Elementary school teacher · Rapid City, SD
Elementary school teacher in Rapid City: $1,229/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Rapid City at $59,480 a year. About 530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $48,000 and the 90th is $60,320. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× 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 $1,229 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 208 miles away, at $1,374 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,229
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,480
$48,000 to $60,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
281st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,480.
- Taxes$804
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,229
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,480
- Federal income tax
- −$5,099
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,550
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,831
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
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
$4,957 gross, minus $804 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,229
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $1,374/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Rapid City?
$59,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Rapid City?
$1,229 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $1,138, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Bismarck, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,374 a month, more than Rapid City.