South Dakota has no state income tax and no state payroll deductions for workers. Your paycheck has federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, plus whatever benefits you choose, and nothing else.
2026 tax year, verified Sources
Estimated take-home this week
$969.04
from $1,153.85 gross. You keep 84%.
2026 tax year, rules last verified November 12, 2026. An estimate, not tax advice. How we calculate
Each extra dollar you earn loses about 20¢ to taxes, but across all your pay the average is 16¢. A raise never lowers your take-home: only the dollars above a bracket line pay the higher rate.
| Annual pay | Effective | Marginal |
|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| $30,000 | 12.4% | 19.7% |
| $45,000 | 14.8% | 19.7% |
| $60,000 | 16.0% | 19.7% |
| $75,000 | 17.9% | 29.6% |
| $90,000 | 19.8% | 29.6% |
| $105,000 | 21.2% | 29.6% |
| $120,000 | 22.3% | 29.6% |
| $135,000 | 23.3% | 31.6% |
| $150,000 | 24.1% | 31.6% |
Same pay, W-4 and benefits; each state’s default withholding answers, no local taxes. Take-home per week:
Because South Dakota doesn’t tax personal income, employers don’t withhold any state tax. Take-home pay depends only on federal withholding, FICA and your own deductions.
That also means a raise, overtime or bonus is only taxed federally. A bonus is still withheld at the 22% federal supplemental rate if your employer uses the flat method.
Hourly workers with changing schedules still see federal withholding move from check to check, because the federal formula annualizes each paycheck.
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, paid weekly. South Dakota takes no income tax, so the only deductions are federal income tax and FICA.
| Line | Per week | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,000.00 | $52,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$78.08 | −$4,060.16 |
| Social Security | −$62.00 | −$3,224.00 |
| Medicare | −$14.50 | −$754.00 |
| Take-home pay | $845.42 | $43,961.84 |
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, no local tax. Per-week amounts; annual totals account for the Social Security wage cap.
| Salary | Gross / week | Federal | FICA | South Dakota | Take-home / week | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $576.92 | $27.31 | $44.14 | $0.00 | $505.47 | $26,284 |
| $40,000 | $769.23 | $50.38 | $58.84 | $0.00 | $660.01 | $34,321 |
| $50,000 | $961.54 | $73.46 | $73.56 | $0.00 | $814.52 | $42,355 |
| $60,000 | $1,153.85 | $96.54 | $88.27 | $0.00 | $969.04 | $50,390 |
| $75,000 | $1,442.31 | $147.50 | $110.33 | $0.00 | $1,184.48 | $61,593 |
| $100,000 | $1,923.08 | $253.27 | $147.11 | $0.00 | $1,522.70 | $79,180 |
| $150,000 | $2,884.62 | $475.65 | $220.68 | $0.00 | $2,188.29 | $113,791 |
Married filing jointly with two children on $100,000: $1,713.67 a week ($89,111 a year).
None. South Dakota cities and counties do not tax wages.
None for employees. South Dakota’s Reemployment Assistance (unemployment) program is funded by employers, and workers do not contribute. There is no state disability or paid family leave deduction.
If you live in South Dakota but work in a state with an income tax, such as Minnesota, Iowa or North Dakota, that state taxes your wages there. If you live in one of those states and work in South Dakota, your home state still taxes your pay and your employer may withhold for it.
No. South Dakota doesn’t tax wages, salaries or bonuses, so nothing is withheld for the state.
Federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%), plus any benefits or retirement contributions you sign up for.
No. The Reemployment Assistance tax is paid by employers only.
South Dakota won’t withhold anything, but Minnesota taxes your wages as a resident. Ask your employer to withhold Minnesota tax, or make estimated payments.
South Dakota rules for the 2026 tax year, last verified November 12, 2026. Federal sources are on the methodology page.
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