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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary in South Carolina

The median grinding and polishing workers, hand in South Carolina earns $45,710 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,014 a month.

10th percentile
$33,100
25th percentile
$38,160
Median percentile
$45,710
75th percentile
$51,750
90th percentile
$60,270

Based on 260 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

$36,165 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,710
Federal income tax−$3,305
Social Security + Medicare−$3,497
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,743
Monthly take-home$3,014
Every two weeks$1,391

Does it go far here?

$48,758Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 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 grinding and polishing workers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina