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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in Rapid City, SD

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Rapid City, SD earns $79,780 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,413 a month.

10th percentile
$61,360
25th percentile
$66,860
Median percentile
$79,780
75th percentile
$96,880
90th percentile
$99,260

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,780
Federal income tax−$8,722
Social Security + Medicare−$6,103
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,413
Every two weeks$2,498

Does it go far here?

$89,480Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,140 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rapid City, SD

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$130,410
Management Analysts$92,710
Registered Nurses$79,380
Accountants and Auditors$79,270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,480
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,110
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$56,330

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