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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators salary in South Carolina

The median nuclear power reactor operators in South Carolina earns $118,620 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,097 a month.

10th percentile
$85,820
25th percentile
$107,190
Median percentile
$118,620
75th percentile
$119,540
90th percentile
$126,790

Based on 320 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

$85,162 take-home a year
Gross pay$118,620
Federal income tax−$17,266
Social Security + Medicare−$9,074
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$7,117
Monthly take-home$7,097
Every two weeks$3,275

Does it go far here?

$126,529Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
17%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 nuclear power reactor operators salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina