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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Columbia, SC

The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Columbia, SC earns $46,160 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,042 a month.

10th percentile
$36,810
25th percentile
$38,130
Median percentile
$46,160
75th percentile
$55,270
90th percentile
$59,700

Based on 60 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

$36,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,160
Federal income tax−$3,359
Social Security + Medicare−$3,531
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,770
Monthly take-home$3,042
Every two weeks$1,404

Does it go far here?

$49,284Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
39%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 forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina