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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in South Carolina

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in South Carolina earns $37,530 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,507 a month.

10th percentile
$29,830
25th percentile
$34,760
Median percentile
$37,530
75th percentile
$44,480
90th percentile
$48,230

Based on 56,700 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

$30,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,530
Federal income tax−$2,324
Social Security + Medicare−$2,871
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,252
Monthly take-home$2,507
Every two weeks$1,157

Does it go far here?

$40,032Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
47%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina