Nurse practitioner · Rapid City, SD

Nurse practitioner in Rapid City: $5,044/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Rapid City at $124,160 a year. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $91,640 and the 90th is $153,280. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× 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 $5,044 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $5,548 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,044

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,160

$91,640 to $153,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,138

$1,355 (2 bd)

Employment

190

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

292nd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $124,160.

Taxes$2,379
Rent$1,138
Other living costs$1,786
Left over$5,044

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,160
Federal income tax: −$19,045
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,498
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $95,616
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

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

$10,347 gross, minus $2,379 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.

$5,044

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $5,548/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Rapid City?

$124,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Rapid City?

$5,044 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $5,548 a month, more than Rapid City.