SOC 43-5111 · Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Sioux Falls, SD

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $45,410 a year ($21.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,430: half of the 120 people in this job in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$45,410average per year

$21.83 / hourMedian $44,430Take-home ≈ $38,667

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Sioux Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,370 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Sioux Falls earn between $44,430 and $46,120.

  • $39K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,410$3,784$21.83
Median$44,430$3,702$21.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,430$3,702$21.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,120$3,843$22.17

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Sioux Falls vs. South Dakota and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Sioux Falls earn 4% more than the South Dakota average ($43,590) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sioux Falls$45,410$44,430$39,090$49,370120
South Dakota$43,590$44,430$30,380$49,370330
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Sioux Falls

On the average salary of $45,410, a single filer in Sioux Falls takes home about $38,667 a year, or $3,222 a month and $1,487 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SD$38,667$3,222
Working in MN$37,056$3,088

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Sioux Falls a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sioux Falls area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.6), so the average $45,410 buys what about $50,104 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux Falls ($47,970). A typical home costs $342,936, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in nearby metro areas

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Sioux Falls: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Sioux Falls?

$21.83 an hour on average, and $21.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Sioux Falls?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Sioux Falls?

About $38,667 a year ($3,222 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,410. South Dakota has no state income tax.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Sioux Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Sioux Falls, SD-MN (43620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.96, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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