The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $31,070 | 5.89% | 10.56% |
| 2017 | $29,240 | 1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $28,800 | 1.94% | - |
| 2015 | $28,240 | 4.85% | - |
| 2014 | $26,870 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $26,940 | -3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $27,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,070, Sioux Falls is the lowest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of South Dakota, following city of Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $38,710). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls is about 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sioux City | |
| Sioux Falls |