Lawyer · Rapid City, SD
Lawyer in Rapid City: $3,604/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Rapid City at $99,430 a year. About 260 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $77,790 and the 90th is $209,990. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 376 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 $3,604 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 208 miles away, at $4,134 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,604
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,430
$77,790 to $209,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
330th of 376
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, lawyer pay of $99,430.
- Taxes$1,758
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,604
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,430
- Federal income tax
- −$13,489
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,606
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,335
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
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
$8,286 gross, minus $1,758 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$3,604
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $4,134/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Rapid City?
$99,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Rapid City?
$3,604 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 lawyer keep more?
Bismarck, about 208 miles away, leaves $4,134 a month, more than Rapid City.