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Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary in South Dakota

The median annual wage for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in South Dakota is $43,240 ($20.79 per hour) -3.2% vs. the national median of $44,650. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$43,240
Mean annual wage
$45,120
Median hourly wage
$20.79
Employment in SD
3,960

3,960 employed · 8.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in South Dakota

Wage distribution for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in South Dakota (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$32,920$15.83
25th percentile$37,710$18.13
Median (50th)$43,240$20.79
75th percentile$49,320$23.71
90th percentile$61,650$29.64

What this salary is worth in South Dakota

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$48,811

South Dakota prices are 88.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
26.3%

Median gross rent in South Dakota: $946/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,081/mo

Est. affordable home price
$157,737

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in South Dakota is $257,400 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.