Mill Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Mill Operator make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mill Operator in South Dakota is $55,344 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Mill Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,754
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,563 to $61,317
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,300

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Mill Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,317	$5,110	$1,179	$29
Average	$55,344	$4,612	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$49,563	$4,130	$953	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Mill Operator Salaries

A Mill Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Mill Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Mill Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,427.
California: $67,171.
Massachusetts: $66,276.

District of Columbia $67,427 California $67,171 Massachusetts $66,276 Washington $66,032 New Jersey $66,008 Alaska $65,923 Connecticut $65,082 New York $64,741

Hawaii $63,651 Rhode Island $63,139 Maryland $62,792 Minnesota $62,317 Colorado $62,135 Illinois $62,074 Oregon $61,842 Delaware $61,672

New Hampshire $61,565 Virginia $61,325 Pennsylvania $60,624 Nevada $60,271 North Dakota $60,155 Michigan $59,973 Wisconsin $59,906 Vermont $59,772

Texas $59,400 Maine $59,376 Arizona $59,339 Ohio $59,297 Georgia $58,737 Indiana $58,456 Wyoming $58,402 Utah $58,316

Iowa $58,280 Kansas $57,987 Louisiana $57,902 North Carolina $57,872 Missouri $57,860 Florida $57,622 Montana $57,494 Nebraska $57,372

Kentucky $57,305 South Carolina $57,062 Tennessee $56,910 Idaho $56,849 New Mexico $56,404 Oklahoma $56,307 Alabama $55,947 South Dakota $55,344

Arkansas $55,016 West Virginia $54,839 Mississippi $54,309

Top Paying Cities for Mill Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $55,921
Aurora: $56,218
Baltic: $55,614

Alcester, SD $55,921 Aurora, SD $56,218 Baltic, SD $55,614 Beresford, SD $55,778 Brandon, SD $55,500 Brookings, SD $56,322 Burbank, SD $55,722 Canistota, SD $55,805

Canton, SD $55,647 Centerville, SD $55,782 Chancellor, SD $55,640 Chester, SD $55,777 Colman, SD $55,960 Colton, SD $55,727 Crooks, SD $55,583 Davis, SD $55,714

Dell Rapids, SD $55,716 Egan, SD $55,865 Elk Point, SD $55,546 Elkton, SD $56,253 Fairview, SD $55,728 Flandreau, SD $56,047 Freeman, SD $55,986 Garretson, SD $55,624

Gayville, SD $56,080 Harrisburg, SD $55,535 Hartford, SD $55,620 Hudson, SD $55,773 Humboldt, SD $55,700 Hurley, SD $55,784 Irene, SD $55,940 Jefferson, SD $55,338

Lennox, SD $55,640 Lesterville, SD $56,038 Lyons, SD $55,635 Madison, SD $56,070 Marion, SD $55,821 Menno, SD $56,009 Mission Hill, SD $56,051 Monroe, SD $55,761

Belle Fourche, SD $55,977 Black Hawk, SD $54,264 Box Elder, SD $54,334 Buffalo, SD $55,875 Buffalo Gap, SD $55,435 Camp Crook, SD $55,928 Caputa, SD $54,597 Custer, SD $55,316

Deadwood, SD $54,975 Edgemont, SD $55,847 Enning, SD $55,411 Fairburn, SD $54,805 Fort Meade, SD $54,799 Hermosa, SD $54,586 Hill City, SD $54,955 Hot Springs, SD $55,804

Howes, SD $55,534 Interior, SD $55,623 Keystone, SD $54,531 Kyle, SD $55,742 Lead, SD $55,479 Ludlow, SD $56,095 Manderson, SD $55,832 Mud Butte, SD $55,568

Nemo, SD $54,608 Newell, SD $55,676 New Underwood, SD $54,599 Nisland, SD $55,799 Oelrichs, SD $55,689 Oglala, SD $55,786 Oral, SD $55,638 Owanka, SD $54,868

Piedmont, SD $54,304 Pine Ridge, SD $55,890 Porcupine, SD $55,722 Pringle, SD $55,488 Quinn, SD $55,542 Redig, SD $55,477 Saint Onge, SD $55,634 Scenic, SD $55,240

Smithwick, SD $55,708 Spearfish, SD $55,885 Sturgis, SD $54,625 Union Center, SD $55,448 Vale, SD $55,273 Wall, SD $55,462 Wasta, SD $55,181 White Owl, SD $55,559

