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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Columbia, SC

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Columbia, SC earns $43,500 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,877 a month.

10th percentile
$35,980
25th percentile
$38,080
Median percentile
$43,500
75th percentile
$48,260
90th percentile
$57,420

Based on 1,930 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

$34,522 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,500
Federal income tax−$3,040
Social Security + Medicare−$3,328
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,610
Monthly take-home$2,877
Every two weeks$1,328

Does it go far here?

$46,444Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
41%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 industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina