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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in South Carolina

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in South Carolina earns $36,780 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,460 a month.

10th percentile
$31,630
25th percentile
$33,310
Median percentile
$36,780
75th percentile
$45,510
90th percentile
$51,540

Based on 580 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

$29,526 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,780
Federal income tax−$2,234
Social Security + Medicare−$2,814
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,207
Monthly take-home$2,460
Every two weeks$1,136

Does it go far here?

$39,232Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
48%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 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina