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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbia, SC earns $56,430 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,678 a month.

10th percentile
$41,880
25th percentile
$51,850
Median percentile
$56,430
75th percentile
$70,350
90th percentile
$76,740

Based on 310 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

$44,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,430
Federal income tax−$4,592
Social Security + Medicare−$4,317
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,386
Monthly take-home$3,678
Every two weeks$1,698

Does it go far here?

$60,249Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,193 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbia, SC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$374,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Marketing Managers$136,930
Pharmacists$133,850
Sales Managers$128,650
Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Financial Managers$124,790
Software Developers$123,380

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