Estimates using federal brackets, FICA and your state rate. Not tax advice.
South Dakota levies no state income tax on wages. The state has never enacted a personal income tax, and there is no indication that will change for 2026. Workers in South Dakota keep the full gross amount of their paycheck free from any state income tax withholding, which is a meaningful advantage compared to most other states.
On a $65,000 salary, South Dakota state income tax is $0 per year. Your take-home pay is still reduced by federal income tax and FICA (Social Security at 6.2 percent and Medicare at 1.45 percent), but the state contributes nothing to that deduction. South Dakota also has no broad local wage tax, so most workers face only federal obligations at the state level.
The calculator applies federal tax brackets and FICA withholding and leaves the South Dakota state rate at zero. You can confirm or adjust that field, but for most SD residents no change is needed.
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No. South Dakota has no state income tax on wages. The state rate is 0 percent.
Zero. South Dakota does not tax wages, so a $65,000 salary generates no state income tax liability.
South Dakota does not impose a broad local income tax on wages, so most workers owe nothing beyond federal taxes and FICA.