Project Coordinator salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Pay in Sioux Falls against South Dakota and the US

The middle half of project coordinators in Sioux Falls earns $67,630–$105,200. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $126,120, only 2.1 times the bottom tenth, against 2.7 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $37,570 wide, between the figure for South Dakota ($36,550) and the US figure ($54,660).

What to budget for a project coordinator here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $21,010 a year in pay and about $27,110 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $16,560 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $102,320 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Sioux Falls, and the South Dakota statewide median of $82,250 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Sioux Falls

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $24,442 to the $84,190 median and brings it to $108,632 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Sioux Falls

Project coordinators have the highest median of the 16 roles we track in Sioux Falls; virtual receptionists have the lowest, at $38,560.

Measured against the US median, project coordinators rank #15 of the 16 roles we track in Sioux Falls (-17.7%), between marketing specialists (-16.1%) and executive assistants (-25.1%). The typical role here is at -7.5%, so, measured against the US, project coordinators cost less in Sioux Falls than the area's general pay level would suggest. Project coordinators hold 3.0% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Sioux Falls, 3.0% across South Dakota and 6.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in South Dakota

Across the 4 areas of South Dakota with data for this job, the median runs from $74,700 in Rapid City to $84,190 in Sioux Falls, a gap of $9,490 a year. No other area in South Dakota has as many project coordinators, and all 3 others pay less.

Sioux Falls against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Sioux Falls is #206 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside South Dakota, Gulfport-Biloxi and Fond du Lac pay just above Sioux Falls and Gainesville and Terre Haute just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in Sioux Falls. Of the three markets with about as many project coordinators, two pay more.

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