H-1B wage filings in Rapid City, SD
Jobs with a worksite in Rapid City, South Dakota. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
55 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Rapid City, SD as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 13 employers. The median offered wage was $84,052, 12.1% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Registered Nurse Float Pool (9).
- Filings
- 55
- Positions covered
- 217
- Employers
- 13
- Median offered
- $84,052
- Median prevailing wage
- $75,342
- Filings since FY2020
- 258
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +15%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Rapid City, SD rose 15%, from $75,000 in fiscal 2020 to $86,064 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 11.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 70 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Rapid City, SD by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 51 | $86,064 | +29.1% | $78,406 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 70 | $66,685 | +0.2% | $63,190 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 50 | $66,560 | −17.8% | $66,186 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 18 | $80,954 | +7.9% | $63,520 | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 23 | $75,000 | −8.5% | $66,760 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | $82,000 | +9.3% | $64,327 | +33.2% |
| 2020 | 16 | $75,000 | n/a | $68,245 | +16.9% |
Employers filing for jobs in Rapid City
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. | 24 | $239,200 | +16.6% | |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 17 | $80,303 | +12.7% | |
| Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. | 2 | $68,640 | +4.5% | |
| Diversified Services Network, Inc. | 2 | $48,215 | +7.2% | |
| Signal Health Group Franchise Inc. | 1 | $45,760 | +15.4% | |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 1 | $84,802 | +8.2% | |
Showing the 6 employers with the most filings of 13. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Rapid City
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse Float Pool | 9 | $74,880 | +14.0% | |
| Research Scientist II | 3 | $75,000 | +16.2% | |
| Research Scientist III | 3 | $72,000 | +11.5% | |
| Hospitalist | 2 | $239,200 | at the minimum | |
| Infectious Disease Physician | 2 | $328,000 | +47.8% | |
| Senior Accountant | 2 | $82,000 | +14.7% | |
| 3D Generalist | 1 | $41,309 | at the minimum | |
| Assistant Professor - Chemical and Biological Engineering | 1 | $93,840 | +15.5% | |
| Assistant Professor - Chemistry | 1 | $75,004 | +33.4% | |
| Assistant Professor - Computer Engineering | 1 | $94,000 | +15.7% | |
| Assistant Professor, Computer Science | 1 | $92,000 | +55.5% | |
| Assistant Professor - Industrial Engineering | 1 | $89,114 | +9.7% | |
| Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering | 1 | $91,500 | +12.7% | |
| Assistant Professor - Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering | 1 | $90,116 | +11.0% | |
| Assistant Professor - Physics | 1 | $87,325 | +44.8% | |
| Cardiologist | 1 | $550,000 | +129.9% | |
| Community and Social Services Specialist | 1 | $45,760 | +15.4% | |
| Director of Facilities and Construction | 1 | $110,000 | +6.5% | |
| Electrophysiologist | 1 | $750,000 | +213.5% | |
| Endocrinologist | 1 | $239,200 | at the minimum | |
| Forensic Examiner II | 1 | $77,113 | at the minimum | |
| Gastroenterologist | 1 | $775,000 | +224.0% | |
| General Cardiologist | 1 | $550,000 | +129.9% | |
| Geological Designer | 1 | $84,802 | +8.2% | |
| Graphic Designer | 1 | $55,120 | +14.5% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.