrony retail credit UX) + Daktronics LED + scoreboard interface + Raven CNH precision ag + Raven Autonomy UI + the substantial SD trust company family office portal UI serving UHNW clientele. SD 0% state income tax + SD RTW since 1946 anchor the SD UX proposition.

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