Accountant / auditor · Rapid City, SD
Accountant / auditor in Rapid City: $2,422/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Rapid City at $79,270 a year. About 840 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $62,260 and the 90th is $119,200. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,138/mo). South Dakota has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,422 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Casper, about 210 miles away, at $2,516 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,422
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,270
$62,260 to $119,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
840
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
133rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $79,270.
- Taxes$1,260
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$2,422
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,270
- Federal income tax
- −$9,053
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,064
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $64,152
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,138
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,924
Left over each month
$6,606 gross, minus $1,260 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$2,422
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Casper, $2,516/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Rapid City?
$79,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Rapid City?
$2,422 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Casper, about 210 miles away, leaves $2,516 a month, more than Rapid City.