Physician · Rapid City, SD
Physician in Rapid City: $10,070/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Rapid City. Pay is estimated at $209,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Rapid City ranks 238th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.3× 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 $10,070 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 208 miles away, at $11,672 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$10,070
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$209,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
238th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
15.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $209,500.
- Taxes$4,464
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$10,070
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $209,500
- Federal income tax
- −$39,527
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$14,041
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $155,932
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
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
$17,458 gross, minus $4,464 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$10,070
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $11,672/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Rapid City?
$209,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Rapid City?
$10,070 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 15.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
Bismarck, about 208 miles away, leaves $11,672 a month, more than Rapid City.