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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Rapid City, SD

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Rapid City, SD earns $45,930 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,257 a month.

10th percentile
$31,720
25th percentile
$40,250
Median percentile
$45,930
75th percentile
$55,620
90th percentile
$67,260

Based on 190 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

$39,085 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,930
Federal income tax−$3,332
Social Security + Medicare−$3,514
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,257
Every two weeks$1,503

Does it go far here?

$51,514Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
35%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 industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota