Registered nurse · Rapid City, SD

Registered nurse in Rapid City: $2,428/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Rapid City at $79,380 a year. About 2,480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $64,790 and the 90th is $98,740. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× 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 $2,428 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $3,210 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,428

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$79,380

$64,790 to $98,740

Rent (1 bd)

$1,138

$1,355 (2 bd)

Employment

2,480

Location quotient 1.55

Pay rank

315th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $79,380.

Taxes$1,263
Rent$1,138
Other living costs$1,786
Left over$2,428

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,380
Federal income tax: −$9,078
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,073
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $64,230
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

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

$6,615 gross, minus $1,263 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.

$2,428

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $3,210/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Rapid City?

$79,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,480 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,428 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,210 a month, more than Rapid City.