Whitewood, SD $55,400 Wounded Knee, SD $55,835 Leola, SD $56,165 Long Lake, SD $56,251 Mansfield, SD $56,132 Mellette, SD $56,185 Northville, SD $56,125 Onaka, SD $55,907

Orient, SD $55,991 Pierpont, SD $56,181 Redfield, SD $56,272 Rockham, SD $56,058 Roscoe, SD $55,958 Selby, SD $55,861 Seneca, SD $55,871 Stratford, SD $56,188

Tolstoy, SD $55,875 Tulare, SD $56,194 Turton, SD $56,197 Warner, SD $56,253 Westport, SD $56,176 Pierre, SD $51,307 Agar, SD $52,642 Belvidere, SD $55,541

Blunt, SD $51,307 Burke, SD $55,976 Colome, SD $55,908 Dallas, SD $55,891 Draper, SD $54,165 Fort Pierre, SD $51,457 Gregory, SD $55,950 Hamill, SD $55,812

Harrold, SD $51,607 Hayes, SD $54,969 Herrick, SD $55,944 Holabird, SD $52,770 Ideal, SD $55,797 Kadoka, SD $55,605 Kennebec, SD $54,982 Long Valley, SD $55,603

Lower Brule, SD $54,910 Martin, SD $55,737 Midland, SD $55,422 Milesville, SD $55,458 Mission, SD $55,856 Murdo, SD $55,080 Norris, SD $55,689 Okaton, SD $55,548

Okreek, SD $55,824 Onida, SD $51,811 Parmelee, SD $55,789 Philip, SD $55,539 Presho, SD $54,571 Reliance, SD $55,843 Rosebud, SD $55,917 Saint Charles, SD $56,005

Saint Francis, SD $55,810 Tuthill, SD $55,670 Vivian, SD $54,334 Wanblee, SD $55,707 White River, SD $55,682 Winner, SD $55,856 Witten, SD $55,756 Wood, SD $55,675

Mobridge, SD $55,873 Bison, SD $55,734 Bullhead, SD $56,161 Cherry Creek, SD $55,589 Dupree, SD $55,601 Eagle Butte, SD $55,659 Faith, SD $55,584 Glencross, SD $55,632

Glenham, SD $55,893 Herreid, SD $56,107 Isabel, SD $55,621 Keldron, SD $55,890 Lantry, SD $55,685 Lemmon, SD $56,098 Little Eagle, SD $56,152 Lodgepole, SD $55,947

Mc Intosh, SD $55,974 Mc Laughlin, SD $55,924 Meadow, SD $55,606 Morristown, SD $56,031 Mound City, SD $56,006 Pollock, SD $56,217 Prairie City, SD $55,806 Ralph, SD $55,988

Reva, SD $55,809 Ridgeview, SD $55,687 Timber Lake, SD $55,715 Trail City, SD $55,697 Wakpala, SD $55,925 Walker, SD $56,014 Watauga, SD $55,888 Whitehorse, SD $55,746

Rapid City, SD $54,254 Ellsworth Afb, SD $54,254 Allen, SD $55,736 Batesland, SD $55,759 Montrose, SD $55,805 North Sioux City, SD $55,251 Nunda, SD $56,042 Oldham, SD $56,166

Olivet, SD $56,034 Parker, SD $55,731 Ramona, SD $56,067 Renner, SD $55,548 Rowena, SD $55,511 Rutland, SD $55,993 Salem, SD $55,997 Scotland, SD $56,122

Sinai, SD $56,344 Springfield, SD $56,189 Tabor, SD $56,152 Tea, SD $55,579 Trent, SD $55,790 Tyndall, SD $56,136 Utica, SD $56,039 Valley Springs, SD $55,544

Vermillion, SD $56,051 Viborg, SD $55,925 Volga, SD $56,212 Volin, SD $55,988 Wakonda, SD $55,930 Wentworth, SD $55,973 Winfred, SD $56,000 Worthing, SD $55,632

Yankton, SD $56,266 Sioux Falls, SD $55,497 Vienna, SD $56,313 Wallace, SD $56,279 Waubay, SD $56,253 Webster, SD $56,266 White, SD $56,354 Willow Lake, SD $56,377

Wilmot, SD $56,308 Mitchell, SD $56,317 Alexandria, SD $56,110 Alpena, SD $56,205 Armour, SD $56,089 Artesian, SD $56,196 Avon, SD $56,104 Bonesteel, SD $55,995

Bridgewater, SD $55,960 Canova, SD $56,035 Carpenter, SD $56,335 Carthage, SD $56,209 Cavour, SD $56,284 Chamberlain, SD $56,030 Corsica, SD $56,100 Dante, SD $56,072

