Police officer · Rapid City, SD
Police officer in Rapid City: $1,622/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Rapid City at $65,620 a year. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $49,980 and the 90th is $79,270. Pay ranks 233rd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× 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 $1,622 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Cheyenne is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,545 left over a month), and Rapid City still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,622
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,620
$49,980 to $79,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
233rd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $65,620.
- Taxes$923
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,622
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,620
- Federal income tax
- −$6,050
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,020
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,550
- Effective tax rate
- 16.9%
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
$5,468 gross, minus $923 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,622
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,545/mo.
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Other jobs in Rapid City
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Rapid City?
$65,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rapid City?
$1,622 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rapid City leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Cheyenne at $1,545 a month.