Salaries in Rapid City, SD
79K residents · Rapid City, SD metro area
Rapid City, SD is part of the Rapid City, SD metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Rapid City, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in South Dakota is $47,080. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Rapid City and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Rapid City
Chief Executives$301,420Family Medicine Physicians$230,530Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$211,990Architectural and Engineering Managers$196,800Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,860Financial Managers$160,280Dentists, General$158,140Pharmacists$140,340Sales Managers$134,010Physician Assistants$130,740General and Operations Managers$130,410Natural Sciences Managers$129,960
Most common jobs in Rapid City
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,760
- Retail Salespersons$33,350
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,440
- General and Operations Managers$130,410
- Registered Nurses$79,380
- Cashiers$30,460
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,050
- Stockers and Order Fillers$37,150
- Customer Service Representatives$38,520
- Office Clerks, General$39,420
- Waiters and Waitresses$29,020
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,880