Salary comparison
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers: Rapid City vs Kenosha
Rapid City, SD pays about 0.7% more for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers on paper — $103,830 vs $103,070. But once you factor in what it costs to live there, Rapid City comes out ahead by $760 a year in real buying power.
Rapid City, SD
$103,830
$65,930
$133,100
$49.92
100
$103,830/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
Kenosha, WI
$103,070
$65,550
$141,260
$49.56
100
$103,070/yr
Median adjusted for local cost of living.
What the numbers mean in practice
The headline gap is $760 a year (0.7%) in favor of Rapid City. That is the raw salary difference before any living costs.
Rapid City runs a cost index of 100 against the national baseline of 100; Kenosha sits at 100. After adjusting the median for those costs, Rapid City is the better deal by $760 a year — that is what each paycheck actually buys locally.
If you are weighing a move from Kenosha to Rapid City for this role, the raise needs to beat 0.7% to come out ahead after living costs. Anything below that and you are earning more on paper but keeping less.
Common questions
Where do first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers earn more, Rapid City or Kenosha?
Rapid City pays $103,830 on median — about 0.7% more than Kenosha ($103,070). Based on BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Which city is the better deal after living costs?
Rapid City. Once you divide each median by the local cost index, Rapid City gives you roughly$103,830 of real buying power versus $103,070 in the other city.