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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Sioux Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,960
25th Percentile Wage	$19,440
50th Percentile Wage	$20,400
75th Percentile Wage	$23,160
90th Percentile Wage	$25,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 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 $25,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,960.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food from 2012 to 2018.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$20,400	2.75%	12.01%
2017	$19,840	2.17%	-
2016	$19,410	2.47%	-
2015	$18,930	4.91%	-
2014	$18,000	0.33%	-
2013	$17,940	-0.06%	-
2012	$17,950	-	-

Table 2. Compare Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Sioux Falls with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,400 in Sioux Falls is in the middle of salary range for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Sioux Falls is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$21,170
Rapid City	$21,040
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$20,850
Sioux Falls	$20,400
Sioux City	$19,700
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$17,700