Electrician · Rapid City, SD
Electrician in Rapid City: $1,341/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Rapid City at $61,160 a year. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $40,540 and the 90th is $78,540. Pay ranks 225th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× 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 $1,341 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $2,041 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,341
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,160
$40,540 to $78,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
225th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $61,160.
- Taxes$832
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,341
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,160
- Federal income tax
- −$5,301
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,679
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,181
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
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
$5,097 gross, minus $832 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,341
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $2,041/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Rapid City?
$61,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Rapid City?
$1,341 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $2,041 a month, more than Rapid City.