Software developer · Rapid City, SD
Software developer in Rapid City: $3,159/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Rapid City at $91,840 a year. About 270 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $72,120 and the 90th is $148,350. Pay ranks 373rd-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× 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 $3,159 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, at $4,813 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,159
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$91,840
$72,120 to $148,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
373rd of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $91,840.
- Taxes$1,570
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,159
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $91,840
- Federal income tax
- −$11,819
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,026
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $72,995
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
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
$7,653 gross, minus $1,570 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$3,159
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $4,813/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Rapid City?
$91,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Rapid City?
$3,159 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Cheyenne, about 219 miles away, leaves $4,813 a month, more than Rapid City.