High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Rapid City, SD

Every repair and maintenance 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 repair and maintenance 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

1Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$97,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,870 – $113,06040
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,720 – $116,190120
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,710 – $88,80050
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,430 – $111,570290
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $76,55090
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$63,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,540 – $92,48040
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $78,800160
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,170 – $84,690130
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,010 – $74,280360
10Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,030 – $79,69060
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,430 – $84,34070
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,740 – $78,670360
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$58,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,920 – $78,55090
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,730
Some college, no degree
$45,790 – $73,55060
15Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900 – $63,650110
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,940 – $74,470160
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,730 – $60,450550
18Motorcycle Mechanics$46,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,740 – $72,47070
19Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$42,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,200 – $53,60050
20Tire Repairers and Changers$37,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $44,31050

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	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,170	$57,870 – $113,060	40
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,220	$49,720 – $116,190	120
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,400	$52,710 – $88,800	50
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,480	$49,430 – $111,570	290
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,890	$50,960 – $76,550	90
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,760	$48,540 – $92,480	40
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,700	$48,980 – $78,800	160
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$50,170 – $84,690	130
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,430	$48,010 – $74,280	360
10	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$48,030 – $79,690	60
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,250	$43,430 – $84,340	70
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,980	$38,740 – $78,670	360
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,620	$29,920 – $78,550	90
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$57,730	$45,790 – $73,550	60
15	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$34,900 – $63,650	110
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,750	$38,940 – $74,470	160
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$35,730 – $60,450	550
18	Motorcycle MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,390	$36,740 – $72,470	70
19	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,380	$37,200 – $53,600	50
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,220	$31,210 – $44,310	50

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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