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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Dakota

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Dakota earns $39,060 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,797 a month.

10th percentile
$31,710
25th percentile
$31,710
Median percentile
$39,060
75th percentile
$43,590
90th percentile
$51,200

Based on 130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,565 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,060
Federal income tax−$2,507
Social Security + Medicare−$2,988
South Dakota income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,797
Every two weeks$1,291

Does it go far here?

$44,093Median pay in South Dakota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($946 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Dakota

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$280,900
Family Medicine Physicians$239,970
Financial Managers$159,700
Pharmacists$146,790
General and Operations Managers$137,400
Physician Assistants$133,200
Nurse Practitioners$128,840
Personal Financial Advisors$128,720

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Dakota