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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Carolina

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina earns $45,270 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,987 a month.

10th percentile
$34,670
25th percentile
$37,010
Median percentile
$45,270
75th percentile
$50,650
90th percentile
$62,150

Based on 3,240 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

$35,838 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,270
Federal income tax−$3,252
Social Security + Medicare−$3,463
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,716
Monthly take-home$2,987
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$48,289Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
40%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina