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Aug 30, 2023

Stacker ranked the 50 lowest-paying jobs in Sioux Falls, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but financial inequality prevails within its borders. That divide is growing, especially between the poorest and richest U.S. residents.

The middle class is shrinking. In 2021, just half of adults lived in a middle-income household, a huge drop from 61% in the 70s. This dip meant some middle-class adults broke into the high-income bracket. At the same time, the share of lower-income residents is growing: 29% of adults lived in low-income households in 2021, compared to 25% in 1971.

Wages over this period grew at all income levels, but the rich got significantly higher bumps. Pew Charitable Trusts found that high incomes grew 69% over the past 50 years, while low incomes grew just 45%. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and further exposed these harsh financial gaps.

The difference in pay for the highest- and lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. last year was over eightfold: from about $28,000 for entertainment attendants to over $251,000 for physicians. Nationally, most of the lowest-paying jobs are in the leisure and accommodation fields: think folks who work in food establishments, at hotels, at recreational facilities like pools and amusement parks, and other service jobs.

Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 50 lowest-paying jobs in Sioux Falls. Jobs are ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022. Any jobs without annual compensation figures available were excluded from this analysis.

- Median annual wage: $31,180

- Median hourly wage: $14.99

- Total employment: 510 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $31,140

- Median hourly wage: $14.97

- Total employment: 2,520 people (15.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $31,140

- Median hourly wage: $14.97

- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $31,120

- Median hourly wage: $14.96

- Total employment: 5,420 people (33.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $31,110

- Median hourly wage: $14.96

- Total employment: 1,440 people (8.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $31,040

- Median hourly wage: $14.92

- Total employment: 230 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,960

- Median hourly wage: $14.88

- Total employment: 30 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,920

- Median hourly wage: $14.87

- Total employment: 520 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,890

- Median hourly wage: $14.85

- Total employment: 2,450 people (15.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,730

- Median hourly wage: $14.78

- Total employment: 130 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,720

- Median hourly wage: $14.77

- Total employment: 110 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,680

- Median hourly wage: $14.75

- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,590

- Median hourly wage: $14.71

- Total employment: 270 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,420

- Median hourly wage: $14.63

- Total employment: 90 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,410

- Median hourly wage: $14.62

- Total employment: 780 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,180

- Median hourly wage: $14.51

- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,120

- Median hourly wage: $14.48

- Total employment: 2,620 people (16.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,080

- Median hourly wage: $14.46

- Total employment: 630 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,070

- Median hourly wage: $14.46

- Total employment: 340 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $30,070

- Median hourly wage: $14.46

- Total employment: 190 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,890

- Median hourly wage: $14.37

- Total employment: Not available

- Median annual wage: $29,860

- Median hourly wage: $14.36

- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,850

- Median hourly wage: $14.35

- Total employment: 580 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,750

- Median hourly wage: $14.31

- Total employment: 70 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,470

- Median hourly wage: $14.17

- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,410

- Median hourly wage: $14.14

- Total employment: 80 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,380

- Median hourly wage: $14.13

- Total employment: 350 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,230

- Median hourly wage: $14.05

- Total employment: 200 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $29,190

- Median hourly wage: $14.03

- Total employment: 120 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $28,850

- Median hourly wage: $13.87

- Total employment: 90 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $28,640

- Median hourly wage: $13.77

- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $28,570

- Median hourly wage: $13.74

- Total employment: 310 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $28,310

- Median hourly wage: $13.61

- Total employment: 550 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $28,240

- Median hourly wage: $13.58

- Total employment: 600 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,940

- Median hourly wage: $13.44

- Total employment: 5,110 people (31.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,860

- Median hourly wage: $13.39

- Total employment: 3,530 people (21.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,800

- Median hourly wage: $13.36

- Total employment: 320 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,790

- Median hourly wage: $13.36

- Total employment: 170 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,680

- Median hourly wage: $13.31

- Total employment: 970 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,620

- Median hourly wage: $13.28

- Total employment: 2,100 people (13.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,190

- Median hourly wage: $13.07

- Total employment: 810 people (4.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $27,170

- Median hourly wage: $13.06

- Total employment: 1,040 people (6.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $26,840

- Median hourly wage: $12.90

- Total employment: 980 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $26,510

- Median hourly wage: $12.75

- Total employment: 100 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $26,290

- Median hourly wage: $12.64

- Total employment: 520 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $25,920

- Median hourly wage: $12.46

- Total employment: 340 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $25,590

- Median hourly wage: $12.30

- Total employment: 150 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $25,430

- Median hourly wage: Not available

- Total employment: 990 people (6.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $25,000

- Median hourly wage: $12.02

- Total employment: 1,290 people (7.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

- Median annual wage: $24,970

- Median hourly wage: $12.01

- Total employment: 510 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

Originally published on stacker.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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