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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, 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 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$34,000
25th Percentile Wage	$36,570
50th Percentile Wage	$45,910
75th Percentile Wage	$49,200
90th Percentile Wage	$55,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, 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 $55,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,000.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$45,910	-5.49%	28.36%
2021	$48,430	8.28%	-
2020	$44,420	8.89%	-
2018	$40,470	2.52%	-
2017	$39,450	5.22%	-
2016	$37,390	0.00%	-
2015	$37,390	5.16%	-
2014	$35,460	3.75%	-
2013	$34,130	3.63%	-
2012	$32,890	-	-

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Sioux Falls with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,910, Sioux Falls is the lowest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of South Dakota, following city of Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $52,270). Compared with the highest paying city Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux Falls is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$52,270
Sioux City	$48,920
Sioux Falls	$45,910