Construction manager · Rapid City, SD
Construction manager in Rapid City: $4,839/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Rapid City at $120,560 a year. About 240 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $92,880 and the 90th is $158,600. Pay ranks 76th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× 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 $4,839 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Cheyenne is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,909 left over a month), and Rapid City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,839
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,560
$92,880 to $158,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.30
Pay rank
76th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $120,560.
- Taxes$2,284
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$4,839
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,560
- Federal income tax
- −$18,181
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,223
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $93,156
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
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
$10,047 gross, minus $2,284 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$4,839
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $3,909/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Rapid City?
$120,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Rapid City?
$4,839 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Rapid City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Cheyenne at $3,909 a month.