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All Occupations Salary Information in Rapid City, South Dakota

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Rapid City, South Dakota are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Rapid City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Rapid City, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$61,490
75th Percentile Wage	$42,190
50th Percentile Wage	$28,760
25th Percentile Wage	$20,890
10th Percentile Wage	$17,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Rapid City, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,470.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Rapid City, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$29.56
75th Percentile Wage	$20.29
50th Percentile Wage	$13.83
25th Percentile Wage	$10.03
10th Percentile Wage	$8.40

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Rapid City, South Dakota. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $29.56. The median hourly salary is $13.83. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.40.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Rapid City with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,760, Rapid City is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of South Dakota, following the highest paying city Sioux Falls (median annual salary of $30,510). Compared with Sioux Falls, the median annual salary of all occupations in Rapid City is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Sioux Falls	$30,510
Rapid City	$28,760
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$28,430
Sioux City	$28,170
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$27,800
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$27,320

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Rapid City is lower than the salary statistics of both state of South Dakota and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Rapid City ($28,760) is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower than that in South Dakota ($29,090) and 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
South Dakota	$29,090
Rapid City	$28,760