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

The median forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $49,610 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,255 a month.

10th percentile
$46,420
25th percentile
$47,980
Median percentile
$49,610
75th percentile
$52,960
90th percentile
$63,770

Based on 80 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

$39,065 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,610
Federal income tax−$3,773
Social Security + Medicare−$3,795
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,977
Monthly take-home$3,255
Every two weeks$1,503

Does it go far here?

$52,918Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
36%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 forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina