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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 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 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,630
25th Percentile Wage	$28,630
50th Percentile Wage	$37,320
75th Percentile Wage	$39,290
90th Percentile Wage	$39,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine 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 $39,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2022	$37,320	0.13%	0.13%
2021	$37,270	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Sioux Falls with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,320, Sioux Falls is the lowest paying city for food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in state of South Dakota, following city of Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,220). Compared with the highest paying city Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Sioux Falls is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$50,220
Sioux City	$46,620
Sioux Falls	$37,320