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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining salary in South Carolina

The median loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in South Carolina earns $80,480 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,052 a month.

10th percentile
$56,400
25th percentile
$56,570
Median percentile
$80,480
75th percentile
$80,480
90th percentile
$80,480

Based on 30 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

$60,619 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,480
Federal income tax−$8,876
Social Security + Medicare−$6,157
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,829
Monthly take-home$5,052
Every two weeks$2,331

Does it go far here?

$85,846Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
23%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 loading and moving machine operators, underground mining salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina