South Dakota was 5.3% above the U.S. median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. It ranked 2 of 53 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Dakota was 88.6, or 11.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 67.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
$69,503
WageScope divides the published Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Dakota: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 43-5053 and BLS area 46.
Questions, answered
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in South Dakota: common questions
What is the median wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Dakota?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $61,570 per year for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Dakota. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay higher in South Dakota than nationally?
South Dakota's published median was 5.3% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in South Dakota?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
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What the Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median says in South Dakota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median in South Dakota at $61,570 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-5053 and BLS area 46.
BLS lists 210 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $62,850 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
South Dakota's Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median is 5.3% above the U.S. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $58,470 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-5053 and area 46. SOC 43-5053 names Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Area 46 names South Dakota. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-5053/46 row reports 210 wage and salary jobs, 0.45 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.67 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-5053/46, the annual median is $61,570 per year, while the matching mean is $62,850 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
43-5053/46 10th percentile: $48,880 per year.
43-5053/46 25th percentile: $55,350 per year.
43-5053/46 median: $61,570 per year.
43-5053/46 75th percentile: $71,930 per year.
43-5053/46 90th percentile: $75,280 per year.
43-5053/46 employment RSE: 0%. Mean-wage RSE: 0%.
43-5053/46 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
BLS area 46 facts behind this Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators page
Area 46 reports 457,380 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,610. Its annual median is $47,080. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-5053 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in South Dakota runs from $29,300 at the 10th percentile to $94,900 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,030. The median is $47,080. The 75th percentile is $64,020. This is a place check, not a pay range for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 46. They do not show related skills or a path into Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
1. Area 46, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 15,150 jobs, $29,490 annual median, 33.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.34 location quotient.
2. Area 46, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 14,710 jobs, $78,060 annual median, 32.17 jobs per 1,000, and 1.48 location quotient.
3. Area 46, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 14,180 jobs, $34,370 annual median, 31.01 jobs per 1,000, and 1.24 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the South Dakota wage ladder for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
The 10th percentile is $48,880 per year. The 25th percentile is $55,350 per year. The median is $61,570 per year. The 75th percentile is $71,930 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,280 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $55,350 per year to $71,930 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $26,400. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
South Dakota has a annual median of $61,570 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $58,470 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for South Dakota. South Dakota is 5.3% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where South Dakota sits for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
South Dakota ranks 2 of 53 among states and territories with a published annual median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 2 of 53 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
1. District of Columbia has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $66,750 per year, 400 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.83.
3. Guam (territory) has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, 30 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.69.
4. Iowa has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, 1,040 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
Pay leaders
Where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 43-5053, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $66,750 per year. South Dakota sits at $61,570 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $66,750 per year, or $5,180 above South Dakota. BLS lists 400 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.83.
2. South Dakota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $61,570 per year, or $0 above South Dakota. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.67.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in this same-source set, at 10,090 jobs. South Dakota has 210. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 10,090 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 9,880 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $59,490 per year, or $2,080 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 0.82.
2. New York has 8,290 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 8,080 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $58,470 per year, or $3,100 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.27.
Local-share leaders
Where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators takes the largest share of local jobs
Rhode Island has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.77. South Dakota has 0.67. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 1.10 from South Dakota. BLS lists 600 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $59,490 per year, or $2,080 below South Dakota.
2. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.81 from South Dakota. BLS lists 690 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,300 per year, or $3,270 below South Dakota.
Job scale and share
How common Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is in South Dakota
BLS lists 210 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs in South Dakota. It also lists 0.45 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.67. A value of 1 means Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators beside other roles in South Dakota
The all-occupations median in South Dakota is $47,080 per year. The Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median is $61,570 per year. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is 30.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for South Dakota. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a South Dakota median of $58,690 per year. BLS lists 6,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a South Dakota median of $56,680 per year. BLS lists 3,660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in South Dakota
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded South Dakota table, at 15,150 jobs. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has 210 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 457,380. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 15,150 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 14,940 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $29,490 per year, or $32,080 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.34.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around South Dakota
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded South Dakota role table, at $137,400 per year. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has $61,570 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,080 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $137,400 per year in South Dakota, or $75,830 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 4,280 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 0.42.
2. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $78,880 per year in South Dakota, or $17,310 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 5,820 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.36.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in South Dakota
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has the highest location quotient in the bounded South Dakota role table, at 2.66. Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators has 0.67. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 2.66 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.99 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 3,250 jobs and a median of $49,440 per year, or $12,130 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 2.52 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.85 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 10,200 jobs and a median of $46,340 per year, or $15,230 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
Price-level view
What $61,570 may mean after the South Dakota price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for South Dakota is 88.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $61,570 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median by 88.6 divided by 100. The result is $69,503 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 67.6. Goods are 95.5. Utilities are 79.7. Other services are 91.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators row is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 210 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $62,850 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. It uses a South Dakota place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $61,570 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators row for South Dakota does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 210 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.67 is not a growth score. Rank 2 of 53 is not a place score. The 88.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-5053 in BLS area 46. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
How many Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs does BLS estimate in South Dakota?
