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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Charleston, SC

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns $47,970 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$34,360
25th percentile
$39,890
Median percentile
$47,970
75th percentile
$72,520
90th percentile
$72,520

Based on 140 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

$37,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,970
Federal income tax−$3,576
Social Security + Medicare−$3,670
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,878
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$47,513Median pay in Charleston, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,605 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, SC

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Physicians, All Other$163,900
Financial Managers$147,170
Pharmacists$145,950
Sales Managers$139,830
Marketing Managers$138,790
Managers, All Other$136,370

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina