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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Carolina

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $44,420 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,934 a month.

10th percentile
$34,000
25th percentile
$39,230
Median percentile
$44,420
75th percentile
$49,290
90th percentile
$62,410

Based on 4,100 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

$35,206 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,420
Federal income tax−$3,150
Social Security + Medicare−$3,398
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,665
Monthly take-home$2,934
Every two weeks$1,354

Does it go far here?

$47,382Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
40%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 cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina