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Materials Engineers salary in South Carolina

The median materials engineers in South Carolina earns $121,610 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,257 a month.

10th percentile
$75,550
25th percentile
$92,240
Median percentile
$121,610
75th percentile
$131,080
90th percentile
$158,940

Based on 600 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

$87,086 take-home a year
Gross pay$121,610
Federal income tax−$17,924
Social Security + Medicare−$9,303
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$7,297
Monthly take-home$7,257
Every two weeks$3,349

Does it go far here?

$129,719Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
16%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina