High paying business and finance jobs in Rapid City, SD

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rapid City, SD. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Rapid City, SD run 10.8% below the national average (2024), so a Rapid City, SD salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Rapid City, SD · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$103,760
Bachelor's degree
$81,190 – $169,36070
2Management Analysts$92,710
Bachelor's degree
$60,880 – $165,170510
3Credit Analysts$80,990
Bachelor's degree
$58,990 – $136,89050
4Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,360 – $99,260140
5Logisticians$79,510
Bachelor's degree
$51,310 – $150,58050
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,440
Bachelor's degree
$59,950 – $109,300230
7Accountants and Auditors$79,270
Bachelor's degree
$62,260 – $119,200840
8Loan Officers$78,470
Bachelor's degree
$56,810 – $122,810220
9Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$58,710 – $115,920170
10Budget Analysts$75,360
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $97,47030
11Compliance Officers$75,160
Bachelor's degree
$53,500 – $141,050120
12Human Resources Specialists$74,980
Bachelor's degree
$51,540 – $111,550230
13Project Management Specialists$74,700
Bachelor's degree
$62,270 – $132,830330
14Cost Estimators$72,210
Bachelor's degree
$55,420 – $97,010200
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,890
Bachelor's degree
$51,490 – $99,530100
16Financial and Investment Analysts$69,690
Bachelor's degree
$44,860 – $128,430150
17Training and Development Specialists$64,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,910 – $91,91050
18Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,900
Bachelor's degree
$46,740 – $78,070100
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,700
Bachelor's degree
$42,910 – $104,530220
20Tax Preparers$61,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $63,75050
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$46,360
Bachelor's degree
$30,780 – $66,31060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianRapid City, SD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$103,760	$81,190 – $169,360	70
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,710	$60,880 – $165,170	510
3	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,990	$58,990 – $136,890	50
4	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,780	$61,360 – $99,260	140
5	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,510	$51,310 – $150,580	50
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,440	$59,950 – $109,300	230
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,270	$62,260 – $119,200	840
8	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$78,470	$56,810 – $122,810	220
9	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,400	$58,710 – $115,920	170
10	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$75,360	$61,110 – $97,470	30
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$75,160	$53,500 – $141,050	120
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,980	$51,540 – $111,550	230
13	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,700	$62,270 – $132,830	330
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$72,210	$55,420 – $97,010	200
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,890	$51,490 – $99,530	100
16	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,690	$44,860 – $128,430	150
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,990	$45,910 – $91,910	50
18	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$63,900	$46,740 – $78,070	100
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,700	$42,910 – $104,530	220
20	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,100	$44,880 – $63,750	50
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$46,360	$30,780 – $66,310	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Rapid City, SD. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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