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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines salary in Rapid City, SD

The median mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines in Rapid City, SD earns $62,500 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,367 a month.

10th percentile
$50,170
25th percentile
$58,990
Median percentile
$62,500
75th percentile
$75,960
90th percentile
$84,690

Based on 130 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

$52,399 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,500
Federal income tax−$5,320
Social Security + Medicare−$4,781
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,367
Every two weeks$2,015

Does it go far here?

$70,099Median pay in Rapid City, SD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.2 vs 100).
26%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 mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota