Operating Room Nurse Salary Guide: Rapid City, SD

Average Operating Room Nurse Salary

$29.13/hour

The average salary for an Operating Room Nurse in Rapid City, SD is $29.13 per hour. This is 2% higher than the South Dakota average of $28.63.

Estimate based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Operating Room Nurse salaries in Rapid City, SD compared to State and National Averages

$29.13/hour

Rapid City, SD

46% lower than the US average.

$28.63/hour

South Dakota

49% lower than the US average.

$42.58/hour

United States

How Operating Room Nurse Salaries in Rapid City Compare to Other Cities

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Denver, Colorado

$49/hour

This is 40% higher than the Rapid City average of $29.13.

Englewood, Colorado

$49/hour

This is 41% higher than the Rapid City average of $29.13.

Lone Tree, Colorado

$48/hour

This is 40% higher than the Rapid City average of $29.13.

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