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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Spartanburg, SC

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spartanburg, SC earns $55,080 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,594 a month.

10th percentile
$45,830
25th percentile
$48,630
Median percentile
$55,080
75th percentile
$58,960
90th percentile
$64,730

Based on 190 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

$43,132 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,080
Federal income tax−$4,430
Social Security + Medicare−$4,214
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,305
Monthly take-home$3,594
Every two weeks$1,659

Does it go far here?

$60,494Median pay in Spartanburg, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$139,230
Industrial Production Managers$131,250
Sales Managers$130,870
General and Operations Managers$108,100
Mechanical Engineers$104,990
Industrial Engineers$99,860
Project Management Specialists$96,810
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,070

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina