Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in South Dakota

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in South Dakota earn the most in Sioux Falls (average $40,630 a year) and the least in Rapid City ($35,360), across the 2 South Dakota metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood average at $39,940 and the median at $37,480 for 260 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,580.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood average salary by city in South Dakota

Sioux Falls$40,630
Rapid City$35,360

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Sioux Falls	$40,630	$38,740	$35,490	$34,826	91
Rapid City	$35,360	$30,460	$30,460	$30,592	89

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; South Dakota has no state income tax. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in other states

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-7041.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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