High paying medical jobs in Rapid City, SD

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Family Medicine Physicians$230,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$191,470 – $378,520130
2Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$211,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$211,990 – $211,99070
3Dentists, General$158,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,560 – $250,78090
4Pharmacists$140,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,210 – $161,560210
5Physician Assistants$130,740
Master's degree
$97,110 – $157,950150
6Nurse Practitioners$124,160
Master's degree
$91,640 – $153,280190
7Occupational Therapists$99,120
Master's degree
$74,930 – $106,52080
8Physical Therapists$94,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,470 – $115,210190
9Dental Hygienists$91,890
Associate's degree
$70,420 – $97,590120
10Veterinarians$90,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,790 – $127,05060
11Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,840
Associate's degree
$67,620 – $97,66050
12Registered Nurses$79,380
Bachelor's degree
$64,790 – $98,7402,480
13Chiropractors$78,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,820 – $134,89040
14Speech-Language Pathologists$71,690
Master's degree
$64,280 – $99,45080
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,210
Associate's degree
$50,050 – $97,200130
16Surgical Technologists$61,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,310 – $75,940110
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$52,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,440 – $73,920340
18Medical Records Specialists$52,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,720 – $77,730100
19Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,230 – $98,57050
20Pharmacy Technicians$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,000 – $59,330200
21Paramedics$47,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,140 – $75,45040
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,240
Bachelor's degree
$37,550 – $84,610230
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,210
Associate's degree
$30,900 – $49,59050
24Emergency Medical Technicians$39,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,290 – $47,550150
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,520 – $55,74090
26Opticians, Dispensing$38,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,010 – $46,85060

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	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$230,530	$191,470 – $378,520	130
2	Ophthalmologists, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree	$211,990	$211,990 – $211,990	70
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$158,140	$94,560 – $250,780	90
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,340	$104,210 – $161,560	210
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,740	$97,110 – $157,950	150
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,160	$91,640 – $153,280	190
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,120	$74,930 – $106,520	80
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,120	$79,470 – $115,210	190
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,890	$70,420 – $97,590	120
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$90,410	$62,790 – $127,050	60
11	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,840	$67,620 – $97,660	50
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,380	$64,790 – $98,740	2,480
13	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$78,120	$60,820 – $134,890	40
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$71,690	$64,280 – $99,450	80
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,210	$50,050 – $97,200	130
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,960	$45,310 – $75,940	110
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,220	$41,440 – $73,920	340
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,140	$35,720 – $77,730	100
19	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,440	$40,230 – $98,570	50
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$37,000 – $59,330	200
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,810	$30,140 – $75,450	40
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,240	$37,550 – $84,610	230
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,210	$30,900 – $49,590	50
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,440	$32,290 – $47,550	150
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,300	$36,520 – $55,740	90
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,760	$32,010 – $46,850	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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