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Piercing Shops in Rapid City, SD

10 of the 37 tattoo shops we list in Rapid City have an in-house piercer offering body piercing. Google Maps can confirm a business does tattoos, but it has no field for whether a licensed piercer is on staff for body piercing — that detail lives on the shop's own booking page or service menu, not in map data. Every shop tagged here has piercing confirmed straight from its website, not guessed from a name like 'Ink & Steel.'

Convicted Designs Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

410 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701-2742

+16057165230 Directions

Duende Ink Piercing

1760 Centre St, Rapid City, SD 57703

+18445002668 Website Directions

Elegant Ink Tattoos And Piercings Piercing

1302 E St Patrick St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3018

+16053811272 Directions

Mrs. Maddi Rose PiercingCustom designAppointment only

Rapid City, SD

+16057160388 Website Directions

Oak and Iron Tattoo and Piercing Piercing

822 Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701-2443

+16057160388 Directions

Rushmore Tattoo Company LLC Piercing

1315 Haines Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701-2453

🕒 10:00 am – 04:00 pm

+16057867810 Website Directions

Surly Goat Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

331 Knollwood Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701-6613

+16055107244 Website Directions

Thrash's Living Art Studio Piercing

3223 W Main St, Rapid City, SD 57702-2314

+16053436372 Website Directions

Thrash's Living Art Studio Piercing

331 Knollwood Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701-6613

+16057164332 Website Directions

Wild Idea Tattoo & Piercing Piercing

7351 Pinon Jay Cir, Rapid City, SD 57702-9022

+16053412960 Directions

Ask about needle vs. gun before you book. A reputable piercer uses a single-use sterile needle for cartilage, navel, and nipple work — a spring-loaded gun is fine for basic lobes but should raise a flag for anything else. Expect a 20-30 minute wait for a walk-in lobe piercing, longer if the spot needs numbing or a fresh aftercare rundown.

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How much does a piercing cost at a tattoo shop?
Basic lobe or nostril piercings typically run $30-50 including jewelry, while cartilage, navel, or nipple piercings run $50-90 at most street shops. Higher-end studios using implant-grade titanium jewelry can charge $80-120 per piercing. Ask for an all-in total before you sit down, since jewelry and the piercing itself are often priced separately.

Do tattoo shops pierce ears on kids?
Many do, though policies vary — some pierce at any age with a parent present and signed consent, others set a minimum age of 8-10 for anything past the lobe. Mall kiosks like Claire's still dominate for very young kids, but a licensed piercer at a tattoo studio typically uses a safer single-use needle instead of a spring-loaded gun.