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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in South Carolina

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in South Carolina earns $56,240 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,666 a month.

10th percentile
$37,700
25th percentile
$45,880
Median percentile
$56,240
75th percentile
$63,130
90th percentile
$72,590

Based on 4,040 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

$43,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,240
Federal income tax−$4,569
Social Security + Medicare−$4,302
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,374
Monthly take-home$3,666
Every two weeks$1,692

Does it go far here?

$59,990Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina