Trucking pay in Rapid City, SD
In Rapid City, SD, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $59,110 a year ($28.42 an hour), across 740 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 0.8% above the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
740 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $59,110 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,120 | $21.69 |
| 25th percentile | $50,450 | — |
| Median | $59,110 | $28.42 |
| 75th percentile | $64,060 | — |
| 90th percentile | $79,890 | $38.41 |
| Mean | $59,750 | $28.73 |
Light truck drivers
800 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $43,250 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,640 | $13.29 |
| 25th percentile | $35,990 | — |
| Median | $43,250 | $20.80 |
| 75th percentile | $49,720 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,700 | $29.18 |
| Mean | $45,400 | $21.83 |
Driver/sales workers
170 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $46,780 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,210 | $15.97 |
| 25th percentile | $39,020 | — |
| Median | $46,780 | $22.49 |
| 75th percentile | $57,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $68,250 | $32.81 |
| Mean | $48,350 | $23.24 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
190 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $45,930 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,720 | $15.25 |
| 25th percentile | $40,250 | — |
| Median | $45,930 | $22.08 |
| 75th percentile | $55,620 | — |
| 90th percentile | $67,260 | $32.34 |
| Mean | $48,130 | $23.14 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
80 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $44,900 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $29,970 | $14.41 |
| 25th percentile | $35,030 | — |
| Median | $44,900 | $21.59 |
| 75th percentile | $50,120 | — |
| 90th percentile | $60,280 | $28.98 |
| Mean | $45,310 | $21.79 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
210 employed in Rapid City, SD, median $60,660 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,380 | $20.38 |
| 25th percentile | $50,700 | — |
| Median | $60,660 | $29.17 |
| 75th percentile | $72,920 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,770 | $39.31 |
| Mean | $63,030 | $30.30 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.