BLS published an employment estimate of 210 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 46, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 12,860 jobs, $29,780 annual median, 28.11 jobs per 1,000, and 1.41 location quotient.
5. Area 46, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 11,460 jobs, $37,650 annual median, 25.05 jobs per 1,000, and 1.37 location quotient.
6. Area 46, SOC 43-3031, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: 10,200 jobs, $46,340 annual median, 22.3 jobs per 1,000, and 2.52 location quotient.
5. New Jersey has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, 3,660 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.26.
3. Guam (territory) has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $1,040 below South Dakota. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.69.
4. Iowa has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $1,040 below South Dakota. BLS lists 1,040 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.99.
5. New Jersey has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $1,040 below South Dakota. BLS lists 3,660 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 1.26.
6. Wyoming has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $60,530 per year, or $1,040 below South Dakota. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.61.
7. North Dakota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $59,840 per year, or $1,730 below South Dakota. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.82.
8. Minnesota has a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators median of $59,740 per year, or $1,830 below South Dakota. BLS lists 1,840 jobs there, compared with 210 in South Dakota. The location quotient is 0.92.
3. Texas has 7,900 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 7,690 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $56,390 per year, or $5,180 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 0.83.
4. Florida has 7,240 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 7,030 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $57,430 per year, or $4,140 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.08.
5. Pennsylvania has 5,630 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 5,420 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $57,430 per year, or $4,140 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.37.
6. Illinois has 5,370 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 5,160 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $58,300 per year, or $3,270 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.3.
7. North Carolina has 4,040 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 3,830 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $55,350 per year, or $6,220 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Ohio has 3,700 estimated Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs, a gap of 3,490 jobs from South Dakota. Its median is $58,470 per year, or $3,100 below South Dakota. Its location quotient is 0.99.
3. Missouri has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.71 from South Dakota. BLS lists 2,730 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $57,430 per year, or $4,140 below South Dakota.
4. Pennsylvania has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.70 from South Dakota. BLS lists 5,630 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $57,430 per year, or $4,140 below South Dakota.
5. Illinois has a location quotient of 1.3, a gap of 0.63 from South Dakota. BLS lists 5,370 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,300 per year, or $3,270 below South Dakota.
6. Maryland has a location quotient of 1.3, a gap of 0.63 from South Dakota. BLS lists 2,430 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,470 per year, or $3,100 below South Dakota.
7. Tennessee has a location quotient of 1.28, a gap of 0.61 from South Dakota. BLS lists 2,850 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $56,390 per year, or $5,180 below South Dakota.
8. New York has a location quotient of 1.27, a gap of 0.60 from South Dakota. BLS lists 8,290 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators jobs and a median of $58,470 per year, or $3,100 below South Dakota.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a South Dakota median of $51,050 per year. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a South Dakota median of $50,130 per year. BLS lists 4,290 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, SOC 51-4121, has a South Dakota median of $49,440 per year. BLS lists 3,250 jobs and a location quotient of 2.66.
6. Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, has a South Dakota median of $48,140 per year. BLS lists 4,560 jobs and a location quotient of 2.32.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a South Dakota median of $48,100 per year. BLS lists 3,450 jobs and a location quotient of 0.77.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a South Dakota median of $46,340 per year. BLS lists 10,200 jobs and a location quotient of 2.52.
2. Registered Nurses has 14,710 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 14,500 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $78,060 per year, or $16,490 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.48.
3. Retail Salespersons has 14,180 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 13,970 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $34,370 per year, or $27,200 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Cashiers has 12,860 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 12,650 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $29,780 per year, or $31,790 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.41.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 11,460 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 11,250 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $37,650 per year, or $23,920 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.37.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 10,200 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 9,990 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $46,340 per year, or $15,230 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 2.52.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 8,630 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 8,420 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $35,480 per year, or $26,090 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.33.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 7,350 jobs in South Dakota, a gap of 7,140 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its median is $28,990 per year, or $32,580 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.1.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,060 per year in South Dakota, or $16,490 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 14,710 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.48.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $77,210 per year in South Dakota, or $15,640 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 5,220 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.43.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,690 per year in South Dakota, or $2,880 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 6,470 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $56,680 per year in South Dakota, or $4,890 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 3,660 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.11.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $51,050 per year in South Dakota, or $10,520 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $50,130 per year in South Dakota, or $11,440 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 4,290 jobs, compared with 210 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Its location quotient is 1.05.
3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 2.32 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.65 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 4,560 jobs and a median of $48,140 per year, or $13,430 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
4. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 2.15 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.48 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 5,760 jobs and a median of $38,280 per year, or $23,290 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.77 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.10 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 3,930 jobs and a median of $29,400 per year, or $32,170 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
6. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.67 in South Dakota, a gap of 1.00 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 4,820 jobs and a median of $43,240 per year, or $18,330 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.61 in South Dakota, a gap of 0.94 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 6,860 jobs and a median of $38,800 per year, or $22,770 below Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.48 in South Dakota, a gap of 0.81 from Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. BLS lists 14,710 jobs and a median of $78,060 per year, or $16,490 above Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators.
Postal Service Mail Sorters,... pay in South Dakota (43-5053/46) | BLS 2025
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