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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Carolina

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $49,040 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,220 a month.

10th percentile
$35,900
25th percentile
$41,130
Median percentile
$49,040
75th percentile
$58,080
90th percentile
$66,490

Based on 2,000 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

$38,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,040
Federal income tax−$3,705
Social Security + Medicare−$3,752
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,942
Monthly take-home$3,220
Every two weeks$1,486

Does it go far here?

$52,310Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
37%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina