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Environmental Engineers salary in Rapid City, SD

The median environmental engineers in Rapid City, SD earns $94,370 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,268 a month.

10th percentile
$63,560
25th percentile
$94,370
Median percentile
$94,370
75th percentile
$98,890
90th percentile
$119,430

Based on 30 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

$75,219 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,370
Federal income tax−$11,931
Social Security + Medicare−$7,219
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,268
Every two weeks$2,893

Does it go far here?

$105,843Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
18%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

All environmental engineers salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota