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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Sioux City, South Dakota

The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City, South Dakota are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Sioux City, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$27,800
25th Percentile Wage	$31,560
50th Percentile Wage	$35,060
75th Percentile Wage	$38,660
90th Percentile Wage	$46,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,800.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$35,060	5.70%	5.70%
2016	$33,060	0.18%	-
2015	$33,000	-0.18%	-
2012	$33,060	-	-

Table 3. Compare Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary in Sioux City with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,060, Sioux City is the second highest paying city for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of South Dakota, following the highest paying city Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $36,240). Compared with Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36,240
Sioux City	$35,060
Sioux Falls	$30,580