High school teacher · Rapid City, SD
High school teacher in Rapid City: $1,233/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Rapid City at $59,540 a year. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $47,190 and the 90th is $76,360. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 369 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 $1,233 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bismarck, about 208 miles away, at $1,387 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,233
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,540
$47,190 to $76,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,138
$1,355 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
311th of 369
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, high school teacher pay of $59,540.
- Taxes$805
- Rent$1,138
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$1,233
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,106
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,555
- State income tax (SD)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,879
- 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
$4,962 gross, minus $805 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,233
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bismarck, $1,387/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Rapid City?
$59,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Rapid City?
$1,233 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 high school teacher keep more?
Bismarck, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,387 a month, more than Rapid City.