The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota is $44,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,930.
Pay spans roughly $37,130 at the 10th percentile to $48,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.31 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $44,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.31 |
| 10th percentile | $37,130 |
| 90th percentile | $48,870 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.