Delmont, SD $56,074 Dimock, SD $56,136 Emery, SD $56,052 Ethan, SD $56,166 Fairfax, SD $56,005 Fedora, SD $56,148 Fort Thompson, SD $55,372 Fulton, SD $56,155

Gann Valley, SD $55,914 Geddes, SD $56,019 Harrison, SD $56,061 Highmore, SD $54,982 Stephan, SD $55,226 Hitchcock, SD $56,238 Howard, SD $56,176 Huron, SD $56,430

Iroquois, SD $56,296 Kaylor, SD $56,197 Kimball, SD $56,027 Lake Andes, SD $56,109 Lane, SD $56,322 Letcher, SD $56,171 Marty, SD $56,288 Miller, SD $56,080

Mount Vernon, SD $56,134 New Holland, SD $56,218 Oacoma, SD $55,980 Parkston, SD $56,159 Pickstown, SD $56,195 Plankinton, SD $56,125 Platte, SD $56,030 Pukwana, SD $55,990

Ree Heights, SD $55,710 Saint Lawrence, SD $56,082 Spencer, SD $56,028 Stickney, SD $56,089 Tripp, SD $56,104 Virgil, SD $56,157 Wagner, SD $56,115 Wessington, SD $56,115

Wessington Springs, SD $56,107 White Lake, SD $56,051 Wolsey, SD $56,226 Woonsocket, SD $56,201 Yale, SD $56,329 Aberdeen, SD $56,335 Akaska, SD $55,832 Amherst, SD $56,248

Andover, SD $56,167 Ashton, SD $56,157 Barnard, SD $56,234 Bath, SD $56,217 Bowdle, SD $55,937 Brentford, SD $56,259 Britton, SD $56,407 Claremont, SD $56,201

Columbia, SD $56,133 Conde, SD $56,193 Cresbard, SD $56,055 Doland, SD $56,313 Eureka, SD $56,135 Faulkton, SD $56,050 Ferney, SD $56,398 Frankfort, SD $56,310

Frederick, SD $56,249 Gettysburg, SD $55,524 Groton, SD $56,223 Hecla, SD $56,329 Hosmer, SD $56,045 Houghton, SD $56,091 Hoven, SD $55,892 Ipswich, SD $56,103

Java, SD $55,857 Langford, SD $56,173 Lebanon, SD $55,617 Watertown, SD $56,430 Arlington, SD $56,280 Astoria, SD $56,370 Badger, SD $56,379 Big Stone City, SD $56,461

Bradley, SD $56,262 Brandt, SD $56,332 Bristol, SD $56,217 Bruce, SD $56,271 Bryant, SD $56,352 Castlewood, SD $56,317 Claire City, SD $56,402 Clark, SD $56,358

Clear Lake, SD $56,337 Corona, SD $56,403 De Smet, SD $56,329 Eden, SD $56,229 Erwin, SD $56,294 Estelline, SD $56,308 Florence, SD $56,290 Garden City, SD $56,299

Gary, SD $56,373 Goodwin, SD $56,266 Grenville, SD $56,215 Hayti, SD $56,338 Hazel, SD $56,313 Henry, SD $56,314 Kranzburg, SD $56,523 Labolt, SD $56,271

Lake City, SD $56,323 Lake Norden, SD $56,365 Lake Preston, SD $56,311 Marvin, SD $56,211 Milbank, SD $56,452 New Effington, SD $56,522 Ortley, SD $56,223 Peever, SD $56,299

Raymond, SD $56,327 Revillo, SD $56,305 Rosholt, SD $56,509 Roslyn, SD $56,204 Sisseton, SD $56,333 South Shore, SD $56,228 Stockholm, SD $56,229 Strandburg, SD $56,223

Summit, SD $56,226 Toronto, SD $56,310 Twin Brooks, SD $56,207 Veblen, SD $56,430

Mill Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Mill Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 125% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average. In contrast, Mill Operator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Mill Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Mill Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$88,551	$43.0	60%
Energy & Utilities	$71,948	$35.0	30%
Biotechnology	$66,413	$32.0	20%
Chemicals	$60,879	$29.0	10%
Healthcare	$58,112	$28.0	5%

Mill Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mill Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$49,563

Average $55,344/year

$61,317

$4,130

Average $4,612/month

$5,110

$953

Average $1,064/week

$1,179

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,317	$5,110	$1,179	$29
Average	$55,344	$4,612	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$49,563	$4,130	$953	$24

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