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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Rapid City, SD

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Rapid City, SD earns $38,050 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,729 a month.

10th percentile
$30,070
25th percentile
$31,800
Median percentile
$38,050
75th percentile
$44,830
90th percentile
$45,920

Based on 420 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

$32,753 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,050
Federal income tax−$2,386
Social Security + Medicare−$2,911
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,729
Every two weeks$1,260

Does it go far here?

$42,676Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
42%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota