Rapid City, SD Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$103,232

Total DOL Filings

213

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

92.4

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Rapid City, SD$103,232

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Rapid City, SD is 69.5% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Rapid City

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	83	$78,135	Other
RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL	24	$200,000	Other
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.	20	$275,084	Other
Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC.	13	$63,045	Other
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECH	7	$78,000	Other
Zensar Technologies Inc	6	$87,755	Other
PHASE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	5	$76,939	Other
H-S PRECISION INC.	4	$71,500	Other
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.	4	$76,752	Staffing
Capgemini America Inc	4	$85,900	Staffing
Deloitte & Touche LLP	3	$71,594	Other
SYMCOM, INC.	3	$63,918	Other
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement	2	$57,766	Other
ESSENCE OF COFFEE LLC	2	$65,998	Other
RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-4	2	$87,133	Other
DUBBUS LIMOUSINE COMPANY	2	$42,640	Other
Kathmandu Bistro	2	$29,089	Other
PRINT PROMOTIONS PLUS, LC	2	$66,934	Other
DSM-H LLC	2	$87,620	Other
CAPGEMINI FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	2	$75,400	Staffing
ROBERT SHARP & ASSOCIATES	2	$35,027	Other
HERMANSON EGGE ENGINEERING, INC.	2	$55,033	Other
Casey Peterson, LTD	2	$57,283	Other
LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	2	$60,320	Other
City of Rapid City	2	$58,162	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Rapid City

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,388	-4.4%	8
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,000	-25.7%	13

BLS Wage Survey Data - South Dakota

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for South Dakota.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Podiatrists	$234,480	30
Nurse Anesthetists	$223,650	370
Pediatricians, General	$217,990	80
Family Medicine Physicians	$217,460	600
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$174,160	30
Dentists, General	$162,860	270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,850	330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,540	250
Financial Managers	$152,020	870
Computer Network Architects	$149,300	580

Salary Trend in Rapid City, SD

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Rapid City, SD has a cost of living index of 92.4, which is 7.6% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $108,225 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,388	$84,836
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,000	$81,169

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Popular Salary Pages in Rapid City, SD

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Rapid City, SD