Financial analyst · Rapid City, SD
Financial analyst in Rapid City: $1,860/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median financial analyst wage in Rapid City at $69,690 a year. About 150 financial analyst jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $44,860 and the 90th is $128,430. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 319 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× 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 $1,860 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $8,578 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,860
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,690
$44,860 to $128,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
307th of 319
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, financial analyst pay of $69,690.
- Taxes$1,023
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,860
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,690
- Federal income tax
- −$6,946
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,331
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $57,413
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
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
$5,808 gross, minus $1,023 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,860
Rank every metro for a financial analyst
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $8,578/mo.
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Questions
What does a financial analyst make in Rapid City?
$69,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 financial analyst jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a financial analyst in Rapid City?
$1,860 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a financial analyst keep more?
Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $8,578 a month, more than Rapid City.