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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Rapid City, SD

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Rapid City, SD earns $35,540 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,561 a month.

10th percentile
$30,850
25th percentile
$30,850
Median percentile
$35,540
75th percentile
$39,000
90th percentile
$45,780

Based on 60 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

$30,736 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,540
Federal income tax−$2,085
Social Security + Medicare−$2,719
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,561
Every two weeks$1,182

Does it go far here?

$39,861Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
45%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 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota