Pharmacist · Rapid City, SD
Pharmacist in Rapid City: $5,966/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rapid City at $140,340 a year. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $104,210 and the 90th is $161,560. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× 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 $5,966 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 208 miles away, at $6,051 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,966
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,340
$104,210 to $161,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
178th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,340.
- Taxes$2,805
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$5,966
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,340
- Federal income tax
- −$22,929
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,736
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $106,675
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
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
$11,695 gross, minus $2,805 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$5,966
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $6,051/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rapid City?
$140,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Rapid City?
$5,966 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Bismarck, about 208 miles away, leaves $6,051 a month, more than Rapid City.