SOC 11-3071 · Rapid City, SD metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Rapid City, SD

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Rapid City, South Dakota is $102,730 a year ($49.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $94,540: half of the 30 people in this job in the Rapid City, SD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$102,730average per year

$49.39 / hourMedian $94,540Take-home ≈ $81,101

  • $56K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $128K75th
  • $162K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2South Dakota metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Rapid City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $161,550 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Rapid City earn between $68,940 and $128,450.

  • $56K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $128K75th
  • $162K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$102,730$8,561$49.39
Median$94,540$7,878$45.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,940$5,745$33.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$128,450$10,704$61.75

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Rapid City vs. South Dakota and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Rapid City earn 5% less than the South Dakota average ($107,970) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Rapid City$102,730$94,540$55,880$161,55030
South Dakota$107,970$107,410$70,090$147,230370
United States$121,600$107,230$65,120$194,900221,180

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary after taxes in Rapid City

On the average salary of $102,730, a single filer in Rapid City takes home about $81,101 a year, or $6,758 a month and $3,119 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Rapid City a good place for transportation, storage, and distribution managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rapid City area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $102,730 buys what about $115,220 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Rapid City ($46,270). A typical home costs $374,117, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other South Dakota cities

Rapid City ranks 2nd of 2 South Dakota metro areas for this job; Sioux Falls pays the most ($111,870).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($181,050).

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in Rapid City: questions

How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make an hour in Rapid City?

$49.39 an hour on average, and $45.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary in Rapid City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation, storage, and distribution managers take-home pay in Rapid City?

About $81,101 a year ($6,758 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $102,730. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Rapid City than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3071; area Rapid City, SD (39660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.33, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.33).

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