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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Carolina

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $49,490 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,248 a month.

10th percentile
$39,090
25th percentile
$44,820
Median percentile
$49,490
75th percentile
$61,960
90th percentile
$68,260

Based on 370 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

$38,976 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,490
Federal income tax−$3,759
Social Security + Medicare−$3,786
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,969
Monthly take-home$3,248
Every two weeks$1,499

Does it go far here?

$52,790Median 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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina