SOC 41-2011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cashiers make in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is $29,470. The 10th percentile is $25,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,290. Employment is 1,700.

Median annual wage

$29,470

10th percentile
$25,190
25th percentile
$28,430
Median
$29,470
75th percentile
$34,400
90th percentile
$36,290
Mean
$30,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cashiers, the published 10th percentile is $25,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,290. The difference is $11,100, which is 37.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,430 to the 75th at $34,400, covers $5,970.

The mean annual wage is $30,630, which sits above the median of $29,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux City, IA-NE-SD median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $32,880 for Cashiers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,087, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Iowa median of $28,970.

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Iowa, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86.454, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cashiers at $34,087 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cashiers. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ranks 7th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 76 miles away, with a median of $30,880 and employment of 4,000. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,072, against $34,087 here.
  • Omaha, NE-IA is 86 miles away, with a median of $31,270 and employment of 9,110. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,022, against $34,087 here.
  • Lincoln, NE is 120 miles away, with a median of $30,690 and employment of 3,240. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,511, against $34,087 here.

Employment share

Cashiers accounts for 2.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (1,700 of 75,010). Nationally the occupation is 2.0% of employment (3,089,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD · Cashiers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cashiers make in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is $29,470. The 10th percentile is $25,190 and the 90th percentile is $36,290. Employment is 1,700.

How does that compare with the national median for Cashiers?

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $32,880.

What is Cashiers pay in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86.454, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,470 is $34,087. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sioux City, IA-NE-SD compare with nearby metros for Cashiers?

Sioux Falls, SD-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $30,880. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.