Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Salary in South Dakota

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) in South Dakota earn the most in Sioux Falls (average $42,880 a year) and the least in Rapid City ($36,900), across the 2 South Dakota metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (except sawing) average at $42,470 and the median at $41,740 for 490 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $43,570.

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

Sioux Falls$42,880
Rapid City$36,900

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Sioux Falls	$42,880	$43,140	$37,700	$36,634	91
Rapid City	$36,900	$37,920	$31,070	$31,829	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.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in other states

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary by city and state

More about pay in South Dakota

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 51-7042.
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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