Paycheck Calculator — South Dakota
South Dakota collects no individual income tax and carries one of the lowest overall state tax burdens in the nation. The only deductions in a South Dakota paycheck estimate are federal: a $60,000 single filer nets an estimated $50,390 a year in this model, an 84.0% take-home rate.
2026 take-home pay estimate
Annual gross used: $85,000
Estimated take-home, per year
$68,627.50
- Net per year
- $68,628
- Take-home rate
- 80.7%
- Top federal rate
- 22%
- Paychecks / year
- 1
Annual deductions from gross
Estimate for the 2026 tax year using the federal standard deduction and published IRS/SSA rates. It does not model itemized deductions, tax credits, dependents, or local city taxes. South Dakota levies no state individual income tax, so take-home pay reflects only federal income tax and FICA. Not tax advice.
One of the lightest state tax loads in the country
South Dakota has never levied an individual income tax, and its combined state and local tax burden ranks among the lowest in the United States. That means the state contributes nothing to paycheck withholding: the model reduces a $60,000 single salary only by 2026 federal income tax, Social Security at 6.2%, and Medicare at 1.45%, leaving an estimated $50,390 of net annual pay — an 84.0% take-home rate.
The absence of a state line does not make the estimate exact. Federal results still assume the standard deduction and omit credits, dependents, and pre-tax benefits, so treat the figure as a 2026 estimate rather than tax advice or a prediction of your precise pay stub.
Questions
- Does South Dakota withhold any state income tax from paychecks?
- No. South Dakota levies no individual income tax, so there is no state withholding line on a South Dakota paycheck. In this model only federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare reduce gross pay.
- Is South Dakota's overall tax burden actually low, or just shifted elsewhere?
- South Dakota consistently ranks among the states with the lowest combined state and local tax burdens — it relies on sales and property taxes but levies no individual or corporate income tax. This page models only the paycheck side, where the state's share is zero.