Civil engineer · Rapid City, SD
Civil engineer in Rapid City: $3,655/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Rapid City at $100,300 a year. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.99). The 10th percentile is $72,840 and the 90th is $125,430. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× 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 $3,655 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Bismarck is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,522 left over a month), and Rapid City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,655
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,300
$72,840 to $125,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 1.99
Pay rank
104th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $100,300.
- Taxes$1,779
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,655
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,300
- Federal income tax
- −$13,680
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,673
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,947
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
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
$8,358 gross, minus $1,779 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$3,655
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $3,522/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Rapid City?
$100,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Rapid City?
$3,655 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Rapid City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Bismarck at $3,522 a month.