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Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Sioux City, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Sioux City, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Sioux City 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 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service) in Sioux City, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$19,390
25th Percentile Wage	$22,940
50th Percentile Wage	$28,330
75th Percentile Wage	$36,890
90th Percentile Wage	$50,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 $50,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,390.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$28,330	14.51%	14.08%
2019	$24,220	-30.72%	-
2018	$31,660	23.12%	-
2012	$24,340	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator (Except Postal Service) Salary in Sioux City with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,330, Sioux City is the lowest paying city for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of South Dakota, following city of Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $34,810). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Sioux City is about 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,810
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$34,430
Sioux Falls	$34,210
Rapid City	$30,860
Sioux City	$28,330