Data scientist · Rapid City, SD
Data scientist in Rapid City: $3,412/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Rapid City median for this job. The paycheck used here is the South Dakota median, $96,150 a year. South Dakota has about 220 data scientist jobs. The 10th percentile is $67,510 and the 90th is $145,510. On the pay used here, Rapid City ranks 254th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 7.0× 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 $3,412 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $4,146 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,412
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,150
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
254th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $96,150.
- Taxes$1,677
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,412
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,150
- Federal income tax
- −$12,767
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,355
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $76,028
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
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
$8,013 gross, minus $1,677 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$3,412
Rank every metro for a data scientist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $4,146/mo.
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Questions
What does a data scientist make in Rapid City?
$96,150 a year. That figure is the South Dakota median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Rapid City?
$3,412 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?
Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,146 a month, more than Rapid City.