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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in South Carolina

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in South Carolina earns $40,000 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,660 a month.

10th percentile
$33,810
25th percentile
$36,680
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$45,110
90th percentile
$50,220

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

$31,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,400
Monthly take-home$2,660
Every two weeks$1,228

Does it go far here?

$42,667Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
44%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 food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina