Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rapid City, SD

381 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Rapid City, SD for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,620	370	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$65,440	30	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$65,440	30	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$64,990	50	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,890	90	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$63,760	40	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$63,720	30	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$63,640	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,560	50	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$63,540	60	View salary detail
Foresters	$63,210	40	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,700	160	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,500	130	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,340	100	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$62,190	30	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$62,190	30	View salary detail
Tutors	$62,040	30	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,960	110	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$61,700	220	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,700	220	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$61,670	90	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$61,430	360	View salary detail
Electricians	$61,160	460	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$61,100	50	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$60,770	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,700	320	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,660	410	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,020	330	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$59,990	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,800	40	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$59,580	270	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,540	390	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,480	530	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,280	60	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,250	70	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,110	740	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,980	360	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$58,680	40	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,670	70	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$58,620	90	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$58,620	90	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,610	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,360	70	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,780	190	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$57,730	60	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$57,700	110	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$57,660	120	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$57,430	30	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$57,300	50	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$56,720	150	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.