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Average Machine Feeders And Offbearers Salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Machine Feeders And Offbearers in Sioux Falls, SD-MN earn a median annual salary of $43,720, which is +6.1% compared to the national median. There are 320 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Sioux Falls, SD-MN (metro area).

$43,720
Sioux Falls, SD-MN median annual wage
$21/hour median
+6.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $41,220
320
Local employment
1.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
6.52
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,560
25th
$41,210
Median
$43,720
75th
$43,720
90th
$43,720

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Sioux Falls, SD-MN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,240
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 80.7%
Rents: 77.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,100 Compare 540
Columbus, OH $60,410 Compare 560
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $59,870 Compare 80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $58,960 Compare 90
Williamsport, PA $54,340 Compare 60
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $53,650 Compare 230

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $669,020 1.52
Chief Executives $282,170 1.07
Family Medicine Physicians $258,910 2.11
Pediatricians, General $257,610 1.04
Nurse Anesthetists $243,560 3.85
Dentists, General $181,140 0.90
Architectural And Engineering Managers $172,250 0.41
Financial Managers $163,580 0.51

Sioux Falls, SD-MN has salary data for 402 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Machine Feeders And Offbearers in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Machine Feeders And Offbearers are projected to change by -13.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.