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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Florence, SC

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Florence, SC earns $44,800 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,957 a month.

10th percentile
$34,720
25th percentile
$38,390
Median percentile
$44,800
75th percentile
$49,190
90th percentile
$58,870

Based on 220 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

$35,489 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,800
Federal income tax−$3,196
Social Security + Medicare−$3,427
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,688
Monthly take-home$2,957
Every two weeks$1,365

Does it go far here?

$51,628Median pay in Florence, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, SC

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$118,750
General and Operations Managers$99,520
Registered Nurses$81,170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,750
Human Resources Specialists$61,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,950

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina