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Parking Attendants salary in Rapid City, SD

SOC 53-6021 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$35,600
per year in Rapid City, SD
Middle half
$30,420–$35,600
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
30
in Rapid City, SD
Concentration
0.51×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Rapid City, SD
$35,600
published median
United States
$35,150
1.3% above the national median
Rank among metro areas
49th
217 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: South Dakota ($34,220). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

After local prices: the $35,600 median has purchasing power comparable to about $39,928 nationally. Rapid City, SD's BEA regional price parity is 89.2 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Rapid City, SD.

$30,420$35,600

Getting in

Typical education to enter
No formal educational credential
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for parking attendants. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,52090.61701.08×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where parking attendants wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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