Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Rapid City, SD
The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Rapid City, SD earns $56,040 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,934 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $41,260
- 25th percentile
- $47,510
- Median percentile
- $56,040
- 75th percentile
- $67,180
- 90th percentile
- $76,910
Based on 120 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
$47,208 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $56,040 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,545 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,287 |
| South Dakota income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,934 |
| Every two weeks | $1,816 |
Does it go far here?
$62,853Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,140 a month, Census ACS).
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