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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,600
25th Percentile Wage	$31,050
50th Percentile Wage	$34,210
75th Percentile Wage	$37,170
90th Percentile Wage	$39,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) 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 $39,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$34,210	13.97%	30.93%
2021	$29,430	0.82%	-
2020	$29,190	1.92%	-
2019	$28,630	6.46%	-
2018	$26,780	-3.47%	-
2017	$27,710	7.65%	-
2016	$25,590	5.43%	-
2015	$24,200	1.32%	-
2014	$23,880	-0.13%	-
2013	$23,910	1.17%	-
2012	$23,630	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,210 in Sioux Falls is in the middle of salary range for mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of mail clerks and mail machine operators (except postal service) in Sioux Falls is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sioux City.

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