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Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 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 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$29,690
25th Percentile Wage	$29,750
50th Percentile Wage	$36,990
75th Percentile Wage	$37,120
90th Percentile Wage	$37,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food cooking machine operators and tenders in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2021.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$36,990	13.22%	17.33%
2020	$32,100	9.41%	-
2019	$29,080	3.47%	-
2018	$28,070	1.78%	-
2017	$27,570	-10.92%	-
2016	$30,580	11.87%	-
2015	$26,950	-5.64%	-
2014	$28,470	3.37%	-
2013	$27,510	-11.16%	-
2012	$30,580	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,990, Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for food cooking machine operators and tenders in state of South Dakota, following the highest paying city Sioux City (median annual salary of $42,460). Compared with Sioux City, the median annual salary of food cooking machine operators and tenders in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Sioux City	$42,460
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36,990
Sioux Falls	$33,340